Starting from the office buildings we kept passing through

Chapter 16 The Mysterious Bat

The sound was extremely sharp and piercing.

"Damn it, who's yelling like that in the middle of the night?"

Some people have a terrible temper when they wake up; they start cursing before they even open their eyes.

In an instant, everyone in the building was awakened from their sleep, and the once quiet building suddenly became lively.

On the eighteenth floor, in Chen Hao's office, Chen Hao woke up immediately and quickly got up from the ground.

Beside him, Xiaotian also opened his eyes and quickly stood up.

"What time is it?"

Chen Hao asked Zhao Long, who had gotten up almost at the same time as him.

"2:30."

Zhao Long glanced at the mechanical watch in his hand, rubbed his eyes, and yawned as he answered.

"I wonder who it is that's making such a racket in the middle of the night instead of sleeping."

Liu Zhan got up as well, muttering curses under his breath.

Then, even more people were woken up.

Because the shrill cry not only didn't stop, but continued indefinitely.

"It might not be a person."

Chen Hao had already reached the window and was looking out with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhan was taken aback at first, then immediately ran to Chen Hao's side and looked out the window.

In the sky, the full moon, round as a disc, cast countless silver rays, draping the dark forest in a silver cloak.

Also bathed in silver light were a group of flying creatures.

They were so numerous that they circled in the sky above the forest, forming an unsettling ring.

In the center of the circle, there is a very large flying creature that looks like a bat.

Every now and then, this giant bat would swoop down into the forest, grab a gift, and fly high into the sky.

After draining their prey of blood from the sky, they would drop the carcass down.

Then, a layer of bloody light would emerge from the giant bat, which was quite strange.

Those piercing noises came from the mouths of these bats.

Seeing this, many people in the building fell silent, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

This scene was simply too much of a challenge to their understanding.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and the swarm of bats dispersed.

"Alright, that's all, everyone go to sleep."

Seeing this, Chen Hao clapped his hands and told everyone to go back to sleep.

"Yes," the crowd responded in varying degrees of disharmony.

Of course, not everyone can fall asleep immediately after watching that scene.

For example, Zhao Long.

"Brother Chen, can you shoot down that giant bat-like monster?"

Zhao Long approached Chen Hao and asked in a low voice.

"It depends. If the distance is relatively close, the chances are quite good."

Chen Hao said.

"That's good."

Zhao Long received a satisfactory answer and breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Hao's expression hardened slightly as he watched Zhao Long's retreating figure.

He wasn't sure, but he couldn't say it.

He had carefully observed the large bat; its wingspan definitely exceeded ten meters. But that wasn't the key point. The key point was the layer of blood-red light on its body.

That's something that ordinary creatures simply can't possess.

"Extraordinary beings?"

Chen Hao thought to himself.

"It's best to avoid it."

Then, Chen Hao cleared his mind and fell asleep.

I slept and it was morning.

"Clang, clang," as the sun rose again, the fire in the office was lit.

Some people took out the meat strips they had smoked the day before and started grilling them.

Some people took the inner pot of the rice cooker, added rice and water, and started cooking porridge.

The porridge cooked quickly, and Chen Hao filled a bowl to the brim. Paired with slightly salty roasted tiger meat, the taste was quite good.

After Chen Hao, it was people like Zhao Long.

Last comes the others, and they only get a small bowl.

Unconsciously, class strata have already been defined.

But that's exactly what Chen Hao wanted.

Without comparison, who would be willing to risk their life to go hunting in the jungle with you?

Who wouldn't want to stay peacefully at home, where they can have food and drink?

"Let me out! Give me food, I'm starving!"

Just as everyone was having breakfast, a voice begging for mercy came from the manager's office, which was blocked.

"Chen Hao, I was wrong. I'll listen to you from now on. Please give me something to eat."

His voice was weak and listless, clearly indicating that he was indeed hungry.

Upon hearing this sound, many people gloated.

"Haha, serves you right for not listening to Brother Chen. Now you know you were wrong, don't you?"

"I know, I know, I was wrong. Please, Chen Hao, give me something to eat."

Hearing the other party's pleas, many people were moved with compassion.

But no one moved; they all looked at Chen Hao.

Under everyone's gaze, Chen Hao smiled and said, "Let them out."

With his order, someone immediately removed the door blocking the manager's office.

The four people inside immediately ran out.

Seeing the strips of meat beside the campfire and smelling the rich aroma of meat in the air, the four men kept swallowing their saliva, their eyes shining, and their stomachs rumbling like thunder.

"Can I have a bite?"

One of them said cautiously.

Chen Hao shook his head and said, "No, this is the result of everyone's hard work. You didn't do anything, so why should you eat it?"

"I'm the one who agrees, you ask everyone else if they agree too?"

"No."

Someone immediately shouted.

"No, that won't do. We've worked so hard to marinate and smoke all this meat. Why should we let you eat it for free?"

A female colleague chimed in.

Then more and more people started shouting.

The four people were startled and huddled together, not daring to look at the crowd.

Seeing this, Chen Hao smiled.

This is the power of numbers.

As long as he stands on the side with the majority, the rest of the people won't be able to cause any trouble, and will even be quickly assimilated.

If you don't join, you'll only be squeezed out.

"Of course, we've finally gotten to know each other. As long as you work with everyone, you'll be able to eat meat at noon."

"I'll do it, I'll do it."

The four of them immediately replied.

They were afraid that if they hesitated even for a second, Chen Hao would change his mind.

After finishing their meal, everyone continued eating.

The four men looked at the crowd and couldn't help but swallow hard.

Some of the women who were originally frowning while eating their barbecue relaxed their brows considerably after seeing the four men's behavior.

Contentment and happiness are relative concepts.

After finishing his meal, Chen Hao didn't go downstairs immediately, but instead practiced archery for a while.

He practiced for an hour or two after he came back last night.

A stationary target, within 30 meters, can be shot very accurately.

After all, his body has undergone comprehensive enhancement, and his hand-eye coordination is much better than that of the average person.

Once he gets his hands on a bow and arrow, he can master it much faster than the average person.

When the target is moving, accuracy becomes less reliable.

"Throw."

A plank was thrown out, and Chen Hao quickly locked onto it, drawing his bow and shooting an arrow.

"Smack!" Missed.

"continue."

And so, some people threw wooden planks, some picked up arrows for Chen Hao, and most people ate while watching Chen Hao practice archery.

"Brother Chen is so handsome."

"Yes, he's so charming. How come I never noticed before?"

"You can argue with that. If I had known, I would have let him take me home at the last party."

A group of women gathered together, whispering about Chen Hao.

Chen Hao has now become a hot commodity in the eyes of women.

After practicing for half an hour, Chen Hao rested for a while and then led a group of people downstairs.

They didn't take everyone down with them; they left a few people here to guard the firewood and smoke the meat, in case someone came to steal it.

After Chen Hao and the others left, they moved the table over to block the door, refusing to open it for anyone who wasn't one of their own.

As I went downstairs, I could see that there were many people in the hallway.

Seemingly starving after a day, some people finally decided to venture out into the jungle to hunt.