Chapter 277 - 277 274 Might Be A Bit Expensive

Chapter 277: Chapter 274: Might Be A Bit Expensive Chapter 277: Chapter 274: Might Be A Bit Expensive “Just three kilometers ahead is Green Shadow Sanctuary,” said a tall and skinny man, pointing to a road sign nearby, “We haven’t encountered any Demonized Beasts for ten minutes now. This indicates that Green Shadow Sanctuary indeed has strength; the Demonized Beasts in the vicinity have likely all been cleared.”

“But…” someone hesitated, “When we came over from the neighboring city, we learned that the large sanctuary in the Lin City area isn’t Green Shadow, but rather about sixty kilometers north of here. Even the large sanctuaries we passed didn’t claim to have weapons that could easily rip through Demonized Beast defenses. Could a small Green Shadow Sanctuary really have such things?”

“Who cares, since it’s not far, let’s go have a look and see; we can take a break there too. It would be great to have a bath, I’ve been suffering these days.”

“It’s just an ordinary sanctuary, better not to have too high expectations…”

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This five-person squad was not weak, the captain had Fifth Tier Awakener strength, and the others were all of the Fourth Layer. They moved quickly and soon saw the towering black towers in the forest ahead.

“Yu Ling, scout ahead and see if there are any dangers in front of us,” the Square-faced Captain instructed.

They had traversed several cities, surviving countless life and death situations to get here, relying not only on strength but also on caution.

Before approaching the Sanctuary, he had to confirm it wasn’t a trap.

The Square-faced Captain had seen sanctuaries like this before, using bait to lure Awakeners into ambushes.

A young woman named Yu Ling, whose face was not clear, nodded. She closed her eyes as her Perception domain expanded.

A few minutes later, her eyes opened, and she smiled at the others, “There are also some Awakeners heading towards the sanctuary, and not far ahead of us, there are many ordinary people, seemingly busy working.”

“However…” Yu Ling frowned slightly, “The number of Awakeners nearby is not large, but their strength is considerable. Just now, when I was scouting, a few squads were noticed by several strong Awakeners. Fortunately, I only did a cursory scout and did not provoke those Awakeners.”

Being noticed by a Perception indicated that the others’ strength was not inferior to Yu Ling’s and might even be far superior.

The Square-faced Captain pondered for a moment, “Since it’s not an ambush trap, let’s go in, but we should remain vigilant.”

As they drew closer, the imposing black towers loomed larger in their view, and the dark shooting ports at the top of the towers posed a deep threat.

“What are these black towers exactly? Could there be snipers stationed inside?” the Square-faced Captain said gravely, then shook his head, “The threat that the towers give me is far beyond that of snipers. Just observing from the side, if we were directly targeted by those shooting ports, I suspect we wouldn’t even be able to escape.”

“These towers must be Green Shadow Sanctuary’s means of defense against Demonized Beasts. If they can pose a fatal threat to us, ordinary Demonized Beasts would naturally be no match. Without massive, imposing walls, the safety level of Green Shadow Sanctuary should still be quite high.”

“Now I have more confidence in the so-called rune equipment weapons of Green Shadow that can break through Demonized Beast defenses.”

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Passing the outermost layer of tower defenses, what appeared in front of the square-faced man and his team was a neat and orderly array of buildings, the tallest with five levels, the shorter ones only two or three, densely packed together.

Many survivors were busy around the building complex; some were painting the exterior walls, while others were dismantling scaffolding to carry away. It was evident that the complex was nearly completed.

“What are they doing?” someone in the team asked, looking at the orderly streets laid with white bricks, with trees of unrecognizable species transplanted along the sides of the road, which had quickly grown lush in the current environment.

It had the look of a large commercial center.

Swallowing a gulp of saliva, they were also quite puzzled.

“In two days, the business district opens, don’t you know?”

An equally surprised voice came from the side.

They turned their heads and saw a round-faced, plump man gnawing on a chicken leg, his speech muffled as he spoke to them.

Square-faced Captain and his men didn’t pay much attention to what the fat man had said; they were too busy staring fixatedly at the oversized chicken leg in his hand.

Wang Zhou took a few steps back in fright, “What do you want to do? I sell meat, not my body—ugh, I mean, I don’t sell meat either!”

Square-faced Captain chuckled dryly a few times and put on a kind expression to ask, “Young man, we just want to know, where did you get that chicken leg from, and if there are any more, could you sell it to us?”

“Chicken leg? Of course, I bought it!” Wang Zhou looked at them as if they were idiots, before finally realizing, “Oh right, you must have just arrived at Green Shadow.”

They nodded.

Under Wang Zhou’s guidance, Square-faced Captain and his team walked into the business area.

Although the business district was not yet fully built, aside from the survivors still busily working, they could see a few Awakeners strolling around. Occasionally they would notice a few shops undergoing decoration, and some were already open for business.

“According to that fat man just now, this street is the gourmet street, and now a few restaurants have already started their businesses.”

They turned the corner of the street and found a shop that had just opened, so they went in.

At the moment, there weren’t many customers in the shop, and the staff did not seem bothered by their shabby appearance.

They found a table by the window and looked at the menu.

“I didn’t pay attention to the restaurant’s name. Who knew they specialized in seafood here? But I remember, Lin City isn’t near the sea, is it?”

Someone commented, but the two young women in the team’s eyes were already sparkling. They glanced over the menu items and quickly called over the waiter to order food eagerly.

Since there were not many customers in the shop, plate after plate of hearty seafood dishes were soon brought to the table.

Square-faced Captain and his small team had lived in the wild for a long time. Although they were strong enough not to go hungry, it was impossible for them to have fresh and delicious food. At this moment, seeing these dishes full of color, aroma, and flavor in front of them, they couldn’t hold back their drooling.

Each of them was focused, abandoning utensils like knives, forks, bowls, and chopsticks, and instead rolled up their sleeves to eat with their hands.

They were strong and had big appetites, especially since they hadn’t eaten such delicious food in a long time. They feasted like a tornado sweeping fallen leaves, with empty plates piling up on the table, and even called the waiter over several times to order more.

Other diners in the restaurant frequently turned their heads to look, but they didn’t care.

After some time, the square-faced man touched his stomach, his face filled with satisfaction.

At that time, Yu Ling, a woman who was also full, happened to see the bill placed at the corner of the table, her complexion turned pale, and she turned to look at the square-faced man and trembled, “Captain, the seafood we ordered, it seems, they’re all from Mutant Beasts from the ocean, the price… it might be a bit expensive.”