[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in-":3,"chapter-sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-457":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Sequence Highway Survival: I Upgrade Supplies in the Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},560745,811,"Chapter 458: Something in the Dark","sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-457",457,"\u003Cp>The smoke spread, just like before, instantly engulfing the entire shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white mist swallowed everything, including the wall of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it was swallowed, Chen Ye could clearly feel that many, many more things had appeared outside the wall of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They... were here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those tall, slender figures looming indistinctly beyond the firelight were like demons crawling out from hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden among them were several Festering Anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Festering Anomalies stood with their heads bowed amidst the crowd of Anomalies, appearing particularly out of place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the smoke spread, Chen Ye could distinctly sense that something seemed different this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many changes had occurred among those things in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, the number of Door-Opening Anomalies with normal human silhouettes had decreased dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, through the feedback from the Smoke Breath Mist, Chen Ye sensed something different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were four headless, towering figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These headless figures were much taller than the previous tall, slender ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick chains, as thick as arms, hung from their bodies—not just their torsos, but also their wrists and ankles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each step, one could feel the clanking and rattling of the chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were like prisoners shackled in the Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just this, Chen Ye wouldn't have thought much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were merely different types of Anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what made Chen Ye's pupils contract sharply were the other things associated with these prisoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These prisoners moved in groups of four, two in front and two behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where each prisoner's head should be, they balanced a massive log as thick as an adult's thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These logs seemed to serve as their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the two logs was a wooden platform, and in the center of that platform sat an ancient, eerie chair radiating a sinister aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gray, cold mist emanated from the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chains from the four prisoners extended towards that sinister great chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four thick chains were tethered to the legs of the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the master had gone to the restroom and tied his pet dogs to the chair to keep them from running off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding area was a vacuum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Anomalies seemed to fear this presence greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Festering Anomalies, which had kept their heads bowed all along, kept their distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye's Blood Eye flickered frantically...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This oppressive feeling made the blood in his entire body seethe with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lina was enveloped by the smoke, and the sensation of losing all her senses washed over her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared blankly at the vast expanse of white around her, feeling her own insignificance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart trembled slightly once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Mr. Chen's true power!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I've become a Superhuman, before him, I'm nothing but a slightly stronger ant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small sense of pride she felt earlier was once again reined in by this thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Xu Lina felt her gaze could actually penetrate this layer of mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could question it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye's voice sounded in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be nervous, they... are here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a small positive side effect of the Blood Moon Blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Moon Blessing had blessed the Smoke Breath Mist ability, simultaneously enhancing Chen Ye's control over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, the Smoke Breath Mist was a double-edged sword; whether ally or enemy, anyone entering it would have their perception blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Chen Ye himself was unrestricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye could grant perception restoration to more people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just never told anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even back at the No-Rules Race venue, he hadn't revealed this change in his ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, since leaving Oasis, he hadn't had many opportunities to use the Smoke Breath Mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when he truly used it, Chu Che and the others were no longer around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Chen Ye didn't feel the need to hold back any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lina stood inside the shelter, peering through the gaps in the wood at those pitch-black figures, her body trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw them clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially outside the wall of fire, those four headless prisoners carrying that chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite now being a Superhuman, her Sequence level was too low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the numbering issue of the Corroding Marrow Six Eyes, she hadn't become a powerful Superhuman like Liu Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two pistols appeared in Xu Lina's hands at some unknown moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hollow tail at the back of her head writhed and coiled in the air like a venomous snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye narrowed his eyes. He wasn't looking at those tall, slender figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor was he looking at the chair carried by the headless prisoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was looking deeper into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed there was still something else...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the area outside the wall of fire was teeming with indistinct figures as far as the eye could see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expression on the face of a short Door-Opening Anomaly seemed more vivid than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wore a look of deep resentment as it stared at the vast expanse of white mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These most common Door-Opening Anomalies began entering the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fierce flames burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Door-Opening Anomaly approached the wall of fire, and its agonized, piercing scream was silenced the moment it left its mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Chen Ye thought this time might be relatively easy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those tall, slender figures began walking into the Smoke Breath Mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They searched around aimlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light from the flames had minimal effect on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't due to the Smoke Breath Mist's shielding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the scorching, burning wall of fire, effective against the lowest-level Anomalies,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had very limited effect on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They finally reached the front of the shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall, slender figures began eagerly searching for the location of a \"door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These creatures possessing unimaginable strength frantically assaulted the shelter's main gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire shelter shook under their tremendous force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mixed among them were several Festering Anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foul-smelling pus seeped from their bodies, beginning to corrode the shelter's door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the surroundings were filled with this white mist,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for these creatures, the mist had now lost its ability to obstruct their vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew why these beings were so obsessively fixated on \"doors,\" such an ordinary structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Ye didn't dare to test it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the shelter's main door had been built sturdier and more solid than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Monster Pickup Truck also extended its tentacles, firmly bracing against the shelter's door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye also used the Smoke Breath Mist to simulate a structure, blocking the shelter's door completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The survivors hidden inside Bus Number Seven tightly gripped their weapons, nervously staring into the white mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye hadn't granted them perception restoration permissions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, they still couldn't hear, see, or smell...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For ordinary people, perhaps ignorance was a form of bliss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the entire door-breaking event only persisted for a little over ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the door shattered, Chen Ye repeated his old trick, completely destroying the entire shelter door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making this \"door\" instantly cease to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall, slender figures roared in anger, but the sound was still inaudible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, with the help of the survivors,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Door-Opening Anomalies charging into the shelter interior triggered traps previously set by the convoy members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buying them a little more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, they reached the last line of defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye had made all preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just needed to hold on for ten more minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last few minutes would be his time to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye witnessed an extremely bizarre phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the nearby Bus Number Seven, the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman walked out in a daze, stepping right into the midst of the crowd of Anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the bus door slammed shut tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the scent of a living person stimulated these Door-Opening Anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Door-Opening Anomalies swarmed towards the dazed woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye recognized this woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was one of the three who had pushed someone off the leaf litter layer earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chen Ye recalled the scene of feeding koi fish in the park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed all the Door-Opening Anomalies were stimulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those that had been about to attack Chen Ye ran over instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye didn't know how long the entire process lasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only knew that when the Door-Opening Anomalies turned their attention back to Bus Number Seven and the Monster Pickup Truck,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another person got off the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Lina, I... I would die for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, the person seemed to go mad, charging directly outside the shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The living human scent once again ignited the hunting desire of all the Door-Opening Anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze pierced through the Monster Pickup Truck's windshield, looking directly at the situation on Bus Number Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, Xu Lina also turned her head and looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye saw that within Xu Lina's two eyes, six pupils were slowly rotating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his own Blood Eye also began to rotate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a lion receiving a challenge from hyenas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lina slightly lowered her eyes, her red lips moving gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye could clearly see what Xu Lina was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chen, my little secret, don't tell anyone, okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headlights turned on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding Anomalies, stimulated by the light, retreated in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cough sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Anomalies were weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye stepped out of the vehicle, blade in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Smoke Breath Mist, countless Crawlers were simulated, attacking the Anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Lina was stunned for a moment, then imitated Chen Ye's actions, launching her own attacks against the Anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The survivors trembled inside the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the sedan chair carried by the headless prisoners remained standing there from beginning to end, completely motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That chair was perpetually wreathed in cold mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until 0:30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Anomalies retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also slowly withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their appearance was like they had come to watch a performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a daze, Chen Ye seemed to see a blood-red eye within the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eye exactly identical to the one in his own left socket.\u003C\u002Fp>",1691,"2026-05-30T15:16:55.252Z","2026-06-01T04:31:34.172Z",1,"novelbin.me","8824166610dcd154e6f32d7507b41dd6f6124bb04d991eb18b123c88dd695266","sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-458","sequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--chapter-456",465,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsequence-highway-survival-i-upgrade-supplies-in--cover.jpg"]