Chapter 40: Old Man Le has a big secret

Chen Ye appeared at the campsite.

Many people cast surprised looks toward Chen Ye.

You should know, from when they stopped to rest until now, Chen Ye was the only survivor who had managed to catch up.

"I never expected Chen Ye would actually catch up! Is she even human?"

Zhou Xiaoxiao's eyes were filled with astonishment.

"Sequence Superpowers are truly Sequence Superpowers - even with just a tricycle, she can survive!"

The big celebrity Zhou Lan's face was now weathered, and her gaze toward Chen Ye was full of envy.

"Sis, if only I could awaken a Sequence too, at least I could survive!"

The climate of Yanzhou Desert made Chen Ye very uncomfortable.

Chen Ye felt today's temperature was at least 36 degrees Celsius or higher.

Enduring such high temperatures in the desert, baking under the desert sun, with not a single tree visible to the naked eye around them.

This feeling was simply torture.

It was hard to believe it was already late November.

Under normal temperatures, wearing down jackets in Yanzhou at this time wouldn't be excessive.

Perhaps after the Anomalies outbreak, the seasons had changed - winter no longer felt like winter, summer no longer felt like summer.

"Gulp gulp!"

Chen Ye took out a bottle of mineral water, drank two mouthfuls, and quickly tightened the cap.

There were still several boxes of mineral water in the vehicle compartment, but even so, Chen Ye didn't dare to drink heavily.

Who knew when they would finally get out of this desert.

In the desert, water resources were more precious than gold.

God only knew when they would find water again.

The previously soaked clothes were now completely dried out, thoroughly parched.

Looking at the bus and cars not far away.

Chen Ye thought for a moment, then got up and walked toward the bus.

The things that needed to be done away from people were all completed, and if she foolishly stood here now, she'd probably get heatstroke before long.

No matter what, the bus at least had a roof that could provide some shade, much better than her current exposed motorcycle tricycle.

Her own vehicle canopy would take at least four more hours to complete its upgrade.

Chen Ye's movements attracted some people's attention.

These survivors just glanced up at Chen Ye, then turned back to their own business.

Before going to the bus, Chen Ye first went to Chu Che's modified off-road vehicle.

The information she got was that Captain Chu was also resting.

Arriving at the long-legged girl's off-road vehicle.

The girl wasn't resting, but her face was extremely pale, her lips ashen gray.

Clearly, the girl had expended considerable energy in the previous battle at Longevity Village against the great willow, and hadn't recovered yet.

Chen Ye could only let her rest properly, then turned and headed toward the bus.

This bus was Iron Lion's property.

When chatting with Iron Lion before, Chen Ye had heard that before the apocalypse, Iron Lion was the bus driver.

After the apocalypse broke out, Iron Lion had been driving this bus to escape until now.

The bus exterior had many scratches and bloodstains, with much of the paint beginning to peel.

It was evident this bus had already been quite old before the apocalypse.

There was a high luggage rack on the roof, with many supplies tied to it, including the mountain-like bag Iron Lion had brought out from Longevity Village tied to the roof top.

If this were before the apocalypse, having so many things on the roof would clearly be illegal for road use.

But now it was the apocalypse, and nobody cared about such things anymore.

Arriving at the bus.

Several survivors were lying on one side of the bus exterior.

The sunlight hitting the bus happened to provide a decent shaded area.

Perhaps sensing someone's arrival, these people lifted their eyelids to glance at Chen Ye, then drowsily fell back asleep.

Actually, most people in the campsite were sleeping.

After running all night until now, many people's physical strength was completely exhausted.

The bus driver was a glasses-wearing young man around thirty years old.

Hearing others address this glasses-wearing young man as Old Li.

Old Li had noticed Chen Ye long ago.

Seeing Chen Ye's arrival, Old Li also got off the bus to welcome her.

Regarding Sequence Superpowers users, Old Li maintained considerable respect.

"Chen Ye, you've come!"

"This damn weather is too sunny, coming to your vehicle to hide for a while!"

Old Li smiled without speaking, then turned and guided Chen Ye onto the bus.

This was Chen Ye's first time boarding someone else's vehicle since the apocalypse.

Once on the bus, Chen Ye finally saw the interior condition of this bus.

At the very back of the vehicle was an enormous bed that occupied almost the entire lower part of the cabin.

A strong figure was lying on the bed, snoring loudly.

It was Iron Lion!

The Titan Sequence's combat power was formidable, but every transformation into a giant for battle consumed tremendous energy.

Therefore, after Titan Sequence battles, users would fall into deep sleep.

First, to recover their physical strength and energy.

Second, to heal their injuries.

This was what the Big Fool Iron Lion had previously told Chen Ye.

Just as Nana had said, every superhuman who awakened the Titan Sequence would have their intelligence somewhat suppressed.

Much of Chen Ye's knowledge about Sequence Superpowers came from Iron Lion.

Often Chen Ye would say one sentence, and Iron Lion would spill everything he knew.

Previously at Xinghua Town, when Iron Lion lost an arm, he also slept in the vehicle for a long time to recover.

Now Chen Ye could see that many wounds on the Big Fool's body had already begun to scab over.

The vehicle's interior space was quite large, and had even undergone simple modifications.

Removing the interior cargo racks made the entire bus space appear much more spacious.

There were other survivors on the vehicle, probably around seven or eight people.

When these people saw Chen Ye's arrival, some looked fearful, while others appeared envious.

Chen Ye said in surprise, "So few people?"

"Yes, many people didn't make it out of Longevity Village, and some weren't willing to leave with the convoy!"

Old Li's voice was very low.

They were all survivors from the same vehicle, and suddenly losing so many people would naturally evoke sorrow in anyone.

"Old Li, go attend to your business, I'll find a place to rest for a while."

Old Li turned to get Chen Ye a bottle of mineral water, then went about his own business.

Chen Ye found a shaded seat and lay down. Two survivors nearby saw Chen Ye arrive and got up to move further back.

Adjusting the seatback to a comfortable angle, lighting a cigarette, Chen Ye lay there comfortably.

Watching the countdown on the vehicle canopy tick away second by second, Chen Ye felt much more relaxed.

Now she just needed to wait for Captain Chu Che to wake up, then they could distribute the supplies.

The Big Fool's mountain-like backpack surely contained many good items.

Though Nana's and her own backpacks were smaller, they still needed to be brought out for distribution.

Chen Ye rested with her legs propped up on the back of the front seat.

The distant desert was baked into a shimmering illusion by the sun.

Just then, Chen Ye saw a... low-speed electric vehicle slowly approaching from the far end of the highway!

This low-speed electric vehicle swayed unsteadily, but moved forward with unwavering determination.

It was actually that Old Zhangtou.

So many people had died, yet this Old Zhangtou was still alive.

It seems... this low-speed electric vehicle holds great secrets.