Chapter 1053: Obtaining Light-Type Ability, Encountering a Zombie Horde

The vehicle moved along the road, and Ning Chen looked at the scene before him.

Infected creatures occasionally burst out from both sides of the road, some even chasing their vehicle until they could no longer keep up, at which point they stopped.

Gu Yanqi returned to her room, Facing Huo Jinglin and Lin Yi also entered the room, while Xiao Han sat on the sofa with his eyes closed, resting.

Lin Yi came out of the room, glanced at Xiao Han on the sofa, and sat down in the front passenger seat.

"Ning Chen, can you trust this Xiao Han now?" Lin Yi's voice was especially quiet, as if afraid Xiao Han might hear.

This time Ning Chen did not remain silent; after all, if he did not explain the situation properly to Lin Yi, there would likely be no shortage of suspicion ahead.

"His stance now is the same as ours, and without our help, he probably cannot return to his original world."

Hearing Ning Chen's words, a heavy stone in Lin Yi's heart finally settled.

"That's good. By the way, can we really survive in this world? And how do we go back?"

Leaning against the seatback, Lin Yi asked a question he had never dared to ask in all these days, a question that had lingered in his heart for a long time.

Before, he had been afraid to ask, fearing that asking would yield no result and only lead to disappointment.

But now, having experienced life and death, Lin Yi suddenly saw through many, many things.

"We'll know when the time comes."

Although it was an ambiguous remark, it gave Lin Yi an extraordinary sense of security.

He asked nothing more, but simply looked ahead, quietly accompanying Ning Chen.

Night gradually fell, and the vehicle switched to automatic mode, continuing along the road.

Ning Chen and Lin Yi lowered the seatbacks, lay down on the seats with their eyes closed to rest, covered by the blanket Gu Yanqi had given them.

At this moment, Ning Chen was not sleeping, because he had finally heard the system's voice once again.

But this time, the system still did not communicate with him; everything Ning Chen asked seemed to sink to the bottom of the sea, silent and soundless, with only the system's notification tone ringing out.

"Ding, the RV has been modified; no resource or fuel replenishment is required."

"Ding, congratulations, host, on completing the mission to open the space-time tunnel. You have obtained the Light-type ability. Please explore the method of use on your own."

"Current active mission: Proceed to City F."

After the system finished speaking, Ning Chen felt an energy not belonging to him enter his body.

This energy did not cause discomfort; instead, it produced a very comfortable sensation, filling his entire body with warmth, as if he possessed inexhaustible energy.

Ning Chen opened his eyes; he could clearly feel that his night vision had improved significantly, and even looking at Lin Yi beside him, he could clearly see the rise and fall of his chest as he breathed.

This was a good thing, yet not entirely a good thing.

Ning Chen could roughly guess that in this world there must also be people with abilities, but unlike his own, which he had received out of nowhere, theirs must have been awakened.

The system would not usually grant such a reward; this implied that this world was likely very dangerous, dangerous enough to require new abilities to deal with it, to the extent that even the vehicle's fuel requirement had been canceled.

Ning Chen raised his hand; a faint beam of light appeared in his palm, then scattered into tiny specks that merged into the darkness.

At present, he could not yet operate this ability skillfully, let alone explore its usage as the system had stated.

This was the first time since receiving the system that he had felt such a sense of powerlessness and the system's unreliability.

This time he truly felt how unreliable the system was; fortunately, he had already experienced so much and possessed strong coping abilities.

The vehicle suddenly stopped; Ning Chen frowned slightly and looked outside, only to see countless zombies blocking the road ahead, filling the entire roadway so that the vehicle could not pass.

Ning Chen opened the control panel and checked the map, wondering if he could take a detour.

To the right from here, there was another new road; perhaps they could break through from there.

Ning Chen switched the vehicle to manual mode; he did not turn on the headlights, as his enhanced vision allowed him to see everything clearly.

He slowly reversed the vehicle, intending to bypass these infected creatures.

But after reversing less than fifty meters, he felt something collide with the rear of the vehicle; a huge noise erupted behind the car, forcing Ning Chen to stop.

One wave had not settled before another arose; various objects began falling onto the top of the vehicle, followed by various slapping sounds from all around.

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes; Lin Yi woke up immediately, Xiao Han had already assumed a defensive posture, and Gu Yanqi and Facing Huo Jinglin emerged from the rooms.

No lights were on inside the RV, and outside it was pitch black, with only continuous growls and slapping sounds reaching their ears.

Gu Yanqi was so frightened her legs had gone weak; Facing Huo Jinglin helped her sit on the sofa, then quickly moved to the rear of the driver's seat and asked.

"Ning Ge, what's happening?"

Ning Chen could clearly see the various zombies all around; his calm voice reached everyone's ears.

"Zombies are everywhere around us; I'm afraid we've entered a zombie horde."

Hearing this, Lin Yi's eyes widened, and he cried out in terror: "Damn, could it be that all the zombies in this city have gathered here? No wonder there were so few zombies along the way."

Ning Chen left the driver's seat and glanced at the windows on all sides.

Zombies surrounded the vehicle on all sides, and an additional layer of reinforced iron bars covered the exterior, so they had not directly touched the vehicle's body.

Even so, the rising and falling sounds from all around were enough to cause panic.

"N-Ning Ge, is there anything wrong with the vehicle? Judging by the sounds of the zombies outside, there must be at least dozens of them."

Lin Yi grabbed Ning Chen's arm, his voice trembling with fear.

Ning Chen said nothing, but simply pulled Lin Yi's arm down.

Sitting on the sofa, Gu Yanqi heard no response and grew frightened; in fact, she also wanted to know the answer to this question.

"U-um, is everything okay?" Gu Yanqi asked, her voice trembling.

Seeing this, Ning Chen approached Gu Yanqi, extended his hand, placed it on her shoulder, and replied in a steady voice.

"It's fine, don't worry. No matter how severe the situation, the interior of the vehicle is safe."

With Ning Chen's words, Lin Yi finally felt relieved; he slumped weakly against the edge of the sofa and couldn't help but tease.

"I say, Ning Ge, you're really playing favorites, aren't you? When I ask, you don't speak; when Sister Yanqi asks, you answer. Boo hoo, so there's no love left for me?"

Facing Huo Jinglin, standing nearby, pulled Lin Yi up from the floor and analyzed calmly.

"This vehicle's durability must be extraordinary; after all, it was able to pass through the space-time tunnel, wasn't it?"