Just like that, they chased from daytime to night, and then from night to deep into the night, with the main force showing no signs of stopping.

Although the speed of the main force was indeed as Zhao Jiayan described, quick when faced with uphill roads, it was just average on flat or downhill paths.

Yet, the main force never halted, and moreover, more than sixty percent of the upcoming route was uphill.

A few days ago, they descended in search of water sources, but this time it was a massive migration, a desperate escape; the main force no longer specifically chose lower routes, but rather climbed over mountains, frantically fleeing the areas ravaged by the Drought Fiend.

More and more people were falling behind, even Superpower Users found such long-distance trekking hard to bear, especially under the frighteningly high outside temperatures, sweating excessively, with many people becoming dehydrated.

The reason Yang Yuan and the other two could persist was due to the presence of the cooler, minimizing their sweating.

But continuously fleeing was really suffocating. Yang Yuan's resentment towards the Drought Fiend deepened, and he was determined to create a powerful weapon, wildly upgrade it, and eliminate the Drought Fiend.

By deep into the night, Zhao Jiayan could no longer hold on: "I... I can't run anymore."

She panted, holding something in one hand and bracing her back with the other, feeling very ashamed.

As a Superpower User herself, she couldn't even keep up with a bunch of ordinary people, though admittedly, those ordinary people were probably exploiting some advantage.

Yang Yuan was about to suggest resting for a night when he suddenly saw that the Power Armor's experience was full again.

His heart filled with joy, and he unhesitatingly chose to upgrade.

A glow only he could see emanated from the Power Armor, lasting nearly ten seconds before it finally faded away.

[Power Armor LV.5: 13/1600 (Weak Power Armor, capable of bearing certain loads, radar with a maximum radius of four hundred meters)]

The Level 5 Power Armor showed almost no change in appearance, but its internal structure was optimized once more, with enhanced insulation performance; it seemed to even have an air conditioner inside, quickly cooling down his heated body.

There was no time to test other features, but the power had at least reached forty kilograms.

That's still the basic power at the joint areas.

If the light particle engines on the legs were activated, the power might even double.

However, the next upgrade would require at least another twenty-seven hours, with more time needed the further he progressed.

"Let me carry you."

Yang Yuan didn't hurry to test the various functions of the Power Armor. He put away his pistol and directly picked up Zhao Jiayan to continue running.

Anyway, with the main force clearing the path ahead, the pistol hadn't been used all day, so it was good to have his hands free now.

"Are you... okay?" Zhao Jiayan, being carried by Yang Yuan, felt somewhat shy yet couldn't help but be astonished.

Because Yang Yuan was already carrying a twenty-kilogram portable Safe House box and Jiang Yiyi.

Now with her added...

"Don't move. Even though I'm wearing the armor and don't feel much, your movements could still affect my balance," said Yang Yuan.

"Sorry," Zhao Jiayan quickly settled down, and she and Jiang Yiyi each laid on one of Yang Yuan's shoulders.

And Yang Yuan, seemingly exploiting advantages, continued to chase after the main force without reducing speed.

The support of the Power Armor made him feel not too exerted, even when carrying Zhao Jiayan, as the weight on him was almost entirely borne by the Power Armor.

Now, the Superpower Users still able to keep up, including them, numbered less than a hundred.

Ling Zhi'an was also far behind.

However, the earthquake trio far off could still keep up, which surprised Yang Yuan a little.

What he didn't know was that the earthquake trio was also amazed by his endurance, accurately carrying two people and continuing to run.

"Could that guy be exploiting some advantage? We three brothers have the Power of Earth backing us, standing on the ground never exhausts us, why can he, a shooter, endure?"

San Zhen, the blonde-haired one, looked shocked and puzzled.

"Not only can he endure, but he also carries two women!"

Er Zhen's face turned a bit grave, seriously acknowledging Yang Yuan, but more due to aggravation, as the furnace-like temperatures around made them extremely uncomfortable, whereas Yang Yuan appeared quite at ease, stirring discontent in his heart.

"Shut up, I'm dying of thirst, save your saliva!" Da Zhen cursed and continued to press on.

But even as he said so, Da Zhen couldn't help glancing in that direction.

'Is that guy, who made us lose face before, truly that impressive?'

Like their two brothers, he wished to compete with Yang Yuan, not wanting to be defeated by someone who'd once embarrassed them.

Yang Yuan was oblivious to all this, anyway, aside from thirst, he wasn't particularly tired.

The upgraded Power Armor had dramatically amplified its bearing capability.

Add to that the neural binding of the Power Armor, requiring only thought to control its movement, he didn't actually need to exert himself too much.

Under the twinkling stars and cloudless night sky, the Stone Mountain District was very serene, with just about a hundred Superpower Users making sounds as they moved among the rugged rocks.

Finally, they scaled another large mountain, encountering a downhill road ahead once more.

Their speed significantly increased, whereas the main force's speed drastically decreased.

After another half hour, they finally caught up with the main force once more.

This time, however, as they approached roughly a kilometer close, they noticed fierce battles going on ahead.

"Boom boom boom——"

The military had deployed heavy artillery for a bombing spree, even mobilizing over a hundred powerful Superpower Users to face formidable enemies, but they didn't know what the battle was against.

Yang Yuan and others hurriedly halted.

"Something's taken to the air!" Zhao Jiayan said in astonishment, pointing ahead.

They saw dense black discs soaring into the sky from the main force, quickly scattering in all directions, then firing a barrage of shells.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Rockets obliterated the distant stone forest area, blasting many unclear monsters to pieces.

Yet some monsters were incredibly robust, leaping high to smash into those black discs.

"Clang—"

"Boom!"

"Thunk!!"

Some enormous monsters big as mountains could leap tens of meters high, sending discs flying or directly smashing them mid-air.

Suddenly, a disc seized by a monster was hurled toward them, too fast to react.

"Watch out!"

Yang Yuan's face changed, swiftly diving to the ground with Zhao Jiayan and Jiang Yiyi.

"Boom——"

The disc crashed twenty meters away in the stone forest, shattering a massive boulder.

"Buzz!" "Buzz!"

"Crack!"

Suddenly, the military's hundred powerful Superpower Users burst forth, beams of various colors flashing, those gigantic purported elite stone monsters being disassembled, torn to shreds.

"Magnificent! Is this the military's strength?!"

Yang Yuan was astounded, though before he could savor it, the obstructing monsters were eradicated.

Soon, the scattered black discs were called back, reassembling around the main force's coordinates.

During this period, a large number of people within the main force gathered the spoils of battle.

Within less than ten minutes, the main force resumed its march.

"We must catch up quickly..." Yang Yuan said.

"Big Brother..." Jiang Yiyi suddenly called out, "over there, some discs haven't flown back."

Yang Yuan halted, excitedly looking at Jiang Yiyi: "Really? Did you see clearly?"

"Yes, Yiyi remembers clearly, there are one two three four five six seven eight... eight of them." Jiang Yiyi affirmed confidently.

Yang Yuan thought of Jiang Yiyi's ability, how she could recall things perfectly in the absence of security—

Even he found it hard to feel secure now, let alone Jiang Yiyi.

"Quick, take me to find them."

He was somewhat thrilled, those things seemed potent; if still usable, they might not be inferior to cruise drones!

If they could leverage Jiang Yiyi's ability to assemble a complete flying disc, it would be a huge gain.

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