Zhou Yi rode the Jade City to the outskirts of Sand Port City once again.

He bypassed the city directly and came to a range of hills in the northeast direction. The hills were layered upon one another, resembling frozen waves.

At the foot of the hills, many stone pestles were erected, with blood-smudged human skulls on them, the warning was very clear.

Lord Sha Hai stood in front of one of the stone pestles and said, "Mr. Zhou, going any further would bring us close to that place. In the past, residents would come up these hills to collect branches and mushrooms and accidentally stumble into the Alien's interior, never to return."

The sea lord's face was stern: "I have led guards on a thorough search once and found a hole ahead, connecting to the Dead Sea Alien underground."

Under its guidance, the Jade City followed the slope around to the back, where there was an area sealed off by many large stones, also smeared with purple-brown blood.

"This is the place. I sent two groups of guards down, including D-level thorny birds and Roar Frogs. All of them disappeared without a trace."

"Afterward, I just had to seal this place up completely."

"Actually, I've been down there twice myself, and it's quite hair-raising, not to mention there are some strange sounds. I can't describe it well, but it gives me an extremely dangerous feeling..."

According to Lord Sha Hai, there was originally no hole here; it was revealed after a year of continuous rainfall and landslides. At first, some people snuck inside, thinking there were treasures, but after these people disappeared, no one dared to come close to this place anymore.

The Jade City dug open those sealing stones, and sure enough, there was a pitch-black hole beneath, from which wind was blowing out.

Its steel and iron arms reached inside and quickly arrived at the end.

According to feedback, it was only 14 meters deep.

At the very end was a box-shaped, semi-enclosed hut embedded into the mountainside.

More details would have to be surveyed on location.

This time, Zhou Yi decided to go down alone.

Facing a building organism, neither the Red Kestrel nor Hunter would be of use, and if certain mechanisms were triggered, there could be danger.

Zhou Yi asked them all to stay outside, while the Red Kestrel responded to actual situations and kept an eye on Lord Sha Hai inside the Jade City.

"I'll take a trip down."

Zhou Yi said to Lord Sha Hai, "If all goes well, I'll be back shortly."

Lord Sha Hai simply said, "Please be careful, Mr. Zhou."

...

Following the entrance, Zhou Yi switched to Machine Mode No. 2.

Although his previous two Life Strikes had depleted him quite a bit, he had regained 60,000 Life Value after a month and could now take some hits.

The Jade City's steel and iron bones extended deep into the tunnel, its metal bars glowing to light the way inside, making the vision within the cave decent.

At the end was a box-type metal shack, its surface severely rusted, with many dents and curled iron sheets.

The door had been opened, and the Jade City's metal end points were inside.

Zhou Yi walked in.

There was no furniture inside the room, and in the corner were several rhombic stones that no longer glowed, undoubtedly brought in by people from outside.

A damp, metallic smell permeated the room.

There was also a very faint sound, but it was too soft to tell whether it was the sound of water or wind.

There was another tightly closed door on the inner side of the hut.

Zhou Yi first observed the iron windows on the wall, but they were completely welded shut by iron plates, no visibility whatsoever.

He then pressed his hand against the cold, rusty iron wall.

Energy, input.

However, the energy released dissipates without being received.

This metal house was not a living building organism.

So the problem might lie behind the other door.

Zhou Yi adjusted his pace and came to the door, observing it for a while.

He twisted the iron door handle. The rust made the mechanical structure anything but smooth, but with force, it could still be turned. However, there seemed to be something behind the door preventing it from opening.

Zhou Yi twisted the handle and shouldered the door, gradually exerting more strength.

Clang, clang, clang!

It sounded like there was space on the other side, not a dead end.

He further increased his strength.

The deformed iron door banged loudly, and in a grating screech, it swung open. Two large stones behind it were also pushed aside, as they had been against the back of the door.

Outside was a dark passage.

Zhou Yi tugged at the adjacent rebar, signaling the Jade City to extend forward.

So under this continually lighting metal exoskeleton, Zhou Yi groped his way forward. But this path was long, and it twisted downwards in winding spirals. The arm of the Jade City stretched to its limit, yet still did not reach the area where the Alien was.

Zhou Yi had no choice but to walk down alone.

Calculating his steps, after two turns, the surroundings suddenly became brighter.

Zhou Yi found himself standing at the entrance of a shopping mall.

In front of him, a blue billboard with the white Walmart sign, and there were one-way automatic doors at the entrance.

Familiar music reached his ears.

"I congratulate you on your wealth

I congratulate you on your brilliance

Bring the best over here

Send the bad away

Oh, many gifts cause no offense..."

Could it really be an underground Wal-Mart Supercenter?

Zhou Yi, however, wasn't particularly thrilled but found it even more bizarre.

If this was a supercenter, then why had people disappeared here? Could it be that this supercenter wouldn't let people leave without making a purchase?

Zhou Yi patted his pocket.

Thankfully, he had brought the Guangna Box with him.

It was indeed right to carry some money when going out.

He decided to take a look before deciding anything.

Zhou Yi placed his hand on the wall by the entrance, and this time, the energy input was successful.

"Are you the mall?"

"Yes, welcome."

The other party had a gentle, young female voice.

That's what the mall was like.

Zhou Yi asked, "Some humans and Guangna Species beings came here before, are they still inside?"

"If you're referring to the previous customers, they indeed came here, but they left after shopping."

An image flashed through Zhou Yi's mind.

Human explorers and Guangna Species creatures cautiously arrived here, then lost themselves in the incessant "Congratulations on your wealth" announced by Dehua, inexplicably picking up shopping bags and pushing carts, embarking on a shopping expedition.

As for where these people went after leaving, the mall claimed to have no knowledge.

Since he was already here.

Zhou Yi also dragged a stainless steel shopping cart from the entrance and entered through the one-way door.

He was pretty familiar with the inside, having visited many Wal-Marts in the past.

The shelves and counters were filled with a wide range of products, each covered with a layer of light film. However, the numbers on the price tags had changed, with the currency in Renminbi replaced by floating Light Seed forms.

But the items here were quite pricey.

Oreo complete food beauty pack, 2.79 Light Seeds.

Lay's chips gift box, 2.29 Light Seeds.

Coke 2L, 0.69 Light Seeds.

...

While looking at the surrounding products, Zhou Yi said, "I want to buy you out, name your price."

"Sorry, this location is not for sale."

"Can't the entire mall be purchased?"

"Sorry, this location is not for sale."

The other party seemed to be triggered, repeating the same response.

Zhou Yi felt surprised and changed the subject, "Did the previous customers buy anything?"

"Sorry, due to customer privacy, I cannot disclose that."

Fine then.

Zhou Yi continued walking and discovered the mall had two levels; the first floor was food and daily necessities, the second was filled with various electronics, tools, and outdoor items, among others.

The entire mall was bright and clean, fully stocked, but utterly empty, with the continuous festive music playing, it seemed all the more eerie.

Zhou Yi walked all the way to the exit on the second floor.

If the others had entered here and not returned the same way, they must have left through this exit.

Looking out, it was pitch black, as if he had returned to a new underground passage.

"What's outside?"

The mall replied, "Sorry, please check the conditions outside for yourself, welcome to Wal-Mart."

Zhou Yi turned back to look at the bright mall, put down the shopping cart, and decided to continue exploring below.

Something was not quite right with this Wal-Mart Supercenter.

Located underground where collecting Death Light was difficult, how did it maintain sufficient energy?

Zhou Yi stepped through the one-way door.

But the scene outside changed dramatically.

He found himself in a long corridor, with brown, old-fashioned square floor tiles underfoot and green iron gated doors on either side, each door marked with numbers.

Suddenly, figures emerged from the distance ahead, rushing towards him with great force.

The sound in his ears changed abruptly.

"To forget the right and wrong, to reminisce about the past

We've had fun on difficult days we've shared

Never believing in despair, not feeling hesitation..."

Damn!

It had turned into "Friendship Years."

At this moment, Zhou Yi had a bad feeling.

But the situation didn't give him time to think further. Because the oncoming individuals were all emitting green light, indicating they were beings with C-level strength, and their numbers posed a threat to him.

There was no door behind him, just a dead-end.

Zhou Yi clenched his fists, ready to fight.

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