A Night of Desperation

Chapter 202: Behind the Scenes

A heap of method steps left Yu Hong’s head spinning, but as a re

The Red Value had invaded faster than he anticipated.

‘If this continues, the Array’s reserve of radiation energy will be depleted, and the entire camp will be unable to resist the Black Disaster from outside. Reliance on dragon lizards is pointless;there are only seven so far, far from enough.’

He turned around, donned his full gear, and returned to the front of the wooden bridge.

This time, he did not hesitate;he walked straight onto the Black Ship along the bridge.

The Black Ship moved slowly away from the bridge, silent and noiseless.

Yu Hong’s face under the helmet regained its calm.

‘In these days, I’ve been replacing the dragon lizards to explore that region every day. The lizards are unharmed and have survived, so it seems there shouldn’t be any significant problem if I go there myself. The key is to find a clue to remove the Red Value elevation from the wooden bridge.’

Shu Cheng had sent a translator device, which was immediately enhanced upon arrival. The previously enhanced production line had also manufactured a batch of Radiation Hand Grenades in preparation.

For this operation, he was wearing an enhanced White Bear suit that had been coated on the inside with Sunlight Paint, which effectively repelled the Black Disaster and cloaked his presence.

These were all things he had desperately wanted before, but, after contacting the main stronghold, all he needed to do was make a request to naturally acquire them.

Moreover, he even approached Gray City and the new Aurora City with a request to collect an entirely new set of rune symbols.

There was definitely a complete set of new symbols from major ruins available in Aurora City, which were now en route.

‘If I had a choice, I’d like to make complete preparations and wait until my Inner Qi was complete before departing. But…’

He stood on the ship’s deck, and soon, the side of the ship became partly visible as the Black Fog began to dissipate in the light of the atomic lamp, revealing a mysterious and unfamiliar dock.

The dock was filled with gray-white fine sand, and two black dragon lizards had already been waiting on the sand for some time.

These were the dragon lizards that Yu Hong had previously left behind for experiments.

Boom.

The Black Ship docked, coming to a stop.

Without a word, Yu Hong disembarked and steadily stepped onto the gray-white sand.

Just as he left the camp and stepped into the mysterious area,

In Black Wind Camp,

Outside the fence, a series of blurry figures emerged within the Black Fog, encircling the entire camp.

Behind the multitude of figures, a mysterious person wrapped in a black suit—his eyes also covered with dark red glasses—stood between the branches of a tree, watching the camp.

"This is the only surviving camp in the surrounding area… quite intriguing. It’s remarkable that a single person could have lasted this long amidst the layered Black Disaster… This Yu Hong definitely possesses a secret that must not be divulged…”

The mysterious person muttered to himself as if conversing with someone unseen.

"Sister Lei suggests we probe a little to see what exactly he relies on to survive in the Black Disaster,” another person’s voice came from within the Black Fog.

"Based on the cloud map observations, negative radiation inside the camp has reduced a lot. It’s a good chance to test his defense mechanisms,” the mysterious person laughed—a neurotic kind of laughter.

"You try first. If the area is too clean and ordinary shadow baits can’t breach through, we’ll join forces and lure something more dangerous over,” another person said.

"It’s no use. The protective effects of the serum can’t deceive Black Disasters above level six. According to the records, this camp has previously resisted level eight Insect Men and Speed Men,” the mysterious person said unconcernedly, “So our target should be to observe, collect data and intelligence to figure out what Yu Hong relies on to combat high-risk Black Disasters. And ultimately, use the collected intelligence to find a vulnerability.”

"Why do we have to deal with this person? Wouldn’t it be better to include such a high-skilled research talent directly into the Association?” the other person asked, puzzled.

"You’re not wrong, but if this person lacks nothing and can resist high-risk Black Disasters, then why would he need to join the Association?” The mysterious person smiled. “That’s why what we need to do is destroy his reliance, make him need the Association… our help…”