46: Chapter 46 A Subtle Fear

At these words, Boss Ma shook his head like a rattle-drum and waved his hands hurriedly: "Don't say that! Safe? It's far from safe!"

"In Mountain City right now, it's not just the anomalies wandering about, but worse—it's the human element!"

"Every faction has ulterior motives, fighting in the open and plotting in the shadows, burning, killing, and looting—it's a total mess!"

"If it weren't for the three major factions keeping a lid on things, it would have been turned upside down long ago!"

"But it's also very strange; after the major factions entered, their main forces quietly withdrew not long after."

"Everyone acted as if they were hiding from something; it's clear they are wary of something."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Che silently took note of these words.

To make top-tier factions like the Human Alliance, the The Tribunal, and the Mechanical City wary enough to withdraw their main forces.

There must be something extraordinary hidden inside Mountain City—either a terrifying anomaly or an even more dangerous conspiracy.

But on second thought, the major factions only withdrew their main forces; they hadn't completely pulled out.

They still left personnel nearby, which meant there was still a chance, and the competition for the strange object was still on.

His Dawn Convoy could definitely join in the fun and gamble on a stroke of fortune.

The two sides didn't chat much more and simply made a small exchange of supplies.

The Circus traded some low-quality dry rations for some of the Dawn Convoy's drinking water, then they dispersed and returned to their respective camps.

Boss Ma turned and returned to his jeep, the fake smile on his face instantly vanishing, replaced by a look of grim malice.

Zhu the Second and the other four Transcendents immediately gathered around, and the atmosphere inside the vehicle instantly turned eerie.

Zhu the Second lowered his voice, leaned into Boss Ma's ear, and reported in a hurried tone:

"Boss, I used my Sequence power to sense them! The opposing Dawn Convoy has a total of ten Transcendents—two are Sequence 2, and the remaining eight are all Sequence 1!"

Upon hearing this, Boss Ma's eyes instantly lit up; his greed was impossible to hide, and his crooked intentions immediately surfaced again!

Two Sequence 2, eight Sequence 1?

His Circus had two Sequence Three, two Sequence 2, and two Sequence 1!

This comparison of strength, even if not an utter crushing, clearly showed who was superior!

Outside just now, he had been intimidated by the number of their Transcendents, but now that he knew their levels, Boss Ma felt confident and emboldened.

He lowered his voice and asked sinisterly:

"Did you sense any powerful strange objects on them?"

Zhu the Second looked aggrieved and shook his head with a bitter face:

"Boss, my Sequence power is exhausted. Just being able to accurately sense their Sequence levels took everything I had; how could I have the energy left to sense strange objects!"

Boss Ma didn't blame him after hearing this.

In his view, the highest level on the other side was only Sequence 2—what kind of powerful strange object could they possibly have?

Even if they really did, if he caught them off guard when he attacked later, they wouldn't have time to take them out, and they would still be his for the taking!

But thinking of another matter, Boss Ma felt a surge of frustration and gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly.

If it hadn't been for the fact that someone discovered the secret of his comfort vehicle back in Mountain City, his strange object wouldn't have been stolen, and his convoy wouldn't have been driven out.

And he wouldn't have exhausted his Prophet Sequence power; otherwise, he could just predict the outcome now and his chances of winning would be even higher!

But even so, his side had overwhelming combat power, so he had to go up and rob the rich to help the poor this time!

He looked at his few Transcendent subordinates and asked in a deep voice:

"What do you think? Should we strike now, or wait for me to recover some Prophet Sequence power and perform a prediction before we act?"

Although these few Transcendents were ruthless, they weren't reckless and always sought victory through stability.

They chimed in one after another:

"Boss, there's no rush! Wait until you recover some predictive power and perform a prediction, then we'll act to ensure absolute success!"

"That's right. At night, their defenses will be lax; it won't be too late to act overnight. If that doesn't work, we'll just wait until dawn tomorrow and find a chance to ambush them!"

"Those women look so hot, and their convoy's supplies—it will all be ours!"

A few of them plotted in low voices, their tones filled with greed and malice; a conspiracy to ambush the Dawn Convoy was thus finalized.

Meanwhile, at the Dawn Convoy, Zhou Che was staying in his RV, not paying any attention to The Circus and completely unaware of this impending crisis.

He was studying the system within him, and the more he studied, the more irritated he became, unable to help cursing inwardly.

This damn system is too rigid!

When bestowing a Sequence upon a subordinate, they have to slowly upgrade from Sequence 1—can't it just provide a fully-equipped system directly?

Whatever his own Sequence level is, when bestowing it on a subordinate, it should just give them the corresponding level directly; don't make them start from zero and grind it out!

However, this system did have one benefit.

By killing a Transcendent of the same Sequence and absorbing their Sequence power, his own Sequence level could be improved.

But the problem is, where can you easily find Transcendents of the same Sequence?

Furthermore, killing Transcendents from other convoys for no reason is too brutal, and it would create enemies out of thin air, which isn't worth the cost.

In fact, when Zhou Che was looking at The Circus earlier, he had a thought.

Those people didn't look like good birds, so maybe there were Transcendents with the same Sequence as his among them.

If he slaughtered them all and absorbed their Sequence power to improve himself, wouldn't that be wonderful?

But on second thought, the other side had been smiling the whole time, showed no malice, and hadn't done anything to harm The Convoy.

To rush up and kill them all for no reason really couldn't be justified, and it would make him seem too bloodthirsty and cruel.

Zhou Che touched his chin and pondered to himself:

How about he intentionally flaunts his wealth, displaying supplies and strange objects, to lure these people into causing trouble?

Then he could counterattack, kill them justifiably, seize the Sequence, and not get a bad reputation.

But after thinking about it, he still felt it was too deliberate and immoral.

Forget it, stop thinking about it!

Sequence levels are all ground out slowly; you can't rush them, and there's no need for these petty tricks.

Besides, there are fewer and fewer humans; you can't do things like that.

For now, he'd rather find some fun and, by the way, urge the women to improve their Sequence strength.

Recently, Zhou Che had discovered a new pleasure.

After Captain Liu Ruyan awakened the Demon User Sequence, her body had quietly undergone changes.

A pair of small, delicate goat horns had actually grown on top of her head, and they felt unique to the touch.

In front of outsiders, she was a cold, fierce, and highly aggressive Demon User succubus, with eyes so cold they could freeze a person, and no one dared to approach her easily.

But in front of Zhou Che, she completely changed; her eyes were alluring, her posture enchanting, and her voice was soft and seductive, completely devoid of the coldness she showed outside.

Zhou Che was very satisfied with this contrast.

With that thought, Zhou Che couldn't be bothered to think about those annoying things anymore and directly called for Lin Wan, Captain Liu Ruyan, and Ruan Xiaoxiao.

They began some in-vehicle exercise, under the guise of—training endurance and physical strength, building a foundation for actual combat, and better improving their Sequence strength.

The RV suddenly began to shake, the commotion quite significant.