The convoy slowly advanced along the road.

The daylight grew brighter and brighter.

By the time noon struck at twelve.

Chen Ye found that the solar charging efficiency ratio had reached seventy percent.

The charging speed was also much faster than before.

Only, the area the convoy was currently traveling through was something they had never seen before.

A long mountain road stretched off into the distance.

Scattered sparsely on both sides of the convoy were some nameless green things.

Some of them looked like cacti.

But when you got closer, you realized these things were definitely not cacti.

Those green plants resembled cacti, but they had no spines at all.

They simply exuded an indescribable odor.

The moment anyone got close, these so-called cacti instantly pulled two legs out of the dirt and started sprinting away.

The sight left everyone stunned and bewildered.

These things—whether they were animals or plants, nobody could tell—could run pretty fast.

An ordinary person going all-out couldn't catch up to them.

In just over ten seconds, these creatures vanished behind the earthen forest.

There were also some plants with leaves.

These plants didn't sprout legs and run off.

They looked just like normal vegetation.

Both sides of the road were lined with earthen forest.

Earthen forest?

Well, that meant those round dirt pillars.

The reason for describing them that way was because those... looked like sticks that had been eroded by wind and sand...?

It seemed that long ago, someone or some intelligent beings had performed some kind of ritual here.

Due to prolonged wind and sand erosion, these mud-made pillars had long been weathered beyond recognition.

It seemed that with just a light touch, these dirt pillars would instantly collapse.

There were many such dirt pillars, like a forest.

So calling it an earthen forest was quite fitting.

All along the way, these wind-eroded dirt pillars stood tall, like soldiers guarding the place.

There was a mysterious sense of ritual.

At first, everyone was very tense.

But with similar scenery constantly shifting before their eyes, their nervousness gradually relaxed.

Among the convoy's survivors, someone was quickly sketching in a notebook with a pen.

It had been so long since the apocalypse that very few people still had phones, and even if they did, they probably had no battery left.

Thus, the ancient method of hand-drawing had made a comeback.

Sometimes, the convoy would stop, and the ordinary members would run out to collect those green plants.

According to Doctor Luo's preliminary identification, these green plants didn't seem to contain any substances harmful to humans.

The reason it was "preliminary" was that Doctor Luo wasn't completely sure either.

He didn't recognize these things.

But anyway, these weren't meant for human consumption anyway.

Having had the experience in Yanzhou before.

Everyone had developed a phobia of insufficient supplies.

So Xue Nan had the convoy's ordinary members collect these green plants as feed for the meatworms and feed silkworms.

Otherwise, if they pressed forward and encountered another situation like in Yanzhou.

By then, if the meatworms and feed silkworms had nothing to eat, the trouble would be enormous...

These meatworms, chickens, and feed insects were the convoy's most precious assets right now.

Of course, these green plants had also been tested on the feed insects and meatworms beforehand.

Although they didn't particularly like eating these green plants.

They weren't completely resistant either.

There was no better condition for them to choose from right now—being able to eat at all was already good enough.

If the road ahead didn't even have these plants.

Using human food to feed them would truly be heartbreaking.

After all, the convoy's supplies had been consumed quite a bit over this period, even though Xue Nan had been very frugal.

Yet the consumption rate was still alarmingly fast.

Fortunately, they had replenished some supplies during the previous Anomaly Tides.

...

According to Chu Che, the convoy had already left the area of Anomaly chaos.

In Chu Che's perception.

Ever since leaving the Oasis, he had sensed that the movement of the Anomalies was abnormal.

At first, Squad Leader Chu didn't pay too much attention, thinking it was caused by the collapse of the Oasis.

Later, when they came out from the Hot Spring Hill, the Anomalies' abnormality became even more apparent.

Before that, they had traveled through the Eternal Night Sea of Trees, and then through the Sea of Chaotic Graves.

These were two relatively safe routes that Squad Leader Chu had carefully considered and chosen.

Of course, "relatively safe" was still filled with danger...

Without Squad Leader Chu's guidance, the entire convoy might have been destroyed long ago.

This was the role of a pathfinder.

What the convoy needed most right now wasn't supplies, but rest.

That Nuclear-Powered Donkey, Gong Yong, had barely stopped.

From the moment he joined this convoy, every vehicle in the convoy had undergone crazy modifications through his hands.

He had even advanced to Sequence 4 because of it.

If not for him, the entire convoy escaping from the Sea of Chaotic Graves would have been a pipe dream.

He had thought that after modifying two migration vehicles, he could finally get some good rest.

But what greeted him wasn't rest, but the convoy's frantic rush.

And once again, this Mechanic Sequence superhuman had no time to rest.

And now...

The convoy had finally relaxed a little...

This Nuclear-Powered Donkey had finally collapsed.

The guy was lying on the second floor of Bus Number Six, snoring loudly.

Even from this distance, you could still hear his snoring.

It wasn't just Gong Yong who was asleep.

Except for the drivers.

Many people in the convoy were utterly exhausted.

The superhumans could still hold up.

But ordinary people, after two days of life-or-death sprinting, had long since given out.

Many had already collapsed into their seats, drool soaking their chests.

As for Squad Leader Chu Che.

Along the way, he had used his abilities frequently, constantly sensing the aura of Anomalies.

He was completely worn out.

Ever since entering the Sea of Chaotic Graves, Squad Leader Chu had hardly slept at all.

And then there were Chen Ye, Iron Lion, Sun Xixi, Ding Dong, and Xu Lina...

These four were the convoy's combat units.

Although they hadn't done much fighting, they still had to stay fully alert.

Especially Iron Lion—that guy also had an ergonomic mechanical device.

He had put in quite a bit of effort along the way.

The Sea of Chaotic Graves incident was now behind them, and everyone had exchanged what they needed to.

People started to doze off.

Even Chen Ye felt a hint of fatigue at this point.

"Yaaawn..."

"Alright, everyone, everyone, let's camp here for today!"

"Everyone, get ready..."

Squad Leader Chu's yawning voice came over the radio.

He really couldn't hold on anymore either.

He took a quick look around—this place wasn't too bad, not many Anomalies nearby.

Even if there were some, they wouldn't notice this spot anytime soon.

The convoy stopped.

Chu Che stepped down from the vehicle, yawning.

His bare feet touched the ground, and he found a relatively straight stick nearby.

He walked to the center of the convoy and thrust the stick into the ground with force.

A transparent barrier expanded from a tiny point in an instant, turning into an inverted transparent bowl.

It enveloped the entire convoy.

This time, the inverted barrier was vastly larger than when Chu Che was at Sequence 3.

Chen Ye roughly estimated it to be about two kilometers in diameter.

Two kilometers!

That was already enough for a tribe to live in.

Indeed, Sequence 4 really showed off.

"Thump!"

A dull sound, and even the ground trembled slightly.

Chen Ye saw Iron Lion jumping down from the vehicle.

That guy, he actually jumped straight down.

"Yezi, I'm way too sleepy. I'll catch a nap first..."

By the time he got to the last few words, that guy was already lying on the ground, then promptly fell asleep.

As for why he didn't sleep in the car but on the ground.

In Iron Lion's words, sleeping on the ground felt more solid.

"Yaaawn..."

Chen Ye yawned as well—a rare occurrence.

This was his first yawn since becoming a Blood Moon Lord.

It showed just how tired he was this time.

"You go ahead and sleep first!"

The Pink-haired Girl lightly leaped onto a nearby mound of dirt, sitting down cross-legged.

She looked like she intended to keep watch.

Well, it probably couldn't be called "night watch."

It wasn't even nighttime yet.

In this completely unfamiliar place.

They couldn't all just lie down and sleep—if something happened, there wouldn't be time to react.

Chen Ye didn't think twice. Finally feeling sleepy, he simply reclined his seat, and soon snoring came from him.

The Pink-haired Girl was stunned for a moment, then let out a cold snort.

She had thought Chen Ye would at least be polite about it.

Who knew this guy wouldn't be polite at all.