As the group was just about to pass through the hall's door, a wall panel closest to them suddenly lit up and a human figure appeared on the screen . Hao Ren and the rest immediately reacted with alarm as they looked at the figure on the screen . It was a white-haired, dignified middle-aged man . He wore a smart black uniform with golden linings . Two rows of big gold buttons ran across the length from his neck to the belt .
The man on the screen looked at Hao Ren and his group, surprise apparent in his eyes . "How were you people outside?"
Hao Ren had already reconciled the fact that this planet had no inhabitants, a planetary level ghost city, yet on the screen was someone alive and that shocked the jimmies out of him . "Oh f*ck me . . . . There's still someone on the planet?"
"There's still someone?" The middle aged man on the screen was perplexed . "What are you talking about? Did you all left the sanctuary? Or did you came from other areas?"
Vivian immediately caught on and coughed softly . "We . . . we came from other place . The last place may have some problems and we got lost here . "
She purposedly kept things vague out of caution, and tried to muddle the group's origins . The man on the screen however did not pay too much attention and simply nodded . "Very well, the most important thing is that you are back in a safe area . I hope that you all were not harmed by the reactor's radiation . The guiding robot will bring you to the sanctuary, and the civil officers will be checking on your situation . "
As he finished, the screen on the wall faded and returned into a proper wall . Hao Ren and the rest looked at each other, and was curious about the sudden appearance of the man, yet they could not tell what was amiss .
"There's still someone on the planet?" Lily muttered, her face incredulous .
Vivian rubbed her chin . "Based on what the man said, there seems to be a sanctuary of sorts . . . I never thought that we would actually run into survivors!"
Under the guidance robot's lead, the group went past the hall and entered a long corridor that was lit with red light . The robot advised that they would complete the contamination process at the end of the tunne . As he walked Hao Ren mumbled . "Something's not right . . . "
"It is not right . " Vivian remembered the previous discussion . "The planet's sun that went supernova ten thousand years ago, but the planetary reactor was only activated a hundred years ago, so technically speaking that any survivors would've already missed the escape window . Even if some survived, why none of them took flight? Don't tell me they had slumbered on a frozen iceball of a planet for a millenia?"
"You think people sleeps like you?" Lily quipped, her words venomous .
This husky just couldn't help herself on taking a jab at her mortal enemy even in the most inopportune of times .
Nangong Wuyue had a complicated look on her face, a mixture of anticipation and fear . "Will my parents be in the sanctuary?"
Hao Ren immediately realised the possibility . "Yes! If there is a shelter there, your parents might be brought into there as well, just like us!"
Everyone thought that is was plausible and hastened their step across the corridor . As they reached the end of it, another guidance robot was waiting for them . The little robot opened the semi-circle hatch at the end of the tunnel as a special room appeared before them .
There were nothing in the empty room, only a tubular platform stood in the middle . At the front of the tube was a semi-transparent glass door, and through it an elevator-like mechanism was seen . Seems like the sanctuary was underground .
As to arrive at the shelter without a hitch, Hao Ren and the rest were very cooperative as they waited quietly for the robot to activate the elevator and ushered them into it . As everyone stepped into the elevator, something caught Hao Ren attention .
It was a long, serpentine tail . . . Wuyue's
"Wait a minute" Hao Ren raised an eyebrow as something ran through his mind . "Wuyue, you have been in this shape since just now?"
Wuyue did not understand the question and simply wiggled her tail as she coiled into a more comfortable form . (With a narrow place like an elevator, her serpentine form would be takig up quite a lot of space, but she did not had the chance to change into other form) "Yeah, what's with it?"
" . . . What man on the screen did not seem to be alarmed by your form . " Lily too realised what Hao Ren was talking about as she touched her ears and tail . "My form too . . . "
Wuyue's tail immediately coiled into a tighter form as she got nervous . "Can it be a trap?"
By then the elevator door had closed and the platform descended with increasing speed . Hao Ren saw the metallic frame and machinery levels that flashed across, and gritted his teeth . "Well, forget about that . We'll see when the time comes . Just stay alert, but don't make any unnecessary movements unless its an emergency . "
Lily nodded as she drew her Frostfire Claws . "No worries Mr Landlord, I will protect you!"
Vivian immediately pushed the husky aside . "You fool, keep your claws . This is an elevator . . . AHHH my shirt! One of my two only good shirt!"
"Can you two bloody behave?" Hao Ren have the two bickering fools an exasperated look as he shuffled into a corner to cool down . Y'zaks looked down on the floor of the elevator platform: The floor was made out of transparent glass and one could see what was going on beneath them . Only towards the far end of the elevator tube could someone see faint source of light . "Seems like the sanctuary is somewhere really deep underground . "
"Or to use the geothermal energies to maintain the ecosystem . " Hao Ren thought . "The most common way of a low tech-level civilisation to survive . "
The elevator did not seem to have an end as the party had been in there on alert for agood while . Lily's serious demeanour didn't last five minutes before she squatted on the floor and started drawing figures on the floor . By the time she finished a sketch of three puppies only did everyone felt a shudder as the sound of the mechanism locking itself came from outside .
Y'zaks looked up as he spoke . "Seems like about ten kilometers deep . . . Seems like you are right, they are using the lava to maintain the heat level of the sanctuary . "
With a hiss, the elevator door opened . Nangong Sanba immediately threw out a small runic card and the card turned into a human silhouette that took a few steps . Seeing that no traps or whatsoever was triggered, he then lifted his crossbow as he carefully moved out . "All clear, lets move . "
"Your brother seems to be reliable at times . " Vivian quipped .
Wuyue pouted . "If he did not have even such basic demon hunting skills, he'd probably be dead somewhere in a haunted castle . . . "
Wuyue's own sentence was cut short by her own yelp . As the group got out of the elevator, the scenery that greeted them left all of them stunned .
Beyond the elevator was not a foreboding steel sanctuary, and neither was it layers upon layers of small habitat blocks akin to a prison . It was a huge, proper city!"
A wide and clean road stretched miles on end, as buildings of various shapes and sizes made up the rows alogn the street . Between them were lush greeneries and decorative structures . Turning back, Hao Ren realised that the elevator they took earlier was actually a pillar connecting the sanctuary to the surface of the planet . The elevator stood in the centre of a plaza that intersected with a few trunk roads . And from afar, Hao Ren could see a few other similar pillar .
Seems like the entrance and exit is not restricted to the one they came from .
Lily gawked for a good while before she managed to speak . " . . . . For a sanctuary . . . . this place is pretty grand!"
Y'zaks looked up again, and noticed that the city was not shrouded in darkness, conversely it was very well lit by seemingly powerful lights . Blinking hard, the demon saw from the gaps between 'web of light' massive rock roof and equally massive supporting metal structures . "Above the place is lava . . . This is a giant cavern . Not sure if it s excavated or formed naturally . "
Vivian looked at the rock dome above here as she muttered . "Cavern eh . . . . "
Hao Ren quipped without even thinking . "Don't tell me you are gonna take a nap here . "
Vivian immediately recoiled as she shook her head . "No worries, I can control myself!"
Turning away, Lily spat . "Pffftt, Battie . "
Chapter 638: Underground Sanctuary. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation As the group was just about to pass through the halls door, a wall panel closest to them suddenly lit up and a human figure appeared on the screen . Hao Ren and the rest immediately reacted with alarm as they looked at the figure on the screen . It was a white-haired, dignified middle-aged man . He wore a smart black uniform with golden linings . Two rows of big gold buttons ran across the length from his neck to the belt . The man on the screen looked at Hao Ren and his group, surprise apparent in his eyes . How were you people outside? Hao Ren had already reconciled the fact that this planet had no inhabitants, a planetary level ghost city, yet on the screen was someone alive and that shocked the jimmies out of him . Oh f*ck me Theres still someone on the planet? Theres still someone? The middle aged man on the screen was perplexed . What are you talking about? Did you all left the sanctuary? Or did you came from other areas? Vivian immediately caught on and coughed softly . We . we came from other place . The last place may have some problems and we got lost here . She purposedly kept things vague out of caution, and tried to muddle the groups origins . The man on the screen however did not pay too much attention and simply nodded . Very well, the most important thing is that you are back in a safe area . I hope that you all were not harmed by the reactors radiation . The guiding robot will bring you to the sanctuary, and the civil officers will be checking on your situation . As he finished, the screen on the wall faded and returned into a proper wall . Hao Ren and the rest looked at each other, and was curious about the sudden appearance of the man, yet they could not tell what was amiss . Theres still someone on the planet? Lily muttered, her face incredulous . Vivian rubbed her chin . Based on what the man said, there seems to be a sanctuary of sorts . I never thought that we would actually run into survivors! Under the guidance robots lead, the group went past the hall and entered a long corridor that was lit with red light . The robot advised that they would complete the contamination process at the end of the tunne . As he walked Hao Ren mumbled . Somethings not right . It is not right . Vivian remembered the previous discussion . The planets sun that went supernova ten thousand years ago, but the planetary reactor was only activated a hundred years ago, so technically speaking that any survivors wouldve already missed the escape window . Even if some survived, why none of them took flight? Dont tell me they had slumbered on a frozen iceball of a planet for a millenia? You think people sleeps like you? Lily quipped, her words venomous . This husky just couldnt help herself on taking a jab at her mortal enemy even in the most inopportune of times . Nangong Wuyue had a complicated look on her face, a mixture of anticipation and fear . Will my parents be in the sanctuary? Hao Ren immediately realised the possibility . Yes! If there is a shelter there, your parents might be brought into there as well, just like us! Everyone thought that is was plausible and hastened their step across the corridor . As they reached the end of it, another guidance robot was waiting for them . The little robot opened the semi-circle hatch at the end of the tunnel as a special room appeared before them . There were nothing in the empty room, only a tubular platform stood in the middle . At the front of the tube was a semi-transparent glass door, and through it an elevator-like mechanism was seen . Seems like the sanctuary was underground . As to arrive at the shelter without a hitch, Hao Ren and the rest were very cooperative as they waited quietly for the robot to activate the elevator and ushered them into it . As everyone stepped into the elevator, something caught Hao Ren attention . It was a long, serpentine tail . Wuyues Wait a minute Hao Ren raised an eyebrow as something ran through his mind . Wuyue, you have been in this shape since just now? Wuyue did not understand the question and simply wiggled her tail as she coiled into a more comfortable form . (With a narrow place like an elevator, her serpentine form would be takig up quite a lot of space, but she did not had the chance to change into other form) Yeah, whats with it? . What man on the screen did not seem to be alarmed by your form . Lily too realised what Hao Ren was talking about as she touched her ears and tail . My form too . Wuyues tail immediately coiled into a tighter form as she got nervous . Can it be a trap? By then the elevator door had closed and the platform descended with increasing speed . Hao Ren saw the metallic frame and machinery levels that flashed across, and gritted his teeth . Well, forget about that . Well see when the time comes . Just stay alert, but dont make any unnecessary movements unless its an emergency . Lily nodded as she drew her Frostfire Claws . No worries Mr Landlord, I will protect you! Vivian immediately pushed the husky aside . You fool, keep your claws . This is an elevator . AHHH my shirt! One of my two only good shirt! Can you two bloody behave? Hao Ren have the two bickering fools an exasperated look as he shuffled into a corner to cool down . Yzaks looked down on the floor of the elevator platform: The floor was made out of transparent glass and one could see what was going on beneath them . Only towards the far end of the elevator tube could someone see faint source of light . Seems like the sanctuary is somewhere really deep underground . Or to use the geothermal energies to maintain the ecosystem . Hao Ren thought . The most common way of a low tech-level civilisation to survive . The elevator did not seem to have an end as the party had been in there on alert for agood while . Lilys serious demeanour didnt last five minutes before she squatted on the floor and started drawing figures on the floor . By the time she finished a sketch of three puppies only did everyone felt a shudder as the sound of the mechanism locking itself came from outside . Yzaks looked up as he spoke . Seems like about ten kilometers deep . Seems like you are right, they are using the lava to maintain the heat level of the sanctuary . With a hiss, the elevator door opened . Nangong Sanba immediately threw out a small runic card and the card turned into a human silhouette that took a few steps . Seeing that no traps or whatsoever was triggered, he then lifted his crossbow as he carefully moved out . All clear, lets move . Your brother seems to be reliable at times . Vivian quipped . Wuyue pouted . If he did not have even such basic demon hunting skills, hed probably be dead somewhere in a haunted castle . Wuyues own sentence was cut short by her own yelp . As the group got out of the elevator, the scenery that greeted them left all of them stunned . Beyond the elevator was not a foreboding steel sanctuary, and neither was it layers upon layers of small habitat blocks akin to a prison . It was a huge, proper city! A wide and clean road stretched miles on end, as buildings of various shapes and sizes made up the rows alogn the street . Between them were lush greeneries and decorative structures . Turning back, Hao Ren realised that the elevator they took earlier was actually a pillar connecting the sanctuary to the surface of the planet . The elevator stood in the centre of a plaza that intersected with a few trunk roads . And from afar, Hao Ren could see a few other similar pillar . Seems like the entrance and exit is not restricted to the one they came from . Lily gawked for a good while before she managed to speak . For a sanctuary this place is pretty grand! Yzaks looked up again, and noticed that the city was not shrouded in darkness, conversely it was very well lit by seemingly powerful lights . Blinking hard, the demon saw from the gaps between web of light massive rock roof and equally massive supporting metal structures . Above the place is lava . This is a giant cavern . Not sure if it s excavated or formed naturally . Vivian looked at the rock dome above here as she muttered . Cavern eh Hao Ren quipped without even thinking . Dont tell me you are gonna take a nap here . Vivian immediately recoiled as she shook her head . No worries, I can control myself! Turning away, Lily spat . Pffftt, Battie .
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