readsfreenovel Chapter 182 - 127: Linchuan Ruins, Another Realm Breakthrough
Chapter 182 - 127: Linchuan Ruins, Another Realm Breakthrough
A race advancement mission!
It’s finally here!
Orc Warrior?
’It seems that from the system’s perspective, I’m finally about to move beyond being a Goblin.’
’It’s just that... I always felt there should be something more for the Goblin race template above Centurion.’
Lin Ye didn’t understand the system’s thought process and couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it.
Instead, he focused on the mission requirements.
’This selection... I have to take first place!’
Lin Ye began to survey his surroundings.
Before him was a stretch of rolling, barren hills. Withered yellow weeds swayed in the wind, exuding an air of deathly silence.
Lin Ye reminded himself, ’This is a Level 4 Fallen Area, a place countless times more dangerous than a ruined city.’
Even though his strength was far greater than before, he still needed to remain cautious.
Lin Ye’s mind raced as he retraced his steps.
From the moment he’d boarded the armored truck, even though he couldn’t see outside, he had focused on the vehicle’s every turn, its general direction, and the travel time.
He had committed all these details to memory.
Although he had no map now, Lin Ye quickly constructed a simple one in his mind using the sun’s position and his memory.
He estimated that he had been dropped in the southeastern corner of the entire fallen area.
Heading west from here, he could theoretically reach the strange, shimmering blue lake region in the center of the map.
And straight ahead, he would enter the ruins of Linchuan City.
After thinking for only a few seconds, Lin Ye made his decision.
’First, the city ruins.’
The city was the battlefield environment he was most familiar with. It was far easier to hide and observe there than in the wide-open wilderness.
He planned to level up in the abandoned Linchuan City first.
After that, he would explore westward, pass through the central lake region, and finally reach the mysterious black forest.
His route was planned.
The next moment, he shot off like an arrow from a bow, streaking at high speed toward the city’s distant silhouette.
He was incredibly fast, kicking up a faint trail of dust over the barren hills.
Before long, the shadows of the buildings at the horizon grew clearer, and the broken silhouettes of tall buildings were already visible to the naked eye.
And just then, Lin Ye came to an abrupt halt.
The sight before him made his heart race.
Just ahead, at the edge of the city, clusters of shimmering blue crystals jutted out from the cracked earth, emitting an eerie yet captivating glow under the dim, gray sky.
Those were Source Crystals!
And not just a few scattered pieces, but a whole ring of them surrounding the city’s entire perimeter!
The information he had learned before departing flashed through Lin Ye’s mind.
Over twenty years ago, Linchuan City had been one of Ninghai Province’s most important transportation hubs and heavy industrial centers—a prosperous and flourishing city with a population in the tens of millions.
However, disaster struck. The Celestial Abyss Rift opened without warning in the heart of the city, and a massive tide of alien creatures poured out.
Linchuan fell quickly, and a great number of innocent civilians were slaughtered by the alien creatures.
The Great Xia Military responded swiftly, and though the struggle was brutal, they ultimately held the defensive line, preventing the alien horde from completely sweeping across all of Ninghai Province.
But Linchuan City, once so magnificent, was still massacred and destroyed, becoming a hell on earth.
The few survivors from Linchuan had all relocated to other cities like Dongjiang.
This place became a forgotten city of the dead.
Because of this, there was simply no manpower or energy to clean up the massive Source Crystal contamination left behind after the war.
Lin Ye raised his right hand and glanced at the cold, black metal bracelet on his wrist.
This thing only had two functions: recording points and a one-press distress call.
There was no real-time surveillance.
This meant that in this vast fallen area, he could go all out, devour Source Crystals, and evolve rapidly!
At this thought, Lin Ye no longer hesitated. He picked up speed again, sprinting toward the edge of Linchuan City.
The closer he got, the more menacing the city’s silhouette became.
Broken overpasses, leaning skyscrapers, buildings torn asunder by immense force... every detail spoke of the brutality of the war that year.
Just then, his eyes caught sight of something that didn’t belong among the ruins.
On a relatively flat, open area on the city’s outermost edge, circles of crude tents and shacks gradually came into view.
Wisps of cooking smoke curled into the air, and figures moved about.
A temporary camp, filled with a chaotic and primitive atmosphere, had appeared abruptly before Lin Ye’s eyes.
Lin Ye slowed his pace and observed in silence.
There weren’t many people in the camp, perhaps around a hundred or so.
Almost without exception, they were all burly men, dressed in worn-out combat uniforms, their faces etched with hardship and exhaustion.
The fluctuations of Qi and Blood from their bodies varied in strength, but all of them felt mixed and impure, a clear sign that they had cultivated using the crudest methods and had an unstable foundation.
Every one of them carried a weapon, mostly long sabers and great axes. Although there were signs of maintenance, the weapons themselves were of poor quality, covered in nicks and notches—clearly old items that had been used for many years.
"Little bro, you new here? Here for the selection?"
Lin Ye’s arrival was quickly noticed by the people in the camp.
A scar-faced man sitting on a wooden crate at the entrance lifted his eyelids and called out to him.
His shout instantly drew the attention of everyone in the camp.
Dozens of gazes swiveled toward him in unison.
Lin Ye’s clean combat uniform and the uniquely shaped Star-Piercing Spear in his hand—clearly no ordinary item—were completely out of place in this environment.
He looked like a plump, juicy sheep ready for the slaughter.
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