Extreme Escape

Wang Qian and Liu Lu were trembling too. Except when the Eldritch Horrors first invaded, they had never seen so many supernatural creatures!

Even as members of the Superpower Sequence, both of them were still filled with fear.

For an ordinary member of the Superpower Sequence, dealing with a single Weird or Mutant Beast of the same level was already their limit.

And by a conservative estimate, there were hundreds of them here!

Among them were even some terrifying Eldritch Horrors with bizarre bodies and mysterious patterns growing on their skin!

A glance at their appearance was enough to tell that these creatures couldn't possibly be level-one Eldritch Horrors...

Fortunately, the observant Wang Qian soon noticed that the monsters had no intention of attacking the convoy, and couldn't help warning the others:

"Don't lean out! We're not their target!"

She gripped the steering wheel tightly. Cold sweat had long since soaked her chest, and her shirt clung to her skin, outlining its violent rise and fall.

Hearing her, everyone clung tightly to one another and moved away from the windows.

Wang Qian's judgment was clearly correct!

The Eldritch Horrors and Mutant Beasts seemed to regard the members of the Rampage Group with great disdain, like drivers in a hurry whose way had been blocked by an old man on a tricycle...

They growled as they surged past both sides of the bus. Their enormous bodies made the vehicle rock violently with every step they took.

The monsters were extremely fast, and within seconds, they had all disappeared around the bend.

The people on the bus even saw several level-one Mutant Beasts in such a hurry that they accidentally smashed through the guardrail while turning and fell off the cliff...

Watching the Eldritch Horrors and Mutant Beasts act so impatiently, Wang Qian was a little stunned.

"What on earth did he do? How could an ordinary person provoke so many Eldritch Horrors and Mutant Beasts?"

As she pondered it, she grew a little curious about Jiang He!

"That wrecked bus I couldn't even repair! Could it be... he's a member of the Superpower Sequence too?"

Naturally, Jiang He had no idea that Wang Qian was already suspicious of his identity. Even if he had known, he was in no mood to pay it any attention!

The rugged mountain road demanded his utmost concentration every moment!

Screech...

Once again, the sound of stone scraping against metal rang out.

After an hour of grueling pursuit, Jiang He was delighted to discover that some Eldritch Horrors had begun to fall behind!

Even the Eldritch Horrors still chasing him were no longer as frenzied as before!

He instantly saw hope!

So these creatures weren't invincible after all!

They got tired too!

Another hour passed quickly!

It was now 4:40 in the morning.

As more and more Eldritch Horrors fell behind, only the earthworm and two Eldritch Horrors Jiang He couldn't name were still able to keep up with his vehicle!

Seeing this, Jiang He finally breathed a small sigh of relief!

The three creatures were beginning to slow down. It shouldn't be long before he could shake them off completely!

But heaven didn't seem inclined to let Jiang He survive so easily!

It was nearly dawn, and the moisture that had accumulated in the mountains overnight was gradually forming a thin layer of fog...

The fog was like a sheet of plastic covering Jiang He's eyes, and the farther he drove, the more layers there seemed to be.

Eventually, it completely obscured the road ahead...

Even with his high beams on, he couldn't see three meters ahead!

Damn it!

Jiang He slammed his right hand against the steering wheel. Seeing this, he had no choice but to slow down.

Hearing the rumbling grow closer behind the bus and seeing the fog churn violently in the rearview mirror, Jiang He knew the giant burrowing earthworm had caught up!

"System, is there any way to let me see the road ahead through the fog?!"

Frantic with anxiety, he called out to the system in his mind again and again, but received no response at all!

"Damn it! When something goes wrong, I still have to rely on myself!"

He reached into the storage compartment, pulled out the energy core, and with a flip of his hand, put it into the system space.

Eldritch Horrors and Mutant Beasts tracked their targets by scent. Now that he was in the thick fog, the energy core was like a locator, constantly giving away his position.

If he wanted to live, he had to get rid of it first!

Using the bus's remaining energy, he reversed back along the road until it entered a hungry state. Only then did Jiang He slowly pull over to the side of the road.

Humidity affected how far scents traveled!

So Jiang He firmly believed that the thick fog not only blocked his vision, but would also block the Eldritch Horrors and Mutant Beasts from sensing him!

His purpose in doing this was to make the earthworm lose track of his direction!

Clearly, Jiang He had bet correctly!

Listening to the rumbling around him grow increasingly frenzied, he knew the Mutant Beast behind him had gone completely mad because it couldn't find him!

Whoosh! Smack!

A huge tail whipped over the roof of the bus, its terrifying force actually clearing a section of the fog...

A drop of cold sweat ran down Jiang He's temple, because that single glimpse had been enough for the system to issue an alert.

[Ding]

[Level-three Mutant Beast detected: Earth Earthworm. Danger rating: 99. Host, please move away as soon as possible.]

Jiang He was no stranger to the red alert box. It was a color the system displayed only in extreme danger!

Although he had already made a guess about how dangerous the energy core was, the sight before him still exceeded his expectations...

A small stone had actually drawn these enormous creatures, which should have been living in bustling cities, out into the wilderness!

In his previous life, Jiang He had survived for so long, yet he had never once seen a level-three Mutant Beast in the wild!

Looking at the enormous body that appeared from time to time before him, even a short section was bigger than the bus!

Trembling with fear, Jiang He couldn't help turning to glance at the little girl.

He saw that her face had gone completely pale. Her little hands were clamped tightly over her mouth, and she didn't dare make a sound!

In a daze, he felt a cool drop of liquid fall onto his hand through the already broken glass.

"It's raining!"

Faced with the sudden rain, Jiang He's expression didn't relax. Instead, it gradually grew grave.

He hoped the rain wouldn't be too heavy, because that would thin the fog and expose his position.

But what he feared most came to pass!

Feeling how his trouser legs had become completely soaked in such a short time, Jiang He knew he had to rely on the energy core's power again!

Otherwise, once visibility improved, he would have no choice but to sit there and wait for death!

"Hold on!"

Watching in the rearview mirror, Jiang He seized the moment when the Earth Earthworm turned around the bend. With a sudden shout, he flung out the energy core and started the bus.

The Rampage and Toughness skills activated once more!

Screech...

The sound of tires clawing at the ground echoed in his ears as the bus accelerated at extreme speed, burst through the fog, and raced forward!

"Roar!"

Seemingly sensing the familiar energy fluctuations at last, the Earth Earthworm behind him let out an excited shriek and plunged back into the mountainside beside the road.

The fog was still thick, and Jiang He sent out a burst of flame from his hand every now and then.

Naturally, he couldn't drive blindly. Back when he had just stopped, he had already thought of a way to deal with the fog!