Chapter 29 Night Hunt

In the wilderness under the night sky, the danger level compared to during the day will multiply.

At night, those powerful Radiation Beasts that slumber during the day will awaken, beginning to prowl and hunt in the wilderness.

Moreover, the pitch-black night will be their best ally in concealing themselves.

Even elite hunting teams like Night Slayer rarely opt to hunt at night unless absolutely necessary.

But, as it is said, risk and reward go hand in hand.

Hunting during the day, one might not encounter a single two-star Radiation Beast even after several days.

But at night, with good luck, an excellent sniper might take down one or even multiple two-star Radiation Beasts, possibly even a two-star Radiation Beast Lord!

"However, simply relying on a night vision device and night vision lenses isn't completely safe. Let's wait a bit longer..."

Su Yu looked at his profession panel.

Currently, his Gunsmith profession has been upgraded to level 8, and his Perception of Killing Intent range has increased to within a kilometer radius.

As for the other skills:

Both [Basic Gun Mastery] and [Basic Sniper Skills] have reached this level.

And the improvement of [Wilderness Survival] has been even more rapid.

Frequent hunting in the wild allows Su Yu to gain Wilderness Survival skill experience at a rate nearly two to three times that of his other skills, even more than his Professional Experience.

Setting up camp and cooking a meal in the wilderness both greatly boost Wilderness Survival experience.

As a result, Su Yu's current Wilderness Survival experience has reached level 9, with over 90% of the experience progress bar filled.

"Once these skills and the Gunsmith profession are upgraded to max level, with my physical fitness by that time, plus the bonuses from unlocking professional specialization and skills,"

"leading the Ninth Squad to attempt night hunting will be much safer."

Night hunting yields abundant rewards and equally rich experience points.

My efficiency in upgrading can thus be greatly accelerated, allowing me to enhance my strength quickly enough to rival and even take down the Night Slayer Team captain, Li He!

Just as Su Yu was pondering.

"Creak"

Accompanied by the sound of a door being pushed open, Yang Lie walked back from submitting the loot to convert them into contribution points with a grim expression.

Seeing Yang Lie's expression, the members of the Ninth Squad present all showed slight changes in expression.

"Uncle Yang, did something happen?"

Su Yu also stood up and asked.

Yang Lie nodded and handed Su Yu a card, the contribution point storage card for each hunting team.

Su Yu took the card and glanced at the current Ninth Squad's contribution point balance, immediately understanding the situation, and couldn't help but laugh coldly: "Night Slayer Team, their methods are truly extraordinary!"

The loot accumulated by the Ninth Squad during this period should convert to around three thousand contribution points.

After paying this month's due contribution quota, there should be at least five hundred points remaining.

But now, not only is the contribution point balance on this card completely empty, it even shows a figure of [-500].

This means the Ninth Squad can't even begin accumulating towards next month's contribution point target.

If they don't organize a new round of hunting soon, they might not even meet this month's contribution point requirement!

"How could this be?"

The other members of the Ninth Squad gathered around, looking at the contribution point card Yang Lie brought back, all showing expressions of shock!

"The people in the administration said our loot had too many rotting parts, and plenty of materials were either refused for collection or their appraised value was deliberately lowered!"

Yang Lie gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with humiliation.

He had tried to argue.

But the result of his efforts was being directly ridiculed by the managers at the administration, who even said things like if they're unwilling to stay, they could leave Shelter No. 73.

With the enmity between Night Slayer and the Ninth Squad,

leaving the shelter would surely lead to dire outcomes for the members of the Ninth Squad, evident without even needing to think!

"Captain, if we can't manage, let's fight them!"

A combatant in the Ninth Squad couldn't help but say, his tone filled with grief and anger!

"Fight, huh..."

Hearing his teammate's words, Yang Lie felt a surge of emotion too.

He wanted to prepare comprehensively and then fight to the death.

But it seems now that Night Slayer Team isn't going to give them that chance.

If that's the case, they may as well fight now to cause some trouble for Night Slayer Team.

If they wait any longer, they might be played to death in the wilderness by Night Slayer Team without even shedding blood!

"No."

At this moment,

Su Yu's voice quietly emerged.

His eyes gleamed as he looked at Yang Lie and the others, speaking solemnly: "Uncle Yang, everyone, could you give me half a day to make some preparations?"

"Perhaps we still have a chance to counterattack!"

Looking at Su Yu's serious demeanor.

Yang Lie and others were momentarily stunned, inclined to say that at this point, how could there be a chance for a counterattack?

But remembering the astounding things Su Yu had brought them in those past days, Yang Lie couldn't help but gulp and nod firmly: "Alright, after all, adding half a day won't make much difference."

"Let's listen to Su Yu and wait a bit longer!"

...

"Notes and insights from wilderness exploration?"

In Li Mao's dorm at the Ninth Squad's base.

After hearing Su Yu's purpose, Li Mao was baffled.

He had already heard about the troubles facing the Ninth Squad and felt extremely anxious and worried, yet he couldn't think of anything he could do to help.

When Su Yu approached him,

Li Mao was actually quite pleased, ready to exert all his strength to assist his teammates, but unexpectedly, Su Yu's request was to guide him through survival insights during wilderness exploration?

How could these things help solve the current predicament of the Ninth Squad?

Li Mao was full of confusion, but seeing Su Yu's earnest and sincere demeanor, he ultimately did not refuse and conscientiously recalled his years of exploration and hunting experience in the wilderness, sharing it with Su Yu in detail.

Su Yu, on his side, listened attentively, focused.

Listening and recording.

Until Li Mao had almost finished speaking, feeling that he'd shared all his insights.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations, you have upgraded a Professional Skill: Wilderness Survival to the maximum level. Based on your Professional Skill, a Professional Specialization has been drawn... Drawing completed!]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Professional Specialization: Wilderness Perception!]

[Wilderness Perception]

[Type: Professional Specialization · Passive]

[Effect: When in the wilderness, your perception of danger is enhanced, allowing you to detect crises earlier and find a correct path for yourself or your team!]