Chapter 270: Magnetic Field Reversal (1/2)

Chapter 270: Magnetic Field Reversal

Translator: InsigniaEditor: Svjohn

Luo Yuan lowered his body and went through the thick metal door. Underneath the door was a typical basement staircase, and on both sides of it there was light. It was as bright as daylight.

After crossing five levels about 20 meters deep, they entered a long, three-meter wide channel. Every twenty meters, there was a soldier on duty. It was a pretty tense atmosphere, and everyone could feel the pressure.

Luo Yuan knocked on the wall of the channel with his weapon's handle. Using his Sensory Perception, he discovered that the wall was more than a meter thick. That kind of thickness could withstand even a cannon bombardment.

Luo Yuan was relieved. Against such defense, even a green level mutated beast would need to put some effort to break in. He continued to walk for another minute, passing by three thick metal doors, each about 50 centimeters thick. The noise got gradually louder as the team reached the hall.

The entire 10,000 square meters of the hall were full of people. Some of them were sitting, and others were standing, but all of them looked anxious and afraid.

A two-year-old child was crying hard, and a woman kept trying to comfort it. Next to her, a man who seemed to be her husband was rummaging around for a bottle, but coming up with nothing. It seemed like he had forgotten to bring the bottle, and he looked frustrated.

A lonely, widowed old man was sitting in the corner, groaning and sighing, sadness flashing across his wrinkled face.

There were also several strong young men discussing what would happen next. Their faces looked excited and high-spirited. There were all kinds of different people with different feelings and expressions in the hall.

Luo Yuan glanced at the crowd and carefully looked around the rough, concrete walls. There were big motivational slogans posted everywhere. There were several channels near the lobby, so he guessed this was not the only hall.

He took a deep breath. Compared to the dugout before the end of the world, the defense now was clearly more powerful and more sensibly designed. The placement of each survivor hall was relatively independent, so even if one of the halls was destroyed, they could ensure the safety of the other halls by closing the metal door at the entrance of the channel.

”We have to find a place to sit!” Wu Xiaoxiao said as her restless heart calmed down.

Luo Yuan nodded. Apparently, there was no room arrangement under the current circumstances. He found a space randomly and sat down right on the floor. Huang Jiahui and the rest also sat down naturally.

They were already used to surviving in the wild. Usually, they would care about cleanliness, but in that tense atmosphere, they knew it was more important to be at their best state at any time.

However, Wu Xiaoxiao and Sun Youde were still not used to it. Wu Xiaoxiao hesitated for a while, but she also sat down eventually. Sun Youde looked at the thick dust. It looked like the hall had not been cleaned in a long time. He could not stand it. Frowning in hesitation, he did not sit down but chose to squat instead.

Luo Yuan took a glance at Sun Youde, who was squatting as if he was ready to stand up anytime. It might have been safer than sitting down, but it was a bad choice. When one squatted for a long time, it could lead to poor blood circulation and numbness in their feet. When one’s knees were bent in a curve, it was difficult for their muscles to get relief, and when they eventually stood up, they had to move at a slower speed. If they had been outside confronting some kind of danger, such a delay could have proved fatal.

However, this was a shelter with a strong defense, so he did not expect to face any danger. Therefore, he did not advise Sun Youde not to squat.

To be honest, the man had made a bad impression on him. It was normal for someone to be hostile when they met a love rival. Luo Yuan would have done the same himself.

However, this man was clearly different from others. His hostility was abnormal and had a trace of deep malice to it.

That instinct was based on Luo Yuan’s intuition, which had been trained through experiencing numerous dangers. It was almost impossible for normal people to hide anything from him. People could be trained to hide their true feelings, but no matter how perfect the mask they wore was, they could never fool their own hearts.

Anyway, Luo Yuan did not care much about it.

”Where is Cao Lin? Have you seen her?” he asked Huang Jiahui in surprise as he glanced around the crowd.

Wu Xiaoxiao looked a little curious when she heard another woman's name. All along the way, while she had followed Luo Yuan and his gang, she had thought that her high school classmate had seemed very mysterious. These women did not seem like ordinary people. They carried weapons with them, and their temperament was different than the average person. Their actions were efficient, and she did not know why, but she felt intimidated by them.

Although they sat separately, Luo Yuan was still sitting in the center. A few of them sat very close to each other. So close, that she would not believe them if they said they did not have a relationship. She thought he already had enough women, so she had not expected to hear another woman's name.

”I thought you had forgotten about her.” Huang Jiahui smiled as she looked at Luo Yuan. ”Cao Lin and Huo Dong have been together for some time. He’s a deputy director of the guarding troops now, so he’s arranged a safe place for his woman.”

Luo Yuan did not respond to Huang Jiahui’s playful expression. He had not done anything wrong, so he had nothing to be scared of. ”I never knew!” he said curiously. ”Huo Dong never mentioned it.”

Yet now he recalled how cautiously Huo Dong had acted in front of him, and how many times Cao Lin had given him hints when they had been outside the city. It must have been a common secret among the team, but Luo Yuan understood why Huo Dong had been afraid of his reaction if he discovered the truth.

He shook his head silently. Cao Lin was very pretty and smart, but she had a complicated mindset. That kind of people could thrive under any circumstances, but she was definitely not his type.

”According to Huo Dong, there are spare rooms. He can arrange one for us,” Huang Jiahui continued. When she saw Luo Yuan look unfazed, she could not help but be secretly relieved. She had really wanted to see Luo Yuan's reaction, so she had purposely teased him in that naughty tone.

Cao Lin and Huo Dong were a match made by her. If Luo Yuan found out, he might be displeased. He might even resent her and want to stay away from her. If that happened, she really did not know what she would do.

She was not as strong as she looked. She was the weaker one in the relationship, and she had to put up with the existence of Zhao Yali and Wang Shishi so that she did not seem unnecessary.