The deserted streets were strewn with uncollected trash. Scrapped vehicles lay sprawled across weed-choked roads, and the mottled stains on the metal lampposts made it impossible to tell rust from blood.
Broken storefront windows were everywhere. The disabled bionic mannequin models still wore scraps of what had been the trendiest fashions two centuries ago, yet not a single person could be seen.
This place had never suffered heavy bombardment. Most of the buildings' main structures were intact.
Yet it had still been abandoned.
"...It should be up ahead." Sesame Paste held a map in her hand, comparing it with the surrounding buildings as she led the group onward.
According to the expedition team's intelligence, Vault 79's entrance was located at 79 Xiangling Street in the East District of Ruigu City, inside a municipal library.
As for the exact entrance, the records gave no specific details. They only mentioned that residents arriving at the evacuation area were to follow the Administrator's arrangements and enter the vault under the security personnel's directions.
It was presumably for security reasons.
Walking beside Sesame Paste, the broad-built Rou Rou peeked around at their surroundings and muttered softly.
"What a shame..."
"A shame?" Wei Ba, sitting on her shoulders, tilted his head.
"It just feels like this city was still fine. The people are simply gone."
"Yeah," Wei Ba said, rubbing his chin with his index finger in thought. "Why didn't everyone come back to live here after the war ended?"
Si Si thought for a moment.
"Emmm... Maybe because the people are gone?"
Rou Rou: "..."
Sesame Paste: "Ah... haha."
Although she had merely repeated Rou Rou's words, Si Si did not think it was meaningless.
Just as she had seen after entering the city, it was not the war itself that had destroyed this