Chapter 69: The Crisis of Modern Weaponry

【Water Purification Device】

Supernatural Grade: Second Rank

Effect: can dispel the ominous curse in water, cleanse impurities, turn undrinkable wastewater into drinkable fresh water.

After the Water Purification Device purifies the fresh water, drinking it can partially dispel curse status and slightly increase curse resistance for a short time.

……

"Really? Ordinary water can be purified into holy water!!"

Su Hao nodded satisfactorily.

Afterwards he summoned Da Xiong Mao, took all the basins and buckets from downstairs, and poured out all the water inside the Freshness-Preserving Water Tank.

Next, he picked up the previously prepared water pump, placed the inlet into the bucket, and the outlet onto the Water Purification Device.

And he took out a brand-new energy crystal to power the pump.

After starting the pump, the water in the tank slowly flowed into the Water Purification Device, purified into 'Holy Water' that can dispel curses, and flowed into the Freshness-Preserving Water Tank.

"If we later find a supernatural item with a holy element, wouldn't the purified fresh water be able to inflict special damage on undead creatures, becoming true holy water?"

Su Hao stroked his chin, feeling this possibility was quite high.

In the future, if we find a holy-element supernatural item, after synthesizing it, as long as we retain the Water Purification Device's function of purifying water quality and converting fresh water, there is a high probability of producing genuine holy water.

However, these are matters for later. Su Hao took two bottles of semi-finished holy water, placed them in his Storage Bag, then went out with Da Xiong Mao to collect snow.

…….

In the evening.

After Su Hao and Da Xiong Mao's efforts all day, they finally filled both Storage Bags with snow.

And during the snow collection process, Su Hao used Scarlet Touch 11 times in succession, summoning 33 scarlet tentacles; after refining, he obtained 33 drops of Scarlet Blood.

Now that the work is done, Su Hao again mobilized his remaining mental power, used Scarlet Touch 21 times consecutively, and gained another 63 drops of Scarlet Blood.

Afterwards, Su Hao, with Da Xiong Mao, headed toward the Shelter while popping the Scarlet Blood like candy, dropping one after another into his mouth.

After Su Hao consumed the 99th drop of Scarlet Blood, he hardly felt any further increase from it.

"Looks like we've reached the limit."

Regarding this result, Su Hao felt neither surprised nor disappointed.

On the contrary, after sensing his current physique and mental power, he nodded with a smile.

"With my current physique and mental power, I should be a bit stronger than some Second Rank supernaturals!"

"Others achieve cross-rank battles through various means, but Su Hao directly raised his basic attributes by a full rank!"

Su Hao paused a moment, then continued toward the Shelter, leaving footprints three to four centimeters deep on the ground.

……

Ding-ling-ling!

The next morning, which was the ninth day after the strange descent.

Su Hao's communication bracelet suddenly rang; upon checking, it was a message from Ling Xue'er.

【Ling Xue'er: Big boss big boss, I'm outside your shelter; when do we depart?】

【Su Hao: Wait a moment, I'm coming down now.】

After replying, Su Hao greeted Da Xiong Mao and Xiao Anni, stored the Flaming Fire Dragon Fruit from the fireplace, and walked out of the shelter.

"Big, big boss, what's going on?"

As Su Hao just walked out of the eight-story small building, Ling Xue'er was startled by the thick layer of blood qi covering his body, making her speech a bit incoherent.

"I've made some progress these past two days; let's go."

Su Hao gave a light smile, didn't elaborate further, and walked toward his own aircraft.

I can't tell Ling Xue'er that I've been overindulging in blood these past two days, causing my physique to grow too fast and my qi and blood to surge violently.

As a result, my qi and blood uncontrollably... burst out from my pores...

If Su Hao weren't a blood-flesh controller with stronger control over flesh and blood, his body wouldn't just be coated in a layer of blood qi; it would be completely submerged by it.

Seeing Su Hao didn't want to explain further, Ling Xue'er didn't ask more and followed behind him forward.

"No way!"

But after she had taken just two steps, her footsteps paused slightly, looking at Su Hao's intact body, her eyes widened a little.

From the evening of the day before yesterday to yesterday evening was twenty-four hours, and from yesterday evening to this morning is about twelve hours.

Altogether, that's only about thirty-six hours; the boss's terrifying injuries have healed like this, and his strength has even increased?

"Is the boss really human? That's too fake; what kind of human looks like this..."

"Stop spacing out, let's go."

"Oh, oh oh, okay!"

After hearing Su Hao's urging, Ling Xue'er finally came to her senses, ran to the helicopter in three steps made two, and flew with Su Hao toward that direction.

……

As a flying tool, the helicopter's speed is much faster than ground running.

"If we could get a flying mount, future travel would be convenient."

Watching the forest rapidly recede on the ground, Su Hao couldn't help but sigh.

As for this ordinary helicopter, Su Hao isn't interested in it.

Su Hao knows that not long from now, these high-tech products lacking supernatural grade will be difficult to use normally outside the shelter.

Su Hao clearly remembers that all this happened because of a large-scale bombing on Cherry Blossom Island.

The bombing by Cherry Blossom Nation caused massive destruction to the ocean.

Consequently, a fifth-rank monster octopus then churned endless seawater, instantly flooding a city.

Moreover, in the three months that followed, seawater kept pouring into Cherry Blossom Island, ultimately submerging the island completely in the sea!

After this incident, all of humanity's modern weapons became unusable.

Even other high-tech products, once used in the wild, will aggravate the infection of the ominous curse and also bring misfortune upon oneself.

Thinking about this, Su Hao stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said softly:

"Miss Xue'er, I saw such a piece of news in an ancient book."

"After the strange descent, if these ordinary modern weapons cause large-scale destruction to forbidden zones like the Dark Forest."

"Then all modern weapons will become unusable; even ordinary high-tech products, once used in the wild, will deepen the ominous curse's effect on oneself and also invite misfortune."

"Boss, you're not joking with me, are you? Is this really true?"

After hearing Su Hao's words, Ling Xue'er's face instantly changed color.

After the strange descent, if it weren't for military fire support, the casualties of the Divine Summer people would increase at least tenfold!

Now Su Hao says that modern weapons might become unusable someday in the future; even using ordinary high-tech products will invite the ominous curse and misfortune.

If this really happens, the defenses that Divine Summer has just built will likely collapse by more than half!

Just imagining such a scene, Ling Xue'er's eyes filled with terror.

"That's what the ancient book I obtained says; I cannot guarantee the specifics."

"However, my advice is that you not rely too much on tech products; prepare in advance, and even if that day really arrives, you won't be caught off guard."

Su Hao didn't give Ling Xue'er a precise answer; he couldn't possibly say that, a month later, Cherry Blossom Island would court disaster and cause all the world's tech products to be affected, could he?

All he could do was give the Divine Summer authorities a reminder, hoping they would prepare as soon as possible.

"Sigh! Thanks for the reminder, boss; this matter is too big, I need to report it to the leadership."

Ling Xue'er sighed, took out a communicator, sent a message to a person named Zhuge Yunqi, and reported what Su Hao had said.

Afterwards, she turned her head to look out the window, her expression showing deep loneliness.

Without modern weapons, how many people of Divine Summer can survive in the apocalypse……?