In the middle of the night, Luo Yuan suddenly felt his heart palpitate.
He suddenly opened his eyes and remained motionless. After a long time, a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes. This time, the palpitation came inexplicably and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. He couldn't figure it out, as if it was all an illusion.
He listened to the movements outside vigilantly. He could hear muffled roars coming from afar. The roars seemed to come from far away, so the source of the palpitations was not the roars of the giant beasts. Other than that, he did not notice anything unusual.
"Was it really just an illusion?"
He wondered as he looked at Huang Jiahui and Wang Shishi, who were sleeping soundly next to him.
Luo Yuan fell into a deep sleep again, but his grip on the handle of the knife tightened.
Nothing happened that night.
The next morning, everyone woke up one after another. The weather was gloomy, and it seemed like it was going to rain soon.
After lunch, Luo Yuan looked at the sky. Since they were going to stay here for a long time, he had to check the surroundings to see if there were any dangerous mutated beasts.
Only five days had passed, but the plants in the area had become more luxuriant. The original park had become a lush grassland. The height of the grass was almost as high as Luo Yuan's chest, and the few small trees that used to be scattered around had grown thicker. Each of them had branches and leaves, forming a huge umbrella.
Since the beast wave, without the interference of humans, the power of nature had begun to expand at an explosive speed, and the traces of humans had quickly disappeared.
Luo Yuan suspected that if there were no external interference, it would not take long for the area to become like the wilderness.
He held the handle of his knife and walked forward cautiously in the grass. There were rustling sounds around him, and he knew without a doubt that there were many mutated beasts hiding in the area.
Suddenly, a yellow and black beetle shot towards Luo Yuan like a sharp sword.
A bright light flashed, and the beetle let out a strange scream. Its body was split in half and fell to the ground.
This was the 15th time that Luo Yuan had been attacked.
A gentle breeze blew past, causing the grass to sway like waves, making a slight rustling sound. There was danger everywhere, and it seemed like a new attack was coming.
"If I want to stay here, I can't keep the plants here."
Luo Yuan remembered that there was a lot of diesel and gasoline in the basement. Huang Yueying had not touched these things when she had come to get the supplies, so he could use the fuel to burn the grass.
At this time, he felt something hard on his feet. He looked down and saw that it was a human skull. Unlike the usual white ones, this skull was a little black. It should have been poisoned to death. The luggage around the skull was scattered on the ground, and a few tattered clothes peeked out from the zipper of the luggage. One of them was even a child's clothing.
Luo Yuan felt sad. He pushed the bushes aside and realized that there was more than one skeleton there. Every few steps he took, Luo Yuan would see a corpse. Some of the skeletons were normal in color, some were black, and some were blue. The color was so strange that it sent chills down his spine.
Only the heavens knew how many people had died in this area.
Luo Yuan bent down to pick up an unopened bottle of mineral water from the ground. When he was about to bring it back, his hand suddenly stopped. The water was full of small worms. They were so small that they could not be seen with the naked eye. Their bodies were thin and colorless, and they had layers of whorls like earthworms. His scalp went numb, and he looked at the bottle cap. There was a tiny hole in the cap.
Luo Yuan threw the bottle away forcefully.
This place was full of danger. If he was not careful, he would be killed. He was on high alert.
As long as he was careful, the mutated beasts would not be able to get close to him.
Half an hour later, Luo Yuan passed through the bushes and walked to another place.
Half of the district had been destroyed. Only 30% of the buildings were left. A few huge footprints had sunk deep into the cement ground. Nearby bones and dirty blood were scattered all over the ground. The owner of one of the skeletons had been crushed under the footprints. Only the legs on the side were still intact.
The only thing missing was the rotting corpse. Any corpse would have been eaten by mutated insects and other low-level creatures in less than half an hour.
A few lonely buildings were scattered among the ruins. Other than a few villas that were relatively well-preserved, most of the high-rise buildings were full of cracks. The one that was in the best condition was near the park.
There was a huge locust tree next to the villa. Its trunk was about ten meters tall, forming a huge green canopy that covered the entire villa. Even from afar, Luo Yuan could smell a refreshing fragrance coming from the giant locust tree. It gave him a wonderful sense of joy, and he had the urge to get closer and keep smelling it.
A smile appeared on his face.
"This is the place. I'll move in after I clean up the grass nearby."
When Luo Yuan walked into the villa, the aroma was even stronger. It was different from the usual aroma. No matter how strong the aroma was, it did not give off a pungent smell. Instead, it gave off a sense of relief and relaxation.
The door of the villa was wide open.
As Luo Yuan walked in, a few mutated cockroaches the size of a palm disappeared into the corner in shock.
There was a dusty wedding photo in the living room. In the photo, a middle-aged groom with a big belly and a beautiful young bride were hugging each other with a sweet smile on their faces.
Luo Yuan noticed that the place was in good condition, except for the dust everywhere. The owner of the place had left in a hurry. He saw a few dishes on the table with green hairs growing on them. There were also two half-eaten bowls of rice. Apparently, they had been eating before they left.
Luo Yuan vaguely felt that something was wrong, as if he had overlooked something. However, this sudden thought was like looking at flowers in the fog, or trying to fish out the moon in the water. Luo Yuan thought for a while and gave up.
This villa was slightly bigger than the original one. There were five bedrooms on the third floor, a gym, a study, and a piano room. Luo Yuan finally found the basement in a storage room. Luo Yuan was surprised to find that it was also a bedroom. There was a water bed in it, and there were adult toys on the bedside table. Luo Yuan had never seen many of them before.
The opposite wardrobe was open, and it was filled with all kinds of uniforms and sexy lingerie.
Other than that, the place was empty. There were no supplies at all.
Luo Yuan did not know whether to laugh or cry. In the end, he found five bags of food and some other supplies in the kitchen cupboard, but it was better than nothing. There were still a few villas nearby, so he could always find supplies.
… …
When Luo Yuan walked out of the villa, it was already drizzling. It looked like the rain would not stop anytime soon. Luo Yuan's original plan to burn the grass in the afternoon was not going to work.
Luo Yuan threw a white level mutated beast in his hand. Everyone gathered around to look at it.
It was a mutated rat, but it was different from the one he had seen in Donghu City. Its body had changed again, or maybe it had evolved in a different direction. Its body was slender, and its tail was much shorter. It was covered with shiny black scales, and its head was bigger. Its nostrils were more three-dimensional, and its fangs were crisscrossed. It looked quite ferocious.
This mutated beast had rushed over when Luo Yuan was on his way back, so he had cut off half of its head. It could be used as an extra for lunch.
"Don't catch a cold," Huang Jiahui complained as she handed him a towel.
Luo Yuan smiled. With his current Physique, especially after it had been upgraded by the system, his Physique had undergone a fundamental change. Even his genes were different from ordinary people. The rainwater was nothing to him. However, there was no need for him to explain.
Luo Yuan took the towel and dried his hair. He did not need to change his clothes. The clothes were made of black owl feathers, so there was a layer of oil on the surface. It was as clean as a bird's feathers. Even if it was soaked in water, it would dry immediately after a few shakes.
"How is it outside?" Huang Jiahui asked Luo Yuan.
The people around them pricked up their ears.
Luo Yuan thought for a while and said, "There's not much danger, except for some low-level poisonous mutated beasts. It's better not to go out before we clean up the grass in the park."
This was for him. If they went out, none of them would survive except for Wang Shishi.
The reason why Luo Yuan said that was because he was worried that the cruel truth would destroy their courage.
… …
After lunch, Luo Yuan walked to the open space in front of the villa and started practicing his knife skills. Since he had patrolled the area, he had calmed down and relaxed. His knife skills became smoother and his Will began to condense easily. The time it took to condense was a little faster than usual.
His pupils became dark and deep, and a layer of light that was visible to the naked eye appeared on the blade of his knife.
After the accumulation of dozens of skill points, Luo Yuan's knife skills had entered the legendary realm.
His knife skills might be different from those in novels, but they were no weaker than the ones in novels. The only difference was that one consumed True Qi, while the other consumed Will.
A powerful aura emanated from his body. It was even more obscure and profound than the aura he had casually displayed in the air-raid shelter. The crowd, who had been prepared to watch the show, suddenly felt suffocated and turned pale. Even their breathing became heavy. When they came to their senses, they hurriedly retreated. When they looked at Luo Yuan again, their faces were full of fear.
Luo Yuan focused on practicing his knife skills while feeling his Will extend along the knife.
Raindrops fell from the sky, but before they could touch the blade, they were minced into molecules or even atoms. Every time they were minced, his Will began to be consumed, but the consumption was insignificant. It was far less than the consumption of cutting mutated beasts or metals.
After a while, his hair was wet again.
Luo Yuan frowned and stopped.
"It still doesn't work!" Luo Yuan shook his head. When he had killed the mutated earthworm, the knife had covered his whole body. Not only was there a layer of light on the knife, but the surface of his body was also covered with a layer of light. But after that, no matter how much he practiced or fought, he could never reach the level he had before. It was as if there was a thin layer of gauze covering the two of them. There was always a layer between them, and it was something that could be seen but not reached.
"I was very angry at that time, and my mind was blank. I didn't even know what I was doing." He closed his eyes and recalled the situation.
"Blank shouldn't be possible … It's not thinking. It's a relaxed state of Will. If the Will is not focused, the Will will not affect reality."
If one were to describe the Will of a country, the Will of an ordinary person would be like a state of anarchy. They had no goals and were free to do whatever they wanted.
If the Will was slightly focused, it would be a country with a unified regime and its own goals. The country was stable, but there were all kinds of voices and ideas.
The Will was more focused, and it was a highly centralized government. It was a powerful regime, unified thinking, and united people. It could make the impossible possible. Even a stronger country would be afraid of such a regime because its power was highly integrated, and it could exert ten or even a hundred times its power during a war.
Taoism emphasized on the purity of the heart and the nature of a baby. This was because such people were simple and did not have many distractions. They were focused on their work, and they would usually succeed in their practice or work. It could also be said that most successful people were paranoid.
"It was anger. The state of anger and recklessness caused the Will to be unprecedentedly focused, without any distractions." Luo Yuan's eyes lit up as he recalled the situation.
However, knowing it was one thing, and trying to do it was another. It was obviously not easy to make a person angry out of thin air.
Luo Yuan gathered his thoughts for a while, but he felt that it was far from enough. It was difficult for him to be as angry as before. The condensed sword light was slightly thicker than before, but it was obviously still lacking.
He knew that he was a little impatient, but he had already grasped the direction. He would be able to achieve his goal one day if he practiced slowly.
Suddenly, Luo Yuan felt like he was being watched. His hair stood on end, and he quickly turned his head to look. There seemed to be a faint shadow flashing by.
His expression changed. The next moment, he stomped his feet hard and his body created a long path in the rain, shooting straight to the place where the shadow disappeared.
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