Exiled from the underworld, I am still fearless

Before leaving the underground laboratory, Zhang Shan learned from Dr. Nuoge that there was not only one key to unlock the World-Exterminating Core.

Of course, from the perspective of human nature, the owners of other keys should hide them in every possible way, and even would rather take them to the grave than die early in the destruction of the world.

In this way, the logic of the main task is clear.

In addition to the foggy forest, there must be keys in other mission locations.

After the players obtain the key, the final gathering point is where the World Extinct Core is located.

After returning to the previous room, Zhang Shan opened the task list and checked the updated fourth stage of the main task.

[Main task: Go to the desert lake of Iranka. 】

That's right, this is the lake.

Afterwards, Zhang Shan handed over the keys one by one to Ash and the others.

Everyone touched the key, except for Kagura who was stuck in the second stage of the main task, the rest of the team members completed the task without accident.

What will happen in the final mission is still uncertain, so now is not the time to decide who will "first pass", maybe there will be very fierce conflicts with other players at that time.

So out of team spirit, they'd better ensure that as many teammates as possible have the qualifications to complete the final mission.

Even if it's not me, it must be my teammates, because in this way, team members can also get customs clearance rewards, including Kagura.

Zhang Shan took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time displayed on it.

【8:22】

Although he and Shahir didn't sleep all night, there was no time to rest now, and they had to hurry up to the desert lake while it was daytime.

"Ash, get ready."

"clear."

Afterwards, several people prepared separately, striving for as many supplies as possible.

Zhang Shan came to the water storage room of the underground village, took out his happy water bottle, and said to the villagers in charge.

"Brother, it's okay to get some water."

The guy with the vein blocker implanted in his wrist was enthusiastic.

"Of course, are you leaving now?"

"kindness."

"It's dangerous at night, you have to be more careful, a small kettle is not enough, bring more water."

Obviously, the villagers in the underground village didn't know that they were going to activate the "core of annihilation". At the same time, they didn't know that the lifespan of themselves and this civilization was about to come to an abrupt end in destruction.

What is terrible is not death, but the process of waiting for death.

From an objective point of view, Zhang Shan can take away a lot, and he doesn't even need to leave any supplies for the villagers, since he is going to die anyway.

However, he did not do so.

He just filled his little jug and screwed the lid on with a smile.

"Enough, we still have some water in the car."

"Is it really enough? It's okay. You can decorate it."

"Well, that's enough."

Before leaving the water storage room, Zhang Shan waved to the young man chicly.

"Brother, goodbye by fate."

exit of the channel.

Seeing that everyone was ready to go, Nuolili and her sister came to see them off with a lot of precious food.

Seeing Zhang Shan returning to the team with the water bottle at the end, Nuolili bowed solemnly to him again.

"Brother Zhang Shan, I still want to say sorry to you again, sorry for hurting your head before."

Zhang Shan put his hand on her head and rubbed it expressionlessly.

"You don't call it an injury, it's a direct blow."

"woo"

"But it's okay, I'm a freak, I really don't hold grudges about this matter, you are a good girl with good manners."

Hearing Zhang Shan's words, Nuo Lili finally showed a positive smile.

"Hey, Brother Zhang Shan, you are also a good person."

Withdrawing his hand, Zhang Shan still didn't smile.

He quietly looked at Nuo Lili's immature face, and said softly.

"Goodbye, Lili."

"Well, goodbye, you have to take care, come to me again when you have a chance, I will definitely not hurt you by mistake next time, hehe."

Little loli Nokaka held up a large steamed sweet potato and handed it to Misaka Mikoto.

"Sister Miqin, here you are."

You don't need to ask, this must be another food quota saved by the little loli.

Misaka Mikoto looked lost, and took the sweet potato in a daze.

"Kaka, you."

Nokaka smiled innocently.

"Sister Meiqin, don't worry about me, I am very obedient, I will eat well, and grow up to be a big sister like you, Sister Meiqin, hehe."

"Um"

Ash lowered the brim of his baseball cap and walked out of the passage first.

Following Ash, everyone who knew the ultimate goal of the trip all looked a little disappointed, only Xia Xier carried a bag of food indifferently and hummed a little song.

Perhaps in Shahir's eyes, destroying this kind of thing is just a matter of course.

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Everyone left the underground village.

Back at the truck parked at the edge of the forest, Ash quickly checked the condition of the vehicle.

"Third brother, no problem."

"Is there enough oil?"

"enough."

The location of the fourth stage of the main task is [Elanka Desert Lake].

This lake can also be found on the map. It is not too far from the misty forest, but it is definitely not close.

"Buzz!"

The truck's engine restarted, and taking advantage of the daytime, they bid farewell to the foggy forest they had bonded with.

Yes, they are gone, and at the same time, they will never come back.

Zhang Shan sat in the rear compartment, no matter whether it was the driver's cab or the back, the six people did not speak a word, and the atmosphere was inexplicably depressed.

Zhang Shan didn't dislike or sneer at this, because it just proved that his teammates are all kind and righteous people.

However, emotions are emotions, and tasks are tasks. After all, they have not yet firmly grasped victory in their hands.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Shan broke the silence.

"I know, this kind of thing is a bit heavy, but this is only the ninth floor out of the 1000 floors of the Tower of Infinity. Every world is completely different, and the people we meet in every world will never be seen again after we leave. "

Zhang Shan's voice was very deep, and there was a kind of firm persistence in it.

"Whether it is destroyed or continued, we do not belong to this world. We are just passers-by and outsiders. We only need to follow the missions given by the Tower of Infinity, earn points and rewards, and then leave this world."

Seeing that everyone was still silent, Zhang Shan raised his volume slightly.

"Recall, what are you participating in this game for? I can tell you that I want to return to the original world, and in order to realize this wish, no matter what I do, I will be fearless. What about you?"

Why are you participating in the Tower of Infinity?

Not everyone can speak freely like Zhang Shan, but after hearing his words, everyone's disappointed expressions gradually became firmer.

Seeing everyone's rekindled fighting spirit, Zhang Shan knew he was right.

Taking out the diamond-shaped key that Dr. Nogger gave him, he raised his hand as a gesture.

"I don't know what will happen after I arrive at the desert lake. I will keep this key for the time being, or you can keep it if you have confidence in yourself, but what I want to say is that as long as you can win, no matter what happens in the end. I can accept that the winner is one of us."

Holding the key, Zhang Shan's voice contained sincerity.

"The Tower of Infinity has a total of 1000 floors. Even if we will be separated after the dungeon is over, as long as we are not eliminated, one day we will meet again in another dungeon world. At that time, I hope everyone will not forget that we Teammates who fought together.”