Shocking Conjecture! The Mystery of the Ruins!

"The first time I entered, there was only an invisible Black Membrane; the second time, it transformed into Pictographic Door."

"And the third time, they actually created a different door for me. Are they trying to scare me?!"

Seeing the changes in the Black Fog Ruins, Su Mo felt no fear whatsoever; instead, a unique fighting spirit rose from his entire body.

Sticking out his tongue, he licked his slightly dry lips, stared at the collapsed earthen wall in the mist, and then, without waiting any longer, took out a Steel Blade Su Mo held it in his right hand, then took out a pistol and held it in his left hand, and led the two children into the ruins.

Boom! The Pitch-Black Gate seemed to sense the intruder's intentions and began to churn up terrifying black mist.

Su Mo took a step forward, and the gate took a step back.

When they reached a position similar to the one before, the gate finally stopped moving. As Su Mo slashed at it with his sword, the force created an opening.

"Ha, is there something about me that frightens you?"

The more often the Black Fog Ruins appear, the more it resembles a living creature.

He gave a cold laugh, beckoned Moore forward, and the two began a frenzied hacking spree.

Within three to five seconds, the once imposing gate turned into scattered mist, no longer able to stop the intruders.

"I'm leaving. Safety is the top priority. If the enemy is too strong, remember to prioritize your own safety and wait for me to return so we can discuss things further."

Before stepping into the ruins, Su Mo opened the Game Panel and sent a message to Zhong Qingshu's friend list.

Upon hearing the notification sound of successful delivery, Su Mo felt no lingering attachment and stepped into the black mist.

The two children behind him also cast aside all their fear and followed Su Mo, plunging headfirst into the fog.

Whoosh! As Su Mo and the two children stepped in.

The next moment, under the rising sun, and witnessed by all the militiamen and Zhong Qingshu, the dark blue fog began to shrink and collapse at an extremely terrifying speed.

In one second, the two-kilometer-long fog shrank to a size of less than three hundred meters.

In the next second, the mist shrank to within a meter in front of everyone, turning into a black and blue Tortoise Shell.

In the third second, the Tortoise Shell shell shot into the sky and disappeared from everyone's sight, its whereabouts unknown.

In the fifth second, the mysterious aurora in the night sky also disappeared without a trace.

If you hadn't witnessed it with your own eyes, it would have seemed as if none of it had ever happened.

[Record]: Player "Su Mo" has been detected to have entered the ruins.

[Record]: In the current ruins, the Game Panel functions are locked. You can only open the storage panel function. Please exit the ruins to use other functions.

[Record]: Player "Su Mo" has been detected to possess Time Currency, reaching Level 1 access. Partial access to the ruins has been automatically unlocked. [Record]: Number of times entered the current ruins: 3. [Record]: Time remaining until the current ruins collapse: 23:57:35. [Record]: You may choose to actively exit the ruins. Time remaining until automatic exit: 23:57:00. [Record]: Please open the Game Panel to view the current ruins' attribute categories.

Whoosh!

Seven consecutive game notification messages flooded in like a tidal wave.

However, once inside the ruins, Su Mo had no interest in opening the panel to observe the so-called ruin classification.

Because in Su Mo's eyes!

This time we can finally see the outside world!

Every time we entered before, no matter which direction we came from, we would eventually end up at the entrance of Liangfang Town.

Moreover, the previous two times, the invisible walls blocked the way, so apart from returning to the ruins and leaving, there was no other way to enter, and we couldn't see what was outside. Even the sky was just a white expanse.

This time, even after gaining access to the Time Currency, the invisible wall still existed, but Su Mo could see the scene outside the invisible wall clearly.

Everywhere you look, there is scorched earth.

And on the land, there were raging black and red flames burning, like a scene from purgatory.

"Could it be that this parallel world's Earth is the site of World War IV? Or has it been invaded by an alien civilization?"

Looking up at the sky, Su Mo was even more shocked.

In the crimson sky, within just three seconds of Su Mo's observation, four meteors streaked across the sky and crashed heavily onto the ground, which was unknown how many kilometers away they were, causing the ground outside the air wall to tremble continuously as if it were writhing.

As for the things that spilled out due to the ground shaking, they were even more chilling.

"So many bones, all blackened! What on earth happened here?!"

The stark white and black bones intertwined, outlining terrifying shapes on the ground.

"Woof! Woof!"

"Roar!"

Su Mo was still looking ahead when the two little ones behind him suddenly roared, causing Su Mo to turn his head sharply.

This sudden turn startled Su Mo, causing him to stumble again.

On the land behind, at some unknown time, a tidal wave of Mutated Creature had gathered.

There's the Black Dog we killed before, Mad Cow that's so terrifying it's not afraid of pain, and even a bizarre zombie creature that we've only ever seen in movies!

Lickers! These monsters were perched on the invisible wall, frantically scratching at what was inside. Clearly, they could also see Su Mo inside.

Swallowing hard, Su Mo carefully took two steps forward and stopped when he was less than a meter away from the zombie in front.

After pulling out his pistol and firing a shot at the zombie outside the invisible wall, Su Mo discovered that the wall was indeed incredibly sturdy.

Aside from being able to see each other from both sides of the wall, it's probably impossible to get to the other side.

With this extra layer of protection, this time Su Mo put away his pistol, picked up his Steel Blade, and moved to within fifty centimeters of the zombie.

"Could this be Earth's future? Asteroids, zombies, Mutated Beast."

"If that's really the case, then the living environment on Earth would be countless times worse than the wasteland!"

On Earth, Su Mo once watched a movie called "World War Z".

In this movie, zombies not only run incredibly fast, but also possess basic intelligence; they can even form human walls to climb walls tens of meters High Wall and attack humans.

Compared to other movies where zombies are mostly just numerous and have the same physical functions as the elderly, the zombies in this movie are definitely among the most memorable.

But even these zombies are nothing compared to the zombies in front of us.

Behind them, some zombies leaped two or three meters high, their thigh muscles terrifyingly large, while others had thick arms and casually grabbed a mutated Black Dog, tearing it in half and savoring the wonderful sensation of black blood exploding in the air.

If such zombies were to go to the wasteland, Su Mo had no doubt that even powerful alien races would not be able to withstand a single wave of attack.

After studying it for a while, since other functions of the Game Panel were sealed, Su Mo could only take out his notebook and start recording the characteristics of the creature in front of him.

From the most ordinary zombies to various strange Mutated Creature, since he couldn't come into contact with them in person, Su Mo could only memorize their appearances and movements, and add more details later.

There are 19 types of Mutated Creature and 7 types of zombies with different attributes.

"It seems that as long as the Mutated Creature don't block the zombies' path, the two sides can coexist peacefully."

"And it seems that even if humans turn into zombies, they are still the strongest in the world of disasters!"

From initial fear to eventual relaxation, after observing for over an hour, Su Mo completely let go of his tension and became more at ease.

As long as it is a living being, not an imaginary enemy like a ghost, then there are ways to deal with it.

If he could build a steel torrent, Su Mo would be confident he could handle not just zombies like these, but even those several times more terrifying.

"The intelligent zombie seems to be cursing me, but it's no big deal, I can't hear it anyway, you noob!"

After recording the attributes of the last type of zombie, Su Mo gave a standard international friendly gesture to the Da Tou Zombie in front of him, which was still cursing, put away his paper and pen, and began to return.

With Time Currency, we can stay in the ruins for a full 23 hours this time, so there's no rush at all.

Incidentally, Su Mo also opened the Game Panel and glanced at the ruins attribute panel that was displayed.

As expected, with Level One Permission, the control panel was pitifully basic.

But the information conveyed above was like breaking through a window, instantly answering most of the questions hidden in Su Mo's heart.

[The Shelter Core: Liangfang Town]

[Description]: It was transformed from the level 17 Shelter Core of the veteran player "Ma Fei". It is connected to 45 Energy Node. Each Energy Node can supply power to the main core at regular intervals to keep the core functioning. However, as the number of connected Energy Node decreases, the Shelter Core is on the verge of collapse. Continuing to supply power can extend the collapse time of the Shelter Core and the shelter protection rules.

[Core Player]: Ma Fei (Dead) [Shelter Location]: Wasteland Coordinates (11056, 35875)

[Energy required to restore core status]: 10,000 Disaster Points or equivalent energy

[Current Core Requirement for Rebinding]: 200 Complete Shelter Core, 1000 Damaged Shelter Core [Time Remaining Since Vault Damage]: 22:41:22 [Current Time Consumed to Trigger Protection Rules]: 12H (Can be Offset)

"I always thought I had entered a ruin, but I never imagined that I had entered someone else's shelter!"

"A level 17 shelter, holy crap, just how many disasters has Ma Fei survived, and how long has he held out?"

"However, this also explains why the time flow is normal in some ruins, slightly faster in others, and like in mine, several days pass in a flash."

Staring in awe at the System Panel's analysis of the ruins, all the points that were previously incomprehensible now seemed to have been cleared up.

"Currently, it is known that as the shelter continues to be upgraded, later stages will allow for the setting of various rules within the shelter's area through new features."

"This rule is within the scope of the game's acceptance, as long as the subordinate cores haven't reached the point of counter-suppression."

"All lower-level rules must be followed."

"This also explains why all my game functions were blocked, because these were all rules set by Ma Fei!"

"The different levels of shelters bring different levels of suppression, which explains why some people do not experience a terrifying time flow after entering the ruins, while Liangfang Town has provided a suitable explanation!"

The thought that this town, this Small World, where he was, was actually someone else's refuge made Su Mo tremble with excitement.

Because, after considering all the information, an unbelievable conclusion has begun to emerge. "This isn't Earth at all, but rather yet another super-nation built by humanity in a wasteland."

"The outside world is probably a wasteland that has suffered countless disasters!"

"Or rather, our Earth is simply a refuge built by someone else, just for those who possess the Earth's core."

"Dead!"

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