In a matter of seconds the cloud of particles dissipate before coming back together in the form of Swift bringing him back to life.
"Okay that was fucking weird. It didn't hurt as much as I thought it would, but it felt like I blinked for a long time"
After Swift respawned, everyone turned to look at Lazy with a shit eating grin.
"Where the hell did you get that" Nitro yelled!
"And why haven't you given it to me yet?!"
Lazy just shrugged
"Sorry man. I can only build this with the Mounted Gun blueprint. It only works on vehicles and I've never had the time to use it till now. Good for defense but we can't always take a vehicle big enough to hold it. From what the system told me, or whatever this is, I can only build the one on the bus. All that can support it. Also, I used all my metal stock pile to craft it."
While talking Swift walked over to the corpse of the Goblin Leader picking up his scarf. Wringing it out of blood before putting it in his inventory.
{Next time I'll be able to 1v1 a Leader}
"We'll guys. Let's all sleep for a little and then go down I-10 and head to New Orleans. Hopefully there isn't any cars in our way." Swift suggested.
"Lazy can you do anything to our bus to make it…I don't know. Better?" Power asked.
"Ya I want to use that Turret instead of this canon" Nitro said.
"A real bed would be good too" Grimm said with a yawn.
"Well Grimm and I are both level 8 and you three are level 9. Why don't we all rest and spend a day or so leveling up and building our temporary base in the bus?" Lazy said.
"It would give me time to collect more materials and see what I can build or whatever. Plus I wana try to get a new blue print and spend my other points into a stat."
The rest decided to try to all sleep again and figure out more to do tomorrow.
Between 7-8 am the group got up.
Lazy was the first to wake up. Just reading through his blueprints and about to spend 2 more points, but was interrupted by Swift waking up.
"Morning Cap'in"
"Hey. I'm going to go look through some of the houses and see if there's anything useful." He pulled up his inventory tab and removed the green scarf, that is now magically clean, and wrapped it around his next. "I'll go off alone. If you're okay to stay here alone with that" pointing towards the turret. "Send the other three out to level up also. We definitely need to get back to out level. With how things are I think this world will be harder then the game" he said with a chuckle.
He activated his Swift as The Wind ability running out of the bus in an instant. Able to move 10ft in a single second.
{Got some free time. Maybe I should finally see what blue prints I get}
Two columns started to spin before slowly stopping.
Catapult- able to throw large boulders weighing up to 300 pounds. Costs 300 wood or 200 metal. If made using metal able to throw objects up to 400 pounds.
Wingsuit- a wing suit able to wear that allows the wearer to glide. Ability to control this suit is based on Dex stat. Requires level 10 to wear. Requires 50 fiber to make.
{Well this is kinda useless. The Catapult isn't good compared to the Turret. This Wingsuit is only good in mountainous regions or in the Everfall raid. Maybe we can use it in the city? And where the hell do I get fiber?!}
Power started to stir and wake up. He looked around while sitting up in the bus seat he was sleeping in. He could see Lazy in the driver seat looking through his blue prints on his data pad. Grimm and Nitro were sleeping in opposite bus seats curled up with their armor on them like blankets. He slowly walked up to Lasy
"Oh hey. Good morning."
"Morning. Where did Swift go?"
"Ah. He left to scout and level up. Asked once you, Grimm and Nitro were up, to send you guys out to level up. I'd suggest going to the Walmart thirty minutes from here to gather supply or see if there are enemies there."
"Oh. Okay. Is he hung up on not being able to solo the Goblin Leader last night?"
While saying this Power slide into the seat behind the driver seat.
"Nah. I don't think so. Him and I were first ones to start playing this game before y'all started. I think he just wants to be a higher level then everyone to be the quote Leader of the group"
"Ya that makes sense. Okay. I'll go wake them up."
He slowly got up and walked back to his makeshift bed and grabbed his greaves. Held one in each hand before slamming them down on each foot of the sleeping members
"Wake up bitches! Time to go grinding!"
Thwap
The two guys woke up instantly with a groan and curse.
"Could you not fucking do that!" Nitro yelled while pulling his canon up aiming at Power.
Grimm rubbed his foot while dealing with the pain " I'm not afraid to blind you" he said with a spiteful voice.
"Swift already left to level up. We can lag behind him. Three of us are going to head to Walmart to gather supply and see if we can get some levels" Power said while putting on his armor.
"What about Lazy?" Grimm said in a muffled voice while sliding his robe over his head.
"I'll stay here and deconstruct the other eleven buses. I'll try to collect some materials"
"Alright" Nitro said "guess we'll go do that. Need us to bring you back anything?"
"Ah, yes! I have no idea where to find fiber and gem stones that would be cool."
Grimm interrupted "oh! I can make that with my botanist job. I don't have any but can get you some. How much do you need?"
"Oh shit great! Uh. I need as much as you can get? Fifty at the least"
"Kay, will do"
The three members started go into their armor and packed the few things they had. Power said once they get back later that day he'll start a camp fire and cook the DinoGator meat he saved. Asked Lazy if he can add a cooking station on the bus for future use. After a brief chat they said their goodbyes and left.
"Now. Time to get to work!"