Chapter 93: A Suspicious Metal Door

Gu Zhenwei kept glancing at the vegetation where Liu Yun had gone earlier, then anxiously muttered, "Why is she taking so long?"

Seeing his friend pacing back and forth anxiously, Ye Xuan finally spoke, "I will go check on her."

Before Gu Zhenwei could react, Ye Xuan walked toward the vegetation.

Coming back to his senses, Gu Zhenwei hurriedly chased after him. "Brother Xuan, you can’t go!"

Ignoring Gu Zhenwei, Ye Xuan pushed the vegetation aside. When he saw no one there, his eyes flickered for a second.

Lowering his gaze, Ye Xuan saw that some of the vegetation had been stepped on. He then scanned the surroundings and noticed a clear path where the vegetation had been trampled.

While he was observing the surroundings, Gu Zhenwei grabbed his shoulder and said, "Brother Xuan, you can’t just charge forward like that. Younger Sister Liu will be very embarrassed if you accidentally see her while she’s relieving herself."

Glancing at him, Ye Xuan calmly said, "She was gone."

The second his words fell, Gu Zhenwei was stunned. A second later, he exclaimed in shock, "Impossible! Younger Sister Liu said that she is willing to join our team. She won’t leave us without saying a word!"

Ye Xuan stared at him for a moment, then said, "Since you said so, then I’ll go and find her."

Hearing this, Gu Zhenwei quickly said, "I’m going with you!"

Ye Xuan shook his head and rejected him. "No. You should go back and let Sixun and Zuancheng know. Wait for us here."

"But—!" Gu Zhenwei wanted to protest, but Ye Xuan interrupted him.

"Zhenwei, it’s easier for me to move alone. Besides—" Ye Xuan paused, then glanced at the soldiers’ tense expressions before adding, "Something is happening right now. You should stay here and protect the others."

Thinking about Qiu Sixun’s and Lan Zuancheng’s strength, Gu Zhenwei sighed and nodded. "Alright. will listen to you." 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

Seeing that he had agreed, Ye Xuan patted Gu Zhenwei’s shoulder. "Take good care of them. Wait for me to come back."

Leaving those words behind, he turned around and ran into the thick vegetation, following Liu Yun’s trail.

Standing in place, Gu Zhenwei watched Ye Xuan disappear into the darkness before saying, "Brother Xuan, please return safely."

Unaware that Ye Xuan had gone to find her, Liu Yun was currently staring at a suspicious metal door covered in moss and vegetation.

She scanned her surroundings but found nothing except thick vegetation and tall trees.

After a moment of silence, she said in a low voice, "System, are you sure there is nothing dangerous behind this metal door?"

Inside Liu Yun’s sea of consciousness, the System was speechless.

"....." Sister, everywhere in this Apocalypse World is dangerous. Where could you find a place that is completely safe in this world? Aren’t you just asking a stupid question?

Although the System was complaining, it still emotionlessly said, [Player, you should hurry up. The mission is running out of time.]

Reminded by the System, Liu Yun quickly opened her mission panel.

[Time-Limited Mission: Uncover the Secret of Niu Ma Village]

[Time Limit: 2 hours 3 minutes]

[Reward: Experience Points ×3,000]

[Penalty: The annihilation of the Black Tiger Team]

[Status: Ongoing]

Seeing that she only had two hours left to complete the mission, Liu Yun quickly closed the mission panel, then took out her wooden stick from her inventory.

Holding her wooden stick, Liu Yun bravely raised her foot and walked toward the metal door.

Standing in front of the metal door, she inspected it for a moment before noticing a small square bulge on the left side of the door. Using her wooden stick, she carefully brushed away the thick moss and vines covering the bulge.

A few moments later, Liu Yun finally realized that the bulge was actually a password machine installed on the metal door. She thought for a few seconds, then tapped the metal door with her wooden stick.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Muffled sounds faintly came from the metal door as she tapped on it.

"Looks like it’s impossible for me to forcefully break this metal door," she muttered in a low voice.

Since she couldn’t break the metal door, her only option was to unlock it. However, judging from how thick the moss covering the password machine was, Liu Yun was sure that the machine had long since lost its power and was now useless.

Scratching her head, Liu Yun asked, "System, do you have any props that could help me break this door or at least let me get inside?"

Two seconds after she asked, the System’s mechanical voice came, [Player, there is an air exhaust pipe nearby. You can try it.]

When Liu Yun heard this, her eyes lit up. She raised a thumb and said, "System, you are as smart as usual!"

Being praised by her, the System’s mood clearly improved. [Player, you are too polite.]

After blowing a rainbow fart toward the System, Liu Yun carefully checked the area near the metal door.

She spent more than five minutes searching the area nearby before she found the air exhaust pipe five meters away from the metal door.

Squatting in front of the air exhaust pipe’s exit, Liu Yun looked at her wooden stick, then at the metal bars blocking the exit.

Frowning slightly, she thought, ’This wooden stick was given to me by the System. It should be stronger than an ordinary wooden stick, right?’

Despite being filled with doubt, Liu Yun still followed her initial plan. As her fingers tightened around the wooden stick, determination flashed in her eyes.

"Wooden Stick, don’t let me down!"

As soon as she said that, Liu Yun struck the metal bars blocking the air exhaust pipe with all her might.

Bam!

The loud sound echoed through the silent surroundings the second the wooden stick collided with the metal bars.

Startled by the loud sound of the impact, Liu Yun held her breath and then quickly scanned her surroundings.