Chapter 8

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

As he reached the van, Crowe immediately used the [Basic Armored Vehicle Modification Card] on it. After receiving the three-minute notification from the system, he took a look at the progress of Marina and the other two members.

At this time, Marina and the other two had just left the dormitory building more than 100 feet away and had just moved to the pile of abandoned bicycles.

He signaled for the three of them to run quickly. Marina understood what Crowe meant and immediately ran to the left of the convenience store with Sean and Joan. There was a cafe, roughly 50 feet away from the convenience store. The shop’s door had already lost its color with half of the glass counter broken, and the rest was covered in thick dust.

He signaled for the three of them to run quickly. Marina understood what Crowe meant and immediately ran to the left of the convenience store with Sean and Joan. There was a cafe, roughly 50 feet away from the convenience store. The shop’s door had already lost its color with half of the glass counter broken, and the rest was covered in thick dust.

Crowe signaled for the three of them to hide inside the cafe. He took into consideration that the three of them moved at a slower pace, and the modification of the armored vehicle should not be openly revealed in front of them. After the three entered the cafe, Crowe shifted his attention to observe the changes in the van.

More than half of the silver-gray exterior paint had fallen off, and the exposed metal shell had become rusty after prolonged exposure to the wind and rain. All of a sudden, it seemed that the card had begun modifying the vehicle.

The paint that had fallen off the van’s exterior was shrouded in a faint halo. Soon, a layer of dark black exterior paint covered it, and the rust on the metal shell also slowly vanished. The thickness of the iron shell gradually increased, soon reaching the thickness of a layer of bulletproof steel armor. The heavy exterior gave people a strong sense of awesomeness. It was as if what was placed in front of them was not a modified vehicle, but a fierce and beastly vehicle.

Then, the body of the van gradually lengthened, and the size of the whole vehicle doubled. Even the tires began to become bigger and thicker, and the surface of the glass windows seemed to be covered in a liquid, and it condensed into a top-grade bulletproof glass that was as hard as diamonds. At the same time, the rearview mirrors on both sides of the van and the seats inside the van also began to change.

Looking at the armored vehicle that had yet to be completely modified, Crowe silently clicked his tongue. He felt so tiny in comparison when he stood in front of the vehicle. Just as he wanted to further observe the changes in the interior of the van, from the rear view mirror he caught sight of a horde of zombies surging towards their direction.

“I did not expect the zombies to find the little bear placed for distraction so quickly. The modification process still requires 2 minutes. Let’s hide for now.”

Crowe didn’t expect the zombie horde to return so soon. The modification progress was only halfway done, and he couldn’t start the vehicle while the modification was still on-going.

However, as long as the zombies weren’t provoked, it would probably take them two minutes to wander back to the convenience store at a distance of more than 300 feet. At that time, the van would have been completely modified, and what awaited them would be a merciless rampage.

At this moment, the silence broke. A sneeze was heard from the cafe about 50 feet away. The strange sound reached the ears of the zombie at the front, and it let out a violent roar. Like a chain reaction, the horde grew active and turned toward the sound. More than a hundred zombies pounced toward the cafe, along with dozens of zombies making their way toward the convenience store as well. 

“F*ck! I asked them to stay hidden and keep quiet! Was that so difficult to obey?”

Hiding behind the vehicle, Crowe looked at the crazed zombies and lost the will to complain anymore. Sure enough, when everything was going according to plan someone had to throw a wrench in the works.

Crowe was powerless and could not help the three people in the cafe. He could only pray that they could last until the modification of the armored vehicle was completed. As he thought about what to do, Crowe opened the door and sat inside the vehicle. The transformation of the interior far exceeded his imaginations.

The space that was originally only seven seaters doubled. The heavily damaged interior of the vehicle disappeared without a trace and the seats had their cushions replaced with premium leather that was perfectly wrapped around it. The most eye-catching change was the control system of the entire vehicle. The central control system had all been modified into an intelligent high-level central control system.

‘We’re only half a minute away from starting this armored vehicle!’

Through the bulletproof windshield, Crowe could clearly see the zombies swarming into the cafe. They were like hungry wolves with red eyes, trying to crush the entire shop.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the dozens of zombies that surrounded the vehicle. They fumbled about searching for Crowe, but ignored the armored vehicle, as if the vehicle did not exist in their eyes. He was left in confusion, until he asked for the system to explain the phenomenon.

“The body of the modified armored vehicle was expanded with a large amount of sponges, which brought about a high degree of soundproofing effect. In addition, the bulletproof glass had the anti-peeping function, which prevented the zombies from looking through the vehicle. It could be said that as long as one sat in the armored vehicle, with food and water out of the picture, one could almost become the last survivor of this apocalypse!”

“Ding! [Basic Armored Vehicle Modification] completed!”

“Ding! Startup program of the armored vehicle has been successfully loaded!”

As the system’s notification rang, the keyhole that was originally used to ignite the vehicle turned into a fingerprint identification button. Crowe tentatively placed his finger on the start button. A faint red light appeared, followed by the entire body of the vehicle beginning to rumble.

Buzz! Buzz!

As the vehicle shook, the powerful engine roared. It was as if a beast that had been dormant for a long time suddenly woke up and was prepared to rush forward with an unstoppable momentum.

In an instant, the zombies who were dragging their broken bodies and wandering around the vehicle, became ferocious. They turned around and roared at the armored vehicle at the same time. The zombies that were originally attacking the cafe also swarmed over from all directions. The sound of the roaring engine was so loud that even the zombies that were a few hundred feets away from him turned around and roared as they crazily pounced towards Crowe. Even though Crowe was in the safety of the armored vehicle, he felt his body go numb for a moment at the sight of hundreds of zombies rushing towards him. Without any further delay, he immediately stepped on the accelerator.

Boom!

A circle of white smoke rose from the bottom of the vehicle as the engine roared fiercely. The armored vehicle was like a black beast that had just woken up from a deep sleep as it charged out ferociously!

Roar!

The zombies surrounding the front of the vehicle were instantly sent flying under the strong force of the armored vehicle.

Creak! Creak!

Crowe drove the armored vehicle and rampaged around, crushing all the zombies that were caught in his path. The tires rubbed against the ground, emitting white smoke, and a large number of bones on the ground were turned into dust.

Soon enough, the area in front of the convenience store was comparable to hell on Earth. Countless pieces of flesh and blood were stirred up. Although there were quite a number of zombies, the armored vehicle was a force to be reckoned with. A large amount of fresh blood sprayed on the ground, and one by one, the corpses fell to the ground and were crushed into minced meat. Crowe was having the time of his life as he continuously slaughtered the zombies. He did not notice that the system’s reward notifications had been going off non-stop.

Another ten minutes passed, and the last zombie was now minced meat.

Screech!

Crowe slammed on the brakes and parked the armored vehicle in front of the cafe. He reached out to open the vehicle door and shouted into the depths of the shop.

“Is there anyone alive? If there is, hurry up and get in the vehicle!”

After waiting for a while, right when Crowe thought that Marina and the other two had been eaten by the zombies, suddenly the sound of hurried footsteps could be heard. The three of them walked out of the cafe with disheveled hair and dirty faces.

Right before their eyes, they saw a scene that was even bloodier than a slaughterhouse, and the smell of blood in the air was so strong as if it had solidified, making them pale with disgust. They immediately bent down to retch.

…

“Cr… Crowe, why are you sitting in an armored vehicle? Wasn’t it a van before?”

“If I said I found this vehicle by the roadside, would you have believed me?”

After getting into the vehicle, Marina finally couldn’t help but ask about the origins of the armored vehicle. Sean and Joan were also curious, but they didn’t dare to say anything.

Crowe had expected them to doubt the origins of the armored vehicle. He never intended to share the information, so instead he found a random reason to prevaricate. As for whether they believed it or not, it did not concern him..