Awakening Again: Thief

[Flame Jet]

After another round of testing, Jiang He obtained the exact figures:

With gasoline to help, he now needed to spend only one-fifth as much superpower energy as before to achieve roughly the same effect!

For someone like Jiang He, who often found himself short on superpower energy, it was practically a godsend!

With the fuel nozzle and Superpower Healing to help,

as long as he didn't use it heavily in a short period, the cost of Flame Jet was now negligible!

[Ding]

[Congratulations, host. You have successfully awakened the Superpower Sequence: Thief]

[Superpower Sequence: Thief]

[Sequence ranking: 6189]

[Sequence Skill-Flying Flowers and Clinging Leaves: Upon activation, running speed increases by 100%, body weight decreases by 80%, and physical agility increases by 30%]

[Note: Flying Flowers and Clinging Leaves has no limit on uses and no cooldown. Activating the skill consumes a small amount of superpower energy]

After reading the system's explanation, Jiang He clenched his fists excitedly.

Every time he awakened a new Superpower Sequence, it brought a different surprise.

"This feels like opening a Technician blind box! It's so addictive!"

After muttering that under his breath, Jiang He activated the skill at once.

In an instant, he felt as though he had become a fallen leaf. With just a light push off the ground, he could shoot a great distance!

The only drawback was that Jiang He couldn't adjust to such speed at first and often felt as if he were about to fall...

But as Jiang He continued testing, that drawback gradually became a thing of the past.

In just a few minutes, his powerful ability to adapt had already allowed him to find the trick to keeping his balance.

His speed doubled once again.

In terms of practicality alone, Flying Flowers and Clinging Leaves actually improved his capabilities far more than Superpower Healing!

After all, Superpower Healing had a cooldown and could only be used for thirty minutes per hour.

Flying Flowers and Clinging Leaves, on the other hand, could be used without limit and consumed very little superpower energy.

Jiang He estimated that, on average, using Flying Flowers and Clinging Leaves for half an hour consumed as much energy as a single Flame Jet!

"I still need to collect all that gasoline!"

Suddenly remembering that his tank wasn't full yet, he decided to test the skill as he headed for the gas station!

His running speed had increased by 100%, and his body weight had decreased by 80%. Combined, the two had boosted Jiang He's speed by more than seven or eight times!

A distance that would normally have taken him six or seven minutes to run took only fifty-one seconds this time.

Back at the gas station, Jiang He picked a new manhole cover this time!

Every gas station had more than one storage tank, and Jiang He naturally wasn't going to waste the gasoline.

Using Rapid Filling, he completely filled the tank in his storage space in just three minutes!

[Item: Fuel tank assembly]

[Fuel remaining: 70 tons]

"That should last a long time!"

Jiang He dusted off his hands and walked back to the bus with a light step.

The interior of the bus was quite peaceful.

Liu Lu sat quietly upright in an airline seat, seemingly resting with his eyes closed.

Er Biao was handing out food to Caicai. To Jiang He's surprise, this rough-looking man was an amazing caregiver.

After handing out the food, not only did he stay, but he even insisted on feeding her himself...

"Brother Jiang, you didn't even take an umbrella. Your hair's all wet!"

As soon as Jiang He appeared in the doorway, Yin Su, who had been watching for him, rushed over, pulled out a towel, and began drying his hair.

This time, Jiang He didn't dodge.

The woman had gotten hold of some perfume from somewhere and sprayed it on the towel.

A faint fragrance drifted toward him, and even Jiang He couldn't resist taking a couple more sniffs.

The other female survivors in the convoy naturally noticed the scene as well.

Perhaps they genuinely looked down on her, or perhaps they hated themselves for not thinking of it.

Hiding at the very back of the bus, they pointed at Yin Su, cursing her under their breath as a shameless, seductive vixen.

"The convoy plans to leave in half an hour. You can use that time to gather supplies."

Ignoring everyone's discussion, Jiang He spoke up, his voice rising above the noise.

"Brother Jiang, while you were gone, Er Biao had us strip the service area clean! All those supplies are on the bus now!"

Before anyone else could speak, Yin Su answered gently, her voice back to its normal tone.

That was much more pleasant for Jiang He to listen to!

He glanced at Er Biao in surprise and saw the man scratching his head, looking at him sheepishly.

"Good work!"

Jiang He naturally wouldn't hold back his praise for a capable subordinate.

"Hehe!"

Er Biao was an honest man who didn't know how to say flattering things. After receiving the praise, he just kept grinning foolishly.

That was what Jiang He appreciated about him!

He was attentive and didn't try to claim credit.

He was simply the perfect person to work like an ox!!

Even better suited to it than a fresh college graduate!

He waved Yin Su off, stopping her from wiping him all over.

Jiang He handed her a box of self-heating hotpot, then, without lingering, turned and opened the door to the camper.

"Not only is there no problem, but... it's also very sensitive!"

Yin Su's face was flushed. Under the pretext of drying him off, the woman had felt her way all over Jiang He's body.

The result was...

Jiang He had threatened her with a baseball bat, leaving her red-faced...

Yin Su sniffed the towel in her hand, then hurried back to the rear of the bus and sat down with Caicai and the others.

After seeing Liu Lu's terrifying scowl and learning the identity of his Superpower Sequence,

the women had given up the airline seats of their own accord, without anyone needing to tell them.

None of them wanted to stay near that walking plague...

Jiang He returned to the camper and went straight to the driver's seat.

He chose not to wake Wang Qian, who was sleeping.

After all, the woman really had used up a lot of superpower energy...

Of course, most importantly, she was very obedient!

Jiang He wasn't surprised in the least that she had managed to get past the fingerprint lock and enter the camper.

It was just a lock. How could it possibly stump the Technician Sequence?

Jiang He started the vehicle and slowly drove out of the service area.

As soon as it hit the road, the camper let out an excited roar.

Like a beast breaking free of its cage, it sped off into the distance.

Jiang He didn't choose to drive toward the mountain city.

In his previous life, the Rampage Group had traveled slowly, and the heavy fog had descended before they reached the mountain city!

They couldn't see the terrain and had no navigation.

This sudden development had left Liu Lu without a sense of direction.

The plan to find a shelter had also come to nothing.

So Jiang He didn't know the exact situation in the mountain city.

Still, it probably wasn't much better!

Ordinary weapons could only slow the advance of extraordinary creatures; they couldn't kill them for good.

So even with troops stationed there, it would probably be a drop in the bucket, of no real use at all.

By contrast, there were many high-level extraordinary creatures in a major city.

If the shelter fell, it would be even more dangerous!

So, after weighing his options, Jiang He still decided to follow his own plan.

He would drive to the plains!

The heavy fog was about to descend, and there was no telling what dangerous situations he might encounter that would be difficult to overcome.

When that happened, the mountain roads here could very well hinder his escape!

Speeding along a cliff was thrilling, but it was also a good way to get killed, especially in heavy fog...