jdhmnovel Chapter 148 The Process on the Other Side
Chapter 148 The Process on the Other Side
The underground space was a maze of roads, completely dark, and only illuminated by the tiny spark of electricity in Ji Yuanzhou's hand.
Yan Shuzhou pulled him along, and based on the information from the Nine-Tails Rabbit, they moved quietly through the passage, avoiding one mutant after another.
He didn't know how strong the mutants here were, and since both of them were still recovering from their trauma, they would definitely avoid them if they could, and would never confront them head-on.
But what's even more unpredictable than the mutants are the various traps and mechanisms inside the passageway.
These things are all inanimate objects, most of them don't make a sound, and each mechanism is deadly enough.
They are hidden in various places, and it is unknown whether they are triggered by their movements or controlled by someone behind them. They are so fast that it is impossible to know how to avoid them.
The two were hit several times, but fortunately, these things were all made of metal. Ji Yuanzhou reacted quickly and used electricity to create a defensive net, which saved them from dying there.
Finally, when everything quieted down, the two of them leaned against the wall, panting heavily.
The nine-tasseled rabbit perched on the shoulder also let out a slight breath, its rabbit ears drooping.
“It’s safer here, we can stop for a while,” Yan Shuzhou said.
"I felt like those mechanisms were being controlled by someone," Ji Yuanzhou said, recalling what had just happened.
"When my lightning struck some mechanisms, I discovered that there were circuits connected to them, so it wasn't just triggered when we touched them."
“I think so too…” Yan Shuzhou said, pursing his lips.
"I just summoned a lot of Nine-Tails Rabbits to walk in front of us, hoping they would trigger the mechanisms in advance, but they only triggered one or two. The rest appeared suddenly after we passed by."
Ji Yuanzhou sighed and shook his head: "This is troublesome. Someone is watching us and wants us dead. No, we have to find a way out."
“We can try to find a way up, and so on…” Yan Shuzhou suddenly fell silent.
"...What did you hear?" Ji Yuanzhou knew that he must have received some news to be acting like this.
Yan Shuzhou's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "I heard my sister's voice! She's on the second floor!"
"Why did she come down too?" Ji Yuanzhou asked casually.
"It seems... they've come to see Tu Hao..." Yan Shuzhou slowly composed himself.
Ji Yuanzhou didn't notice; he looked around, having been running so fast that he hadn't really paid attention to his surroundings.
A white flash of light shone on the metal steel bars supporting the passageway. He called out, "Yan Shuzhou, look at this."
"Ah? They're here." Yan Shuzhou snapped out of her daze from the commotion above and walked over to his side.
Ji Yuanzhou pointed to the metal and said, "Look at the structure of these metals. They are all naturally bent like this to support the passage. Unless a model was created from the beginning, a normal craftsman could not make the steel bars look like this."
"Including those mechanisms, it would have been difficult to make so many before the apocalypse, so I guess all these metals were made by that superhuman."
"Mm." Yan Shuzhou nodded in agreement.
“I think this place must have been modified by them later, which is why the roads are so complicated. Maybe we can figure out the route by looking at this.”
"What are you going to do?" Yan Shuzhou asked, puzzled.
“I’ll try to let the current flow through these metals. Maybe I can find a way out by sensing the direction of the current,” Ji Yuanzhou said.
Yan Shuzhou suddenly realized: "Then give it a try, I think it's feasible."
So Ji Yuanzhou placed his hand on one of the steel bars, closed his eyes, and activated his supernatural ability.
Black electricity flowed from his palm, running along the metal and the wall.
As the owner of Lei Ji, Ji Yuanzhou could clearly sense whether his current was flowing through the stone or the metal.
After a while, he opened his eyes, his face beaming with joy: "It's useful! Although it doesn't completely cover all the routes, I now know the situation in this area. Now I just need to keep exploring as I go, and I should be able to find an exit!"
“Great! You find the way, and I'll have the rabbit keep listening for the mutants’ movements, okay?”
“Okay, follow me, let’s go forward.” Ji Yuanzhou pointed ahead.
So the two combined their abilities: one used his hearing to avoid the mutants, and the other used electricity to destroy the mechanisms they encountered and find their way. In this way, they explored their way to the vicinity of the entrance connecting to the first floor.
At that very moment, the yellow crystal core mutant began its attack on Miao Yin and the others.
The mutated man's enormous body slammed against the first-floor floor, causing the entire underground space to tremble.
The enormous noise completely disrupted the Nine-Tails Rabbit's abilities, and all the mutated humans in the underground space began to riot.
In the darkness, a mutated human wearing a white coat pounced on them and began to fight.
The lightning bolts left charred marks on the wall, and the mutated man let out a shrill scream.
Tentacles were being pulled out from above their heads, and large amounts of dust and electricity mixed together, almost causing an explosion. This made Ji Yuanzhou afraid to release his power, and the building became precarious, with vibrations occurring everywhere.
Then, with a deafening explosion, the road in front of them suddenly collapsed, and countless rubble fell down, crushing the mutated human.
Ji Yuanzhou seized the opportunity to kill it and dug out a green crystal core.
But this also blocked their path forward.
It was at this time that Yan Shuzhou lost Miao Yin's voice and became uneasy.
“This road is blocked. We have to turn back and take another, more distant road.”
"Yan Shuzhou, calm down. I believe they will be fine. Instead of sitting here waiting to die, we should leave as quickly as possible and go upstairs to see what has happened."
Yan Shuzhou anxiously counted on his hands and nodded.
So the two immediately changed their route and entered an even smaller space.
Yan Shuzhou's anxiety subsided only after hearing Miao Yin's voice again.
He breathed a sigh of relief, and his face finally relaxed.
He said to Ji Yuanzhou, "My sister should be coming down here soon, but given our current route, it seems we won't run into them."
Through the conversation, he already knew that the collapsed area was the entrance to the bottom.
The pile of stones divided the passage into two parts. If you choose to go forward, the path will be completely different, and you won't encounter them again.
“If it’s that road, there will definitely be more traps.” Yan Shuzhou frowned.
"Don't worry, even if we don't meet them down there, we'll definitely run into them when we get out. This place can't stop them."
Ji Yuanzhou wasn't worried about any of that.
Back at the aquarium, when so many mutants attacked him, Miao Yin was able to chase him all the way and precisely toy with him on the verge of death. Ji Yuanzhou believed that this place definitely couldn't hold her back either.
Who knows who will go out first?
Yan Shuzhou said with a mixture of worry and expectation, "That's true... Let's get out of here as soon as possible. Maybe we can find the place that controls the mechanism and turn it off. That would make it much easier for them to leave."