Chapter 296 "Similar" Encounter

'boom--! ! ! ’

"It appeared again..."

This is... in the depths of the dark underground, in the intricate cave system, a creature named Atlan is running fast. ++++

It was unbelievable that it could run so fast because it had been in the 'Life Freezing System' for hundreds of years, but somehow those strange blocks made it recover quickly.

It was also able to escape from the collapsed shelter because it had recovered, but its action was not over yet.

In return, Atlan has to complete the tasks of those strange blocks - to find a place, to sleep, and to get a lot of information.

"Is this really a lot of information?" Although the Atlan was a former researcher, he didn't know much about the world.

In fact, the same is true for most Atlans. They have a hard time believing the fact that the world is alive, but...the reason they came here in the first place was because...they received some kind of signal.

'boom--! ' The environment around Atlan shook again, and a large number of small stones fell on its head, which made it move faster.

"It seems that the war is very fierce up there...it used to be the same." Atlan remembered the days when he fled to the shelter, countless Atlan died because of the war, and he and many of his companions could only live in the dark Underneath, at that time... it was accompanied only by fear and nightmares.

And now, it actually wants to be in the company of the creatures that drove it into the sanctuary.

But it doesn't matter anymore, since the population is going extinct. It doesn't have any options. It's going to live.

"But. What are they fighting now? The world itself...or those...not good!" Atlan, who was sprinting, suddenly stopped and hid behind a stone pillar. after.

Because, it found a white, fluffy object floating in the cave in front of it.

"You have to avoid those fluff balls." Atlan remembered what a block had told him earlier: "Those things will block your movement and may kill you, but you just hold on to this and you won't be found, But it only works at a certain distance. You can't run right in front of the opponent."

Atlan looked at what his fingers were holding, it was a ten centimeter square.

Atlan would have some weird sensations when holding it, and the pom-pom really wouldn't notice it, but since he didn't know which side of the pom-pom was 'front', he had to hide somewhere. After the stone pillar, wait for the other party to leave.

Atlan put his head out of the stone pillar and looked, and found that the pom-pom was gone, and it came out cautiously.

'boom--! ! ' The cave vibrated again, and Atlan hurried forward.

"The world is collapsing," the other cube had told it: "If you can't complete the mission before the world collapses. Then you will be destroyed too."

Atlan thought about their words, and immediately took out the map and looked at it.

This map is also given to it by blocks. It's a map drawn in a very primitive way on a soft leather-like substance, and it's also very rough.

But it was surprisingly easy to understand. After confirming his position, Atlan immediately turned a corner and continued forward.

"Here is..."

At the moment of turning, a bright and vast space appeared in front of Atlan's eyes, which looked like a huge underground cave.

Countless thorny plants covered the ground, and on the ceiling of the cave above hung many dazzling things, illuminating the whole area.

"Although I've heard of it before, it's still unbelievable to see it directly..."

But what caught Atlan's attention the most were those white pom-poms...

A large number of fluff balls are like fruits growing on various acupuncture plants. Atlan found that these pom-poms are expanding rapidly, and the plants they are attached to will slowly wither down, and when the plants are completely withered. Afterwards, the pom-poms that swell to a large size will explode, split into more tiny pom-poms and then stick to other plants.

"Are those balls some kind of parasitic creatures?" Atlan looked at the pom-poms in the whole forest, and he suddenly felt a familiar feeling, he felt... as if he had communicated with these balls before.

But it has no such memory.

"What the hell is going on..." The more Atlan thought about it, the more he realized that there seemed to be a blank memory part in his mind, which made him feel a little dizzy, he could only give up and continue to think, and then he walked into into the jungle.

Although the jungle is full of pom-poms, they are generally only in high places. Atlan, hidden by those low plants, thinks he has not been found and shuttles quickly through the jungle.

The target it wants to find is in this jungle, as if it can be reached from a hole in the jungle.

'boom--! ’ At this moment, the earth suddenly shook violently, and a huge rock fell from the sky and smashed more than three meters in front of Atlan.

"Ah!" Atlan, who was almost hit, exclaimed, and he quickly stepped back a few steps and looked up. Through the gaps between the plants, he could see a huge giant appearing on the rock wall at the top of the cave. crack.

It seems that it was caused by the vibration just now. Those huge stones also fell from the cracks, and the cracks continued to spread. With the explosion of the cracks, the entire underground world made a rumbling sound.

"Could it be here..." Atlan felt panic filling his head quickly, but he suddenly saw a scene of surprise, those big and small pompoms on the plants suddenly flew up, and they all flew towards into the crack that appeared on the top of the cave, and stuffed himself into the crack.

When a crack filled the pom poms, the crack stopped expanding, and the surrounding vibrations slowly stopped.

Atlan watched this scene in surprise, but it quickly remembered that it had something to do and left quickly.

"right here……"

After walking for a while, it found the hole it was going to based on the rough map. It was indeed a hole in the ground, with a diameter of about two meters, just enough for it to go in.

After entering the cave, it did not enter the darkness, but found that the surroundings were full of wonderful fluorescent light, which were all protruding from the cave wall and emitted by objects similar to tree roots, which made it more convinced that this was what it was looking for. place because it's written on the map that there are these strange glowing objects.

"Quickly finish, then leave..."

Atlan's pace quickened, and although it was beautiful here, it didn't forget that the outside was crumbling.

"Ah!" Just as it had just advanced a few steps, a large sword was swept across in front of it, and the sharp blade almost touched Atlan's neck, if it hadn't stopped in time, I'm afraid the head is already elsewhere.

At the same time, Atlan also saw a strange creature suddenly appear in front of it...

"You...you are..."

The creature that Atlan saw, it showed extreme surprise, because this creature... looked exactly like it.

It's wearing fantastic armor all over, and it has a big sword in its hand, looking like it's playing some movie character.

Although its shape is very strange, what makes Atlan feel the most peculiar is that there is actually its kind here!

"Are you also living in the sanctuary?" Atlan immediately questioned it with emotion.

Because it's been a long time... it hasn't seen its kind.

The 'similar' holding the big sword was stunned for a moment, and then said a few words that Atlan couldn't understand.

"What? Language barrier?"

Atlan was also stunned. Generally speaking, Atlan has no such thing as language barrier.

This 'like' also noticed this, and Atlan noticed that it reached out and pressed a button-like structure on the side of the helmet.

"Do you understand now?" And what it said next, Atlan suddenly understood.

"What?" Atlan said in surprise, "How did you do it?"

"My helmet has a 'translation' function." The same kind said: "You just wanted to enter this place? This place is not allowed to enter, no matter what kind of creature it is."

"I..." Atlan wondered for a moment: "Wait... Did you come out of the shelter? What's your name?"

"What sanctuary? Name? I've long forgotten my name, you can just call me the brave." The self-proclaimed 'hero' said, "I haven't seen you before, where did you come from? Why are you so tall? So strange?"

"Brave..." Atlan was stunned again at the word, but he continued quickly: "I was in Vault 13... Wait, don't you know about Vaults? You don't live in Vaults. Are you here? Since you are still alive, you should have other companions!"

"I live in a far away place." The brave said, "You seem to be different from the creatures here. It's the first time I've seen something as weird as you."

"Weird?" Atlan said, "Don't we look alike?"

"The same?" said the brave man, "Where is the same? Look at yourself."

Saying that, the brave man put the sword in front of Atlan, and through the reflection of the light on the sword, Atlan saw his appearance.

"what is this?"

Atlan was stunned when he saw himself, and found that although his body shape had not changed, it was completely covered by metal, and the material of the metal was exactly the same as those blocks.

"When..." Only then did Atlan realize that he seemed to have completely become... a machine.

"You haven't seen yourself?" The brave man couldn't help but smile when he saw it and said, "Ha, that's really weird." (To be continued...)

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