Chapter 332 - 252: Spellbreaker

Chapter 332: Chapter 252: Spellbreaker

The convoy’s supplies were still plentiful, and this was only a temporary camp. Logically, they could have taken a short break instead of pushing themselves so hard.

But everyone knew all too well that in the apocalypse, comfort was the biggest trap—a silent, man-eating monster.

The team’s primary "human crane," Wang Yuanhua, had left early in the morning with Wang Zhong and the others to lead a supply run.

So, Lin Fan had no choice but to "lower himself" and personally step in to do the manual labor.

Fortunately, while this abandoned construction site didn’t have much of use, it had no shortage of dead-heavy steel road plates and small mountains of rebar and scaffolding pipes.

SCREECH— SCREECH—

Amid the grating screech of metal on concrete, Lin Fan single-handedly dragged a thick steel plate weighing hundreds of pounds, tossing it onto the road in front of the site as easily as if it were a piece of cardboard.

After gathering the basic materials, he grabbed Chu Zhaozhao, who had just wiped her mouth and was still letting out a satisfied burp.

"Don’t just stand there. Either go find your brother and the others to fight monsters, or come be our crane for a while."

And so, a peculiar scene unfolded at the entrance to the construction site on that dusty morning:

A little girl in ill-fitting work clothes would simply flick her fingers, and an invisible force would form into a giant hand, steadily suspending steel components weighing hundreds of kilograms in midair.

Meanwhile, a sweat-drenched Wu Haitao, face covered by a welding mask, directed several other survivors with construction backgrounds. Sparks flew from his welding torch as they cut and welded according to the blueprint.

The people resting or recovering from injuries, along with some adolescents with nothing to do, all sat on the curb a short distance away, watching with a mixture of curiosity and awe.

Lin Fan took the opportunity to head back to the RV and have a proper breakfast with Su Qing.

After eating, Su Qing geared up. She held a long spear, with a shield strapped to her back. A tactical belt was fastened around her waist, a longsword hanging from one side and a holstered pistol on the other, along with several spare magazines.

Ye Qingzhou had issued them to everyone the day before. While they offered a negligible boost to their combat effectiveness, a military-grade pistol could save a lot of explaining if the scavenging team ran into other survivors.

She looked the part.

She volunteered to go join the scavenging team up ahead. She claimed it was for a bit of exercise, but in reality, she couldn’t sit still and wanted to close the gap between her and Lin Fan.

As for Lin Fan, he threw himself back into the bustling work.

They worked nonstop until a little after ten in the morning.

"Brother Lin, we’ve pretty much assembled it according to the blueprint!"

As the last reinforcing steel channel was welded into place, Wu Haitao switched off his torch. He wiped the black soot from his face and let out a long breath, then stared down at the behemoth on the road and muttered to himself in confusion,

’I can understand making knives and swords, but what the hell is this thing...’

If one ignored the rough welds and sharp edges, it looked like a submarine from one angle and a drone from another. In any case, it bore no resemblance to a weapon.

He didn’t ask Lin Fan, just continued muttering to himself. It was as if trying to guess Lin Fan’s intentions had become a game for him.

"Whoa! This thing is huge."

It wasn’t just Wu Haitao; even Lin Fan himself couldn’t help but be impressed.

He’d seen the exaggerated dimensions on the blueprint, so he had a rough idea that it wouldn’t be small.

But seeing the massive steel behemoth lying there in the middle of the road, still warm from the welding and mottled with rust, made Lin Fan’s head spin.

’This isn’t a weapon.’

’The thing Ye Qingzhou designed is absurdly huge!’

’I’d believe it if someone told me it was an OEM part stripped off a Gundam or the Gipsy Danger Jaeger!’

It was four meters wide, with an axe face three meters high.

Lying flat on the road, it already spanned two lanes. If stood upright, it would be even taller than the RV. If mounted on the side of the vehicle, the axe head would cover nearly the entire length of the chassis.

Lin Fan circled the behemoth, reaching out to pat the solid axe blade, which was several centimeters thick.

It was like a super-sized guillotine blade.

He had no doubt that as long as it was sturdy enough, even with no power source, a thirty-meter drop would be enough for it to slice a car in half.

Fortunately, Ye Qingzhou’s design was hollow. If it had been solid, it would have easily weighed over ten tons.

Lin Fan placed the module badge in his palm and pressed it against the steel structure.

[Apply interface module to current object?]

’It’s usable... hasn’t exceeded the limit...’

Lin Fan quietly pocketed the badge. He ran a finger over one of the welds, a spark of anticipation igniting within him.

The final shaping, however, would have to wait for Ye Qingzhou. He had no intention of waking her just yet. After all, she had only just fallen asleep after drinking his blood, so he decided to let her rest. It wasn’t like he was in a rush to drag her out of bed. Besides, Lin Fan had other things to do first.

He dismissed the onlookers and had Chu Zhaozhao drag the massive steel structure behind the RV.

"Big Brother... um, I have a question?"

Chu Zhaozhao pulled her double-headed Flying Shuttle out of the ground behind the RV and carried it over to Lin Fan.

"Oh?" Lin Fan raised an eyebrow in surprise. ’It’s a rare day when a question pops into that little head of yours.’ "Go on, ask."

"Can this thing be repaired if I cut it, like that spearhead from before? I want to cut off a few single-headed blades..." Chu Zhaozhao asked hesitantly. "Rebar just isn’t as sharp as this."