The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

Chapter 103 Entering the Upper City

"Okay!" Shen Yuan waved the smoke bomb in her hand.

Li Can and Li Lan, brother and sister, were finally able to focus on the red coordinate in the underground space, and its struggle against the puppets that surrounded it.

This time, Li Can chose more evolved zombie puppets, among which the level two ones were capable of temporarily restraining it.

After all, there is only one red coordinate here. No matter how much it struggles, it cannot withstand the onslaught from all directions with one hand.

While the two were engaged with the puppet at the coordinates, they quickly inspected and collected the facilities in the space.

Are there any worthwhile clues or objects?

"Is there?" Li Lan's hands were empty, and he was looking forward to what good result Li Can would give.

But Li Can simply shook his head.

"Then this is the only unusual and most useful thing here," he said, his gaze fixed on the red dot in the distance.

The two of them stared at it.

"Here, take this." Li Can pulled a cannon-shaped weapon from the gashapon capsule and tossed it to Li Lan.

"Hiss... Brother, you even have the First Base's unique three-dimensional infection space cannon?" Li Lan took the thing firmly, and his body couldn't help but stagger backward.

She called out "brother" in a very soft, furtive voice.

"How could I forget? Your brother here is a savage wandering on Earth ten years in the future. Let alone this cannon, I've practically emptied out the entire First Base." Li Can suddenly felt very good.

Acting pretentious in front of my younger sister still brings back memories of my childhood.

No matter how old they are now, in each other's eyes, the one they will always remember is the one they met for the first time.

In other words, in Li Can's eyes, Li Lan was still a little girl.

Similarly, Li Can is nothing more than that unreliable, boastful, and rascal older brother.

"Awesome." Li Lan gave him a thumbs up.

However, he was instead brutally beaten by Li Can, who flicked his forehead hard.

"What are you doing, Xing Dazhuang?" She was now furious and stopped calling him by his name properly.

"Who told you to swear?"

"..."

After a few seconds of silence, the two seemed to realize that they were no longer the little kids they used to be, and felt a little awkward.

"Well, fine, let's just say it. Civilization can't feed you in a post-apocalyptic world."

"Xing Dazhuang, you're so long-winded." Li Lan picked at his ear, then held the cannon and aimed it at the distant coordinates.

The machine emitted a "beep beep" countdown sound in the empty space.

The so-called "Three-Dimensional Space Contamination Cannon" was something Li Can had studied for a short while when he collected all sorts of weapons.

Based on the incomplete instruction manual, he deduced that it must have been a method developed during the research phase of the First Base to deal with those evolved zombies.

Because the zombies on Earth are not just ordinary walking corpses; most of them have transformed into something similar to humans with superpowers.

They're very difficult to deal with.

The survivors are finding it extremely difficult to gradually clear out the zombies and restore their former homes.

At this point, without some technology, we can no longer fight back.

Thus, the "Trinity Space Pollution Cannon" was born.

It affects the environment in a small area around the zombie, causing spatial distortion and launching an infectious attack on targets within its range.

While the target is engulfed in pollution, the survivors can seize the opportunity to strike and kill the zombies.

"Quickly, now!" Li Lan had frequently operated this weapon in the base before, and was very proficient at it.

She successfully interfered with the red coordinate point with just one shot.

It is currently in a state of confusion, unable to distinguish east from west, let alone attack any suspicious outsiders.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Can, at Li Lan's urging, took out the empty capsule toys she had prepared beforehand.

With a snap to the coordinates of the point that was about the size of an apple, it vanished completely into the darkness, as if it had never existed.

The underground space has returned to tranquility.

"It's a success." Li Can was somewhat delighted. He retrieved the capsule containing it from his self-awareness space and examined it repeatedly.

Now that he has taken it, it has transformed from an unclaimed object into a divine artifact with an owner, completely at Li Can's disposal.

He conjured something out of thin air in his hand, and the coordinates with their three-dimensional angles and red metallic sheen reappeared between the two of them.

It turns out that during its frenzied state, it was impossible to see the details clearly, only a vague general outline. Now, having restrained all its offensive attributes, it quietly floats in Li Can's palm.

Finally, I can properly observe it up close.

"Brother, do you know how to use this? Since it belongs to the old city lord and it's in the form of coordinate points, it's not some kind of teleportation array, is it?"

"Yes, you guessed right. I can now sense the existence of another coordinate point, which seems to be in the upper city, in a very far place. They are used in pairs." Li Can replied.

He held the coordinate points directly in his hand while continuing to sense them.

"If I can acquire another coordinate point, I can pre-arrange them at the two teleportation anchor points I want, and then I can travel freely between the two places without restriction."

"Our previous guesses were a bit conservative. Now I can be 100% sure that the nameless old man must be the old city lord. Only he could possess something so precious."

"I think the other coordinate should be inside the city lord's mansion."

Listening to Li Can's analysis, Li Lan nodded in agreement, and everything made sense now.

"However, while this coordinate teleportation anchor point is good, it's a bit too easy to expose. If we could completely hide it, it would be a more intelligent evolution."

"Otherwise, we would be like us today, not only discovering it but also taking it. The old city lord probably never imagined that one of his treasures would be lost now."

Li Can said with a smile, "He probably doesn't have time to worry about us and his treasure right now. Yang Mo hasn't made a move yet, and the city lord left in a hurry, which means they are about to succeed."

"Yes, so, if we only have this one coordinate point, can we try moving the anchor point? How did it go? Did it succeed?"

"After all, we are a new, external force, and the other location is not under my control, so it's still somewhat unpredictable and difficult to manage... Wait a minute, this is okay!"

Li Can was completely absorbed in the task, and the red coordinates in front of him were slowly changing as the heat waves that had been contained began to radiate out again.

In the fiery atmosphere, crimson branches extend from the coordinate point.

They meandered, growing and bending, forming a gate that looked like it was cast from red crystal.

The other side of the gate is completely obscured by a misty haze, like a mirage.

"Go and call Shen Yuan down quickly. I only have one coordinate point right now, and I can't hold out for long after the portal opens." Li Can made the decision immediately, and the three of them entered the world behind the portal to go and explore the upper city first.

"Okay!" Knowing that the situation was sudden and urgent, Li Lan didn't waste any time. He immediately jumped onto the ground and stopped Shen Yuan, who was still holding a smoke bomb by the ruins.

She put her arm around her waist and nimbly pulled her back down from the entrance.

"My God! So fast, you guys can open teleportation portals already?" Shen Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

Li Lan took a grenade from her pocket, pulled the pin, and threw it into the gap at the entrance.

"Bang!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, the three figures flashed into the doorway, which then closed.

In the completely destroyed ruins, only a red coordinate point remains suspended underground.