Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 134: Chapter 134: The Kiln Cave is Surrounded (Four updates, please subscribe)

It was late at night, everyone was in their sleep.

Yang Xiao had the most sensitive hearing, but he was asleep, with Long Yongjun sleeping beside him.

Tonight, there had been meat stew for dinner, and Long Yongjun had drunk two extra bowls, now feeling an urgent need to urinate. Wishing to get up to relieve himself but also fearing the cold outside, he had continued to hold it in. Once awakened, he found it impossible to fall back asleep.

At first, he didn’t pay it much mind, but after a while, another strange cry came from outside:

”Woo—”

This time, the howl seemed to be right near the cave dwelling, the sound very distinct.

Long Yongjun’s level of genetic evolution was considerable. His hearing had improved dramatically compared to before.

Hearing this howl, Long Yongjun bolted upright from his bed.

Due to the cold, everyone slept in their clothes and covered themselves with blankets.

Long Yongjun perked up his ears, listening intently.

”Woo—”

Another cry, seemingly closer to the cave dwelling this time.

Long Yongjun’s heart sank.

This time, it wasn’t only Long Yongjun who heard the howl. Of the more than a thousand people sleeping in the cave dwelling, at least a dozen were startled awake.

Yang Xiao was also startled, and as he looked up, he saw Long Yongjun sitting on the bed, ears erect, listening attentively.

”What’s going on?”

”Shh!”

Long Yongjun gestured for silence.

Yang Xiao quickly got out of bed.

The two entrances of the cave dwelling were blocked by iron gates during the night, constructed from angle iron and thick steel.

Originally, Xu Nanqiang and others had found several generators at a construction material market, along with two welding machines to weld steel frames. Later, they also made two large iron gates as a precaution.

To prevent potentially nocturnal Mutated Creatures, the bottom part of the gates was covered with iron sheets welded on, while the top half was just thick iron welded into bars, allowing for airflow during the night.

At this moment, virtually everyone in the cave dwelling was awake, and those who weren’t had been discreetly alerted by their neighbors.

A few boxes of candles and a dozen flashlights were prepared inside the cave dwelling, usually used only in emergencies at night and not casually.

Yang Xiao instructed everyone not to light anything and to listen for what was happening, for all to wake up, get dressed, grab their weapons, and prepare for battle.

Everyone quietly passed the message from one person to the next, telling each other to keep movements light and to avoid making noise as much as possible.

Yang Xiao quietly got out of bed; by now, Huang Wen, Xiao Zhe, and Zhao Gang had all come over.

Everyone spoke in hushed tones, softly discussing.

”Yang Xiao, there seems to be the cry of a wild beast outside.”

”This cry, it sounds so familiar, feels like it’s a wolf.”

”A wolf? How could there be wolves here?”

”Wolves are cold-resistant animals. Back in Divine Mountain grassland, there were wolves roaming even when it’s forty degrees below zero in winter.”

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After a brief thought, Yang Xiao said:

”Huang Wen, Zhao Gang, you take a group to the other cave entrance to stand guard. We have the protection of iron gates, there’s no need to fear. As long as they don’t attack us, we won’t provoke them. We will deal with everything after daylight.”

Yang Xiao had Xiao Zhe and Long Yong guarding the iron gate entrance of this cave dwelling to prevent any attacks by Monsters.

Tension filled the cave dwelling, with the hearts of most people thumping frantically.

In this post-apocalyptic world, humans had become the vulnerable ones.

When Ma Junhui initially designed the kiln cave entrance, he included an adjustable ladder of iron rings embedded in the cave walls.

Yang Xiao walked to the entrance and ran up using the iron rings; then he peered outside through the upper part of the iron door’s barred window.

With just a glance, Yang Xiao got the fright of his life.

In the vast night, there were at least dozens of large eyes emitting green light like electric lamps; Yang Xiao knew those belonged to mutated animals.

”Fuck, how did so many mutated creatures appear overnight?”

Moreover, those mutated creatures seemed quite intelligent, deliberately avoiding the orange light emitted from the Genetic Store, hiding perfectly in the shadows.

The kiln cave where Yang Xiao was located was about 200 meters away from the Genetic Store, with nearly 100 meters to the edge of the orange light, outside the protection of the orange glow.

”Ooo—”

The cries outside were incessant and chilling to the bone.

As the wailing continued, more and more large eyes glowing green began to appear in the dark.

A pair of green eyes approached the edge of the orange light, about 3 or 4 meters away; using the faint orange glow, Yang Xiao could faintly make out the silhouette of an animal over 2 meters tall. It seemed to fear the orange light, its form flickering before disappearing back into the night.

The cries outside never stopped. About half an hour later, the dark night outside was lit by approximately hundreds of pairs of green eyes.

These green eyes slowly gathered, as if they were strategizing something, and then, after a moment, a huge cry erupted:

”Ooo—”

Then, to Yang Xiao’s surprise, he saw the green eyes amidst the dark start moving towards the direction of the kiln cave, getting closer and closer.

”Fuck, are they gearing up to attack us?”

Yang Xiao jumped down from the wall’s iron rings and immediately found Chen Lu.

”Chen Lu, gather all the Elemental Mages, especially the Electric Mages. How many Electric Element Mages do we have?”

”Over twenty.”

”Good. Split the Electric Mages into two groups, station them in front of the kiln cave’s iron door. If the monsters outside launch an attack, use the Electric Magic at full power directly on the iron door, got it?”

”Understood,” Chen Lu nodded.

”Remember, absolutely do not use Fireball, Ice Ball, or Wind Blade. We can’t have the iron door blown apart; otherwise, we’ll die hideous deaths.”

Yang Xiao then asked Huang Wen to organize the Feathered Arrow teams, placing about a dozen people on each side of the cave entrance. Because of the limited space in the kiln cave, not too many Bird Beast Soul users could attack.

”If the iron sheet on the cave entrance’s iron door gets torn, just fire the Feathered Arrows with all your might.”

”Xiao Zhe, Zhao Gang, Dai Yun, Long Yongjun, Feifei, you all organize the Close Combat Beast Souls team and stand in the first row inside the kiln cave. At all costs, hold the entrance. We can’t have the mutated creatures outside break through.”

”Move about a dozen flashlights further back. If any creature gets inside, use the flashlights to shine in their eyes and highlight the targets for everyone.”

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After a series of tense preparations, everyone was ready for battle. Yang Xiao climbed back up the iron rings at the entrance, peering through the bars at the top of the door. He saw a group of green eyes getting closer in the dark until, moments later, they stopped about twenty meters away from the kiln cave. Yang Xiao knew they were getting ready to attack.

Yang Xiao secured his legs in the iron rings, reached behind him to grab the sparrow bow, and loaded an arrow. Aiming through the barred window, he targeted the green eyes in the dark.

Yang Xiao had originally thought about using One Finger Splitting Earth but hesitated. If he used this Beast Soul Skill through the iron door, might he accidentally bring the whole door down?

Without the protection of the door, they’d be done for.

In the distance, within the darkness, the green eyes formed into a lengthy line.

Yang Xiao inhaled deeply, his bow drawn to a full circle.

Ooo—

A massive cry came from outside, followed by a roar. Dozens of pairs of green eyes charged frantically towards the kiln cave entrance.

Yang Xiao’s fingers released the string, and a Feathered Arrow flew through the air, slicing through the night sky, heading straight for the frontline pair of green eyes.