[ Jiang City Line 3, North Street Station ]
In the real world, Qin Ze remembered that Line Number Three had only started construction in the first half of this year.
However, the subway station entrance in the Otherworld had long since become ruins.
The clan chief did not continue walking forward, but instead pointed to the subway station entrance below.
"Go inside, and you will find the answer."
After saying this, the clan leader turned around and returned the way he came without stopping for a moment.
Brother Devour looked at the two of them. "Are you going down or not?"
Qin Ze nodded. "Since we're already here, of course we should go down and take a look."
The Dharma King echoed, "Exactly."
"I feel like we're playing a single-player game and progressing through the story; the final boss is probably coming up next."
Brother Devour asked, "If the boss is really coming up, do you think the three of us weaklings can beat it?"
Qin Ze pulled the Dharma King to the front. "You go first."
The Dharma King's eyes widened. "Why?"
Qin Ze replied matter-of-factly, "Who told you to be so bright, like a giant light bulb?"
"You go first where there's good lighting."
"At crucial moments, it can also draw enemy fire."
The Dharma King rolled his eyes. "The last sentence is the most crucial one, isn't it?"
She didn't continue with her long-winded talk.
The Dharma King shook his arms, increasing the electric current flowing through his body to make himself even brighter.
He then took the lead.
Qin Ze came in second, with Brother Devour the rear.
After descending a flight of stairs, the three finally arrived at the subway platform.
The platform was a complete mess.
The security door was completely shattered.
A large section of the track was also broken.
There are several breaches in the tunnel walls.
It's clear that a fierce battle took place here a long time ago.
Both ends of the track were blocked.
One end was covered in broken bricks and rubble.
At the other end, it seemed to be... a door?
"There's nothing there. Couldn't that old man have just explained things clearly back then?"
"The riddle teller, huh?"
The irritable Dharma King unleashed a bolt of lightning.
Electric current surged wildly through the subway station.
Brother Devour jumped back a step. "Damn it, don't electrocute me!"
Click--
Suddenly, the lights above the three of them came on.
The huge subway station was instantly illuminated.
The Dharma King withdrew the electric current from his body, bewildered, and said, "I think I just electrocuted a generator."
Qin Ze walked up to the door and examined it carefully.
The two guardian deities were by his side, always watching out for any disturbances around them.
This door looks very similar to the alloy gate in Shelter No. 10.
In the middle is a huge mechanical gear lock.
The thick layer of dust accumulated on top shows that this door hasn't been opened for a long time.
Unlike Shelter No. 10, there were no numbers on the door.
It can be concluded that this is not one of the shelters in the Sequence.
thump thump thump--
Is anyone inside?
Qin Ze raised his hand and tapped it.
There was no response for half a day.
Losing patience, the Dharma King raised his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning.
However, the powerful electric current failed to leave even a trace on the heavy alloy door; it merely dusted it off.
"It's comparable to the shelter's main gate," Brother Devour said.
A beam of red light suddenly descended from the sky, enveloping the three of them.
At the same time, an electronic voice sounded from the gate.
"Identification in progress..."
"Recognizing..."
"Recognition complete."
"Human beings."
"Not in the citizen Sequence."
Qin Ze, who was wearing a mask, raised an eyebrow.
The testing method was exactly the same as the one he used when he first entered the shelter.
It appears to be for verifying the visitor's race.
Given this, there is a very high probability that there are living people inside.
He raised his right hand, which was wearing the administrator's terminal. "I am the administrator of Shelter No. 10."
"I meant no harm, I just wanted to talk to the managers of your shelter."
The red light was projected onto the terminal on Qin Ze's wrist for scanning again.
A moment later, the red light disappeared.
There was no response from inside the door.
Just when Qin Ze thought he had gained nothing and was preparing to return empty-handed.
The mechanical gears on the gate began to turn slowly.
Click--
The door opened.
"I'll go first."
Brother Devour was the first to go.
His body is the toughest.
If there's real danger, they can act as human shields to buy time.
Qin Ze and the Dharma King followed behind.
The three cautiously passed through the gate.
Boom--
The gate closed again.
Behind the door was a spacious hall.
Further inside, there was another tightly closed alloy gate.
At this moment, a squad of fully armed soldiers was standing in the hall.
More than thirty dark gun barrels were pointed at Qin Ze and his two companions.
There were also two sentry machine guns and a strangely shaped cannon.
This firepower is at least ten times that of Shelter No. 10.
Qin Ze explained, "We meant no harm."
The soldiers in the middle suddenly parted to the sides, and a middle-aged man with a square face wearing a military uniform stepped out.
The man sized up the three of them, then said in a deep voice:
Welcome to the Resistance Army Headquarters.
"A mysterious outsider."
The gate to Shelter No. 10.
The clone was overjoyed to see BT emerge from the spacecraft.
"I never expected it would be you picking me up."
"I thought you died in the horde of Mutated Ones that day."
BT frowned slightly and remained silent.
The detection beam on her body shot a red light towards her clone.
After a scan, the focus shifted to the terminal in his right hand.
This was found by Qin Ze in the manager's office drawer.
There are two in total.
One was given to the clone.
Another one Qin Ze was preparing to give to Yao Yuan.
He who takes a bribe is bound to be obligated to do so, especially since he'd already consumed the Soul Orb.
These two terminals are just for show; they have no management authority over any shelter.
"Identity confirmed, administrator of Shelter No. 10."
"Distinguished guest, please board the plane."
BT's face was completely indifferent.
The clone stepped forward, puzzled, and asked, "Don't you recognize me?"
Data flashed by in BT's eyes.
"Database search complete, no such record found."
The clone doesn't believe in evil.
"When people help all living beings, all living beings follow them?"
"Respected human, I am the humanoid combat weapon BT21."
"Look! It's a human!"
"..."
The clone repeated BT's previous statements one by one.
And it vividly recreates her reaction and expression back then.
However...
BT: →_→
What the hell are you talking about?
"Depend on."
"It seems you've really forgotten about me."
"I reckon it was Laoliu who deleted your memory program."
The clone patted its forehead.
BT said coldly, "So, do you still want to board the plane?"
The clone nodded. "Climb, of course."
The aircraft can seat just the right number of two people.
After the clone fastened their seatbelts, the aircraft's engine slowly started, and it quickly lifted off the ground, bursting out of the atmosphere.
Do you have any plastic bags?
The clone felt a churning in its stomach.
He got airsick.
BT didn't answer, focusing on driving.
After leaving the atmosphere, the flight attitude finally stabilized.
The clone swallowed hard, managing not to spit it out.
"Holy crap!"
"So big!"
Before long, a huge ring-shaped space station came into view.
The spacecraft Precision docked at the space station's parking apron.
We've arrived.
BT, along with its clone, left the hangar and walked through the corridors.
Along the way, the clone didn't see a single person.
"Commander, the guests have arrived."
The clone followed BT to a large hall.
Welcome to the Resistance Army Headquarters.
A wheelchair slid out of the next room.
Upon seeing the person in the wheelchair, the clone's expression suddenly changed.
How could it be you?