Chapter 36
After they ate, Liu Chuan gathered all the convoy's Sequence Transcendents.
Their convoy had grown quite formidable now. With six Sequence Transcendents in total, it definitely qualified as a powerful convoy.
"Things are a little tricky right now. We can't leave this service area, whether we drive or walk. Can anyone think of another way?"
Liu Chuan and the others sat beneath the rain shelter and began discussing the situation at the service area.
Sitting off to the side, Lin Yi lit a cigarette and said leisurely, "I had my suspicions before. Now there are only two possibilities."
"Oh?"
He immediately drew everyone's attention.
"First, that Aberration has some particular rule, and that's the main reason none of us can leave."
Smoking as he spoke, Lin Yi continued, "Second, the entire service area could count as an Aberration, and we're all on its body right now."
Hearing those two theories, everyone's heart sank.
Whichever it was, they were at its mercy, and they hadn't even seen the Aberration yet.
That alone showed just how much trouble they were in.
"If it's the first one, then according to the Hope Convoy's information, people disappearing at night is the effect of some rule. Perhaps we can keep watch tonight."
Lin Yi explained unhurriedly, "If it's the second, then everyone really needs to prepare to sit here and wait for death."
That was right.
If the entire service area was the Aberration's body...
Then they were in absolute danger.
Unless the Aberration let them go, they could only wait here to die. There was no other choice.
"Let's keep an eye out tonight first."
Liu Chuan considered it, then said, "For now, we'll assume it's one of the two possibilities Lin mentioned. Everyone should get some rest and prepare to stay up all night."
"Okay. I'll go tell my wife and child."
Ji Qingcang also knew how tricky the situation was. They had to prepare for the worst.
If things really were as Lin Yi had described, this place would become their grave.
Shen Qingqing, Shen Chuchu, and Wang Meng also drove their vehicles over and parked beside the Survival Rules Convoy.
Wang Meng drove a Lalamove cargo van, its cargo compartment packed with supplies he had collected. Though the cab was a little cramped for him, it still gave him enough room to stomp on the accelerator.
Once he confirmed there was nothing else to do, Wang Meng went straight to sleep in the cargo compartment.
He looked like a rough, burly man, but he had furnished the van's cargo compartment nicely.
A lamp, a table, a bed...
It was practically a little bedroom.
Even Lin Yi couldn't help feeling envious when he saw it.
As for the sisters, Shen Qingqing and Shen Chuchu didn't rest. Instead, they discussed sharpening their sword and saber.
What had happened today had taught them what the real danger of the apocalypse was.
Faced with human nature, they needed real weapons if they wanted to survive.
Sharpening their blades was their best option.
Originally, they had thought the weapons in their hands could be used to threaten and intimidate others.
Now, that clearly wasn't enough.
The best way to make others fear them was to let those people know they would strike ruthlessly-even kill.
Why was everyone afraid of Lin Yi?
Because they knew he wouldn't show mercy. He struck the moment he said he would, and once he used a weapon, his opponent had to die.
"Qingqing, are you really planning to do this?"
Shen Chuchu nervously hugged her saber, her voice trembling. "We actually have other options, like helping out with odd jobs. There's no need to go this far, is there?"
"I don't have any other choice. You're too gentle, but I have to step up."
Shen Qingqing rose and headed outside, straight toward the spot where the bodies had been dumped earlier.
The body of the middle-aged woman who had argued with her lay there on the ground.
Shen Qingqing knew exactly what she needed to do.
If she didn't even dare slash a corpse, she could forget about killing anyone.
The Survival Rules Convoy seemed to treat them well, but the second convoy rule was aimed at people like them. If they couldn't prove their worth, there was no reason to grant them privileges or special treatment.
Shen Chuchu wasn't suited to stepping forward, so as the older sister, she would take that step.
Her longsword scraped repeatedly across the wet ground, sending a string of sparks flying.
They had no whetstone, and their weapons had come from a craft shop in the tourist area. Grinding them against the ground was still far better than leaving them unsharpened.
Once both edges of the blade were sharpened well enough, Shen Qingqing stood and looked at the corpse.
The middle-aged woman's head still bore the mark left by the Cleaver. Her wide eyes stared straight ahead, as though she had died with lingering grievances.
Shen Qingqing stood beside the corpse for a long time. Even as rain fell on her, she never raised her hand.
Am I too afraid to strike?
So I don't even have the courage to strike a corpse?
Just then, a saber swung down beside her, hacking swiftly, precisely, and ruthlessly at the neck of the corpse on the ground.
As she turned to look, Shen Chuchu smiled gently at her older sister. "Qingqing, if you're afraid to do it, let me. I can protect you too."
She gripped the hilt with both hands. They didn't even tremble as she steadily hacked at the corpse before her.
The smile that should have looked soft and lovely was utterly terrifying at that moment.
Shen Qingqing glanced at the sword in her hand, then gritted her teeth and joined her younger sister in hacking down.
The two of them stood there in the rain.
Side by side.
Mutilating the corpse before them, stroke after stroke.
Even when the corpse on the ground no longer looked remotely human, neither showed any intention of stopping.
The convoy members who witnessed this grew a little more wary of the beautiful sisters.
They were beautiful, yes, but...
That ruthlessness, which wouldn't spare even a corpse, was a little dangerous.
Liu Chuan and Ji Qingcang exchanged glances, neither intending to stop them.
They both knew how hard this apocalypse was on women. Without the strength to stand up for themselves, they would end up like Xu Xiaohan, vanishing from this world forever.
Xu Xiaohan had indeed been a Blade-for-Hire, but her strength was mediocre. That was why she had remained in Guangming Town forever...
After glancing through his rearview mirror, Lin Yi smiled and reclined leisurely in the driver's seat to rest.
These two sisters were rather interesting. The convoy would have two more fighters from now on.
Only Wang Meng's situation remained unclear. What exactly was the ability of his [Giant] Sequence? Could it make his body grow enormous?
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