39: Chapter 39 Searching for the Seven-Colored Snowflake

Early the next morning, Lin Yuan left the villa alone.

After learning the secret of the seven-colored snowflake from Zhao Meng yesterday, he made up his mind—he had to find more snowflakes!

Only in this way would the gap between him and ordinary people in the Apocalypse continue to widen.

Only then could he live comfortably in the Apocalypse.

Superpower is a force that transcends the limits of humanity.

Even though his physique had already broken 330, when facing an Ability User who could control fire, he still had to rely on brute force to suppress them.

What if the opponent's Superpower level was higher?

What if he encountered not a fire-type, but more bizarre mental-type or space-type ones?

Lin Yuan had to admit that while pure physique was powerful, it ultimately had a limit.

And Superpower... was the ultimate weapon of the Apocalypse.

He recalled what Zhao Meng said: "The seven-colored snowflake is extremely rare and may appear randomly near the nests of Evolved Beasts."

Since that was the case, he would just have to search for them one by one!

First stop: The abandoned zoo.

Lin Yuan stepped into this place that was once filled with laughter, but was now completely silent.

The animal cages had long been torn apart, and there were bones and bloodstains everywhere.

He searched along the park, not missing a single corner.

The beast zone, bird zone, reptile house...

Lin Yuan rummaged through all the piles of bones and carefully observed every patch of snow.

But apart from white snow and bones, there was nothing.

No seven-colored snowflake.

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes and turned to head to the next location.

Second stop: The cave in the mountain range on the outskirts.

This used to be the nest of a certain Evolved Bear, and Lin Yuan had just killed that bear a few days ago.

Deep inside the cave, a large amount of bones and remains were piled up, emitting a putrid stench.

Lin Yuan endured the stench and searched bit by bit with his hands.

Cracks in the stones, the depths of the bone piles, cracks in the ceiling of the cave...

Nothing found.

He gritted his teeth and continued forward.

Third stop: The underground parking lot.

This was the lair of a swarm of Evolved Rats, dark and damp, with traces of rat bites everywhere.

Lin Yuan turned on his flashlight, illuminating every corner.

Under the abandoned cars, in the drainage ditches, in the trash heaps...

Still, there was nothing.

Fourth stop: The abandoned factory.

Fifth stop: The park lake.

Lin Yuan searched for a whole day.

Five different areas, dozens of Evolved Beast nests, every single place had been carefully searched.

But... not a single seven-colored snowflake was found.

In the evening, Lin Yuan stood by the park lake, watching the frozen lake surface, his brows furrowed.

"It seems this thing is even rarer than I imagined..."

Zhao Meng said he searched for half a month before finding one.

And Lin Yuan had only searched for one day.

It was impossible to have such good luck.

He took a deep breath and adjusted his mindset: since he couldn't find the snowflakes, he would collect demon cores first.

At least with a reserve of demon cores, he could use them immediately once he found the snowflakes in the future.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he turned to walk into the depths of the abandoned factory.

There, he sensed the aura of an Evolved Beast.

The first one, an Evolved Wolf.

Huge in size, its eyes glowing green, and its speed was extremely fast.

But in front of Lin Yuan, it was just a matter of one punch.

"Awoooo—!"

The Evolved Wolf fell to the ground, and Lin Yuan extracted an egg-sized demon core from its body, which emitted a faint energy fluctuation.

Put it away.

Continue.

The second one, an Evolved Wild Boar.

Its body was covered in knotted muscles, its tusks were sharp, and its charging power was terrifying.

But Lin Yuan grabbed its tusks directly, performed a shoulder throw, and shattered its spine.

Another egg-sized demon core.

Continue.

For the next few hours, Lin Yuan was like an efficient hunting machine.

Evolved Hound, Evolved Wildcat, Evolved Rat...

Every Evolved Beast could not last more than three moves in front of him.

A physique of 330, combined with the combat experience accumulated since the Apocalypse, allowed his lethality to reach a terrifying level.

Night fell, and Lin Yuan stood in the central square of the abandoned zoo, his body covered in beast blood.

Just as he was about to leave—

"Roar—!!!"

A deafening roar came from the darkness!

Lin Yuan turned around abruptly, his pupils shrinking.

A giant Evolved Tiger slowly walked out of the darkness!

It was four meters long, weighed over five hundred kilograms, its body covered in knotted muscles, and every step it took made the ground shake.

Those blood-red eyes stared fixedly at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan could clearly feel—this tiger was stronger than all the Evolved Beasts he had encountered before!

"Interesting..."

Lin Yuan grinned and flexed his wrists.

"Come on."

The Evolved Tiger roared and lunged instantly!

Its speed was so fast that even afterimages could not be seen clearly!

Lin Yuan dodged the first claw by moving to the side and threw a backhand punch at the tiger's abdomen—

"Bang!"

The Evolved Tiger was sent flying several meters, but it immediately flipped over and stood firm, completely unscathed!

"Such tough hide and flesh!"

Excitement flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

The Evolved Tiger lunged again, this time faster, with three consecutive claws tearing at Lin Yuan's vital points!

Instead of retreating, Lin Yuan advanced, rushing directly towards the tiger's claws—

"Shhh!"

The tiger's claws tore his coat, leaving three bloodstains on his shoulder.

But at the same time, Lin Yuan's fist slammed heavily into the Evolved Tiger's neck!

"Bang!!"

The sound of bones cracking rang out!

The Evolved Tiger roared in pain but still counterattacked frantically!

The two fought fiercely in the darkness, and every collision erupted with an astonishing sound.

The more Lin Yuan fought, the more excited he became.

This exhilarating battle made his blood boil!

Three minutes later.

Lin Yuan seized the opportunity, flashed to the top of the Evolved Tiger's head, joined his fists together, and slammed down with all his might!

"Die... for me!!!"

"Boom!!!"

The Evolved Tiger's head exploded directly, and blood splattered everywhere!

The massive corpse fell to the ground with a crash.

Lin Yuan panted heavily, the wound on his shoulder slowly healing.

He squatted down and dug a demon core out of the tiger's corpse—

Fist-sized!

It emitted a strong energy fluctuation, several times brighter than the other demon cores!

"This is the advanced demon core Zhao Meng mentioned..."

Satisfaction flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes, and he carefully put away the demon core.

He stood up and counted today's haul:

Large demon core: 1!

Medium demon cores: 4!

Small demon cores: 5!

A total of 10 demon cores.

Although he didn't find the seven-colored snowflake, his demon core reserves had increased significantly.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and looked into the distance.

"The snowflake matter... we'll talk about it later. Let's collect enough demon cores first."

He turned and left the abandoned zoo, walking towards the villa.

By the time he returned to the villa, it was already completely dark.

Lin Yuan pushed open the door, and the three women immediately came up to greet him.

"Brother Lin Yuan! You're back!"

Ye Qingyue saw the bloodstain on his shoulder and immediately said anxiously, "Are you hurt?!"

"A small injury, it's already healed."

Lin Yuan said indifferently, walking into the living room and sitting down.

Ye Qingxue brought hot water and a towel: "Lin Yuan, wipe yourself off."

Bai Xingli silently observed Lin Yuan's condition.

Lin Yuan took the towel and wiped the bloodstains off his face.

Ye Qingyue asked cautiously: "Brother Lin Yuan, did you... find it?"

She knew that Lin Yuan went out today to search for some kind of special supplies.

Lin Yuan shook his head: "No. That thing is too rare; it's not something you can just find."

He put the 10 demon cores into the system space and then said:

"I won't look for it for now. We'll talk about it if I come across one later."

Bai Xingli analyzed rationally: "That's right. Instead of wasting time blindly searching, it's better to improve our strength first and collect it when the opportunity is right."

Lin Yuan nodded, just as he was about to rest—

Ye Qingxue suddenly said: "Lin Yuan, Qingyue and I... would like to use the villa's generator to charge our phones."

Lin Yuan was stunned: "Phones?"

This suggestion surprised him a little.

It had been over half a month since the Apocalypse; there had been no signal for a long time, so what was the point of charging them?

Ye Qingyue lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly:

"We want to see... if we can contact Mom and Dad..."

Her eyes were already red.

Although they had been with Lin Yuan all this time, the sisters couldn't stop thinking about their parents.

They just didn't dare to bring it up, afraid of upsetting Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan looked at the expectant yet nervous expressions of the two sisters and was silent for a few seconds.

He knew this was the softest part of their hearts.

"You can."

Lin Yuan stood up, "The generator is in the basement, I'll take you there."

Ye Qingyue's eyes lit up: "Really?!"

"Yeah."

Lin Yuan turned and walked towards the basement, and the two sisters immediately followed.

Bai Xingli stood where she was, watching their backs, a flash of complex emotion in her eyes.

She also wanted to contact her own family...

But she knew that with her current status, she wasn't qualified to make such a request.

She could only wait for Lin Yuan to bring it up himself.