PDLP Chapter 122 Shelter
Chapter 122 Shelter
Seeing that Ji Yuanzhou was no longer moving forward, the people behind him naturally stopped their cars as well.
Everyone got out of the car, while Miao Yin put the car back into her spatial storage.
This place is far from residential areas, the neighborhood is very quiet, and it doesn't seem dangerous. There are only a few overturned cars and broken streetlights by the roadside, and a few signs hanging in the air, swaying precariously.
Miao Yin looked at Yan Shuzhou.
Yan Shuzhou nodded to her and said, "Safe."
Miao Yin looked away, glanced at the sign for No. 71 Dongxing Road on a shop on the street, and walked towards the front of the road, with the others following behind her.
After turning a corner, they quickly found No. 118 Dongxing Road.
In the desolate landscape of the apocalypse, this place stands out.
It was an old office building with only ten floors. The walls were covered with withered ivy. There was a staircase leading down to the fourth floor, next to a few parking spaces. Two cars that had obviously been modified were parked there.
The office building is surrounded by a three-meter-high iron fence, with several cameras installed at the top. Sandbags are placed at the ground level for defense. In the middle is a single large door with a wooden sign that reads "Shelter".
Miao Yin walked around the fence a few steps, staring thoughtfully at the joints between the iron bars.
There are absolutely no gaps between each of the iron bars; they fit together perfectly, and the entire fence is a single, integrated unit.
Only those with the ability to manipulate metal can do this in the apocalypse.
She looked up and saw the camera on the fence slowly turning in her direction as she moved. The dark lens, like the eyes of crows, was watching them from the shadows, its red light flashing coldly.
Yan Shuzhou walked to Miao Yin's side and said softly, "Sister, there are many deformed people on the lower floors of the building."
Which floors?
"The first and second floors, but there is also a large space underground. The third floor is empty. There are human voices on the fourth floor and above, and there are quite a few of them."
Yan Shuzhou paused, listened for a while, and then said, "Someone is coming."
"Hide your rabbit first," Miao Yin said.
So the nine-tasseled rabbit that had been perched on Yan Shuzhou's shoulder vanished in a flash, leaving only one hidden in You Wenwen's pocket.
Tu Hao also came to Miao Yin's side, his expression still impatient, and asked, "Do you really have to go in? What's it for this time?"
"Just checking out the shelter, what, are you in such a hurry to leave?" Miao Yin said.
"What's the rush for me?" Tu Hao said. "But you, be careful not to mess things up and kill yourself."
Although he didn't have the same extraordinary ability to explore the environment as Yan Shuzhou, he could still sense that something was wrong with the building.
I don't know what got into this crazy woman that she had to come to a place like this.
Miao Yin smiled gently: "I won't die, but I don't know what will happen to you."
Tu Hao scoffed and walked away.
Without a second thought, this person is definitely trying to scare him on purpose; there's no need to listen to their nonsense.
Even when two people told her there was danger inside, Miao Yin remained relaxed, even somewhat impatient.
She's always been a playful person, especially when it comes to rare shelters like opening blind boxes. With such a unique floor plan and the hidden ability users, Miao Yin's interest has been completely piqued.
Thinking back to the fake shelter she was tricked into going to in her past life, even though it was a fake, the various illusions, deceptions, and supernatural abilities inside had genuinely entertained her.
This one doesn't look bad either.
Indeed, based on Yan Shuzhou's description, Miao Yin is now basically certain that this is a fake shelter.
What real shelter would keep several mutant humans in its premises? If they could escape, they would have escaped long ago. Why would they send out radios to lure people in and trick them into living there?
A group of people who had risked their lives to survive outside came here full of hope, hoping to be protected by their own kind. But right below them was a group of deformed people who looked up at them every day, drooling, and who knew when they would climb up and devour them.
What a vicious design. Looks like I need to get to know the boss here and learn a thing or two.
"Squeak-"
The door on the fourth floor opened, and several young people came down the stairs. They were all dressed neatly, had no injuries, and were in good spirits, completely different from the people struggling to survive outside.
The four people came to the fence and stared at them without any restraint.
The leader was a tall man in a white shirt. He glanced around discreetly, and his gaze lingered for a moment when he saw Tu Hao, who was clearly not someone to be trifled with. Then he moved his eyes to Ling, whose appearance was completely different from that of an ordinary person, and asked.
Are you survivors seeking refuge?
“Yes,” Miao Yin said, “it was the shelter address you sent, right? Our radios are receiving your signal.”
The man smiled sincerely: "Yes, yes, we issued them. This is a shelter we built specifically to house survivors."
"That's wonderful! I knew coming here was the right choice. We've been living in fear every day out here, and finally we have a place to take refuge!"
"Yes, yes, protecting our fellow human beings is the original intention of establishing this shelter! By the way, you all look quite clean, and there are so many of you trying to survive together, are you people with special abilities?" the man asked, feigning doubt.
“Of course we have them, otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to survive this long in the apocalypse. We’re so grateful to them.” Miao Yin glanced at Tu Hao.
Taking in the woman's behavior, the man nodded knowingly and said with a sudden realization, "I see... Don't stand outside, it's too dangerous, come in quickly."
He gave a look to the people behind him, and they stepped forward and opened the door.
The iron gate made a rough, cold scraping sound as they moved. They stepped back, made way, and stood at the door with friendly smiles.
The sun behind us was suddenly obscured by dark clouds, the sky suddenly darkened, and a cold wind blew up for no reason, making the whole office building look gloomy.
A withered yellow leaf drifted down, passing the boundary of the gate, in a silent, deathly stillness.
Miao Yin turned to look at her teammates, waved, and smiled, "Let's go in."
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