Future, Part One

The stranger in protective gear led Wei He around the edge of the purple light wall several times and quickly found a triangular gap that had been there before.

The two of them passed through the gap, one after the other.

Whoosh!

The moment he stepped out of the purple wall of light, Wei He found his goggles turning completely blurry.

Countless dust-like particles, a chaotic mess of them, slammed against his cheeks.

They were not the active spores from before, but lifeless dust carrying extremely high radiation contamination.

Inanimate dust.

Different from what he had seen in the recorded footage, everything before Wei He's eyes was now a gray, dust-laden sandstorm.

He tried his hardest to use his eyesight to see farther, beyond a few meters.

But it was useless. Everything around him was gray sand and wind. He could see nothing.

His ears were filled with the howling of the wind as well.

A thin cord popped out from the back of the protective suit, and the man fastened it to Wei He's hand.

"Don't let go. I don't know which shelter you're from either, but since we ran into each other, follow me," the man explained in a deep voice.

Wei He nodded.

He did not yet know what level his strength counted as here. He might as well learn about this place first.

The two soon moved away from the purple light wall, one in front and one behind.

The enormous wall of light gradually vanished into the murky dust storm behind them, disappearing from sight.

Wei He lowered his head and glanced at the ground.

The ground was black soil resembling mud, with rust-covered metal constructs occasionally exposed in places.

They lay scattered every which way, like countless people buried alive, desperately stretching their arms