HBWnovel Chapter 176 Shi Kui
Chapter 176 Shi Kui
He slowly sat up, fine stone dust falling from his body. His previously oversized physique had returned to normal, and he even looked more lean than before.
"Don't just stand there, find me some clothes!"
Previously, Tashan was covered by a layer of stone, and no one had noticed it yet.
His clothes were all torn to shreds, clearly stretched to shreds, only the Class A artifact that Wang Hu had made for him remained intact.
However, his lower body was completely naked. Although he had already been seen by others, he still felt somewhat ashamed.
Fortunately, by the time Tashan realized what was happening, he had already used his special ability to blur his face.
"...It's done?" Fu Xiaojian didn't care about these details, his voice filled with anticipation.
Tashan grinned, revealing a set of white teeth; his smile was honest yet carried an indescribable reliability.
"Hmm, Sequence 3—Shi Kui."
His voice was deep and resonant, even more powerful than before, as if it came not from his throat, but directly from his chest and the ground beneath his feet.
"How does it feel?" Xu Si wanted to ask about his experience with the promotion process.
"Feelings?... It feels like I could go toe-to-toe with that weirdo from today. As long as I'm on the ground, it seems like I have inexhaustible power." He paused, seemingly experiencing the new trait he had acquired.
"What about its special features?" Fu Xiaojian asked, as the importance of Tashan as a tank in the team was self-evident.
"A giant spirit, a four-elemental force, and the blessing of the earth!"
After his explanation, everyone understood that the giant spirit was a super-sized entity.
The Four Symbols and the Giant Spirit are used together; the enlarged body can be divided into four relatively smaller bodies.
These four bodies are completely identical and identical, with no distinction between primary and secondary, true and false.
As long as all four don't perish together, Tashan will be fine.
Moreover, these four clones can reassemble.
As for "Earth's Blessing," it's like the energy siphon of Xu Si's Heart of Winter.
As long as he stays on the ground, he will receive a continuous source of power, but this power is not replenished as much as it is consumed.
However, it has efficiency limitations.
Perhaps this restriction will be gradually lifted at higher sequence levels.
However, for now, it's not enough for him to squander as he pleases, but it's enough for everyone to envy.
"Good. Now that Tashan has also broken through, our team's strength has increased again. This shows that we can not only survive, but also survive well." Fu Xiaojian looked around at everyone, his eyes filled with excitement, but his voice remained calm.
"Now that those buildings have been cleared, we will split into three teams to collect supplies as we agreed yesterday. Tashan, your bus will go in a separate team. Each team must stick together and no one is allowed to act on their own."
After saying that, he looked at Chen Pei: "Xiao Pei, is everything alright?"
Chen Pei nodded, and three larger water snakes appeared, leading the three collection teams—Tashan, Susu, and Xu Si—outwards respectively.
The convoy now has four Sequence 3 members, all of whom are combat-ready, which is why Fu Xiaojian dares to collect supplies separately.
The bus from Tashan went alone, Fu Xiaojian's Warrior and Tang Jinxiu's RV were in one group, and Su Su and Wang Hu were in another.
Xu Si teamed up with Xiao Luo, Li Miao, and Shao Bing.
He didn't actually need the supplies, but he couldn't be so selfish; he also had to ensure the safety of Xiao Luo and the other two.
The four teams silently separated in the shadow of the air-raid shelter, flowing into the quiet streets and alleys of Yanshi like streams.
Chen Pei's "Ten Thousand Snakes" had already been deployed, with countless tiny water snakes swimming in the rain, like an invisible surveillance network covering several blocks, providing real-time feedback on every rustle of grass within hundreds of meters of each team.
Xu Si's "Conqueror" followed one of the thicker water snakes and headed towards a residential area in the southwest of the city.
"Brother Dao, Brother Dao, should I activate my Spirit Touch?" Xiao Luo was visibly happy to be on the same team as Xu Si.
"Not for now!" Xu Si's star veins now cover a very large area, and they can also provide early warnings at any time.
Xiao Luo's spiritual touch is good, but it consumes too much energy.
If it is consumed at this time, then the time consumed is the time for the psionic barrier to deploy.
It also consumed the convoy's parking time, which in turn consumed Xu Si's purification points.
If you don't make a profit, then you lose money.
Therefore, Xu Si hopes that Xiao Luo will save money wherever possible.
Guided by the water snake, Xu Si and his companions were led to several residential areas.
Having finally stumbled upon a city, one must make sure to recoup their losses before considering anything else.
"Go to that building! There are plenty of supplies there. Hurry, time is running out!"
Because of the unpredictable nature of the hunt, they may only have two or three hours to gather supplies.
Although he didn't know what dangers lay ahead at night, Xu Si still didn't want the convoy to take any risks.
Therefore, Xu Si used star trails to help them detect the search target in advance.
"Understood, Brother Dao!" Xiao Luo and Li Miao responded immediately.
Shao Bing, carrying a large backpack and holding a fire axe, also nodded in acknowledgment.
This is an older residential area, similar to factory welfare housing.
The building is probably mostly inhabited by elderly people. Xu Si chose that building because it had more supplies.
The fact that many of the doors inside were open was also a major reason.
Otherwise, it would have taken them a lot of effort to gather supplies.
"Search separately, one person for two floors! I'll go to the top two floors," Shao Bing commanded.
"I'll go to the third or fourth floor!" Li Miao and the other person were clearly taking care of Xiao Luo.
Xiao Luo didn't try to be brave and started searching from the second floor downwards.
Xiao Luo cautiously entered a house with its door open, tiptoeing around to examine the structure of the house.
I opened the refrigerator immediately, but there was no foul odor as I had imagined; it seemed the smell had already expired.
Fortunately, Xiao Luo found several unopened bottles of beverages.
Then he went straight to the kitchen.
The cupboard was full of bottles and jars: Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, whole bags of salt, and various grains stored in oyster sauce containers.
"Just like my grandma!" Xiao Luo murmured.
Perhaps this family also has a grandson who loves to drink beverages.
His grandmother would also keep some in the refrigerator, ignoring his mother's advice; her grandson's happiness was the most important thing.
He shook the jars and pots, their surfaces covered in moisture.
The rustling sound indicates that the contents inside have not yet decayed, and this type of substance can be taken away.
Those that were silent had been completely swallowed by the mold, and he put them all back.
His backpack was already half full in just the kitchen.
As he left, he silently thanked the dilapidated house.
The second room yielded no results, as it was uninhabited and lacked even the most basic furniture, consisting only of a broken bed and a small table, suggesting it had been unoccupied for a long time.
The third room was very basic, with some basic furniture, but the kitchen had nothing but takeout packaging. It must be a rental room.
After entering three rooms, he stopped blindly going in.
He would first glance at the basic furnishings of the rooms with open doors, then carefully select those that showed signs of life to avoid leaving empty-handed.