Armed Helicopter Visiting in the Dead of Night

When Lin Yi retreated into Hongfu Tower, the newly rescued survivors had already safely transferred to the second floor via the rope ladder.

Zhou Jianjun, Chen Yu, Zhang Haotian, and several others holding weapons were anxiously guarding the rope ladder. Seeing Lin Yi return safely, the hearts they had been holding in their throats finally settled.

"Xiao Yi!"

"Brother Yi! You finally made it back! Are you alright?"

Zhou Jianjun stepped forward, carefully looking Lin Yi over to confirm there was no new, terrifying damage to his armor.

Lin Yi shook his head. "I'm fine, Uncle. It's all taken care of. Let's go, let's head up first."

While Lin Yi was practicing, they hadn't been idle; the equipment in their hands had seen a significant upgrade compared to before.

Under the guidance of the Survival Manual and Zhou Jianjun, they had scavenged mop handles, firmly binding fruit knives and boning knives to them with wire and tape to create makeshift short spears. They had also reinforced makeshift shields using cutting boards and pot lids.

This was the source of their confidence in coming down to the first floor to provide support.

Seeing that Lin Yi had returned and no Abyssal Wolf had followed, the group climbed the rope ladder and quickly returned to the second floor.

As soon as Lin Yi reached the second floor, he saw the new survivors still crowded in the hallway, looking at him with eyes full of gratitude, awe, and admiration.

"Hero! Thank you!"

"Thank you so much, young man!"

"Sob... if it weren't for you, big brother..."

Sounds of gratitude rose one after another. The two teachers thanked him excitedly, and many people were already bowing as they spoke.

Lin Yi raised his hand slightly to stop them.

"There's no need for that. I only did what I could. This is just a temporary shelter. Since you've arrived here, you must follow the rules: obey all commands, supplies will be distributed uniformly, and we will defend together... Can you do that?"

His words lacked excessive warmth, yet they gave off a pragmatic feeling.

However, what people who had just survived a disaster needed most at this moment was a clear direction and a strong leader.

Far from feeling slighted, they felt Lin Yi was reliable. They nodded vigorously one after another, agreeing in succession: "We can do it!" "We will definitely listen!" "Thank you for taking us in, big brother!"

Lin Yi nodded and looked at his uncle, Lin Ruiheng, standing to the side.

"Uncle, please help arrange the new friends with Manager Li Ling and Ye Qingyu. Assign them places, distribute food and water in measured portions, and let everyone rest to recover their strength."

"Right, right, leave it to me. Don't you worry, Xiao Yi!"

Lin Ruiheng quickly agreed and began to busy himself, calling over Li Ling and Ye Qingyu.

In just half a day, he felt as if his nephew had become a completely different person. That indescribable air of authority made even him, an elder, unconsciously follow his arrangements.

Perhaps... this is what they mean by 'circumstances create heroes'...

Lin Ruiheng didn't think there was anything wrong with it; after all, in the thousands of years of Xia Country's history, what kind of young heroes hadn't appeared?

He just thought, My Lin Family is going to produce a great figure... In the future, Xiao Jie will probably have to rely on his brother's support... while busily attending to the tasks Lin Yi had assigned him.

The crowd was gradually guided to disperse, and Lin Ruiheng arranged resting areas for them based on gender.

Lin Yi gave Zhou Jianjun a look, and the two walked to a relatively quiet corner.

"Uncle..." Lin Yi's voice lowered. "I was outside just now, and I felt that the nest was clearly not right."

Zhou Jianjun's expression tightened.

"What's wrong? Are they about to attack?" He subconsciously gripped his makeshift short spear.

"Not yet." Lin Yi shook his head. "But the red light around the nest has intensified significantly. I'm a bit worried. Tomorrow morning, the plan to head to the gathering point might need to be postponed. I want to observe the situation at the nest first."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianjun didn't feel disappointed; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Postponing is good! It's too dangerous out there. We're all worried when you go alone! We have more manpower here now, and our weapons are decent..." He waved the short spear and pot-lid shield in his hand. "If those beasts really dare to come tomorrow, we can help!"

Lin Yi looked at the "primitive" weapons in his uncle's hands and smiled bitterly. He hesitated for a moment before earnestly advising:

"Uncle, I understand your intentions. But unless it is an absolute last resort, I don't want any of you to participate in direct combat. For us, the most important thing right now is to survive and have more people master source energy as soon as possible!"

"Source energy is like a weapon. You are all currently like people fighting with bare hands. You should know in your heart that with these weapons and armor... forget it. In short, any unnecessary casualties now are a massive loss. Everyone's task is to guard this place, study hard, and strive to get started with source energy as soon as possible."

Zhou Jianjun was a veteran and naturally understood the implication behind Lin Yi's words. He sighed heavily and nodded. "I understand... Don't worry, I will keep an eye on them and urge them to focus on learning that guidance technique."

After the instructions were given, Lin Yi joined the others in eating some scavenged bread and crackers with bottled water, which served as their dinner.

After the meal, he didn't rest. Instead, he gathered everyone together and, by the dim light of the emergency lamp, began to explain some of the key points and difficulties following the introductory chapter of the Basic Source Energy Guidance Technique.

Time slipped away quietly amidst focused study and explanation.

Outside the window, the sky had turned completely black.

The city, which should have been brightly lit with neon lights, was now plunged into darkness and dead silence.

The power grid had clearly collapsed completely. Inside Hongfu Tower, although some candles had been found, everyone was reluctant to use them, relying only on the limited illumination of the emergency lamps, leaving most areas shrouded in deep shadows.

After experiencing long periods of terror and grief, most people couldn't hold on any longer. Wrapped in whatever tablecloths, curtains, or their own coats they could find, they curled up in corners or on chairs placed side-by-side and fell into a deep sleep, occasionally waking up from dreams with blurred muttering or sobbing.

A few close friends or family members huddled together, whispering softly to comfort each other and share the remaining warmth and courage.

Lin Yi leaned against a relatively quiet wall near the spiral staircase, holding his long staff, and closed his eyes for a short nap.

Although his soul was powerful, this body was ultimately a mortal vessel; after a day of grueling battle and cultivation, the consumption was immense, and the necessary rest could not be skipped.

The night deepened.

It was unknown how much time had passed, but just as all was silent, with only the uneven breathing of the group and the faint, distant howls of the Abyssal Wolf, Zhang Haotian and Chen Yu, who were responsible for the second half of the night watch, suddenly crouched low and hurried toward Lin Yi with nervous expressions, gently nudging him awake.

"Brother Yi, Brother Yi! Wake up!" Chen Yu's voice was kept extremely low.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi opened his eyes, though he deliberately feigned a dazed look for a few seconds before asking, "What is it?"

"Listen! The sound outside... it seems a bit off!"

Zhang Haotian pointed toward the window and tilted his head to listen, his face full of vigilance.

Lin Yi focused his senses to listen intently.

Immediately, he heard a faint noise that did not belong in the dead silence of this city's night sky, moving from afar to near, piercing through the heavy veil of night!

It was a... low, rhythmic rumbling sound.

And it was growing clearer by the second!

Soon, everyone inside Hongfu Tower was awakened by this sound.

At the same time, high above Hongfu Tower, in the pitch-black night sky.

An Armed Helicopter painted in military camouflage was hovering at a low altitude.

The massive rotors tore through the silence, emitting a dull and powerful roar.

Inside the cabin, red instrument lights illuminated the serious faces of the crew members.

The young observer was operating the high-intensity searchlight beneath the fuselage, a beam of incandescent white light slicing through the darkness like a sharp sword, carefully scanning the Purple-black Nest Vortex below that radiated an ominous Aura, as well as the pack of Abyssal Wolf surrounding it.

As the beam swept past, he clearly saw that those Abyssal Wolf, which had been resting or wandering, all raised their heads and let out threatening, low growls at this uninvited guest in the sky; they even shoved against one another, appearing restless, yet they were helpless against the helicopter high above.

The observer furrowed his brows and said to the Captain beside him, "Captain, look at these Abyssal Wolf below... there is something wrong with them!"