Chapter 84

This is a major city.

The army is forming a defensive line, battling the monsters that keep descending from the sky.

Suddenly.

A flash in the air.

A massive steel mobile armor appeared in the square.

On the shoulder of this mobile armor, a human officer stood.

He looked around, paused, and then whispered:

"I've been teleported out..."

A gentle electronic voice came from inside the mobile armor:

"Scanning the battlefield. First wave of monsters detected. Preparing to engage."

Buzz—

The mobile armor drew a steel blade from its arm, emitting a terrifying sound wave, and charged into the sky, engaging several equally massive monsters.

The human officer had already jumped down from the shoulder of the mobile armor, standing alone in the square, seemingly deep in thought.

"The bodies of these low-level civilization humans... are really too weak to unleash my power."

"It seems I need to find a stronger body."

He took a step, walking through the chaotic square as if on a leisurely stroll.

Unlike humans—

Any monster that came near him immediately trembled in fear, kneeling on the ground, motionless.

After a moment.

He looked up at the sky.

In the depths of the sky, a massive figure appeared.

"Ah... it's you."

The human officer whispered.

He suddenly collapsed on the ground, motionless.

A wraith rose from his body, soaring toward the massive creature in the sky.

...

"The map is the same, but the names of places are different," the captain said.

"But we all know the location of the imperial capital... even with offline navigation on our phones, we can find it!" Wu Xiaode said.

The captain thought for a moment and nodded silently.

Yes.

This is indeed the simplest way.

However—

"Wu, do you think we might encounter another version of us?" she asked, a hint of unease in her voice.

This question made Wu Xiaode nervous as well.

If these two eras are from a certain period of human history, then the so-called "other world" is just a matter of time travel.

But—

What if it's a parallel world?

"We probably won't encounter ourselves. This world is almost destroyed, maybe it's just a similar map—perhaps all human worlds are like this? For example, it could be a standardized spaceship?" Wu Xiaode speculated.

The captain gradually regained her composure and said, "Let's figure out the situation here first, then decide what to do."

"Alright," Wu Xiaode said.

The two of them searched the spacious control room and quickly found a "gate switch" button.

Wu Xiaode pressed the button directly.

However, no door appeared.

A small message appeared on the wall:

"Please note."

"According to radar detection, the base is surrounded by monsters. If you are prepared to break through, please hold the button for ten seconds."

Surrounded by monsters?

No wonder the wraith said not to use this unless absolutely necessary.

It turns out this place is also dangerous.

"How many more monsters do you need?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"One," the captain replied.

"Alright, you go first," Wu Xiade said.

"What about you?"

"I have the mist, so I'm much safer."

"Alright."

Wu Xiaode walked to the wall and silently observed the map.

Unfortunately, it was a world map from thousands of years ago, and couldn't help Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode pressed his finger on the button.

Time slowly passed.

Mist began to rise from Wu Xiaode's body.

The captain also took out a talisman and folded it into a paper crane.

Ten seconds passed.

Rumble—

The wall slowly rose.

A giant hand covered in black fur immediately reached in, feeling around the room.

The captain was about to throw the paper crane, but seeing the overwhelming aura from the giant hand, she immediately changed her mind.

—Completely no match.

Wu Xiaode grabbed her hand and, as the giant hand moved to the other side, quickly stuck to the wall and went out.

Outside was a dark underground tunnel.

Various strange sounds echoed, as if attracted by the noise, they were coming over.

A two-headed snake, as tall as two people, slithered by, about to pass by them—

Wu Xiaode squeezed the captain's hand and then let go.

—Why wait if not now?

The captain released the paper crane.

The paper crane, still in mid-air, suddenly took shape and sharply pierced the two-headed snake's head with its beak.

The two-headed snake immediately let out a "hiss" of pain.

The crane flapped its wings, carrying the struggling two-headed snake back into the secret room.

This immediately alarmed all the monsters.

They rushed toward the secret room.

Wu Xiaode and the captain dodged and moved toward the other end of the tunnel.

Suddenly.

The captain squeezed Wu Xiaode's hand and nodded at him.

—The two-headed snake had been killed by the crane.

Wu Xiaode quickly wrote on her hand:

"Go first."

The captain looked at him deeply, took out a talisman from her sleeve, and handed it to Wu Xiaode.

"Rip it to return."

She whispered.

In the next instant, she gradually disappeared into the void.

—She teleported back.

Now.

Only Wu Xiaode was left.

He held the talisman, momentarily confused by Zhao Zhibing's intentions.

The Book of the Undead quietly opened, revealing a line of icy small letters:

"You have obtained a storage talisman."

"This talisman contains 20 low-level monsters, all in a sealed state."

"When you rip it, all the monsters will die immediately."

—So that's it.

Zhao Zhibing could have returned long ago.

Even before coming, she had prepared to retreat and return to the real world at any time.

So her purpose in coming down this time was to gather information about this world?

And to evaluate the new teammate?

"To stand invincible... this woman is too cautious."

Wu Xiaode sighed and shook his head.

There was even another possibility.

She knew the marksman wanted to kill her, so she came down this time to lure the snake out of its hole and eliminate the traitor.

If it failed—

Just rip the talisman and she would be back.

In that case, she had been with him for so long, collecting information and evaluating him, to see if he was trustworthy.

The secret room behind him echoed with the loud cry of the crane.

More monsters rushed toward the secret room.

Taking advantage of this, Wu Xiaode sped up and finally reached the end of the tunnel.

He saw a slope covered with bones.

Wu Xiaode tiptoed, stepping over the bones, and walked up the slope.

The path gradually became flat.

He found himself at a platform.

—Another underground platform.

A damaged subway train lay outside the platform.

Wu Xiaode went up to take a look and saw the train filled with bones.

Compared to the previous train, this one was similar in shape but more decayed than expected.

—It must have been underground for a very long time.

Wu Xiaode fell into deep thought.

From this, it seemed that...

When the first era was destroyed, these people tried to enter the secret room but were killed by the monsters before they could make it.

The secret room, due to its excellent disguise and lack of living beings inside, miraculously escaped the monsters' notice.

What to do now?

Kill a monster and go back?

No—

More truths must be uncovered.

If the underground is also filled with monsters, there will be nowhere to run tomorrow night!

Wu Xiaode's gaze followed the tracks.

An idea formed in his mind—

Get out, leave here, and find the place where he lived.

Would there—

Be another version of himself struggling in this world?

Wu Xiaode lightly leaped, transforming into a bird in mid-air, enveloped in rolling mist, and flew toward the tunnel leading to the surface.

A cold wind blew in his face.

Occasional monsters appeared in the tunnel.

The bird carefully avoided all trouble and finally reached the end of the tunnel.

There was a partially collapsed entrance.

The bird transformed back into Wu Xiaode, landing lightly at the entrance, and cautiously looked outside.

This was a mining area.

Coal carts lay on the ground.

Everywhere were the broken bodies of humans.

So it was like this.

The monsters were eating people here, accidentally opening a hidden tunnel from the past, and swarmed in.

Wu Xiaode walked out, following the mine tunnel, and finally saw a bit of light.

That was—

The faint light of dawn.

Unconsciously, he had spent the entire night in this other world.

Now it was already daylight.

Wu Xiaode walked out of the mine, his figure flashing as he transformed into a crow and flew toward the city.

He quickly arrived in the city.

Here was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

No living humans.

The streets were filled with the sounds of monsters chewing.

Wu Xiaode stopped on a street lamp, transforming back into human form, and looked at the various strange creatures on the street, pondering where to go.

His gaze swept over the surrounding buildings, and he suddenly saw a grand building.

The building had large letters on it:

"Baixiang City Bus Terminal."