Survival Arena

Chapter 389: Chapter 389: Underground Residential Area

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The square, bathed in bright light, was vast, seemingly the size of two soccer fields put together, with many discarded machines piled up at the edges.

No one.

This place was like a junkyard.

Silence.

Chu Ge looked around.

The other Survivors did the same.

“Wow, such a beautiful junkyard?”

“Who created this underground world?”

“Be careful of ambushes.”

“Could these abandoned robots come back to life?”

“If you give them a charge, perhaps they really could come back to life.”

“Hahaha, what about the Electric Eel? Do we have anyone here with the power of an Electric Eel?”

The Survivors each shared their thoughts, the atmosphere still relatively light.

The scruffy man turned his head and pressed his hand downward, signaling everyone to quiet down.

‘I am God’ walked to the front, sniffing the air in different directions.

The sense of smell of felines is incredibly sharp.

Chu Ge could smell a strong scent of gunpowder.

As if a battle had just taken place here not long ago.

Chu Ge walked over to the pile of discarded machinery and observed carefully.

Most of these machines were car parts, and there were also some broken robots.

As he walked along, he saw some human belongings among the machinery, such as shreds of clothing, photos, lighters, cans, military knives, fruit knives, and so on.

After looking for a while, Chu Ge found a small notebook, its screen still lit.

He extended a paw and pressed the power button.

Zzz—

Chu Ge was shocked instantly, his body trembling.

He quickly leapt away, his gaze landing on the small notebook with a strange look in his eyes.

Fortunately, the current wasn’t strong and didn’t cause him any harm.

The screen lit up, playing a video.

It seemed to be a promotional video, showcasing a sophisticated spacecraft.

Chu Ge watched for a while, didn’t understand, and thus lost interest, continuing on his way.

“Pick up the pace, something doesn’t feel right,” ‘I am God’ suddenly said.

In this plaza, the voice easily amplified, clear to all the Survivors.

Instantly, everyone tensed up.

They quickly left the large square and entered another corridor.

The scruffy man’s steps grew faster, and the Survivors had to hasten their pace to keep up.

Half an hour later.

Chu Ge was at the end of the group.

The hallway they were currently in had dim lighting, so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face, and the Survivors managed to see but barely.

Chu Ge realized that there weren’t no lights, but rather a kind of black light.

Ever since entering this section of the corridor, he had felt his hair stand on end.

It was like moving through a sewer.

“We’re approaching our destination,” the scruffy man’s voice came through.

Chu Ge immediately became alert, ready to run at any moment.

Bright light appeared at the end of the corridor; they quickly rushed out.

Chu Ge focused his eyes and saw that there was a street ahead, with numerous iron racks resembling shelves set up as homes, with countless people living inside, like an anthill.

The tallest iron rack was over twenty stories high, with stairs connecting the racks and most of them had curtains hanging in front of them, like bed curtains.

There were shops on each level, trading all sorts of goods.

The arrival of the Survivors scared everyone there into panic.

“Ahhhh—beasts!”

“A leopard! A huge leopard!”

“There’s a python!”

“What’s going on? How did the exotic beasts from the surface get down here?”

“Run!”

“Guards! Guards!”

People were thrown into chaos, and then armed soldiers started appearing from all directions.@@novelbin@@

The scruffy man quickly raised his hand and called out, “Wait! Wait! They’re here to help us! Where’s General Li? Where’s General Li?”

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As these words were spoken, the armed soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Though they were not dressed in standard combat uniforms and were somewhat scruffy, their eyes were as fierce as those of wild wolves.

The crowd parted, and a man with a large beard, holding a cigarette in his mouth, walked over. His hands were in his pockets, and he carried an air of swagger.

The bearded man swept his gaze over the Survivors and asked, “Who’s in charge?”

“I am God” stepped forward and said, “Me.”

The bearded man, also known as General Li, spoke softly, “Rest for a few days, then we’ll make a move.”

“No, we start the battle now,” “I am God” firmly refused.

What a joke, once tonight passed, and another day and night went by, their Survival Competition would be over; they couldn’t delay any further.

Hearing this, General Li frowned.

He took the cigarette out of his mouth and fell into deep thought.

“I am God” continued, “The day after tomorrow, early in the morning, we will disappear. Think it over carefully whether you really need our help or not.”

General Li’s face showed annoyance.

After a moment of contemplation, he spoke in a determined voice, “Let’s move out at six in the morning then. I need to plan a bit and let the soldiers rest.”

“No problem!” “I am God” agreed instantly.

Afterwards, General Li led Chu Ge and the other Survivors to a corner of the underground residential area.

He asked Chu Ge and the others to rest there.

The Survivors whispered among themselves, somewhat displeased.

They really treated them like animals!

Chu Ge lay down, his gaze fixed on the dazzling array of metal-framed residential buildings up ahead.

A damp, musty odor was pervasive in the air.

It was the accumulation of human sweat.

After General Li left, five soldiers were left to guard them.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Chu Ge immediately fell asleep.

Sorcerer Cat lay down beside him and whispered, “Can you sleep?”

Chu Ge did not reply.

Sorcerer Cat began to talk to himself, all about whether the battle plan would succeed.

It wasn’t long before Chu Ge drifted into dreamland.

He had a dream.

He dreamed he had returned to the time and space before his rebirth.

In that time and space, he continued his mundane life.

He got a girlfriend, got married.

The sweetness of love was worn away by the mundanity of daily life.

One day, he lost his job, and the family finances faced trouble. His wife had a big argument with him, and he went out to drink alone.

In a state of half-drunk stupor, he heard a cat’s meow and turned his head instinctively.

A Black Cat pounced towards him, its claws aiming straight for his eyes.

Chu Ge woke up with a start.

He opened his eyes and saw the other Survivors resting around him.

He took a deep breath.

He shook his head, preparing to turn over and sleep in a different position.

At that moment.

He suddenly saw someone peering at them from around the corner of the street in the metal-framed building up ahead.

The light was dim, but he could see it was a little boy, around six or seven years old, with messy hair and dirty clothes.

Seemingly noticing Chu Ge’s gaze, the little boy cracked a smile, chillingly cold.

Chu Ge frowned, just about to get up, but the boy turned and ran.

Chu Ge didn’t chase after him or think too much about it.

“Weird,”

Chu Ge murmured, shaking his head, then prepared to continue sleeping.

Suddenly, he froze.

He immediately looked up.

He noticed that the people in those metal-framed houses had disappeared.

Even the soldiers who had been guarding them were gone.

The underground residential area had fallen into an eerie silence.

Chu Ge nudged Sorcerer Cat beside him.

Sorcerer Cat woke up, groggily asking, “What’s up?”

Its voice was abrupt, startling the surrounding Survivors awake.

“I am God” also woke up.

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