57: Chapter 57, the entries for the four women, have all been upgraded!

Chen Chen remained composed as he leaned against the driver's seat, quickly browsing the panels that popped up.

[Shen Wanbing: Bond progress has broken through to Lv.5!]

Shen Wanbing's trait upgrade notification popped up first.

[Exclusive trait [All-Knowing Eye / Daily Supply Blind Box] upgraded to Lv.5!]

[New effect: The minimum quality of blind box drops is increased to silver-grade. Every three days, an additional "Directional Selection Blind Box" will be produced—the host can choose one from three random high-tier options.]

[Additional Femme Fatale trait passive: When Shen Wanbing uses her radar talent, mental energy consumption is reduced by 20%.]

Chen Chen's eyebrows twitched.

Directional selection.

This meant he no longer had to rely entirely on luck to gamble on blind box contents; he had an opportunity to "order" items every three days.

[Shen Wanxing: Bond progress has broken through to Lv.5!]

[Exclusive trait [Charm Protection / Monster Ignore] upgraded to Lv.5!]

[New effect: The range of the monster blind spot is expanded to 3 meters. The daily usage limit for "Absolute Stealth" is increased to 4 times, the duration per use is extended to 10 minutes, and the maximum number of attacks allowed during a single use is increased to 10.]

[Additional passive: When Shen Wanxing triggers "Lucky Critical", the trigger probability for multipliers of ten times or more increases by an additional 3%.]

A three-meter blind spot, ten minutes of stealth, and ten attacks.

Chen Chen quickly calculated the tactical value in his mind.

With this trait level raised, his fault tolerance on the battlefield had effectively doubled.

When fighting Tyrant-grade monsters, the windows for entry and retreat were much wider.

And that 3% critical hit probability bonus—it didn't look like much, but when stacked on top of Shen Wanxing's already absurd talent, the snowball effect would become increasingly exaggerated.

[Jiang Yanxue: Bond progress has broken through to Lv.3!]

[Exclusive trait [Slaughter Feast / Loot Plunder] upgraded to Lv.3!]

[New effect: Monster drops fixed +2 (previously +1). The stun effect of the host's emitted killing intent is increased to 1.5 seconds, and the cooldown is reduced to 45 seconds.]

Fixed loot drop increase of two.

Chen Chen did the math.

Combined with Shen Wanxing's critical hit multiplier, the profit from killing each monster was more than a dozen times higher than that of ordinary players.

This was no longer just a matter of quantitative change.

[Su Xiaoqi: Bond progress has broken through to Lv.3!]

[Exclusive trait [Gluttonous Feast / Energy Feedback] upgraded to Lv.3!]

[New effect: When Su Xiaoqi consumes high-tier food, energy conversion efficiency increases from 5% to 8%. The host can now specify the distribution direction for the attribute points fed back to them.]

An 8% conversion rate, plus customizable attribute distribution.

Chen Chen's gaze fell on the silver-grade storage ring.

Inside it were still stored the Icefield Mammoth tenderloin and Deep-Sea Giant Octopus tentacles scavenged from the Pig-Faced Butcher's meat locker.

The energy density of those items was several orders of magnitude higher than ordinary mutated flesh.

Calculating at an 8% conversion rate...

He didn't continue the calculation.

The numbers were too beautiful; he was afraid he'd get carried away if he calculated them.

While her talent was powerful, her combat endurance was absurdly short—like a phone at 5% battery, ready to shut down at any moment.

The system notifications weren't over yet.

A series of level-up settlements followed immediately.

[Shen Wanbing: Level increased to Lv.5! Received free attribute points * 12!]

[Jiang Yanxue: Level increased to Lv.6! Received free attribute points * 12!]

[Shen Wanxing: Level increased to Lv.5! Received free attribute points * 12!]

[Su Xiaoqi: Level increased to Lv.5! Received free attribute points * 12!]

All four people leveled up at the same time.

After scanning all the pop-ups, Chen Chen leaned back against the seat and pulled down his multi-functional tactical goggles to hang around his neck.

"Don't rush to sleep yet."

"I'll decide the attribute point distribution."

Shen Wanbing had no objections; she turned from the passenger seat, waiting to hear the arrangements.

Jiang Yanxue crossed her arms, her chin slightly raised, a posture that meant—speak, I'm listening.

Shen Wanxing sat obediently, hands resting on her knees.

Su Xiaoqi was still licking the purple-black juice off her fingers; she only looked up when she heard Chen Chen speak, with a ring of it smeared around her mouth.

"Shen Wanbing, +8 to spirit, +4 to constitution. Your radar is the eyes of the entire team; your spirit pool must be deep enough, but your constitution cannot be any lower. I won't have time to wipe your nose if you get another nosebleed from forced detection next time."

Shen Wanbing's lips moved, but she said nothing, completing the distribution on the virtual panel.

"Jiang Yanxue, +6 to agility, +6 to constitution. You have to drive, handle guns, and fight in close quarters; you can't afford to lack in any of them."

Jiang Yanxue nodded, crisp and decisive.

"Shen Wanxing—"

"Add it all to luck!" Shen Wanxing answered quickly.

Chen Chen glanced at her.

"Getting smarter, are we?"

Shen Wanxing shook her head triumphantly.

She had long realized that on this vehicle, her greatest value was those golden hands—whatever she tapped exploded with loot.

The higher her luck value, the more outrageous the drops, and the more secure her position in the team.

"Su Xiaoqi."

"Mm-hmm!" Su Xiaoqi nodded vigorously, the finger still in her mouth.

"+8 to constitution, +4 to agility. Your output relies on eating, but taking hits relies on yourself. With a bit more constitution, next time you jump out to beat up a monster, at least don't let the rebounding bone fragments pierce your hand."

Su Xiaoqi looked down at the few tiny cracks on the knuckles of her right hand—when she smashed the mutated-grade boss with that punch earlier, fragments of its calcified shell had rebounded and cut her skin.

She hadn't made a sound when it hurt, but now that Chen Chen mentioned it, she felt the stinging pain of the wounds.

"Oh..." She pouted and honestly allocated the attributes as Chen Chen said.

After the distribution was finished, the cabin quieted down again.

The engine maintained a low-power levitation state, with blue electric arcs silently dancing beneath the vehicle.

Chen Chen took the mental shielding device out from the silver-grade storage ring, activated it, and let it float on the roof of the vehicle. A purple force field slowly expanded, completely erasing the entire "Ghost Fortress" from the sensory layer of this wasteland.

Chen Chen opened the small refrigerated compartment next to the driver's seat, pulled out a bottle of purified water, unscrewed it, and took two gulps.

Then he brought up his own panel, looked at the string of numbers, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

The traits of all four women had evolved, and their levels had all risen.

His attribute pool had thickened once more, his firepower supplies had just been fully replenished, and the vehicle had upgraded to the Level 12 "Ghost Fortress" form.

The comprehensive combat power of this five-person team could no longer be confronted head-on by ordinary factions in District 069.

And they had only traveled one-third of the way through the Flesh Wasteland.