The brother and sister searched the basement again, naturally looking for any rare treasures like bows and arrows, but after turning it over and over, they found nothing.
Sun Muchen saw a lot of fitness equipment in a corner of the basement. Thinking that the forest was full of dangers, he figured that the fitness equipment, such as barbells, could be used as throwing devices. But when he picked it up, he found that the equipment had been completely corroded.
It crumbles into pieces with the slightest pinch of your hand.
"I'm really curious!"
The brother and sister walked through the underground passage towards the exit. Sun Muchen remarked with emotion, "The power of this bow and arrow is unimaginable. What kind of person was its previous owner? How could he wield such a powerful weapon?"
Wang Lan chuckled and said, "But what's the use of being so powerful? They still died in the mutation, and their remains were never found."
Sun Muchen sighed and suddenly said, "That's right, they died in the mutation. But if cold weapons are so powerful, what about firearms? Wouldn't they be even more powerful?"
Listening to Sun Muchen's words, Wang Lan suddenly thought of the defensive fortifications of the final fortress, whose overwhelming firepower was truly unparalleled.
Even so, they were still unable to stop the mutation, and were instead forced to retreat by the mutated animals.
But ever since they could remember, whether it was hunting, the eternal night, or the series of dangers after the outbreak of the infectious virus in the safe zone, although they have faced many perilous situations along the way, these dangers have not driven them to the brink of despair.
If the Guardians truly existed in the world before the catastrophe, and they possessed the technologically advanced melee weapon, the Black Longbow, then the power of firearms would undoubtedly have been even greater.
But the mutation still erased all of that.
Wang Lan felt that humans before the mutation were far too weak.
"Perhaps... what we've encountered is only a small part of the impact of this mutation?"
Sun Muchen suddenly spoke up at this moment.
"A very small part?" Wang Lan replied, "You mean that the mutated animals and insects we've seen are not enough to represent the entire mutation, is that right?"
Sun Muchen nodded and said, "Yes, perhaps the mutation has brought even greater dangers. However, we have been living in the safe zone, and even now that we are out, our understanding is still limited. Think about it, the logs we saw in the bunker, and the notebook we just saw, clearly conveyed a sense of despair. But we have never experienced true despair along the way."
"I don't understand!"
Wang Lan stretched and said, "That's all in the past, there's no way to verify it."
Sun Muchen seemed lost in thought, but seeing that Wang Lan was no longer interested in the topic, she didn't bring it up again.
Every time the two walked a certain distance, Sun Muchen would pop up a point of light.
Wang Lan asked curiously, "How did you discover that your skills could be used in this way?"
Sun Muchen was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "I haven't really noticed anything. It's just that I'm getting more and more comfortable with it. And the way I use these skills seems to have come naturally to me. I haven't been thinking about them too much."
Wang Lan felt a headache coming on.
That description is far too understated.
"If that's the case, why didn't you use this light spot to mark the way when we first entered the forest? If you had marked it earlier, we wouldn't have gotten lost!"
"Well……"
Sun Muchen was speechless.
She didn't know how to answer, but when she first entered the forest, she really didn't know that this skill had so many uses. She only gradually learned this through continuous battles in the forest.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Wang Lan asked, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
“Uh… I don’t know how to describe it,” Sun Muchen said. “It’s actually a very strange feeling, as if this skill of mine was unlocked along with the dangers or troubles I encountered.”
"Um?"
"Just like before in the safe zone, you would go hunting every day and I would wait for you at home. I never knew I would have this skill. But later, with the appearance of the Eternal Night, and the increasingly difficult dangers we encountered, these skills came naturally to me."
Listening to Sun Muchen's words, Wang Lan thought to herself that it seemed to be true.
It seems that the operating mechanism of Sun Muchen's skills is similar to his own "combat thrill," both of which require improvement and evolution through danger.
Although the mechanics are similar, the skill enhancement effect is slightly stronger than one's own "combat thrill".
The two walked out of the underground passage.
I discovered that it was completely dark outside, so dark that I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. In this darkness, it was completely silent, and I couldn't hear a sound at all.
Sun Muchen wanted to light a wisp of blue flame for illumination, but Wang Lan stopped him.
How's your vision now?
Wang Lan asked.
Sun Muchen said, "I can barely see some of it."
"At least we can still see. This forest is too eerie; who knows how many dangers are lurking in the shadows? Let's not turn on the lights and just proceed carefully."
Sun Muchen nodded. After all, when it came to hunting, Wang Lan was an experienced expert, and listening to him was the right thing to do.
Having determined the basic direction, the two cautiously began to move forward.
Wang Lan walked ahead, cautiously listening to the movements around her, each step she took was so light that it was almost inaudible.
Sun Muchen followed behind, placing a marker every so often.
The two quickly reached the edge of the woods.
The height of seven or eight meters seems even higher when looking up at this moment.
Wang Lan picked up Sun Muchen, leaped into the air, and landed steadily.
"We should try not to move too far. If I'm not mistaken, after all the commotion during the day, there shouldn't be any insects around here. We'll keep an eye on edible animals like rabbits, pheasants, and ducks, but their senses are more acute, so from now on, we should try not to make any noise."
Sun Muchen nodded and said, "But brother, you've been making sounds the whole time you've been talking, haven't you?"
Wang Lan: "..."
"Wasn't I just trying to remind you? Now shut up!"
"oh…"
Sun Muchen was speechless after being choked by Wang Lan.
Wang Lan turned around and looked into the darkness before her.
He took a deep breath and was about to walk forward when he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be some faint light flowing in the darkness in front of him. But when he looked closely, the light disappeared.
Sun Muchen patted Wang Lan on the shoulder.
Wang Lan turned around, "What's wrong?"
Sun Muchen said, "I used my skill to investigate. There seems to be something to our right front. I'm not sure what species it is, but the energy it's emitting definitely isn't an insect."
Wang Lan: "..."
This cheat skill...
It's really useful!
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