Just after Chen Ye finished speaking, a large fat fish could be seen swimming out from the group of competing fish, wagging its head and tail.

It swam slowly, as if taking a leisurely stroll in the lake water, all the way until it was close to the shore.

Under the stunned gazes of all the survivors, the fat-headed fish leaped fiercely from the water and landed directly on the bank.

This fish wasn't as big as the one Iron Lion had caught, but it was sufficiently plump.

The entire fish was about seven to eight meters long.

Under the sunlight, it was sleek and robust, its scales glinting, and it looked quite beautiful.

"What? No one is going to handle it?"

Seeing everyone on the scene looking rather foolish, Chen Ye spoke directly.

Only then did a few people run out from the crowd...

Of course, as these people passed by Chen Ye, each one kept their head bowed low, not daring to look up at all.

When two of them passed by Chen Ye, he could even see their hands trembling slightly.

Naturally, a few survivors couldn't handle this fish.

It was Iron Lion who stepped in, punching a hole in the fish's head with one blow.

Chen Ye just felt the technique was truly rough.

Each person's method of catching fish was different.

Iron Lion's was the most straightforward and forceful.

Ding Dong's was the most brutal.

The Pink-haired Girl's was the most convenient and even had an ethereal, fairy-like quality.

Only Chen Ye's method of catching fish, from start to finish, exuded a strange, eerie flavor.

Others' methods at least had some traceable logic.

At least one could understand how it worked.

But for ordinary people, Chen Ye just glanced at the lake, and a big fat fish swam out from the water.

Those who witnessed this scene felt an increased fear towards Chen Ye's strangeness.

"Mr. Chen is indeed..."

A survivor wanted to offer a couple of comments but was immediately cut off.

"Are you crazy? How dare you comment on Mr. Chen? Shut up quickly!"

The Pink-haired Girl stared at Chen Ye's sunglasses for a long time before mumbling, "Your ability is pretty scary! Is this..."

"Symbiosis Sequence, considered a reserve-level Wonder symbiosis."

Chen Ye didn't hide it from Sun Xixi.

After all, they were in the same convoy, and she would find out sooner or later.

As for the deeper, more specific details, those definitely couldn't be spoken about openly;she would have to discover them herself.

That night back at Rong City Second Elementary School when he killed Wu Jianshan.

Although the Pink-haired Girl also saw the abnormality in Chen Ye's left eye, the environment at that time simply didn't allow for further discussion.

Later, when Chen Ye used the Blood Eye to deal with the small group, the Pink-haired Girl wasn't present then either.

Therefore, this was essentially the first time the Pink-haired Girl had seen Chen Ye use his ability.

She had wanted to ask before but had some reservations, afraid Chen Ye might not want to talk about it.

Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, she asked what she wanted to know.

The girl opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately said nothing, only her eyes holding a mix of wariness and concern.

The wariness was because Chen Ye's ability was truly unpredictable and hard to guard against.

It was an ability the girl couldn't comprehend.

The concern was because, in the end, those of the Symbiosis Sequence either go mad or turn into new Anomalies.

Chen Ye only felt a slight stinging pain in his left eye.

The Blood Eye, which hadn't fully fused with his body yet, always caused various kinds of discomfort with each use.

Overuse could even cause Blood Tears to flow.

If possible, Chen Ye would rather not have used the Blood Eye's ability in a situation like the one just now.

But there was no choice;the Blood Eye's ability was just too useful.

Once you used it, it was a bit hard to refuse the feeling of manipulating that mysterious power.

For the rest of the day, the camp was very lively.

Apart from Chen Ye, Chu Che, and the other Superhumans.

Almost all the survivors in the camp were mobilized by Xue Nan and Student Xiao Fu.

Close to forty people, each with their own assigned task.

A smile appeared on everyone's face.

This time, there was enough fish, so everyone could get a decent share.

It wasn't that Chen Ye and the others didn't want to catch more fish.

It was just that the vehicles' carrying capacity was truly limited.

Moreover, even if they made smoked fish, it only extended the shelf life a bit;storing it for a long time would be very difficult under current conditions.

Some people took advantage of noon to leave the protective shield area to chop wood.

As a result, a few people chopped for half a day and only brought back one tree.

Iron Lion couldn't stand watching and stepped in to help directly.

This guy transformed one hand into an axe, and with one swing, a tree the size of a bowl's mouth fell.

Iron Lion even chopped off all the branches.

With Iron Lion's help, in just two hours, they secured all the wood needed for smoking the fish.

Xue Nan then had people build a large, simple smoking rack.

Then they encountered another troublesome issue.

The ordinary knives of the survivors simply couldn't completely cut through the scales of those fish.

Just killing these fish had already broken several of the survivors' knives, which pained them greatly.

So, Iron Lion was sent as the representative to borrow Chen Ye's knife.

"Hey, Iron Lion, did those people send you over again? Aren't you just too easy-going?"

"Hehe... It's fine, I'm just idle anyway!"

"Then why not go ask Sun Xixi to borrow hers?"

"Her sword doesn't look very suitable for this!"

What 'not very suitable'? That sword clearly didn't look like it was meant for butchering fish.

While Chen Ye's machete looked like it was made for rough work.

"How did you handle yesterday's fish?"

"Yesterday's fish didn't have such hard scales. The one you caught today, and the one I caught, both have particularly hard scales."

"You mean you can't handle it?"

"Oh right, hehe... Then never mind, I'll manage!"

Iron Lion walked back rather foolishly.

His Flesh and Blood Armament could also transform into a blade.

He probably hadn't thought of that before coming;someone just told him to come borrow it, so he came.

This guy was getting dumber and dumber.

Moreover, Chen Ye usually didn't treat this machete with much regard.

Compared to the longsword Sun Xixi treasured like a baby.

Many survivors had seen Chen Ye using this machete for all sorts of tasks.

When eating meat, this machete was the carving knife.

When needing parts from other vehicles, this machete was the cutting tool.

When a bonfire was needed, this blade returned to its essential work.

Sometimes when his toenails were too long, Chen Ye would squat on the side and use this blade to trim them.

Even when his hair got too long, Chen Ye would just chop it off with the machete.

In short, Chen Ye's blade simply didn't receive the treatment a Wonder deserved.

This was also why everyone thought of Chen Ye's machete first.

But in the end, Chen Ye still gave Iron Lion this face.

He tossed the machete to Iron Lion for him to use.

If it were anyone else, Chen Ye definitely wouldn't lend it.

Hatred didn't have any taboo about being lent to others for a period of time.

And so, starting from noon, the entire camp was filled with smoke and fire.

The survivors lit the freshly cut branches, and because they weren't completely dry, large amounts of smoke rose as soon as they were ignited.

Chen Ye vaguely remembered watching a documentary on making smoked fish once;the process was quite complex.

But now, they lacked everything!

Therefore, the apocalypse version of smoked fish was much simpler.

They just placed large chunks of fish meat over the fire to smoke.

Just like back in the desert, faced with so much Camel Meat.

Everyone, pushed to desperation, simply buried the Camel Meat in the sand.

Although it tasted terrible.

But after eating it a lot, it developed a unique flavor.

Even at night, the fires in the camp weren't extinguished.

Regarding this, Chen Ye specifically asked Chu Che if doing so might cause problems.

"If there's a problem, I'll notify everyone immediately, don't worry!"

Although Chu Che seemed to be sitting calmly, he was also constantly worried that making smoked fish might attract other Anomalies.

But fortunately, their luck had been good recently, and Chu Che hadn't sensed any Anomalies approaching.

At night.

Chen Ye tried to operate the Observing the Blood Moon Breathing Technique.

After advancing to Sequence 2, the enhancement effect of this breathing technique was no longer as obvious as it was during Sequence 1.

It seemed a more potent method was needed.

He asked the System about the Slaughter Points required to upgrade the Observing the Blood Moon Breathing Technique.

The System's answer was one hundred thousand Slaughter Points.

Seeing this number, Chen Ye was simply left speechless.

As his Sequence increased, the System was becoming more and more of a lion opening its mouth wide.

However, that night, Fairy Lake didn't show any abnormalities. Perhaps yesterday was just good luck, happening to be the right day to witness the wondrous sight of Fairy Lake.

On the afternoon of the third day, the convoy set off.

When the convoy departed, whether it was Chen Ye's Apocalyptic Pickup Truck, or Captain Chu and Sun Xixi's off-road vehicle.

Or Iron Lion's school bus, all carried a strong smell of fish. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Especially Ding Dong's panel van.

Over half of the cargo compartment was filled with fish meat, and even the sides of the vehicle were hung with fish.

Chen Ye wasn't much better off either;the sides and top of his vehicle were also hung with or loaded with fish meat.

Never mind the vehicles.

Even the survivors themselves carried the smell of fish.

Before leaving, Chen Ye even specifically fetched water to take a bath.

But he still couldn't wash off the fishy smell.

On the second day after leaving Fairy Lake, Chu Che sent word that the large convoy wasn't far from the Fair Convoy, and everyone should prepare for contact.