The topic ended there.

No one wanted to bring it up again.

Just hearing the three words "Sea of Chaotic Graves" sent chills down everyone's spine.

Checking the System balance, he saw it was just over two hundred thousand points.

Previously, upgrading the Monster Pickup Truck's off-road system had consumed forty thousand Slaughter Points.

The two hundred twenty-plus thousand Slaughter Points had dropped to just over one hundred eighty thousand.

After breaking out of the Anomaly swarm earlier, he'd gained another ten thousand or so Slaughter Points.

As a result, Chen Ye's current Slaughter Points were just barely over two hundred thousand.

Even though the Monster Pickup Truck still had plenty of areas that needed upgrading.

For example, the vehicle's battery capacity was becoming increasingly inadequate.

But in light of that earlier discussion,

Chen Ye felt a strong sense of urgency.

Originally, Chen Ye had planned to put off upgrading his cultivation technique.

After all, in a place like the Sea of Chaotic Graves, the Monster Pickup Truck was his only means of escape.

Leaving this place first was the top priority.

But after that conversation…

Chen Ye gritted his teeth and ultimately decided to spend those two hundred thousand Slaughter Points on upgrading his technique.

After confirming the selection, the System's Slaughter Points dropped to just three digits.

Upgrading the Moon Devouring Technique required two hundred thousand Slaughter Points and one hundred forty-four hours — that is, six days.

Chen Ye's thirst for power had reached its peak.

What he'd seen in the darkness of the Sea of Chaotic Graves had shaken him to his core.

Besides his own grave and Captain Chu Che's grave,

The graves of Iron Lion, Sun Xixi, and Ding Dong were all there.

Of course, just because he hadn't seen his own grave or Captain Chu's didn't mean they weren't there.

Maybe they just hadn't spotted them.

Sea of Chaotic Graves, Sea of Chaotic Graves…

Did you have another name?

The Cemetery of the Fallen?

Or the Graveyard of the Future?

Remembering what he'd seen in the dark corners of the Sea of Chaotic Graves, Chen Ye thought back to the ability he'd acquired from Ding Shen.

Chen Ye kept one hand on the steering wheel while raising the other slightly.

A black dot seemed to gather in his palm.

The black dot slowly expanded, eventually forming an apple-sized clump of black liquid.

This was the ability Chen Ye had extracted from Ding Shen.

It was the Guardian Sequence's innate ability.

Just like the Smoke Breath of the Smoke Apostle.

However, this small clump of apple-sized black liquid was still far inferior to the full-body coverage Ding Shen had once demonstrated.

From what Chen Ye had learned from Ding Shen, this ability was something every Guardian Sequence user possessed upon becoming a Guardian.

As one's Sequence advanced, this black liquid would slowly grow stronger.

The reason he'd chosen this ability,

Was because Chen Ye had seen Ding Shen use it to block the Death God's scythe.

And that was the Death God's scythe…

The only problem was, Chen Ye still wasn't entirely clear on how to cultivate or strengthen this black liquid.

The main issue was that Ding Shen had died too quickly back then.

Chen Ye hadn't had the chance to learn the ability's characteristics in advance.

If he'd known earlier, he definitely would have asked Ding Shen for a thorough explanation before letting him die.

Even so, this small amount of black liquid had already saved him from a fatal blow in the darkness of the Sea of Chaotic Graves.

The situation had been critical at the time; without this black liquid, he might not have known how he died.

Which showed just how astonishing its defensive capabilities were.

The convoy had been migrating through the Sea of Chaotic Graves for several days.

Whether it was day or night, the sky was always overcast and gloomy.

Maybe during what passed for daytime, a faint glimmer of light could be seen on the horizon.

Of course, that faint glimmer couldn't really be called daylight.

As far as the eye could see, there were nothing but endless grave mounds, one after another.

It seemed to stretch on without any end in sight.

At first, the survivors had been terrified.

But now…

They were still terrified…

It felt like some kind of unimaginable horror was lurking in the darkness.

Even humanity's remarkable capacity for adaptation couldn't overcome this place.

During this time, they'd set up camp a few times, but never for more than twelve hours.

Sometimes, they'd go over thirty hours without finding a suitable camping spot.

The convoy's people were suffering terribly.

Thankfully, Gong Yong, that nuclear-powered workhorse, was around.

One by one, all the convoy's vehicles had passed through his modifications.

These targeted upgrades had significantly improved the vehicles' performance in the Sea of Chaotic Graves, along with their comfort levels.

Of course, except for Chen Ye's Monster Pickup Truck.

Chen Ye didn't mind letting Gong Yong make targeted modifications or adjustments to the Monster Pickup Truck.

But the Monster Pickup Truck was essentially a Wonder ranked within the top thousand.

Moreover, all the materials for its body were provided by the System.

So when Gong Yong faced the Monster Pickup Truck, he was scratching his head in confusion, not knowing what to do.

And when Gong Yong saw the monster hidden inside the vehicle,

His legs started trembling.

If he weren't somewhat afraid of Chen Ye, he probably wouldn't even want to get near the Monster Pickup Truck.

Buses Number Five and Six had also undergone some changes.

Under Gong Yong's nuclear-powered workhorse efforts, they'd been gradually improved.

Before, Buses Number Five and Six could practically be described as crude.

But now…

The vehicle bodies had basically taken shape.

The seats had all been installed.

Previously, to achieve rapid migration, Gong Yong had made many compromises in his modifications.

If this were before the apocalypse, Gong Yong might have become a billionaire.

According to the convoy's rules,

Since Gong Yong helped modify the vehicles, everyone had to pay him for his work.

But in turn, everyone was indirectly providing him with protection.

Everyone in the convoy had their own role.

Including this newly added nuclear-powered workhorse.

"Hey! Yezi, this is your third can of gas — what are you trading for it?"

Chu Che held a gasoline can, grinning at Chen Ye.

Chen Ye gritted his teeth, turned around, and pulled two chocolate bars from the truck's cabin.

Chu Che chuckled and shook his head: "Not enough!"

There was nothing he could do. Even though the Monster Pickup Truck's electrical system had been upgraded,

The solar charging panels on the roof could still charge continuously under the current eternal night conditions.

But the charging efficiency still couldn't keep up with the rate of consumption.

Chen Ye had done some rough calculations. Under the current eternal night conditions, all the solar panels on the roof could fully charge the battery in about three days.

Back when the solar panels were in the desert, they'd needed nearly half a month to fully charge twelve kilowatt-hours of electricity. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

This current speed was practically a miracle.

After all, the solar panels could only maintain about fifty percent efficiency at most each day now.

That couldn't compare at all with the abundant sunlight in the desert.

Earlier, when dealing with the Anomaly Tides, the vehicle's battery had never been fully charged.

Otherwise, Chen Ye wouldn't have struggled so much when dealing with those Door-Opening Anomalies.

Simply put, the battery's reserve capacity wasn't enough, and the solar charging panels' power output wasn't sufficient either.

Upgrading the solar charging panels would probably cost a fortune.

A more cost-effective approach would be to increase the battery's energy storage.

Unfortunately, the System was currently occupied upgrading the technique.

And his Slaughter Points weren't enough either!

Under the current eternal night conditions, even if the solar charging panels were recharging twenty-four hours a day, it still wouldn't be enough to cover the Monster Pickup Truck's daily consumption.

So, asking Captain Chu to trade for fuel had become one of Chen Ye's daily routines.

But did Captain Chu seem to have an endless supply of fuel? Did he have some kind of spatial Wonder?

Had this guy somehow anticipated the apocalypse and stockpiled supplies in advance?