Desperate Night

More than 80 kilometers away from Baiqiu Village.

A man in gray mountaineering clothes with a big bag on his back, holding a trekking pole, wearing a helmet and a mask, was moving quickly along the winding road towards Baiqiu Village.

The road was desolate and lonely, with no end in sight, and it was like a gray-white thin line deep in the forest.

The man walked for a while, stopped and made a triangle mark on the tree with a knife, and then looked around.

Click.

Click.

He suddenly heard the footsteps of someone behind him approaching slowly.

He looked back suddenly, but he couldn't see anything.

"Tsk, this ghost thing again."

The man reached out to take off his backpack, hung it on a branch beside him, then quickly climbed up a big tree, took off the backpack, and opened the zipper.

With a swish, he took out a large dark green cover and covered his whole body with it.

The moment he was covered, he completely merged with the surrounding environment and disappeared.

At the same time, the strange footsteps behind him also completely dissipated.

After waiting for a while, the man took off the cover, folded it and put it back into his backpack, jumped off the tree branch and continued on his way.

Suddenly he turned left, fell to the ground and lay on the ground.

Bang!

A gunshot.

The grass beside him was hit and splashed with small pieces of black soil.

"White python, you are dead! Dare to sleep with my boss's woman!" A male voice with a strong foreign accent came from the distant woods.

The man's eyes did not change, he pulled out a black dagger with his backhand, and suddenly rolled on the spot.

Bang bang bang!

Just three consecutive shots, all three shots hit the place where he was just now, splashing three pieces of black soil fragments.

Taking this opportunity, the man stood up from the ground, supported the ground with one hand and jumped, and after standing firm, he sprinted towards the direction of the gunshot like a cheetah.

In a series of left and right changes, he dodged several shots and finally got close to the gunman.

"Fuck!"

There were three gunmen, all of whom were strong and wearing stab-proof clothing.

Seeing this, the three men threw away their guns, drew their swords and surrounded him.

"Kill him!"

The three men raised their swords and rushed towards the man.

But before they could move, the man easily dodged them with his head down.

Compared to the opponent's flexibility, they were more like clumsy iron blocks, and all the daggers swung down and missed.

The man ducked his head to avoid the first man, and stabbed his right hand fiercely, accurately stabbing into the first man's abdomen.

He rolled forward, and the short knife cut the second man's calf, then stood up, and punched the third man hard on the right ear.

In just a few seconds, the three people in front of him fell to the ground one after another, and before they could react, the man turned around and rushed over, stabbing each of them with a knife.

Puff puff puff.

Three knives accurately cut the throats of the three people.

Blood gushed out, accompanied by the sound of gurgling, and everything returned to calm.

The man stood up, looted the spoils, and continued on his way with his backpack on his back.

From beginning to end, he didn't even take off his backpack.

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The rain was pouring down.

In the safe house in the cave, the fireplace was burning, completely driving away the moisture and cold.

The bright yellow flames made the dark cave as bright as day. Although it was daytime at this time.

Yu Hong stood in the empty space of the cave, practicing the low-level sweep of the heavy leg skill in front of him.

He had discovered that if he didn't use the internal energy to promote the movement, he could gather new internal energy faster than the high-level physical method by simply practicing the heavy leg skill.

This skill was actually a combination of training and fighting, and it was very cost-effective.

So he simply practiced the heavy leg skill.

After practicing for a while, he drank a sip of water, sat down to rest, and then continued to strengthen the new rune array.

There are now more than 20 ordinary rune arrays. After all, it only takes more than an hour to strengthen one. In two more days, he can collect enough to exchange for the bulletproof gray lizard suit.

Yu Hong then bargained with Li Runshan and successfully negotiated a price of 42 talismans. He also took the talisman and tested it for the other party, and got a positive response.

So, he took this price and reached an agreement with the newcomer Lao Zhou on a price of 30 talismans for the second-hand gray lizard set.

"It's almost done." Yu Hong picked up a bowl of egg white sweet soup and drank it all.

Then he stood up and began to add weights to himself and tie things on his legs.

He continued to practice the heavy leg skills with the weights, and he clearly felt a trace of warmth flowing through his body again.

In this dangerous environment, the feeling of warm air nourishing the whole body made him unconsciously feel a strong sense of security.

Boom.

There were thunders outside and the rain was getting heavier.

Raindrops hit the wooden door, making a dense sound.

It was cold and damp outside, and the heavy rain continued, and nothing could be seen clearly.

And the room was warm like spring, dry and peaceful. For a while, Yu Hong's heart became more and more stable, and he was completely immersed in the hard practice of heavy leg skills.

‘I don’t need to know many moves. As long as I can master one move and use it freely, as long as I can defeat the enemy with one blow, it’s enough.’

Calming down, he practiced hard, and used his rest time to draw the talisman array and strengthen the talisman array wood board.

After three consecutive days, the heavy rain outside finally stopped.

The whole forest was washed clean and pure, and the blood on the ground had long been washed away, leaving no trace.

Yu Hong took the talisman array, put a large stack together, put it in his backpack, and rushed towards the stone house of the post office.

He accumulated the quantity and got some more for his own use. Now it’s time to trade Lao Zhou’s second-hand gray lizard suit.

In fact, he doesn’t care whether it’s second-hand or not. Anyway, he will strengthen it again after he gets it back.

Soon he came to the food, and following a newly made sign in the stone house, he found Lao Zhou's residence not far away.

The place where Lao Zhou lived was none other than the place where Lao Yu lived before.

Many things had been moved out of the cave. In the open space, Old Zhou was sitting on a wooden bench, making some furniture with a carving knife in his hand.

Seeing Yu Hong coming, he quickly stood up.

"You're just in time. I'm going out the day after tomorrow. If you don't come, our deal will have to be postponed."

He put down the carving knife, clapped his hands, turned around and went in from the hole. After a while, he came out with an old camouflage suit.

"This is my spare one. Have you brought the talisman array?" Lao Zhou looked at Yu Hong.

"Of course." Yu Hong nodded, "Can I ask, what do you need so many talisman arrays for? Logically speaking, it is more convenient for Lao Li to exchange these things with the supply team. You are alone."

"It's easy for me to get into trouble when I go out. The Talisman Array is much lighter than the Great Pyroxene, and the protection range is much larger. It's very easy to use." Lao Zhou replied with a smile.

"That's okay." Yu Hong took out all the talisman array wooden boards from his backpack and put them aside for inspection. He took the gray lizard suit over and inspected it.

This gray lizard suit was indeed as the other party said. It was not damaged, but it was a little worn and there were more than a dozen bullet holes in the chest.

However, the bullet holes did not penetrate the alloy plate inside, so it does not affect its use.

The helmet and visor are quite complete and have no damage.

Yu Hong is quite satisfied with this.

Over there, Lao Zhou also checked the talisman array with a red value detector, his expression equally satisfied.

"It's a pleasure to work with you." He forced a smile again.

"Happy cooperation." Yu Hong smiled and nodded, and the two successfully bypassed the profiteer Lao Li and reached a cooperation.

"Can I ask, how long have you lived here?" Lao Zhou suddenly asked a bit stiffly.

"It didn't take long, maybe a few months." Yu Hong replied casually.

"Then have you ever seen a young man shorter than me with a dark red figure 8 birthmark on his face pass by?" Lao Zhou asked softly.

"That's not the case. After all, we spend most of our time hiding in our own residence. As you know, we rarely run around outside." Yu Hong shook his head slightly.

"Okay. Thank you very much." Lao Zhou's eyes dimmed slightly, he turned around and walked towards the entrance of the cave while holding the talisman array.

Looking at his back, Yu Hong guessed that he was looking for someone.

And the person the other party described was probably a very important person to Lao Zhou.

But unfortunately, at this time of year, if a person is outside alone, something will happen sooner or later.

Putting on the gray lizard suit, Yu Hong turned around and returned to the cave without thinking more. On the way, he passed by the stone house of the post office and saw Li Runshan playing a stone-throwing game in the yard with his daughter Aisena.

Li Runshan saw the Gray Lizard suit in his hand, and the smile on his face disappeared immediately.

However, Eisenna still happily waved to Yu Hong and said hello from afar.

Although Yu Hong's whole body was hidden in stab-proof clothing and helmet, the little guy still recognized him at a glance.

"Uncle Yu Hong!"

Yu Hong also waved to her from a distance. Looking at the little guy's chubby little face, which was white and plump and trembling with elasticity, his mood improved a lot.

Without saying much, he headed straight back to the cave safe house. The ground was muddy and wet along the way. Carrying a gray lizard suit weighing twelve kilograms was more troublesome than going there.

When he returned to the cave, his legs and trousers were covered with grass clippings and black mud spots.

Close the wooden door, put the suit down, lay it flat on the ground, and then stretch out your hand and press it on it.

Yu Hong's heart was filled with expectations again. A complete set of body armor is enough to raise his safety level to a new level.

Immediately, he imagined how to strengthen and strengthen the direction.

Soon, after confirming everything, he thought silently in his mind.

‘Enhanced heavy bulletproof suit, direction, bulletproof effect is strengthened, filtering mask effect is strengthened. An internal pocket is added to facilitate the installation of new components. while enhancing flexibility. ’

At this moment, what came to his mind was the appearance of those heavy machine gunners in the various shooting war games he had played before.

There were quite a lot of requirements this time, and Yu Hong was prepared for a longer time.

Soon, the black line flowed out and merged into the suit, and a clear countdown appeared.

‘5:15. ’

So short?

He was slightly surprised, but then he thought about it. Although his requirements were many, the degree of strengthening was not great. The Gray Lizard suit itself is already a body armor. It is actually very difficult to slightly enhance the effect and change the design.

‘Looking at it this way, I can definitely add some content. ’

After thinking for a moment, he took out the red value detector he had obtained before and placed it on the suit.

He stretched out his hand to hold the detector and suit again, silently reciting the request in his mind, and added an extra line, which required the red value detection function.

Soon, a new countdown appeared.

This time it took much longer than before.

‘17:21. ’

Yu Hong took a breath and confirmed the strengthening.