Chapter 239: Hunting Route and Personal Panel

The sun shone brightly, the convoy drove along the highway.

On the tour bus, Lin An lay with half‑closed eyes on the recliner.

The dark‑red blood pool, as if alive, swirled around him, trembling on its own.

Four fully loaded trucks and one bus.

He planned to bring people back halfway first to pick up Gao Tian.

The team's voice communication has a hundred‑kilometer range; might as well use it.

The remaining convoy was still moving things at the weapons test site, after all there were far too many scattered experimental equipments.

Moreover, food was scarce at the test site, so Lin An simply left a few Awakened Ones from the base there to go to the town and scavenge some food.

There was no choice; the supplies in his ring had been dumped into the warehouse when he last returned to the base, leaving only enough for a small team to last three months.

The bus drove smoothly.

Mo Ling slept on his right, while Wen Ya sat by the left‑window sketching.

Zhang Tie crouched on the bus tinkering with his beloved experimental Gatling.

As he said, he wanted to modify the Gatling gun to spew blue fire, for which he pestered Colonel Chu all the way.

He had also decided on the personnel for the upcoming mutant hunt.

Gao Tian, Zhang Tie, Mo Ling, plus himself—exactly four people.

Only a few days remained until the Amoeba Worm dungeon.

If his strength didn't improve a bit, he would really feel uneasy.

The mission difficulty is dynamic; the dangerous‑horror rating is based on his current strength.

For this, Lin An had to stay vigilant.

Even the lowest difficulty is dangerous, making it hard to guess what scene the Amoeba Worm dungeon actually is.

You should know that when he received the mission, ordinary Second Level mutants posed no threat to him, not to mention his many trump cards.

Thus, this dungeon run is far from simple.

Therefore, he planned to bring Xiong Hanzi on the dungeon run; this guy is useful in any situation.

Meat shield, blast a path.

After leveling up, Zhang Tie can also learn Steel Body; his defense will surpass his, making him the team's most reliable flesh‑and‑blood wall.

Gao Tian must also be brought along, to guard against an extremely powerful boss.

With the Hunt Lock bug talent, Gao Tian undoubtedly works wonders against this type of enemy.

Between Mo Ling and Wen Ya, Lin An hesitated for a long time.

In the end he still chose to bring Mo Ling.

Wen Ya can boost the whole team's strength, but her self‑preservation ability is too weak.

The Mental Power Barrier works only on zombies; who knows what enemies the Amoeba Worm dungeon actually has.

But Mo Ling is different.

After her talent turns her into an Undead Body, her self‑preservation greatly increases; she won't die as long as her skull isn't shattered.

Moreover, she can ignore and control any resurrected dead, performing well against spiritual beings or similar enemies.

As for An Jing Tian and Chu An...

As a female acting base commander, Wen Ya's deterrence is insufficient; An Jing Tian must step in to intimidate.

Moreover, training also requires Jing Tian to lead the team.

Chu An stays at the base, handling all affairs, and Lin An feels more at ease.

The only worry is that after he leaves, the base's high‑end combat strength will be insufficient, but after hauling back so many weapons and equipment, there should be no major problem.

Around Linjiang Academy there are no major cities, and in his past life Linjiang had never heard of any powerful figures.

Demon Hunter Gao Tian can be considered the strongest in this war zone from his past life.

All that remains is the route for hunting mutants.

He plans to go to the southwestern city cluster of Linjiang City, namely the area near Linjiang Yiyuan.

By the way, he will bring Mo Ling's sister back.

If the hunt goes smoothly, Lin An also plans to explore the hospital again.

He certainly hasn't forgotten the abnormalities there.

One is a red‑clad little girl, suspected to be a Third Level mutant.

One is the place where the Black Dragon first appeared, perhaps hiding some secret.

As for the infant cries in the underground parking lot, Lin An plans to give up investigating.

He remembers that corpse snakes appeared there; although they no longer threaten him, the place still feels eerie.

Of course, if the red‑clad girl returns there, Lin An will definitely flee without hesitation.

With his current strength, he can still withstand a few hits and escape without problem.

But a head‑on confrontation would surely be a dead end.

Last time the Black Dragon deceived her; trying to deceive her again won't be that easy.

As for the city center, the key dropped by the Suturer at Wanda Plaza and the Origin Land...

After thinking, Lin An still plans to wait until the corpse tide attack ends before going.

One reason is that the Suturer's strength is somewhat odd; he always feels that monster was in a weakened state then.

Although the Suturer back then was already terrifying, if the Black Dragon hadn't intervened, he would have died long ago.

But that strength also doesn't match what a top‑tier Second Level mutant should have.

That place probably has some problem just like the underground parking lot.

Moreover.

Near the city entrance's corpse mountain, that suspected third‑level mutant also headed for the city center.

Not having yet reached the peak of the second level, Lin An still does not intend to face a third‑level mutant.

The strength gap between the second and third levels is simply an unbridgeable chasm.

Like the red‑clothed girl from before, a casual glance could severely injure him.

If it had attacked me then, with power similar to when it struck the black dragon, I would already have been turned into fireworks.

Therefore, around Mengpa Guesthouse, just hunting mutants will do.

In my past life, many mutants had appeared there.

After confirming the route, Lin An opened the personal panel he hadn't looked at for a long time:

"Character Info: Lin An (1st‑level Awakened Ones, Player Level: 2)"

"Next Player Level (5/16), Next Awakened Ones Rank (11/16)"

"Current Title: 【Fire Thief】"

"Current Form: 【Fearful Body】18% (opens the Door of Desire at 20%)"

"Reputation: 10 points (10/110)"

"Strength: 28.4"

"Agility: 27.4"

"Constitution: 27.4"

"Willpower: 33.8"

"Equipment:"

"【Electromagnetic Cannon (Gray Special)】"

"【Doomsday Ring (Black Special)】"

"【Soul‑Calming Sword Sheath (Blue Excellent)】"

"【Grudge Skull (Blue Excellent)】"

"【Rat King's Ring (White Common)】"

"【Spider Silk Belt (White Common)】"

"【Telekinesis Crystal (White Common)】"

"【Suturer's Shell (White Common)】"

"【Soul‑devouring Hand (Orange Epic)】"

"Props: 【Causal Sequence (S‑rank Special)】【Death God Crystal (A‑rank Special)】【Abyss Eye (Special, Key)】【Abyss Aura (1/2)】【Meme Doll (Special First Rank, Dangerous Level)】【Fusion Heart*1 (Blue Special)】【Energy Core*1 (White Common)】【Key*1 (Special)】【Rat King's Token (Special)】【Blood Cocoon 1/1 (White Common)】【Giant Lizard Extract (Potion)*12】【Snake Venom Essence (Potion)*12】【Licker's Spine**2】【Armor‑Piercing Spur Leg*1】【Soul‑Capture Compound Eyes*2】【Marrow Ointment*1】【Rat King Corpse*1】【Ruler Corpse*1】......"

"Supplies: 【Military Individual Rations*100】【Drinking Water*300】【Energy Bars*100】【Licker Corpses*2】【?? Corpse Fragments*1】【Alloy Longswords*3】【Individual Combat Uniforms*4】"

"Awakened Ones Talent: S‑rank Talent – Combat Instinct"

"Equipment Skills: Soul Shriek (Active), Seek (Passive), Resentment Collection (Passive), Soul Reaping (Passive), Undead Army (Active), Withering (Active)"

"1st Level: All Attributes +4 (Ordinary human limit for each stat is 10.)"

【94) "2nd Level: All Attributes +2"

Level 2: All attributes +2

"Savior Template Skills: Judgment Eye, Divine Spur"

"Savior Mission Info: Resist the Corpse Tide"

"Mission Reward: Cain's Blade (Orange Epic), Battlefield Broadcast Permission"

"System Mission Info: Complete the 【Amoeba Worm】 Dungeon"

"Mission Reward:???"

"Contract Partner: S‑rank 【Abyss Black Dragon】 (Dormant State)"

"Demonic Beast: Sand Worm 【Bo Ye Duo】"

"Savior Team Members: Zhang Tie, Wen Ya, Mo Ling, Gao Tian, An Jing Tian"

"Established Faction: Long'an Base (S‑rank Item Doomsday Base Vehicle)"

"Dazzling."

"After sorting out his props and equipment, Lin An couldn't help but feel a thought arise in his mind."

"If I were the boss, dying would trigger an 8×8 big blast..."

"Mutant materials almost piled up into a small hill."

"But upon seeing his own state as Fearful Body, he suddenly fell somewhat silent."

"He remembered that when he first came into contact with the Abyss Eye, the manifestation of fear was still 17%."

"It seems that even without using the Abyss Eye, the rate of transformation will naturally increase."

"Does the Door of Desire begin when it reaches 20%?"

"Lin An gave a wry smile; some things are ultimately unavoidable."

"After suppressing his thoughts, he pulled out the Fusion Heart with a backhand."

"This time hunting mutants, this thing actually comes in handy."

"The Fusion Heart can fuse and upgrade two low‑level mutants, making it perfect for upgrading multi‑explosive equipment."

"By the way, Lin An also wants to obtain a peak second‑level mutant to test just how strong he has become!"