Chapter 356: Level‑Six Vehicle

There's talk of everything, but the emergence of the regional leaderboard has had a slight effect on them.

Tonight's regional channel is much more peaceful than usual, even carrying a sense of conviviality. People encourage each other, and many exclaim, "True feelings still exist among humans."

Cheng Shuili doesn't object to this, but watching a group that quarrels daily suddenly become "you good, I good" is still quite surreal.

It is worth mentioning that those newly formed factions are still recruiting, repeatedly posting recruitment notices on the regional channel.

But few people in the subregion are willing to join a faction, and with several major powers already ahead, these small factions will likely struggle to find members.

She quietly scrolled through the regional channel, yawned, and closed the panel.

"Countdown… should it be ending now?"

As the words finished, a white light of unknown origin enveloped the entire vehicle.

Cheng Shuili felt relieved, lay back on the bed, raised her hand to shield the glaring white light, and began waiting patiently.

A moment later, the vehicle had taken on a different appearance.

Su Rui had fallen asleep on the sofa, and when the upgrade shifted the sofa's position, she fell straight off.

Cheng Shuili, of course, did as well.

The two exchanged a glance in the dim light, both looking somewhat bewildered.

Cheng Shuili raised her hand to rub her disheveled hair, then set off to wander around this unfamiliar "home."

Hmm…

Not only has the space doubled, but it also now features a complete three‑bedroom, one living room, one kitchen, one bathroom layout.

Stepping through the car door leads into the entrance area; a few steps further, one truly enters the living space. The first thing that catches the eye is the living room, whose area is more than twice as large as before. The sofa that caused Su Rui to fall now sits against the wall, opposite a sleek wall; if a projector and movies can be installed in the future, perhaps one could watch films here.

One side of the living room connects to a semi‑open small kitchen.

Cheng Shuili walked over, her fingers gliding over the cold metal stove and compact sink; the cabinets were empty, but with this foundation, there will be plenty of space for food that no longer needs to be stored in a refrigerator.

Opposite the kitchen, on the other side, is a closed door.

Cheng Shuili pushed it open; her previous bathroom had been merged into it.

It includes a toilet, shower, and washbasin—all fully equipped.

Moreover, each area has been exquisitely renovated, continuing the style Cheng Shuili had before.

As for the renovation result, she is certainly satisfied.

But…

180 energy stones! And they turned the car into a three‑bedroom, one‑living‑room house?

Cheng Shuili certainly has no issue with the renovation nor with the current interior space of the vehicle, but… the system didn't even generate another 001 to placate her!

After seeing the upgrade result, Cheng Shuili felt a bit disappointed, while Su Rui was quite enthusiastic.

The secondary bedroom also has a bed, so she won't have to sleep on the sofa anymore.

And in a way this is a new home; she opened the car door and asked Cheng Shuili to go out together, calling it, "Let's experience the feeling of coming home."

Cheng Shuili, though a bit disappointed, couldn't bear to let her further disappointed, so she went out with her.

Su Rui raised her hand to cover her mouth, cleared her throat a few times, adding a sense of ceremony, then prepared to open the car door. Her hand rested on the handle, and she glanced up unintentionally, "Eh? What's that?"

Cheng Shuili heard this and followed her gaze.

On the roof of the car, an additional compact, angular crossbow device had appeared.

It is entirely matte black, with strong, powerful limbs; the bolt groove is deep, and a single alloy crossbow bolt, shimmering with a cold light, is already in place, its tip angled toward the sky, exuding the deadly deterrence characteristic of cold weapons.

"This is… a crossbow?" Su Rui looked up, her voice filled with incredulous surprise.

Cheng Shuili's eyes lit up instantly.

She brought up the vehicle panel and indeed found new information:

【Unlocked external weapon mount point (1/1).】

【Current equipment: Hound-type Automatic Crossbow (Base Model). Status: Ready to fire.】

Ammunition: 1/10. (Note: bolts are recoverable.)】

Weapon! Roof‑mounted weapon!

The disappointment in Cheng Shuili's heart had long vanished, replaced by a feeling of eager anticipation.

She now wants to test this thing's lethality!

Cheng Shuili turned her head and spotted a good target: the monster eyeing the shield from outside.

Some were familiar, but most were completely unknown and looked even more terrifying.

Cheng Shuili gave one of the monsters a smile.

In the dim light, the monster couldn't see the human's facial expression, but it knew that the little prey's gaze had just landed on it.

Thus the monster became excited as well.

It let out a roar and lunged forward desperately, its claws scraping the vehicle's shield, producing a grating, teeth‑aching noise.

Cheng Shuili's smile deepened, her gaze as cold as ice.

She contemplated how to use the roof's crossbow bolt; she had already walked around the cabin, but hadn't entered the cockpit to check, so she guessed the control should be in the cockpit.

Cheng Shuili told Su Rui to wait outside and watch the bolt's power up close, then stepped onto the vehicle herself.

She pushed open the cockpit door, and Cheng Shuili immediately saw the changes inside.

The steering wheel was still there, but beneath it a strange transparent panel had appeared, and a red button was added at the lower left.

The panel emitted a blue glow, looking decidedly high‑tech.

Cheng Shuili crouched, lightly tapped with her hand, studied it for a while, and successfully opened the bolt's firing interface.

In an instant, an extremely simple virtual aiming overlay covered part of her view, with a pale‑blue crosshair at its center that moved slowly as she shifted her finger.

Although it was manual aiming, the speed was not slow.

She got into the vehicle, but Su Rui remained outside, since those monsters hadn't lost their target and were all highly active.

Cheng Shuili aligned the reticle with the most restless monster that kept striking the shield, lifted her lips and uttered two words: "Good night."

The next moment, she raised her hand and pressed the red button.

Swoosh—!

A deep, fierce sound of air being torn rang out!

The matte black crossbow on the car roof jolted violently, and a drawn bolt became a barely visible black line that instantly ripped through the air!

The roaring monster outside the shield fell silent.

The bolt pierced its skull with unparalleled precision; the massive kinetic energy passed straight through it, then continued through several other monsters, and the remaining force hurled their bodies backward, landing with a "thump" a few meters away.

Dark liquid spread slowly beneath their bodies, then turned into specks and vanished.