Dawn of a New Era-Chapter 435 - 409: Spoils of War

Not long after, Chen Shouyi arrived at the place where the battle had taken place not too long ago.

His bow was still lying here.

Earlier, as soon as he sensed something was off, he escaped immediately and didn’t have the spare mind to pick up the war bow.

At this moment, his eyes took in a scene of an entire block turned into ruins, a complete mess.

The road was uneven, even fractured in places, and every few meters, there was a massive crater dug out by the God of Hunting’s giant hand, large enough to fit a bus.

The buildings on both sides were all damaged, walls covered in cracks, on the verge of collapsing.

The God of Hunting’s terrifying power made Chen Shouyi’s hair stand on end.

He found the place where he had fought with the demigod-level fierce bird.

The original twenty-something story office building had completely disappeared, replaced by a hill-like sand dune, burying both the demigod’s corpse and the war bow.

He bent down and grabbed a handful.

Fine sand seeped through his fingers, fluttering like dust.

He gauged the rough location of the divine corpse and walked forward step by step. Under the force of his willpower, countless tiny particles of dust swiftly parted to the sides, forming a path.

In only ten meters, it took him nearly a minute.

Soon, he saw the demigod’s corpse.

He bent down and reached out to grab it, finding it difficult to budge. He immediately used both hands and finally dragged it out.

The entire fierce bird lay horizontally on the ground, almost three meters tall.

Excluding the head, it was four meters long, with two huge wings. Chen Shouyi estimated its weight at five or six tons.

Previously, in its transformed state, it didn’t feel this way, but now he realized the weight was astounding.

The corpse was still warm, occasionally twitching with astonishing force, showing its strong and vigorous life force.

The God of Hunting did not take this demigod corpse with him, clearly considering it beneath his notice.

However, Chen Shouyi would not let it go to waste.

Though the demigod’s flesh wouldn’t immediately boost his strength, it was a rare tonic.

After drinking a bellyful of divine blood, running for two to three hours without stopping, his body still felt warm and invigorated, as if injected with adrenaline, without any trace of fatigue, his stamina inexhaustible.

If he could eat like this every day while practicing the thirty-six forms of horizontal training, he believed his power would progress even faster.

Moreover, for his parents and sister, at least until they reached Martial Master level, the demigod’s divine blood would still be useful.

He placed the divine corpse to the side.

He searched through the ruins for a while and finally found the war bow.

The war bow was completely undamaged.

Such a Martial Master level war bow was indeed durable, suitable for various extreme conditions.

Chen Shouyi then scrutinized the enormous divine corpse, feeling uncertain.

If he took it all, it was over ten kilometers to the Safe Zone, and dragging it back to the bunker would take several hours, and it would be dawn by then.

The situation in the Safe Zone was still unknown, with the sound of guns and cannons occasionally echoing in the distance. He didn’t dare to waste any time.

But leaving it here, he feared it would be taken by the Barbarians if found.

"Forget it, I’ll take a portion and bury the rest, then report the situation here based on how things unfold."

He didn’t consider hoarding it for himself; the quantity was too much for him to consume in a lifetime, and excess would be wasted. Whereas if given to the government, scientifically refined might increase the number of Martial Artists and Great Martial Artists, even possibly producing one or two Martial Master level members.

Moreover, he’d earn merit points.

Between the divine blood and marrow of a True God.

Chen Shouyi naturally chose the latter.

He drew his sword and slashed at one of the corpse’s large legs.

The demigod’s flesh was extremely tough, and its muscles instinctively resisted when injured. It took all his strength to cut halfway before getting stuck.

The flesh was manageable, but the bones took significant effort. The demigod’s bones appeared translucent and unbelievably hard; Chen Shouyi had to chop a dozen times to finally sever it.

If not for his sword’s special material, an ordinary sword would have been blunted or broken long ago.

Compared to the ease when transformed, he felt somewhat weak facing a demigod in his ordinary state.

"Whew, finally cut through."

Chen Shouyi exhaled a long breath.

The entire leg probably weighed five to six hundred pounds, the thickest part a foot in diameter, two meters long, with beautiful, iridescent feathers covering its surface. Even in death, it emitted faint energy waves, appearing remarkably striking.

He reburied the divine corpse with fine sand.

Then hefted the gigantic bird leg onto his shoulder and quickly left the area.

...

Even though it was already dawn, sporadic battles continued, though intermittent, with low intensity, and few Barbarians in sight.

On his way back, Chen Shouyi only encountered one Barbarian, which he easily dealt with.

A few minutes later, he returned to the Safe Zone.

He did not immediately return to the bunker but first went to his villa, where he stored the bird leg in the basement.

...

"Xing Yue, open the door!"

Chen Shouyi called gently, waking everyone instantly.

His aunt, who shared a bed with Mrs. Chen, immediately got up to open the door: "Shouyi, you’re back. Are you hurt?"

"I only ran into ordinary Barbarians, how could I get hurt? Aunt, you haven’t slept yet?" Chen Shouyi said energizingly.

He naturally only met ordinary Barbarians, though he had almost encountered two Barbarian Gods, narrowly making it back. Of course, he wouldn’t mention this to his family and relatives, avoiding needless worry.

"I’m a light sleeper. I’ll get you some hot water to wash your face and feet!" said his aunt.

Mrs. Chen spoke, "Sister-in-law, don’t trouble yourself. Let him do it himself."

"Yes, Aunt, I’ll handle it," Chen Shouyi quickly said, "Get back in bed, it’s cold. Don’t catch a cold."

But after a lengthy debate, Chen Shouyi couldn’t persuade her and allowed it to proceed.

"Brother, how is it outside?" Chen Xingyue asked.

"I’m not sure either, let’s see tomorrow," Chen Shouyi replied. The God of Hunting’s odd behavior today sparked a sliver of hope within him; perhaps there would be a breakthrough tomorrow.

He quickly washed up and lay down in bed.

The briefcase beside him quietly unzipped, and the Shell Lady scurried into Chen Shouyi’s covers like a little mouse.

Feeling the Shell Lady’s movement, Chen Shouyi, seeking to avoid alerting his sharp-eared sister, dipped his head under the covers and whispered:

"Are you hungry?"

It had been tough for her these past few days.

"A little bit hungry!"

"Then how about eating tomorrow?"

Perhaps sensing the tense atmosphere these days, the Shell Lady nodded obediently and asked, "Good Giant, am I being good?"

"You’re the best?"

"But you smell!" The Shell Lady said, covering her nose.

His face darkened; with no running water now, he couldn’t even take a shower if he wanted.

"You’ll get used to it, now sleep!"

"Okay!"