September 7th. Sunny. The temperature was slightly high. He was very thirsty. He had not drunk water for almost a day and a half …
Yang Weisen lay in the grass, not daring to move. Even though he was so thirsty that smoke was coming out of his mouth, and his whole body was sore and painful, he did not dare to move at all. Apart from being thirsty, he was also starving. He had not eaten anything for four days. His younger brother and his injured father had not eaten for more than two days. If he could not find food, then … this family was done for.
Since three years ago, ghosts that specialized in sucking human souls appeared in the world. Once a human was sucked, they would lose their will to live. They would either commit suicide or turn into ashes. After that, the person would also become a ghost that sucked human souls. This repeated until most of the human population died. The rest were chased out of the cities and hid in the wilderness where the ghosts could not reach. It was worth mentioning that these ghosts relied on electronic signals to spread. Without electronic signals in the wilderness, these ghosts could not reach … But that was only three years ago.
About two years ago, the world underwent another drastic change. That time, a beam of light shot into the sky. Although the beam of light disappeared not long after, the changes in the world were not that surprising because the ghosts that could only rely on electronic signals could now live anywhere. Although the number of ghosts had decreased by more than 99% after the upheaval, these ghosts were even more terrifying. It also made it harder for humans to survive in the wilderness.
Since the upheaval, the government forces that people had hoped for did not rise again. Indeed, at first, the government forces had planned to rebuild human civilization, but soon, the ghosts appeared. A large number of ghosts wandered in the wilderness looking for living people to eat. Under such circumstances, the government forces planned to attack them with electromagnetic bombs. In the end, they failed miserably. The electromagnetic bombs that were slightly effective before the upheaval had completely lost their effectiveness this time. The government forces no longer had any way to fight against the ghosts. Several times, a large number of ghosts attacked civilian gathering places. After the government hid their bases, the government forces became weaker and weaker. In the past two years, it could be said that most of the government forces had collapsed, and the small forces had hidden even deeper.
This was a chaotic world. Not only did ghosts eat humans, but humans also ate humans … There were some extremely vicious people who gathered together and obtained guns and weapons from who knows where. Although they were not very effective against ghosts, they could kill, and they killed in large numbers. They killed for food, for slaves, for subordinates, for entertainment … It could be said that the existence of these people was more terrifying than ghosts and monsters in the eyes of ordinary people.
Yang Weisen was a second-generation immigrant, the so-called American banana. He was a Chinese who had lived in the United States since he was young. During the upheaval, his mother had turned into a ghost and killed one of his brothers. Fortunately, his younger brother and his father had escaped from the city and were later taken in by the government. They were placed in a shelter. The shelter was in a good location until it was destroyed by the ghosts two years ago after the upheaval of the light pillar. The people in the shelter then fled into the wilderness.
About a hundred people from Yang Weisen's family formed a temporary team to survive in the wilderness. The land there was somewhat barren, but because of that, they avoided the attacks of the warlords and murderers. Because there were not many people, there were very few ghosts. The only drawback was that there was too little food. The team of more than a hundred people often went hungry, and they had to constantly wander in the wilderness to avoid all kinds of dangers. Therefore, it was impossible for them to farm. They even knew where they could hunt and where they could dig for wild vegetables. However, because of the constant migration, they had lost these hunting grounds. This group of people had a very difficult life.
Yang Weisen was a member of the hunting team, but their luck was very bad. They hadn't encountered any prey for a day. Although they saw some tracks left by the prey, they couldn't find anything. After a day, the rest of the people were tired and hungry. They couldn't persevere any longer and returned to the camp. Only Yang Senwei stayed behind. He swore to follow the prey to the end, because … his family couldn't support him anymore. He had to find food today!
Just as Yang Senwei was about to pass out from hiding, he suddenly became alert. He saw two large wild boars leading a group of small wild boars emerge from the bushes. The two large wild boars were obviously very alert. They kept sniffing the air with their noses as they walked and looked around. If it was an ordinary person with no hunting experience, he would probably have been discovered already.
But Yang Senwei was different. He had been through two years of survival in the wild. He knew how to use various kinds of grass to camouflage himself. He knew what kind of plant liquid could remove his body odor. He knew where to hide from the eyes of animals. He was already an expert. When he saw the wild boars coming, he did not move at all. On the contrary, his breathing and heartbeat naturally slowed down. He just waited quietly.
(Small wild boars are easy to catch. Generally, after catching them, the big wild boars will also escape according to the situation. With the size of a human, the big wild boars will only run away … But there is not enough meat for the small wild boars. In addition to our family, we also need to provide some for the other children and elders in the camp. So … it can only be the big wild boars.)
Yang Senwei knew that it would be very difficult for him to catch the big wild boars. He only had one dagger on him, and after using it for so long, it was actually not that sharp. Moreover, he was very hungry, so hungry that his body was trembling. He did not have much strength left. He could only kill with one blow, or else he would be killed by the wild boars. So the timing had to be good, and the shot had to be accurate. He only had the strength for one blow!
(Haoshen, usually I am the one who prays the least sincerely because I do not believe in your existence at all. This is no different from God, just a different name. But that priest from the ruined human town pointed to the sky and shouted that you exist … Then, show yourself to me! Bless me that I can hunt a wild boar! My father, my brother, and everyone in the camp … They are all good people! Bless me, Haoshen, didn't your priest say that? Good people should eat candy, good people should be rewarded, then … tell me! We are good people, should we be rewarded or not?!)
Yang Senwei kept praying in his heart, and his expression was unprecedentedly sincere. At this moment, he had gathered all the strength and strength in his body. At the same time, his eyes were blank. This was an ability he had only recently acquired. Although every time he used it, it was as if he was going to die, but this time he could not find food, so he would probably die directly. At this moment, he could not care less, and all his strength was about to burst out at this moment.
When the two wild boars were only two to three meters away from him, the two wild boars hesitated. Perhaps it was the instinct of a wild beast, but Yang Senwei knew that he could not wait any longer. Immediately, his whole body tensed up, and in an instant, his whole body shot out like an arrow, aiming at the fattest and largest male wild boar. When he was in mid-air, his hand was already aiming at the male wild boar's neck, and the dagger was pointed there. Once the dagger was stabbed, it would be over …
However, Yang Senwei underestimated the weakness of his body. When he was halfway there, he was already dizzy, and his body could not help but tremble. The male wild boar's reaction was also fast. When it was suddenly attacked, it subconsciously aimed its mouth at Yang Senwei, and two wild boar tusks were aimed at him. Yang Senwei's physical strength was not enough to change his action, so he could only endure the tusks and pounce on the male wild boar. With a soft hiss, the dagger was successfully inserted into the male wild boar's neck, and the male wild boar's tusks were also pushed into his chest.
At this moment, Yang Senwei did not feel pain at all. Instead, he fiercely pulled out the dagger and stabbed a few more times. At the same time, he directly used his mouth to catch the pig's blood. A fishy smell of pig's blood poured into his throat and flowed into his stomach. In an instant, it made him feel alive again, and only then did he feel pain.
(Haoshen, bless me to send the wild boar back to the camp. Bless my father and brother to be able to eat pork. Bless …)
Yang Senwei's eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, but he still struggled to stand up. Then, he held the dagger and ran toward the female wild boar and the piglets while shouting. These wild boars did not dare to stay any longer. They howled and ran away into the distance. Yang Senwei only ran a few steps before his body swayed and fell to the ground. Until now, he really did not have any strength left. He tried hard to stand up, but he could no longer do so. He could only mumble a prayer and slowly close his eyes. At least at this moment, his prayer was very sincere …
What Yang Senwei didn't see was that when his eyelids closed, a white light suddenly descended. This white light was extremely weak, like specks of light. Following his faint prayers, it sprinkled on his wound, and then the bleeding stopped. After that, the wound closed slightly. Although it didn't heal, at least it didn't continue to worsen. All of this was something he didn't see …
In Yang Senwei's consciousness, he seemed to see a huge ball of light. It vaguely looked like a person, but he could not see what it was. It was just a ball of light, and in the light, he heard the people praying to Haoshen. He received a message.
"Level-0 Divine Spell, Heal Minor Injuries …"
"Level-0 Divine Spell, Detect Poison …"
"Level-1 Divine Spell, Heal Minor Injuries …"
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