Chapter 46: Supernatural Path

Just after Chen Ye saw this system prompt.

His entire being felt like it was being dragged into an endless starry river, a sensation impossible to describe in words.

It wasn't painful, devoid of sorrow or joy.

A rather marvelous energy circulated through his entire body over and over, like the ocean washing over his form.

Each wash left Chen Ye feeling completely comfortable throughout his body.

As if with these energy washes, all the impurities within his body were being cleansed away.

Was this the process of Sequence Superpower awakening?

Even his brain felt much clearer.

This sensation couldn't be precisely described with words.

As his body strengthened, a large amount of information flooded into his mind.

It seemed this information had long been hidden within his genetic code, with the Sequence Serum merely serving as a guide.

Supernatural Path, Smoke Apostle Sequence 1 Smoker.

This was his Sequence Superpower!

A moment later, Chen Ye opened his eyes, the excitement in his gaze impossible to conceal no matter what.

With trembling hands, he pulled out a Huazi cigarette from the pack and lit it.

The lighter took several attempts before it caught.

He took a deep drag, the faint flame illuminating Chen Ye's excited eyes.

Smoke billowed from Chen Ye's nostrils.

This wouldn't be considered any remarkable skill in the eyes of ordinary smokers.

Anyone could do it.

But Chen Ye's smoke was quite different.

Chen Ye exhaled dense smoke for over a full minute.

Within a one-meter radius around him, faint smoke had already spread, these smoke clouds lingering persistently around him like extensions of his own limbs.

At this moment, Chen Ye's figure flickered faintly within the smoke.

Although it didn't directly increase attack power.

This ability already satisfied Chen Ye greatly.

First ability: Smoke Breath.

This ability would grow increasingly stronger as his sequence level increased.

If raised to a high-level sequence, a single breath could envelop several kilometers around.

Chen Ye's heart stirred slightly, strange light flashing in his eyes as the smoke around him twisted and struggled, a rather crudely formed little rabbit struggling to break free from the smoke.

However, it quickly dissipated into disordered smoke.

Unwilling to accept this, Chen Ye focused again, and a cat formed from smoke curled up at his feet.

The kitten yawned, opening sleepy eyes to look curiously at Chen Ye.

Second ability: Basic Smoke Shaping.

Smoke could form any object, with higher success rates for more familiar targets.

Chen Ye had kept a cat before and understood cats well.

Therefore, simulating a cat with smoke was relatively simple.

Whereas his earlier attempt at shaping a rabbit had failed.

After all, Chen Ye had never kept rabbits, making simulation more difficult.

His lungs also felt remarkably relaxed.

Due to his smoking habit, Chen Ye's lungs had never been very comfortable, with coughing being a chronic issue.

But now, the comfort in his lungs made Chen Ye feel an unprecedented ease.

This was Chen Ye's third ability, also a kind of passive ability: Nicotine Tolerance.

This ability didn't seem to offer combat advantages, but it was the one Chen Ye liked most.

The Supernatural Path Smoke Apostle Sequence was his awakened Sequence Superpower ability.

The three abilities were Smoke Breath, Mimicry, and Nicotine Tolerance.

Simultaneously, Chen Ye also felt his physical constitution had significantly enhanced.

Even if it couldn't compare to the absurd strength of the Titan Sequence, it was still much stronger than ordinary people.

If he went gathering supplies again, Chen Ye could even switch to a larger backpack.

I've finally become a Sequence Super!

I! Have finally made it!

Just then, Chen Ye could feel a sudden blurriness in his left eye.

His vision rapidly deteriorated within a short time.

This sensation made Chen Ye somewhat panicked.

What was this...

Then he remembered.

Iron Lion had once mentioned that every Sequence Super had to pay their own price.

Every Sequence Super user had side effects.

Without exception.

That explained why Chu Che always walked barefoot.

Since meeting Chu Che, this superhuman had never worn shoes.

And he'd heard Chu Che and Nana mention a few times before that those who awakened the Titan Sequence would experience certain intelligence impacts.

Was that the Titan Sequence's side effect?

What was the Smoke Apostle Sequence's side effect?

Chen Ye quickly searched for information about the Smoke Apostle.

Soon, the joy on Chen Ye's face diminished considerably.

Because Chen Ye could feel his left eye's vision had weakened to a certain degree, creating a disjointed feeling compared to his right eye's vision.

The physical enhancement from awakening was now receding in his left eye.

The distant bonfire and figures, originally clear in his left eye's view, now appeared noticeably fuzzy around the edges to Chen Ye.

If he had a mirror, Chen Ye might even see his left pupil had changed from black to white.

Smoke Apostle Sequence side effect: Left eye vision deterioration!

While gaining powerful strength, one must also pay the corresponding price.

The deterioration of his left eye vision was precisely the price Chen Ye paid.

It only took fifteen minutes for Chen Ye to accept that he had become a Smoke Apostle Sequence superhuman.

He also accepted the cost of his left eye's vision deterioration.

Becoming a Sequence Super already meant Chen Ye's survival probability in the apocalypse had greatly increased.

After finishing his cigarette, Chen Ye accepted the reality of his left eye's vision deterioration.

In the apocalypse, grieving over something for too long was a luxury.

Everything had to make way for survival.

Awakening the Smoke Apostle Sequence, becoming a superhuman, and paying some price to enhance survival probability was something to be grateful for.

The desert temperature dropped rapidly at night, Chen Ye's breath turning into white mist.

Many survivors were around—those who should have entered tents had already done so.

Those who should have gotten into vehicles were already inside.

Only Chen Ye remained outdoors.

But Chen Ye didn't find the cold unbearable now.

Perhaps due to his enhanced physical constitution, he had gained some resistance to temperature changes.

Having obtained two bicycles, Chen Ye planned to use them to continue modifying his tricycle.

He had previously traded with Iron Lion for a set of repair tools, which now came in handy.

Chen Ye took the toolbox from the vehicle bed and began removing all components from the two bicycles.

Simultaneously, Chen Ye was using the system's upgrade tools to begin designing solutions.

With the system upgrade task currently idle, this was practically wasting life.

In the system's design schematic, he removed the bicycle wheels and used the frames to weld a sturdy canopy frame onto the vehicle bed.

With this canopy frame, the vehicle canopy's sturdiness greatly increased.

This way, he could also create a roof rack, allowing lighter supplies to be placed on top, just like Chu Che's modified off-road vehicle.

Meanwhile, the vehicle bed interior could be freed up for resting space.

As for the four wheels, Chen Ye planned to use them to create a towable trailer bed for future additional supplies.

By now, Chen Ye had mostly dismantled both bicycles.

Thanks to his enhanced physical constitution, dismantling the two bicycles had become much easier.

Unfortunately, the frames were welded, and Chen Ye lacked tools to cut bicycle frames.

After some thought, inspiration struck Chen Ye.

"System! Can you upgrade the available materials into vehicle canopy reinforcement components?"