Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 90 - 70: Entering the Earth (Extra for Alliance Hierarch Big Pineapple Little Apple!)

Chapter 90: Chapter 70: Entering the Earth (Extra for Alliance Hierarch Big Pineapple Little Apple!)

Fu Zhengyang was dead, and Wu Xiaode finally felt at ease.

At this moment, the team leader pondered briefly and said, "We’ve killed their people and have already torn our face with them, so we won’t take this route anymore, especially since there are bombs buried here."

"Buried it?" the sniper asked.

The team leader nodded his head.

Bang!

The moment a flash of fire burst from the muzzle of the sniper rifle, the bullet traced a long arc, whistling down the tunnel.

"It can turn corners?" Wu Xiaode couldn’t help but ask.

"Of course, that’s the basics," the sniper replied.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Boom-Boom-Boom—

From deep inside the tunnel, a series of explosions sounded, followed by intense shaking.

"Oh-ho!"

The sniper whistled and grinned.

"From now on, we don’t need to care about the people in this world," the team leader said calmly, "Everyone remember, if anyone dares to provoke us, take action against us, or tries to set us up, we will show them no mercy!"

"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.

The world aboveground was already heading towards extinction.

Beneath the earth, another team was secretly wreaking havoc.

At such a time, any hesitation was equivalent to courting death.

"I’ll buy us some time. Think about what to do next."

After Sun spoke, he strode toward the cave entrance, patted his chest, and immediately, a suit of steel armor materialized around him.

Mobile Battle Armor!

Wearing the Battle Armor, Sun flew up and punched towards the top of the cave entrance.

Boom—Crash!

Sand and stones rained down.

His fist transformed into a massive power hammer, repeatedly striking the rocks in an attempt to thoroughly bury the entrance.

"Who knows if there’s another way out of here. Everyone, look around and see if there’s an underground structural diagram," the team leader said.

The group split up to search.

Wu Xiaode walked up to a temporary barracks and asked in a low voice, "Do you have an underground structural diagram?"

"The general destroyed all the diagrams on the surface, and I don’t dare go underground," replied the Undead Officer.

"Do you know of any other paths?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"There’s another tunnel with a completely different route, used for scientific research surveys."

"Hmm? Why didn’t you say so earlier?"

"The train on that tunnel is broken, and it’s filled with various scientific research equipment, medical tools, and collected mineral data. It was only used by us researchers."

A broken train was not a problem.

Wu Xiaode glanced at Sun and the sniper.

Both were skilled in mechanics and should be able to fix it.

"Is that tunnel in use now?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"It was abandoned after the scientific staff died off, and no one has taken care of it since," the Undead Officer replied.

"Where is it?"

"Follow me."

The Undead Officer flew up and landed in a corner piled with equipment.

Wu Xiaode walked up to that pile of equipment and upon closer inspection, saw that it consisted of leftover steel rails, wooden sleepers, and track clips.

There was a dedicated path leading to this area.

"The door is blocked by these items," said the Undead Officer.

"Does my enemy know about this place?"

"No, he’s also new here and doesn’t know about this path."

"Good!"

No sooner had Wu Xiaode spoken than Xiao Baihong shouted, "Hey, Little Wu, what are you doing over there?"

Wu Xiaode’s mind raced, and he shouted back, "Look, there is a small path here on the ground, but it ends up being buried under these pieces of equipment."

"A path?" Xiao Baihong said, surprised.

The team leader had already swooped over and stood next to Wu Xiaode, looking down at the ground.

Indeed, there was a small cement path extending deep into the heap of equipment.

"Clear these pieces of equipment and see what’s inside," the team leader said.

Wu Xiaode, Ying, Xiao Baihong, and the sniper stepped forward and quickly pushed all the equipment aside.

Their physical fitness was several times that of an ordinary person, making their work quick and efficient.

Suddenly, at the end of the path, a door appeared.

Pushing open the door, a cold wind gushed out.

"It’s the way down!" said the sniper jubilantly.

"Wait, what if this path was intentionally buried by the enemy and actually conceals a trap?" Ying said cautiously.

His words caused everyone to pause and think.

Wu Xiaode was somewhat speechless.

——You’re overthinking it!

At that moment, Sun flew back and pressed on the surface of his Mobile Battle Armor, immediately releasing several streaks of light that flew down the tunnel and quickly disappeared.

"There’s only one underground train... I didn’t find any other electronic devices. It should be fine," Sun said.

"I’ll lead. Maintain a distance between us," Wu Xiaode said.

Everyone nodded their heads.

"It’s up to you. Everyone, follow me!" the team leader decisively commanded.

Wu Xiaode immediately charged ahead, streaking deep into the tunnel.

The rest followed in a single file.

Sun stayed at the rear, as usual, creating a camouflage and piled the equipment back up to prevent anyone from discovering the place.

As Wu Xiaode moved swiftly, he asked, "Is this place safe?"

"This path is safe, but what lies below may not be," the Undead Officer replied.

"What’s down there?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"I don’t know; I can’t go down—I am the only undead fortunate enough to have survived."

The way he said it was strange, but Wu Xiaode understood.

"Is it a place where undead can’t enter?"

"Right, there’s an invisible barrier. As soon as I get close, I feel like I’m about to be sucked in. I inexplicably know that if I get sucked in, it’s all over."

"So this is why you issued the task?"

"Yes, if you can complete this assignment, I will give you enough reward."

"——You just wait here for my message."

"I hope you succeed."

After the Undead Officer finished speaking, he hovered in mid-air, looking at the train from a distance, his face filled with loneliness and sorrow.

At that moment, Wu Xiaode saw a long train lying in the darkness ahead.

He had found it!

Wu Xiaode leaped onto the underground train, carefully looking forward.

Others quickly followed suit.

The team had its own mechanical experts; Sun and the sniper worked together, one inspecting the vehicle, the other replacing parts, and they quickly completed the repair work.

The train slowly started moving, gradually picking up speed, driving deep underground.

...

The underground train rapidly traversed the tunnel.

With the previous tunnel having been destroyed by explosions, this time everyone was much more vigilant.

Sun had installed numerous detectors on the train and had also equipped it with plenty of automatic thermal weapons.

The gunman stayed at the head of the train, with three long guns laid out in front of him.

"You go get some rest, I’ll call you if there’s anything," he said to Wu Xiaode, smiling.

——This young man was really something.

He managed to find a new route amid a heap of equipment, nearly as observant as the team leader.

And he always took the lead, showing no sign of fear.

That’s what a qualified Martial Arts expert should be like!

"Okay, call me anytime if you need me."

Wu Xiaode walked into the carriage.

He saw the floor of the carriage was covered with various minerals, scientific research notes, and equipment.

The team leader was examining them carefully.

"Any clues?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Take a look at this."

The team leader handed over a scientific research notebook to Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode flipped through the notebook, finding the earlier pages filled with detailed geological survey data, densely packed and thoroughly documented, with all sorts of hypotheses and theories neatly arranged.

At that moment, for some reason, Wu Xiaode was thinking of something else.

"Team leader," he whispered.

"What are your thoughts?" the team leader asked.

"Their writing and language... are exactly the same as ours," Wu Xiaode said.

The team leader didn’t answer.

But Wu Xiaode knew she understood.

This was the Otherworld after all.

Why was this civilization just like our world?

Could it be the path of human civilization was only this one?

Theoretically, even if there were only this one path to follow, it wouldn’t make sense for the language, writing, even the machinery inventions, down to trucks, to be exactly the same.

——Such absurdity was frightening, sending chills down the spine.

"Everyone, come take a look," Sun suddenly called out.

Wu Xiaode’s train of thought was interrupted, and he turned his head along with the team leader to look at him.

He was operating a laptop computer that displayed the situation at the entrance of the cave.

"You left surveillance equipment?"

Ying asked.

"Of course, we need to stay in control of the situation at all times, right?" Sun said.

Under everyone’s gaze, the earth blocking the cave entrance began to loosen.

Quickly.

A furry black claw reached into the cave.

The claw was about the size of two trucks; with a simple grab, it pulled out materials from the cave.

"Please don’t come inside... Please don’t come inside..."

Sun whispered a prayer.

A giant black face flashed past outside the cave.

It was colossal, unable to squeeze into the cave.

But the desperate situation still occurred.

One by one, long black tentacles squeezed into the cave, exploring in all directions, extending.

Clap!

The team leader snapped the notebook shut and solemnly said, "No need to watch any further, Sun, go to the front to help the gunman. Make the train go full speed ahead!"

"Right, boss." Sun jumped up and hurriedly went to find the gunman at the front of the train.

After a while.

Wu Xiaode felt the train tremble slightly, speeding up a bit more.

About half an hour later.

A slowdown sign appeared ahead.

The train moved forward slowly and finally came to a stop.

Everyone got off the train together.

They saw a rather rudimentary platform, with a subway route map prominently posted on the public notice board of the platform.

The gunman whistled and laughed, "Coming down and finding the tunnel structure map right away is a good sign."

Underground was different from above ground; without lights, you couldn’t see anything.

What’s more serious is the absence of a route map.

Without a map, you’re essentially fumbling around in the dark.

Wu Xiaode stepped forward and after a few glances, he realized, "No wonder they dared to blast through; the tunnels are like this."

The map showed two tunnels that, from their starting point, went in opposite directions to the left and right, forming a shape akin to an "M."

This way, even if the front part of the tunnel collapsed, it wouldn’t affect the rest of the tunnel.

"Team leader, why don’t we also blow up the tunnel?" Sun suggested.

Everyone hesitated a bit.

The monster was entering the cave, and blowing up the tunnel now could block the monster’s path.

But—

If this tunnel was also destroyed, it meant something else too.

It would become nearly impossible for everyone to return to the surface.

In the current situation, people would certainly not consider going back to the surface—

But everyone subconsciously wanted to leave a path to the surface, as if it signified a hope for life.

The team leader looked around at everyone and spoke quietly, "What does everyone think?"

A moment of silence.

"Blow it, blow it right away, don’t delay, otherwise if the monster catches up, we’ll regret it," Wu Xiaode said.

Everyone looked at him.

He touched his head, smiling, "I always feel that leaving the entrance open is like leaving an opportunity for death—let’s not give any monsters the chance to get close to us, just blow it up."

In the darkness, his words immediately snapped everyone to alertness.

It was as if his tone was so chilling because he had seen the Death God, and the Death God was trying to take their lives.

"Let’s do it," Ying said, flicking his wrist and speaking loudly.

"Good idea, we don’t want to go back to the surface anyway," Xiao Baihong said.

"I agree," the gunman said.

The team leader nodded at Sun.

Sun raised his arm and called out toward the depths of the tunnel:

"Fox One, execute the demolition mission."

A slit opened on his steel arm, and a small missile with a long tail flame flew toward the way they had come.

After a short while.

An ear-splitting blast echoed through the tunnel.

——The way back had completely collapsed.

"Let’s go, let’s see what’s here," the team leader said.

"Firefly." Ying spoke.

A host of butterflies with wings of flame appeared quietly, illuminating the surroundings.

"Don’t use fire, be careful of flammable materials here," Xiao Baihong said.

"Light Butterflies!" Ying snapped his fingers.

All the fire on the butterflies disappeared.

They began to emit a bright white light, like so many incandescent bulbs.

The group hopped onto the platform and walked along the path into the depths of the tunnel.