Wang Xiaguang slowly woke up in the morning.
A chandelier above her head emitted a soft light. When her eyes gradually focused, a trace of doubt flashed through her heart. This was a completely unfamiliar room. The furnishings, the quilt, and the wallpaper were completely different from the rooms in the small base that were decorated in the same way.
What made her feel even weirder was that her weak body seemed to have regained its strength after being starved for a few days. She clenched her fists and felt a strong energy in her body.
A voice came from outside. The voice was vaguely familiar, but she couldn't recall who it was no matter how hard she tried.
She saw her coat folded on the bedside table. She hesitated for a moment, then got up and put it on. She walked to the door and tried to turn the doorknob. She could not believe that the door actually opened.
The light shone in from outside. It was natural. It was not as bright as the incandescent light. It was more like natural light. The surrounding environment was extremely strange. It did not seem like the underground base.
She was getting more and more confused. She staggered into the living room and saw an unfamiliar woman mopping the floor. When she saw her, she was stunned and smiled at her, "I'm Huang Jiahui. Are you looking for Luo Yuan? He's right outside. "
"Hello, I'm Wang Xiaguang," Wang Xiaguang said politely.
"Luo Yuan told me your name. Since you're here, don't be shy. I heard that you've been starving for a few days, so I've cooked some porridge, "Huang Jiahui said warmly, but her tone was vaguely declaring her sovereignty over Luo Yuan.
Unfortunately, Wang Xiaguang could not hear her. She was excitedly walking towards the door.
"… The most important thing about swordsmanship is the momentum. The moves are secondary. With a sword in hand, you must be as fierce as a tiger. You must be invincible. Every move can kill. Even an ordinary person can become an expert in a short period of time with some training."
In front of the villa, Huo Dong, Chen Xianfeng, Lin Xiaoji and the rest were listening to Luo Yuan's swordsmanship carefully. Wang Shishi and Ning Xiaoran were also watching attentively. During the apocalypse, life and death were unpredictable. Even if the weak were temporarily alive, it was still a kind of pain. What else could be more reliable than strength?
Luo Yuan looked at their serious attitude and nodded gently. He then pulled out his Zhanmadao.
"What I'm going to teach you today is a basic routine. The first stab is to stab the eyes, the second is to slit the throat, and the third is to chop the throat.
For the first strike, the body should relax, and the heart should be stealthily accumulating power. He should adopt a natural fighting posture with his left foot in front and his right foot behind. When he struck, his right foot would step forward and make a short dash and stab. His heart should be filled with the aura of a sure-kill strike … When the enemy retreated or dodged, then the second strike would be made. His right foot would retreat, and he would backhand the blade and swipe at his throat. After dodging the first two slashes, the third slash will be the Mountain Splitting Strike … "
There were all kinds of knives in their hands. Some were left behind by the group of people a few days ago, while others were collected by Luo Yuan in the residential area. There was no lack of weapons in the post-apocalyptic world, especially such cold weapons. Basically, one could be found in every five households. After Luo Yuan had combined them, each of the weapons had reached the blue level. Although they were not as good as Luo Yuan's Zhanmadao, they were good enough for their use.
With their strength, they could barely deal with light blue level mutated beasts, let alone dark blue level mutated beasts.
Luo Yuan repeated the routine a few times, correcting the movements a few times. When they had basically memorized the basic movements, he said coldly, "These three slashes must be practiced to within one second. You must be able to instinctively react to any creature you encounter. Only then will you be considered qualified.
You don't have much time left. We're leaving tomorrow, so you still have one more day to practice. Even if I don't tell you, you should understand the dangers along the way. I hope you'll be able to protect yourself when the time comes and don't die halfway. "
Wang Xiaguang stood at the door, her eyes shining. She had never thought that Luo Yuan had practiced martial arts. She had never thought that Luo Yuan would have such a cold and serious side to him.
Luo Yuan felt someone looking at him. He turned his head and saw Wang Xiaguang standing at the door. He was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled and said, "You're up. Why don't you sleep for a while?"
Wang Xiaguang shook her head and did not say anything. She just looked at Luo Yuan quietly, as if she could not get enough of him. She had not been exposed to the sun for a long time. Her skin was pale and translucent. Her delicate body had a sickly beauty that made people want to protect her.
"You're still very weak. Don't stand at the door. Go in first!" Luo Yuan said.
"I'm fine. I haven't breathed in fresh air for a long time. I heard that you're leaving tomorrow. Are you leaving this place?" Wang Xiaguang asked weakly.
Luo Yuan nodded solemnly and said, "It's getting more and more dangerous here. According to the flyer, the government has started to migrate to the west. We've decided to go there too!"
"But there are many mutated beasts out there. It's too dangerous," Wang Xiaguang said worriedly. She was not sure about Luo Yuan's strength.
Suddenly, she heard the sound of a beast's whistle exploding in front of her. The huge sound wave made her deaf and dizzy. Before she could react, she saw a gigantic creature suddenly stand up from the grass in front of the villa.
It was a ferocious gigantic beast, standing in front of the villa like a small mountain. People were insignificant in front of it. Wang Xiaguang had been living in a safe environment ever since the appearance of the mutated mosquitoes. She had never seen such a gigantic mutated beast before. She was so scared that her face turned pale.
Just as her mind was blank, her hand was suddenly grasped by a warm hand, and a reassuring voice entered her ears.
"Don't worry, this is my mutated beast!"
She came back to her senses and saw that the people around her looked normal. Besides her, no one else seemed to be panicking. She was stunned and asked, "It … it's yours?"
After not seeing him for half a year, Luo Yuan had become a stranger. He was no longer the Luo Yuan she used to know. He was strong, cold, but also reassuring. She felt a strong sense of security when she was around him.
Luo Yuan nodded and did not say anything. He looked at the sky with a serious expression on his face. A small dot had appeared in the blue sky and was hovering in the sky over and over again. It did not leave for a long time.
The Giant Lizard kept roaring, and the huge sound waves were so strong that they made the surrounding grass fall to the ground. In the past few days, its body seemed to have grown bigger, and the green scales were darker in color. There were also some mysterious patterns on them. It seemed that it was about to evolve.
The small dot hovered a few times and flew lower and lower, revealing its huge body. It left a shadow of a few meters on the ground.
This was a huge mutated bird. Its fiery red body burned like a flame under the sun. Its long tail feathers trailed behind it like several dazzling ribbons of light. Its target this time was obviously the giant lizard.
Seeing Luo Yuan looking up at the sky, the rest of the people looked up too. They could not help but gasp when they saw the giant bird above them. They wanted to turn around and run away, but when they saw that Luo Yuan did not move, they suppressed their fear and stayed there.
Luo Yuan's face became more and more serious. A normal mutated bird would not attack a large mutated beast like the giant lizard unless it was starving. It was just like how eagles would not attack adult cows and sheep before the apocalypse because the strength of a bird's wings could not lift such a huge weight.
Birds would not give up their natural advantage and land on the ground to fight with land creatures. Basically, flying birds and land predators would not interfere in each other's business.
There was only one possibility for such a situation. The mutated bird's level was higher than the giant lizard's.
As it flew lower and lower, the area within a radius of a hundred meters was covered by a shadow. The sky seemed to have turned dark. As it flapped its wings, strong winds howled on the ground. Countless gravel and sand were swept up by the wind, and a cloud of dust flew everywhere. Even the eyes could not open.
The scales on the giant lizard's body exploded. It looked up at the sky and roared. Even the air around its bloody mouth began to distort.
"Should we shoot?" Huang Jiahui heard the noise outside and ran out with a gun.
"Wait!" Luo Yuan said seriously. It was difficult for guns to hit a mutated bird that moved at high speed. If it was not fatal, the pain would make it even more violent and attack indiscriminately. He realized that he still lacked a long-range weapon. Standing on the ground, he was not a threat to flying creatures at all.
The two mutated beasts confronted each other and roared. However, the mutated bird seemed to be afraid and did not attack.
After a stalemate of half an hour, the mutated bird tried to attack. However, when it saw the giant lizard's reaction was very fast, it hesitated and gave up. In the end, it shot up into the sky like a bolt of lightning and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Before it left, it pooped a lot of bird feces to vent its anger.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Then, they saw large piles of bird droppings falling down like biochemical bombs. Most of the bird droppings fell near the giant lizard, and some fell toward the villa. Lin Xiaoji thought that everything was fine. Just as he retracted his gaze, he disappeared in the blink of an eye. His entire body was completely buried by the huge pile of bird droppings.
Luo Yuan's face twitched a few times. The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
The next moment, Lin Xiaoji screamed and struggled to get up from the pile of feces. Just as he was about to speak, he bent over and vomited again and again. He vomited so much that his tears and mucus were flowing. He almost vomited out his bile.
This type of biochemical weapon emitted an unimaginable stench. If the stench could be measured, it would be 0 in normal air and 5 in the toilet. However, this stench was close to 9. Even Luo Yuan, who was standing far away, could smell the horrible stench. Everyone was affected by Lin Xiaoji and started to vomit.
Luo Yuan also felt uncomfortable in his stomach.
For the entire morning, Lin Xiaoji showered more than ten times and used up several bottles of shower gel. However, his body still emitted an inexhaustible stench. Moreover, the bird feces seemed to have a strong corrosive effect. Not long after it stuck to his body, his skin began to rot. First, blisters appeared on his skin. Then, the blisters quickly burst, and a large amount of dark yellow pus flowed out. It made one's scalp tingle.
If it were not for his strong self-healing ability, an ordinary person would have died long ago.
During lunch, Huang Jiahui covered her nose and looked at Lin Xiaoji, who was wrapped up tightly and whose face was almost disfigured. In the end, she gritted her teeth and said, "Why don't you eat outside?"
"I … Ugh!" He forced a smile. As soon as he opened his mouth, he rushed towards the door crazily. Soon, the sound of vomiting came from outside.
Wang Shishi's face turned pale. She quickly covered her mouth and rushed to the toilet. It seemed to be contagious. She vomited one after another. Even Luo Yuan lost his appetite.
After a quick lunch, Luo Yuan went to the basement to take stock of the supplies.
The journey to the west was long. Many times, they would have to pass through dangerous forests. There were dangers everywhere along the way. If they brought too many things, not only would it slow down the journey, but it would also reduce their mobility. In other words, they would not even be able to escape in time.
Therefore, they could not bring most of the things with them. Water was a must. Most of the time, it was difficult to find water in the wild. It was also very unsafe. The tents were also needed.
They only needed to bring a small portion of food. They might lack everything, but they would not lack mutated beasts.
Besides that, they also needed clothes, toiletries, salt, antibiotics and medicine. It did not seem like a lot, but it was still a big pile.
After thinking about it, Luo Yuan added more than ten gold bars, a few stacks of RMB and a few bank cards.
The west was not a utopia. Money was needed everywhere. As long as the regime was not destroyed, no matter how much the currency was inflated, the legal currency could still be used.
As for gold, it was a precious and rare metal. Since ancient times, ever since there were countries, gold had been the equivalent of currency. Even during the apocalypse, as long as human industry still needed gold, it was still precious.
After checking, Luo Yuan got even busier.
In order to be more durable and to avoid danger when sleeping in the wild, Luo Yuan made a few tents with the bark of the Haunted Locust Tree. Although blue level tents were not absolutely safe, they were enough to defend against the attacks of some poisonous insects and small mutated beasts. Sleeping in them also had a calming effect.
The bark of the Haunted Locust Tree was shaved into more than ten short spears that were 1.5 meters long for short distance throwing. The dense wood looked like it had a metallic texture. It was heavy in his hand. Each spear weighed about 50 kilograms. However, it was still very convenient for him with his 13 points of Strength.
Luo Yuan tried it. He could throw about 100 meters away. Each spear was deeply embedded in the soil. After throwing more than ten spears, he did not feel tired except for his arms that were a little sore. His 16 points of Strength was the highest among all the attributes. Even if he did an hour of intense exercise, he would not feel tired.
However, there were still some problems with the material of the short spears. It was difficult to break through the defense of dark blue level mutated beasts. However, as long as he had the template, he could continue to synthesize them in the future.
He had thought of this idea after considering the predicament when he was facing the mutated bird. He could not practice his marksmanship in a short period of time. It required a lot of bullets and time, both of which he did not have at the moment. It would be a waste to use his skill points. To him, the short spear was more suitable because it was powerful and easy to use. Moreover, the power of a short spear was different from a gun. It would increase with the strength of the user.
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