Chapter 39: New Foothold
The power of spiritual weapons can be seen from Cui Lie's flying knife and Xuan Xuan's phoenix umbrella. Although ordinary weapons with spirit storage talismans cannot be used as easily as spiritual weapons and can be operated at will, their sharpness is no less than that of spiritual weapons.
Several people have practiced their physical movements and skills quite well. Wang Lin, Cui Lie, Xia Kai, and Wang Qirui have all broken through to the Chongmai realm. Their main weakness is that their weapons are not good enough to break the monsters' defenses, so they can only run away in close combat.
So without relying on traps, several people need to work as a team, and they also have to choose monsters with relatively fragile defenses in order to get the treasure.
As the chance of obtaining treasures continues to decrease, they have not obtained any new treasures for a long time.
Although Cui Lie had a flying knife magic weapon, unfortunately, it was a complete set of magic weapons. The spiritual energy consumed by activating ten magic weapons was really a heavy burden for Cui Lie, who had just reached the Chongmai realm.
A complete set of spiritual weapons will definitely be a powerful weapon for future realms, but given the current situation, Cui Lie is restrained and does not dare to use it easily unless it is a critical moment.
So when everyone saw that the Soul Storage Talisman had such a powerful bonus to weapons, they became excited.
The weapon that Wang Qirui used before was destroyed in the battle with the giant lizard monster.
The long whip in my hand now looks good and is very strong and durable, but its defense-breaking ability is really worrying.
Before the end of the world, Xia Kai was an ordinary person with limited combat power. The weapons previously allocated to him had been destroyed. The weapon he is using now was lent to him by Rong Xianxian.
In the battle with the giant lizard monster, because it was not a hunting operation, the treasures should be distributed according to the merits. Jiang Jie gave up the treasures obtained in the battle at the gas station. This time, the giant lizard monster was killed mainly thanks to the traps set by Rong Xianxian and Jiang Jie, so in the end, Rong Xianxian got two of the three treasures and Jiang Jie got one.
The weapon Rong Xianxian lent to Xia Kai was a weapon dropped by a giant lizard monster, or to be exact, a hidden weapon, the plum blossom dart. Combined with the Wind God Spell that Xia Kai practiced, it was truly an effective weapon. Unfortunately, the plum blossom dart was also an ordinary weapon.
Although the guns and knives in Jiang Jie and Wang Lin's hands were much sharper, they were still not enough when facing monsters with relatively higher defenses.
"Sister Rong, give me one to try." Wang Qirui quickly stretched out his hand in front of Rong Xianxian.
Rong Xianxian handed him one and watched him stick the talisman paper on the fiery red whip.
Wang Qirui circulated the spiritual energy in his body to activate the long whip with a spirit storage talisman attached to it, and gently swung it at the monster that was cut in half. A crisp "crack" sound was heard, and bones and tendons were broken where the long whip passed.
"It's so exciting, it's unbelievable!" Wang Qirui jumped up excitedly.
"Sister Rong, is this talisman sturdy? It won't fall off while using it, right?" Wang Lin asked worriedly as he looked at the talisman stuck on the handle.
"That won't happen, but the spiritual energy in the talisman will always be exhausted. Different weapons should consume different amounts of spiritual energy. You should observe and judge for yourself when the time comes," Rong Xianxian said as she looked at the crowd who could hardly hide their excitement.
"Sister Rong, with this talisman, I can now fight single-handedly against monsters that needed to be surrounded and suppressed before," Wang Qirui patted his chest with great momentum.
"How about it, it's a good stuff, right?" Rong Xianxian was also very proud.
"It couldn't be better. With this thing, our strength has made a qualitative leap." Wang Lin leaned over and looked at the two wounds on the monster's body and murmured.
After demonstrating the power of the talisman, everyone returned to the living room.
"Today, let's discuss future arrangements. What do you think? Do you want to act together, or separately?" In a city that has already been cleared by the army, Rong Xianxian felt that there was not much danger anymore, but of course she couldn't be careless. Jiang Jie was a lesson.
"Sister Rong, according to your suggestion, we have explored several places in the past few days. During the exploration, we encountered several small groups. Most of them had more than ten people. We are not many in number, so it is not advisable to disperse further." Cui Lie and several others looked at each other and said. The five of them had already reached a tacit understanding.
"Sister Rong, why do we have to find another place to stay?" Wang Qirui asked puzzledly.
"Because the danger we will face next will not only come from monsters, but also from our own kind," said Rong Xianxian.
"Then why don't we go directly to Beijing?" Wang Qirui asked.
"Our current strength is relatively good, but how does it compare to the army? I just inquired about the safe zone. So far, none of the advance troops sent by the army to the outside world have returned. The army has vehicles, people and weapons, but still has not found a safe way. Do you think we need to try?" Rong Xianxian said straight to the point.
To put it bluntly, the safe route is definitely taken at the cost of one's life.
"Then we'll stay in the city and wait for news." Wang Lin looked at the other people and said.
"Okay" The others had no objection.
"Have you been targeted by others?" Rong Xianxian asked solemnly.
"Probably not." Wang Lin and the others looked at each other and said uncertainly.
"Our neighbors have wanted to take our weapons before. Although they have gone to the safe zone now, what if they sell out our information? So we can't be careless and have to be careful when going in and out. This is the 17th floor. Not to mention anything else, if someone sets a fire and we are trapped here, how are we going to escape? Humans are more difficult to deal with than monsters." Rong Xianxian didn't want to leave here either, but the situation now was different from her previous life.
It is impossible for Rong Xianxian to trap Ren Tian and the others here forever. Wouldn't it be a waste of her time to spend time looking after them? Besides, there are the neighbors on the tenth floor, which is a hidden danger. Rong Xianxian doesn't believe that those people will give up. She doesn't have the courage. There are many adventure teams going out to collect supplies in the safe zone, and these teams are not pushovers.
If you really sell your information to them and they target you, it would be hard to guard against.
As the saying goes, a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.
"If we have a rich harvest and get targeted, we are no longer in a safe zone. There will be a fight between the two sides, and no one will care about the outcome." Rong Xianxian gave them a heads-up in advance.
For some people, it is much easier to steal things from their own kind than from monsters.
"How many places have you found to stay in the past few days?" Rong Xianxian asked. She had discussed with them before about finding several places to stay. As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. The main purpose was to avoid being targeted.
"According to your requirements, we have only found one house that is safe, hidden, solid, surrounded by abundant supplies, and not too far from here." Cui Lie said hesitantly.
Although with their current strength, they are not afraid of anyone causing trouble, but if a real fight breaks out, swords and knives have no mercy, and if her two children are hurt, it will be too late for regret.
(End of this chapter)
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