Chapter 81

In the training ground.

The 92026-type robot was still engaged in combat with the officer.

The two exchanged blows, the sound of their fists and feet colliding like thunder, causing the ground to tremble.

Dust fell from the ceiling like flowing sand.

In the corner.

The escapee inside the iron box continued to speak:

"The more people awaken, the stricter the world's punishment mechanism becomes."

"If the number of awakened humans in the prison reaches a certain level, various guardians will appear, trying to eliminate all awakened individuals, and even those who have not awakened will face this cleansing."

"—Just like these monsters everywhere."

"The 92026-type robot saw that all my preparations were for an escape, and so did the Grim Reaper, so I had to run immediately."

The iron box slowly sank into the ground and said finally: "Next, I will face countless dangers to successfully escape..."

"Anyway, I hope we meet again."

As the words faded away,

The iron box disappeared.

Wu Xiaode no longer hesitated and immediately rushed to the commander's side, grabbing her hand and quickly signing:

"Let's go!"

The commander had also been in a daze.

She couldn't help but look back and saw that the 92026-type robot's body was already damaged but was still engaged in combat with the human officer.

—The robot wouldn't last much longer!

The commander took a step and ran with Wu Xiaode.

...

The general was also running.

At this moment, the general was passing through a long corridor when a sound suddenly came from behind.

"Who's there?"

He drew his gun and shouted loudly.

"Report to the general, we are members of the second exploration team!" Wu Xiaode said.

—How could the general's speed compare to Wu Xiaode and the commander?

So they caught up directly.

The general let out a sigh of relief and said, "It's you, I remember. Come out."

Wu Xiaode and the commander appeared before him.

"Why didn't you—wait, what's the situation up there?" the general asked.

"Extremely terrifying monsters are chasing us down, and all our people are dead, only the two of us are left," Wu Xiaode said.

The general's body visibly trembled, but he maintained a calm expression and said, "It seems we are the only ones left alive. Now I order you to follow me!"

"Yes, General!" Wu Xiaode and the commander said.

The general ran ahead, shouting, "Hurry! Hurry! We don't have much time, we must start digging immediately!"

Digging?

What are you planning to dig in such deep underground?

Is there really some treasure here?

Wu Xiaode had a vague feeling.

The general was the most powerful person here, and if anyone knew a secret, it would be him.

Now, with no other support, he was about to reveal the ultimate secret to them.

Wu Xiaode felt a surge of excitement.

He glanced at the commander, who had the same expression.

The three of them ran along the dark tunnel, passing through countless intersections, many of which were not marked on the underground tunnel map.

After an unknown amount of time, the sounds of the robot and the Grim Reaper's battle gradually faded away.

The surroundings were pitch black.

Finally.

The general slowly stopped.

He turned on the flashlight on his phone, shone it forward, and panted, "Go, start the machine, dig immediately!"

Wu Xiaode looked in the direction illuminated by the light and saw that it was the end of a tunnel.

A large excavator was parked by the side of the road.

Another excavator.

There was one at the end of the t5 passage.

What's going on here?

"This is the key. You are members of the exploration team, right? Don't tell me you don't know how to—start digging immediately, or it will be too late!"

The general urged.

Wu Xiaode took the key and exchanged a glance with the commander, both of them finding it hard to believe.

Digging a tunnel now?

—Is this guy crazy?

Does he really expect to dig a way out to avoid those terrifying monsters?

"General, our comrades have all sacrificed themselves, why are we digging here now—okay, okay, we'll dig."

Wu Xiaode was halfway through his sentence when the general pulled out a gun and pointed it at him.

He had no choice but to shut up.

The commander glanced at him and then at the key in his hand.

—Can you do it?

Wu Xiaode shook his head slightly.

—How would a street kid like me know how to operate this?

The commander stepped forward, took the key from him, and walked toward the excavator.

Soon.

The excavator emitted a deafening noise.

The searchlight on the machine turned on, illuminating the soil ahead.

At this point, it was clear that the soil had been dug many times, with numerous digging marks everywhere.

The commander skillfully operated the machine, slowly moving toward the end of the tunnel.

"Hurry! Follow me!"

The general said and ran over.

Wu Xiaode followed slowly behind, feeling that the whole situation was too bizarre.

What could they possibly dig up in such deep underground?

Rare minerals?

Treasure?

Dead bodies?

Or—

Thud!

A heavy metallic collision sound came from ahead.

The general immediately shouted, "Hurry, dig around it, see what it is!"

The commander skillfully operated the excavator, digging around the object.

Soon.

The soil was cleared, and the excavator dragged out an object.

The excavator's mechanical arm extended, lifting the object and moving back.

The commander adjusted the searchlight on the excavator to shine on the object, making it visible in the darkness.

Wu Xiaode immediately recognized it.

But he couldn't believe his eyes.

It was a refrigerator.

Hundreds of meters underground, in an uncharted tunnel, in the midst of underground rock and soil, there was a refrigerator.

He walked forward and gently pulled the refrigerator door.

The refrigerator was already damaged, and the door opened, revealing an empty interior.

It was really a refrigerator!

"Dig more! Dig more!"

The general shouted loudly.

He pointed at Wu Xiaode and said, "You, come with me, we'll move it out of the way."

"Okay."

Wu Xiaode and the general lifted the refrigerator to the side.

The excavator moved forward again.

It dug into the soil, and finally, it hit something.

The excavator dragged out an object.

It was a broken piece of metal with "7071 Space Satellite, No." written on it.

The "No." was clearly broken off, and the rest was missing.

But this didn't stop Wu Xiaode from recognizing it.

—It was a fragment of a satellite.

Wu Xiaode took a deep breath, feeling that even with the "Arcane Knowledge" mental boost, he couldn't figure out what was happening.

"Never mind, keep digging, we don't have much time!" the general shouted loudly.

He kicked the metal fragment to the side to clear the way for the excavator.

The commander, sitting in the excavator, exchanged a glance with Wu Xiaode.

Both understood each other's thoughts.

It was too unbelievable.

This was hundreds of meters underground.

There must be a shocking secret deep underground.

This secret had been hidden by the upper echelons of humanity, but now it seemed to be about to be revealed to them.

The commander operated the excavator again, digging in the mud at the end of the tunnel.

A dull sound.

It seemed to have hit something again.

"Hurry! Drag it out!"

The general shouted loudly.

The excavator dragged out an object, struggling to move back.

Wu Xiaode heard a long metallic sound as the object was dragged along the ground.

The general, hearing the sound, couldn't wait. He grabbed a water sprayer from the wall and washed the dirt off the object.

It was a hand.

A hand about two meters long and one and a half meters wide, made of steel.

Wu Xiaode's heart skipped a beat.

A powered armor.

There was no doubt, it was the hand of a powered armor.

The general held his head in his hands, sighed in frustration, and suddenly shouted, "This is wrong! Keep digging! We haven't found the right place yet!"

The commander started the excavator and continued to the end of the tunnel.

A shadow suddenly appeared in Wu Xiaode's mind.

The shadow felt like the aura emitted by the wall of sighs in the Book of the Dead.

It was death.

Wu Xiaode's eyebrows furrowed, and he shouted, "Commander!"

He was covered in mist and rushed toward the excavator with all his might.

The excavator's door opened, and the commander jumped out, running toward him as fast as she could.

The ground shook.

Dense black tentacles hung from the ceiling, piercing the general's body and sucking out all his flesh, leaving only a skeleton on the ground.

Wu Xiaode had already grabbed the commander, and the two of them shot away from the excavator, hiding on the other side of the tunnel, standing still against the wall.

Several long tentacles hung around them.

These tentacles lazily wriggled in the silent mist, unaware that two people were standing nearby.

Wu Xiaode didn't dare to move.

The commander didn't move either.

These things only needed one strike to kill.

The eagle and the general were examples.

Time slowly passed.

A few tentacles near Wu Xiaode slowly moved, creating a small gap.

He immediately took the commander's hand and quietly slipped through.

The two slowly moved through the dense tentacles, like a jungle.

After moving a few dozen meters, a tentacle behind them suddenly trembled violently.

It spat out a person.

It was the human officer.

—No, it was the Grim Reaper!

The human officer slowly stood up and said, "Come out, I know you're hiding here."

No response.

The human officer said again, "Young dead one, hand over your Book of the Dead, and as the Grim Reaper, I promise you, you will never die again, you will live forever in this world."

—Live forever, my ass!

The Book of the Dead is my power, my foundation, why would I give it to you!

Wu Xiaode cursed inwardly.