Lao Huang had miraculously come back to life, but it was in a terrible condition. Not only had half of its flesh been torn off, but its internal organs had also been damaged. White bones could be seen in many places. It looked like a skinned zombie dog. If it had not been for the food cubes made from the eggs of the Giant Tortoise, it would not have been able to survive. Even so, it would not be able to stand up anytime soon.
The giant lizard's condition was slightly better than Lao Huang's, but not by much. With their injuries, they could no longer travel far, so Luo Yuan and the rest decided to rest in Jia Ping City for a while.
They soon found a subway station. The subway was the city's public transportation artery, but it also served as an air-raid shelter during wartime. That was why it was much sturdier than ordinary buildings. No matter how badly the city was corroded, it was still in good condition.
Just as he walked to the door, a thick stench that lingered for a long time hit him in the face, making him want to do evil. Inside, there were bones everywhere. It was obvious that there used to be survivors living here, but now there were only bones on the ground.
Because they had to stay here for a period of time, even those who were indifferent to living conditions would not be able to tolerate staying with the smelly skeletons every day. After checking for possible dangers, the first thing they did after entering the subway station was to clean up the skeletons.
They moved quickly. Half an hour later, all the skeletons had been thrown out of the subway. Although the stench was still strong because of the lack of ventilation, it was fine after a while. In fact, finding such a sturdy and safe place to stay was already a luxury after the apocalypse.
Zhao Yali suppressed her fear and tried her best to finish all of this. She almost stumbled to a corner and sat down weakly, her body trembling non-stop.
Luo Yuan, who had been watching Zhao Yali, could not help but sigh.
"Sister Yali, are you alright?" Luo Yuan walked over and asked.
"I'm fine." Zhao Yali lowered her head and took a deep breath. Her body had stopped trembling.
Luo Yuan was silent for a while. "I'll get used to it. Even if I don't get used to it, I'll get used to it."
When Zhao Yali heard this, she couldn't hold it in any longer. She started sobbing softly and said with a trembling voice, "But … I … I'm scared. I thought I was going to die today. Even Old Huang … is going to die … I've always been timid since I was young. I'm even afraid of seeing a dead person. But just now, I threw the skull with my own hands because I'm afraid others will look at me strangely."
Zhao Yali's frail body trembled violently. She spoke incoherently in a low voice, "I know it's not your fault, but I still hate you. Why did you bring me out? I'm just an ordinary woman. I'm not as strong as Wang Xiaguang or Huang Jiahui, and I can't compare to Wang Shishi. I just want to live a peaceful life day by day. I don't want to live a life where I feel like I'm going to die at any time."
Luo Yuan sighed. This road was too far and too dangerous. Even he had survived a few crises, let alone an ordinary person like Zhao Yali. Her life was as fragile as glass and could be shattered at any time.
However, Luo Yuan also knew that stopping was only a temporary safety. In this fallen land, the power of the mutated beasts would grow stronger as time passed. Without the collective strength of humans, it would be difficult to survive, let alone fight against them. Only when they reached the west would they be truly safe.
But to Zhao Yali, this was not a reason. It was too surreal and too far away. She might fall before she even reached the halfway point.
After a moment of silence, he said in a self-deprecating manner, "Maybe I'm too selfish. I shouldn't have dragged you onto a path that will definitely lead you to death. This time, we'll stay here for a while. If you really don't want to leave, I'll send you back to where you came from. I think with Old Huang around, they won't do anything to you!"
Zhao Yali stopped sobbing and looked at Luo Yuan in shock. She realized that his face was no longer young and inexperienced. He looked like he had weathered many hardships. His eyes were not as friendly as they used to be. They had become distant and cold. At that moment, she suddenly felt that he was a stranger. He was no longer the Luo Yuan who called her Sister Yali affectionately.
… …..
The next few days were peaceful. They rarely saw any mutated beasts, let alone a wave of mutated beasts.
In order to ensure the safety of his surroundings, Luo Yuan had gone out a few times during this period. He had almost walked through half of the city. Other than a few normal mutated beasts, he had not found a single Puppet Worm. Apparently, the brutal battle had caused the Puppet Worm to pay a heavy price. It no longer dared to approach Luo Yuan, who could be regarded as its natural enemy. It had even fled far away from the city.
Other than some small mutated insects and a few mutated beasts, there were no other living things in the city. It was almost an empty city. It was easy to imagine that the puppet worms had already taken over this city before this.
Luo Yuan was still a little scared when he thought about the situation. If it were not for the fact that his Knife Skill had evolved to Knife Expert at the critical moment, it would have been impossible for him to escape the city without paying a heavy price. At least, he would not have been able to save the giant lizard and Lao Huang. Apart from Luo Yuan, the rest of them would not have survived either.
This made Luo Yuan pay more attention to the effect of his Qi. During these few days of experimentation, Luo Yuan found that his Qi seemed to have the ability to suppress others. Although he did not encounter any dark blue level mutated beasts and he could not test it on the injured giant lizard and Lao Huang, he was sure that he could suppress blue level mutated beasts.
The effect of this suppression was overwhelming.
Luo Yuan found that once his Qi was released, blue level mutated beasts would completely lose their ability to attack. They would kneel on the ground with fear in their eyes and their bodies would tremble. Even if they were slightly stronger or further away, they would immediately turn around and run away. They had completely lost their will to fight as if they had seen something terrifying.
As for the weaker light blue level mutated beasts, they would faint or even die suddenly.
The weaker white level mutated beasts would all die without exception. Basically, once his Qi was released, the surrounding area would turn into a land of death!
This discovery surprised and delighted Luo Yuan at the same time. He was delighted because his aura was so strong that he no longer had to worry about the attacks from the weaker beasts. It would be like adding wings to a tiger when he fought against the stronger beasts. He could imagine a battle that was supposed to be evenly matched. Suddenly, Luo Yuan's aura burst out. As long as his opponent was slightly affected, the outcome of the battle would be decided without any doubt. He was surprised that he did not test it in the subway station. Otherwise, there would have been a tragedy.
However, in his experiments, he also discovered that the qualitative change in aura wasn't without a price. It consumed a lot of willpower and perception. Compared to before, the duration of the aura was much shorter. It felt like water flowing out of a faucet. In a short period of time, one's spirit would feel exhausted, and they might even feel dizzy or have a headache.
Of course, compared to the increase in strength, these were negligible problems. After all, unless there was a beast attack, there was no need to release the Qi continuously. As for releasing the Qi in front of others, as long as they practiced it step by step, they would slowly get used to it. It might even strengthen their Will and Sensory Perception.
The secondary attributes had always existed in a mysterious state, whether it was Intelligence, Sensory Perception, or Will. Luo Yuan could not figure out the relationship between them. Compared to the physical attributes, Luo Yuan could only roughly guess, because these three attributes vaguely pointed to the existence of the most difficult creature to determine – the soul. With the current level of science, it was still impossible to directly describe or prove the existence of the soul. Everything was based on human imagination and guesswork.
The secondary attributes of the system, in the form of data, directly showed that there was a mysterious internal existence in the human body. In addition to that, there were all kinds of predictive and attribute strengthening abilities. Luo Yuan guessed that the system was a creation that was far stronger than human civilization. After all, there was currently no perfect theory that could support the existence of the system. The time needed to transform the theory into practical technology meant that it would be at least 50 to 100 years before humans could have such an ability.
However, such speculation could not change anything. It could only make people worry.
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