Sequence Wonder: Lightning-Struck Wood
[Beep] [All Things Fusion System activation complete!] [Strange object detected: Bloodsucking Dagger, number 5780. Spend 600 system points to repair it?]
Six hundred system points?
He was starting with nothing. Where was he supposed to get system points...?
"How do I get system points?"
He couldn't help asking the question on his mind.
[The host can obtain system points by killing weird entities and exotic beasts. System points can be used to upgrade, fuse, and repair various items!] [Beep] [Beginner gift pack loaded. Would the host like to claim it?]
"Claim it!"
Jiang He had played games before the apocalypse broke out and knew that beginner gift packs usually contained good things.
So he claimed it without hesitation!
[Congratulations, host! You have obtained: one damaged piece of Lightning-Struck Wood, three bottles of uncontaminated mineral water, seven bags of expired but mold-free bread, and 500 system points!]
A pile of things appeared out of thin air inside the backpack on Jiang He's lap, instantly filling the previously deflated bag to bursting.
He looked around and saw that everyone had their eyes closed, resting. No one had noticed anything unusual on his end.
Jiang He couldn't help breathing a quiet sigh of relief. Then he reached into the backpack and pulled out the Lightning-Struck Wood.
He could understand the other things, but what was this piece of wood for?
[Beep] [Sequence Wonder detected: Lightning-Struck Wood. Spend 50 system points to appraise it?]
A Sequence Wonder!
This was actually a Sequence Wonder!
In his previous life, Jiang He had seen an ordinary person use a Sequence Wonder ranked below five thousand to finish off an extremely powerful weird entity!
Although that battle had been exceptionally difficult, and they had barely won after sacrificing nearly a hundred convoy members,
the power of Sequence Wonders had been deeply etched into his mind.
His 500 system points weren't enough to repair the dagger anyway, so he might as well see what this Sequence Wonder could do. It might even give him a surprise!
[Sequence Wonder: Lightning-Struck Wood (damaged)] [Sequence ranking: 2000] [Series skill: Five Yang Lightning Whips: Innately possesses the yang lightning attribute and is highly effective against weird entities. After an attack hits a weird entity, it can unleash five lightning-attribute attacks, dealing massive damage to the entity and inflicting lasting wounds that prevent its injuries from healing] [Drawback: In its damaged state, the additional attack effects are weakened and superpower consumption is increased] [Description: A section of jujube tree branch struck by heavenly lightning. Gathering the remaining pieces may allow it to undergo a transformation]
After reading the system's description, Jiang He rubbed the slightly blackened piece of wood in his hand and fell into thought.
The Lightning-Struck Wood's effects only worked against weird entities, but what he had to face was an exotic beast about to mutate!
Without the skill activating, wood was ultimately less lethal to the human body than a metal weapon...
"Sigh... Looks like I'll have to get the dagger repaired after all!"
Muttering under his breath, Jiang He couldn't help asking the system in his mind:
Is there any way to reduce the number of system points needed to repair the dagger?
[The host can repair a quarter of the dagger's exterior himself. That would reduce the cost to 450 system points!]
He had to repair a quarter of its exterior first?
Hearing the compromise offered by the system, Jiang He nodded to himself.
In that case, he could give it a try...
The reason Jiang He chose to repair the dagger and kill the man instead of looking for a chance to escape and avoid danger
was, of course, that he had his own plans...
His memories told him clearly
that the urn the man was holding concealed a red stone that could allow a person to evolve into a Superpower Sequence!
In his previous life, after surviving by chance, Jiang He had been awakened from his coma by a commotion.
When he opened his eyes, he discovered it was already the next morning!
A group of survivors calling themselves the Rampage Group had gathered around him.
All of them had covered their noses and mouths with their hands, enduring the disgusting surroundings as they collected the supplies the Sunshine Convoy had left behind.
That much noise alone was naturally not enough to wake someone from a coma.
What had truly awakened Jiang He was a sudden chorus of startled cries behind him!
Someone had found a red stone that gave off heat inside an urn!
At first, Jiang He hadn't known exactly what the stone did, so he hadn't paid it any mind.
It wasn't until several days later that he realized something was wrong!
The person named Liu Lu who had obtained it had evolved into a Superpower Sequence!
Liu Lu could not only shoot flames from their hands and kill a level-one weird entity, but could even cover their entire body in flames to block attacks later on!
I can't miss this opportunity again!
His thoughts returned to the present, and his gaze gradually grew resolute!
As he put the Lightning-Struck Wood back, he pulled a small stone slab from the backpack he carried.
He had picked it up by the roadside specifically to weigh down the lids of his instant noodles!
He hadn't expected it to come in handy now...
Jiang He held the stone slab in one hand and gripped the dagger in the other, gently rubbing the dagger against it.
The sight immediately caught the attention of Xiao Wu, the male college student beside him!
But perhaps because he thought sharpening a knife for self-defense was normal in the apocalypse, he didn't ask about it.
He merely watched Jiang He for a while before going back to resting and conserving his strength!
Three hours passed like this...
The setting sun quietly faded away, and at some point, a full moon appeared in the sky.
Dark red light fell on the back of Jiang He's hand, making his mood grow heavier by the moment.
"Attention! Attention! Exotic beasts may be hiding among the crowd!"
"Attention! Crackle... cough, cough..."
The intermittent broadcast sounded again, entering everyone's ears along with the man's coughing.
Jiang He stared fixedly at the figure diagonally ahead of him, not daring to look away for even a moment.
Through a gap between the seats, he could clearly see thin streaks of blackish-red liquid seeping between the man's tightly clenched fingers...
Hurry!
Faster!
Strange objects were far harder than ordinary daggers.
Even after grinding it for hours on end, he still hadn't met the system's requirement. Jiang He couldn't help clenching his teeth.
Just a little more!
"Crackle... Attention, convoy members!"
"The lead vehicle is about to run out of fuel. We need to make a temporary stop at the gas station ahead!"
"Crackle... I repeat..."
The walkie's voice sounded beside his ear.
Before long, the vehicle slowly came to a stop.
The survivors got out to look for supplies, and soon only three people remained inside.
Jiang He, the man, and an old woman!
"Young man, holding an urn in the vehicle is very unlucky!"
The old woman sitting beside the middle-aged man suddenly spoke up.
Jiang He also remembered this old woman well. She had trouble with her legs, so she often couldn't find supplies.
Back then, Jiang He had yet to be hardened by the apocalypse. Unable to bear seeing the old woman go hungry, he had often shared his food with her.
As for the conflict between the man and the old woman, it had been going on for more than a day or two!
From the moment she joined the convoy, the old woman had shown extreme disgust and even aversion toward the urn in the man's arms!
"Cough, cough, cough!"
The man gave no response to the old woman's words, but his coughing grew a little more rapid.
"I'm telling you, I've put up with you the whole way! You have to throw that urn away today!"
Seeing that the man was ignoring her, the old woman immediately grew agitated and reached out to snatch the box from his arms.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
When he felt the old woman reach into his arms, the man's coughing suddenly intensified.
He clutched the box tightly with both hands, and his expression began to turn ferocious, as though he was about to lose control of the anger in his heart...