Chapter 36
Li Mengyao's Tears
"A burden? Yes, I'm afraid they'll run away."
Chen Yu didn't pause at all, his flashlight steadily sweeping across the fork in the road ahead. Judging by the direction, the road that sloped upwards seemed more like the way to the tower.
This is the answer I received.
Zhang Wanyue pursed her lips helplessly, carefully observing the danger behind her.
Chen Yu ignored the silence behind him, and continued forward...
The passageway began to widen, and more artificial traces appeared on the ice on the walls.
Most importantly, the temperature! It needs to rise further!
Just by getting close to the tower, the temperature had already dropped to around minus twenty degrees Celsius!
"We're getting close to the core area."
"There are lots of bugs hiding nearby; the geothermal core prototype must be here!"
Zhang Wanyue reminded her in a low voice.
Chen Yu grunted in agreement, signaling everyone to walk quietly.
The end of the flashlight beam—
It is a huge courtyard, which should have been the hub of an outpost.
Further ahead...
It's the six-story tower we saw from afar!
It's right in front of me now, and the pressure is immense!
The tower's base is massive, a regular square shape, and rises straight up; most of the windows are filled with ice!
The only entrance is two enormous metal doors, each three meters high!
The ice around the tower was littered with huge claw marks and drag marks, which were quite horrifying!
"The main gate is blocked, let's try somewhere else."
Chen Yu skipped the main entrance and decided to find another way.
The massive metal door was visibly heavy.
He has ten times the physical strength, but he is not a superman.
If you want to smash that door open, you'd probably need a physical strength rating of over 500 before even considering it.
"Look there!"
Wang Mengmeng suddenly pointed to a small iron gate not far away!
Chen Yu nodded: "Okay, let's go there."
Wang Mengmeng quickly took credit: "Brother Chen Yu, aren't my eyesight good? I was the first one to see it again..."
Chen Yu ignored her and took the lead himself, moving extremely fast to squeeze through the iron gate that was half-hidden behind the icicles.
The door hinge made a "branching" sound...
Behind the door is a spacious hall with a ceiling height of four or five meters.
It was even darker here than outside, with only a faint white light peeking out from the far end of the passage.
Wang Mengmeng followed closely behind, followed by Deng Yuxin, Li Mengyao, and Zhang Wanyue.
As the last person stepped in, the iron gate closed silently behind them.
It blocked out the faint light source from the outside.
Everyone's eyes were adjusting to the dimness inside.
Then they saw it.
Deep within this hall...
The ground, walls, cracks, and broken chandeliers were teeming with insects as thick as an arm!
They intertwined together, and just looking at them was enough to send chills down your spine!
Even more terrifying, there were a dozen or so white-furred behemoths standing silently...
The moment Chen Yu and his group stepped inside—
The mouthparts of insects and the head of giant beasts all stared at them!
The double gaze, filled with suffocating malice, completely engulfed the five people!
"withdraw!"
Without hesitation, Chen Yu grabbed Deng Yuxin's arm, and the immense force instantly lifted her off the ground, sending her frantically retreating towards the iron gate!
Driven by their survival instincts, Zhang Wanyue and the others also unleashed their fastest speed ever!
Outside the iron gate...
They rushed for several dozen meters and made a sharp right-angle turn before suddenly coming to a stop.
Li Mengyao and Wang Mengmeng slid to the ground, their faces as pale as paper.
"What do we do? The front gate is blocked, the side gates are full of monsters, there's no other way..."
Zhang Wanyue looked at Chen Yu; this was practically a dead end.
Chen Yu leaned against the wall, remaining silent for a long time, scanning the still-shaken crowd in the dim light.
His gaze finally settled on Li Mengyao.
Li Mengyao felt his gaze, her body stiffened abruptly, and she looked up in terror.
"No...no..."
Chen Yu slowly crouched down, looking directly into her fearful eyes: "Li Mengyao, if I remember correctly, your talent is B-level [Simple Disguise], right?"
Li Mengyao's lips trembled as she said, "I...yes."
She was well aware of Chen Yu's intentions.
She had even anticipated this situation, but she prayed that no one would think of it or mention her talent.
"Chen Yu, no...it really won't work..."
She shook her head frantically, tears streaming down her face: "I'm going to die! I'm definitely going to die!"
Wang Mengmeng was also startled. Seeing her best friend so frightened, she could only look away.
Chen Yu's face remained expressionless: "I saw it. You're not dead, Li Mengyao."
Just one sentence made Li Mengyao tremble even more violently.
This statement came from Chen Yu, who foresaw the future.
This almost completely cut off her escape route.
But really... won't I die?
To be honest, Chen Yu didn't know either, since he couldn't really predict the future.
The reason he dared to say that...
On the one hand, Li Mengyao's disguise is one of the best solutions at present.
On the other hand, while B-level talent is generally...
But disguise is a special talent!
The level of this talent is very strict, and very few special talents can reach the S level!
While a B-rank item might not be able to fool humans, it's not necessarily difficult to fool those monsters!