The silent bus drove slowly along the road out of the city.

Leaving the seaside city was not as easy as it seemed.

The place Lucas wanted to go was more than thirty kilometers away from the seaside city, a neglected tourist area.

Lucas planned to stay there until the nuclear bomb exploded before returning to the seaside city.

By that time, the shelter in the seaside city would start construction, and it would be the perfect time to go back.

The location of the yard was about ten kilometers away from the city exit, and they had to pass through some parts of the downtown area first.

Before long, Lucas stopped the bus on the road.

Not far ahead was another battlefield where intense fighting was taking place.

Parking the bus among a pile of abandoned vehicles, Lucas tapped the system panel.

He exchanged the shell of the worm he obtained earlier for a red capsule.

As for the worm core, Lucas planned to save it and see what he could get by exchanging two red worm cores when the time came.

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a level 1 Eagle Eye drone.]

[Congratulations, Host, for gaining increased strength. Strength +10.]

"Uh!"

Increased strength again...

When Lucas saw the strength attribute, he felt like he had been transformed into a strongman by the system.

His strength attribute was already at 91, and with another 10 points increase, he probably wouldn't be considered a normal human anymore.

Thinking about it, Lucas believed that he was likely the first human to evolve in this apocalypse.

With some hope for the future, Lucas opened the system panel, and a blueprint of a drone appeared.

[Level 1 Eagle Eye Drone]

Operates day and night, with a clear visual range of three kilometers and the ability to see through buildings within one kilometer.

Maximum flight distance of three kilometers.

Maximum flight altitude of one kilometer.

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Basic wind resistance capability.

Powered by electricity.

No voice control, no weapon equipped, no silent function, cannot be used in rainy or snowy weather.

(The entire unit can be upgraded.)

The description on the blueprint excited Lucas.

It was another great thing for survival in the apocalypse.

And at this time, there were at least ten green "+" signs on the blueprint, so as long as there were materials exchanged with the system, the functions could be added immediately.

Clicking on the blueprint confirmed, and the physical drone appeared next to Lucas.

The drone was not large in size, measuring thirty centimeters in length and twenty centimeters in width. The entire structure was hollowed out, and the alloy frame outlined the shape of a flying bird.

The drone's exterior shell was entirely black, with a matte finish that didn't reflect any light.

At this moment, Lucas thought it would be perfect if the "drone control console" of the bus could also be equipped with it.

This drone used a remote control panel, similar in size to a tablet computer. The operation was not very intuitive, and it couldn't be controlled by voice or other immersive methods for the time being.

Nothing is perfect, even if it looks perfect, it must be disguised.

Opening a can of beef, it was Lucas's happy time again.

Watching the scene of intense fighting and bloodshed not far away, Lucas chewed on a piece of beef and found the taste quite good.

"Is my mind a bit twisted?"

To be so indifferent, Lucas couldn't find the appropriate words to describe himself.

It was likely that anyone who managed to survive for eleven years in the apocalypse would end up like him.

"The movement speed and strength of the nearby zombies seem to have increased significantly. I wonder how much flesh and blood they have consumed..."

While eating, Lucas watched the battle and, in a moment of excitement, released the drone into the air.

The drone was battery-powered with a flight time of half an hour.

Lucas could still afford this level of power consumption for now.

There were several high-capacity mobile power sources on the bus, and the bus itself had an unadded power generation system.

Ascending to the maximum altitude directly, the drone flew for several hundred meters before stopping in the air.

The scenes captured by the camera were even bloodier than Lucas had imagined.

The army fighting against the zombies had a larger number of soldiers with sufficient heavy weaponry.

It seemed that the zombies and insects were temporarily unable to gain the upper hand.

In the middle of the circle formed by the army, there were probably two to three hundred ordinary humans.

Many people in the camera footage appeared extremely panicked.

Both sides were currently in a state of stalemate, strictly speaking.

However, using the architectural perspective function of the drone, Lucas had already seen that about three streets away, there were dozens of red worms and thousands of zombies surging towards the army's position.

"What are they even fighting for?"

Lucas muttered as he watched the footage transmitted by the drone.

Once that group of worms and zombies arrived, the existing balance would be immediately disrupted.

Lucas could imagine that even with the addition of these soldiers, the seven to eight hundred people probably wouldn't survive for long, and there was a high chance that all of them would die.

At this moment, Lucas's first thought was to turn the vehicle around and avoid this wave of zombies before making any decisions.

Thinking about it, Lucas prepared to retrieve the drone.

Just at that moment, a figure appeared in the drone's camera.

An infected dog!

What was this guy rushing over for?

Isn't it seeking death?

As long as the infected dog got close to the crowd, the soldiers would definitely kill it like any other infected individual!

Only now did Lucas realize that the infected dog had been following behind the bus all along.

Could it be that there was someone familiar with the infected dog among the people in the crowd?

Sure enough, as the drone's camera turned to the crowd, Lucas saw a boy of about a dozen years old seemingly trying to break through the crowd, shouting something towards the infected dog in the distance.

"Don't tell me that's its little owner!"

"Damn stupid dog!"

Lucas cursed angrily.

Although Lucas was cold-hearted, he wasn't completely heartless.

The infected dog had fought alongside him against the worms.

In the end, he reaped all the benefits of killing the worms, while the infected dog got nothing.

"Can't you just be a good infected dog?"

Lucas grumbled as he took the risk of getting off the bus, swiftly lowered the rear of the bus, and mounted the super motorcycle.

"Demon Blade, it's up to you. Let's go and capture that stupid dog."

Lucas, though afraid of death, couldn't bring himself to watch the infected dog be sacrificed.

As Lucas started the motorcycle, he saw a grenade explode beside the infected dog.

The powerful shockwave sent the dog's body flying several meters.

Fortunately, before the bomb exploded, Lucas saw the infected dog agilely dodge, perhaps avoiding immediate death.

Lucas's eyes widened as he saw the motorcycle named "Demon Blade" shining brightly, its headlights illuminating the darkness. He forgot to start the silenced engine, causing a loud roar to fill the air.

At that moment, Lucas and the motorcycle became like fireflies suddenly glowing in the dark, capturing everyone's attention.

In the darkness, Demon Blade transformed into a streak of light, rushing towards the infected dog's location.

Boom—

Boom—

Two more grenades exploded at the infected dog's position.

Thick smoke billowed up!

Lucas, riding on the motorcycle, felt as if he might explode as well!