Bang!
Zhang Chen fired another shot, eliminating another zombie.
Two gunshots.
Several hundred zombies had already gathered around Zhang Chen.
[Crystal Core Resonance]!
Zhang Chen’s arms trembled slightly.
A powerful shockwave erupted.
Instantly, a vacuum was created around Zhang Chen.
As the surrounding zombies surged forward, Zhang Chen activated [Crystal Core Resonance] again!
Repeated several times.
The surrounding zombies were completely cleared.
Ding! Automatic collection yielded [Energy Crystal Core] *140+112 (80% talent bonus), [Mutated Fertilizer] *435, [Clean Cloth] *230, [Bloody Key] *75, [Bloody Car Key] *23, [Damaged Briefcase] *3...
Zhang Chen did not have a high demand for [Bloody Key] anymore.
Previously, with weak combat power, he could only collect food by searching residents' homes. Although there was less food, there were also fewer zombies.
Now, Zhang Chen was unstoppable in the apocalypse. A quick sweep of a supermarket could yield supplies for hundreds or even thousands of households.
Zhang Chen put away the stackable items like crystal cores, fertilizer, and cloth.
Then, he focused his attention on [Bloody Car Key].
[This is the car key to a red convertible sports car...]
[This is the car key to a white minivan...]
[This is the car key to a motorcycle...]
[This is the car key to a red pickup truck...]
Pickup truck? kAnshuWu.ξà
Seeing this information, Zhang Chen's eyes lit up.
Sports cars and motorcycles were not suitable for the apocalyptic environment with its extremely poor road conditions.
On the other hand, a pickup truck was likely to be strong and durable enough.
Following the prompts, Zhang Chen searched by the roadside for a while.
Indeed, he found a red Raptor!
This was it!
Zhang Chen got into the driver's seat, and Er Pang sat in the passenger seat. They set off for Shan’nan City!
With Er Pang in the car,
the zombies along the way automatically moved out of the way again.
No matter how fast the car drove,
these zombies would always clear a path in advance.
Without zombies causing trouble, it was much simpler to navigate around the randomly parked cars on the road.
Sometimes, when there was a major traffic jam,
Zhang Chen would get out of the car and, with Er Pang, clear the road.
When his strength was insufficient before, he had to push cars one by one with his hands.
Now, Zhang Chen had mastered a little trick.
He would stop about fifty meters before the traffic jam and call out to Er Pang.
This little guy would then rush into the traffic and instantly multiply.
With his amplified strength, he would directly shove the cars on both sides aside.
Then, Er Pang would twist his massive body and happily rush back to Zhang Chen.
This way, a clear lane was forced open.
This trick never failed.
And Er Pang was very happy about it!
Thus, following the guidance of the mini-map, Zhang Chen soon arrived at the entrance of the highway in Tianyang City.
Here, one could still see the breached, remnants of the army’s defensive line.
Many suitcases, backpacks, and similar items were scattered on the ground.
This indicated that Tianyang City had already been under martial law before the disaster.
The Raptor accelerated onto the highway.
As expected, there were hardly any cars on the highway.
It was a smooth, unimpeded journey!
Zhang Chen was in a great mood.
There were no zombies or vehicles on the road.
Just looking at the scenery whizzing by,
it was as pleasant as driving on a trip in his previous world.
Er Pang had his head out the car window, curiously observing the outside world.
Let's listen to some music!
Zhang Chen casually pressed a button.
Soon, the car was filled with bright and explosive music.
Although the cultural and technological development of the two worlds were highly similar,
it was incredibly difficult for music to be identical.
Therefore, the music playing here was of a different style.
Greatly different from the music Zhang Chen had heard in the Earth world.
But it was equally enjoyable!
Following the rhythm of the music, Zhang Chen’s fingers tapped lightly on the steering wheel.
On the three-lane highway,
Zhang Chen drove in the middle of the first and second lanes, straddling the line.
Sometimes he would even swerve into the emergency lane, accelerating suddenly, and speeding along.
Suddenly, Er Pang retracted his head from the window and barked twice at the sky!
Woof woof!
Immediately after...
A dull thunderclap echoed from afar.
It made the car windows vibrate.
Rumble rumble...
Even the rocket barrages from armed mechs had not produced such a deafening sound!
Zhang Chen then noticed.
A mass of dark clouds had appeared in the distance.
Lightning flickered faintly within the cloud layer.
Occasionally, lightning struck down from the dark clouds,
emitting a loud thunderous roar!
It’s going to rain...
Zhang Chen murmured to himself.
At the same time.
A line of prompts also popped up next to the dark cloud:
[A powerful bio-energy rainfall is imminent. Bacteria containing bio-energy will cause corrosive damage to survivors, metal, and buildings!]
[Rainfall is expected to begin in 1 hour and 5 minutes and 18 seconds...]
Subsequently, this countdown remained next to the dark clouds.
As long as one looked up, the slowly passing countdown time could be seen.
It seemed he had to find a place to shelter from the rain!
Zhang Chen murmured to himself.
After this rainfall, the cars on the streets of nearby cities would likely be unusable.
Therefore, this Raptor seemed particularly precious.
He had to find an underground parking lot!
Also, he could not summon his villa, so he would have to find some roadside buildings to shelter from the rain.
Zhang Chen opened the mini-map.
Jianghe City was 30 kilometers ahead.
There would definitely be underground parking lots in the city.
He would go there.
The farther they got from Tianyang City, the more vehicles appeared on the road.
Zhang Chen had to reduce his speed to 80 kilometers per hour and continue forward.
Entering the urban area of Jianghe City, Zhang Chen drove directly into the underground parking lot of a furniture store.
This location was one Zhang Chen had already scouted.
No one knew how long this rain would last.
Places that sold furniture had beds, so he could lie down and rest for a while.
The Raptor slowly parked in the underground parking lot.
Before Zhang Chen could get out of the car,
he saw three or four tall Westerners walking towards them with alert expressions.
They were all holding weapons like axes and long knives.
Westerners again?
Zhang Chen used his Eye of Insight to scan them.
He couldn't discern their levels at all.
That made sense; he was already a Level 1 Advanced Awakened.
Only those in Level 1 Intermediate Awakened could be identified by him.
Looking at their weapons, he knew they weren't powerful and wouldn't pose any threat to him.
He heard the person opposite say in a low voice:
I just used my Eye of Insight, and I can’t see their level!
This guy should be below the Strengthened segment, posing no threat to us...