"Brother Zhou, are we on the right path?"

We ran so fast on the way here, finding the place in half an hour, but now that we're leaving, our pace has slowed down, and it's been an hour without sight of the road.

Lin Wenjue started to worry; if they had taken the wrong path, the gasoline they collected would be useless.

"Don't worry, it's just ahead, over that hill."

Zhou Yingting walked alongside, pulling the oil barrels, wiping the sweat from his forehead as he spoke.

Lin Wenjue heard this and his face fell, "Brother Zhou, you've already said that three times."

"Did I?"

Zhou Yingting pondered for a moment, realizing he indeed had said it.

However, he wasn't intentionally deceiving, it's just that the small map only indicated a general location, without markings for the number of hills and such.

Zhou Yingting, believing they were close, assumed that crossing this dune would reveal the car.

Who knew, after crossing one dune, another appeared, and another.

Lin Wenjue was panting, breath heavy like an ox.

The Tier Three gave him much power, but pulling this load was still draining his strength.

Having such power didn't mean he had endless stamina.

Zhou Yingting, walking slightly ahead, reached out to help him.

Lin Wenjue was near his limit; climbing this dune was proving difficult.

With Zhou Yingting's assistance, Lin Wenjue felt much relieved.

Once they reached the hilltop and looked down, they were met with the sight of a winding road stretching forward.

Seeing this, Lin Wenjue exhaled a heavy sigh of relief.

He didn't mind the fatigue; he was just worried they had been on the wrong path.

To be honest, at first, he was confident in this direction, but after over half an hour, he started doubting himself, fearing they were lost.

Each of the dunes looked the same, making it impossible to confirm if they were on the right path.

Fortunately, they finally found their way out.

In the car, Song Qingyun had been anxiously watching the direction Zhou Yingting and Lin Wenjue left in, waiting for over an hour until finally seeing two figures appearing on the dune.

Seeing this, he quickly jumped out of the car, running toward them.

In less than a minute, he reached them and grabbed their ropes.

Turning his head, he saw the dense array of oil barrels behind them, his mouth wide open, "Did you guys rob a gas station?"

"We did find a gas station," Zhou Yingting replied with a smile, patting Song Qingyun on the shoulder.

"Alright, this stretch is up to you."

Song Qingyun's strength was roughly 30+.

It seemed impossible for him to drag all those barrels, but for a moment's burst, it posed no problem.

Moreover, it was downhill from there, making it less of an issue for Song Qingyun.

Song Qingyun nodded, "You two go rest."

Saying this, Song Qingyun vigorously pulled the gasoline barrels, running down the dune.

The dust flew as he went, and once the barrels were beside the car, he transferred gasoline from some barrels into the tank, filling it completely, then loaded the rest onto the vehicle.

This way, they now had over 6400 liters of gasoline.

Song Qingyun, his face beaming with joy, invited the two onto the car to enjoy the air conditioning, then drove with a cheerful heart.

"Next, we just need to find Acceleration Entries, those Entries enhance speed greatly, getting those Entries."

Zhou Yingting laid back, nodding, too tired to move a finger.

The heat, combined with the exertion just now, was truly exhausting.

After resting for about ten minutes, Zhou Yingting finally recovered slightly, then used Refresh Entry to produce a bunch of food, inviting Lin Wenjue to eat.

Lin Wenjue was already starving but was too embarrassed to say anything.

Seeing Zhou Yingting inviting him to eat, he wasted no time sitting down and stuffing food into his mouth.

"What rank are we now?"

Zhou Yingting asked after regaining his composure after a few bites.

They had lost quite a bit of time just now, and since they didn't drive at all last night, he wondered if their ranking had dropped.

"Our current rank is 87."

"87? We've actually moved up two spots?"

Zhou Yingting was momentarily stunned by those words, eyes filled with doubt.

The time they wasted should have given those behind them a chance to catch up; how had they ended up ahead instead?

"While you two weren't back yet, I checked the chat channel. It seems some teams ran out of gasoline, causing their cars to stall, dropping their ranks."

"There was even a team planning to reach the finish line on foot, but after over an hour, they were too exhausted, and without water in such heat, they were eliminated."

Zhou Yingting's lips twitched slightly at the words.

If he hadn't seen the navigation, he might have considered running over to take a look himself.

After all, his Attributes were 44, and since he could conjure food, making it to the finish line by running wasn't totally out of the question.

But after seeing the entire map, he dismissed the idea.

When it comes to endurance, machines are still the way to go.

"Looks like this race will test endurance too."

"Yes, indeed!"

Song Qingyun sighed as well when he heard this and, after driving twenty kilometers, they reached the spot to look for resources.

All three got off the vehicle to search and soon found a Speed Boost entry, then continued driving ahead.

When they reached another resource point, the three got off to search for more entries.

Water and food were no longer needed; they just focused on finding entries.

As the sunset appeared in the distance once more, they finally found the last Speed Boost entry, upgrading their speed to Level 3.

The Level 3 Speed Boost entry increased the vehicle's speed by 30 kilometers per hour, reaching 50 kilometers per hour. Initially, it should have been 55, but the heavy oil load earlier had reduced it by 5.

Fuel consumption turned to 4.9L per 10 kilometers.

The Level 3 Speed Boost directly added 2L of fuel consumption, resembling a fuel-guzzling beast.

However, for the three of them, with thousands of liters of gasoline on hand, such consumption was completely acceptable.

As long as they could increase their speed, everything else was manageable.

Before nightfall, Song Qingyun found another Level 1 Air Conditioning entry and synthesized it into a Level 2 Air Conditioning entry.

After applying this entry, the consumption increased from 4.9L to 5.4L, which was quite frightening.

Conversely, the temperature decreased by 10 degrees, totaling a 20-degree drop in temperature.

Overall, this temperature was still bearable for them.

Even if temperatures rose to 50 degrees, the cabin temperature would still remain at 30 degrees.

As night fell, the three stuck to the previous night's watch schedule.

Although they hadn't seen anyone else so far, it was still better to take turns keeping watch just to be safe.

"If we find another Level 3 Speed Boost entry, we can reach a speed of 80. That would give us a much better chance of catching up with the front runners."

"Earlier, that 23rd-ranker said they were doing 61, right?"

Song Qingyun lay beside Zhou Yingting, idly chatting.

Zhou Yingting nodded at these words, "Yes, at 80, we should be able to overtake quite a few people, but to be safe, we need to find more Speed Boost entries."

"Also, we need to gather the ceramic tiles completely."

Zhou Yingting listened and nodded lightly.

Song Qingyun echoed his nodding in agreement.

After a bit more casual chat, Zhou Yingting fell asleep quickly, exhausted from the daytime activities.

When Zhou Yingting was awakened, the sky in the distance was already dimly bright.

"Why wake me up now?"

Seeing the sky already aglow, Zhou Yingting started and quickly got up.

Song Qingyun laughed and waved a hand when he heard, "Seeing how tired you were, I let you sleep a bit more, I can always catch up on sleep during the day."

Hearing this, Zhou Yingting smiled wryly, recognizing the goodwill, and let the other continue sleeping while he went to drive.

At this hour, Lin Wenjue was also sleeping. Zhou Yingting glanced at his Golden Finger and locked onto the Speed Boost entry.

With precise targeting, Zhou Yingting spent most of the day finding seven Level 1 Speed Boost entries.

With two more Level 1 Speed Boosts, they would have another Level 3 Boost.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yingting also found an entry for headlights.

With this entry, they could continue driving at night.

By pursuing during the day, they moved from 87th place to 83rd, and it was likely they'd gain a few more ranks.

"It's okay to drive slower at night, but remember to stop at any resource points you see."

The first driver at night was Lin Wenjue. After Song Qingyun gave these instructions, he prepared to take a nap.

Otherwise, he'd be too tired to take his turn later.

Lin Wenjue, slightly nervous, nodded to indicate he understood.

Zhou Yingting glanced at the mini-map and saw no Speed Boost entries for several kilometers ahead, so he wasn't too worried and just advised Lin to drive carefully and avoid crashes.

Even if the vehicle flipped, the three of them could right it back up.

But if it were damaged, that would be troublesome.

None of them knew how to fix vehicles, and even if they did, they had no tools to make repairs.

After the briefing, Zhou Yingting and Song Qingyun lay down to rest, while Lin Wenjue cautiously drove the vehicle forward.

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