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After observing the Mucus, Wang Chaozhen felt that the world had completely changed; it was truly an era of survival of the fittest. The emergence of various new species allowed Wang Chao to glimpse what the future world might look like. However, even though the monster had moved far away, Wang Chao did not dare to let his guard down. He turned to Li Mao and said, "This place is not safe; we should leave quickly!"
Li Mao frowned, covering his mouth with one hand. Despite being able to tolerate the stench of decaying corpses, he was also troubled by this disgusting odor, indicating just how foul it truly was. Once inside the vehicle, Tang Feng asked, "What should we do next?" After a moment of thought, Wang Chao replied, "Let's just charge through." The path left by the Mucus was far too long; if they tried to go around, they wouldn't know where to detour. Although the Mucus had strong corrosive properties, it shouldn't be enough to prevent their vehicle from passing.
Tang Feng nodded and immediately shifted into fourth gear within a hundred meters, accelerating rapidly. It must be said that the performance of this military off-road vehicle was impressive. As they passed over the Mucus, everyone could clearly feel the car momentarily stall as the tires picked up some of it, slapping against the vehicle's body and windows. Fortunately, they had closed the windows in advance; otherwise, the Mucus would have splattered inside.
However, even a small amount of green Mucus stuck to the window was quite disgusting. Wang Chao caught a glimpse and noticed that the part covered in Mucus was emitting faint hissing sounds. The noise was so subtle that if Wang Chao hadn't been sitting right next to it, he would have never heard it. The corrosion was slow but powerful; at this rate, within a few hours, that piece of glass would vanish from the vehicle.
Wang Chao suddenly realized that if this was the case, then the tires were likely in grave danger as well. He asked, "The power of this Mucus is significant; I underestimated it. Although its speed is slow, once it sticks on something, it's nearly impossible to remove. At this speed, if a tire bursts, the consequences would be dire." Tang Feng replied, "Military off-road vehicles have hollow outer tires with solid inner tubes. Even if the outer tire bursts, the inner tube can keep it running smoothly for a while. But it won't last long; at our current speed, maybe about an hour."
After listening to this, Wang Chao pondered for a moment before saying, "Once the outer tire bursts, we start timing. If we can make it to the Armory in time, that would be great. If not, we'll need to find another way. Let's put our backpacks on just in case. But can this vehicle be repaired? Otherwise, how will we get back?"
Tang Feng shook his head and said, "These types of outer tires are rare and difficult to repair. Instead of wasting time on that, we might as well look for another vehicle..."
"Looks like that's our only option," Wang Chao said. In truth, he preferred to keep driving this vehicle; no other cars could match its acceleration and speed capabilities. Moreover, nothing could compare to its stability and safety—there were hardly any military off-road vehicles in the Safe Zone. It pained Wang Chao to think about abandoning it.
However, one thing gave him some comfort: after the tire burst and thanks to Tang Feng's skills, there was no noticeable shaking in the vehicle's body. Half an hour later, when they got out to inspect it, they saw that all four outer tires had completely deflated and were sagging around the inner tubes. Debris lay scattered behind them while the solid inner tubes had developed numerous pits due to corrosion from the Mucus—thickly dotted with holes that looked quite alarming.
Clearly, the area covered by Mucus had decreased significantly; it seemed to evaporate during the corrosion process; otherwise, it would have been an unsolvable problem. They still had about half an hour's journey along Route 11 to reach the Armory. Without hesitation, they each strapped on their backpacks and headed toward their destination. Wang Chao casually asked, "What kind of martial arts do your masters teach? Internal training or external practice?"
"Just by looking at me you can tell it's internal training," Tang Feng replied. "Internal training focuses on cultivating breath while external training builds strength and muscle power. However, external practice and internal cultivation are interdependent; for example, I have practiced relatively gentle internal techniques since childhood. If I were to practice something like Golden Bell Shield or Iron Armor Fist externally instead, it would completely disrupt my internal-external balance and could easily render me useless."
Wang Chao had previously been an ordinary person who knew nothing about martial arts—especially ancient martial arts that had fallen out of favor in modern times. Now he realized how foolish he had been; having leveled up made him understand that what his ancestors passed down over thousands of years was not fake but genuinely useful knowledge with great significance. Tang Feng nodded in agreement and said, "Exactly! The concept of Five Elements has been passed down as a summary of these teachings; unfortunately, very few people understand these things today."
As they chatted, they arrived at the Armory. Li Mao said, "This is already the outskirts of the city; there are very few people here. At my family's martial arts school, there are even fewer. There shouldn't be too many Zombies around!" Wang Chao nodded and gently pushed open the ancient wooden door, which was covered in dust. He turned back to Li Mao and asked, "When was the last time you came back?"
"I haven't been back in a long time. My father has been managing the martial arts school all this while. He wants me to take over, but... well, let's not talk about that. Let's go around the school and head to the Armory at the back."
To reach the Armory, they had to enter through the main hall of the martial arts school. As soon as they stepped inside, Tang Feng remarked, "So your family practices the Purple Canopy Heart Method!"
"That's right!" Li Mao replied.
Tang Feng continued as he walked, "I've heard that this internal cultivation method is truly advanced. If paired with a bit of swordsmanship, one could be invincible in the world. I wonder if you know this technique, Brother Li Mao? It's a pity my Tang Dao isn't here; otherwise, I would challenge you with the Tang Family Blade passed down through generations!"
Li Mao sighed and said, "Ancient martial arts have declined in this era. After all, no matter how skilled your blade technique is, a single bullet can take you down. The swordsmanship has already been lost by my generation. Besides, you're already at Silver Mid-Tier level; even if I knew more powerful techniques, I wouldn't stand a chance against you!"
Hearing this, Tang Feng realized his mistake and said, "Sorry, I was out of line." He quickly returned to his usual serious demeanor. Wang Chao shook his head; he had only known that Tang Feng was a descendant of ancient martial arts but hadn't expected him to be so obsessed with it. However, it was precisely because of people like them that ancient martial arts had been passed down to this day.
"We're here!" Li Mao announced as he led the way.
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