Community Traversal: I Have a Daily Rescue Kit

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Su Chen was not surprised by Lin Yu's almost certain tone.

This woman has good observation skills; it's normal that she could guess something from his movements.

He readily admitted, "Yes, I went. What happened?"

"What else?!" Lin Yu's tone became more urgent. "That place is very dangerous! I encountered a group of colorful bats that spray out a lot of powder. If you inhale it, you'll fall into a deep sleep and never wake up."

"I initially thought it was just a state of unconsciousness, but later... I saw some residents who had woken up, and their bodies underwent strange changes!"

As she said this, a hint of lingering fear flashed across her face.

"That change was like being infected with a zombie virus! They started developing bat-like features, then slowly lost their minds and became...bloodthirsty!"

"I secretly followed them for a while, and when they emerged from the Black Forest and saw the swirling gray fog outside, they went wild with excitement and rushed in, as if... they were coming home!"

As Su Chen listened to her description, a thought stirred within him—this was a different form of flesh and blood curse.

At the same time, he also gained a new assessment of Lin Yu's strength. Being able to secretly follow a group of mutants without being detected, and to enter and exit the Black Forest alone and escape unscathed, meant her combat power and equipment were probably even stronger than he had initially estimated.

Seeing Lin Yu's worried expression, Su Chen suddenly asked, "Why are you telling me all this?"

"Huh?" Lin Yu was stunned, her mouth agape, staring at him blankly.

It took her a while to come to her senses, and she exclaimed anxiously, "Hey! Why are you like this? Didn't we agree to exchange information? Aren't we allies?!"

"Oh—" Su Chen drawled, looking as if he had just realized something.

Seeing his reaction, Lin Yu was still a little angry, but felt somewhat relieved: Hmph, it seems he has never met such a reliable ally as me!

She is a person of principle.

They won't hide useful information, nor will they betray others.

But Su Chen changed the subject, speaking seriously: "When did I agree to form an alliance with you? Didn't I say before that I'd 'we'd see how things went'?"

Lin Yu: "???"

She panicked: "No! Su Chen! I gave you the enhancer!"

Su Chen nodded: "That was something I traded with you using my own flesh. It was a fair trade."

Lin Yu felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck her on the forehead, and she was completely petrified.

After all that... it was just me putting on a one-man show?!

After a long silence, she finally composed herself and looked up at Su Chen, who had already walked some distance away.

"etc!"

Su Chen didn't stop walking, only glancing indifferently at Lin Yu who had run up to her side: "Is there anything else?"

Although Lin Yu was annoyed, she still spoke up: "You should know that the night affects the Black Forest, right?... Can you trade me this information?"

She guessed that Su Chen might have this information—after all, he was the only one who returned after dark last night, which meant he must have seen the Black Forest at night. Moreover, none of the people who stayed in the forest after dark returned… She deduced that there was probably something seriously wrong with the Black Forest at night.

Su Chen looked at her: "You really want to know?"

Lin Yu nodded vigorously: "Yes!"

Su Chen nodded: "I can tell you. But what will you offer in exchange?"

Lin Yu's eyes twitched.

This guy is the kind of person who won't act until he sees the benefit.

No wonder he's lived so long!

"Then let me tell you something first," she said, "I've discovered that in the Black Forest, the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it tends to be."

This is what she observed and summarized while tracking those residents.

Su Chen chuckled: "That's it?"

"Isn't this enough? Do you think only what you know is valuable?" Lin Yu said this deliberately, trying to provoke him into revealing more.

Su Chen wasn't fooled: "I know all that you're saying, but it's meaningless to me. My information isn't that cheap—you need to understand, life is priceless, and my information can increase your survival rate in the Black Forest by at least 50%."

Lin Yu was stunned for a moment.

He didn't seem to be joking... During the previous transaction, he mentioned that this was a "supernatural world," but he still hadn't figured it out. Perhaps he really did possess a more crucial source of information.

She wanted this information too.

Lin Yu stopped probing: "Then what do you want to change to?"

She quickly assessed the price she could pay and concluded, "Everything is negotiable except for food."

Su Chen stopped and looked at her, as if he had planned this all along: "I need you to do something for me."

"What is it? Explain yourself first..." Lin Yu didn't agree immediately.

"I want you to spread this information in your own name after you obtain the intelligence."

Lin Yu was stunned, then looked at him with disbelief: "What? You're going to release the information for free? Didn't you say you didn't care about their lives?"

Su Chen shook his head: "When did I say I didn't care? Like you said, if the whole community is damaged, everyone is damaged. It's good for everyone if fewer people die."

Lin Yu felt a little better: It seems this guy does know how to conserve his strength!

"Then we should definitely build our own team! Wouldn't that be much more convenient?"

"It's not the right time yet," Su Chen shook his head again.

Lin Yu's good mood vanished instantly, and she said irritably, "Then why don't you spread the news yourself?"

"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down; I won't be the first to stick my neck out."

Lin Yu was even angrier: "So you're making me the one to stick my neck out? What do you mean?!"

Su Chen laughed: "Since you're always trying to make a fuss to alert everyone, aren't you the perfect candidate to be the first to act? Give it a try; spreading intelligence will do you a lot of good."

Lin Yu was speechless for a moment.

That's not entirely wrong.

Seeing her silence, Su Chen knew that she had accepted the deal—after all, for her, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.

He then slowly began to speak:

"When the blood moon is in the sky, the creatures in the Black Forest will go completely berserk upon contact with the moonlight, becoming bloodthirsty, losing their minds, and frantically chasing after flesh and blood."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately looked up at the sky—

As darkness fell, a faint dark red hue appeared in the sky, a trace absent during the day.

It seems this is the prelude to the monster siege. The blood moon rises, the monsters go berserk... Time is running out.

She looked at Su Chen; this was indeed valuable intelligence.

The two walked in silence for a while. As they neared their parting, Lin Yu couldn't help but take a step forward:

"You got this information because you witnessed it firsthand in the Black Forest last night, right? How did you escape from that berserk monster?"

Before she could finish speaking, a bag of Want Want rice crackers fell out of her pocket with a snap.

The two looked at the small cookies on the ground and fell silent again.

Lin Yu felt a little embarrassed.

Su Chen smiled slightly, his puppeteer ability quietly activated, and several invisible threads shot out from his fingertips, gently wrapping the snow cake and handing it back to her.

Everyone has secrets.

Lin Yu took the biscuit, but her eyes were fixed on Su Chen's hand—just a moment ago, she clearly saw those few thin but strong threads.

She was shocked and suddenly realized that she might have been completely wrong about Su Chen.

Even without a strengthened physical body, as someone who has experienced multiple reincarnations, he may have already mastered true extraordinary power.

And this power is hidden beneath that seemingly frail body.