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Chapter 83 Red Function Card (Major Overhaul)

"Accurate! Excellent archery." Zhao Pu praised.

Qin Ziwen modestly replied, "I've practiced before, just shooting at fixed targets, nothing special."

He wasn't lying when he said he had practiced archery; during his university years, one of his roommates' families owned an archery range in the university town.

They usually work part-time, and can play for free after get off work or when there are no customers.

"How many pounds is your compound bow?" Zhao Pu inquired.

“50 pounds.” Qin Ziwen came to the tree. The black falcon was lying on the dead leaves on the ground, its legs twitching.

The arrow pierced its body, the broadheaded arrow tearing a large wound in its abdomen, causing profuse bleeding, making it clear that it was beyond saving.

Pick up the black falcon on the ground. This black falcon is very large, almost the size of a harpy eagle, but its talons and beak are shorter than those of a harpy eagle.

After one of its companions died, the remaining black falcons dared not approach.

It hovered in the sky at a distance, watching them.

"Go up the mountain first, protect your head, and don't waste time with these birds."

As the group climbed the slope, the dark cave finally came into view.

Black falcons circled overhead, seemingly wary of the cave and unwilling to approach.

Deng Guang laughed and scolded, "These birds are like guardian spirits of an altar; they even attack us when we come here."

"This is it. Everyone be careful, there are still a lot of bats in the cave." Qin Ziwen looked up at the cave in front of him.

The cave is about six or seven meters high and more than ten meters wide. It doesn't look very obvious in the video, but you only realize that the entrance to the cave is not small when you stand in front of it.

Looking into the cave from the entrance, the altar is located deep inside the cave, and a small red dot can be seen in the distance, standing out conspicuously in the pitch-black cave.

"Is that a card?" Zhao Pu muttered to himself. It was the first time he had ever seen a card. He stood on tiptoe and peered inside.

The cave was pitch black, and nothing could be seen except for a red dot deep inside.

Based on the length of the previous video, Qin Ziwen deduced: "It should be more than a hundred meters away."

"I'll do it." Deng Guang stepped forward and placed the items in his hands on the ground.

Seeing that Qin Ziwen was about to persuade him, Deng Guang waved his hand to stop him and said frankly, "How can I let you risk your life every time? You can just meet me at the cave entrance. You went to get it last time, it's my turn this time."

As Deng Guang spoke, he tugged at his leather jacket, "And this jacket of mine is very durable."

He took the flashlight from Qin Ziwen.

Deng Guang turned on his flashlight and shone it into the cave, where the ground was covered with a thick layer of bat droppings.

As the flashlight moved upwards, on the dome, huge bats hung upside down and crowded together, a dark mass packed together.

When illuminated by the light, the calls of the bats blended together.

"Zhizhizhizhi~"

Deng Guang took a deep breath and slowly walked inside.

Qin Ziwen and the others watched the flashlight beam gradually disappear into the distance.

Qin Ziwen held his breath until the beam of light overlapped with the cards on the altar.

The beam of light reversed and returned along the path it had come from.

“Brother, this bat looks pretty big, about the size of a puppy,” Qin Ziwu said, pointing to the cave ceiling. Qin Ziwen said, “Do you remember the bat we saw the night we first arrived here?”

Qin Ziwu felt his throat go dry. "Could all of these be that big?"

Qin Ziwen said, "I'm not sure, but it feels quite similar."

As the two talked, the calls of bats overhead in the cave became more and more frequent.

Zhao Pu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. There were so many bats here. If they swarmed out and attacked them, it wasn't so much that they would be bitten to death, but rather that they didn't know how many bacteria and viruses were on their wounds. As a medical student, he was terrified.

"quack!"

A black falcon cried out from above and behind.

Amidst the cries of black falcons, Deng Guang emerged from the cave, flashlight in hand.

Upon seeing Qin Ziwen, he grinned and handed over a red card, saying, "I've taken out the item. This is a function card."

He accepted the red card.

The name of this card came to mind.

【Function Card】Insight.

"It's good that everyone is alright."

Jiang Dingguo comforted Li Yue, "Although your foot is injured, you are still alive. As long as you are alive, there is hope. I have been here for so long, but my legs are not very strong. I can only chat with those old men and women."

At this point, Jiang Dingguo sighed, "Sigh, of the group of about ten familiar faces we chatted with at the beginning, now there are only seven or eight left."

Jiang Dingguo pointed to Wei Zhaohua not far away with his limp, "My son-in-law is a reliable person who doesn't flirt. Although he's a bit dull sometimes, he's good to my daughter, and I'm at ease about that. After her mother and I are gone, there will be someone to love her."

As people get older, they tend to talk more.

Looking at the slightly murky river water, Jiang Dingguo sighed, "Xiao Qin is a good person. We've been idle for a while, and this fish trap has given us an easy job. Sitting here, we can get some fish and shrimp every day. We old folks don't have big appetites, so we're full after eating just a little."

Li Yue sat quietly to the side, studying a book on metal materials.

As they were talking, a group of people came from behind them, and what was most noticeable was that many of them had long hair.

After the group arrived, they immediately surrounded the area, forming a circle.

Seeing that the newcomers were hostile, Jiang Dingguo stood up, leaning on his cane, and walked up to the leader.

The leader glanced calmly at the group of elderly, weak, women, and children present.

Jiang Dingguo asked in a strong voice, "Who are you?"

"I came to see Qin Ziwen. I heard he's quite brave, even killing thieves with a knife, so I came to pay him a visit. Isn't he here?"

The others didn't speak.

Seeing this, the leader chuckled and said, "Don't be nervous. My name is Zou Jianghe, Zou with leopard ears and the Yangtze River. You may not have heard of me, but you should all know about the seedling and burnt soil sales event a while ago, which I organized."

I have now formed an alliance and mutual aid association with 57 neighboring households, dedicated to creating a group organization that can help more of my fellow countrymen survive. I sincerely invite any capable neighbors to join us. I hope you can pass on this invitation when Brother Qin Ziwen returns. See you tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM at the south gate of the community. Of course, this is an invitation, not a threat.”

Only after he and his men had walked away did Xiao Xuemei say, "I've heard of this mutual aid association. I heard it has won over most of the residents of Building 2 and is doing quite well."

Jiang Dingguo watched Zou Jianghe's retreating figure, his eyes narrowing slightly: "If it can really help most of the people in the community survive, that would be a good thing. I'm just afraid that it's just a facade, but in reality, they're engaging in immoral and depraved acts."

(PS: We have received your feedback. After thinking about this part of the plot, we found that there are quite a few problems. Some characters' appearances were too abrupt. Since it's only the latest two chapters, we'll reorganize the plot.)
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