Life Dungeon Game

"grandmother,"

The little girl beside her suddenly called out softly. She tugged at the old man's clothes and stared intently at him. "I think I can hear my mom and dad's voices."

"Ok?"

The old man turned his head in confusion and looked at the little girl.

"They seem to be saying..."

The girl's soft voice slowly rose in the silent darkness, "Open the door quickly."

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Chapter 733 The 'Use' of the Underground Palace? (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

"what happened?"

Fia, who was walking ahead, turned around and looked at He Ao, who had stopped.

"This place used to be quite lively,"

He Ao turned his gaze away from the sign on the ground that read "[Research Institute Commercial Consumption Area]", looked up, and looked at the open doors of the 'shops' around him.

Most of these shops originally appeared to have glass doors, but now the glass that forms the main body of the doors has all shattered, leaving only some faded frames that tell stories of bygone years.

Besides the broken glass doors, some shops were also sealed off by thick roller shutters. These roller shutters were in better condition than the glass doors, but they were still full of large holes and thick rust piled up at the seams.

A faint light shone above the street, illuminating the dark depths of the shops.

Then He Ao turned around and looked in the direction they had come from.

Hidden there were small doors that they had explored. Behind the doors were narrow 'rooms', most of which were occupied by twisted monsters, but it was still possible to tell that they were places where people had 'lived'.

There are single beds and bunk beds inside, making it look like some kind of 'dormitory'.

"This should be a place similar to a commercial area,"

Kalin, leading the way, stepped over a vine that stretched across the ground, its branches undulating and contracting as if breathing. He glanced around at the empty shops.

"Some shops are like restaurants, some are like bars or something, but what we know most about is the supermarket nearby. It has some leftovers from who-knows-how-many years ago. Although most of the items are spoiled, a small portion of compressed food and some products made of special materials are still usable."

As he spoke, he turned around and glanced at the vines on the ground. "By the way, don't step on these vines. They're everywhere in this 'underground palace,' and they're extremely ferocious. But as long as you don't touch them, they won't attack you."

"it is good."

Fia nodded slightly, stepped over the vines, and looked down at the vines on the ground. Seeing that the vines extended from inside a shop and had no roots, she asked curiously, "Where did these vines come from?"

"have no idea,"

Kalin shook his head. "Anyway, they're everywhere on the first floor and there are many on the second floor too. But in places with dense vines, there are very few powerful monsters, so they're relatively safe places. Just follow the 'rule' of not touching the vines."

When Kalin said that last sentence, his voice was noticeably lower.

Living in this dangerous area, much of the 'rule information' is obtained at the cost of one's life.

"Ok."

Fia nodded gently, carefully examining the shops along the street.

In the deep darkness behind those doors, it seems as if pairs of eyes are watching the 'passing travelers' on the street.

Kalin and several survivors carrying Gauss rifles led the two through the commercial streets and alleyways.

The journey was smooth and peaceful, and they did not encounter any dangerous monsters.

"This 'commercial district' is huge!"

Fia looked around

The area around the street.

They now seemed to have entered a food court, with restaurants everywhere displaying tables and chairs.

He Ao's gaze swept over the surrounding shops.

These shops no longer specifically labeled their names in five languages. Almost all of the shop signs used the first district's language. However, some shop signs had annotations in other districts, but the vast majority of the annotations were in the languages ​​of the other three districts that He Ao was unfamiliar with.

The only shop mentioned in the annotations for the second section is a shop selling 'fried onion flowers'.

Most of these shops have ornately decorated signs, with some neon lights that have fallen off and decayed. These decorations are similar to those in the dungeon world.

In a daze, He Ao seemed to be able to see the glorious and dazzling appearance of this street at its peak.

The dazzling lights of fantasy overlapped with the desolation and loneliness of reality, accompanied by the solitary footsteps of the crowd, like a silent lament.

“We had previously estimated that this commercial area would be at least several thousand square meters,”

Kalin, who was walking ahead, turned around and picked up on what Fia had just said. Then he turned back to look ahead and said, "But we should be almost done now. After we pass that intersection and go through a short corridor, we'll see the elevator."

"Ah."

Fia nodded to indicate that she understood.

At the same time, she glanced at the surrounding shops, moved closer to He Ao, and asked in a low voice, "Have you found anything?"

"This used to be a residential area."

He Ao withdrew his gaze and said calmly.

“Residential area?” Fia was taken aback. She glanced around. “You mean this ‘commercial area’?”

“No,” Heo shook his head, “it’s this floor.”

He continued, looking at Fia with a slightly bewildered expression, "As we walked along the way, including the 'settlement' where Karin and the others were staying, most of what we saw were empty 'rooms'."

"These rooms have some everyday furniture and beds, clearly indicating that they are for living, like standardized dormitories. What comes to mind when you see dense dormitory areas and densely packed commercial areas?"

"Pre-defined living areas on university campuses, or planned living areas in large factories?"

Fia pondered for a moment before answering, at which point she began to understand what He Ao meant by the 'living area'.

What do these two have in common?

He Ao asked casually.

"They are all enclosed special facilities that bring together a large population."

Fia carefully considered her words, then looked up at He Ao's profile. "You mean, the 'underground palace' is actually a large, densely populated underground facility that employs or gathers a large number of people? And the first level of the underground palace is the 'living area' of this facility? What is this facility for?"

"If we keep going, we might find out."

He replied slowly.

"careful!"

At the same time, a loud shout suddenly came from the survivors leading the way.

"A porcupine! It's a porcupine!"

Kalin, who was at the front, shouted, "Back up! Find cover! Don't get hit by it! Watch out for its spikes, they can shoot them out!"

"

At the very front of the crowd, a black pig, over a meter tall and over three meters long, with its back covered in dense, sharp spikes, came into view.

As soon as it appeared, it charged towards the crowd with a tremendous, earth-shattering momentum.

At the same time, the spikes on its body began to tremble violently.

Kalin raised his Gauss rifle and fired a shot at the pig-shaped monster.

With a deafening gunshot, the bullet pierced the dark skin, but it did not affect the monster's ability to move.

It continued to rush towards the crowd at an extremely high speed.

A huge spike shot out from its back, flew past Kalin, and instantly pierced the wall of a nearby shop, leaving a large hole and a loud bang.

"Watch out for its spikes!"

Kalin yelled and turned around to warn Heo and Fia who were standing behind him.

At that very moment, a white light flashed past his field of vision.

boom--

With a loud bang, the porcupine that was charging towards them was pierced by a tremendous force and flew backward in the direction it came from, where it was pinned to the blood-stained wall of a nearby shop by the pure white bone sword.

The enormous pig snout opened wide, its blood-red eyes wide open, as if it had no idea what had just happened.

Its body twitched a few times before finally stopping completely, and blood flowed down the crimson wall.

Kalin stopped in his tracks, his expression frozen in shock as he stared at everything in disbelief.

He felt like his brain was going to shut down.

He only snapped out of his daze when He Ao walked up from behind and the soft sound of his footsteps approached.

He walked up to the corpse of the porcupine monster, reached out and pulled out the bone sword. With a splash of blood, the huge porcupine corpse fell to the ground with a loud thud.

He turned around and found that the survivors around him had all stopped and were staring at him blankly.

"This pig isn't actually very strong; it's just thick-skinned and has evolved some special abilities,"

He glanced at the corpse behind him and said casually.

In the eyes of divine sense, this pig did not possess extraordinary power; it was more like some kind of mutated, thick-skinned monster, with actual combat strength below C-level.

"It's the dominant player in the business district."

Kalin slowly recovered from his shock. Although the pig was far weaker than the 'Sheep Demon' that He Ao had killed before, watching He Ao fight in person was a different experience than watching an incomplete battle clip of He Ao killing the Sheep Demon on a screen.

Just like the thunder in the movie and the thunder that actually strikes you.

He knew He Ao was powerful before, but he didn't have a deep understanding of it. Now, that understanding, along with that sword light, has been deeply engraved in his heart.

"It doesn't come here often?"

Upon hearing this, He Ao frowned slightly and asked.

Kalin and his group were very familiar with this route, and it was unlikely that they would frequently wander around an area frequented by a dangerous individual. Moreover, they had clearly taken many detours to avoid certain areas along the way.

"Yes,"

Kalin scratched his head in confusion, "The porcupines usually roam in the commercial area."