The car had been driving for a day and a night, with only a few short rests along the way. Having spent too long in the safe house, Shekh and Shi Jinzhe sat on chairs in the corridor, watching the scenery to pass the time.
It's actually about observing the dormant radiation monsters.
After seeing so much, she rubbed her eyes to rest.
Each radiation monster is different, and even those of the same species have different characteristics.
For example, a bald gorilla, a snake with three heads, a turtle with a shell a meter thick, an elephant with four giant tusks piercing the ground...
In short, each has its own unique characteristics.
After resting, Shekh looked around again and saw countless piles of garbage.
“It’s the garbage that Dota City has dumped over the years,” Shi Jinzhe said. “Disposing of all kinds of garbage consumes a lot of water and electricity. These things are really unrecyclable, so over time they have piled up into garbage mountains. Due to the impact of the apocalypse, they won’t send these things too far.”
"So we're going to Dota."
"Yes, we're almost there, right behind you."
Shekh followed Shi Jinzhe's gaze and looked outwards, seeing a hazy gray outline behind the garbage mountain.
The car swerved around a mountain of garbage, and as it got closer, the blurry outline became clearer.
With its bold lines, the magnificent building, constructed from exposed concrete and steel, reveals its true form, resembling a gray-blue steel behemoth lying in the valley, lurking and waiting for passersby.
Sunlight shines on the rough, monochrome wall, and the shadows appear as if they have been cut by a stopped mechanical structure, cold, hard, and overly regular.
The lower part of the wall transitions from gray to black, where a thick layer of blood has been smeared, making it look quite old.
The shelter doors were tightly shut, with layers of unconscious, radiation-infected monsters blocking the entrance. The shelter served as both a protection and a prison for humanity.
The driver stopped at the entrance of the valley and used the car's intercom to tell Shi Jinzhe that the road ahead was blocked and the car could not pass.
"Hold on."
Shi Jinzhe took off the gold rattan ring from his hand and threw it out of the car.
The vines grew at a visible speed in the air. Thick vines landed, cracked the ground, and burrowed into the earth. A rumbling sound came from underground, and the other players who had been cooped up in the cubicle couldn't help but come out.
Sun Qi steadied the car and saw the radiation monster outside being lifted up by several golden vines and thrown far away. Its body hit the ground with a thud and bounced twice.
Even so, those radiation monsters didn't wake up; their sleep quality was enviable.
The road was cleared, and the driver walked on the ground that had been plowed by the golden vines. After driving for a few minutes, he parked the car at the foot of the towering wall.
He used the in-car device to ask people in Dota to open the door, but no one answered. He tried several times, but there was no response.
The driver picked up the walkie-talkie: "No one's opening the door, we can't get in."
Shi Jinzhe: "Is there really no other way?"
"No, the doors are controlled from the inside. If they're not opened from the inside, you can't get in."
"Break down the door."
Shekh stood up and walked out of the car, with Shi Jinzhe following closely behind.
Sun Qi acted quickly, grabbing two oxygen cylinders for himself and Shang Shan, saying, "Let's go down too."
The rescue mission isn't over once it reaches Dota City; we still need to figure out what's going on there. Staying in the vehicle will only get you basic points, but there are plenty of powerful allies to share the spoils with—it would be foolish not to take advantage of that.
There was only one oxygen mask left at the rear of the vehicle, and the rest of the people looked at each other in bewilderment.
Just as she was hesitating, Xiao Su, who was participating in the game for the first time, took advantage of her long legs and snatched the mask in one stride, putting it on as she walked.
Xu Ying grabbed his clothes, "Give me the mask, I'll exchange it with you for a prop."
"I don't want to." Xiao Su forcefully waved her hand away, hurriedly turned around and jumped out of the car, following the five people in front.
He needs to get as many points as possible in this rookie round. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, the four people ahead of him won't do anything to him.
He had to seize this opportunity; if he were matched with a heartless pro in the next round, it would be very difficult for a newbie like him to pass the level.
Under the wall.
Five people stood in front of the sturdy gate.
Shi Jinzhe knocked on the door a few times. "The lock on this door is very complex. I need to understand it well enough to make it work accurately. Using skills to open the door might cause unpredictable accidents. Just break it directly."
Sher moved his fingers to relax his muscles and bones.
His shoulder propelled his elbow forward, and before he could even use any skill, his clenched fist slammed into the steel door.
The loud noise caused small stones to roll down the wall, creating a breach in the dented door panel. Shekh reached out and pried the door panel to one side, using primal brute force to tear a passable opening through the heavy door.
A sultry, humid, and fishy wind blew out from inside. Shekh stepped aside, gesturing with his chin toward the door. "Check inside."
Shi Jinzhe controlled the golden vine to enter it, and after a while, the golden vine returned to his hand as if it had been soaked in water.
"There are living people inside, but it's very hot. Be prepared."
"...I can feel it now."
The location of Shangshan Station was directly exposed to the wind, but he felt that it wasn't wind, but steam, which made his face turn red.
As I slowly entered the room, the humid heat hit my face, making it feel as if all the moisture in my body was about to evaporate, and I could hardly breathe.
This was a real steamer; water droplets condensed on the walls and dripped down, and it felt like rain was falling from above, with droplets falling one after another onto my head, face, and collar.
The Dota City shelter was much larger than he had imagined. The driver had kept saying it was a small shelter, and they thought it was just an underground platform with a population of ten or twenty thousand.
But when he passed through the grand hall and saw the faded information board that recorded that the place had a total of twenty-two floors and was nearly two hundred square kilometers in size, Shang Shan was still surprised.
This area could easily accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, and if space is left on the ground, it could easily hold over 100,000.
This is not a shelter; it's a miniature city encased in reinforced concrete.
Shang Shan looked up: "It was originally called Dota City because it really does resemble a city."
“You still have the mind to talk about this?” Sun Qi wiped the water off his face. “Haven’t you noticed? The temperature system in this shelter is malfunctioning. If we don’t fix it and find the problem quickly, I’m afraid we’ll be steamed alive.”
Looking enviously at the two advanced players holding chilled watermelon juice, Sun Qi calmed down and urged the two behind him not to get distracted.
At the very front, Shi Jinzhe's hair was so wet it was almost matted. The water here tasted terrible, probably mixed with a lot of waste, and had a muddy smell like wet clothes being dried.
Shekh wasn't much better off; wet droplets slid down her chin, and the sensation of moisture clinging to her skin made her look quite displeased.
"This place is like a dark, damp sewer, it's awful."
Shi Jinzhe took out two palm leaves to fan her: "This instance is suitable for Jiang Yinxue, he is the right fit for it."
"You're making me nostalgic for him."
In the early stages of the Jigsaw City instance, Sher's coolness was entirely due to Jiang Yinxue, who was like a humanoid refrigerant; he should be the one here.
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