85: Chapter 85 Post-War Distribution

The Void Sniper's corpse completely vanished.

Those golden fragments scattered across the ground, emitting a faint glow in the sunlight.

Chen Mo crouched down, picked up the largest piece, and examined it against the light.

Tiny runes floated within the fragment, unlike any fragment he had seen before.

【Void Realm Core Fragment · A-grade】

【Can be used to refine spatial items】

He put the fragment away and stood up.

Hawkeye was still standing where he was, watching him.

"How do you intend to handle these things?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment.

"What do you need?"

Hawkeye was taken aback.

"What?"

"The loot," Chen Mo said. "You have a share too."

Hawkeye was silent for a few seconds.

Then he smiled.

The smile was complex—as if surprised, yet also relieved.

"I only need one thing."

He pointed to a certain fragment on the ground.

"That one, the Sniper Core."

Chen Mo looked down.

It was a fist-sized golden crystal with an irregular shape, but the runes floating inside were particularly dense.

The runes were arranged in a certain pattern, resembling the crosshairs of a scope.

He picked it up and handed it to Hawkeye.

Hawkeye took it and examined it carefully.

"This is it," he said. "With this, my sniper rifle can be upgraded."

He put the core away and looked up at Chen Mo.

"The rest are all yours."

Chen Mo nodded.

He began to pick up the fragments.

One, two, three.

Fifteen in total.

Adding the Void Realm core obtained earlier, this harvest was quite substantial.

He put them into his backpack and turned to walk toward the pickup truck.

Hawkeye followed.

"Where do you plan to go next?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment.

"Back."

Hawkeye looked at him.

"Don't you want anything else? Intelligence, supplies, or people?"

Chen Mo shook his head.

"No need."

He sat in the driver's seat and started the engine.

Hawkeye stood outside the car window.

"Then I owe you a favor," he said. "When you need it in the future, come to Highway 17 and find me. My people will help you."

Chen Mo looked at him.

"Your people?"

Hawkeye nodded.

"I have a squad. Not big, but they are all experts."

He paused.

"If you want, you can join too."

Chen Mo was silent for a few seconds.

Then he shook his head.

"I'm used to being alone."

Hawkeye did not insist.

He just nodded.

"Then stay in touch."

He turned and walked toward his own SUV.

Chen Mo pressed the accelerator.

The pickup truck drove toward the path they came from.

In the rearview mirror, Hawkeye's car became smaller and smaller, finally disappearing on the horizon.

Lin Wei was in the passenger seat, watching him.

"Why didn't you join?"

Chen Mo did not speak.

He just watched the road ahead.

Why?

Because he was used to being alone.

Because those who followed him were prone to dying.

Because he was Chen Mo.

A lone wolf.

The pickup truck drove on the gray road.

The sky grew dark.

The Ghost Night was coming again.

But Chen Mo was not afraid.

Because he had friends.

People willing to help him.

A reason to live.

Three hours later, he returned to the Farmhouse.

He parked the car in the yard and turned off the engine.

Lin Wei went into the Basement.

Chen Mo did not go in.

He sat on the steps in the yard, took out those fragments, and studied them one by one.

Void Realm core.

Sniper Core.

And over a dozen ordinary A-grade fragments.

These things could be exchanged for quite a lot of supplies.

But he didn't want to exchange them.

He wanted to keep them.

Perhaps one day, he could use them.

He picked up the Void Realm core and examined it against the light.

The runes inside were flowing slowly; every time they completed a cycle, a faint light flashed.

【Void Realm Core · A-grade】

【Effect: Can be used to refine spatial items, or used directly to gain temporary spatial teleportation ability】

【Direct use effect: Can perform three spatial teleports within 10 seconds, each distance not exceeding fifty meters】

【Materials disappear after use】

Chen Mo looked at that line of text.

Spatial teleportation.

Three times within ten seconds.

If he used this, combined with the Infiltrator and Eerie Power Burst, he could almost instantly appear at any location.

But the Materials would disappear after use.

Use it now, or keep it?

He thought for a moment and put the core away.

Not using it now.

Use it when needed.

He picked up the Sniper Core again.

【Sniper Core · A-grade】

【Effect: Can be used to refine sniper-type weapons, or used directly to increase long-range attack accuracy】

【Direct use effect: Within 30 seconds, any long-range attack will hit the target】

【Materials disappear after use】

Guaranteed hit.

Within thirty seconds, any long-range attack is a guaranteed hit.

If he used this, combined with Hawkeye's sniper rifle, there would be almost no enemy he couldn't kill.

But likewise, it would be gone once used.

Chen Mo put the core away.

Now is not the time to use it.

He packed up all the fragments, stood up, and walked into the Basement.

Lin Wei was already asleep.

He did not wake her, but just sat at the workbench, took out the blank notebook, and began to record.

【Today's Harvest】

1. Void Realm Core × 1

2. Sniper Core × 1

3. A-grade fragments × 15 (approximately equal to 150 f-grade fragments)

【Current total fragments: 1030 (f-grade equivalent)】

【Serialization progress: 0.9%】

He closed the notebook and leaned back in the chair.

Outside the window, the Ghost Night continued.

Those wailing sounds came from afar, but it was quiet around the Farmhouse.

Chen Mo closed his eyes.

Went to sleep.