Good Luck Tire

Lin Qi withdrew his gaze from Yi Xue. The cold wind after the downpour blew through the window frame, striking his face in gusts.

Utterly exhausted, he no longer had the energy to repair the windshield. He leaned back in his seat and soon drifted into a hazy sleep...

Lin Qi had barely rested when a clamor rang out beside his ears.

He opened his weary eyes and looked ahead through the glassless window frame. A group of survivors came into view, flailing around in the clearing like a pack of lunatics.

They waved their limbs while shouting utterly ridiculous things.

"Moonlight is my armor, shadows are my weapons! When the clock strikes thirteen, my hour of judgment shall come!"

"Do not judge me by worldly standards! The delusions you mock are the only hope of saving the world in the future!"

"All living beings are drunk, yet I alone am sober! The world is foul, yet I alone am pure!!"

Lin Qi: ...

Lin Qi stared speechlessly at the survivors. Every one of them looked as though Jiahao had possessed them. Farther ahead, a crowd was huddled together, doing who knew what.

As for the captain and the others, they had no intention of paying them any attention.

Lin Qi let down his guard. Since Green Radish and the others had not come out to intervene, that meant this was normal...

But what the hell was normal about any of this?!

Their racket kept Lin Qi from sleeping, and for a moment, he had no idea what was going on.

He spotted Wang Feng watching from nearby and waved at him. "Wang Feng, is there something wrong with them?"

Hearing Lin Qi call, Wang Feng walked over, unable to conceal the envy on his face. "Brother Lin, you're out of the loop. Do you know how the captain's group got out?"

"Huh? Wasn't it because the rain stopped and the Corpse Tide disappeared?" Lin Qi blurted out almost without thinking.

He had no idea who in the convoy could possibly withstand such a terrifying Corpse Tide.

"No."

Wang Feng shook his head. "Do you remember that Jiahao?"

"Oh. I remember."

Lin Qi nodded. Jiahao's appearance in the downpour was still fresh in his memory. Seeming to think of something, he looked at the survivors gesticulating wildly, and the corner of his mouth twitched. "Don't tell me Jiahao rubbed off on them..."

"Ah."

Hearing Lin Qi's question, Wang Feng sighed helplessly, his eyes filled with an envy that simply would not fade. "Wasn't Jiahao struck by lightning? When I came back, I heard that after he got struck, he actually gained a lightning-type sequence ability and became an Extraordinary..."

Lin Qi was startled by Wang Feng's words too. "Getting struck by lightning can make you an Extraordinary?"

"Yeah. Comparisons really are infuriating. No one knows what causes someone to break through and become an Extraordinary yet. Jiahao somehow became one, so the survivors are all scrambling to imitate him. Who wouldn't want to be the next Extraordinary?" Longing colored Wang Feng's voice. "It's no exaggeration to say that guy reached the heavens in a single step..."

"All right, I get it."

Now that Lin Qi had a rough idea of the situation, he could still fall asleep amid the noise, though it would be a little troublesome. He looked at Wang Feng. "Buddy, do me a favor and fix the windshield for me. I'll give you supplies."

Lin Qi could actually do it himself, but the pain throughout his body had barely eased, so he could only ask Wang Feng.

Wang Feng did not refuse. "No problem."

Just as Wang Feng went to look for a compatible vehicle, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the crowd of survivors.

"Hahaha! Since everyone wants another look, I'll show you!"

The smug laughter faded.

The crowd parted of its own accord, and Jiahao appeared in Lin Qi's field of vision, wearing a black sweater with a hood hiding his face.

"Everyone, watch closely!"

Jiahao tugged at the edge of his hood. "Lightning Five-Strike Whip!"

With his shout, lightning rapidly took shape in his hand, turning into a long, crackling whip in the blink of an eye!

The electric arcs Lin Qi could control were nothing compared to his!

He had to admit Wang Feng was right. Comparisons really were infuriating...

Crack! Crack!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Holding the lightning whip, Jiahao smugly swung it around where he stood. Every lash was accompanied by a series of explosive cracks. It was extremely intimidating!

Even the ground the lightning whip touched sent gravel flying, leaving patches of scorch marks. The sight filled Lin Qi with envy. When would he possess such terrifying lightning power?

Speaking of lightning power.

Lin Qi checked the time. It was now 12:10 a.m.

He checked his balance. After a day of running around, it had shot back up to six thousand Ghost Cash. Without hesitation, he bought another bottle of Leibi.

"Gulp, gulp."

After downing the bottle of Leibi, Lin Qi could clearly feel that the electric arcs he could control had grown considerably stronger again.

"Time for another ad."

Since Lin Qi could not sleep for the moment anyway, he opened the advertisement page again after buying the Leibi.

The familiar host sat in the same spot. Today, she no longer held Leibi in her hand, but was enthusiastically recommending a tire instead.

[Good Luck Tire! Good luck guaranteed!]

[It has crossed mountains, rivers, and seas, and seen seas of people!]

[Good Luck Tire-no blowouts! No slipping! You deserve one!]

"Good Luck Tire..."

On the run, Lin Qi did indeed need a tire that would neither slip nor blow out. He checked the price.

The damn tire actually cost 998 Ghost Cash!

After giving it some thought, Lin Qi decided to buy the tire anyway.

One thousand Ghost Cash was what he earned from fining two eerie beings.

With the Red-Clothed Opera Performer backing him up, he reckoned that a thousand Ghost Cash would merely be the minimum he could get from robbing eerie beings in the future.

With that thought, Lin Qi simply placed the order.

His Ghost Cash promptly shrank by a thousand, but he no longer felt the same pang as before.

The instant Lin Qi's purchase went through.

A new notification actually popped up on the virtual screen.

[As you are a valued user of this platform.]

[The Good Luck Tire has been placed in your trunk. You may check it yourself.]

Lin Qi: ???

Well, damn. Spending money through ads even improved the user experience as the amount spent increased?

"Brother Lin, is now a good time to install it?"

Wang Feng's voice brought Lin Qi back to his senses. He looked up and saw Wang Feng approaching with several teammates, carrying a freshly removed windshield.

"Yeah, go ahead."

Lin Qi got out and walked toward the trunk, giving them room to install it.

He opened the trunk, and the moment he got a clear look at the Good Luck Tire...

His vision went dark, dark, and dark again...