Chapter 171

Inside the jubiao bus, everyone waited listlessly.

The Man with the Baseball Cap scoffed, "Still not moving? Are they planning to wait us out?"

A Rong's lips curled downward. "Probably discussing tactics."

The woman with the ponytail laughed. "Discussing what? There's only one road. If their skill isn't up to par, it's just not up to par."

A tall, thin man nearby chimed in, "How about we leave first? Why are we waiting for them here?"

The Man with the Baseball Cap shook his head. "What's the rush?"

He paused, a smirk appearing on his face. "We're not leaving. We'll just block them right here and see how long they can hold out. They'll have to spit out those building materials from the Treasure Chest sooner or later!"

A few chuckles echoed through the cabin.

But before the laughter could fade, a roar thundered from behind.

“ROOOOAAAARRRR!!!!”

It was heavy and muffled; even the jubiao bus shuddered.

The Ponytail Woman turned her head to look back.

The torrential rain had shrouded everything behind them in a vast white haze, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

There was only the sound, growing heavier and louder.

She muttered, "Uh... A Rong, does starting up a bus usually make this much noise?"

The tall, thin man also looked back but couldn't see a shadow. "Is that too much horsepower? Dammit, it feels like an earthquake. Can that little bus of theirs really make this sound?"

A Rong stared into the rearview mirror. "This sound isn't right."

The Man with the Baseball Cap asked, "Hmm? What do you mean it's not right?"

A Rong spoke seriously, "That sound just now..."

But before he could finish—

“Look!”

Everyone was drawn to the sound getting closer from behind.

But what came into view wasn't the front of a car...

It was giant fangs!!!

Two silver-white fangs pierced through the curtain of rain, glinting coldly in the downpour!!!

Behind the fangs were black armor plates, piece by piece, covering the Vehicle from front to back. Behind those were spikes, one after another, densely packed like a porcupine with its quills raised!!!

The Vehicle charged out of the rain, looking exactly like a steel beast!!!

The fangs split the rain ahead, the chassis hugged the road low, and the engine's roar made the windows vibrate!

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“I... I... Holy shit!!!”

“What the hell is that! That's not a fucking car, is it!”

“That IS a car! What the hell! Fuck!”

“A Rong!!! Drive, fast! It's about to ram us from behind!!!”

The people inside the jubiao bus went completely frantic, screams, roars, and urgings rising one after another!!!

A Rong floored the accelerator and jerked the steering wheel to the left!

The tires screeched against the ground, kicking up a cloud of white smoke!

The grayish-white medium-sized bus lurched forward erratically, its wipers swinging frantically!

“Faster, faster, faster! Go faster!”

“Is he catching up? What's the situation back there?”

“He's still behind us! He's still right there!”

“Holy shit, holy shit, what on earth is that! That car didn't look like that just a moment ago!”

A Rong kept the pedal to the metal. "Dammit, what happened? How did it change so much in such a short time?! How many building materials did they get out of that Treasure Chest?!"

In the rearview mirror, those two silver-white fangs flickered in and out of view through the rain!

“BOOM—!!!”

The engine's roar suddenly exploded!

In the rearview mirror, those two fangs magnified instantly!

It was as if it had suddenly accelerated several times over!!!

“How is that possible??? He's going to crash into us!!!”

“Speed up! Speed up!!”

“Stop nagging! Fuck! The pedal's already through the floor!!!”

“BANG—!!!”

A massive crash!!!

The entire chassis lurched forward, and everyone was thrown ahead!

Some slammed into the back of the seats in front of them, some slid off their seats, and others screamed as they grabbed onto the handrails!

A Rong gritted his teeth and held the steering wheel steady!

Even though the accelerator was floored, the speed was dropping!

“Shake him off! Shake him off!”

“I can't! It's too heavy! That car is too heavy!”

“BANG—!!!”

The second hit!!!

Heavier than the first. The sound of twisting metal came from the rear, a series of sharp cracks!

BANG—!!!”

The third hit!!!

The fangs pierced into the steel plate of the rear, and with a loud crunch, the entire jubiao bus was shoved forward, sliding along!

“AAAAHHHH!”

Inertia threw everyone forward!

Someone slammed into the windshield, someone flew out of their seat, and someone screamed while clutching a seatback!

The Vehicle stopped!

But the rear end of the jubiao bus was completely trashed!

Rain poured in through the holes, splashing onto the back seats and the shattered Glass!

The steel fangs were right behind the bus, ready to strike again at any moment!

“AAAAHHHH!”

The group was scared out of their wits!!!

Meanwhile, the perpetrator, Chen Yu, narrowed his eyes and didn't continue to accelerate...

Because—

[Highway Rule Warning]

[Detected that your Vehicle has caused structural damage to a third-party Vehicle]

[Active ramming behavior will be judged as malicious disruption of highway order]

[Third-party Vehicle damage level: Severe (Rear structure severely damaged, rear cabin fully exposed, multiple supports broken, no longer meets safe driving conditions)]

[Punitive measure: Deducting Iron x1300 units from the car owner's personal inventory]

[Penalty executed]

[For repeat offenses, the penalty will double, and the damage assessment standards will be increased]

Indeed, Chen Yu had lost 1,300 units of Iron, but he had gained an immense sense of satisfaction!

In his past life, he had investigated the penalty and compensation mechanism for Vehicle collisions!

Simply put, if you damage another Vehicle, you have to pay...

A portion of the building materials or resources would be deducted from the offending owner's inventory and compensated to the owner of the victimized Vehicle.

However, this ratio was extremely low!

Often, the cost for the victim to repair their Vehicle was far more terrifying!

Like right now!

The Man with the Baseball Cap slumped in his seat, his face as white as paper. The notification for the received compensation still hung before his eyes: Iron x500, Parts x300, Low-grade Energy Core x5...

He stared at the string of numbers, completely stunned!

One had to know that the entire rear of the jubiao bus was scrapped. To repair it, the starting cost would be at least fifteen hundred Iron!

This bit of compensation wasn't even enough to get started!

He wanted to cry but had no tears. Who could have imagined that targeting a shabby little bus would lead to such a result?

But for now, he didn't even have time to grieve...

Because—

“He's coming again!!!”

“The fangs are turning back toward us!”

“What is he doing?! Is he going to ram us again?”

“It's murder!!!”

Everyone on the bus crowded toward the front, screaming!

“ROAR ROAR ROAR!!!”

But the massive fangs were getting closer and closer to them!

If they really pierced through, none of them would survive!

The Ponytail Woman was the first to break, raising both hands above her head: "Stop! Stop! We were wrong!"

The tall, thin man lay flat on the floor, his head tucked under a seat: "I'm just a mechanic! This has nothing to do with me!"

The others also chimed in:

“We were wrong! We shouldn't have blocked the road! We shouldn't have obstructed you!”

“We apologize! We apologize!”

The Man with the Baseball Cap, as the car owner, also cast aside his final shred of dignity. "I give up! I give up! Please stop ramming us—"

The people in the jubiao bus quickly backed down, crying and begging for mercy, their previous arrogance completely gone!

“ROAR ROAR ROAR!!!”

When the massive fangs were only a few meters away from them, they came to a sudden halt!

The few of them nearly wet themselves in fear...

“Swoosh—”

In the rain, a box flew in!

With a "thud"!

It landed on the back seat!

The Man with the Baseball Cap quickly opened the box. Inside was a slip of paper with beautiful handwriting!

[Because I rammed your car, Road to Survival deducted 2,000 units of Iron from me. You'll have to pay me back, right?]

[K7-θ, Chen Yu]