Faced with the pink-haired girl's mockery.

Squad Leader Chu's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

But it was just embarrassment.

Chen Ye didn't look embarrassed at all—his face had long been trained to be as thick as a city wall.

He shot back directly: "At the time, who knew what they were really up to? Now we're relying on ourselves, getting rich through hard work—it's different!"

"Getting rich through hard work" could be interpreted like that?

Even Gong Yong felt confused.

Ding Dong didn't know what to say either, so she just pretended the scenery beside her was very nice.

The pink-haired girl rolled her eyes.

Xu Lina pretended not to hear anything the whole time, though the corner of her mouth twitched slightly twice, clearly finding Chen Ye's explanation...

Just... wow!!!

Chen Ye turned to look at Chu Che: "Squad Leader Chu, I have to say a thing or two to you. You clearly think the same way I do, but you insist on putting on airs."

"Back then, we should've just grabbed our weapons and gone after them. I've had it with that annoying woman for a long time!"

"And now you want to go sneaking around and acting all shady—isn't that just like taking off your pants to fart?"

Chu Che was furious and scolded: "There are two Sequence 4s on the other side. Can you beat them?"

Chen Ye said matter-of-factly: "Of course I can't!"

Chu Che: "..."

"Shut up, will you? It's getting late. If we keep dragging this out, it'll be daylight."

"Let's hurry up. For this operation, our main goal is to help our fellow humans solve the problem of having too many supplies and wasting them."

"Ahem... we're doing good deeds here!"

At these words, the others all looked at Chu Che together.

The expressions on their faces all conveyed one meaning: "How can you say something so shameless with a straight face?"

Chu Che pretended not to see anything.

"Ahem... later, when our supplies are plentiful, we'll pay it back too!"

"We can't damage our friendship with them, can we?"

"The Shepherd Convoy folks are still pretty nice!"

"For this operation, we go in quiet—no shooting!"

"Avoid conflict as much as possible."

"This is a delicate job."

Next, Squad Leader Chu made the action plan.

Sun Xixi would stay behind to guard the camp.

She was the only Sequence 4, so if any trouble happened at the camp, she could handle it.

Plus, Iron Lion...

That guy was still sleeping in a daze, completely unaware that the convoy had already made a major decision.

Chen Ye walked over and kicked him awake.

The guy was still totally clueless.

The other one staying to guard the camp was Gong Yong.

That guy was just a mechanic with weak combat ability.

And Xu Lina, though she was also a Combat Sequence, her ability was weak too, so she wouldn't be holding them back.

"Yezi, drive your truck. I'll guide you—avoiding the Anomalies on the road won't be a problem!"

Chu Che arranged things, clearly having a plan in mind from the start.

Although Gong Yong was dazed, he still heard his assignment.

Ding Dong lowered her head, trying to shrink her presence as much as possible.

This kind of thing—she absolutely didn't want to participate in.

Because if this ever got out later, it would be way too embarrassing.

After all, in the entire convoy, the ones with high moral standards were just them.

Hearing Chu Che say it would only be him and Chen Ye going, Ding Dong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, right, Ding Dong, you're coming with us too. You're sharp-minded, calm, and steady—you're a great hand at this!"

Ding Dong was stunned.

Then she mentally freaked out.

What great hand?

Are you kidding me...

Ding Dong, who was usually as calm as a chrysanthemum, felt the urge to curse for the first time.

"Alright, that's the arrangement."

"Move fast, or it'll be daylight."

Chen Ye had no psychological burden about this arrangement at all.

Although Ding Dong wasn't happy, as a member of the convoy, she still had to follow the convoy's orders on this kind of thing.

The convoy raced across the wilderness.

A glowing thin line in front of the vehicle stretched off into the distance.

The vehicles had been away from the camp for at least half an hour.

"Stop!"

Chu Che suddenly spoke.

Chen Ye didn't hesitate—he slammed on the brakes and stopped.

Smoke poured from his mouth, instantly enveloping the entire vehicle.

A staggering figure, humming a song, passed by near the thick fog.

This was a ragged person with long hair—impossible to identify their specific identity.

Some darkness writhed on their body.

It was an Anomaly!

The Smoke Breath Mist completely blocked the auras of the living from Chen Ye and the other two.

The staggering figure suddenly stopped moving, standing not far from the thick fog, staring blankly in their direction.

After a full three minutes of staring, the staggering figure finally moved on.

Only after the staggering figure had left.

Chu Che said they could go.

Chen Ye floored the gas pedal into the fuel tank.

After driving for about another half hour, they finally saw some lights ahead.

Chen Ye switched the Monster Pickup Truck to electric drive.

This avoided the engine sound alerting the convoy ahead.

He even turned off the headlights.

Chen Ye directly released the Smoke Breath Mist.

Further blocking the dispersal of sound and presence.

The smoke drifted toward the convoy's direction.

The Monster Pickup Truck hid within the mist.

The Smoke Breath Mist could block auras of the living, block sound, and block vision.

For a scene like this—where they didn't need to travel long distances, just slowly creep forward—it was perfect.

On the outskirts of the Shepherd Convoy, a wild wolf hid in the grass, seeming to sense something, raising its head to look at the thick fog spreading over.

It tilted its head, as if investigating what the fog actually was.

The thick fog enveloped the wild wolf amidst its confusion.

Chen Ye hadn't expected his Smoke Breath Mist ability to be used this way.

Nor had he expected it to work so well in such a scenario.

Chen Ye couldn't help but suspect that Chu Che had thought of this the moment he saw the Shepherd Convoy.

That guy was calculating and cunning—it was hard not to suspect he'd been planning this all along.

Under normal circumstances, whenever a stranger approached.

These wild wolves, raised by the feeder, would sound an alert and attack the intruder.

But now, there was no movement at all.

The smoke slowly enveloped the area near the flock of sheep grazing leisurely.

Several sheep with fangs raised their heads, their eyes carrying some wariness but also confusion...

The smoke continued to spread.

Inside the smoke.

A little lamb seemed to notice the surrounding thick fog and tried to open its mouth to make a sound.

But it felt an evil, large hand grab its neck.

Before it could resist, the little lamb found itself in a different space.

No matter how much it bleated, it couldn't make a sound.

Chen Ye could now finely control the Smoke Breath Mist, so Ding Dong could also see within it.

Ding Dong looked at the plump little lamb right at her feet, and for a moment, her sense of morality wavered precariously in her heart.

Seeing Chen Ye and Chu Che grab a sheep and stuff it into the car without any psychological burden.

Their movements were so coordinated, it was as if they'd practiced it a thousand times.

They even avoided attracting the attention of others in the Shepherd Convoy.

Chen Ye didn't use the Delayed Simulation ability, afraid the fluctuation of Supernatural Power would draw the attention of others in the Shepherd Convoy.

Ding Dong gritted her teeth, grabbed this plump little lamb, and began her new life.

As for inside the Shepherd Convoy.

The Shepherd Convoy had no habit of keeping watch at night.

Because the convoy had a Breeder Sequence superhuman.

Zhan Lei's wild wolves and those specially bred varieties—the sheep with fangs—had heightened alertness far beyond normal.

For a long time, the defenses Zhan Lei had set up had never failed.

Therefore, the Shepherd Convoy's vigilance at night was relatively low.

And even if someone got up to use the bathroom, all they'd see was a large patch of thick fog.

Even the wild wolves didn't react, so they just let it slide, not paying much attention.

In the thick fog, a tentacle extended from the vehicle's chassis.

The tip of the tentacle pointed toward Chen Ye's direction, then toward a plump little lamb wandering nearby.

The tentacle didn't really understand what it was doing.

But it saw Chen Ye doing it, so it coiled around the little lamb beside it and stuffed it directly into the car.

Ding Dong saw this and covered her forehead with her hand.

Oh no, the Monster Pickup Truck has learned bad habits!