Alien Tide Surges (Part Two)
The people standing by the door beamed with delight. Once it had risen to about a person's height, Ke Liang switched on his flashlight and ducked inside. Then he poked his head back out. "There's a path in here."
Xu Huo and the others followed him inside. Beyond the door was a road as wide as the doorway, sealed off on both sides by iron fences. Far ahead, they could make out an exit against the color of the sky, but it was still a long way off.
Xu Huo aimed his flashlight behind the door and took a look. Only then did he notice a pulley on either side of the sliding door. As the chain moved, the door had risen on its own.
Right beside the door was a Steel Suspension Bridge, running parallel to the path and also enclosed between the fences on either side.
"What's over here?" Shen Xin walked to the edge and peered out. The light revealed an empty patch of grass, overgrown on both sides.
"Why is this area fenced off?" Shen Yi asked, puzzled. "I thought the door would open straight onto the area outside the town. There's such a wide passage in between, though. The game didn't announce that we'd cleared it when we came in. Do we have to walk out for it to count?"
"The door's open now, so let's just go out and see." Gu Yu sounded unconcerned. After a pause, she added, "I'm more curious about what Lin Pei is thinking right now."
Shen Xin exchanged a glance with her and burst out laughing. "If he knew we'd left, he'd be kicking himself."
"Shh." Xu Huo cut them off. He strode to a corner of the fence and moved aside the plants