Chapter 682: The Time Surrounded by the Strange

The sea breeze blew in from the sea surface.

It passed through the migration vehicle full of holes, letting out a "wooo" sound.

It was as if countless restless spirits were drifting through the air, wailing and weeping.

Even though the sea breeze couldn't break through the vehicle's shell to reach everyone, many people still felt a chill creep into their hearts.

They used to think that hiding inside the vehicle would at least be somewhat safer.

But now, it seemed this layer of shell was actually useless.

Chen Ye sat inside the Monster Pickup Truck, staring blankly at the scene.

He hadn't expected the process to happen so fast, not even leaving him time to lend a hand.

Of course, Chen Ye hadn't planned on lending a hand either.

Because the act of saving someone would bring Chen Ye a whole lot of trouble.

Not just Chen Ye, no one had reached out to help.

Because, there was no saving them anymore.

That vehicle, which had dozens of living people just a second ago, now looked like an empty paper shell.

When the wind blew, besides the "wooo" crying sound,

there was also the sound of metal sheets clattering in the wind, sounding just like a funeral dirge.

Even Dantai Bie, who usually had endless nonsense to say, was silent and speechless at this moment.

In the Bluetooth earbuds, only someone's heavy, ragged breathing could be heard.

"Captain..."

This time, the voice that came through the Bluetooth earbuds was even more suppressed, nothing but a breath of air.

"Shut up, don't speak!"

Silence fell again in the Bluetooth earbuds.

Although everyone had previously judged that these things seemed to be both deaf and blind,

and later everyone had whispered softly through the earbuds,

the scene just now had truly made everyone's hearts race with fear.

Even the Superhumans were the same.

Though they were deaf and mute, that piercing scream just now had almost torn through the entire cloud layer.

Even a real deaf person would have heard it.

Therefore, in everyone's minds, another piece of information was added about these sea anomalies.

These sea anomalies might really not have very good hearing.

But there were conditions to it.

As long as the sound didn't reach a certain decibel level, these sea anomalies couldn't hear it.

No one knew what that threshold was.

But if someone truly wanted to court death and make a louder noise, they would attract these things.

Chen Ye sat in his seat for a full few minutes.

Beside the Monster Pickup Truck, countless sea anomalies dragged their drenched bodies, slowly shuffling forward.

There were even a few that seemed to want to look inside the vehicle.

These were clearly much more animated than the other numb sea anomalies.

Their necks were also longer.

But even though these fellows locked eyes with Chen Ye through three pairs of eyes, they couldn't see Chen Ye's Blood Eye.

Not only that, those fellows with long necks weren't just examining Chen Ye's Monster Pickup Truck.

They didn't spare the other vehicles either.

Every vehicle had several long-necked sea anomalies craning their heads around for a careful look.

They seemed curious about what exactly these things were.

Of course, their behavior stopped there, and they didn't make any further moves.

Seeing this situation, the Superhumans immediately sealed even the remaining windows tightly shut.

Even if they wanted to look, they only lifted a corner of the window to peek cautiously, nowhere near as bold and brazen as before.

Chen Ye stood up and silently walked to the truck bed at the back.

From the truck bed, he found some food packaging bags, cardboard, old clothes, and the like...

Although he had just come face to face with those long-necked sea anomalies, they still couldn't detect him.

But being as cautious as Chen Ye, he still felt that doing more work would be safer.

Throughout the entire process, Chen Ye was very careful, his movements slow and gentle...

During that time, several long-necked fellows circled around the Monster Pickup Truck.

When the interior of the vehicle went dark again, a warm yellow glow lit up inside, dispelling the gloom.

There had originally been a large window in the truck bed area, but Chen Ye had also sealed it with other supplies.

In that instant, Chen Ye actually felt a sensation of being isolated from the entire world.

If not for the constant palpitations rising in his heart,

if not for the Bluetooth earbuds in his ears...

Time passed minute by minute.

At this moment, the entire base was already covered in a massive number of Anomalies.

Almost every inch of ground had a drenched sea anomaly standing on it.

No, not the entire base.

But an entire coastline...

On the coastline that stretched beyond the horizon, densely packed, all of these long-necked fellows stood.

These fellows had vacant expressions, slowly shuffling forward with the tide of sea anomalies.

And in the sea,

figures kept emerging from the sea surface.

With every receding wave, more sea anomalies could be seen.

Those fellows, drenched all over, carried the fishy stench of the sea, along with a bone-chilling cold that made people deeply wary.

No one knew why they were coming out of the sea at this time.

No one knew where they were going either.

But the temperature of the air was truly getting colder and colder.

Chen Ye didn't have a thermometer, but based on what his body felt, the temperature should now be below ten degrees.

And this temperature was still dropping.

One had to know, Xi City was in the south.

Every year, the lowest winter temperature was only around ten degrees.

And besides, spring had already started long ago.

The weather had already warmed up. Before the sea anomalies had arrived, the daytime high temperature had already reached over twenty degrees. In a few more months, the temperature would reach the point where people could wear short sleeves.

The Superhumans were fine, barely feeling any effect from this temperature change.

But for the survivors, it was a bit troublesome.

The survivors on Bus Number Five and Bus Number Six began carefully putting on the clothes they had hidden away.

Human adaptability was always astonishing.

At first, the overwhelming Anomaly presence made it almost impossible for the survivors to think.

But after prolonged exposure to this kind of presence, the survivors actually managed to adapt.

Although the fear constantly rising in their hearts still left them somewhat at a loss,

at least they could think, and could carry out simple activities.

Both Bus Number Five and Bus Number Six had Superhumans stationed in them.

Therefore, so far, no major disturbances had occurred.

At the very least, aside from fear and their legs trembling involuntarily, every survivor seemed to have no other issues.

Everyone was doing their own things.

Some buried their heads in their knees, their shoulders trembling involuntarily.

They seemed to be crying, or perhaps just scared.

No one comforted them, and no one paid them any mind.

Right now, everyone could barely take care of themselves, let alone care about others.

Those fragile ones wouldn't have survived to this point.

Some people took out all the clothes they had and put them on.

Then, like a bear, they tried to lull themselves to sleep.

But whenever there was an unexpected sound, these people would be startled awake.

Some people wanted to eat up all the remaining food.

But in such cases, they would be warned by the vehicle managers.

For those who truly wouldn't listen, a muffled beating would follow.

Sometimes, the vehicles would tremble slightly from these activities.

Whenever that happened, everyone would be scared into a cold sweat.

If one looked from the outside, one would see that outside a vehicle making such noises, countless heads were curiously peering at it.

It seemed that with just a slightly louder sound, this vehicle would also become an apple pierced through by toothpicks.

Time was like a silent stream. When you weren't paying attention, ten years could feel like an instant.

But when you were focused on the passage of time, it felt like time was moving damn slowly.

Chen Ye still wore that digital watch on his wrist.

Before the apocalypse, this kind of digital watch was something many people saved up money to buy.

But now...

In Chen Ye's hands here...

it had only one function: recording the passage of time.

Chen Ye took out the prepared food from under the bed.

This was what the convoy had prepared for their Superhumans earlier.

But by now, the food had long gone cold.

If an ordinary person ate this now, they'd probably end up with an upset stomach.

These were the conditions for now.

Lighting a fire was out of the question.

Although no one knew whether lighting a fire would attract the attention of the Anomalies, everyone still acted cautiously and prepared their meals in advance.

When encountering unknown Anomalies,

the best course of action was to run, and the next best was to do nothing at all.

The last choice was to fight!

Because, when you didn't have enough information to back you up, you had no idea which of your actions would directly bring you death.

Even with Anomalies you were familiar with, it was best to treat them with caution.

The First Iron Rule of Anomalies: "Anomalies cannot be described, cannot be fathomed, cannot be categorized, and have no fixed nature.

If you believe you already have sufficient experience dealing with Anomalies, trust me, you are not far from death."

He had only managed to get a rice cooker back in the Eternal Night Sea of Trees.

It was probably supplies left behind by other convoys that had died there.

Actually, the vehicle's battery was sufficient.

The situation outside was just darkness now, without any starlight.

At most, it was very similar to back in the Eternal Night.

The solar charging panel on the roof showed only fifteen percent charging efficiency.

Combined with the previously stored power,

if used without restraint, it would be enough for Chen Ye to use for a long time.

After thinking it over a bit, Chen Ye still gave up on the idea of using the rice cooker to heat up his food.

After all, Chen Ye didn't know whether the act of heating his food would attract the attention of those fellows.

"E-everyone... e-everyone... a-are... a-are you all okay?"

Suddenly, a low, stuttering, yet somewhat warm voice came through the Bluetooth earbuds.

It was Chen Hao!