Upgrade successful

[Wooden Bow LV6 (Proficiency 60): Effective attack range 90 meters. 100% accuracy. Aiming time 3.5 seconds.]

The attack range has been increased again, and even the aiming time has been shortened.

Li Yu was overjoyed, because a distance of 90 meters was enough to shoot down some birds.

Although surviving birds have evolved waterproof feathers due to survival pressures, they still cannot fly at high altitudes for extended periods like their ancestors.

The birds' current habit of flying at low altitudes undoubtedly gave Li Yu the opportunity to shoot them.

After upgrading and walking for a while, the two finally reached the high ground to the west.

Once they reached the higher ground, their view opened up.

When they saw the situation on the high ground, they were immediately filled with surprise.

In the distance on the high ground, a large number of scavengers had gathered together.

Even at the very center of that group of scavengers, there was a glimmer of light.

"That's...fire?" Fu Xiyao rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

She couldn't believe that she could still see flames in this world shrouded in heavy rain.

Li Yu's eyes lit up; it was indeed fire.

He knew that finding materials to start a campfire in such heavy rain was no easy task.

In the midst of continuous heavy rain, the materials available for combustion have become extremely scarce.

The dampness was everywhere, and even if you found firewood and wood, you might not be able to light it, making it extremely difficult to start a fire.

Starting a fire, however, presents an even greater challenge.

Looking at the distant firelight, Li Yu couldn't help but reminisce. He couldn't remember the last time he had eaten roasted meat.

Just imagining the taste of cooked meat in his mind was enough to make his taste buds tingle, and he couldn't help but swallow.

Li Yu cautiously observed the group of scavengers in the distance, but did not approach them.

Through his careful observation, he discovered that each group of scavengers maintained a certain distance from each other, clearly indicating that this large group of people was not a single entity.

The scavengers closer to the firelight seemed to be in good condition, while those on the outer edge of the firelight were mostly disheveled, with the outermost ring of scavengers being skin and bones and having sunken eyes.

"Why are so many people gathered here?" Fu Xiyao was also surprised by the large number of people.

After all, even if it wasn't a life-or-death struggle between scavenger teams in the past, there was still fierce competition among them.

It's quite unbelievable that these scavengers are gathered together so amicably at this moment.

"What should we do? Should we go around them?" Fu Xiyao asked worriedly, clutching her bundle tightly as if concerned that the stray dog ​​meat would be snatched by the scavengers ahead.

Li Yu carefully examined the crowd in front of her, a hint of doubt rising in her heart.

Not only were the ordinary scavengers in the middle not attacked or driven away, but even the starving, emaciated scavengers on the outskirts were not attacked or driven away.

It appeared to be a peaceful gathering.

This made Li Yu curious about what force could bring these hungry people together.

"Let's go take a look."

Li Yu decided to get closer to see what was going on.

The two had only walked a few hundred meters when they continued toward the faint light in the distance.

"call out--"

In an instant, a sharp whistling sound pierced the rain curtain.

A black arrow, like a bolt of black lightning, shot straight toward Li Yu without warning.