Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 78 Plan

Chapter 78 Plan
This is a gamble.

But Lin Ye trusted his own judgment.

Even if he misjudged the situation and failed to find the group, he wouldn't lose anything.

after an hour.

Lin Ye's figure stopped in the shadow of a relatively intact group of buildings.

He glanced back at Zhang Yuqing, whose breathing was already somewhat disordered.

The continuous high-intensity running and stealth, coupled with the harassment from the mutated beasts along the way, had taken a heavy toll on her.

"You can rest here."

Lin Ye pointed to a recessed area sandwiched between two broken walls, with only a narrow entrance.

"This place is relatively safe, and the mutated beasts are unlikely to pass through here."

"But if you're extremely unlucky, there's nothing I can do."

His tone was calm, offering no words of comfort, simply stating a fact.

Zhang Yuqing nodded, leaned against the wall and sat down, her chest heaving violently.

She looked at Lin Ye and couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going?"

"Scout, find a water source, and while you're at it, hunt down any lone mutated beasts."

"We don't have much water left in the square, so we need to replenish it. We also need to prepare more food, just in case."

"I will go with you!"

Zhang Yuqing immediately stood up.

She didn't want to be a burden.

Lin Ye shook his head directly, refusing her.

“I’m completely unfamiliar with this area, and it’s easier to stay hidden if I’m traveling alone.”

"Two people make too much of a target and a bigger commotion, making them easier to be exposed."

His reasoning was impeccable.

Zhang Yuqing opened her mouth, but ultimately swallowed her words and sat down silently.

She knew that Lin Ye was right.

Lin Ye said no more, turned around, and instantly concealed his aura.

His figure was like a ghost, not following the street, but choosing to move among the ruins and shadows of buildings.

Climb, jump, slide.

Every movement was precise and efficient, without a single unnecessary sound.

This is no longer a skill, but an instinct ingrained in one's blood.

If stealth and reconnaissance also had skill levels, Lin Ye felt that his levels for these two skills would be no lower than LV5.

More than ten minutes later.

A faint sound of flowing water reached Lin Ye's ears.

Lin Ye followed the sound, parted a patch of withered yellow vines, and suddenly the view opened up before him.

A clear stream gushed out from a crack in a collapsed underground pipe and meandered into the depths of the ruins.

Against the backdrop of the drab city, the stream appears remarkably vibrant.

Lin Ye squatted down and scooped up a handful of water.

The water was icy cold, but had a slightly sweet taste, making it infinitely better than the filtered rusty water in the square fountain.

It only requires simple processing, and even no filtering is needed, and it's ready to drink.

The water source problem has been solved.

A weight was lifted from his heart.

Just as he was about to explore upstream along the stream, a suppressed conversation drifted faintly on the wind.

Lin Ye stopped moving instantly.

He crouched down, lowering his center of gravity to the lowest point, until even his breathing became barely audible.

Using the dense mutated plants as cover, Lin Ye stealthily made his way forward.

Through the gaps in the layers of branches and leaves, he saw his target.

Not far ahead, beneath a massive broken wall, seven or eight figures were slumped about haphazardly.

They looked exhausted, their faces showing a mixture of relief and anxiety after surviving the ordeal.

Beside them, three sets of silver-gray T-3 floating exoskeleton armor were carefully placed together and given special protection.

found it!
Lin Ye's eyes sharpened.

Just then, the complaints from that group came through clearly.

"Damn it, I'm exhausted!"

"Who told you to turn the power up so high? You should have landed after luring the monsters, why did you have to fly in the air for those extra few minutes? What are you showing off for!" A gruff voice rang out, clearly the leader of the group.

He kicked a person lying next to him.

"And you lot! You don't have to carry the equipment, all you do is lie around and slack off, huh?"

"Get up! Go find me something to eat! I'm starving!"

Someone immediately agreed.

"Yeah, boss, my stomach's been growling for ages. It's so bad you can hardly find a mouse in this godforsaken place."

"Go find something to eat, or you won't have the energy tonight!"

Lin Ye smiled.

The curve of his lips was cold and cruel.

hungry?

It's good that you're hungry.

Lin Ye retreated silently without disturbing them, like the tide merging into the shadows, leaving no trace.

He took a huge detour, repeatedly confirming that there were no signs of being followed behind him, before finally returning to where Zhang Yuqing was hiding.

Seeing Lin Ye return unharmed, Zhang Yuqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Ye was also relieved to see that she was still alive.

A living teammate is always more useful than a corpse.

Lin Ye handed her the animal skin bag filled with clear stream water.

Zhang Yuqing took it and, disregarding her manners, gulped down several large mouthfuls.

The cool, refreshing stream water soothed her parched throat and restored much of her energy.

After a brief rest, Lin Ye, along with Zhang Yuqing, began a new round of hunting.

This time, their division of labor was even clearer.

Zhang Yuqing became the perfect bait.

Her task was to create a commotion, just the right amount, to lure the mutated beasts wandering in the ruins, and then lead them to the ambush point that Lin Ye had already chosen.

After the initial few attempts at teamwork, the two gradually demonstrated an amazing tacit understanding.

Zhang Yuqing always managed to maintain the perfect distance, ensuring her own safety while keeping the mutated beasts close behind.

Lin Ye, on the other hand, is like the most patient Grim Reaper, delivering the most fatal blow the moment his prey steps into the trap.

In one afternoon, the two worked like a highly efficient slaughtering assembly line, eliminating dozens of mutated beasts.

Zhang Yuqing's practical experience also grew rapidly under this high-pressure cooperation.

Until the glow of the setting sun painted the outline of the entire ruined city into a broken, dark gold.

The two of them dragged their tired bodies back to their initial temporary rest stop.

Lin Ye lit another small campfire.

He placed the dozen or so spider legs that he had processed during the day back on the fire and slowly heated them.

Before long, that domineering and strange aroma of caramelized food filled the air once again.

After a fierce afternoon of fighting, Zhang Yuqing, who was both hungry and tired, felt that the allure of this aroma was more than ten times stronger than at noon.

Her stomach rumbled loudly, and her eyes were glued to the sizzling, oily spider legs, her mouth watering uncontrollably.

One day.

She hasn't eaten a single grain of rice and is only surviving on that little bit of water.

Now, she feels like she could swallow a whole cow.

However, when Lin Ye took the perfectly roasted spider legs off the fire, he still showed no intention of sharing them with her.

He simply rewrapped the roast meat in the leaves.

Zhang Yuqing was completely bewildered.

She looked at Lin Ye, her eyes filled with confusion and a hint of grievance.

why?
Has dinner not been served yet?

“The mutated beasts can be killed again at any time.”

"But those equipment, once missed, can never be obtained again."

Lin Ye seemed to see through her thoughts, and his voice rang out calmly.