"Mr. Yang Yuan." A soldier saluted. They all already knew about Yang Yuan donating the cooler. Now, all the soldiers of the thirteenth squadron had a very good impression of Yang Yuan, no longer executing tasks as coldly as before.
Moreover, they were impressed by Yang Yuan's abilities. With the Radiation-Proof Safe House and the cooler barrier placed outside, mutations no longer occurred among the women inside the safe house.
Of course, they all knew about Yang Yuan's upcoming plan to hunt the Drought Fiend and were very excited.
Yang Yuan nodded and looked at the experience of this Radiation-Proof Safe House.
[Radiation-Proof Safe House Lv.1: 9027/10 (When the door is closed, can resist normal radiation; upgradeable)]
'Why so much experience?'
Yang Yuan was astonished and looked at the soldier in front of him: "How many people are inside?"
Through the thick glass of the Radiation-Proof Safe House, one could see it was crowded with people.
Indeed, the safe house has glass windows, but even these windows are made of radiation-proof material, to prevent the people inside from feeling too stuffy.
Otherwise, with so many people crammed inside for long periods, unable to see outside, it might cause problems.
Even so, the military had dispatched female superpower users inside to maintain order.
At that moment, at one of the glass windows, Zhao Jiayan and Jiang Yiyi were waving from inside; the window only accommodated the two of them.
It was evident that Jia Weixin had played favorites by isolating them in a small room, though it wasn't large, it was much better than being crammed with everyone else.
"Including all children under six and all women in the safe zone, there are over fourteen hundred people in total."
The soldier replied, "There have been cases where boys under six mutated; scientists suspect it's because boys under six have a yin-yang balance, with yang energy not prominent enough, making them also susceptible to the Drought Fiend's influence."
Over fourteen hundred people... the Radiation-Proof Safe House amassed so much experience overnight!
Yang Yuan was amazed. Is this the power of numbers?
In that instant, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind—
'I wonder if building a city could generate upgrade data?'
That thought passed quickly, and he didn't delay, immediately starting the upgrade process.
...
[Radiation-Proof Safe House Lv.4: 8957/80 (When the door is closed, can resist low-level radiation; upgradeable)]
'Low-level radiation? What counts as normal, and what is low-level? Is normal lower than low-level?'
Yang Yuan looked at the Radiation-Proof Safe House in front of him, which seemed unchanged, and continued upgrading.
...
[Radiation-Proof Safe House Lv.7: 8397/640 (When the door is closed, can resist intermediate radiation; upgradeable)]
Upon reaching level seven, the appearance of the safe house finally changed slightly, looking more robust.
Besides the main function of radiation protection, it seemed to have added attack resistance features, although these weren't displayed in the description.
Yet compared to his small safe house, this one lacked the ground anchoring feature?
...
[Radiation-Proof Safe House Lv.10: 3917/5120 (When the door is closed, can resist high-level radiation, with ground anchoring feature; non-upgradable)]
Finally, it could anchor to the ground.
Yang Yuan felt a bit regretful, just one level away from reaching the Marvel category.
Although this wasn't his safe house, he was curious about what characteristics this immovable type would have at the Marvel level.
Indeed, this Radiation-Proof Safe House was fixed to the ground, not like his own which could be carried around.
Because as the mysterious old man said, the upcoming major battle might produce incredible winds, and without anchoring the safe house, it could be flipped over.
Though the underground of this Ancient Ruins couldn't be dug through, the surface, corroded by time, could still allow screws to penetrate a few centimeters deep.
Now with the ground anchoring feature added, this safe house's stability should be assured.
In the safety center.
Jia Weixin and others discovered that on the radar terrain map, the Celestial Marvel 'Prison of Earth' chessboard suddenly started to crack, and the surrounding mist began to dissipate.
Visible beams of light shot out, scorching and melting the ground for dozens of miles around.
Instantly, Jia Weixin's expression changed dramatically: "Not good, the Drought Fiend is about to break the chessboard, quickly ask Mr. Yang Yuan if he's ready..."
...
"Roar!"
In the Ancient Ruins, the massive monster composed of countless human-like figures, which had been 'calm' for half the night, emitted a low growl, seemingly facing an unimaginable adversary.
Yang Yuan and the nearby soldiers quickly looked up, glancing through the towering translucent monster towards more than a hundred kilometers away.
In that direction, beams of blinding light shot out, dispelling the darkness, causing the temperature in the safe zone to suddenly rise.
"It's not good..."
A superpower user rushed over, saying loudly to Yang Yuan: "The Drought Fiend destroyed the Celestial Marvel that was trapping it; it will escape completely in ten minutes at most, Director Jia wants me to ask how much longer you need?"
"Right away! By the way, is the Drought Fiend currently trapped?" Yang Yuan asked.
"Yes, Director Jia wanted me to tell you, the Drought Fiend is about 120 kilometers away from us, but its vision is blocked, it can't see this side, and its perception may even be affected, but there are only ten minutes left..." the superpower user quickly replied.
The superpower users who had been waiting since last night, including Zhang Peng and others, also peeked out from afar, looking at Yang Yuan with anticipation and anxiety.
Everyone was trapped in this Ancient Ruins, unable to escape.
Their life or death likely depended on Yang Yuan.
Sensing the movements of those superpower users, the dozen or so military superpower users who had reached the human level immediately revealed themselves from the shadows, surrounding Yang Yuan for protection.
Not just because they were worried about some odd-minded superpower users causing trouble, but also as a precaution, such as in the case of that previously possessed individual.
"I know!"
Yang Yuan glanced at the military superpower users his Power Armor radar had long detected, then with a thought, controlled the Firepower Flying Disc hovering above the metal platform to his overhead.
He extended his hand, grabbing the dangling Strong Magnetic Hook and pulled hard, intending to remove it.
However—
With a loud "clang," the chain capable of withstanding sixteen thousand kilograms snapped, yet the strong magnet remained attached to the bottom of the Firepower Flying Disc.
Some superpower users in the distance gasped in surprise, astonished by Yang Yuan's immense strength; the main question being, how was this related to killing the Drought Fiend?
The nearby soldiers were equally astonished because, as they knew, Yang Yuan was supposedly a functional superpower user, lacking combative prowess when ignoring external aids.
But the chain, evidently not ordinary, snapped just like that?
Yang Yuan paid no mind to the onlookers' gazes; he was momentarily taken aback by accidentally breaking the Strong Magnetic Hook, clearly having no sense of his own strength since he'd always been upgrading, feeling powerful, but uncertain of the extent.
Finally, he got an idea.
"Never mind, I'll make another hook if needed later."
He didn't waste time and started upgrading the Firepower Flying Disc directly.