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Barely ten minutes into his training—

A new internal energy thread quietly condensed and merged into his lower abdomen.

The eighth internal energy thread had been successfully acquired. Now, only the ninth remained. Once fully condensed, as per the description of the Heavy Leg Technique, he would be able to use all nine threads to enhance his entire body, qualifying him to advance to the second level.

Yu Hong was eager.

So far, the Heavy Leg Technique had only boosted his low sweeping kick strength, but other vulnerabilities remained. Without protective gear, he doubted he could defeat a well-armed soldier.

Of course, he had a gun now too, so in an actual fight, it would just come down to who was faster and more accurate—making the Heavy Leg Technique somewhat pointless.

After gulping down a large glass of water, Yu Hong set the cup aside and relished the growing strength in his body, his mood considerably improved.

Over the past few days, he had poured all his time and energy into fortifying Great luminous Stones and rune arrays to guard against the Whisperers. Even silver rune arrays—which were far more advanced—had been strengthened.

Now that those reinforcements were complete and everything had returned to normal, he finally had the mental space to experiment with a long-standing idea.

Enhancing the Detection Device

Seated near the door, Yu Hong picked up a Red Value Detector and placed one hand on its surface.

“Enhance the Red Value Detector. Focus: Greater detection strength, improved sensitivity, higher durability.”

If he only optimized it for Whisperer detection, it wouldn’t be worth the effort. Other threats with high concealment abilities were bound to emerge in the future. A generalized upgrade would be the best approach.

This was his thought process.

Shortly after, black lines emerged, and a countdown timer flashed on the device’s screen:

“5 hours, 12 minutes.”

“Not bad.” Yu Hong nodded in satisfaction.

Just as he was about to confirm the enhancement, a sudden thought flashed through his mind.

He paused.

Retracting his hand, he stood up, grabbed a sheet of white paper, and a charcoal pencil. This was part of a bulk supply of paper he had purchased from Li Runshan’s supply team—a full thousand sheets, ensuring he wouldn’t run out anytime soon.

Holding the paper, Yu Hong quickly scrawled a title:

“Countermeasures Against Whisperer Attacks”

Then, he meticulously wrote down every piece of information he had gathered from Li Runshan:

Final Stage Outbreaks:

When a Whisperer reaches its final stage, it will fully erupt.

To counter this, a large quantity of Greater Luminous Stones is needed.

Attack Mechanism:

The primary mode of attack is sound-based communication.

The infection process follows this sequence:

Hearing a Whisperer’s voice

Responding

The Whisperer successfully takes residence within the responder.

Corpse as a Vessel:

Whisperers require a corpse as a host.

From the corpse’s location, it selects targets within a set range.

After ensuring he had written everything down clearly and comprehensively, Yu Hong set the charcoal pencil aside and reviewed his work.@@novelbin@@

Then, he placed his hand on the paper.

“Enhance the Whisperer Countermeasures. Focus: Completing the information to perfection.”

A surge of anticipation welled up within him. If this enhancement succeeded, it would mean any future threat could be addressed using the same method—analyzing data, integrating information, and refining strategies through Black Mark enhancements. ŖɴỘ฿ĘS̈

However—

A black flash.

“Insufficient completeness.”The Black Mark’s feedback echoed in his ears.

Yu Hong’s heart skipped a beat.

“Incomplete?”

He recalled the experience of enhancing the Heavy Leg Technique and decided to try again—this time without specifying a detailed enhancement direction.

Placing his hand back on the paper, he simply thought:

“Enhance the Whisperer Countermeasures.”

No specifics, just a general command.

A moment later—

A black line flowed from the Black Mark on his hand, seeping into the paper.

“Enhancement available. Confirm?”

Success!

Yu Hong couldn’t suppress a smile.

His eyes locked onto the newly appeared countdown timer on the paper:

“3 hours, 56 minutes.”

“Only four hours!”

Without hesitation, he confirmed the enhancement.

A hissing sound.

The countdown on the paper began to tick, with the numbers decreasing by one minute, marking the official start of the timer.

Yu Hong let out a breath of relief, carefully picked up the paper, and placed it away from the fireplace. He pressed it down with two rune array wooden boards to keep it safe.

Then, he quickly put on his outfit and went outside to gather firewood and dig for wild vegetables.

Four hours wasn’t a long time. By the time Yu Hong returned and sorted the firewood and wild vegetables into separate piles, the countdown was almost over.

With anticipation, he took out the paper and laid it flat on the wooden table, waiting in silence.

The final minute of the countdown remained frozen on the paper.

Any moment now.

Soon, he would finally be able to confirm whether this method could truly yield the desired results.

Yu Hong was filled with expectation.

Because if this method worked, it would mean he could fully utilize the Black Mark to gather and integrate various pieces of information, ultimately finding a more complete and effective way to resolve the Black Disaster!

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Stone House at the Post Office

Li Runshan had gone out to gather vegetables and had yet to return.

Left alone in the stone house, Aisena sat at the wooden table, bored, absentmindedly playing with a small wooden figurine.

She twisted the figurine’s arms back and forth, as if making it spin.

Creak.

One spin.

Creak, creak.

Two spins.

Creak, creak, creak.

Three—

Suddenly, Aisena’s hands froze.

She stared blankly at the figurine.

Just now, she hadn’t moved its arms at all.

Then… where had that sound come from?

Her small face lifted as she looked toward the window.

There was nothing outside.

Without hesitation, Aisena jumped off the chair, ran to the bed, and wrapped herself tightly in the Luminous Stone Blanket. Clutching the wooden figurine, she curled up on the bed, hiding.

She pulled the blanket over her head completely, staying silent, her face calm, waiting for time to pass.

Ten minutes later.

Still, nothing unusual happened outside.

Aisena didn’t remove the blanket and continued hiding.

But just then, she heard footsteps—coming from outside the house.

The sound grew closer.

Under the Luminous Stone Blanket’s protection, she couldn’t hear the eerie voices of the Whisperers, so she knew the footsteps weren’t from them.

Still, she didn’t move. She remained hidden, perfectly still.

Tap, tap, tap.

The footsteps approached, stopping at the door.

Then, the sound of a key sliding into the lock.

A faint click.

The door opened.

Then—bang!

It shut again, locked from the inside.

“Aisena, I’m back!”

Her father, Li Runshan’s voice, rang out with a warm laugh.

“Daddy!!”

Aisena threw off the Luminous Stone Blanket, her face lighting up with joy, and leaped off the bed, calling out.

Silence.

But the sight before her made the smile on her face slowly fade.

The stone house was empty.

No father.

No voice.

Only beams of light filtered through the cracks in the window, illuminating floating dust particles in the air.

The room was completely silent.

“…Daddy?” Aisena called out cautiously.

(Tl Note :- Noooooooooooo , curse u Whisperer, foul Whisperer…)

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Under the Lamplight

Yu Hong stared intently at the fading paper before him.

The text on the white paper blurred momentarily—then sharpened again.

New lines of writing emerged. Smaller. Denser. More precise.

The title remained unchanged:

“Countermeasures Against Whisperer Attacks.”

Below, the details expanded, still based on what he had originally written.

But now, new information had been added.

For example:

• The exact Red Value range of a Whisperer outbreak: Upper limit: 10,000. Lower limit: 3,000.

• The range of the Whisperer’s host—it could actually spread within a three-kilometer radius, not just one kilometer as Li Runshan had previously stated.

• The infection process wasn’t just about asking and responding—it was more severe.

• If anyone made any sound within five seconds after hearing a Whisperer’s voice, they would be considered infected.

Yu Hong read on, his expression growing heavier.

And then—

At the bottom of the paper, a warning appeared in blood-red text:

“Warning: Once a Whisperer has killed over 10,000 medium to large lifeforms, it will undergo an evolutionary transformation and enter its Second Form. This transformation will trigger when all existing hosts within its range are destroyed. Its manifestation is—”

Yu Hong’s mind flashed back to what Li Runshan had told him:

“This time, Yuhe City suffered terribly. The sudden outbreak of Whisperer apparitions killed at least 200,000 people. The entire Hope City fell into ruin within days—completely abandoned.”

200,000 people?!

“Wait—200,000 deaths should have triggered the Second Form! But when we burned the bus, why didn’t we see it?!”

A shiver ran down Yu Hong’s spine.

Then, realization struck him like lightning.

“The Second Form only appears when all hosts in its range have been wiped out. But we didn’t see it back then, which means—”

“We didn’t burn all the hosts!!!”

Disaster!

Yu Hong shot to his feet, grabbed a wooden board to pin down the paper, and snatched up a Silver Rune Array, preparing to rush out and warn Li Runshan.

If Li Runshan died, Yu Hong would be completely alone.

No supply chains.

No communication with the outside world.

Nothing.

And Aisena…

Despite all the horrors he had witnessed, he refused to let that bright, cheerful girl die because of a single oversight.

Bang!

Yu Hong slammed the wooden door shut behind him.

Equipping every rune array he had, gripping his wolf-tooth club, he rushed toward the post office.

(End of Chapter)