Night of Despair-Chapter 170 - : Planning 168

Chapter 170: Planning 168

He picked up a piece, the talisman plate was only the size of a palm, circular, with a folding line at the center, allowing it to be folded.

This type of talisman array, in its complete state, would absorb Red Value for storage; in its folded state, it would release negative radiation, making it a reusable great item.

Apart from needing to visit him a few times to reapply the ink lines, there were no other drawbacks.

Picking up these improved Vortex Talisman Plates, Yu Hong folded one first.

Puff.

Instantly, a wave of negative radiation swept over the communicator, completely enveloping it.

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Yu Hong watched the ever-active Red Value detector, keeping an eye on the changes in the negative radiation, then used one hand to adjust the communicator’s knob, jumping to AM500.

Soon, a clear male broadcast voice emanated from the speaker.

“As long as a negative radiation environment is created within a short time, it can confirm whether the channel tuned on the communicator will suffer from a malicious code attack…”

Yu Hong folded and released another Vortex Talisman Plate, letting the powerful negative radiation cover the surroundings and the communicator.

Then, he focused his attention on the national broadcast’s male voice.

“This is the Eastern River People’s Broadcasting Station, according to the new prediction provided by the Aurora City Research Center, it is predicted that in the next three months, the sun will no longer rise. Daylight will no longer be upon us…”

“According to the peaks and troughs of the Red Value concentration, the Research Center has divided a day into two parts: Black Time and Gray Time. When the sun ceases to rise entirely, all survivors are urged to remember the time division to take targeted actions.”

“Black Time starts at midnight and goes until about 14:00 the next afternoon. The likelihood of encountering a Black Disaster during this time is very high, and more dangerous Black Disasters prefer to strike in this environment.”

“Gray Time is between 16:00 and 17:00 each day, approximately one hour and is relatively safer than Black Time. Research indicates that most Black Disasters choose not to strike at this time.

The rest of the time is disordered, safer than Black Time but not as safe as Gray Time.”

Yu Hong listened quietly, noting down this information, which did not yet seem useful, but if combined and verified later, could still be effective, signifying positive changes for Aurora City, at least continuing to aid in everyone’s survival.

“Regarding the weather forecast, that is all for now. Moving on to the national announcement from Aurora City: all current secure locations willing to accept survivors can apply for airdropped supply support through the following methods, and join the trade network of trade airdrops…”

The broadcast sounded promising, but how could one contact Aurora City?

It was a one-way broadcast; how many would have two-way communication devices? And under these circumstances, who would truly trust the broadcast from this station?

Airdropped supplies? Would Aurora City be so altruistic, not seeking anything in return?

It seemed impossible.

These days, venturing outside was fraught with life-threatening dangers…

Turning off the communicator, Yu Hong stood up, and after his Inner Qi was restored, he went out to the stone castle, about to push the door open.

Suddenly, he saw Ding Shao still jumping in place in the outer courtyard, apparently exercising.

He thought for a moment, walked over, and left the outer courtyard.

“How’s your recovery?”

“Pretty good, boss, when can I start the mission?” Ding Shao was still living outside the stone castle, not qualified to rest inside; the wooden shack was her only residence.

In essence, Yu Hong had not yet accepted her.

“I’ve already met my friend, so the mission’s content needs to be changed,” Yu Hong said calmly.

“You say,” Ding Shao replied calmly, clearly having anticipated this.

“Find new mysterious symbols,” Yu Hong reinstated the original request as the mission.

“I’ll give you a detector; you can take it, along with supplies and equipment, to other relics to search for more unique symbols.”

“…Isn’t that too far?” Ding Shao frowned.

“I can give you the location information of other strongholds and can provide weapons and equipment. I know the mission is difficult, but no one in the camp is more suitable than you.”

Yu Hong was right; Ding Shao was a Speed Man, the second fastest strong individual in the camp after Yu Hong.

Her speed was evident in her instantaneous reactions and sustained running endurance.

Indeed, she was the best candidate for this mission.

“Will finding new symbols solve the intermittent problem with the luminous stone mines?” Ding Shao asked.

“Maybe, maybe not, I don’t know. What I can assure you is that Black Wind Camp will persist, even without luminous stones, I have other ways to stabilize this place,” Yu Hong said calmly.

If possible, he would actually prefer to go himself, but he couldn’t; leaving would surely compromise the safety of the camp.

“Think it over,” he patted Ding Shao’s shoulder and turned to leave.

Next, Yu Hong shared the information from the communicator with the others, and amid their stunned reactions, they all began rushing to go out and stockpile materials.

Dr. Xu made medical powders, Li Rushan gathered wild vegetables and special soils, and Aisena also learned to weave small bags out of dry grass, doing what she could.

Days passed.

Each day, as Yu Hong awaited the end of his enhancement process, he continued to focus on practicing the Thunderbolt Leg Technique.

Soon, the eighth Inner Qi also consolidated, just one step away from a minor physical transformation that would allow him entry to the third layer.

After another two days, as Yu Hong began to look forward to breaking through to the third layer of the Thunderbolt Leg Technique, there was a stir in the secondary safety zone outside the camp.

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In the gloomy forest.

Three figures in black-gray cloaks, covering their entire bodies, were jogging, dodging something in the woods.

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They dared not make a sound, only their heavy breaths uncontrollably escaping. They occasionally looked back.

It was extremely fast, covering ten meters in an instant, quickly catching up with the last person.

The luminous stone cloak that the person wore was torn apart, revealing the sturdy black bulletproof suit underneath.

But the suit seemed completely useless.

The black human figure suddenly blurred and disappeared on the spot.

Boom!

At the same time, the person it caught up with groaned in pain as if hit by a car, losing balance and flying forward.

He couldn’t help screaming, flew more than ten meters, and fell to the ground.

Plop.

Only a helmet suit remained on the ground, nothing else was left.

The moment this person hit the ground, his internal body completely dispersed and eerily vanished.

And strangely, the part of the bulletproof suit that got hit had no dent whatsoever.

Soon, the other two who were escaping were also caught up with one by one by the human figure, their luminous stone cloaks equally useless, and the robust bulletproof suits did nothing to stop it.

All three bodies disappeared immediately after falling, with no blood or any other traces, as if the three suits had been laid on the ground from the start, never worn.

Hiss.

Soon after hunting the three people, the mysterious human figure reassembled and stood in the woodland.

Behind it, two smaller black human figures silently formed.

The three surveyed their surroundings, seeming to sense something. After confirming there were no living people around, they turned to leave.

Suddenly, a woman in a yellow dress and white skirt slowly emerged from the dark woodland.

With black hair covering her face and slightly bowing her head, she stopped and stood still about twenty meters away.

Hiss!

The three mysterious figures slightly opened their mouths, revealing densely packed tiny black insects crawling inside.

It seemed like a threat.

The woman in the yellow dress and white skirt stood quietly for a few seconds, then began to slowly retreat.

She changed direction, trying to bypass the three figures, but they quickly blocked her, preventing her from moving forward.

After repeating this four times, the woman in the yellow dress and white skirt finally slowly retreated and gradually disappeared into the mist, no longer attempting to pass.

Meanwhile, the three black human figures in the surrounding woodland suddenly dispersed, transformed into countless black insects, and vanished on the spot.

This seemed to signify that they now dominated this region.

The swarm of black insects gathered and flew through the woods, soon spotting the Black Wind Camp illuminated by lights.

Most of the swarm was unaffected by the Concealing Symbol outside the stone castle and continued to fly into the distance.

But a few quietly landed and formed into a black human figure.

The figure stood outside the outer courtyard, quietly observing the interior environment.

Watching the rough wooden fence of the outer courtyard, the figure slowly walked forward, heading inside.

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Yu Hong abruptly closed his eyes, sensing the black lizard mark in his mind.

In the mark, one of the patrolling black lizards had spotted a strange black shadow person in the outer courtyard.

This person was about 1.67 meters tall, completely naked, covered in utter blackness, with nothing else visible.

The most critical thing was…

Yu Hong looked at the constantly running detector inside the room.

The numbers on it were rapidly jumping.

From over three hundred to over eight hundred, then to over five thousand, the increases were incredibly rapid.

Quickly, in just a few seconds, it reached over eight thousand; fortunately, it slowed down at this point.

“Even mightier than Speed Man… according to Zhang Kaijun’s intelligence, that guy, it must be the Insect Man…”

Apart from the Insect Man, he couldn’t think of any other Black Disaster that could elevate the surrounding Red Value so high from such a distance!

Considering that from here to the outer courtyard was a distance of over thirty meters.

A distance of over thirty meters, and the Red Value detector surged to over eight thousand… This was even more exaggerated than when Speed Man had invaded.

‘Can’t block it! The current Array is still strengthening, its power insufficient, unable to block it! Couldn’t even block a slightly inferior Speed Man, let alone the Insect Man!!’

Yu Hong, through the black lizard, watched as the black human figure approached the camp step by step.

His expression was tense, thoughts racing in his mind, searching for a solution.

Quickly, he noticed that the black human figure didn’t seem very resolute, its forward steps not that fast or firm, taking a step, then pausing.

Yu Hong suddenly remembered, he had added Concealing Symbols both in the stone castle and the cave to hide his presence.

‘That means! It probably isn’t sure there are living people here!!’ A spark of insight flashed in Yu Hong’s mind.

He had a plan!

He calmly controlled a black lizard.

Plop.

Suddenly, from the darkness on the right, a blob of black phlegm flew out.

The phlegm landed precisely on the right cheek of the black human figure, slowly sliding down.

“….”The figure slowly turned its head to look toward the black lizard.