Chapter 312: Slave Catchers

Zhang Tie heard the voice, froze, and couldn't help scratching his head.

Damn it, the woman before him, more miserable than a beggar, actually has a pretty nice name?

Lin An was slightly curious.

Shelter? What is that?

Lin Ruolan would think that we came from the shelter.

Do you mean our attire?

With doubts, he simply spoke up and asked:

"What is a shelter? Have you ever seen people like us?"

Lin Ruolan nodded then shook her head, looking at Zhang Tie with some fear:

"You didn't come out of the shelter, did you?"

"A shelter is just a shelter."

"I heard it was an underground refuge built by some wealthy tycoons and high officials before the catastrophe."

"It has recycling equipment, ample water and food."

"But they don't have..."

Saying that, she glanced sideways at Zhang Tie:

"Are you a cyborg? Did you get a mechanical arm?"

"I've never seen someone with such great strength before."

Her speech was fluent, her wording precise.

Her words revealed a lot of information.

The high level of this instance world seemed to have known in advance that the world would face a crisis?

So they built the shelter in advance?

But it's also possible, like in the real world, that many wealthy tycoons have an apocalypse complex and, bored, have created similar things.

Even some apocalypse enthusiasts privately build their own shelters.

However, the woman used the words "I heard".

She probably doesn't know the specific details either.

We can go ask the major powers here.

If the high level of this instance world had prior knowledge, it might help us solve this world's apocalypse.

Hmm.

Does this instance world refer to the apocalypse as a catastrophe?

As for the mechanical arm the woman mentioned, it piqued Lin An's interest.

"Mechanical arm? Cyborg?"

"No, we are Awakened Ones."

Lin An replied offhand, then his fingertips lifted the woman's hair into the air.

"Ah!!"

She was startled.

Lin Ruolan let out a cry of shock, staring in disbelief at Lin An's floating fingertip.

"Awakened Ones!?"

"What Awakened Ones!?"

"How did you do that!?"

Unexpected.

This time, Lin An was the one who froze.

The woman's expression wasn't feigned; she really seemed frightened by her own ability.

Don't Awakened Ones know about this?

That shouldn't be the case, right?

Could it be that the woman has never seen an Awakened One?

"You guys this world..."

Zhang Tie scratched his head in doubt and asked, but his words were cut off by Lin An's urgent interruption.

Instinctively, Lin An suddenly remembered the mission requirement not to reveal real-world information.

At first he felt it was a bit strange, what meaning does this requirement have?

Until now.

Damn it!

This world couldn't possibly have neither a system nor Awakened Ones, could it!?

Five minutes later, Lin An obtained the complete information from the woman, his expression strange.

This instance world has zombies, but likely no mutants.

Likewise, here there is neither a system nor Awakened Ones.

Thus, the zombie tide became their only threat.

As for technological weapons, their development is roughly the same as in the real world.

Except for lacking satellites and aviation knowledge.

According to Lin Ruolan's description, their world is surrounded by walls of emptiness; approaching the edge makes it impossible to get closer.

The sky is the same; violent gales at high altitude can destroy anything.

In other words.

This is the world of heaven round and earth square.

There is a sun, a moon, and stars.

But they also don't feel that anything is wrong.

As the system description says, the people of this instance world cannot perceive that all of this is illogical.

And the transformed humans and mechanical arms are also very crude.

They aren't particularly strong; in fact, they resemble the exoskeletons of humans on Earth and are useless.

Thus, Lin Ruolan was frightened by the power Zhang Tie erupted with.

This completely exceeded her understanding.

Team voice:

"Lin Dui."

"If what this woman says is true..."

"Good fellow, this godforsaken place is full of ordinary people!"

"Not even mutants!"

"Then aren't we invincible here?"

Their physiques have long surpassed human limits; even the weakest Mo Ling can tear apart special forces with bare hands.

Lin An realized this but felt no joy.

With his own strength, if this world were full of ordinary zombies with no supernatural power at all,

why would the Savior System think that without the key's help, he would certainly die?

Moreover, the weapons in this world have unlimited power, so why haven't they wiped out the zombies yet?

Earth is due to the threat of mutants, plus a heap of various special events.

If they were all ordinary zombies, it wouldn't be this difficult at all.

Could it be that the danger this time is really about time?

Because there are too many zombies, we can't kill them all.

Failing to complete the mission and getting trapped in the instance would cause the base to be breached?

And then I would be wiped out?

What does Chu An's remark mean then?

Filled with doubt.

I originally thought that after entering the【Amoeba Worm】instance, I could roughly guess what the instance's crisis actually was.

I never expected there to be no clue at all.

Lin An absolutely does not believe this instance is that simple.

Especially the information we just obtained has nothing to do with the【Amoeba Worm】at all.

Suppress the uneasy doubt.

The information obtained solely from the woman's mouth is too little; we still need to find a major power to investigate.

After setting these questions aside, Lin An gestured for the woman to answer his other questions:

"Where is the nearest Safe Zone?"

"What's the difference between the Safe Zone and the Military Region?"

"Why are you staying here? Why not go to a safe place?"

"Has no rescue team appeared here all along?"

Lin Ruolan, after hearing, gave Lin An a strange look and inexplicably swallowed a mouthful of saliva:

"The nearest Safe Zone is right behind us, about 70 kilometers away."

"That Safe Zone is called【Bolaka】and is privately armed."

"As for the difference between the Safe Zone and the Military Region..."

The woman glanced at the attire of several people, somewhat suspicious:

"No difference. They're all a bunch of beasts!"

"Rescue teams have come here before, but they should be called slave‑catching squads!"

"I have no extra food, and I don't want to join them!"

"Who exactly are you people? Even a three‑year‑old knows these questions!"

"Are you teasing me?"

Lin Ruolan, after speaking, seemed to think of something and then tightly clutched the jerky in front of her chest:

"But you have to give meat!"

Unexpected.

The woman's voice was no longer strained; instead, it became unusually pleasant, with clear and rounded tones like a radio host.