The gray spread at an extremely exaggerated speed.

Every place touched by the gray turned black and white.

That red fragment of a plastic basin in the ruins, which should have originally been a water storage tool used by some Oasis resident for washing.

The extensive destruction of houses had caused it to be exposed.

Such plastic basins and buckets were mostly brought back by the convoy when gathering supplies in the Uninhabited Forbidden Zone.

The moment the gray spread over it, the color on the red plastic basin instantly faded, peeled off... and finally turned black.

As if it had experienced thousands of years, the black plastic basin slowly became covered with gray moss.

Cha Wu, who had been watching this area closely, suddenly changed expression. His figure blurred as he appeared at the edge of the gray.

Seeing this scene...

The muscles on Cha Wu's face twitched violently.

"Ma Qing, what exactly have you done?"

Cha Wu gnashed his teeth and roared angrily.

A figure in a bloodstained white lab coat stood in the center of the spreading gray.

The red blood on the white lab coat had now just turned a deep gray.

Cha Wu would recognize this person even if they turned to ashes...

But at this moment, Cha Wu... gritted his teeth and glared furiously at Ma Qing...

He realized that what he thought, what Ma Qing thought, and even what Ding Shen thought, were all different.

It seemed he had never truly understood what was going on in this man's head.

Watching the gray rapidly spread towards him, Cha Wu had no choice but to quickly retreat as well.

Even if he didn't know what this gray substance was...

But...

That damn fatty was being carried away at a sprint by several burly men.

That damn fatty was none other than the manager of the Oasis Talisman Shop... Sha Fei.

There was also a strange, withered humanoid figure beside Sha Fei.

One didn't need to think to know what that withered figure was.

Yet, even that withered figure wore a ghost-seeing expression when facing the spreading gray.

Cha Wu gritted his teeth, finally giving Ma Qing one last hard look.

He saw Ma Qing's lips move.

He seemed to be saying: "I'm sorry..."

Cha Wu couldn't spare the time to ponder the meaning of these three words. He turned and swiftly distanced himself from the spreading gray.

Cha Wu couldn't clearly explain what this thing was...

But his intuition as a Pathfinder Sequence 4 told him this was something utterly terrifying.

...

Chen Ye also sensed that something terrifying seemed to be spreading from the center of Oasis City.

Glancing in the rearview mirror, Chen Ye vaguely saw something black and gray...

Due to distance and lighting, it was unclear for a moment.

Moreover, behind the convoy, countless Anomalies were swarming in pursuit.

From the rearview mirror, he could see those Wooden Figures moving with incredible speed.

The moment one's gaze made contact with them, the Wooden Figures instantly froze, bizarrely defying the laws of gravity.

But as soon as one's gaze shifted away, their speed instantly reached its maximum.

There were also many shadowy figures hidden among them.

The ground was constantly shaking as well.

Earthen pillars rose from time to time, directly flipping over vehicles that were fleeing in disarray.

Chen Ye narrowed his eyes.

This was the handiwork of Architect Zhou Jueshen.

Whether this man had gone mad or been replaced by a Pseudo-human was impossible to know.

Amidst the screams, a swarm of Anomalies pounced forward.

Cries of agony rose one after another...

A superhuman who had once appeared in the No-Rules Race was swarmed by countless Anomalies.

If one looked down from a high altitude, one would see the entire Oasis City surrounded by a ring of earthen city walls.

Countless vehicles were frantically charging in one direction.

Among them were motorcycles, cars, and modified off-roaders like Chen Ye's.

Most of the vehicles were pretty beat up anyway.

When Chen Ye's convoy started up and left, other convoys moved too.

No one was a fool.

Upon sensing something was wrong with the Oasis, most people had made some preparations, more or less.

Some were just faster, some were slower.

The Monster Pickup Truck's temper had also been riled up by Little Fatty and Liu Li.

The roar of the engine filled the ears of Chen Ye and Xu Lina.

Everyone was charging towards the large hole blasted open by his earlier move.

Getting out of here... was the only thought in everyone's mind right now.

Ding Dong's panel van had been roughly patched up by the convoy's maintenance crew.

At least driving it wasn't a problem.

Bald Old Li gritted his teeth, flooring the gas pedal.

The school bus and a bus beside it drove side-by-side, their vehicles constantly scraping against each other.

But neither had time to pay attention to the details, focused solely on running forward.

As for Iron Lion...

Bald Old Li wasn't worried at all...

Not that he didn't care about Iron Lion's life or death, but he didn't believe Iron Lion would die here.

He had witnessed this guy's tenacious vitality more than once.

The engine emitted a beast-like roar, straining to charge towards the only blasted opening.

Pink-haired Girl and Chu Che didn't dare fall behind either.

These two modified engines pushed the speed of their vehicles to the extreme.

Chen Ye even saw that little girl whose corn seeds he had stolen earlier, now sprinting across a vehicle roof, a cat tail fluttering in the wind behind her.

A large black truck was charging forward under the little girl's guidance. Sitting in the driver's cabin was a thirty-something young woman in a gray tank top, her hair tied in a bun, sweat trickling down her slender neck...

A teenager wearing sunglasses sat in the passenger seat.

As for Chen Ye...

For the first time, the Monster Pickup Truck's tentacles didn't actively retract. Instead, they angrily emerged from various cracks, waving furiously in the air.

As for Liu Li and Little Fatty Huang Di...

Liu Li's heart was currently filled with immense satisfaction.

She naturally knew Death God wasn't that weak.

But others didn't know.

And, the Malformed Giant was so strong, it was only natural for Death God to die by its hand, right?

Also, Liu Li refused to believe those people didn't have hidden cards.

Not to mention others, during her last encounter with Ding Shen, she had sensed he still had cards he hadn't played.

Sure enough...

After deliberately losing her grip, she not only forced out Ding Shen's hidden card, but also that troublesome One-eyed Guy and the pink-haired little girl were quite formidable too.

Lin Qingge's performance also exceeded her expectations.

Too many, too many people were hiding their trump cards.

Many she thought were weak had erupted with astonishing combat power in the end!

Liu Li felt no shame about her own actions.

She, too, had exhausted everything to survive.

The Symbiosis Sequence was different from other superhuman sequences.

Most Symbiosis users actively chose to walk this path of no return.

For other superhumans, even if their advancement path was cut off, they would just stop at the break.

But they... symbiotic superhumans... ultimately had only one fate...

To become new Anomalies!

As for ascending to Sequence 9 or something?

That was just a myth...

Death God was stable, but she was ultimately Death God, ultimately an Anomaly.

If she used Death God's power too frequently, perhaps it wouldn't be long before she was assimilated by Death God, becoming a brand new, unknown Anomaly.

The earlier No-Rules Race had already forced her to use a lot of Death God's power, exceeding her original plan somewhat.

And in the end, she got nothing.

Liu Li didn't think what she did was wrong.

"Your Majesty, you are truly wise, watching tigers fight from the mountain, and finally reaping the fisherman's profit... brilliant~~~"

Little Dezi tirelessly flattered.

A trace of smugness flashed across Little Fatty's face.

He didn't think what he did was wrong either.

To survive in the apocalypse, he had almost given up all offensive capabilities.

Encounter danger? Run away fast!

This was the guiding principle behind building this "Mobile Palace."

To make this Mobile Palace truly become a Wonder, he had also paid a great, great price.

Others might see this Mobile Palace as a malformed product, but in his eyes, it was the most suitable apocalypse refuge.

He didn't seek attack power, only the ability to quickly escape danger.

The moment a chance for survival appeared, he immediately ordered the retreat.

At their current speed, he would be the first to leave this den of demons.

Although massive in size, this Mobile Palace's speed was truly not slow.

As for others...

He really couldn't afford to care.

Chen Ye watched these two vehicles race ahead of everyone at an exaggerated speed.

Chen Ye glanced at the Monster Pickup Truck's current ranking.

Previously, the Monster Pickup Truck's ranking was "899." Later, it seemed to have been pushed down one spot by the "Mobile Palace" to "900."

But at this moment, the Monster Pickup Truck's ranking became "800."

In just an instant, it had risen by one hundred places.

However, this "800" was gray, indicating a temporary ranking that didn't change the current Wonder ranking.

As the distance to the blasted opening grew closer and closer...

Suddenly, countless tentacles sprouted wildly from the ground.

These densely packed tentacles emerged from the earth like a plague of mad pythons.

The tiny suckers densely covering those tentacles were enough to make one's scalp crawl.

These tentacles surged forward like a tide, swarming towards Little Fatty and that luxurious SUV.

Little Fatty recognized this as Chen Ye's handiwork at a glance.

Liu Li's pupils also contracted sharply.

"Death God!"

A blood-red figure holding a blood-colored scythe stood in front of the vehicle.

The blood-colored scythe in her hands whirled into a storm, directly slicing the swarming tentacles into pieces like squid rings.

No matter how many tentacles, before Death God they were like melons and vegetables to be chopped.

Little Fatty also went all out, ordering a full-speed charge.

For a moment, he also rammed through quite a few tentacles.

Just as the two thought it was over...

They saw those rammed-through, chopped tentacles rapidly regenerating.

Countless tentacles wrapped around Little Fatty's Mobile Palace.

The Monster Pickup Truck was now a Wonder ranked 800.

Rising even one rank within the top thousand was extremely difficult.

Unless the Mobile Palace was a Wonder ranked above 800, it was impossible to break free.

The scythe in Death God's hands was also as fast as the wind.

But there were too many tentacles.

Even when severed, they regenerated at extreme speed.

It was basically an endless task of cutting and killing.

That luxurious, noble SUV was grabbed by two bucket-thick tentacles and hurled towards the pursuing Anomaly swarm behind.

The Monster Pickup Truck happened to pass by that white, luxurious SUV.

This time, the person with a smug smile at the corner of their mouth became Chen Ye.

Liu Li only wore an expression of fury and fear.

It wasn't that Death God couldn't deal with the Monster Pickup Truck.

First, the Monster Pickup Truck's current temporary ranking was 800.

Second, dealing with the Monster Pickup Truck required time, especially since Chen Ye and Liu Li were only separated by one Sequence level.

Third, Liu Li had been too careless.

With all these factors combined, Liu Li was easily left behind by Chen Ye to act as the tail.

As for Little Fatty's Mobile Palace...

It was too heavy. The tentacles could only entangle it, temporarily unable to hurl it aside like the luxurious SUV.

With a "tail" like Liu Li, those running at the very back, like Bald Old Li and Dr. Zhou, instantly felt the pressure lessen significantly.

Countless Anomalies swarmed towards Liu Li's white, luxurious SUV.

Whether she would die or not was unknown, but at least it could save quite a few people.

"Chen Ye..."

An utterly wretched, venomous shriek came from within the swarming Anomaly mass.

A blade light shot out unwillingly from the Anomaly swarm behind, shooting straight towards Chen Ye.

The Blood Mark on Chen Ye's forehead flickered faintly.

The willow branch on his wrist rapidly grew, directly reaching towards the blade light.

His hand sank slightly. Chen Ye only saw a severed, glowing arm impaled on Hatred's blade.

Without a second thought, Chen Ye directly removed the arm and stuffed it under the seat.

He sheathed Hatred into the scabbard at the small of his back.

The blood-red scabbard grew many blood-red filaments, seemingly welcoming Hatred's return.

At this moment...

Chen Ye felt his whole body lighten, his mind suddenly clearing.

The Monster Pickup Truck had already charged through the opening.

Chen Ye's first reaction was to look up at the sky.

A blood-red full moon hung high in the sky.

It seemed everything that had just happened was a dream.

Not only that, many people emerging from the Oasis also instinctively looked up at the full moon.

Although there was a rule about not staring directly at the blood moon, taking a glance was fine.

After all, they were all superhumans; they had some resistance.

Seeing the blood-red moon in the sky was fine, everyone let out a slight sigh of relief.

Familiar engine sounds came from behind one after another.

After all, they had lived together day and night; they could recognize who it was even with their eyes closed.

Pink-haired Girl and Chu Che followed closely behind.

"Yezi... wait for me... and me..."

A wall somewhere exploded, and a strong man burst through the wall, coming around from the outside...

This man was covered in earth-gray, with four arms on his shoulders and two heads on his arms.

Running, he was like a bulldozer.

It was Iron Lion...

Chen Ye glanced in the rearview mirror.

Through the opening they had just exited, he could only see vast expanses of gray.

The ground shook violently.

An exaggeratedly huge vehicle charged out.

It was Little Fatty...

Finally...

They had escaped the Oasis...