Warning! The evil god's minions are invading the eerie dungeon.

"What if... I mean, what if... I refused to let you team up with us?"

Chen Mu is not a fool; no traveler who has reached a high level is a fool.

The unassuming young man in front of him was indeed powerful, but that didn't mean he would blindly rush over and treat him like a crook.

He still vividly remembered the terrifying malice he had just witnessed, and even now, the eerie presence he was controlling was still maintaining a low-level warning, not completely gone.

Although the other party did show goodwill, saved his life, and gave a seemingly reasonable explanation.

But he wouldn't easily trust a complete stranger.

As the saying goes, when faced with the unknown, most travelers would rather resist the temptation of potential benefits and choose to avoid it than blindly move forward out of greed.

After all, those who chose the other side have mostly become the source of bizarre food.

Besides, who knows what other motives the other party might have had for saving him?

For example, they want to find their two teammates on their own!

As the team leader, I cannot bring this unknown threat to my teammates!

Chen Mu clenched his fists silently, his eyes resolute.

"If you refuse, I'll shove you into the ground right now, without using any skills, just by shoving you in."

Qi Xie rolled up his sleeves, revealing a section of his muscular forearm with slightly protruding veins.

"Okay, let's go together then."

Chen Mu nodded without hesitation, choosing to follow his heart:

What if the other person is a good person?

If all else fails, wait to reunite with your teammates; having two more people is always a good thing.

With my two teammates, we might be able to handle this guy. We can't just give up like this.

As he pondered, a cold smile crept onto his lips.

"They actually want me to meet up with my teammates? How arrogant! They're practically looking down on someone like me, a forum captain..."

"What are you muttering about? Let's go."

Qi Xie glanced at him.

"Hey, you're here! Hahahaha..."

Chen Mu's smile instantly turned obsequious. He rubbed his hands together like flies while leading the way, bowing and scraping, almost saying, "Sir, this way please."

Qi Xie silently followed behind Chen Mu, watching his back with a slight smile on his lips, seemingly having figured something out but not caring at all.

Two figures moved through the abandoned city, surrounded by desolation and decay.

A gentle breeze swept through the rusty, deserted steel forest, carrying with it the scent of ashes and decay.

"Although my two teammates and I have been able to contact each other through the system, we found that we are quite far apart by establishing coordinates, so we can't meet up for a while. We may need to take care of the food and shelter issues along the way."

Chen Mu was not used to the eerie silence. Even though he was still wary and scared, he still made conversation with the young man behind him.

Communication helps people stay rational and calm.

Within the instance, these are two very important conditions for survival.

"How did you establish the coordinates?"

Qi Xie was happy to have someone to chat with, so he chimed in with a comment.

"It was seen from heaven."

Chen Mu casually said:

"Judging from the surrounding buildings, in terms of both functionality and aesthetics, they are not much different from our world. So I think this is a parallel world with a form and scale that is quite similar to our reality, and we can use our knowledge from that world to some extent."

I don't know if you noticed the hospital when you landed in the sky. The sign was written in Chinese, so we can narrow the scope to China, uh, the China that corresponds to this world.

The surrounding area is filled with skyscrapers and glass buildings, roughly averaging between 50 and 70 stories. This shows that we are located in one of the three regions of North China, South China, or East China. The southwestern Sichuan and Chongqing area is mountainous and has unstable tectonic plates, making it unsuitable for such tall buildings. The economic situation in the Northeast and Northwest... well, one has large temperature fluctuations requiring insulation, and the other has strong winds requiring wind protection, so their styles are not suitable.

Then he raised his hand and pointed in a certain direction:

"When I came down, I saw a distant horizon where it looked like there was the sea, so I think it's more likely to be East China or South China."

Furthermore, from an aerial view, the city's layout exhibits a "one main center, two axes, four wings" pattern. Considering the building density and other factors, I can reasonably conclude that this corresponds to the real-world city of Tianhai. Therefore, knowing my location and using the tallest, seemingly landmark glass skyscraper as the core, it becomes much easier to establish coordinates and plan routes.

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to a skyscraper that stretched out over the city in the distance, which looked to be over a hundred stories high.

Qi Xie followed behind, looking dazed, feeling as if he had returned to high school and listened to a geography class again.

Fortunately, although he had forgotten most of his knowledge after the college entrance examination, he could still understand it.

He couldn't help but glance at Chen Mu a few more times:

"Are you so sure that knowledge from reality can be applied here?"

"About 80% or 90%."

Chen Mu said earnestly:

"Our members unanimously believe that one of the purposes of the Walker System is to allow humanity to adapt in advance and be better prepared to face bizarre invasions in the future. Therefore, if the system is to put us into instances, it would be best to put us into worlds that are highly similar to our own, so that the experience would be more valuable to learn from."

This was consistent with Qi Xie's own guess, which made him nod to himself.

Those who can survive in dungeons are definitely something special.

Uh... The purpose of the Explorers Forum is to explore the secrets of the Fallen World, so have people specifically studied humanities and geography?

As Qi Xie lowered his eyes in thought, he suddenly remembered something else.

This corresponds to the real-world city of Tianhai.

One of the most powerful weapons of human civilization in another fallen world, the "Elegy," has apparently disappeared in Shanghai.

Qi Xie's pupils suddenly contracted.

Could this be the same place?

Chen Mu, who was walking ahead, noticed Qi Xie's sudden silence. He turned around and glanced at Qi Xie, who seemed to be thinking about something. Just as he was about to ask what Qi Xie was thinking, he suddenly realized that he didn't even know Qi Xie's name.

"By the way, may I ask your name?"

He looked at Qi Xie and asked.

Qi Xie glanced up at him, a slight smile playing on his lips, and casually said:

"Passerby A".

This is a large-scale multiplayer instance, and all kinds of people can be found here.

Moreover, since he might rob Chen Mu and other members of the Explorers Forum, he might also rob others and offend other forces.

He's not so idle as to offend so many powerful forces by using his real name all at once.

So he casually replied, meaning: Don't ask, I don't want to talk about it.

However, the next second, he saw Chen Mu opposite him show a look of astonishment, his expression somewhat solemn yet also showing a kind of respect that he had to show under the pressure of the intimidating power.

"So it's Mr. Lu Renjia, the Silent Hunter. My apologies for not recognizing you sooner."

Qi Xie: ...

what?

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