Like every major city within the Empire, Draei City possessed a vast and complex underground pipeline network.
Although the city had been destroyed by war, the pipes buried deep underground were largely intact. Only a few areas struck by artillery fire had suffered partial collapses.
Wang Chen walked through them, enveloped by darkness and emptiness.
These underground passages were enormous in diameter. Let alone one person, even a mech could move through them freely without encountering much obstruction.
Before the war, Draei City's underground drainage system would have carried vast quantities of sewage to downstream treatment plants. But the war had destroyed everything. The channels had long since dried up, leaving behind only garbage that gave off a foul stench.
That garbage had bred countless insects, as well as sewer creatures such as rats and cockroaches.
Wang Chen searched through the darkness for over half an hour when rustling sounds suddenly came from afar. Dots of ghostly fire then emerged, closing in around him.
Although the underground passage was almost pitch-black, it posed no obstacle to Wang Chen's senses. His vision also far surpassed that of an ordinary person, allowing him to instantly discern what lurked in the darkness.
They were bristle-haired rats larger than cats. The ghostly fires that had just appeared were their crimson-glowing eyes, eerie and filled with bloodthirsty greed.
Clearly, Wang Chen, who had intruded into this area, had become their prey!
These rats apparently possessed some special means of communication. They relayed the information at top speed, summoning more companions to join this slaughter.
Then, furtive figures appeared behind Wang Chen as well!
Wang Chen stopped and pulled out a big weapon from the Sea of Stars Ring.
A truly big weapon.
The next moment, Wang Chen aimed at the rat swarm ahead and pulled