Desperate Night

Yu Hong planned to take the opportunity to test this value.

Immediately, he pressed on the talisman array, and a thought came to his mind.

‘Strengthen the talisman array, the direction is: strengthen its effect to the upper limit. ’

Suddenly, black lines flowed out of the black seal and merged into the talisman array, and a clear countdown emerged.

‘2nd 13:09. ’

So many! ? ?

Yu Hong was shocked. Thinking of the countdown that took more than an hour just now.

Compare this with more than two days.

He immediately understood that this strengthening range can indeed be adjusted. But he needs to take the initiative to change it.

‘Do you want to start strengthening? ’ The cold mechanical sound of the black seal sounded in his ears at this time.

Yu Hong took a deep breath and planned to give it a try.

‘Yes! ’

He replied in his heart.

Swish!

In an instant, just after he replied.

The talisman array on the door flashed a trace of jade light.

Then, Yu Hong's physical strength and spirit began to flow rapidly to the back of his right hand, to the mysterious and strange black mark.

His whole body tensed up, and he felt that the black mark was like a whirlpool, a bottomless black hole, madly devouring everything in his body.

Physical strength, spirit, and even flesh and blood seemed to be absorbed by it.

With this terrifying absorption, he tried to struggle and stop it, but it was useless.

All his strength was swallowed up by the black mark.

'Wait! ! I can still recover! ! ' Suddenly, Yu Hong reacted suddenly and hurriedly mobilized the two strands of cool air from his lower abdomen.

This was a special trump card he had forged through advanced physical training methods.

With the control of his mind.

The first strand of cool air moved rapidly and began to circulate back and forth throughout the body, rotating, recovering the physical strength and spirit that were about to be exhausted.

But it was still not enough. Yu Hong only felt that the physical strength and spirit he had just recovered were being swallowed up by the black mark again.

Soon, the first strand of cool air was consumed, and he quickly mobilized the second strand. When the second strand of cool air was about to be consumed, the black seal seemed to have calculated Yu Hong's limit and just stopped.

Everything returned to calm.

Huh!

Huh!

Huh!!

Yu Hong sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

He felt that he was almost swallowed up and absorbed, and turned into a part of the black seal.

‘Is this the upper limit of the black seal's enhancement? ’

He finally understood that the black seal probably consumed a little of his physical strength and spirit on weekdays, so he didn't feel anything.

But this time it was going to be enhanced to the upper limit, which caused it to begin to devour a large amount of required energy.

Yu Hong looked at the talisman array behind the door in shock.

The countdown there finally started to move, which meant that the enhancement officially began.

‘Next, just wait and see what it looks like after the enhancement. ’

Although it was very thrilling just now, Yu Hong calmed down and looked forward to how much this talisman array could be enhanced.

After all, he was scared just now.

For two days, the black mark could not be strengthened, so Yu Hong practiced the exercise method every day.

The exercise method was basically a running method. The more he practiced, the more he felt that his legs were more flexible and his muscles seemed to be getting stronger.

The next morning.

As soon as it was light, Yu Hong set up a small pot, threw in dried mushrooms, wild grass, protein bars, added water, and began to boil the thick soup.

There was a metal lid above the fireplace, so you can put the pot directly on it to heat it without worrying about smoke seeping out.

Yu Hong stood by the fire, holding a spoon in one hand and adding firewood in the other, stirring the pot constantly.

The protein bars were quickly melted and crushed, turning the whole pot of soup into a milky white color.

A rich sweet fragrance slowly floated out with the aroma of mushrooms.

In the milky white soup, gray-white mushrooms and dark green wild vegetables occasionally protruded from the water surface with the stirring spoon.

But Yu Hong's face did not move, and he stirred silently.

After waiting for a while, he covered the pot.

This thick soup smells good, but it tastes indescribable. And if you drink this every day, and eat it for dozens of meals in a row, you will feel like vomiting no matter how delicious the food is.

While the soup was boiling, Yu Hong sat down, leaned against the fireplace, and began to play with the pistol he had just got.

He gestured with the pistol and found that this gun seemed different from the ones he had seen on TV before.

The safety of the gun was not on the back, but on the side. And it also came with a simple sight, which was a small circle lens with a red cross star.

A line of text was engraved on the side: Aurora Manufacturing.

‘There is only one bullet, which means that the production of firearms and bullets is likely to be restricted on a large scale. It may be that there is a problem with the production line, but it is more likely that there is an accident in the mine. After all, even iodine can be made, so the difficulty of bullets should not be as complicated as this slightly complicated chemical product. ’

Yu Hong put a gun with a holster on his waist. He had already loaded two bullets into it.

‘I have never used a gun, and I don’t know how the recoil is. The best way to use it is to scare people. Don't open it if you can. If you have to, use it at close range to ensure the hit rate. ’

After doing this, he began to dismantle the solar generator he bought from the postman.

He planned to strengthen this thing before using it. As for the direction of strengthening.

‘It is best to strengthen it in the direction of improving durability. Once this kind of machine breaks down, I will not repair it, which means it will be scrapped. So the key is to extend the service life as much as possible. ’

Soon, the soup in the small pot began to boil and steam came out.

Yu Hong came to his senses and got up to cover the fire to save firewood.

Then he took the small pot down, took out the branches and chopsticks, and prepared to eat.

Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside.

The footsteps crushed the branches and leaves, and quickly approached until they came to the door of the cave.

Dong Dong Dong!

"Yu Hong! Are you there? Something happened! Something happened to Old Yu!!" It was Doctor Xu, and the voice was very urgent.

Yu Hong quickly got up and checked the big pyroxene behind the door. After confirming that there was no consumption, he immediately knew that the other party was a person.

"What did I exchange with you last time?" For safety reasons, he still had to check a pair of information.

"Iodine! It's iodine!"

Click.

Yu Hong opened the door and saw Doctor Xu, whose face was covered with sweat and whose expression was quite horrified.

She didn't even wear a coat, just a close-fitting light gray sportswear, and she hurried over.

"What's going on!?" Yu Hong asked in a deep voice.

"Old Yu is in trouble! The door of his residence is locked, and there is no sound no matter how we knock. We suspect that he is in trouble! I heard that you bought a set of stone chiseling tools from the post office." Dr. Xu replied quickly.

"I know, I will take it with me and go together!" Yu Hong nodded quickly, "Wait a moment."

He pulled the man into the door and closed it to prevent ghosts.

Then he quickly found the stone chiseling tool set in the cave, picked up his favorite pyroxene mace, stuffed a protein bar into his mouth, put on a water bag, put on a stab-proof suit, put on a hood, and put a thick layer of newspaper inside.

Finally, he thought about it and decided to take the pyroxene graphite that he had just prepared.

He was preparing hurriedly. Dr. Xu, who had just entered the door, looked at this strange safe house cave in a daze.

It was completely different from her safe house.

The ground here was full of the mysterious rune lines on the surface of pyroxene, which seemed to be white marks rubbed out by stones on the ground, some of which were incomplete, and some were still intact.

A huge jade array on the wall attracted her attention.

Somehow, this array gave her a gentle sense of security and made her feel comfortable.

In addition, what surprised and shocked her the most was the fireplace.

This fireplace seemed to be made of crystal glass, integrated with the rock wall, and the burning fire inside could be clearly transmitted, illuminating the cave.

There was also a metal disc on the fireplace, which could conduct heat for cooking.

This workmanship, this design.

Compared with the simple fire in his cave, Dr. Xu felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart.

Look at other people, they can even make a fire to cook food and drink hot water in the rain.

And once the door is closed, the ventilation is insufficient, and he dare not make a fire to cook in the safe house. Otherwise, he will be suffocated before the food is cooked.

Looking at this warm and transparent fireplace, the desire in Dr. Xu's eyes is just like a wild dog that has been hungry for ten days and a half months, seeing a piece of smoked meat that can fill its stomach.

The greed of wanting to pounce on it and move the whole fireplace home made Yu Hong, who was standing by, feel creepy.

"Did you make the fireplace yourself?" Doctor Xu couldn't help asking. Even if Old Yu was in trouble, she couldn't suppress her desire.

"Well, I saved the materials for a long time, and I can't copy them. The main body is not something I can make, I just stuffed it into the wall." Yu Hong replied quickly.

"That's great." Doctor Xu's eyes were fixed on the fireplace. God knows how long she hasn't slept peacefully by the stove.

At night, when the door is closed, the fire must be completely extinguished, otherwise it will inevitably suffocate herself in the room.

The temperature has begun to drop this day, and the cave is cold and damp at night, with a musty smell everywhere.

But here, not only is there no musty smell, it is even as warm as spring.

"Let's go, didn't you say that Old Yu was in trouble? We should go over there." Yu Hong urged from the side.

Doctor Xu touched the fireplace reluctantly and turned to go out.

"Don't you need to put out the fire in your fireplace?"

"No, it will go out by itself when the firewood is burned out. It can also dry the house." Yu Hong replied.

The two locked the door and quickly rushed towards the gathering place of the post office.

More than ten minutes later.

When the two arrived at the post office, Jenny and her daughter were already standing at the door of the stone house, holding something in their hands and checking everywhere.

The screen of that thing was red, and a changing number flashed and appeared.

Seeing that Yu Hong and Dr. Xu had arrived, Jenny's face was solemn, and she turned around and walked over.

"Something has really happened. The red value inside has reached more than 100 positive values!"

"What does this mean?" Yu Hong asked.

"It means that there is a similar existence in the shelter under the post office." Jenny replied. "But the weird thing is, I checked and the door and vents in the basement have never been opened. It's impossible that Old Yu didn't put a pyroxene bag behind the door."

"So we have to break the door open and see! No matter what happened, Old Yu still has a lot of dried meat and mushrooms, enough for us to eat for a long time, and these must be rescued." Jenny said quickly.

"We also have to consider how to get the food next. Old Yu must have complete breeding notes and tools." Doctor Xu added.

"Are we going to break the door and go in here?" Jenny's daughter Eve couldn't help but interrupt. "It must be dangerous inside, I won't go. Whoever wants to go can go, anyway I won't go!"

Her face changed slightly, and she took a step back, with an expression that had nothing to do with me.