Arc 2The Ghost Well

Lin Qi survived the Corpse Tide and Mirror Ghost, awakened lightning abilities, and defeated Scarface’s men after escaping a rebellion against the convoy. He returned from the Ghost Well with Niu Wudi, became an independent Extraordinary, and ended the stretch preparing to confront what happened to Huang Li.

  • Lin Qi shared canned fruit with Wang Feng’s group, then survived an old woman’s banknote trick and the convoy’s search for the culprit.
  • Lin Qi recognized the Radio Wraith’s deception, led survivors away from the Corpse Tide, and followed the rule to lie still as it swallowed a car.
  • Lin Qi fled the Mirror Ghost until the Red-Clothed Opera Performer turned it into a paper figure, then reunited with the convoy and accepted Yi Xue’s help treating his wounds.
  • Lin Qi strengthened his lightning with Leibi and bought a Good Luck Tire, while Wang Feng searched the refugees for news of his family.
  • Lin Qi killed Li Xiang’s group after finding Yi Xue and the others bound in the bus, then refused to let her ride in his vehicle without work.
  • Wang Hu and Scarface led an attack on the Transcendent Squad, but the captain killed Wang Hu’s followers and Lin Qi used lightning to defeat Scarface’s pursuing men.
  • Lin Qi was drawn to a Ghost Well, and Niu Wudi helped him steal Ghost Cash from it before they returned to find the rebellion crushed.
  • Lin Qi showed the captain his lightning ability and chose to remain independent, then learned Bo Gang had sold Huang Li to abusive men and asked Wang Feng whether he was going to eat.
Chapters 26–50 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26The innocent Green Radish

Green Radish treated the old woman who had attacked Lin Qi, secretly leaving her unable to move, speak, or stand while claiming the side effects were random. Lin Qi sorted his damaged supplies and went to share the salvaged canned fruit with Wang Feng's group, while Scarface prepared a plan to seize control of the convoy before Lin Qi and Green Radish could join forces.

  • Green Radish healed the old woman's swollen cheek, then left her unable to move her arm, speak, or stand, saying the treatment's costs were random.
  • Lin Qi realized Green Radish was taking his side and that the helpless old woman would likely be abandoned by the survivors.
  • Lin Qi found that most of his canned fruit had shattered, salvaged thirteen intact jars, and ate some of the rest.
  • Lin Qi decided to share the remaining fruit with Wang Feng's group and walked toward them.
  • Scarface asked Number Two about their plan, and Number Two said the Command Seizure Plan was progressing with several survivors willing to help.

Ch. 27The curse of the Red-Clothed Opera Performer

Lin Qi learned that the Red-Clothed Opera Performer had cursed him, and he would die if he could not pay her bride price. After sharing canned fruit with the convoy and leaving Wang Feng to teach Yi Xue's classmates how to find supplies, Lin Qi heard Lili angrily confront him.

  • Lin Qi gave Wang Feng and the others canned fruit, and Green Radish told him the captain believed he was cursed by the Red-Clothed Opera Performer.
  • Green Radish said Lin Qi would die if he could not pay the bride price, then disappeared before returning his thousand Ghost Cash.
  • Lin Qi invited Yi Xue to take canned fruit, but declined to teach her classmates how to find supplies.
  • Wang Feng offered to teach Yi Xue and her classmates, and Yi Xue took two partly filled jars to join them.
  • Lin Qi sat in the SUV and considered the system's favorites feature before Lili shouted that he had shared canned fruit with everyone but her.

Ch. 28The Old Woman's Revenge!

Lin Qi faced threats from Bo Gang and Blondie as the convoy traveled through the night to escape an anomalous entity. During a brief rest, the old woman Lüluo had reprimanded came to his door with a basket, then revealed a cursed banknote linked to the Red-Clothed Opera Performer.

  • Bo Gang and Blondie confronted Lin Qi, but they left when Liu Yan announced the convoy was about to depart.
  • The convoy continued through the night because an anomalous entity was pursuing it, and Liu Yan later called a one-hour rest stop.
  • An old woman knocked on Lin Qi's door with a basket of snacks and pretended to apologize for what had happened earlier.
  • Lin Qi unlocked the door, and the old woman grabbed a cursed banknote from the basket as her arm began turning into a paper effigy.

Ch. 29The Poor Sap Who Died in Someone Else's Place

Lin Qi watched the convoy investigate the paper figure left by the old woman, then used his Virtual Panel to favorite and buy Leibi. The search uncovered another paper corpse, and the survivors identified him as the mastermind behind the banknotes.

  • The old woman turned into a paper figure after the banknotes she held fell over her body, and Wang Feng asked Lin Qi whether the anomaly had followed them.
  • The captain ordered Liu Yan and the survivors to search the vehicles for whoever had planted the banknotes.
  • Green Radish took the old woman's paper body to study, while the captain warned Lin Qi to stay away from her and then meekly followed her away.
  • Lin Qi favorited Leibi, learned that he could favorite only three products per month, and bought and drank a bottle.
  • The searchers found a paper corpse in a vehicle, and the survivors identified him as the mastermind behind the banknotes.

Ch. 30Why Was There a Jiahao Even in an Apocalypse Escape?

Lin Qi rested while Xiao Wu drove, then took the wheel as the convoy continued through the apocalypse. A sudden downpour halted the convoy, and the chapter left Lin Qi watching a young man dance wildly in the rain.

  • Liu Yan dispersed the survivors after identifying a supposed mastermind, while Wang Feng quietly told Lin Qi that the accusation was a cover to prevent panic and that the real investigation was secret.
  • Wang Feng assigned Xiao Wu to drive for Lin Qi, who slept after being awake for twenty-four hours.
  • Lin Qi woke at ten in the morning, took over driving, and learned that the administrator was offering steamed buns to survivors who took in people traveling on foot.
  • Lin Qi stopped to patch the hole in his vehicle’s roof, but a sudden torrential downpour forced Liu Yan to halt the convoy.
  • Green Radish made her young driver test the collected rainwater, while Lin Qi collected water but waited to see whether it was safe.
  • As thunder rolled, Lin Qi spotted a young man dancing in the rain and called him a Jiahao.

Ch. 31Struck by Lightning...

Jiahao was struck by lightning after demanding that the heavens make him Extraordinary, and Lin Qi’s convoy witnessed a headless giant whose steps shook the earth. After the giant vanished, the convoy sped off in a hurry, leaving Lin Qi struggling to keep up as trouble approached.

  • Jiahao danced in the rain, challenged the heavens to make him Extraordinary, and was struck by lightning as his companions rushed to carry him back to their vehicle.
  • Lin Qi and the survivors saw a battered, headless giant walking in the distance, each step making the earth tremble.
  • After the giant disappeared, Liu Yan warned that something seemed to be approaching and ordered the convoy to keep its lights on and stay together.
  • The modified heavy truck moved to the front and cleared the road as the convoy hurried onward.
  • Wang Feng traded Lin Qi a bag of high-calorie food for two cans of gasoline, then warned him to keep up as the Transcendent Squad sped ahead.
  • Lin Qi floored the accelerator to catch the convoy, and his car radio crackled before falling silent.

Ch. 32Terror in the Downpour

Lin Qi and Xiao Wu ignored a Radio Wraith that tried to lure them out of their car during the downpour. As the convoy sped on, they discovered a towering wave of corpses racing toward them across the land.

  • The Radio Wraith imitated Wang Feng to trick Xiao Wu into leaving the car, but Lin Qi recognized the deception and silenced it with his fine.
  • Lin Qi passed a stopped car whose passengers had fallen for the wraith’s trick and were getting out to investigate.
  • A second radio transmission from Wang Feng warned Lin Qi and Xiao Wu not to leave the car, and they continued following Wang Feng’s vehicles through the rain.
  • The Radio Wraith kept speaking through the radio, but Lin Qi and Xiao Wu ignored it as they drove past an overturned car.
  • Xiao Wu heard the eerie voice coming from outside the radio and pointed Lin Qi toward the rearview mirror.
  • A lightning flash revealed a three-story wave of contorted corpses, trees, and mud sweeping toward the convoy.

Ch. 33Corpses Like a Tide

Lin Qi fled the Corpse Tide, escaped its route by taking a side road, then doubled back to follow its trail toward the Transcendent Squad. He discovered that corpses were floating in the flooded fields alongside the convoy, revealing another anomaly.

  • Lin Qi realized the Corpse Tide paused briefly to devour survivors, and he spotted the three serious offenders ramming other vehicles to slow them down.
  • Lin Qi led Wang Feng and the other vehicles onto a side road, and the Corpse Tide continued along the main route.
  • Lin Qi turned back to follow the Corpse Tide's trail and catch up with the Transcendent Squad.
  • Wang Feng pointed out that corpses were floating in the flooded fields and keeping pace with the cars.

Ch. 34A sea of corpses!

As a tide of corpses closed around the vehicles, Lin Qi realized their movements followed a rule: they ignored people who lay flat and backed away. He ordered the others to lie down, but the final sedan was trapped and swallowed by the corpses, leaving Lin Qi and the survivors waiting motionless in the rain.

  • Corpses swarmed the road, and Lin Qi saw a woman escape them by backing out of an overturned vehicle while lying flat.
  • Lin Qi recognized a rule-based anomaly and ordered Wang Feng to stop, then told Xiao Wu and the others to get out and lie down.
  • Wang Feng, Scarface, and survivors from another vehicle followed Lin Qi's example and lay flat as the corpses approached.
  • The final sedan driver tried to run Scarface over, but corpses piled beneath the car and stopped it.
  • The corpses broke into and swallowed the final sedan while Lin Qi held still among the survivors.

Ch. 35Murder in the Reflection!

Lin Qi survived the Corpse Tide and set off with the others to find the convoy, but a Mirror Ghost began appearing in the vehicles' mirrors and affecting their minds. Wang Feng warned Lin Qi not to look at it, just as the entity appeared across Lin Qi's windshield.

  • Lin Qi endured the hour-long Corpse Tide by staying still, then waited until the rain stopped before getting up.
  • Scarface fled in his van, and Lin Qi decided to find the convoy before pursuing him.
  • Lin Qi followed the Corpse Tide's cleared path through the darkness and saw a waterlogged woman in his rearview mirror.
  • Xiao Wu became dazed and reached toward a second mirror, so Lin Qi knocked him unconscious and smashed the mirror, but the woman appeared on the windshield.
  • Wang Feng warned Lin Qi that looking at the Mirror Ghost affected people's minds, and Lin Qi asked how he could avoid looking at the woman on his windshield.

Ch. 36The woman behind the protagonist?

Lin Qi fled the black-haired woman’s attack after his Ghost Cash failed to affect her, while Wang Feng and the other drivers abandoned him. The Red-Clothed Opera Performer appeared and stopped the woman’s hair, declaring that Lin Qi was under her protection.

  • Lin Qi learned too late that he had to keep watching the woman in the mirror, and the shards he swept away reassembled on the hood as she drew near.
  • The woman’s hair burst through the hood’s reflection and surged toward Lin Qi, forcing him to abandon the SUV and flee.
  • Wang Feng briefly tried to pull Lin Qi into his sedan but recoiled in terror and drove off with the other vehicles.
  • The Red-Clothed Opera Performer appeared behind Lin Qi and used falling spirit money to turn the approaching hair into paper.
  • The Red-Clothed Opera Performer faced the SUV and challenged the black-haired woman for daring to harm Lin Qi.

Ch. 37Back to the convoy!

Lin Qi survived the black-haired woman’s attack when the Red-Clothed Opera Performer destroyed her, but the encounter left him more convinced that he had to gather betrothal gifts. He returned to the convoy injured, where a stranger offered to treat him.

  • The Red-Clothed Opera Performer assimilated the black-haired woman into a paper figure and warned Lin Qi not to stray before vanishing.
  • Lin Qi drove onward, deciding to seek out female supernatural entities and use the Red-Clothed Opera Performer’s hostility toward them to obtain Ghost Cash.
  • Lin Qi found the convoy, where Wang Feng apologized for leaving him behind and helped him with Xiao Wu, clothes, and a first-aid kit.
  • Lin Qi struggled to treat his injuries until an unfamiliar girl noticed him and offered to help.

Ch. 38Li Xiang's hatred

Lin Qi refused Green Radish’s healing and let Yi Xue tend his wounds, then agreed to trade food for her washing his clothes. Meanwhile, Li Xiang’s jealousy of Lin Qi hardened into hatred, and he began considering how to change his behavior in the apocalypse.

  • Lin Qi refused Green Radish’s offer of healing and accepted Yi Xue’s help dressing his wounds.
  • Li Xiang saw Yi Xue with Lin Qi, rejected Scarface’s attempt to recruit him, and hinted to Teacher Gu that he would stop pretending to be a good student.
  • Lin Qi gave Yi Xue two packets of instant noodles as payment for treating his injuries.
  • Yi Xue asked Lin Qi for work in exchange for supplies, and he agreed to give her biscuits to wash his clothes.
  • Yi Xue took Lin Qi’s clothes and searched nearby abandoned vehicles for rainwater to use in washing them.

Ch. 39Good Luck Tire

Lin Qi learned that Jiahao had become an Extraordinary after being struck by lightning, prompting survivors to imitate him, and watched Jiahao demonstrate his lightning whip. Lin Qi bought more Leibi and a Good Luck Tire through an advertisement, then opened his trunk and was overwhelmed by what he saw.

  • Lin Qi woke to survivors shouting and gesturing wildly, and Wang Feng explained that they were copying Jiahao after he gained a lightning-type sequence ability from being struck by lightning.
  • Jiahao showed off his lightning whip, impressing the survivors and making Lin Qi envy his power.
  • Lin Qi bought a bottle of Leibi, strengthened his electric arcs, and purchased a Good Luck Tire for 998 Ghost Cash through an advertisement.
  • Wang Feng returned with teammates and a replacement windshield, and Lin Qi opened his trunk to inspect the tire before his vision went dark.

Ch. 40Today was a good day~

Lin Qi repaired his vehicle with singing good luck tires, rested with the convoy, and spent the morning talking with Wang Feng. Their quiet day ended when more than a hundred ragged survivors approached along the road.

  • Lin Qi discovered that his good luck tires loudly sang when the vehicle started, then paid another thousand Ghost Cash to silence them.
  • After sleeping through the night, Lin Qi woke to find the convoy resting and cooked a meal before exercising.
  • Lin Qi watched Jiahao lead his roommates in exercises and decided not to disturb Yi Xue about his clothes.
  • Wang Feng shared his worries about his wife and child with Lin Qi while they smoked together.
  • A crowd of over a hundred ragged survivors approached the convoy, and Wang Feng hurried toward them.

Ch. 41He was no good guy~

Lin Qi watched refugees from H City join the convoy, then faced Huang Li and Wang Hu when they tried to take his SUV and supplies. Green Radish protected him, and afterward revealed that the captain had used his ability to lure the refugees to the convoy, leaving Lin Qi with reason to question the captain’s apparent honesty.

  • Wang Feng learned that the refugees came from H City, but none had news about his wife.
  • Wang Hu confronted Lin Qi and demanded his SUV and supplies, while Huang Li taunted him.
  • Wang Hu claimed he had killed an Extraordinary, but backed down when Green Radish said Lin Qi was under her protection.
  • Huang Li insulted Green Radish, so Wang Hu slapped her and apologized; Green Radish then healed Huang Li’s face.
  • Green Radish told Lin Qi that the captain had used his ability to draw the refugees to the convoy and warned that he was no good guy.

Ch. 42Expendables

Lin Qi went to the bus to retrieve his clothes and discovered that Li Xiang and the students had abused and imprisoned Yi Xue and their former classmates. He killed the attackers and carried the wounded Yi Xue out, leaving Green Radish and the survivors stunned by his strength.

  • Green Radish told Lin Qi that ordinary survivors were expendable, and Lin Qi headed to the bus to retrieve the clothes Yi Xue had washed.
  • Li Xiang's group returned Lin Qi's bloodstained clothes and challenged him to come inside the bus to question Yi Xue.
  • Lin Qi entered the bus and found Yi Xue, Teacher Gu, the female classmates, and several male students bound and injured.
  • Li Xiang ordered the students to attack Lin Qi, and Lin Qi killed everyone in the bus.
  • Green Radish arrived with reinforcements and saw Lin Qi emerge carrying Yi Xue, while survivors stared at the bodies left inside.

Ch. 43Chaos began to stir

Lin Qi protected Yi Xue from Li Xiang’s group, spent heavily in Ghost Cash, and made the survivors wary of him. After Yi Xue woke, she thanked him and began repaying her debt, while Scarface and Wang Hu discussed taking control of the convoy.

  • Lin Qi checked Yi Xue, and Green Radish’s subordinates removed the survivors and corpses from the bus without punishing him.
  • Lin Qi reflected that killing Li Xiang’s group had cost over a thousand Ghost Cash and made the convoy’s newcomers afraid to approach him.
  • Scarface asked Wang Hu about killing an Extraordinary, then proposed taking control of the convoy, and Wang Hu asked to hear more.
  • Yi Xue woke, learned Teacher Gu and the others were with the Transcendent Squad, and washed Lin Qi’s bloodstained clothes to repay her debt.
  • Yi Xue found survivors unusually eager to give her water, changed into clean clothes, and tried to enter Lin Qi’s vehicle.
  • Lin Qi refused to let Yi Xue ride for free and told her to find her teacher until he had work for her.

Ch. 44The first Extraordinary to die!

After a bloody bus incident, Yi Xue reunited with Teacher Gu while Lin Qi watched the convoy’s survivors and rested. A revolt broke out after dark, and as Lin Qi escaped Scarface’s ambush, his system detected dissipating Extraordinary energy and offered to intercept it for 999 Ghost Cash.

  • Yi Xue broke down in Teacher Gu’s arms, and Teacher Gu asked the surviving male students to clean the blood from the bus.
  • Liu Yan screened the new survivors while a potbellied man argued that his former executive experience made him more qualified to manage the Transcendent Squad.
  • Lin Qi fell asleep in his off-road vehicle, then woke at night to find Jiahao dead and Wang Hu leading more than a hundred people against the Transcendent Squad.
  • Scarface and his armed men surrounded Lin Qi’s vehicle, but Lin Qi drove over a glinting object and escaped into the wild grass.
  • Lin Qi’s system detected compatible, dissipating Extraordinary energy and offered to intercept it for 999 Ghost Cash.

Ch. 45Wondrous item!

The captain revealed that he possessed a wondrous item and used it to kill Wang Hu and the charging survivors. Meanwhile, Lin Qi lured Scarface’s pursuing vehicles into a crash and prepared to attack the stranded men with lightning.

  • Scarface led his men into the weeds after Lin Qi, whose SUV had escaped the tire spikes.
  • Wang Hu ordered his hundred-odd followers to attack the captain and the Transcendent Squad.
  • The captain activated his wondrous item, mental shock, killing Wang Hu and the attackers, then took Wang Hu’s pistol.
  • Green Radish recognized that using the wondrous item had injured the captain, but he refused her offer to treat him.
  • Lin Qi used his ability to make one pursuing driver crash into the other vehicle, overturning both and scattering Scarface’s men.
  • Scarface pushed a companion forward, believing Lin Qi’s ability could not fight, until Lin Qi’s hand crackled with lightning.

Ch. 46Dry Well

Lin Qi used his newly acquired lightning ability to kill Scarface’s surviving men and loot their vehicles. As he drove away, a supernatural dry well drew him in with an overwhelming urge to seize the Ghost Cash piled inside.

  • Lin Qi killed the survivors in one overturned vehicle with lightning, then hurled a lightning spear after a man who fled.
  • Lin Qi struck the survivors in the second vehicle with lightning and looted both vehicles, gaining a net profit of two hundred Ghost Cash.
  • Lin Qi drove toward the convoy but found a barren dry well glowing with a bloody light less than a hundred meters ahead.
  • The dry well’s supernatural pull took control of Lin Qi’s body and drove him to its edge.
  • Lin Qi saw a vast pile of Ghost Cash inside the well and, with his eyes turning blood red, stepped toward it.

Ch. 47Ghost Cash paradise!

Lin Qi discovered a seemingly endless underground world beneath the dry well, where countless blood-red creatures guarded a mountain of Ghost Cash. With Niu Wudi’s help, he made a dangerous trip into the well and escaped with an armful of cash, left wondering what he had glimpsed below.

  • Lin Qi climbed the blood-smeared walls of the dry well and saw hordes of skinless creatures gathered around the Ghost Cash below.
  • Niu Wudi pulled Lin Qi out, then transformed into a Giant Bear and shrank himself to enter the well with a corpse.
  • Niu Wudi lured the creatures away with the corpse, grabbed Ghost Cash, and shot back out of the well.
  • Niu Wudi invited Lin Qi to join him, and they descended together while carrying more corpses to distract the creatures.
  • Lin Qi scooped up a great armful of Ghost Cash and escaped with Niu Wudi, catching a glimpse of a vast blood-red underground world.

Ch. 48A great haul!

Lin Qi returned from the Ghost Well with a fortune in Ghost Cash and learned more about its rules from Niu Wudi. Back at the convoy, he found the captain had survived the attack, while Bo Gang and the blond-haired man turned against Huang Li.

  • Lin Qi gave half his Ghost Cash to Niu Wudi, who explained that each person could steal from a Ghost Well only once per visit and warned that other people posed the real danger.
  • Niu Wudi told Lin Qi about a coffin-carrying woman from another convoy who had beaten him, then reassured him that the captain and Green Radish could survive the convoy attack.
  • Lin Qi and Niu Wudi returned to find the captain directing survivors beside more than a hundred corpses, including Wang Hu, while Wang Feng welcomed Lin Qi back.
  • Bo Gang feared Lin Qi would retaliate now that Wang Hu was dead, but Huang Li angrily insisted she would make Lin Qi beg her forgiveness.
  • Bo Gang ordered the blond-haired man to seize Huang Li, then tied her up as Huang Li struggled and fell into despair.

Ch. 49Extraordinary Powers Exposed, the Energy-Devouring Gun!

After learning how the captain used Niu Wudi to gather Ghost Cash, Lin Qi bought an Energy-Devouring Gun and charged its bullets with lightning. Green Radish brought him to meet the captain, who asked whether Lin Qi had awakened an Extraordinary Sequence.

  • Lin Qi realized the captain had been using Niu Wudi to collect Ghost Cash by bringing survivors into the convoy and leaving the cash as bait.
  • Lin Qi bought the Energy-Devouring Gun, charged all six bullets with lightning, and stored five to test whether they would remain the next day.
  • Green Radish told Lin Qi that the captain wanted to see him, and Lin Qi prepared to explain his lightning ability as an Extraordinary Sequence.
  • Green Radish led Lin Qi into the captain's tent, where the captain asked whether Lin Qi had awakened an Extraordinary Sequence.

Ch. 50Joining the squad

Lin Qi revealed his Thunder Sequence ability and chose to remain an independent Extraordinary while joining the convoy’s information network. After learning Huang Li had been abused, he ignored Wang Feng’s gossip and turned his attention to getting lunch.

  • Lin Qi showed the captain his electrical ability and chose to become an independent Extraordinary rather than join the Transcendent Squad.
  • The captain gave Lin Qi the squad’s internal walkie-talkie channel and claimed the convoy captains had agreed to limit entry into the Ghost Well.
  • After Lin Qi left, Green Radish challenged the captain’s explanation for limiting how many people entered the Ghost Well.
  • Lin Qi returned to his SUV, studied the Energy-Devouring Gun, and received his dried clothes from Yi Xue the next morning.
  • Huang Li appeared disheveled and raving, and Wang Feng told Lin Qi that Bo Gang had sold her to men who abused her.
  • Lin Qi put away his Revolver, got out of the SUV, and asked Wang Feng whether he was going to eat.
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