Crazy Road Car Racing: I Have a Cheat Code

Chapter 4: The Wilderness, Challenge of the Brave

Finally crafted!

Seeing the water collector in his hands, Carter was overjoyed.

At this moment, tiny water droplets had already begun to form on the walls of the collector, indicating that it could be used at any time without needing to wait for the 24-hour collection period.

Carefully placing the water collector in the passenger seat, Carter continued driving along the road, searching for supplies.

However, after driving for over an hour along the road, he had not found a single supply box.

This discovery made Carter a bit anxious.

According to previous patterns, a supply box would typically appear every ten to twenty kilometers.

But now, he had traveled forty kilometers without collecting a single box.

This was somewhat illogical.

Moreover, he had already been driving for three hours, and his fuel was down to half. If he couldn’t find more fuel soon, he would be in danger.

“Could it be that after obtaining two blueprints in a row, the difficulty has increased?” Carter speculated in his mind.

After thinking it over, Carter decided to check the chat channel for information.

He closed his eyes, focused his mind, and opened the game interface.

At this moment, aside from those lying down waiting for rescue, most people in the regional channel were discussing supply issues.

“Why are there no supply boxes? I haven’t found one for over an hour. If I don’t find water soon, I’m going to die of thirst.”

“Yeah, I was fine in my air-conditioned room, teasing that new secretary. I don’t know who’s so cruel to throw me into this place to suffer. They said there would be supply boxes on the road, but after searching for over an hour, I haven’t found a single one.”

“Exactly! At first, they said there would be supply boxes on the road, but now we can’t find any. Are they planning to let us die of thirst and hunger here? Almost three hundred people have already died; it might be our turn soon.”

As soon as this person finished speaking, a red system notification popped up in the regional channel.

Player Wilson has died; cause of death: dehydration.

Carter looked up at the number of group members; it had dropped to 4,702.

He distinctly remembered that there were 5,000 people at the start. How had so many disappeared in such a short time?

Carter scrolled through the system messages.

He was shocked to find that almost every minute, a player death notification appeared.

The reasons for players' deaths were varied: some died of dehydration, some fainted from high temperatures, some were killed by explosives in supply boxes, some died from poisoning, and others were bitten to death by beasts in the supply boxes. The most tragic case was someone who drank contaminated water and ended up with acute diarrhea, leading to dehydration and death.

“Have so many people really died already? This is too dangerous.” Seeing the dense stream of death notifications, Carter couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine.

At the same time, Carter felt a wave of relief, grateful for the hint system.

Otherwise, he might have already become one of the deceased, unable to spectate here in safety.

But what could be causing the resources on the road to disappear?

Just as everyone was speculating, a system notification suddenly appeared before everyone’s eyes.

[Version Update Notification: To increase difficulty, a timed challenge has been added—Challenge of the Brave.]

[Rules: Starting today, from noon to six in the evening, the Challenge of the Brave will automatically commence. During this time, all supply boxes will refresh in the wilderness on both sides of the road. If you are confident in your abilities, you can venture into the wilderness to collect supply boxes. To match the difficulty, all supply boxes that refresh in the wilderness have a 50% chance of being upgraded by one level.]

[Serious Warning: The wilderness is fraught with countless risks; players should act according to their abilities.]

Challenge of the Brave?

Supply boxes refreshing in the wilderness?

Risks lurking in the wilderness?

Supply boxes with a chance to be upgraded?

Carter organized the information; this was high risk for high reward, wasn’t it?

Using better supplies to lure players into facing greater dangers in the wilderness.

“Should I try going into the wilderness?” Carter pondered.

“Let’s do it! I’m going to venture into the wilderness. Staying here will eventually get me trapped to death anyway, so I might as well try my luck. If I die, it’ll be a relief.” Someone spoke up first.

“I think it’s better to stay here and wait for rescue. As long as we all refuse to search for supplies and cooperate, maybe they’ll let us go.” Someone clearly didn’t want to take action.

“Exactly! Three hundred people just died searching for supplies on the road. Now we’re supposed to go into the more dangerous wilderness? The chances of dying will definitely be higher. Whoever wants to go can go; I’m not going.”

“Hmph, then you can stay here. Let’s see what you’ll do when there’s no food tomorrow!”

The regional channel clearly split into two factions: one group advocated trying their luck in the wilderness, while the other group preferred to stay put, at least until after the challenge time tomorrow, taking the opportunity to search for supplies on the road in the morning, which would be less risky.

Both sides held their ground, unable to convince the other.

Carter watched the chaotic regional channel and shook his head, exiting the game interface.

He was prepared to try his luck in the wilderness.

For others, the wilderness might be filled with danger, but for him, it might not be.

After all, he had the hint system.

Since the hint system could help him avoid dangers in supply boxes, it might be just as useful in the wilderness.

If the hint system could help him avoid dangers in the wilderness, then the Challenge of the Brave would be an excellent opportunity for him to gather resources.

Moreover, he had a compelling reason to venture into the wilderness.

That was, in seven days, a disaster known as the Two Suns would occur.

Two Suns; just hearing the name made it clear that it was not to be underestimated.

In just a few hours, three hundred people had died in the regional channel. What would happen on the day of the Two Suns?

If he couldn’t prepare in advance, even if he survived the first six days, death awaited them on the seventh.

It was precisely this reason that compelled him to seek every opportunity to gather supplies and increase his chances of surviving the disaster day.

Carter grabbed his crowbar for self-defense, tucked the water collector into his pocket, pulled out the car keys, and walked toward the desert.

As soon as Carter got out of the car, he felt waves of heat.

The scorching sun baked the road until it was hot enough to fry an egg; even through the soles of his shoes, he could feel the heat radiating from the pavement.

Carter estimated that if he threw an egg onto the road, it would be cooked in a few minutes.

The scorching wind blew past from time to time.

However, this wind brought no relief; instead, it made his body feel even hotter.

Not only that, but the wind also carried fine yellow sand, and before long, Carter’s face was covered with a layer of fine dust.

This dust mixed with the sweat trickling down his forehead quickly turned into mud, sticking to Carter’s body, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

However, Carter couldn’t afford to worry about that at the moment. He carefully observed his surroundings, first using the crowbar to probe the desert ahead, confirming there were no issues before taking a step forward, stepping off the road and into the desert area.

At the same time, the electronic synthesized voice of the hint system sounded again.

[One hundred meters ahead, there is a hidden quicksand pit; falling in will result in certain death.]

[At eleven o’clock, two hundred meters ahead, there is a pile of bones under the yellow sand; stepping on it may pierce your shoe and cause tetanus.]

[At three o’clock, five hundred meters ahead, beyond the sand dune, there is a Level 2 supply box containing two buckets of instant noodles, a tea egg, and a liter of mineral water.]

“Indeed useful!”

Hearing the hint’s electronic synthesized voice, Carter excitedly pumped his fist; his guess was correct—the hint system was also effective in the wilderness.

Carter quickly walked toward the sand dune.