Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 215 - 143 The Way Out

Chapter 215: Chapter 143 The Way Out

Today, Lin Wu had a restful sleep. Because of the unbearable outdoor temperature, Lin Wu and Shana headed to the library to read books together. As he read, Lin Wu discovered he had suffered frostbite again, an obvious sign that the temperature had dropped further. Hence, Lin Wu lit a campfire and added charcoal to it. They each borrowed a book and read alongside the fire, lacking chairs, they had to stand while reading.

Shana, who was more particular about the quality of life, took a knife and went out to Birch Park nearby to chop down a birch tree. She then cut it into two sections to make two makeshift stools. Meanwhile, Lin Wu fetched an aluminum pot from the warehouse, emulating the practice at Waste City’s Starlight Base, and hung the pot over the campfire. He initially intended to boil water for tea, but after discussing with Shana, she suggested having a hot pot meal. Not getting fat from eating in the game was a blessing, one not to be wasted.

Lin Wu and Shana searched the warehouse. They had a sufficient amount of seasonings but the food was rather simple, consisting only of some fish and a small amount of greens. As they ate and chatted, they decided to loot a restaurant in Left County the next morning. Eating a hot pot on a cold night was truly a delight. What was most precious wasn’t just that they wouldn’t get fat, but also that they could eat a lot and the slowly rising sense of fullness brought them both joy and comfort.

The pair took stock of their food supply, which amounted to 22 portions, enough to sustain them for 11 days. This was clearly insufficient for their needs. However, due to the snow, they were unable to scavenge using cars and could only bring back two basic packs when they went out. Shana estimated that with another night of snowfall, even the motorcycles would be immobilized by morning, making snowboards the only means of transportation.

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The next day, the snow reached knee-height, and brisk walking began to expend stamina, as the temperature dropped to minus 15 degrees Celsius. The only good news was that the sun had come out. Walking in the sunlight meant that even with insufficient Cold Resistance Value, one would not suffer frostbite. Of course, this was in relation to level 1 clothing. Stone, who had always longed for a suit, now wrapped himself in a military coat.

When mixing with Maya, the concern was where to grind for monsters. When with Shana, the first day was spent searching for food. The two used sleds to get to the county marker and targeted a restaurant. Shana waited at the county marker and noticed that zombies’ speed was significantly reduced when moving through the snow, although this did not apply to the Frenzies, who could run without sinking their limbs into the snow.

Lin Wu stealthily slaughtered his way to the restaurant, relying on drones to eliminate two hidden, frightening zombies, and everything went very smoothly. Before long, Lin Wu emerged from the restaurant and basked in the sun on the street, recharging himself and healing his frostbite, before sneaking back into the restaurant.

Shana couldn’t help but laugh as she watched Lin Wu go in and out of the restaurant. At that moment, she wondered, out of curiosity, why the brave Lin Wu didn’t upgrade his clothing? If he leveled up his clothes to tier 2, he would have easily endured the winter. As she sat, resting her chin on her hands, she figured out the reason herself. The only change was her transition to the night shift. Due to her presence, Lin Wu didn’t want to take the 33% chance risk.

On the other hand, Lin Wu didn’t care about his clothes getting damaged when he was with Maya. Even without cold-resistant clothing, he didn’t hinder Maya from going out. To put it in a nutshell, because Shana was dependant, Lin Wu couldn’t afford to lose his mobility.

Shana did not have a good way to enhance her strength and could only resort to throwing Swallowtail Darts as much as possible. However, as her aim improved, the darts’ major drawback became apparent: the need for manual retrieval.

Shana, who used blunt weapons to dispatch scattered zombies, puzzled over something: why had she never heard of any Powerful Skills for blunt weapons? However, Maya’s swordsmanship was unique to North Town; no one else was known to have mastered swordsmanship. Thinking of this, Shana remembered Lin Wu’s Wind Stinger and his steak knife. She wondered if it was because her own weapon wasn’t unique enough. After all, she had been using the very common and widely available type.

While lost in thought, Lin Wu returned with a large bag of items, and they headed back to the supermarket base. Upon reaching the supermarket base and heating up water, Shana enjoyed a cup of hot tea and shared her confusion.

Lin Wu replied, "Don’t force it, let it come naturally."

Shana: "I don’t want to be a burden."

Lin Wu said, "Look at my skills and attributes. The strongest is Stealth, a skill I obtained from killing countless zombies silently. The drone corresponds to Life Skills. Your sewing is unique, maybe... you might develop something like Iron Shirt, which is body armor. And about the Swallowtail Darts..."

"Don’t even mention the Swallowtail Darts. Every time I kill a zombie, I have to go over and pull out a dart," Shana murmured thoughtfully. "However, there was something that happened before when I was down to my last five darts. I was facing seven zombies, and after I threw all the darts, I went to collect them. A zombie approached from the side, so I just picked up a rock from the ground and threw it, knocking the zombie down."

Shana said, "After that incident, I conducted an experiment. I discovered that my accuracy in throwing small stones had greatly improved, obviously benefiting from the system’s enhancement. The only accuracy enhancement from my skills listed in the system was from the Swallowtail Dart skill."

Lin Wu asked, "Does the accuracy modifier in Swallowtail Dart not only apply to the darts but to all thrown objects?"

Shana shrugged her shoulders, "Perhaps."

Lin Wu suggested, "Try using Crossbow Arrows." There were heaps of Crossbow Arrows in the warehouse.

Shana went to the warehouse and while fetching asked, "Why Crossbow Arrows?"

Lin Wu explained, "Stone is just an item, not a System Item, it’s considered miscellaneous. Crossbow Arrows are System Items, they inherently possess killing power."

Shana retrieved Crossbow Arrows and they went outside. They easily found a lone zombie. Shana, standing ten meters away, threw a Crossbow Arrow. As soon as the arrow left her hand, it felt weak and limp in flight, yet it still soared firmly before finally dropping and piercing into the zombie’s lower leg.

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