Chapter 148: Arriving at Tourist City
After getting robbed of fifty White Cash, he ended up with a tube of ointment. Xu Huo spitefully smeared it over his wound.
The ointment worked remarkably well. The scraped skin quickly formed a scab, and it neither hurt nor itched. Though it wasn't as effective as a Self-Healing Agent, it was an inexpensive ointment whose value far exceeded its price.
The bus crossed the Suspension Bridge, and an enclosed area came into view ahead.
Glass walls divided off a sealed zone on both sides of the main road. After passing through an automatic disinfection station, the bus entered the enclosure, where passengers could look out through the glass on either side.
To the left lay the ruins of a city. Heads occasionally emerged from the broken walls, and as the bus moved forward, more and more oddly shaped Aliens silently followed, trying to break the glass.
The glass appeared to be made of special material. The Aliens' evolved long fingernails and sharp fangs could leave only faint scratches on it.
The bus deliberately drove close to the glass. Whenever an Alien pounced, it felt as though it might break free at any moment. A few people seeing this for the first time cried out in alarm.
Most of the tourists were used to it. Watching the Aliens hunt wasn't as entertaining as seeing their fellow passengers get scared, so everyone teased the few newcomers until their faces turned red.
"Everyone, look to the right. They're carrying out a Shell Harvesting Operation up ahead," the long-faced tour guide said.
Xu Huo turned with the others. First, he saw a purple ocean spread across the ground. Unlike in the Photo, with the naked eye, the purple surface seemed to float beneath a layer of iridescent