Chen Ye chopped the felled tree into cylindrical sections once more.

Then he used Hatred to split each one cleanly down the middle, producing two semi-circular logs that would be the main material for building this shelter.

This wood, of an unknown species, was incredibly hard—far harder than any type of wood Chen Ye knew of.

If it weren't for Hatred, this task would never be so simple.

If Hatred didn't possess the ability called "grudge-energy blade edge," felling these trees wouldn't be an easy feat either.

A simulated Titan lifted a semi-circular log and started walking back.

Its four arms acted like four powerful clamps, gripping the log tightly, which was far thicker than the Titan itself.

That simple, stubborn look had about sixty to seventy percent of Iron Lion's spirit.

Chen Ye's eyelid twitched involuntarily.

Though he couldn't measure the exact weight of this semi-circular log, it was definitely not something an ordinary person could just pick up and carry away.

While he wasn't a Sequence Superpower user renowned for physical strength, his physical fitness was already far beyond that of a normal person.

Chen Ye roughly estimated it: relying solely on his own physical strength to carry away such a massive piece would still be somewhat troublesome for him.

Yet, this simulated Titan lifted it and walked off, looking utterly effortless.

That kind of strength was simply monstrous.

Chen Ye often felt that the Flesh Titan Sequence wasn't really suited for combat.

Instead, it was more fitting for use as human-powered construction machinery.

If it were before the apocalypse, a Flesh Titan would absolutely be the god of the construction site.

Indeed...

Even a mere simulated Titan Sequence possessed such power.

Of course, the Blood Moon Blessing also played a significant role.

This simple-minded Flesh Titan arrived at the planned fence location Chen Ye had marked earlier. It raised the semi-circular log high and then slammed it down hard into the ground.

The massive semi-circular log pierced through the leaf litter layer, and then...

Then it just stopped.

Forcing such a large piece of wood straight into the ground by sheer brute force wasn't an easy task.

Simulated creatures mostly possessed only the simplest intelligence and couldn't comprehend overly complex commands.

It seemed to realize this method wasn't achieving Chen Ye's requirement.

The simulated Flesh Titan's four arms lifted the huge semi-circular log again.

Then it slammed it down once more...

And again...

Each impact on the ground made Chen Ye's heart jump with nervousness.

But the effect was just so-so.

If they continued this way, they probably wouldn't finish the fence he needed by nightfall.

Right at that moment.

An extremely thick tentacle extended from inside the Monster Pickup Truck.

At its thickest point, this tentacle was as wide as an adult's waist.

It moved like a giant anaconda, snatching the thick semi-circular log right out of the simulated Flesh Titan's hands.

The small suckers on the tentacle tightly gripped the thick semi-circular log.

Then Chen Ye watched as this thick tentacle raised the semi-circular log high into the air.

With Chen Ye looking on in surprise, the thick tentacle violently drove the semi-circular log down into the previously attempted spot.

It came down with a whooshing sound of wind.

When the semi-circular log made contact with the ground.

Chen Ye could clearly feel the ground tremble slightly.

After a loud thud.

Chen Ye saw the semi-circular log post firmly embedded in the ground.

Flying leaves disturbed Chen Ye's line of sight.

Was that it? Done?

Chen Ye walked over and pushed hard against the post now planted in the ground.

He could only feel that this post was even more solid and sturdy than a typical reinforced concrete pillar.

Combined with the hardness of this wood.

He estimated that even ordinary firearms would have a hard time penetrating this semi-circular log post.

Even though Chen Ye already held the Door-Opening Anomalies in high enough regard.

He figured even those Door-Opening Anomalies probably couldn't destroy a post like this.

Chen Ye turned and gave a thumbs-up to the thick tentacle, which was waiting for praise like an eager puppy.

The tentacle shuddered all over, then began dancing wildly in the air like a praised husky.

If anyone else saw this, they'd probably think some demon had crawled out of hell.

The following work became quite simple.

Chen Ye was responsible for material production.

The simulated Titan was responsible for transportation.

The Little Monster inside the pickup truck was responsible for driving these thick semi-circular logs into the ground. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

With each log driven into the earth.

Chen Ye could feel the ground tremble.

Even though he had used Smoke Breath to isolate himself from direct ground contact.

Even so, he could still feel the tremors transmitted through the ground.

After several unimaginably thick semi-circular logs were firmly driven into the ground.

The Little Monster also discovered some tricks to the work.

Before driving a log into the ground.

The little creature would even drill a deep hole at the intended spot first.

Then it would insert these semi-circular logs into these pre-drilled holes.

This method saved a lot of effort.

Chen Ye praised the little creature once more.

The little creature seemed very excited.

Actually, calling it a "little creature" wasn't entirely accurate.

Because this thing really wasn't small at all. So far, Chen Ye hadn't even seen the complete form of the monster hiding inside the pickup truck.

But its size was definitely not going to be small.

Chen Ye asked the little creature to pay a bit of attention during construction, to see if it could find the two people who had disappeared into the leaf litter layer earlier.

The result was simply no result at all.

The leaf litter layer looked completely normal, but whenever Chen Ye had the thought of going down to walk around, he could feel a sense of unease rising from the depths of his heart.

In contrast, the Monster Pickup Truck showed no signs of unease at all.

With the assistance of the Monster Pickup Truck and the simulated Titan.

Chen Ye's temporary shelter was built very quickly.

Soon, a fenced shelter was constructed around the Monster Pickup Truck.

It was already 10 AM.

The sky above remained gloomy and overcast.

Although still gloomy, it was slightly brighter than during the previous night.

A sudden thought occurred to Chen Ye.

I wonder if this dim, gloomy light could charge the vehicle's System?

The problem was, the solar panels were still damaged.

They were damaged back on Old Ox Mountain. Since they hadn't been useful for a while, Chen Ye never bothered to repair them.

After all, Chen Ye hadn't lacked resources before. Even in extreme situations, the Monster Pickup Truck had ways to replenish its fuel.

But now...

There wasn't much fuel left in the vehicle either.

Previously, Chen Ye had the Monster Pickup Truck try to consume those Door-Opening Anomalies to replenish its fuel.

But after those Door-Opening Anomalies were dragged under the truck, they transformed into black mist and dissipated into the darkness.

This presented a tricky problem for Chen Ye.

Currently, the Monster Pickup Truck still had some reserve battery power.

But after so many days of use, that reserve wasn't much either.

Perhaps in a few more days, there wouldn't even be enough power for lighting.

To build the temporary shelter, Chen Ye had to turn on almost all of the Monster Pickup Truck's lighting systems.

This accelerated the power drain significantly.

Therefore, Chen Ye had to consider other energy replenishment options.

Even though the daylight remained dim and gloomy, not looking like daytime at all.

With the System present, as long as he upgraded the vehicle's solar charging system, it wasn't completely hopeless.

Forget it, upgrading the solar charging system would have to wait.

The most important thing right now was to get through tonight's troubles.

Reining in his scattered thoughts.

Chen Ye began planning to build a roof along this fence.

Even though the Door-Opening Anomalies hadn't shown any intention of breaking through from the Monster Pickup Truck's roof before.

Chen Ye didn't think such a foolish arrangement could block those things.

It would be best to build this place into a turtle shell.

Because no one knew how long they'd have to stay here.

Right at that moment, Chen Ye saw glowing characters starting to appear again on the open ground nearby.

He patted the Monster Pickup Truck's rear.

A tentacle reached out, wrapped around Chen Ye's waist, and delivered him near the glowing characters.

As he grew more familiar with the Monster Pickup Truck.

And because, in this place and time, besides Chen Ye himself, there was no one else.

Therefore, this timid creature had also become more lively.

As a result, Chen Ye had the Monster Pickup Truck handle almost everything he needed to do.

It was his Little Assistant, and it was also his laborer.

Basically, for anything it could do, Chen Ye absolutely wouldn't lift a finger himself.

He was even considering entrusting the great task of cooking to it.

"Do not leave the forest!!!"

Three exclamation marks again.

Clearly a message left by Captain Chu.

Although no one knew why Chu Che repeatedly emphasized not leaving the forest.

Everyone still trusted Captain Chu's words.

Perhaps there were things outside the forest even more terrifying than what was inside.