CHAPTER 114: CHAPTER 114: RETURN TO THE SHELTER, THE SECOND HUNTER TEAM? (EXTRA FOR "SHY MR.")

The ethereal, misty white fog permeated this vast wilderness.

Dry, withered, and slender wild grass floated within the fog, much like seaweed in a pale white ocean.

Lin Yue opened his eyes; he had been awake for quite some time.

Bai had seemingly not slept at all, constantly moving around beside Lin Yue, occasionally jumping to the ground to wander around the tent.

When Lin Yue got up in the middle of the night, he saw Bai in this state of constant agitation.

It was worried about the Shelter, worried about the Little Ice Lizards there.

Lin Yue was also worried, but despite the anxiety, there was nothing he could do.

He couldn’t just run back for over two hours in the dark, risking endless attacks from mutated creatures; that would be foolish, knowing how fierce the creatures became at night.

The raider attack was unexpected; without it, he would have already returned to the Shelter with Bai, not spending the night here.

Naturally, he might also have been attacked by those ten or so people in his sleep.

However, this misfortune turned out to be a blessing; he acquired a large Storage Space and even obtained a pile of alloy in the trading mall!

pieces of Hard Aluminum Alloy, 29 pieces of Zinc Alloy—what a pleasant surprise.

Initially, he didn’t have high hopes since alloys weren’t easily available, and not everyone was willing to trade.

After making a computer and an Exoskeleton, he was recognized by the system as the "first person to enter the electronic technology era," drawing considerable attention.

This attention was filled with envy, jealousy, and targeting.

Some people who previously wanted to trade hesitated after seeing Lin Yue’s lead, or they wanted to raise their asking prices.

This was understandable.

Lin Yue even felt this was the world he knew.

He hadn’t expected to trade unimportant resources for such precious, urgently needed items.

He pondered while packing up the tent and stored the stone wall on top into the Storage Space.

With the pale light entering from outside, the various sounds of the wilderness became distinct.

Lin Yue did not act immediately; he climbed the ladder, looked at the faint fog over the Desert, and knew he needed to wait a bit more.

During this time, Lin Yue prepared, donning the Exoskeleton and helmet, and had a simple meal with Bai to replenish their energy.

As he cleaned up the leftovers, the first rays of sunlight dispersed the fog, and the light grew stronger.

"Bai, get ready to set off, back to our Shelter!"

"Poochy!"

Hearing Lin Yue’s order to return, Bai was quite excited; although it appeared tired, it was ready to charge ahead at any moment.

After sorting the fur, wire mesh, and stone wall into the Shelter, Lin Yue took out the Telescope for a quick look around.

Although the fog was thin, visibility was still poor; however, Bai’s calm demeanor suggested the nearby mutated creatures posed no significant threat.

"Poochy!" Bai urged Lin Yue, already moving ahead, waiting for its master.

"Bai, we’re leaving soon." Lin Yue patted Bai’s head, noticing the bodies lying on the wilderness had vanished.

This was normal.

Otherwise, it would be odd.

To the mutated creatures, no food was more delicious than bodies abandoned in the Desert.

Belger and his group were simply too hidden in death, turned into food for bugs and small lizards, leaving only skeletons.

Checking the map, placing it in the top right corner of his screen, Lin Yue confirmed his direction, then headed straight there.

But he also noticed faint tremors in the ground and strange wailing sounds.

Giant creatures, huh...

Lin Yue took a deep breath.

Their enormous bodies were likely extremely destructive; if one appeared near the Shelter, how would he handle it?

Nothing on the Desert posed much threat to him anymore, but these primitive creatures that appeared after the last system update were beyond his current capability.

Even wielding an RPG, dozens of hits might not even scratch them.

Unless he built a Gundam-like machine, he had no chance of winning.

"Is this system update meant to hasten humanity’s technological development against such terrifying creatures?"

As Lin Yue mused, he continued forward.

The sun climbed higher, the fog thinned and eventually disappeared.

Lin Yue’s pace was fast, almost jogging the entire way with Bai.

Admittedly, it was exhausting, but his concern for the Shelter and the Little Ice Lizards drove him.

His hope was for the Little Ice Lizards to guard the place, but they had only been there two days; their strength and taming still needed testing.

Especially since they faced an entire dangerous night!

"Poochy!" Bai barked, a gray dot appeared in the distance, clearly his Shelter.

Using the Telescope again, he could discern nothing significant due to the distance.

"Bai, maintain speed, not too fast; if something happens, we can’t afford to be drained of energy." Lin Yue said, pausing his run for a brisk walk.

Were the raiders the only ones hunting him? Lin Yue didn’t know; there could be a second, even third group.

The saying goes, ’A man without guilt but a jewel in his possession;’ he was known as the most resourced human, the first to enter the electronic technology era.

Who knew how many would covet him?

"Poochy!" Bai adjusted to Lin Yue’s pace, not rushing despite impatience, obedient to his words.

They briskly walked for over half an hour, drawing closer to the Shelter.

Lin Yue estimated about two kilometers remaining; he paused, put on the Exoskeleton, equipped his shield, crossbow in hand, and dagger at his waist. He placed the Iron Spear into Storage Space for now, as no one could approach him closely—neither he nor Bai would allow it.

"Poochy!"

Bai suddenly barked, Lin Yue took a deep breath, moving to the front.

Bai’s warning, was it truly an enemy?

Two kilometers, one kilometer...

As Lin Yue neared, the Shelter’s walls became clearer, but as he prepared to observe from a small grove, Bai darted out!

"Bai!" Lin Yue followed as Bai ran to the other side of the wall, only to find nothing unusual; Bai and a group of small creatures returned with him.

Nothing happened? Then why did Bai warn him earlier?

But as Bai led him to the other side of the wall, he understood the meaning behind Bai’s bark.

Four human corpses, nearly entirely covered in frost and fallen into traps, lay before him.

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