Chapter 93: That Car’s Core Is Gone

Lin Mu said nothing more, and immediately produced a Level 5 core along with a vehicle.

“Take a look.”

Just don’t tell him this thing was permanent.

If it really was, would he have to die once himself to test it?

Lin Mu hurriedly shook his head. It was a lifesaving item; how could he waste it so casually?

At worst...

he would just have to eat that Giant’s Whip.

After Shu Xin finished making her adjustments, she shared the information with Lin Mu.

Name: Shu Xin

ID: 9527L-SX021131

Attributes:
Strength: 23
Constitution: 20
Agility: 18

Seeing those numbers, Lin Mu let out a breath of relief. So it was only twice the normal male baseline, well within acceptable limits.

It seemed he would not need to try dying after all.

If Shu Xin had just casually demonstrated lifting a car with one hand, he would have killed himself on the spot without another word.

“Not bad, not bad. With stats like these, you do not have to worry about being killed again.”

The corner of Shu Xin’s mouth twitched. You really know how to talk.

“Jiang Ying!”

Seeing Jiang Ying, Shu Xin quickly waved. The memory of their last meeting was still fresh, yet somehow it felt as though ages had passed.

Jiang Ying first froze when she saw Shu Xin, then forced out an ugly smile.

“You came back to life.”

“Mm. What happened to you? Why do you look so unhappy?”

Jiang Ying first glanced at Lin Mu, as if wondering whether he would blame her for using the resurrection card.

“I used the resurrection card, but Sister Wanqing did not come back. She must have had her soul destroyed.”

Though the card had mentioned that possibility, when it truly happened, she still found it hard to believe.

Yet that was the reality.

The two of them had known each other for only a short time, but their relationship had truly been excellent.

Sigh.

Lin Mu shook his head, unable to understand the thoughts of these people.

He could understand Shu Yi; after all, Shu Xin was her own sister.

But Jiang Ying?

They had only known each other for a few weeks, with no blood relation at all, and she had actually used such an important card.

All he could say was that he could not understand that kind of bond.

Lin Mu glanced at the time. “It is about time to get back in the vehicles. Shu Xin, you can slot yourself between your sister’s car and the one ahead.”

“Okay.”

Back in the car, Lin Mu waited for the convoy to set off.

As soon as nine o’clock arrived, the entire encampment began to move.

With nothing better to do, Lin Mu opened the global convoy rankings. He still had one duel card he had not used.

Although he already had more supplies than he could ever spend, if there was something available, why leave it untouched?

Since he would be choosing a foreign convoy, he would not go easy on them at all.

If it were a domestic convoy, he would at least feel a tiny bit guilty.

[China] Handsome Convoy (20/50) — First Place: 4,728,762 points

[United States] Knight Convoy (30/50) — Second Place: 2,478,812 points

[China] Rose Convoy (28/50) — Third Place: 2,129,621 points

[...]

[China] Qin Convoy (28/30) — Eighth Place: 1,881,511 points

All of the top ten convoys had more than 1.8 million points. It was clear just how abundant the resources were in this disaster.

Of course, a great many people had died as well.

One could only say that the strong grew ever stronger, while the weak simply vanished.

Either they were killed by other convoys, or they could not repay their interest and disappeared outright.

Well, now the target was right in front of him, was it not? All those supplies would be his.

And his points would skyrocket straight past seven million.

Just as he was about to use the duel card, the encampment began to turn.

So it was starting?

He released a drone, transmitting the opposing side’s image back to him.

“Huh, stars and stripes? They sure have a lot of vehicles.”

Lin Mu had not expected his luck to be this good. He had actually run into such a large convoy.

This would let him replenish his prisoners again.

“Sigh. I hope I can run into a Chinese convoy at least once. If I could put collars on them and have them drive for me, how wonderful would that be?”

He had never let any of his prisoners drive.

Not because he despised them so much, but because...

the game would not allow it!

Was that not just cheating him?

According to the panel’s own words, the cross-region function was temporarily unavailable.

How infuriating.

That wasted thirty slots for nothing.

“Or... should I just send out a recruitment notice?”

Come to think of it, that really might work.

...

“It is people from China. Only twenty houses, though the one in the middle is three stories tall for some reason.”

A blond man picked up the radio. “Ignore that. Just hit them with the heavy machine guns!”

Thirty heavy machine guns aimed at Lin Mu’s direction, and a storm of bullets poured forth in an instant.

Lin Mu’s formation immediately raised an energy shield, blocking the bullets outside.

He lifted a brow. Plenty of guns, certainly, but the shield’s level scaled with the convoy leader’s vehicle level.

What was more, he had so many charged shields that breaking through them was no easy matter.

“Have the heavy machine guns in all three directions fire at once!”

He was not afraid of bullets.

As both sides exchanged fire, Lin Mu aimed the mouths of his three towable cannons toward the enemy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Boom, boom, boom!

Boom, boom, boom!

One shell every three seconds. After three volleys, combined with the machine-gun fire, the enemy’s shield was smashed to pieces.

An outright victory.

Lin Mu rested his hands behind his head and leaned back in his seat. Winning had truly been arduous; the battle had lasted nearly twenty seconds.

He picked up the radio on the table. “Go gather the spoils. Leave one prisoner for each person, and kill the rest.”

“Captain, there are still no prisoners in your car. Do you want us to leave a few?”

“I do not like the smell. We will see when we find suitable ones.”

“...”

Hearing that, the team members could not help glancing backward.

To be fair, it really did smell. They did not even dare close their windows now, or they would not be able to sleep at night.

Especially in those cars packed full of Indian men. That smell was simply...

After ten minutes, all thirty cars had been brought back.

“Brother Mu, this seems like a big one. I just checked one core, and it was full!”

Shu Xin looked delighted. When had she ever seen a haul this rich?

Lin Mu’s eyes lit up. “Was it the leader’s car?”

Shu Xin shook her head. “No. There was no vehicle core in the leader’s car.”

Lin Mu’s expression stiffened. What?

If there were no supplies in the leader’s car, then that vehicle core had to have been a Level 7 one. After all, it had endured three rounds of bombardment plus so many bullets.

And now it was gone?

Twenty-four vehicle cores in total: eighteen Level 5 cores and six Level 4 cores.

Lin Mu felt a deep ache in his heart. That Level 7 core had definitely been taken away.

Brother, you could have taken the others if you wanted, so why did you have to take that one?

No wonder there had been a core packed full of supplies. It turned out the contents from the core had simply been moved elsewhere. You really know how to play the game.

Still, one had to admit that this convoy’s core level was truly high. So many Level 5 cores.

Looking at the core in his hand, and then thinking of the supplies inside...

Could it be that convoy?