Mystery-Type Sequence: Direction!

Chapter 4

The mystery-type sequence...

Lin Yi's thoughts immediately turned to Da Mei.

Sequence: Direction.

It should be one of the mystery-type sequences.

Even his own sequence, [Enhancement], was very likely one of them.

"Mystery-type sequences are very special. According to the Seed Convoy, these sequences don't require any advancement. You don't even have to pay a price to gain perfect control over the supernatural abilities they grant."

Xu Xiaohan explained slowly, "You've probably guessed it already. Da Mei, in our convoy, has a mystery-type sequence!"

"Direction? That sounds vague. What's her ability?"

Lin Yi tossed aside the cigarette butt in his hand and asked.

"She sets a 'vague direction,' then chooses to head that way."

Xu Xiaohan's words left Lin Yi stunned.

That... told me absolutely nothing.

The [Direction] sequence was vague enough already. Was its ability even vaguer?

It was even more absurd than his own Enhancement.

Lin Yi knew very well how powerful his [Enhancement] was.

Anything he wanted to enhance would naturally receive an enhancement after a certain amount of time had elapsed.

Those things included, but were not limited to, household supplies, weapons, vehicles...

Even the human body could be enhanced directly!

The moment Lin Yi obtained [Enhancement], he chose to enhance his body.

And the time required to enhance his body was ridiculous.

The initial time was [984:30:59].

That was the time required for the enhancement.

It represented hours, minutes, and seconds.

In other words, enhancing his body would take roughly a month and a half.

Fortunately, over a month had already passed. It would be complete in just a few more days.

To protect himself, Lin Yi had first chosen a weapon, enhancing an ordinary small handsaw all the way into an uncanny item.

Even that had taken only a month.

His [Enhancement] was already this powerful.

Da Mei's [Direction] probably wouldn't be any worse.

"Let me put it this way. If Da Mei sets a direction of 'getting rich,' the supernatural ability granted by the [Direction] sequence will guide her toward it. It'll give her a route to riches, or the easiest way to get rich, something like that."

Xu Xiaohan continued explaining, "For example, if she went to buy a scratch card now, she could win the grand prize straight away. Even a random card would win!"

Lin Yi sucked in a breath.

Wasn't that just fucking wish-granting?

What bullshit [Direction]? In peacetime, she'd be a walking money tree.

All she had to do was set a direction, and the ability would find a way to make it happen.

Absurd.

As expected of a mystery-type sequence like his Enhancement, it was absurd beyond belief.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yi asked gravely, "What direction did she set?"

"Stay alive!"

Xu Xiaohan slowly uttered those words.

Lin Yi's pupils contracted as he realized just how terrifying the direction Da Mei had chosen was.

Stay alive.

It sounded simple, but as long as Da Mei remained in the convoy, the convoy would avoid countless accidents.

The [Direction] ability would plan everything out. Da Mei only had to sit back and reap the benefits.

Those words carried an incredible weight now.

Even if the world truly came to an end, Da Mei would probably still have a direction that let her survive, knowing which way to go to avoid being caught up in it.

Mystery-type sequences were practically game-breaking cheats.

"Ridiculous, right? Honestly, I could hardly believe it the first time I heard about it."

Xu Xiaohan pulled a pack of cigarettes from her leather jacket and lit one for herself.

"But I already have the blade-bearer sequence. I guess it's no big deal if Da Mei's sequence is a little ridiculous."

Smoking, Xu Xiaohan said with a smile, "A month ago, I was still working at the office. Who could've imagined the apocalypse would come just like that?"

True.

The apocalypse had already arrived. A slightly absurd sequence no longer seemed all that absurd.

Lin Yi glanced at Xu Xiaohan, then turned and returned to his pickup to rest.

There wasn't much left in Xu Family Village.

If it hadn't been on a major road, it probably wouldn't even have had a gas station.

Heading north from Xu Family Village, Zhenning County Town was about half an hour's drive away.

It might only be a county town, but it was bound to have plenty of supplies.

He just didn't know what things were like in Zhenning County Town now, how many uncanny creatures were inside, or what level the strongest one was.

But none of that was something Lin Yi needed to worry about right now.

Eat, drink, and get some sleep.

That was what mattered most at the moment.

He had to drive during the day, and sometimes at night too. If he was unlucky enough to run into an uncanny creature, he might have to drive for days without stopping.

This was what the road to survival really looked like.

Fortunately, Lin Yi had dealt with the level-one uncanny creature in Xu Family Village, making the entire village a relatively safe area.

There were no uncanny creatures nearby either, so the people of the Safe Passage Convoy could get a good night's rest here.

At dusk, Lin Yi got out of his pickup and took out a portable stove he had scavenged. After connecting a gas canister, he eagerly boiled water to cook instant noodles.

He even splurged, adding an egg and some leafy greens.

The tempting aroma drifted out, drawing the attention of quite a few people in the Safe Passage Convoy.

Xu Xiaohan was only responsible for everyone's safety. She didn't concern herself with their daily needs.

Everyone in the convoy had to fend for themselves.

Those who were capable could fill their stomachs. Those who weren't went hungry.

That was clearly an openly understood rule within the convoy.

Just as Lin Yi finished cooking his noodles, a woman from the convoy with fairly decent looks and a good figure stood up and approached.

She still had half a piece of bread in her hand, but compared with the instant noodles, that bread was garbage.

"Um..."

"Get lost!"

The woman had barely reached Lin Yi's pickup and hadn't even managed to say anything when he reached for the Soul-Devouring Saw on his back.

Seeing this, the woman gave an awkward smile, then turned away with a hint of resentment.

The others who witnessed it couldn't help snickering among themselves.

But everyone now knew that the sequence wielder who had just joined their convoy wasn't easy to talk to.

He was arguably even harder to deal with than their leader.

The main reason Lin Yi didn't want to interact with the others in the convoy was that he didn't want to reveal his trump card.

Mystery-type sequences were clearly stronger than the other two types, and Lin Yi possessed the mystery-type [Enhancement] sequence.

Its power was plain to see!

That was also why he hadn't directly told Xu Xiaohan and the others what his sequence was.

Showing enough strength was sufficient. There was no need to reveal everything about himself.

For humanity in the world as it was now,

the greatest threat was their own kind, not those uncanny creatures...