CHAPTER 318: CHAPTER 317: DRAWING THE BOW WITH HANDS AROUND THE WAIST

Inside the Shelter.

Lin Yi shouted, "Come out, little snake."

Soon, yellow fireflies appeared out of thin air, quickly converging into a python.

"What do you need?"

"Can you transform into another form?"

"Human form, so you can communicate more easily!"

"No. You’ll definitely turn into a sexy chick again, or how about... turning into a bird?"

The snake thought for a moment, then disintegrated into countless light balls that spun in the air like dandelion seeds blown by a strong wind. The light

balls grew larger and larger until they filled the entire area, and then began to merge into the shape of a large bird.

"Gaaawk!" The bird cried out.

After the dazzling light disappeared, there appeared a giant bird about the size of a dragon.

Its feathers were yellow, gradually turning red toward the tips. The phoenix spread its wings, chirping contentedly.

"By the way. I captured an Ark. Can I lock some of its functions? Like removing the store function but keeping the building function and the spring function?"

"Yes, just install the management application."

"..."

It turned out the configuration was extremely simple.

Lin Yi set the captured Ark to a subordinate status, able to take complete control of it at any time or turn it into a new vassal.

Just like Terghai’s Ark.

Then, he locked the Ark’s store and set up a laptop, a spring, and traps.

After fiddling with the settings for a while, Lin Yi felt satisfied and returned to Earth with a clear conscience.

He spent about an hour reaching the first location on the map.

This base was near Osnabruck.

It wasn’t a big city.

Before the apocalypse, it had a population of about 170,000, and he didn’t know if there were any survivors.

"Melanie, give me some information about the city."

"Boss! There’s a big train station, a recycling plant, a small river port, and an airport. And warehouses, lots and lots of warehouses!"

"Hmm... we’ll check it out when we come back."

Lin Yi quickly approached the military base in the valley, but it had already been thoroughly ransacked.

Nothing was left, not even spare parts.

However, the base hadn’t been destroyed, so it was possible the base personnel were still alive and had taken all the vehicles and equipment.

A few scattered zombies roamed around the base, excitedly approaching a living person, shambling over to greet him.

Lin Yi ignored the zombies, piloting the "Dagger" aircraft, taking a turn, and heading toward the city train station.

There were zombies in the city.

Upon arrival, he summoned beastmen and infantry to clear the area filled with undead.

While they were clearing the zombies, engineers in Power Armor set up two rows of steel walls.

Lin Yi wanted to see how the knights would perform in battle.

After receiving enlightenment, their levels had been reset, but all the knights had the same skill.

Aura!

Lin Yi also wanted a book with this skill!

His people quickly cleared the area, but the battle attracted many zombies.

To speed things up, Lin Yi summoned a dragon, three half-Insect Man hybrids, and armed infantry.

To his surprise, Rein even volunteered to join the fight, showing a real desire to improve her magic abilities.

Once the fort was built.

The warriors took their positions, ready for battle.

Then soldiers activated a large number of baits.

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"Run, Shoma! Run! Don’t stop!"

A boy shouted while pulling a frail girl down a hospital corridor.

They sprinted with all their might because a group of zombies was chasing them.

"I can’t run anymore... leave me... save yourself." The girl said, still forcing herself to keep moving.

She hadn’t eaten in a long time... that she could still run was a miracle.

"I won’t leave you here, we have to survive, and then find medicine to save mom! If one of us dies, she won’t make it either!"

"Okay... okay!" The girl found some strength from somewhere and sped up slightly.

"There!" The boy shouted, pointing to a sturdy door, but when they opened it, a ravaged face appeared on the other side.

The zombie moaned in satisfaction.

It hadn’t tasted human flesh in a long time!

The startled girl fell, but the boy grabbed her and continued running. Unfortunately, this delay brought the horde of zombies closer.

"I’m sorry..."

The girl cried in her brother’s arms.

The boy pulled her with all his might, running as fast as he could.

"Everything will be okay!"

He hadn’t eaten in a long time either, feeling ready to collapse at any moment...

"The zombies... they’re jumping out of the windows!" The girl yelled.

The boy turned, hardly believing his eyes, as the entire group of zombies that had been chasing them were now running toward the window!

They smashed through the glass, leaping out, many zombies falling and hurting themselves.

The zombies were running at top speed.

The boy ran to the window and looked out.

A large group of zombies was running down the street, and zombies kept jumping out of nearby building windows.

This scene seems to be playing out everywhere.

The girl exclaimed in shock, "What... what’s going on?! I’ve never seen anything like this!"

"I’ve heard of this before, someone must have activated zombie bait!" The boy’s eyes glistened with tears of joy.

Then he turned to his sister, "We can now go find medicine, and food!"

"Great!"

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"Heart of the World. Can you merge multiple rewards into one?" Lin Yi asked from the lookout tower.

"Otherwise, this is going to be too troublesome... we have the Hilania rewards, the ’Child of the Sun’ rewards, the Argonaut rewards, and now the rewards from the Orans..."

In response to his question, a Phoenix suddenly appeared out of thin air, stunning all the soldiers.

"Yes, it will cost ten million Coins."

"Are you kidding me, you plucked chicken?! What do you need Coins for?!"

"To compensate the Shelter." The bird flapped its wings angrily.

"...Alright, take the money from the Shelter’s account, and how about the Tarun rewards?"

"No, you can only merge rewards of the same race."

"Better than nothing," Lin Yi muttered, and the bird dissipated.

The operation to eliminate the zombies progressed smoothly.

Giant Dragons circled the area, hunting down scattered zombies unaffected by the bait.

Argonaut warriors remained fierce even after their levels were reset, with First Level Fairies and Earth Magic adept Orans as their backup.

However, the Fairies were leveling up a bit slowly.

Because they had to share Experience Points with the soldiers assisting them.

The "Children of the Sun" were the most frenzied warriors, allowed to go wild slicing through the undead.

They gleefully gutted their enemies like madmen, splattering their blood.

"I don’t think the ’Children of the Sun’ will make good Mages..." Solomon commented.

"You just gave me a great idea!" A silver sword appeared in Lin Yi’s hand.

"Elemental Sword?!"

"You’re quite knowledgeable." The sword in Lin Yi’s hand was first engulfed in Flames, then flickered with electricity.

"We also have a Level 4 Elemental Bow." In the sword’s place appeared a long silver Bow.

Lin Yi drew the Bowstring, pondering for a moment.

[Warning!]

This Weapon has no stored Magic Arrow settings, to use Magic Arrows, you must craft at least one Magic Arrow.

After this warning disappeared, he saw a multitude of setting options.

He could choose Enchantment types, Arrow shapes, Elements, Enchantment Attributes, and Advanced settings.

You may use the following Elements:

Fire Element First Level, Earth Element First Level,

Wind Element First Level, Electric Element First Level,

Magma Element First Level.

Available Points: 5/5

Lin Yi chose Magma Element, set the Arrow shape, then invested three points in power and two in attack range.

This Arrow was added to the Weapon and then manifested physically.

It looked like an Ice Pillar, only made of Magma.

Lin Yi released the Bowstring, and the Arrow flew towards the endless horde of zombies, without an explosion.

Instead, the Arrow lost its shape, and Magma flooded the area, dealing massive Damage to a whole group of zombies.

"Not bad, but..."

Lin Yi chuckled lightly and then stored the Bow back in the warehouse.

"I think it wouldn’t be wise to give such a Weapon to our friends who like the sun..."

"They wouldn’t want it either—they think long-range Weapons are for cowards."

"Right, how about letting Rein try? Dark Magic combined with a Bow? Interesting..."

"Boss, I’ll call her right away!"

Soon, Rein arrived.

Lin Yi took her back to the Shelter and shared his thoughts, which greatly excited the girl.

Thirty seconds later, she appeared on the rooftop of a nearby apartment building.

"Boss..." Rein suddenly grew nervous.

They were alone on the rooftop.

No one could see them...

Her fantasy was finally about to come true, her heart pounded in her chest.

"We’re going to conduct a little experiment," the boss said as a silver Bow appeared in his hand, "Try using this."

"Okay..."

The girl was filled with sorrowful thoughts swirling in her mind.

"The boss doesn’t see me as a woman, it’s all because of these awful black non-human eyes of mine..."

"Rein, are you listening? Rein!"

"Oh!" the girl exclaimed upon seeing the boss’s face in front of her.

She jumped back a step, her face flushed red, and the storm of emotions in her mind surged again.

"No! I’m strong!" she thought. "I won’t give up! If Chen Youyou can try, so can I!"

"Alright, shoot downwards. I’ll keep an eye on things behind you." Lin Yi handed the Bow to Rein.

"Okay!" the girl, rejuvenated, took the Bow and walked to the edge of the wall.

A few seconds later, she felt a strong male hand firmly placed on her waist.

Lin Yi stood aside to let her draw the Bowstring, but Rein was already feeling dizzy and her knees were starting to go weak...