CHAPTER 32: CHAPTER 32: ANCIENT LYNX

[Cruise Unmanned Firepower Flying Disc LV.3: 0/120 (Current endurance time 80 hours, ammo capacity 4000, max remote control distance 4000 meters, max range 2000 meters, max speed 240m/s)]

Just like before, except for the speed which didn’t increase much, everything else doubled.

Including the caliber of missiles and barrels.

Now the caliber of the barrel is already 128 millimeters.

This time, Yang Yuan was used to it and did not show surprise; his heart was calm and composed.

"The next upgrade is two hours later, isn’t it!"

He just wanted to quickly level up to the highest level he could currently reach and then see if he could kill the Drought Fiend.

Due to the cooling of the cooler, a thin layer of water vapor condensed on the walls of the Safe House.

But this layer of water vapor was very thin, unable to gather together to form a flow, so it couldn’t be collected.

Yang Yuan opened the water bag and glanced at the cooler inside, finding that the experience had long exceeded the maximum, even surpassing by a lot.

Unfortunately, his current level limited the level of the cooler, and the cooler could not continue to upgrade.

He wanted to use stones to make something to see if he could assemble something to gain experience, but he was too tired and couldn’t muster the energy.

He didn’t know how long had passed when he, about to doze off, suddenly saw a creature intrude into the radar range of his Power Armor.

"Is it... a lynx?"

Yang Yuan looked at the three-meter-tall feline animal on the radar screen and couldn’t help but lick his lips as he picked up his pistol and stepped out of the Safe House.

"Oh right, doesn’t the Firepower Flying Disc have a guard function?"

Well, this Firepower Flying Disc seems to be just for treating firepower deficiency syndrome, with very few real functions.

Soon, he climbed a small rocky hill and saw the large feline animal approaching silently from three hundred meters away.

As he saw the creature, it also saw him.

Suddenly, the creature, which had been walking shakily due to thirst, abruptly entered hunting mode, vanished from the spot, and reappeared over fifty meters away in the blink of an eye.

Yang Yuan squinted his eyes and quickly raised his hand to fire.

"Boom——"

A distant boulder exploded, and the Ancient Lynx disappeared again, the next second reappearing a hundred meters away, leaving only a hundred meters between itself and Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan hurriedly fired again.

"Boom!"

The spot where the Ancient Lynx stood exploded once more, but the figure disappeared yet again.

"This speed..."

Yang Yuan squinted his eyes into a slit, abruptly shifting the gun muzzle as he pulled the trigger.

"Boom——"

A burst of blood mist erupted thirty meters away, and the Ancient Lynx’s form emerged, a saucepan-sized blood hole in its shoulder.

"Awoooo!!!"

The large feline animal let out a miserable scream, turned around, and tried to run.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!!"

Yang Yuan fired three more shots with a cold face, directly blowing its head off, making its huge body collapse with a bang.

He waited on the spot for a few seconds, checking the radar vision of the Power Armor while waiting for the body to be thoroughly dead.

From the radar vision, he could see Jiang Yiyi had been startled awake.

But Zhao Jiayan was still sound asleep.

He immediately descended the small rocky hill, quickly returning to the location of the Safe House.

Jiang Yiyi had already come out, looking blankly at the massive black disc looming overhead, blocking the sun.

"Big brother..." Seeing Yang Yuan’s return, she let out a sigh of relief, calling out joyfully.

"Have you slept enough? Let’s go, big brother will take you to drink blood. It’s hot outside, bear with it a little."

Yang Yuan shut the Safe House door, holding Jiang Yiyi as he quickly ran towards the location of the lynx’s corpse.

He didn’t take a water bag to collect blood because he worried the cooler only worked in water, and if it stopped working upon contact with blood, it would be bad.

Just like code, it’s best not to tamper with what is temporarily workable.

Upon leaving the radiation range of the cooler, Jiang Yiyi’s face changed dramatically: "So hot..."

"Bear with it."

Yang Yuan quickened his pace, holding Jiang Yiyi up to the giant lynx carcass.

By then, the massive feline body’s blood was gushing out profusely, staining the ground red.

"Hurry up and drink as much as you can," Yang Yuan said.

"Mmm mmm."

Jiang Yiyi hurriedly bent down to drink eagerly, but after one mouthful, she suddenly paused.

"What’s wrong?" Yang Yuan asked.

"So full!" Jiang Yiyi’s little face was full of surprise.

"Full?"

Yang Yuan, puzzled, also bent down to drink a mouthful, and the scorching blood instantly turned into a huge energy spreading into his limbs, satiating his hunger immediately.

"This!!"

He was also shocked; the energy contained in the Ancient Lynx’s blood was enormous.

"No wonder it was so fast before; it turns out its level was very high!"

He hurriedly used a short knife to laboriously cut the hide, using it to wrap about ten pounds of blood, then ran back holding Jiang Yiyi.

Before returning to the Safe House, he set Jiang Yiyi down, then opened the Safe House door, squeezing into Zhao Jiayan’s small compartment, half lying on Zhao Jiayan as he pried open her small mouth to feed her blood.

A few drops of blood went down, and Zhao Jiayan instinctively swallowed.

Yang Yuan smiled slightly, continuing to feed her until she couldn’t drink anymore before stopping.

Zhao Jiayan hadn’t woken up, but after drinking the energy-rich blood, her complexion became much rosier.

This woman can repair defective items, a rare and invaluable talent worth protecting.

Yang Yuan exited Zhao Jiayan’s small compartment. Outside, he found a piece of vine grass to tie up the blood-filled hide bag and set it beside the water bag to ’chill’.

He didn’t waste the effort to move the giant beast’s whole carcass here or even take the flesh.

In this weather, meat spoils easily; instead, blood doesn’t deteriorate as fast. The energy-packed ten pounds of blood would be enough to sustain them for a long time.

Jiang Yiyi squatted at the Safe House entrance, gazing up at the enormous black disc overhead, her big eyes filled with curiosity.

But she asked nothing, knowing deeply from three years in this world that talkative people are easily disliked.

"Yiyi, come inside. You can continue to sleep, or if you don’t want to, you can sit inside your small compartment and pass the time," Yang Yuan said, giving the Safe House some experience points.

"Okay," Jiang Yi replied obediently as she returned to her small compartment.

Yang Yuan shut the Safe House door, closing his eyes to rest; he’d been awake for two days and nights and was extremely sleepy.

But he couldn’t let an eight-year-old girl keep watch alone, could he?

Anyway, after reaching level five, the Power Armor’s radar would automatically alarm upon enemy detection.

So he could finally catch a little nap.

He didn’t know how long had passed.

Yang Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, reflexively bouncing up.

"I fell asleep?!"

He was taken aback and hurried out of the compartment, finding Jiang Yiyi squatting at the Safe House door, her body leaning against her small bed, facing the Safe House door.

Seeing him, Jiang Yiyi’s troubled little face immediately lit up with joy: "Big brother, you’re awake. Yiyi didn’t let anything approach us."

The little girl had been standing guard here for a long time. After seeing him asleep too, she probably didn’t dare sleep, shouldering the guard duties alone.

"Mm. Thanks for your hard work, Yiyi," Yang Yuan said, lovingly patting her head before opening the door.

Outside, the sky was already darkening.

"How long have I been asleep?"

He was shocked, no wonder he felt so refreshed now.

He must’ve slept for over ten hours straight.

"Looks like I can’t stay up late anymore. If I sleep too soundly and the Power Armor’s alarm can’t wake me, I’ll be in trouble."

Yang Yuan warned himself not to stay up late again internally, then looked toward Zhao Jiayan’s compartment.

Zhao Jiayan hadn’t woken up yet, but her breathing was much steadier than this morning.

"Why isn’t she awake? Did she overexert herself earlier? Best not to use this ability recklessly; if not necessary, it’s best not to use it,"

He took the hide bag containing the Ancient Lynx’s blood, drank a sip himself to ensure it hadn’t gone bad, then fed Zhao Jiayan.

Once Zhao Jiayan was full, he let Jiang Yiyi drink too.

After Jiang Yiyi was full, he also drank another small sip.

The energy in this blood was too rich; even two small sips were filling.

At this rate, the ten pounds of blood could probably sustain them for more than ten days’ worth of food.

"Yiyi, stay inside and don’t wander; big brother is going outside to take a look."

Having put the blood bag next to the cooler, Yang Yuan patted the little girl’s head and then stepped out of the Safe House, expectantly looking up at the Firepower Flying Disc’s level data.

So much time had passed; the experience should have exceeded a lot by now!