NOVEL WEB Chapter 34
Chapter 34: Generous Rewards! LV2 Armored Vehicle Upgrade Card!
Vroom—
The shockwave from the oil tanker explosion lasted several minutes before gradually subsiding, but the dust and heat stirred up in the air lingered for a long time. At this moment, the armored vehicle, under Jarvis’s control, had already left the area and was following the route Jiang Cheng had previously planned, heading towards their destination.
“Damn, that was close …”
In the vehicle, Jiang Cheng shook his head and rubbed his ears, which were still ringing from the explosion. He knew the explosion from the oil tanker would be significant, but he hadn’t expected it to be this massive. Fortunately, the residential buildings had served as a barrier; otherwise, even with the armored vehicle’s strength, they wouldn’t have withstood the terrifying shockwave and intense heat.
He turned to look at Liu Yuqing and found that she had passed out from the shock at some point, her head resting on his shoulder. Just as he was about to wake her up, a series of system notification sounds suddenly exploded in his mind.
“Ding! Successfully killed one ordinary mutated zombie using the mid-level nail gun. Reward: 100 points.”
“Ding! Successfully killed 2,137 zombies using the oil tanker explosion! Reward: 2,137 points.”
“Ding! Successfully killed two ordinary mutated zombies using the oil tanker explosion! Reward: 200 points.”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the ‘Five Hundred Kills’ achievement mission! Reward: [Primary Stamina Enhancer]!”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the ‘One Thousand Kills’ achievement mission! Reward: [Excellent Gorkha Army Knife]!”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the ‘First Mutated Zombie Kill’ achievement mission! Reward: [LV2 Armored Vehicle Upgrade Card]!”
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“I’ve struck it rich … I’ve struck it rich …” With excitement in his eyes, Jiang Cheng quickly opened the system to check the reward log.
“A stamina enhancer? That’s a great item! With strength and neural reflexes already enhanced, this enhancer will perfectly compensate for the stamina shortfall. An excellent Gorkha army knife? Holy crap? An LV2 Armored Vehicle Upgrade Card?”
Jiang Cheng examined each reward one by one. Once all the rewards were delivered, he didn’t hesitate to open the system backpack and start using them.
First, he took out the bottle of [Primary Stamina Enhancer]. The appearance was similar to the strength and neural reflex enhancers he had previously used, only differing in color.
[Primary Stamina Enhancer]: Increases stamina attribute by 20 points permanently within 10 seconds after consumption.
The effect was similar to the other two enhancers, permanently boosting an attribute by 20 points.
After reviewing the effect, Jiang Cheng unscrewed the cap and downed the contents in one gulp.
“Hmm! This tastes pretty good, quite sweet.”
As he savored the sweet taste lingering in his mouth, Jiang Cheng smacked his lips, bracing himself for the impending pain.
Unexpectedly, this time was entirely different from the previous two times. The previous enhancers had caused full-body soreness or intense headaches, but this time, after drinking it, there was no pain. Instead, he felt a pleasant sensation of comfort and boundless energy.
“Awesome!! The sleep deprivation from last night has completely vanished!”
Jiang Cheng clenched his fists, feeling like he had an inexhaustible supply of energy, and couldn’t help but marvel at it.
After getting used to the changes for a couple of minutes, Jiang Cheng turned his attention to the second reward: [Excellent Gorkha Army Knife].
Jiang Cheng drew the excellent Gorkha army knife from its leather sheath, testing its balance and giving it a few casual swings. The blade cut through the air with a faint slicing sound.
Incredibly sharp!
“A significant upgrade, a fine blade indeed!”
With a smile, Jiang Cheng sheathed the knife and turned his attention to the final reward—the one he was most excited about: the LV2 Armored Vehicle Upgrade Card.
[LV2 Armored Vehicle Upgrade Card]: Use this on an LV1 armored vehicle to upgrade it to an LV2 armored vehicle within ten minutes.
“Ten minutes to upgrade to LV2, huh?”
Jiang Cheng stroked his chin, somewhat surprised but understanding. However, to upgrade and modify the armored vehicle, it would need to be parked and powered down.
Jiang Cheng checked the car’s central control screen and saw that they had already traveled five or six kilometers from the supermarket area.
Looking out the window, he noticed that under Jarvis’s control, the armored vehicle had gradually left the bustling Huarong District of Daxi Street. The road was now lined with fewer buildings, with only a few stray zombies visible here and there. Compared to Huarong District, the number of structures had significantly decreased.
Moreover, the road was littered with wrecked or overturned vehicles and skeletons that had been picked clean. As for other survivors who, like him, were trying to leave the Huarong District, he hadn’t encountered a single one.
Whether they had left early, were trapped in the Huarong District and became zombie food, or were killed in the oil tanker explosion, he didn’t know.
“Let’s drive a bit further and find an open area with good visibility and fewer buildings to use it.”
After scouting for a bit, the armored vehicle drove another two or three kilometers down the road, and Jiang Cheng finally found a suitable spot.
It was a crossroads in the outskirts, with no buildings in sight. Although abandoned vehicles were still scattered around, they didn’t pose much of a problem for him.
As for the zombies wandering nearby, he quickly cleared them out with the mid-level nail gun after opening the sunroof.
“Let’s do it here.”
After clearing out the zombies, Jiang Cheng climbed back into the vehicle, closed the sunroof, stowed the nail gun, and took out the [LV2 Armored Vehicle Upgrade Card]. As before, he directly applied it to the armored vehicle.
“Ding! [LV2 Armored Vehicle Upgrade Card] successfully used!”
“Target: Current LV1 Armored Vehicle!”
“Time required: 10 minutes!”
“Upgrading …”
As the card disappeared, the system notification sounded, and at the same time, the LV1 armored vehicle began the upgrade process, transforming from the outside in, just like before.
Ten minutes passed quickly. Jiang Cheng took a few sips of water and waited a bit, and then it was done.
By this time, the LV1 armored vehicle had undergone a complete transformation.
Checking the system display of the LV2 armored vehicle’s stats, he found that not only had the vehicle’s length, width, and height increased, but the interior space had also expanded significantly, now even accommodating a full-sized bed. It was practically a compact RV!
And it even had a storage compartment built in!
The top speed had also been improved, reaching a maximum of 200 km/h!
Moreover, the fuel tank capacity had increased to 500 liters, giving it a range of up to 1,500 kilometers, and it even had its own generator!
Most importantly, the LV2 armored vehicle’s defense level had been upgraded to withstand anti-tank mines! Absolutely incredible!
The vehicle’s weight had also increased to an astonishing fifteen tons!
In terms of functionality, it far exceeded that of an ordinary land-based tank!
Jiang Cheng withdrew his gaze from the system stats and, with excitement, inspected the significantly enlarged interior space. He found that the backseat area, previously crammed with supplies, was now completely cleared out and all the items had vanished!
They had all been automatically stored in the vehicle’s storage compartment during the upgrade!
The storage compartment was located under the new full-sized bed in the rear!
The LV2 armored vehicle’s interior space was impressively large!
What had once filled the backseat to the brim now occupied only the space under the bed!