They had to cross mountains and cross rivers to overcome obstacles along the way.
He remembered that in some of the trendy novels, there would always be people walking on their tiptoes along the old train tracks, accompanied by some chicken soup for the soul. However, after personally walking along the long, abandoned train tracks, he did not feel good at all. He did not have the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery, not to mention that the mountains and rivers here belonged to the demon beasts.
Apart from the thrilling experience in the cave, the entire journey of the group of seventeen people was quite smooth. They did not encounter such a large group of Fiendish Demons.
With their current strength, it was unlikely that they would be chewed up by the demon creatures after just a few steps.
After walking for nearly ten days, the remote Jinlin City finally appeared before everyone's eyes.
It was a mountain ridge, and the train tunnel was still passing through it. This time, the group did not choose to walk through the pitch-black tunnel. They would rather climb over it.
As soon as they reached the top of the mountain ridge, they immediately saw a spacious basin. To the west was an endless stretch of plains and hills. They could see everything with a single glance.
To the north was a river. It meandered along the side of a city that was already in ruins and overgrown with weeds. The river flowed into the distance and turned to the east, which was the direction of the mountain ridge they had come from.
"That's Jinlin City. It's only been fifteen years, how did it become like this?" Zheng Bingxiao said as he looked at Jinlin City from afar.
"It's normal for a place like this to be inhabited by demon creatures. The houses, streets, and roads are all destroyed. The plants are nourished by the feces of the demon creatures, so their growth rate is extremely fast. The whole place is covered in vines, moss, and grass," Jingjing said.
"Let's go, we'll investigate the outer perimeter and see how many demon creatures are roaming around here," Song Xia said.
The periphery of Jinlin City was a wide, flat land surrounded by a forest. The forest surrounding the city was one of the points that needed to be investigated. To determine whether the city was worth rebuilding, they had to know whether the surrounding area had been completely occupied by the demon beasts.
Luckily, the mission this time was not to wipe out the demon creatures in Jinlin City. The city used to be a second-tier city, and its suburbs were already unimaginably huge, not to mention the city itself, which had already turned into a land of demon creatures. Without a few elite troops, it would be impossible to reclaim the city as part of the human map.
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After exploring the outer forest for a while, everyone was surprised to see that there were only a few Magical Beasts looking for food wandering in the forest. They didn't see any groups of them.
As a result, the exploration of the outer forest went very smoothly. A green mark was painted on the map, indicating that the outer forest was relatively unobstructed and that there were not many demons.
"Let's go in directly. The earlier we finish, the earlier we can go back. After staying outside for so long, I keep feeling uneasy." Luo Song said.
Even with Luo Song's physique, he had lost a lot of weight in the past ten days. In short, he didn't want to continue suffering here.
"How can the survey end so easily? There are many points that we need to survey, and they have all been marked out. Unless we split up …" Lu Zhenghe said.
"It's not wise to split up." Song Xia immediately shook her head.
If the seventeen of them walked together, even if they encountered a group of demons, they would still be able to deal with them. If they were separated, it would be hard to say.
"Let's go through them one by one."
The seventeen of them began to walk into the desolated city. The roads that were originally connected to the city were now filled with abandoned cars that had long turned green. They were jammed on the outer ring road. It wasn't hard to imagine how these cars were jammed when they were evacuated. Most of them had abandoned their cars to escape.
Cars were not very practical in the face of a real disaster, as they were too reliant on the roads.
After crossing the outer ring road, they gradually saw streets and houses.
The streets were clearly cracked open. The cracks spread across the entire road in a zigzag manner. There were even weeds growing out of the cracks, as if the weeds had a strong life force. As they spread out, they crushed the roads.
The houses were covered in dust, densely covered by ivy. Unknown vines were climbing up the floors and growing into the windows of the houses. The inside of the windows was most likely abandoned and dirty.
The trees on both sides of the road had been left untended for a long time, and their canopies covered the sky. At this moment, the seventeen people from the Pearl Institute and the Imperial College were walking on this path that looked like a lush forest and houses. Every one of them had a serious expression on their faces when they heard the low roars coming from not far away.
The residential area that used to be the first place they needed to investigate after entering the city. From the various signs, it was obvious that a large group of demons had once lived here, as there were piles of dung in the corners of the houses that had dried up like sand. They could be seen everywhere. The skeletons of huge animals were also scattered all over the ground …
"I don't even dare to imagine what happened here. It was such a good city." Bai Tingting seemed to be very emotional as she said with a sigh.
When a city showed signs of doomsday, when there was not a single living person to be seen in the streets and alleys, the emptiness of the city would make people feel a chill in their hearts. This was because it was a scene that they, who lived in a big city, would not be able to see.
Desolate, desolate, these were the most appropriate words to describe the city.
"We have to find a safe place to settle down first." Shen Mingxiao said.
"It's like we've entered a desolate city filled with demons. We'll be in danger at any time. Therefore, we have to find a safe place to settle down. At the very least, if we encounter any danger, we have to be able to retreat quickly, and have a good defense …" Lu Zhenghe said.
"Then where should we settle down?" Song Xia asked.
"In a building. We have to occupy a building as our base. It's best if the roof of this building is connected to the other buildings, so it'll be easier for us to retreat. "Lu Zhenghe said.
"That's right, a tall building will have a wide field of vision. That way, it'll be easier for us to keep watch. Otherwise, it'll be hard for us to detect a large group of demons."
"I feel like that one is not bad." Mo Fan pointed into the distance and said.
A gray building rose from the ground in the middle of this area. The building did not look as dirty as it had been washed away by the rain.
Most importantly, this building, which stood in the middle of a deserted street, was relatively well-preserved. Its sturdiness was naturally extraordinary because not only was the building tall, but the entire base was also very grand and imposing.
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