Chapter 333: The Crow Is a God!

As for the needed materials.

Yes, we have them.

These things are basic supplies; even energy stones are now common. Not to mention 180 of them— we could even muster one thousand eight hundred Cheng Shuili.

But having them is one thing; actually using that many materials to upgrade Cheng Shuili would surely hurt.

She thought, with nothing idle in her hands, she used the Abyssal Ring as a porter to bring everything over, then Cheng Shuili inhaled deeply and pressed the upgrade!

The panel refreshed instantly, and a countdown appeared.

This upgrade will take... 24 hours, that is, a full day.

Only at this time tomorrow will Cheng Shuili see the upgraded level‑6 vehicle and the number of fragments needed for the next upgrade.

It shouldn't double again, right? Straight to 1,200 pieces?

Honestly, everyone should just stop upgrading.

Even a week's output of these supply crates on the highway doesn't reach that amount, does it?

Anyway, the vehicle finally upgraded again.

Cheng Shuili thought, and Qing Qing sighed.

It's already level 6, but I don't know what the max level is, or maybe...

Does the vehicle really have a max level?

Just like this silent, wordless road that stretches endlessly into the distance, does it really have an end?

Almost midnight.

The regional channel, which should have had few messages, became unusually lively because a brand‑new disaster is imminent.

"It's already this time, any informed bro or sis willing to drop a hint? Anyway it won't affect anything, right?"

"I think what you say makes sense! But those who know about the next disaster won't think your words make sense."

"What tongue‑twister are you talking about? Isn't it about blowing information sharing? Where are the Black Feather folks? Come out and tell us what the next disaster is, and I'll believe your info‑sharing!"

"The one upstairs is hitting the abacus beads, I even heard it in my car."

"Give up, brother, I'm serious, you'd be better off calling the Dark Star folks out. Black Feather members are all elites, not easy to fool."

The statement wasn't a problem by itself, but adding "Black Feather members are all elites" makes it a big issue.

The Dark Star members immediately exploded: "What do you mean?"

The smell of gunpowder in the regional channel instantly thickened.

"Literal meaning! What, the Dark Star big boss can't stand it? The truth is always harsh."

"Elites? Just a bunch of vulture‑type group‑huggers! That title last time, wasn't it snatched by your Black Feather people?"

"What do you mean 'our Black Feather people'! Look, I'm just a passerby, the crowd's eyes are crystal clear! Everything I say is factual, so? We speak our side, you don't like to see it, you shut the regional channel! Does Dark Star still want to silence all passersby?"

"Dark Star really has such great prestige!"

"With such prestige, could you do something for us who haven't joined any faction? What is the next disaster? Could you drop a hint?"

"If he knows, he'd just go to sleep; how could he sit with us waiting for dawn?"

"The sisters upstairs are absolutely right! Why are there no Black Feather players speaking? They've all gone to sleep, who cares about the disaster?"

"Why all the noise? It's almost midnight, time to count down!"

"Waiting for a disaster and the countdown already started."

They said that, and indeed they started the countdown according to the system's time.

When the numbers jumped to zero, everyone subconsciously held their breath.

The Black Feather's famous night owl Xinxue, of course, didn't rest.

She sprang up, intending to see what was happening outside, but perhaps from staying up too late, her vision went black before clearing slowly.

Xinxue, a bit annoyed, opened the panel and glanced.

Great, the health value didn't even pass.

So now she's a person with huge strength, lightning speed, excellent stamina, but an unqualified constitution?

System, take a look yourself—does this make sense?

After Xinxue finished her rant, she remembered the real matter, slapped her forehead, feeling her memory was both poor and too good.

Absolutely must not stay up late any more!

Thinking that, she leaned against the window and looked outside.

Outside...

Seems like nothing changed, huh?

Could it be phased? Some periods have toxic fog, some don't, alternating like that?

Xinxue guessed, then quickly realized a problem.

Even before, with this kind of time‑segmented disaster, it always appeared the moment it refreshed!

Did Lao Da mispredict?

That thought popped into Xinxue's mind, but as soon as it did, she dismissed it.

Absolutely impossible!

Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, in Xinxue's eyes, is a god!

A god cannot make mistakes!

Thinking that, Xinxue couldn't help but marvel at her own insight.

Back then, although Lao Da was already Number One and had been announced server‑wide, many didn't think highly of her; only Xinxue quickly recognized her awesomeness and immediately latched onto her leg!

Indeed, she was truly clever.

Xinxue thought, a smile already curving her lips.

Being so clever, she naturally wouldn't rashly open windows or doors to go out and look; she first opened the regional channel and looked at the statements here.

"What's the situation outside? Why is there not a single sound?"

"Has the disaster been delayed? Is the system stuck on a bug?"

"Are you kidding? The system's most chaotic Instance was the one Ge Wudi shouted out, the Instance. And that was just because it was a day off; there was nothing special about it, how could any problem arise!"

"You sound so logical, now why don't you tell us what's actually going on?"

That's a bit unreasonable, right?

Xinxue made a snarky comment, thought it over, and finally went to the cockpit to turn on the car lights.

When the light appeared, everything became clear!

The car lights pierced the darkness; wherever the beam reached, the sight made Xinxue gasp a cold breath.

Outside the window was not empty; instead, it was filled with an extremely thin, almost completely transparent mist.

It was so faint that in the deep night without any strong light source, the naked eye could barely detect it.

Only when the car light's beam passes through can one faintly see the extremely fine, twisted‑air refraction within the light, like steam at high temperature—silent, invisible, yet omnipresent.

"My god..." Xinxue muttered to herself, "Is this the toxic fog?"

Xinxue sat back in the driver's seat, took a deep breath, and only then realized that inside the vehicle seemed absolutely safe; the mist appeared not to seep into the vehicle.

Then... getting out?

Xinxue is bold; she put on a gas mask, thought for a moment, and then turned on the emergency oxygen circulation device that Lao Da had sent her before bedtime.

She didn't know if it would work, but having it on always made her feel a bit more at ease.

She thought, carefully opened the door, then slammed it shut in an instant.

Xinxue Qing Qing patted her own head, really, she kept wanting to go down and experiment, forgetting that it was night!

Those monsters can't bite people, but they're really terrifying!

When she got a little closer to these things, Xinxue felt completely uncomfortable.