Desperate Night.

Chapter 25 Incident 025 (Thanking the Blue Zao God for Coming to Earth as the Leader)

One hour and fifty-one minutes, or two hours, is not long for Yu Hong.

He added more firewood and waited.

Before I knew it, the number of black bugs outside the door had decreased, and light was faintly shining in through the air vents.

Its daybreak.

He slowly walked behind the door and opened the viewing window.

Outside, the forest was covered with a hazy gray fog, blurring everything. The sun illuminated the gray fog, turning everything gray and white.

Suddenly, Yu Hong smelled a pungent odor and couldn't help but take two steps back, frowning slightly.

He looked back at the strengthening medicine and saw that there were still a few minutes left.

There was no rush at the moment, just sit down and wait quietly.

Soon, the numbers on the surface of the black soil returned to zero.

Its entire body suddenly became distorted and blurred, but in less than a second, it quickly became clear again.

After cleaning, the original soil had turned into black capsules in a plate of six.

The back of the capsule says: Antidiarrheal medicine. Usage: One capsule at a time, once a day. Side effects: Abdominal pain, constipation, gastrointestinal discomfort.

Yu Hong's face lit up with joy, and he quickly ran over, picked up the medicine, picked out a pill and put it in his mouth, then picked up the boiled water that had been filtered and boiled earlier, and swallowed it mouthful by mouthful.

After taking the medicine, he felt much more at ease.

The strengthening ability of the black seal has never gone wrong. Since it is marked as an antidiarrheal drug, there must be no problem.

The medicine had not yet taken effect, so Yu Hong had nothing to do, so he picked up the tools and used the spare wood to make a new water filter cup.

Anyway, as long as you do it simply, you can perfect it by strengthening it.

By the way, he also took a protein bar and stuffed it into his mouth.

This thing is said to be enough to last a day, so he plans to give it a try.

While working with a saw, he turned on the radio.

The radio station is modulated and has not been touched.

As soon as it was opened, voice came out, in the form of an interview between two people.

".The major disasters in Youyun City are not isolated cases in the past two years. According to CCTV reporters, since the emergence of the Black Disaster, special disasters across the country have been on the rise. Among them, the casualties caused by the ghost shadows and blood tide monsters are not serious. They only caused more damage in the early stage of the Black Disaster. But in the subsequent stable environment, it is the evil shadows that are more dangerous than ghost shadows that really cause the number of casualties to rise sharply."

"The evil shadow is not afraid of ordinary pyroxene, moves very fast, and is highly contagious. Although it appears very rarely, only once in a while, once it appears, the harm it causes far exceeds the previous two.

The disaster in Youyun caused more than 600 casualties, which is comparable to Flicka's initial case, the town of Char."

"Yes, so does Professor Han have any advice for us?" asked the radio host.

"I have only one suggestion. Try to go to the larger Hope City stronghold. There are more advanced weapons and stronger protections. One person cannot find a way to fight against the evil shadow. Thank you."

"Okay, by the way, you mentioned before that the Silver Tower Joint Research Institute will soon launch the Blood Tide Shadow Protection Survival Manual. I wonder if it is true or false?" asked the host.

"Well, I have heard the news, but I don't know whether it is true or not. But now, the environment outside the city is getting worse and worse, the blood tides and strange shadows are increasing, and the nights are getting longer and longer, and the demand for lighting is increasing. I personally think that the Silver Tower has the obligation and responsibility to issue such a manual."

"Last question. A listener asked: When a large number of people gather in a place, there will be more deaths and a greater possibility of being affected. Just like the Pokoff incident a year ago and the music box incident five months ago, both resulted in large-scale casualties. In addition, there are many more incidents that have not been reported, happening in all corners of the country. What do you think of such doubts?"

"That's what I want to warn you about. According to the investigation, these incidents were all caused by the evil shadow. It is highly contagious and can spread quickly through anyone who comes into contact with it. This is also the key to its ability to cause a large number of casualties.

As for the evil shadows, we currently have no effective means of dispersing them except isolating and dispersing the places where their vectors appear.”

"What about high concentrations of pyroxene bombs?"

"No, evil shadows are more dangerous than ghosts because they can recover very quickly after being dispelled without any damage. So if you encounter one, you must leave quickly. There are more and more evil shadow incidents outside, which will also lead to stricter inspections of people entering the major cities of hope. So I advise the survivors outside to enter the bunkers in the city as soon as possible, otherwise you may be unable to enter and lack supplies if you are late."

The professor left the studio amid the host's gratitude. The program ended with soft music.

Yu Hong sat on the stool and listened attentively for a moment.

He didn't expect that the Hope City stronghold, which seemed safe outside, was actually facing such great danger.

"That's right. A lot of people attracts a lot of danger. If I were a shadow monster, I would also go to crowded places to find food first."

Coming back to his senses, he sighed softly.

He stood up, put a rough wooden cup on the ground, and then, as usual, wrapped charcoal in cloth and blocked the mouth of the cup.

Finally, reach out and press it to strengthen it.

The countdown numbers appeared: 3:02.

"Huh? Why has it taken so long?" Yu Hong remembered that the last strengthening only took two and a half hours.

How this time?
He looked at the new cup he had made. It was extremely crudely made. It was just a square wooden bowl that had been chopped with an axe and a messy hole had been dug in the middle with a chisel.

It's much worse than the wooden cup I made carefully the first time.
"Could it be that the work took longer?" He had a vague guess in his mind.

Make a mental note of this.

After resting for a while and feeling better, he started to strengthen the water filter cup. He also got up to clean up, throw out the garbage, feces and urine, change into new clothes, go out to collect firewood, and find a puddle to get water.

After doing a series of things,

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The cup has also been strengthened and is no different from the previous one.

He tried it and it really worked. That day, he didn't run around, but spent the day collecting firewood near the cave.

The dry wood was wet from the rain, but it was good for making small things.

In a blink of an eye, three hours passed again, and Yu Hong strengthened it to make a water filter cup.

Including the previous one, there are two in total.

He paused, not intending to continue, and picked up the tool set he had been using.

This set was put together by Xiao Jieba himself. It includes a saw, an axe, a chisel, a shovel, a screwdriver, etc. It can be said to be quite complete.

Yu Hong plans to strengthen it to facilitate his subsequent use, otherwise it will be troublesome to strengthen it after it breaks. It may become a repair.

Inside the cave, he put all the tools together, held them up with a rag, and then put his hand on the rag.

'Reinforcement tool set, direction: solid and reinforced.'

Hiss, a black line flashed, and a countdown suddenly appeared on the rag: 1:12.

A very short time.

Yu Hong withdrew his hand, thoughtful.

'It seems that this enhancement has a lot to do with my requirements. The harder the requirements, the bigger the span, and the longer it takes. And it also requires a certain degree of completeness, but I don't know what the minimum degree of completeness must be.'

He estimated in his mind and found a place to sit down and rest.

The antidiarrheal medicine was very effective. He didn't have diarrhea once in six hours and didn't feel anything wrong with his body.

The remaining medicines can be kept and stored for future use, and of course they can also be taken out for exchange at critical moments.

Feeling better, Yu Hong went out for the last time in the afternoon, walked around and familiarized himself with the environment, then returned to the safe house and went to sleep and rest.

Unable to sleep at night, he planned to exercise according to advanced physical training methods.

Before going to bed, he cannot waste the strengthening time of the black seal and cannot let it be idle.

So he went to check the condition of the tool set first.

When he reached the corner, Yu Hong was stunned.

In the corner, all the tools that were originally in tatters were now fixed by a black metal rack.

The tools on it were no longer worn out and damaged, and now they were all brand new.

Moreover, the surface of the tool material seemed to be covered with a layer of gray-black unknown substance, the thickness had increased, and it looked much stronger.

"Wow. What an amazing effect! It only took an hour." Yu Hong exclaimed in admiration and reached out to take down a saw.

The saw teeth had been broken in some places before, but now when I look closely, all the breaks are gone, and the teeth are much sharper than before.

After admiring it again in his heart, Yu Hong began to look for the next strengthening target.

Now in the cave, food, water and tools are temporarily guaranteed.

Only the remaining resting places need to be strengthened.

His eyes immediately fell on the thick, smelly quilt.

"This reinforcement also comes with self-cleaning function. Try reinforcing the quilt once. It would be even better if it could be made into a type that does not get moldy, is thin and easy to wash."

Thinking of this, he walked to the gray quilt that the little stutterer gave him, squatted down, and stretched out his hand.

'Reinforced bedding, direction: mildew-proof, insect-repellent, lighter and easier to clean.'

The request flashed through his mind.

A black line flashed out from the black mark on the back of the hand and then went into the quilt in the blink of an eye.

The countdown numbers appeared: 10:14.

"So long?!" Yu Hong was stunned. But then he thought, his request seemed a bit too much, plus the bed was bigger, maybe these were the reasons.

Ten hours, from now tonight until dawn, I can wait!

He was certain in his heart and quickly confirmed Hei Yin's question.

Suddenly, the black countdown on the quilt began to flow.

The flames rose up, and in the cave, Yu Hong was jogging in place in the middle of the space, starting to exercise.

At the same time, pay attention to your breathing, visualize with your mind, and coordinate with your muscles.

It is still difficult to coordinate the three together.

He kept trying and repeating, occasionally stopping to add more firewood, as time passed.

Slowly, in the second half of the night, he began to find the feeling of coordination among the three.

As he jogged, he gradually heard the sound of flowing water.

The sound was very small at first.

As time went on, the sound slowly grew louder and louder.

Not even the influx of black bugs outside the door could suppress the sound.

(End of this chapter)