Desperate Night.

Chapter 30 030 Choice (Xie Shangxian Qitian Alliance Leader)
The smile on Yu Hong's face slowly faded.

He needed intelligence, enough intelligence about the evil shadow. If he could find the survivor who had escaped death, the one who had survived the attack by the evil shadow withered woman, perhaps he could get first-hand intelligence.

But unfortunately, the town moved a while ago, and I'm afraid that person has left now.

Thinking of this, he did not choose to strengthen, but stood up and walked around in the cave.

After a while, he stopped, walked to the front door, and looked outside through the peephole.

The woods were dead silent at dusk.

In the distance, Baiqiu Village in the woods had only a vague outline and was equally quiet.

Looking at the scenery outside.

Yu Hong suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed from a frown to a thoughtful one.

He pulled over the baffle and his eyes fell on the reinforced pyroxene mace.

This rod was originally just a very crude steel spike pyroxene rod. But now it is much more perfect.
Of course, this thing has been strengthened once, so it’s useless the second time.

So he was not looking at the stick, but the idea of ​​placing large pyroxene inside the stick.

"Since a single piece of pyroxene is not effective enough, how about combining several pieces together? Or even grinding the pyroxene into powder and mixing it into ink to draw advanced runes?"

'Will it be possible to enhance the effect and shorten the duration?'

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Baishi Town is more than ten kilometers away from Baiqiu Village.

On the long and winding central street, the dry yellow fallen leaves were blown to the ground by the wind, making a rustling noise.

The smooth grey cement streets are full of potholes and cracks.

The shops on both sides of the street have been closed for a long time.

The dim sunlight divided the street into two areas: light and dark.

Bang!
Suddenly, the door of a shop was knocked open from the inside.

A sturdy bearded man in a gray sports suit rushed out of the door in a panic and ran towards the end of the street.

His head was covered in sweat, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was holding a large piece of pyroxene in one hand.

However, the jade-like color of the pyroxene was rapidly turning pale from top to bottom.

This means it is being consumed rapidly.

"Don't, don't kill me!! Don't come over here!!"

The man was in a state of emotional collapse.

He cried and screamed, and the voice of one person seemed even more empty in the street.

"Please! Don't come over here!!"

He cried out and stumbled forward, looking back from time to time with a terrified look, as if something was chasing him.

But there was clearly nothing behind him, only a quiet and empty street.

puff.

Suddenly the man lost his footing and fell to the ground.

And on his back, a clear black handprint slowly emerged.

The handprint was not big, just like a child's handprint. But at this time, the handprint could be seen through the clothes, as if it was smeared with ink, and it was clearly visible on the coat.

hiss.

In an instant, a large amount of black liquid quickly seeped out of the handprint.

The juice dyed the man's clothes black, and even his arms and face were all dyed black.

As his body turned black, the man's figure shrank rapidly, as if he had lost water.

He struggled and sobs and cries came from his throat, but soon the cries disappeared in just a few seconds.

The man's entire body stopped moving and he completely turned into a charred corpse.

A gust of wind blew.

The mummy suddenly disappeared, leaving only a pile of clothes on the spot.

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The next day.

Baiqiu Village Post Office.

In the woods, in front of the stone post office.

Jenny, Dr. Xu, Yu Hong, and Old Yu, the four of them gathered together.

Jenny looked a little haggard, as if she didn't get enough rest last night, and her eyes were a little vague, and I don't know what she was thinking about.

Doctor Xu held a piece of dried meat, took a bite from time to time, and squinted his eyes.

Lao Su, who was in charge of breeding lizards and making dried meat, looked much uglier than before.

"Mr. Yu, didn't you leave? Why are you back?" Dr. Xu asked.

"I ran back halfway." Old Yu shook his head. "Halfway through, they suddenly said they wanted to confiscate half of the supplies, and everyone had to hand them over. Haha, if I hadn't remembered the way back, I would have been ripped off by them!" Old Yu sneered.

He glanced over and his sight fell on Yu Hong.

"Young man, Jenny said you can get pyroxene? Are you sure you can get it in a long-term and stable manner?"

"Okay, but you need to rest sometimes." Yu Hong nodded. He had originally planned to take over Old Yu's breeding cave with Dr. Jennifer and others.

After all, there must be a stable source of food supplement. Before leaving, Old Yu had already agreed to hand over his breeding cave to the people who stayed behind.

Unexpectedly, he came back not long after.
But it’s good that he’s back, because it’s definitely not as good as Lao Yu doing it himself if they try to figure out the breeding themselves.

"It's good to hear you say that. Now we have candles and pyroxene. As long as we are careful, there is a great chance of surviving safely. This time, while we are all together, I suggest that we live together in the basement of the post office that has moved away. It's the most solid place, and the rooms are large enough and fully equipped, so we can live together and take care of each other." Lao Yu suggested.

"I have no objection. I have taken down all the candle-making tools. I will be responsible for the supply of candles from now on. It's not difficult to make anyway." Dr. Xu responded.

"I forget it. I'm used to living alone." Yu Hong refused.

"I'm fine with either." Jenny nodded.

"It's okay to have one less person, then it's settled. Jenny will make clothes, repair and modify them. I'll be responsible for food, Yu Hong will be responsible for the pyroxene, and Doctor Xu will be responsible for wax making and temporary medical care. From now on, there will be only a few of us here, so you'd better help each other and work hard." Old Yu said, obviously expecting Yu Hong to not do it.

"Any news about the evil shadow in town?" Yu Hong couldn't help but ask.

Until he figured out how strong the evil shadow was, he always felt heavy in his heart, as if something might happen.

"A little bit. It is said to be related to the black handprint. If you see a black handprint in the wild, don't touch it. Stay away from it." Old Yu lowered his head and coughed a few times.

"Anything else?" Jenny asked. "Also, don't think about stealing things in the town. Many people who stayed in the town died." Old Yu smiled strangely, "In this world, you have to live one day at a time, so cherish it."

After agreeing to meet at the scheduled time, the four of them returned to their respective residences.

Yu Hong felt relieved after confirming that the food source was relatively stable and the candle supply was also good.

When he returned to the cave, he saw large pyroxene rune patterns carved by him all over the floor.

These were all drawn when he was practicing, but he didn't use charcoal, he just simply wrote and drew with stones.

Looking at the messy house, Yu Hong sighed, knowing that he still had a lot to do.

The strengthening time of the pyroxene was shortened, and he had already started to formally strengthen the pyroxene yesterday.

Before knowing how much pyroxene was needed to dispel the evil shadow, he could only try his best to produce enough pyroxene.

At the same time, we must also explore new and more complete methods to resist evil shadows.

Taking out a protein bar and biting it in his mouth, Yu Hong took off his shirt and started practicing advanced physical training again.

After practicing for an hour, he found a hammer, squatted in the corner of the cave, and began to grind flour hard.

He had previously crushed a small piece of raw pyroxene, and now his main task was to grind it into a fine enough state.

"If the effect of dispelling ghost shadows is composed of pyroxene and runes, then I can directly use pyroxene powder to draw runes, and it will definitely be effective!"

While polishing, Yu Hong kept thinking in his mind whether there were other better methods.

After about half an hour, the pyroxene powder was polished.

He added a little carbon powder, poured it into a wooden bowl, added water, and stirred it, and it became a standard pyroxene ink.

After succeeding, Yu Hong looked out the window and saw that it was getting dark again.

"Why does it feel like the sky is getting darker and darker?" He frowned slightly, walked forward, and closed the window shutter.

Ever since he was frightened by a ghost shadow once, he never opened the shutter when sleeping again.

He pulled up the damper, and this time instead of lighting the fireplace, he lit a candle and placed it on the wooden bench.

Then he used a wooden stick dipped in pyroxene graphite and carefully drew a large pyroxene rune on the stone wall on the side of the fireplace.

The stone wall was not flat, so he used a chisel and a hammer to carve a large pyroxene rune the size of a washbasin on the wall in advance.

Since he had already practiced it in other places, carving runes on the wall was not difficult for Hong.

After all, the requirements are not high, just roughly meet the requirements, and it is large enough. Compared with painting on small pyroxene, the difficulty is much lower.

Yu Hong carefully wiped off the fine dust on the wall, and then filled the large pyroxene rune lines on the wall with pyroxene graphite little by little.

The lines are very thin and not much pyroxene is used.

In about ten minutes, the entire wall rune carving was completed.

Yu Hong took a step back and admired his masterpiece.

dong dong dong.

Suddenly there were rhythmic knocks on the door.

"Is anyone there?" A strange woman's voice came from outside. "It's getting dark outside. Can you let me in to hide?"

"I heard a noise! ​​Is there someone in there?"

The voice outside continued.

Yu Hong's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't heard it. He glanced at the door and saw that the large pyroxene behind the door was slowly and steadily changing color from top to bottom.

He exhaled, pulled over a stool, sat behind the door, leaned against the side wall, and waited and watched quietly.

Boom, boom, boom.

The knocks on the door continued.

once.

twice.

three times.

Finally, everything became quiet again.

One third of the pyroxene behind the door has been consumed.

Yu Hong quickly took it off and replaced it with a full one.

He used the black seal to charge the great pyrophyllite, then stood up, returned to the sleeping bag, and lay on his back to rest.

The amount of pyroxene consumed determines how long it will take to recover.

The ghostly shadow knocking on the door this time is not very strong and it will only take two hours to replenish.

Yu Hong put his hands behind his head and slept with his head tilted back next to the candle.

The biggest advantage of candles over fireplaces is that you don’t need to add firewood.

And the light from the atomic lamp, according to what Jenny told him, could not dispel the blood tide black bugs.

Only open flames will do.

"Fortunately, the reason I bought the atomic lamp was just to try out what it would look like after being enhanced. If I could directly enhance it into an energy reactor or something like that," he began to fantasize.

As time went by, he had already gotten used to living in this dangerous forest.

I'm used to falling asleep in this state where I could be in danger at any time.

Boom, boom, boom.

Late at night, candlelight flickers.

A knock on the door woke Yu Hong from his sleep.

He glanced at the gate, and it was still pitch black outside. He knew it was another ghost, so he wiped the sweat off his forehead, stood up, picked up the small pot of boiling water, and gulped down water.

After drinking the water, he stood up, ignored the knock on the door, and came to the pyroxene graphite rune he had drawn during the day.

The washbasin-sized stone carving of runes had already dried up by now.

Below was the restored pyroxene on the ground, which had also been restored to its original state by the black seal.

Yu Hong ignored the large pyrophyllite, but stretched out his hand and gently pressed on the large rune on the wall.

This is one of his attempts. If successful, the utilization rate of pyroxene will be much higher than before.

(End of this chapter)