The production of incendiary bottles and the disassembly of new-energy batteries were entirely delegated to Gan Xinglei and Zhu Xiong by Su Han.
He used the remaining metals and his skill of Metal Control to craft a batch of armor, which he distributed to all those who were going out on missions, including the Angel Envoys.
Under the leadership of Gan Xinglei and Guo Gang, the 'Qie Ge Wa La' squad managed the task of retrieving new-energy batteries from the road surfaces. Even leaving the villa area for this task posed no great risk.
Their combat abilities far surpassed those of ordinary zombies, and when encountering larger monsters, they could simply run them over with the truck, completing their mission without any trouble.
Su Han stayed back at the villa, where he was right in the midst of battling a Spider Warrior in the yard of villa 9.
He fought hand-to-hand without using weapons, not even donning his Black Armor.
Although the Spider Warrior was tall, standing at five meters, its eight spear-like legs and four robust upper limbs still granted it rapid response speeds.
Despite Su Han's considerable strength, he was defeated time and again in combat, completely overwhelmed by his opponent.
Buoyed by defeat rather than discouraged, if he himself couldn't overcome the Spider Warrior, then the creature's advancement would have been in vain.
He immersed his mind, continuously feeling the power of the Spider Warrior, especially focusing on the use of Primary Self-Healing after being struck.
The deeper his concentration, the more focused his mind became, and the closer his empathetic connection, the clearer he could sense the flow of skills.
After numerous clearing battles, Su Han finally grasped the technique of skill synchronization—usage.
The more a skill is used, the more adept one becomes, and as a Contractor deeper in perception, the greater the possibility of comprehending and synchronizing with that skill.
Especially for innate skills like Iron Skin and Self-Healing, the human body already possesses certain conditions needed to achieve these.
"Bang!"
Another heavy blow landed, and Su Han was sent flying backward. Although he had braced himself beforehand, his arms were still badly bruised from the impact.
"What's the difference between this force and getting hit by a car?"
Despite the pain, he couldn't help but cry out. Yet, he stood back up, his gaze intensely fixed on his arms as a brilliant smile emerged on his face.
[Insight successful, skill 'Self-healing-Primary' synchronized]
A warm flow emerged in his body, his strength gently increasing a bit, but the most significant change was the surge of vitality and vigor pouring out from within.
Zhu Xiong fell silent, continuing to drive, but as they gradually passed through the blocks, the environment on the streets rendered everyone in the vehicle even more silent.
The long street was lined with various storefronts extending from near the truck deep into the fog. Normally, this would be a bustling area with non-stop hawking and plenty of cars parked along both sides of the street, but now everything was in a state of disarray.
Cars were strewn alongside the road, windows shattered, hoods flipped open, and dark red bloodstains that had turned black smeared every corner of the street—on cars, storefronts, and the ground. Rotting corpses emitting a foul smell were occasionally seen, and nearly all the storefronts were forcefully broken into, it was unclear whether the survivors or monsters had done it.
The longer the apocalypse wore on, the more widespread the scenes of desolation would become, and the situation would get increasingly out of order.
The fleet slowly drove through the street, following the same road back towards the Happiness Community.
Monsters attacked from the fog, but this time the strength of the fleet was much greater than before. Not only the trucks had been modified, but Su Han had also upgraded the two jeeps.
The metal frameworks were sturdier, and the robust plow on the front was enough to break the bones of the attacking monsters, forcing them under the vehicle.
In this way, after about an hour, they finally arrived at the periphery of Happiness Community.
"Enter from the back, park near Building 7, then creep over to check out the situation. Be mindful of any unusual movements from the plants."
After giving these brief instructions, Su Han and the others entered the community. This time, in order not to alert the Human-faced Tree, they temporarily wrapped up the Lamp Tree crystals and did not use them.
The community had become even more silent, the fog enveloping it made the area seem ghostly, the quietness accompanied by an almost uncontrollable sense of crisis.
Everyone moved cautiously, guiding the vehicles to park under Building 7.
Each person summoned their Apstole to be on guard, while unloading and carrying their belongings.
The heaviest items were the new energy vehicle batteries, weighing hundreds of kilos. A First Order Inferior flesh corpse could barely carry them, but fortunately, there were several First-level Intermediate flesh corpses and some Warrior Spiders in the team to handle the transportation.
Footsteps sounded particularly loud in the fog. The quietness of Happiness Community surpassed everyone's expectations; the whole place seemed lifeless, void of living people, and even the monsters seemed to have perished.
Leaving Building 7, they quietly made their way to the nearby parking lot, which was enshrouded in darkness and permeated with the pungent odor of burning. Large swathes of black extended out, covering almost the entire parking lot, hinting at the enormity of the fire that had occurred.
"Building 4 is over there. Everyone be careful."
Su Han reminded them once more, gripping his Pu knife tighter. The rest also tensed up, moving quietly closer.
Just as they got closer, a tall shadow emerged in the fog, and multiple emaciated corpses dangled within it, gently swaying like horrifying wind chimes.
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Su Han's eyes hardened; his expression solemn: "There are even more bodies now."