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

"I know that. The evil-breaking pistol you gave me is for exorcism, right?"

"Well, I can't improve your evil-breaking pistol any further. If I can find better materials, or even get a rifle, I can try to enhance it with my abilities."

"Ordinary weapons aren't difficult to obtain right now, but your armor definitely needs heavy weapons, like miniguns, squad machine guns, and rocket launchers..."

These things can only be obtained by provincial and ministerial military regions. Perhaps we can ask Brother Chen to get them for us?"

Shen Qiyin rubbed her cheeks and whispered, "Even now, the official departments have very strict control over heavy weapons. He may not be able to get them. As for rocket launchers, it is even more difficult.

Well, it would be great if I could get a revolver grenade launcher. That thing would be more useful to me, easy to operate, and have strong firepower. If it can be modified into a bolter, then my armor set will be complete."

"You're quite keen on these things, even though you're such a delicate, sickly pretty girl."

"Isn't it the same for you?"

"I'm different. I'm not as delicate as you."

Tang Miao blinked, and thought to herself: This way I can push you down more smoothly.

"Meow~"

Just as the two were discussing how to solve the weapons problem, Mona, who had been resting nearby, suddenly made a slight cat meow.

Shen Qiyin quickly floated over, picked up Mona, and gently stroked her head with one hand: "Mona, how do you feel? Are you feeling better?"

"Meow."

Mona cried out and made an "OK" gesture with its camouflaged tail.

"It seems that everything is fine." Tang Miao couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch Mona's little face, and thanked it gratefully, "Thank you, Mona, if it weren't for you, I would be in danger.

When conditions permit in the future, I will catch fish for you to eat, whether it is crucian carp, carp or grass carp, I will catch them all for you."

After a pause, she said jokingly, "But a 'cat' like you should be able to eat a shark, right?"

Mona tilted its head, seemingly not understanding what Tang Miao said, but its camouflaged tail swayed gently, and it seemed that it was very interested in Tang Miao's promise.

"Meow."

Mona jumped out of Shen Qinyin's arms, walked slowly to the power armor, and looked around, as if checking the quality of the armor.

Just when Shen Qiyin was about to ask it what it was thinking, Mona suddenly turned into a shadow and pounced on the mecha.

Then, a scene that made the two of them open their eyes wide appeared——

The shadow that Mona transformed into was like liquid metal attracted to the armor, seeping madly along the gaps between the steel plates and joints. The surface of the armor began to exude an obsidian luster, and the originally bulky welding seams actually squirmed and reorganized like biological blood vessels!

The hydraulically driven mechanical joints were wrapped in flowing shadows, gradually forming a bionic tendon structure. The originally rough surface of the steel mecha was now covered with a matte black shell, as if it had been splashed with a layer of flowing asphalt.

After the shadow of the main part of the armor "solidifies", a long sword resembling a chainsaw and the left hand part of the armor slowly take shape. The elbows and joints are wrapped with spirally wound black barbed chains. The five metal fingers of the right hand can be opened like a human palm, and metal claws like Wolverine can pop out!

In this way, a fully equipped power armor with "black armor" coating was born!

Chapter 124 Humans have limits

"Oh my God!!"

After Shen Qiyin and Tang Miao looked at each other, they sighed almost at the same time.

The two men quickly came up to the power armor, looked left and right, knocked here and there, as if they were checking whether the mecha was qualified.

"Am I dreaming?" Tang Miao excitedly stroked the giant chainsaw sword held in the mecha's palm, his voice trembling. "Little Mona actually has this ability? Is this true?"

"Pinch your face and see if it hurts."

"Pinch you!"

Shen Qinyin stroked the cold fuselage armor with her fingers. Although she didn't know how hard the steel plate would be after being attached by mona, she was sure that the armor with mona attached would be much stronger than before.

It can help me with chores and work, assist me in fighting monsters, resisting threats, protecting teammates, transforming hairless beasts into precious desire stones, and provide independent space to store my belongings.

And now, there is another enhanced equipment, which becomes a weapon...

Magician, this is our great tool, Meow Magician...

Do you have such a magician?

Apart from Monster Hunter's Catelyn, it would be difficult to find another tool as powerful as Mona.

Even if we call Morgana, the prototype of Mona, it won't be able to play the role of Mona...

With Mona's assistance, the power armor should be much stronger than before. Although this is just Shen Qiyin's guess, Mona can withstand the attack of the strange beast figure. From this point, it can be seen that Mona's defense ability is still very strong.

What's more, according to the game settings, equipment enchanted with "divine beasts" should become stronger. This is more reasonable, right?

The night passed peacefully. No one slept much that night. Only when the sky was getting light and the fog had completely dissipated did they dare to take a short rest.

Because the fierce battle last night consumed too much energy, Shen Qiyin woke up at noon.

The food obtained from the previous trade with Chen Guanglin has run out, and there has been no progress in the exploration over the past few days. The survivors have long since moved out all the supplies that can be moved. Even if there are any left, they have been looted by those entities and strange beasts with a certain degree of intelligence.

In today's Huanglin City, the only way to get food is to trade with the survivors at the auto repair shop led by Chen Guanglin.

The problem is that there is no trace of Chen Guanglin at the moment. Shen Qinyin has a vague premonition that Chen Guanglin’s "disappearance" may be related to the new type of strange beast that appeared last night.

I hope he is okay. If that guy died, it would not be a good thing for Shen Qiyin and the others. After all, Lin Qiutang has temporarily left the official organization. As the middleman between them and the official, Chen Guanglin needs his help with many things.

What's more, he hasn't revealed the secret of their stable food source yet.

The group checked their equipment and prepared to go out and explore further to see if they could find any food that had not been destroyed by the night beasts.

Just as Shen Qiyin was considering whether to put on the power armor, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the door -

"Hello, is anyone there?"

"Are you still alive? Hello?"

"Your 'express delivery' has arrived. If anyone is still alive, please come out and sign for it!"

It’s Chen Guanglin.

Thank God, that guy is still alive and well.

Shen Qiyin exchanged glances with Lin Qiutang and the others, then opened the door, manipulated her telekinesis, and slowly floated out.

Chen Guanglin still had a messy hair like a bird's nest. Before, he had at least tidied up his appearance and changed into better clothes. After all, they lived near a water source and were not short of water.

But today, his face was covered in dust and blood, as if he had just experienced a life-and-death battle.

"Yo, thank God you're still alive."

Chen Guanglin was breathing heavily and grinning at Shen Qinyin and the others.

"It's okay," Shen Qiyin shrugged and teased, "Brother Chen, where did you go on a trip? You were gone for several days. We almost thought you fell into a ravine."

"Hahaha, I didn't stumble, but I almost flipped over." Chen Guanglin touched his nose and threw a canvas bag on the ground. "Here, White Flame I. As agreed, the commission fee was 20, and I'll take 40% as the brokerage fee. But I'm late this time, so I'll 'lower the price' and only take 5. Is that okay?"

Based on Shen Qiyin and the others' understanding of Chen Guanglin, the old fox, the reason of being "late" was definitely not enough to make him directly "lower the price" so much. This guy must be up to something.

So after a brief consideration, Shen Qiyin responded, "No need. I see your backpack is quite full. You must have come here with a purpose, right? We can only take half of the White Flame I and exchange it for the food in your backpack."

Chen Guanglin was stunned for a moment, then he smacked his lips and sighed, "Hiss, you figured out my obscure purpose. That's amazing. But Miss Shen, in the military area, one White Flame I is only enough to buy one day's worth of food. This backpack of mine is enough for you four girls to eat for four or five days, and if you save some, you can eat for a week..."

"Well, if you still want to raise the price, I won't do it."

"How could that be? We're just trying to emphasize how hard it is to get food. Forget it, since it's not easy for you girls, I'll just take the loss!"

After saying that, Chen Guanglin quickly and naturally divided the desire stones in the canvas bag, and handed them to Shen Qiyin and the others along with the backpack full of food on his back.

Shen Qiyin took a rough inventory and found that the quality of the food was good. Just like last time, there were not only fruits, but also filling carbohydrates such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. The only drawback was that there was no meat.

Not having meat, eggs, and milk to supplement protein, iron, vitamin B12, and other nutrients can lead to anemia and nerve damage. In the long run, muscles will become atrophied and even mental symptoms such as auditory hallucinations may occur.

After the fog fell, most animals became extinct because they had no ability to protect themselves. Now even canned meat is hard to find, not to mention fresh meat resources.

It is not clear whether Chen Guanglin and his friends, who have special means to obtain food, have any means to get meat.

If she were to deal with Chen Guanglin, this old fox would definitely try to rip her off. However, considering that she still had a trump card in her hand, Shen Qiyin decided to ask after thinking about it:

"Brother Chen, does your survivor base have meat, eggs, and milk? I can't count on fresh meat, but sausages and luncheon meat will do. I'll trade you something good."

Chen Guanglin grinned, as if to say: Come on, this little fat sheep finally asked this question.

He cleared his throat and said in a pretentious tone, "Ah, Sister Shen, you must know how serious the situation is right now. The things you mentioned have been hyped up in Huaibei Province. Ordinary people can't even drink a sip of meat soup, let alone eat meat."

"..."

"Forget about fresh meat, but we still have eggs."

"Do you have chickens?"

"Yes, I lost some blood. I bought a few old hens from a previous escape team. They lay a few eggs every day. I also have a rooster."

Before Shen Qiyin could say anything, Tang Miao was the first to question, "Is this true? After the apocalypse, most of these animals became extinct. How is it such a coincidence that there are still chickens surviving there?"

"Hey, little girl, you can't say that so perfectly. Aren't we humans still alive? Why should we be surprised if a few chickens survived?"

Chen Guanglin shrugged, turned his gaze back to Shen Qiyin, and continued, "They are all artificially raised chickens, and they are well protected. When the convoy moved, the man even lost his wife, but he didn't lose the chickens he raised."

"Bring us some eggs next time you come. I'll have something good to give you in exchange."

"Sister Shen, this thing is not cheap now..."

Chen Guanglin's intention was very clear. Words were not enough. He wanted to find out what good things Shen Qinyin had and whether it was worth exchanging such precious eggs for them.

Shen Qiyin didn't waste any words. She reached into her pocket and took out a small white square box.

The moment he saw the small square box, Chen Guanglin's eyes lit up almost instantly.

He stared at the small square box in Shen Qiyin's hand, his face full of disbelief, even his lips couldn't help but tremble: "Fuck, cigarettes? Really?!"

Shen Qiyin opened the cigarette box, and inside were 20 cigarettes neatly placed, as if they were brand new from the factory, without even a wrinkle.

Chen Guanglin subconsciously wanted to reach out and ask for it. Seeing this, Shen Qiyin quickly put the cigarette back into her pocket and raised her chin towards him: "How about it, this thing is precious, right?"

"Enough, enough, enough! This is incredibly valuable! Even the military district has a hard time supplying it. This stuff is a strategic resource no less valuable than medicine, food, and the White Flame I."

Chen Guanglin originally wanted to quibble, but his subconscious expression change and exclamation just now had "explained" everything. The other party was not a fool, and it was useless to quibble at this time.

"I'll trade this pack of cigarettes for 20 eggs, is that okay?"

"Hiss, 20? Sister Shen, you're asking for too much..."

"It's not bad. One cigarette for one, I think it's a bargain. After all, your hens can lay eggs every day, but one cigarette is one less cigarette to smoke."

"this......"

"Your survivor base shouldn't be short of smokers, right? After being 'out of food' for so long, it would be a blessing to have a cigarette to smoke. Maybe they'd even give up things they normally wouldn't trade. What do you think?"

Shen Qiyin's words were a disguised reminder to Chen Guanglin. Indeed, among the dozens of people in the survivor base, there were always a few old smokers who had some good stuff hidden. Everyone had been "out of food" for so long, and suddenly they had a cigarette. They would smoke it even if they were the emperor.

"Okay, I'll give it a try!" Chen Guanglin pretended to be heartbroken, as if he was deeply distressed by this decision. "But 20 eggs aren't that easy to collect. Give me five days. Besides, those chickens aren't our private property. I definitely need to discuss this with everyone before making a decision."

"no problem."

Shen Qiyin nodded with satisfaction, then her expression changed and she asked, "The deal has been settled. Let's get down to business, Brother Chen. You've been missing for so many days for no apparent reason. Is it because something happened on the front line?"

"I came here this time to talk to you about this."

Chen Guanglin's expression changed and became serious.

He glanced at the girls and asked seriously, "Have you ever heard of the 'Ender Ghost'?"

"Ender ghost?"

The women were all stunned and looked puzzled.

Shen Qiyin secretly complained in her heart: It must be that figure from last night, right? How unbearable, it's actually called "The End".

"The Ender Ghost, a strange beast that appeared with the Black Tide, possesses extremely powerful combat and defensive capabilities. Even ordinary bullets fired by tank main guns have difficulty penetrating its defenses. Armor-piercing and depleted uranium rounds are required to inflict damage to it.

The most terrifying thing is that the thing has the ability to teleport, which allows it to avoid a lot of fatal damage. Combined with the healing effect of the night fog on it, it is no exaggeration to say that without the support of heavy firepower and qualified personnel, this thing can wipe out an entire brigade-level force by itself, and this is just a conservative estimate.

After all, the Ender Ghost is officially classified as a Level 3 Beast."

"hiss......"

Hearing this, Tang Miao couldn't help but take a breath.

Level three monster!

The extremely perverted guy last night was actually a level three monster!

When humans first encountered the two-headed falcon, although it was difficult, at least ordinary soldiers were able to fight back.

But a level three strange beast is only one level higher, which is a pure dimensionality reduction attack for ordinary humans!