Who says a sickly daughter can’t break through the weirdness?

Well, the hierarchy is so strict that it's a bit like a novel about cultivating immortals...

Shen Qiyin came to the meeting room and Lin Qiutang made potato soup and fresh fruit salad for her.

In addition, there was some very precious canned luncheon meat that they couldn't bear to eat themselves and specially left for Shen Qinyin.

According to Lin Qiutang, the several cans of luncheon meat in the storage cabinet were picked up by Tang Miao in a wild camp when he went to collect supplies three days ago.

The scene was in a mess, with broken human flesh and body parts, most likely left behind by survivors who had stopped here long ago and were attacked.

These cans of luncheon meat were neither destroyed by strange beasts or entities, nor discovered and taken away by others.

I have to say that Tang Miao is really lucky. She even has the good fortune of winning a five million lottery ticket.

After eating and drinking, Kana and Xiaoxiang, who were responsible for security patrol, also returned.

Upon learning that Shen Qinyin had woken up, Xiaoxiang hurriedly gave her a full-body examination, fearing that Shen Qinyin would have any sequelae.

However, Shen Qinyin knew very well that she was unconscious because she had consumed a lot of mental energy by using the Megatron, but there was no problem with her body.

After comforting each other for a while, they got down to business.

Lin Qiutang spread out the strategic map and pointed to a red circle on it. "First, let's look at our location, Qiyin. While you were unconscious, we used a large transport truck to transport the Titan to Zhongyang County."

"By truck?"

"Yes, a truck." Lin Qiutang nodded, a look of helplessness on his face. "This mecha you built...it seems to recognize its owner. Even though Xiaoxiang has finished repairing it, we still can't drive it."

Shen Qinyin opened her mouth slightly, and then she remembered that the power armor she had made could not be driven by Tang Miao.

She wanted to study the reasons behind this, but the black tide was pressing too hard and she had no time to do so.

In addition, she had no idea at all, was under great pressure to survive, and was attacked by ender ghosts and entities. In her busy schedule, this matter was naturally delayed.

The truck that Lin Qiutang and her team used to transport the Titan was the classic 13-meter semi-trailer. After all, the total mass of the Titan was at least close to 30 tons, and it could not be pulled without a larger truck.

Shen Qiyin asked curiously, "I understand the principle, but how did you manage to load such a heavy object onto the truck?"

"Well..." Lin Qiutang and Tang Miao had complicated expressions and turned their eyes to Kana.

The latter seemed to have no intention of explaining, and just winked at Shen Qinyin playfully.

"Kana has a special magical power that can make objects move on their own..." Lin Qiutang explained, "But you should ask her privately for the details. As long as she's willing to talk about it, it'll be fine."

"Of course I do."

Kana stared straight at Shen Qinyin, her naked gaze looked like a wolf or a tiger, as if she wanted to "eat" Shen Qinyin in one bite.

"My dear, I have put in a lot of effort this time. You have to give me enough 'compensation'~"

"...pretend I didn't ask."

Shen Qiyin's scalp tingled and she subconsciously covered her chest.

The look in his eyes made her feel a little uneasy, and the bad memory of being pushed down and sucking her blood instantly surfaced in her mind.

"Ahem!" Lin Qiutang interrupted Kana's gradual deterioration and said seriously, "Anyway, we came all the way to Zhongyang County without any problems.

Zhongyang County is very close to the Gyeonggi-do area, and it will be within half a day's journey.

It's just that considering the size of this mecha and your condition, we have been hiding here and have not entered."

"Well, your concerns are correct. If we enter the Gyeonggi region in this state and are discovered, something beyond our expectations will likely happen."

"..."

Hearing Shen Qinyin say this, Lin Qiutang suddenly looked embarrassed.

She moved her lips, sighed, and then said seriously: "Qiyin, we may have been targeted."

"......Um?"

Shen Qiyin frowned, then suddenly became alert: "What do you mean?"

"Around the third day after you fell unconscious, Kana and Xiaoxiang discovered someone was following us. But thanks to them, they managed to divert them using a sleight of hand and a decoy."

"Do you know who it is?"

Tang Miao shook his head and answered on behalf of Lin Qiutang: "That's the problem. We don't know, but we suspect that this may be an investigator sent by the capital.

A nuclear explosion is no joke. After a nuclear bomb is dropped, the country will definitely send investigators to investigate the local situation and observe whether it has any impact on the Kuroshio Current.

Unfortunately, we were near Huaibei Province and engaged in a direct confrontation with the Black Tide clone. It's reasonable for them to track us down based on clues."

"A special investigator sent by the country..."

Shen Qiyin lowered her head, looking thoughtful.

Tang Miao's speculation was basically right. Since the authorities had decided to clean up the Huaibei Province nuclear bomb, they would definitely conduct follow-up on-site surveys and observations.

Once they find out that the Black Tide clone has been destroyed, they will certainly feel puzzled and confused.

Regardless of whether Kuroshio's clone was destroyed by the nuclear bomb, it must be investigated thoroughly.

What's more, the explosion caused by Megiddorum was no less than detonating a small atomic bomb. This explosion alone was enough to attract official attention.

"Don't worry too much, dear."

Seeing Shen Qiyin's heavy face, Kana beside her showed a relaxed smile and comforted her: "Although it took some time, I have already concealed our whereabouts. Even if those guys have all the means, they will not be able to track us down in a short time.

I'm quite experienced in concealing my whereabouts, so you don't have to worry about that."

"Of course I believe you," Shen Qiyin sighed helplessly, "but what I'm more worried about now is where to go next..."

"Anyway, let's rest in Zhongyang County for two days before considering our next step." Lin Qiutang lowered his voice and spoke gently, "Thanks to you, we no longer have to worry about the Black Tide clone in the southwest that's causing us the most pressure. We're safe here for the time being."

Tang Miao also echoed, "That's right, according to the information we learned at the beginning, the Black Tide's main body transformed into four clones. Currently, two of the clones have been eliminated, and the remaining two are in the northwest and north of the capital circle.

Relatively speaking, the southern part of the Gyeonggi region where we are now, aside from the wandering monsters and entities, doesn't face the same terrifying pressure as the Black Tide."

“What you said makes sense… Then let’s stay in Zhongyang County for a few days and observe the situation.

I'll try the civilian radio later to see if I can contact Meng Jiang from the Ghost Hunters Association. If I can get some official information, it'll help me figure out our next move."

Shen Qinyin nodded slightly, temporarily putting aside the worry and irritability in her heart.

She integrated the resources she had at hand. First of all, as for food, since she had cultivated about three or four square meters of black soil, simply planting some vegetables and potatoes, which were enough to sustain their food supply, so there was no need to worry.

Water resources can be replenished through secondary processing in nearby rivers, and women's daily necessities such as spare clothes and sanitary napkins can also be found in shops in the county town.

What is slightly lacking is weapons, both heavy weapons used by Titans and long and short weapons for their individual use.

Although firearms such as Holy Judgment, Eye of Death, Holy Lance of Evil-Breaking, and Kana's "Ebony and White Ivory" upgraded by Shen Qinyin can cause effective damage to strange beasts, due to the limitation of bullets, they can easily fall into a "misfire" state in long-term combat.

If there were better materials and more sophisticated firearms, she could upgrade to produce better exorcism weapons.

These things are difficult to find in a small county like Zhongyang County, and cold weapons have certain shortcomings.

First of all, Shen Qiyin cannot directly upgrade cold weapons into exorcism weapons that can be used against strange beasts. They can only be upgraded to high-level exorcism items such as the True Silver Blade.

Needless to say, the effects of the two are very different, but the costs are huge.

Secondly, cold weapons place too high demands on their users. The shortened combat distance means that users need to fight with strange beasts at close range and face the pressure brought by the opponent.

In the team, except for Kana who can use the long sword skillfully, no one else has received training in cold weapons.

However, you can use telekinesis to make these weapons attack the enemy from a distance.

The question is, since I can attack from a distance, why don't I just get a few more exorcist guns to fill the gaps in bullets and achieve firepower coverage?

A gun is much easier to use than cold weapons. It is fast from seven steps away and accurate and fast within seven steps.

Apart from weapons, the most scarce resource is desire stone.

The crystal left by the Black Tide clone was not transformed by Shen Qinyin. Now the balance in her notebook is only 490 Desire Stones, which can be said to be quite tight.

I don’t know if there are many strange beasts wandering around Zhongyang County at night. If there are many, I can ask Mona to help “earn some extra money”.

Shen Qiyin's biggest trump card now is Megatron. This powerful and destructive skill has physical damage that is no less than a small nuclear bomb, and can even kill Kuroshio. It is a pure super model skill.

Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, once used, it will completely drain her mental power, causing her to fall into a long sleep.

This time, after using the Megathion, she was in a coma for half a month. Fortunately, they were not harassed by any troublesome entities during this period, so Shen Qinyin was able to survive the coma and wake up safely.

If something had gone wrong, she would probably have ended up in hell by now.

Therefore, this powerful skill can only be used as the ultimate means and ultimate trump card to self-destruct against the opponent when all other options are exhausted, and should not be relied upon too much.

If the method fails to escape danger, Shen Qinyin will become a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

There is no doubt that this is a high-risk, highly destructive super move...

But then again, how could such a powerful Black Tide clone be killed in one instant by just one move?

Although this is something to be thankful for, looking back on it I feel like something is wrong.

The Black Tide Clone, which even the True Silver Blade with 2000 Desire Stones couldn't deal with, was killed instantly by Megathon, which made these high-level exorcism items that can only be upgraded with a large amount of Desire Stones look like a clown.

Also, the Black Tide clone that was dealt with this time was completely different from the one in Yunlan City—

It's too weak.

The oppressive feeling brought by the Black Tide clone in Yunlan City was unprecedented and desperate. If there were no lurkers, Shen Qiyin would have no idea how to defeat it.

The one they eliminated this time was not only observable to ordinary people with the naked eye, but also had a much smaller indescribable and insurmountable sense of oppression.

It's not that Shen Qiyin is exaggerating, but the fact should be like this: the Black Tide clone that can make the entire province's military feel extremely exhausted and difficult to resist should not be so weak.

She turned on the civilian radio station and searched for any broadcast signals that could still be detected.

At present, there is no Kuroshio invasion in the southern region. Without the shield of the Kuroshio, the signals that can be searched are definitely more than before.

“Sizzle…”

"Zizi, this is the Gyeonggi region, located at 188 Linshan District... shelter. I repeat, this is Zizi... shelter."

"Survivors receiving this broadcast... please report to a shelter as soon as possible during daylight hours."

"We have plenty of food, medical supplies, and our troops will keep... safe."

A slightly noisy broadcast came from the radio station. When Lin Qiutang heard the words "Linshan District", his first reaction was to look for it on the map.

"It's the southern subdistrict very close to the capital. Although the administrative area belongs to the capital, it's actually quite far from the main city. The crow's-eye distance from us is about 200 kilometers."

Shen Qiyin nodded and said, "It seems that the authorities are also working hard to search for living survivors after the black tide receded. The population is sparse now, so every living person is a good thing."

After a brief chat, Shen Qiyin continued to fiddle with the FM knob, slowly tuning it to the channel of the Ghost Hunting Association with which she had communicated before.

Meng Jiang from the Ghost Hunting Association might not be here at this time, but there's no harm in trying.

"Zizizi... The loss of hundreds of thousands of people is a bit... heavy for us."

"There's no other way. Accidents happen too quickly. If we don't do this, more people will suffer."

"Even if you say so, that's hundreds of thousands of lives..."

The sound of conversation came from the radio. One of the voices was very familiar to everyone, it was Meng Jiang from the Ghost Hunting Association. As for the other male voice, they had never heard of it. Perhaps he was also from the Ghost Hunting Association.

Everyone looked up and glanced at each other, and finally nodded to Shen Qinyin.

The latter nodded slightly and gave Xiaoxiang a look of agreement.

Xiaoxiang immediately understood what they meant, switched his voice, and joined in the conversation: "This is Nightingale, Mr. Meng Jiang, can you hear me?"

"Nightingale?!" Meng Jiang on the other end of the radio was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but raise his voice. He was obviously quite shocked by Xiaoxiang's sudden appearance. "So you're still alive?"

"It's been a tough time, but yes, I'm still alive."

"You're amazing! You're still alive! You're truly the talent I've selected."

Meng Jiang laughed a few times and then introduced another person, "Grey Wolf, this is Nightingale, a civilian aptitude. Nightingale, Grey Wolf is the leader of a survivor base and, like you, a aptitude."

"Nightingale? Nice to meet you. In any case, it's a good thing that this channel can connect to another qualified person."

The man called "Gray Wolf" had a low and calm voice, which made people involuntarily associate him with the image of a tough veteran in their minds.

"I'm glad too. What were you talking about just now?"

"What else can we talk about? The nuclear explosion," Meng Jiang sighed and said, "The explosion came so suddenly that even our headquarters didn't receive the news immediately.

This order was completely predetermined and issued, the decision was passed at the meeting, and the nuclear bomb was launched at the meeting, leaving no time for people to react.

Gray Wolf was just analyzing the direction of the radiation cloud in the residual area of ​​the nuclear explosion. Now the soil of the entire Huaibei Province has become a nuclear contaminated area. I am afraid that without ten to twenty years of restoration, it will be difficult for living things to survive."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Since they've reached the point of using nuclear weapons, I think the situation has deteriorated so much that there's no other way."

Gray Wolf spoke calmly, without a trace of emotion in his voice.

"Oh, there's no other way?"