At the moment the door was broken.

Those Door-Opening Anomalies that were still breaking the door seemed not to have reacted to what had just happened.

They stood stupidly in place.

On their originally blank, expressionless faces, an additional trace of confusion actually appeared.

They all roared in anger.

Although the sound couldn't be transmitted, Chen Ye could still sense their fury.

At the same time.

Chen Ye transformed into a wisp of green smoke and vanished from the spot.

The next second he appeared, he was already inside the Monster Pickup Truck.

The moment the countdown reached zero.

The originally battered and broken Monster Pickup Truck underwent a tremendous change.

All the damaged parts were instantly repaired.

All the uneven spots became smooth and looked sturdy.

Although the interior didn't change much.

The exterior transformation was significant.

It was a black-gray material, emitting an overall cold, metallic texture.

The original Monster Pickup Truck's front end was modified from the Chopped Pepper Fish Head.

If you looked closely, you could still see the shadow of the Chopped Pepper Fish Head on the Monster Pickup Truck's body.

But now...

The entire vehicle became angular, looking as if it were assembled from square, boxy sections.

Tall, wide, large, majestic...

This was the intuitive feeling the Monster Pickup Truck now gave Chen Ye.

Even the cargo bed at the rear underwent a massive change.

The entire bed and the cab section formed an extremely strong connection.

It looked as if they were molded as one piece.

The cargo bed also largely presented a square, boxy shape.

Although this shape increased wind resistance, it gave people a feeling of reliability.

Even the interior had added triangular reinforcements.

Even the windows had some changes.

The original windows were just bare.

But now, all the windows were fitted with protective grilles.

Of course, the material of these grilles couldn't compare to the vehicle body's material, mainly because the upgrade time wasn't enough.

If they had also upgraded the windows, they probably wouldn't have lasted the full twelve minutes.

The newly upgraded Monster Pickup Truck gave Chen Ye immense confidence.

When Chen Ye sat inside the vehicle and the sound of the doors locking came.

Chen Ye felt an unprecedented sense of security.

A hissing roar sounded...

Of course, this kind of hissing roar only Chen Ye could hear.

The Door-Opening Anomalies last time weren't this noisy.

Chen Ye saw a tall, thin figure rush in furiously.

Because the Smoke Breath Mist still existed.

The tall, thin figure couldn't find Chen Ye's presence for a while.

Just as the tall, thin figure was groping around, it suddenly fell through a hole in one of the wooden planks.

You must know, the interior of Chen Ye's shelter used those discarded wooden materials as flooring.

Its main function at the time was to isolate himself from the leaf litter layer and the ground.

These holes left behind were also deliberately left by Chen Ye.

For the purpose of being used as traps.

For a moment, traps in other places also took effect.

Some Door-Opening Anomalies also fell into the traps.

But these traps would eventually run out.

Soon, Door-Opening Anomalies groped their way to the Monster Pickup Truck's body.

At the same time.

Under Chen Ye's instruction.

Countless thick tentacles extended from the gaps near the wheel arches.

As soon as these tentacles emerged, they forcefully stabbed into the ground beside them, forming claws that tightly gripped the earth.

Now was not the time to attack these guys.

When a tall, thin figure groped its way to the Monster Pickup Truck's body, this tall, thin figure fell into a frenzy.

The tall, thin figure grabbed the door, which offered no leverage, and began frantically pounding it.

Chen Ye could finally feel the strength of these tall, thin figures.

With each pounding strike, the vehicle body shook with a strong, vibrating sensation.

If the Monster hadn't used its tentacles to grip the ground, the vehicle body would probably have tipped over.

Chen Ye also finally saw the appearance of these tall, thin guys up close.

These guys had deeply sunken cheeks, deeply recessed eye sockets, their entire faces looking as if a layer of skin was just stretched over the skull.

Their limbs were the same, like products of skin and bones.

Skin and bones wasn't an adjective, but a descriptive term.

It was hard to imagine such thin bodies possessing such immense strength.

But despite this strength, Chen Ye looked at the door.

To say there was no reaction at all was impossible.

Chen Ye saw the door was only slightly dented.

This degree of denting was still acceptable.

Other Door-Opening Anomalies gathered around.

The four doors on the cab were all made of that black-gray metal.

Each door had countless Door-Opening Anomalies frantically trying to attack it.

The swirling black mist also began to erode the doors.

But the effect was clearly not as useful as when dealing with the shelter's wooden door.

It was just that Chen Ye saw the window glass beginning to show signs of being eroded.

The windows also showed signs of cracking.

At the same time, from the glove box inside the vehicle, the storage compartment in front of the passenger seat, and under the seats, tentacles extended.

These tentacles firmly braced against the doors.

At this moment, the Monster Pickup Truck was like a reef by the sea.

No matter how they crashed against it, it remained unmoving.

Perhaps 'unmoving' was a bit of an exaggeration.

But it also illustrated the effectiveness of this modification.

Chen Ye's heart relaxed slightly.

He glanced at his wristwatch.

The time had unknowingly reached 0:25.

In two more minutes, he would make his move.

By then, even if he alerted those unpredictable beings in the darkness, it wouldn't matter.

Once the time came, he would be safe.

But just at this moment.

Chen Ye suddenly felt the crashing and pounding sounds stop.

He looked up.

Chen Ye saw that Anomaly figure covered in festering sores.

Its appearance made all the other Door-Opening Anomalies silently make way for it.

Even those tall, thin guys earlier were obedient in its presence.

Chen Ye felt something was wrong.

This guy came to the front of the Monster Pickup Truck.

Its mouth emitted that mocking "heh heh" cold laugh again.

Chen Ye clearly saw all the sores on its body begin to ooze pus.

A foul smell, even though Chen Ye was sitting inside the vehicle.

He could still smell this odor.

It was like fish rotting in summer, or like the smell of a pile of unwashed socks left under a bed for a month.

The pus converged into yellow rivers, slowly spreading towards the Monster Pickup Truck.

The newly upgraded tires were corroded.

These tires were provided by the System, but even they couldn't completely resist this pus.

The pus flowed over the tires and began eroding the vehicle's outer shell.

The black-gray metal shell began to be covered in yellow rust spots.

Just then, the vehicle was struck by a tall, thin figure.

The tentacles inside the vehicle also trembled slightly.

The trembling amplitude happened to turn on the interior lighting switch.

Instantly, the Monster Pickup Truck's lighting system was activated.

Intense light instantly radiated from all around the vehicle body, illuminating the surrounding area.

Previously, to save electricity and also to conceal themselves.

Chen Ye had turned off all the vehicle lights.

This light shone on the Door-Opening Anomalies.

Those Door-Opening Anomalies instantly became agitated.

It seemed the appearance of light made them extremely uncomfortable.

Even the tall, thin figure retreated slightly.

Not only that, the pus-covered guy was clearly also extremely averse to the light.

But these things, despite their aversion to light, showed no intention of dispersing.

It seemed the temptation of opening the door was even stronger for them.

Chen Ye suddenly understood, understood why the pathfinder's Blood Path ability had brought them here.

There was still a way out here.

Although the light didn't completely drive these guys away.

The intensity of their attacks instantly eased considerably.

"Cough cough..."

The pus-covered guy's body trembled slightly.

This cough seemed to flip a switch.

A tall, thin guy beside it also bent over slightly.

"Cough cough cough..."

Under the illumination of the Monster Pickup Truck's lights.

The coughing sounds grew more numerous.

The yellow pus also seemed to slow its spread.

Chen Ye glanced at his digital watch.

Time's up!!!

"Attack!~~~"

The Little Monster, who had long been somewhat angry from being pent up, the moment Chen Ye gave the order, countless tentacles swarmed out from all around the vehicle body.

Hatred, carrying a gleam of light, slashed through the air with trails of black radiance.

When the first Door-Opening Anomaly was slain.

Chen Ye once again felt that terrifying, shudder-inducing aura emanating from the darkness.

But Chen Ye didn't stop.

His gaze burned as he stared at the Festering Figure.

The last Anomaly Tide, plus this time.

Hatred had already drunk its fill of resentment.

Making Hatred awaken might still be impossible.

But...

The sky turned black and white.

Hatred's second form: Bitter Wailing!

When countless blade radiances composed of agonized human faces were unleashed.

The Festering Figure, while coughing, tried to turn and flee.

Time's up...

Just like last time, when the time reached 0:30.

Countless Door-Opening Anomalies retreated into the darkness.

At the same time, Chen Ye finally heard a human voice.

It seemed... right nearby!

Someone is talking!