The interior was dimly lit, with only a few lights illuminating the way. The three of them stopped at the entrance, rested for a while, ate some food, and then continued on their way.

After driving for a while with the headlights on, Qianhu spotted an upward passage ahead. It was a metal bridge, suspended straight in mid-air, supported by a row of brackets, looking very sturdy.

Chito drove onto the bridge. The headlights shone ahead, and they could feel the height gradually increasing. Yuri lay down on one side and began to look at the surrounding objects. However, as the car continued to move forward, the surroundings became much darker.

“It’s so dark here,” Yuri said, looking around with some disappointment. Although there were lights on from time to time, most of the time the surroundings were still blurry. “This means we can’t see anything.”

"Well, this must be a really powerful place, the machines are all so huge." Through a fleeting glimpse of light, Senju could vaguely see the machines around him. Although they looked very messy, the pipes and machines around him were much larger than he had seen before.

“But I still can’t see clearly,” Yuri exclaimed, then noticed that the surrounding light had brightened up a bit. “Oh, I can see a little better now.”

"Of course, the exit is just ahead," Qianhu reminded them from the front. Only then did the two realize that the car was about to pass through the building, and they could see a glowing exit ahead.

"Oh, we see the light again!" Yuri cheered as the car came out, then looked ahead and said, "It still feels like we're quite a distance from up there."

"Hmm," Sento replied and continued driving forward. However, the road here seemed very uneven, and the car suddenly shook a few times. Sento also stood up and looked ahead. There was an uphill slope, more than ten meters wide, sandwiched between buildings and fences, as if it were a road added next to the buildings.

Looking out over the guardrail, there were no buildings obstructing the view, only the open sky. Just as Senju was lost in thought, the car suddenly jolted a few times, and Sengo shouted out in obvious concern.

Then the vehicle seemed to make a strange sound, a crack-bang, and then it stopped. The three people got off the vehicle with concern, only to find that one of the tracks had broken.

“The track is broken!” Yuri exclaimed, looking at the track that had fallen behind. Chito knelt down to check it. “If only it were that, I have a bad feeling about this.”

Chito tried starting the car again, and it started moving. Chito was relieved. "Great, it can start, but the other parts..."

Chito stopped the engine and began inspecting the car's interior. Yuri asked worriedly, "Chito, is everything alright inside?"

"Yes, no problem, that's great," Chitoko said, who had seemed about to cry earlier, but thankfully the car was alright, so she was relieved.

Senju picked up the track that was lying to the side and began to inspect it. It seemed that something on the road had broken the track, and there were still signs of snagging at the break. "Senju, wait a moment, I'll fix it soon."

"Hmm, it's alright. As for tracks, I have a few more prepared," Chito said, feeling much more at ease after inspecting the vehicle. Upon hearing Senju's words, she realized what was going on and waved her hand, revealing a pile of tools and several tracks beside her.

"What are these?" Senju asked, somewhat puzzled. She had never seen her collect these before.

When was it found?

"These things were found in a box in the house. Wasn't everything in there put by Senju? I searched for a long time and found everything usable. Once I had a place to put things, I put them in there," Chito explained. It turned out that these things were actually odds and ends that Senju had found before, but they only came in useful in the right hands.

Qianhu used a jack to raise one side of the vehicle, then selected a suitable track, disassembled it, and reinstalled it. After that, he put away his tools, drove the vehicle around a few times, and said, "It seems to be fixed. Let's continue."

Chapter 193 The Road is Broken

"Oh, it's fixed! Chiyo is so amazing!" Yuri cheered from the side. However, Chiyo felt that Yuri was standing a bit far away. Upon closer inspection, she realized that Yuri had actually run to the machine pipe next to her, where there were several huge mechanical gears.

"Be careful, Yu," Senju called out from the side. It seemed that because this was the outermost part of the building, not only was the road covered with snow, but the parts on one side were also covered with snowflakes, and some icicles were hanging down, making it look very dangerous.

Senju, on the other hand, wasn't worried at all. After putting away his tools, he tested the vehicle and, finding it to be as smooth as usual, called out, "Yu, Senju, it's all ready! We can go now."

"Oh!" Yuri was sitting on one of the pipes above. When she saw that Chito had fixed it, she jumped down and sat on the vehicle. Chito was relieved to see that she had gotten off safely. After folding up the tracks on the ground, he sat in the back.

After seeing that the two were seated, Qianhu started the car and drove it towards a slope. Although there was a lot of snow on it, the car could still move on it.

However, in addition to the snow on the ground, the cold wind was blowing all around, making everyone feel very cold. After walking up for a while, Qian Shou saw that the guardrail on one side of the road had disappeared, and from there you could see that there was nothingness outside.

Senju was a little worried looking at the missing guardrails, but Senju drove carefully all the way and there were no problems. Yuri, on the other hand, was shouting at the other side, and then she was beaten by Senju before she quieted down.

As the three continued along the road, they could often see a narrow passageway appearing on one side of the building, seemingly leading to a road inside, but none of them paid any attention to it.

As darkness fell and streetlights began to illuminate the surrounding area, everyone prepared to stop and rest for the night. However, since the cabin was now suspended in mid-air, placing it there was a risk of danger. So, they found a passageway in a building and prepared to place the cabin inside.

However, there was still a drop between the passage and the slope, so Qianhu had to put the car away before the three of them entered the passage between the buildings.

“This place looks too narrow,” Senju said after looking around. He tried to place the base but found that it wasn’t wide enough to fit the hut. “The hut can’t be put out. Looks like we’ll have to camp today.”

"Camping?" Yuri called out in confusion, then ran around in the passage for a while, understood what Senju meant, and pointed to a place and said, "This looks like a good place to rest."

"Is that so?" Chito and Senju went over to take a look. It was a round hole in the building, big enough for a few people to squeeze in. After the three of them tidied up the inside, Chito took out a blanket and laid it out inside as their resting place for the night.

Fortunately, the fuel stove was something Chito always carried with him, so everyone was able to eat hot food under these conditions. After eating, instead of moving around as usual, they huddled together in a round hole to rest. Chito also placed blocks and doors on the side, turning the place into a little nest.

After covering themselves with blankets, the three of them huddled together and slowly fell asleep. Perhaps because they were cold, they gradually huddled together, which made them feel a little warmer.

When everyone woke up in the morning, they were all woken up by the cold. But seeing the two people next to them shivering just as much, they couldn't help but laugh. Yuri suddenly hugged the two of them, "It's really cold sleeping outside. Luckily, it's much warmer when we're all huddled together."

“Yes,” Senju could feel the warmth emanating from the two of them even through several layers of clothing. “It’s too cold here if one person sleeps alone.”

“Yes,” Qianhu nodded, then looked outside and saw that it was already bright. “Let’s cook some food, warm up a bit, and then continue on our way.”

"Oh, it's time to eat! I'm so hungry!" Yuri cheered, then watched as Chito and Senju went out to prepare, while she stayed there wrapped in a blanket, watching the two of them busy themselves.

"Yuri, hurry up and come out to help!" Chito saw that Yuri was still sleeping in, so he picked up a spoon and started tapping. However, Yuri had her reasons, "But it's cold outside, and there's nothing I can do."

“Yuri really likes to slack off,” Chito said helplessly. Indeed, as Yuri said, there was nothing she could do to help, and the three of them were a bit cramped together. Looking at Yuri lounging there, Chito suddenly had a good idea. “Yuri, why don’t you sing here?”

"Singing? Sure, ah~ ah ah~" After listening, Yuri started singing inside. Although it was a bit monotonous and not very smooth, it was still music.

The two listened to music as they prepared breakfast, and when they looked at Yuri again, they found her completely exhausted.

Looking at him so exhausted, it seems that singing is a very physically demanding activity.

Eating the hot food warmed everyone up. After finishing their meal, they packed up their belongings and returned to the road to continue their journey.

After walking for a while, the road began to narrow considerably, and the guardrails that should have been there disappeared. Instead, many steel beams protruded from the buildings on one side, and I wondered what they were for.

After driving on this slope for a long time, a sloping ceiling appeared above, forming an angle with the slope. After continuing for a while, a platform appeared ahead. After the car turned up, it was discovered that what had been called the ceiling was actually the bottom of another slope.

The road here looks like a staircase, winding and constantly going uphill. After walking on such a slope for a while, everyone noticed that cracks began to appear in the road. Sometimes, when a car drove by, they could hear strange noises coming from the road.

Everyone couldn't help but worry, but nothing went wrong along the way. Qianhu drove the car close to buildings, which reassured everyone a bit.

However, everyone soon realized that they could not drive forward because there was a huge misalignment in the road ahead, making it impossible for cars to drive on, and cracks were also appearing in the road.

"Looks like we'll have to walk," Chito said, looking at the road and the cars. "We'll wait until the road conditions improve before taking a car."

“Okay,” Senju and Yuri agreed. Although the road here wasn’t badly damaged, the car was still too heavy, and they couldn’t drive over the raised section of road ahead.

Senju looked behind him and at the road, realizing there was no way to retreat. Fortunately, the road surface was strong enough to support the weight of the three of them. After climbing onto the road ahead, they began to walk forward.

Chapter 194 Continuing to Camp

Everyone thought that after passing this section, they could continue to take the car, but the road conditions ahead became even worse. Some sections had collapsed halfway, so the three of them had no choice but to continue walking forward, hugging the wall.

After walking up a long slope, the three of them gradually felt physically tired, and their breath began to carry large amounts of moisture.

"Phew, thankfully I managed to put all my luggage away," Yuri said with some emotion after walking that stretch of road. Although Yuri is usually very athletic, she still broke a sweat after climbing such a long slope.

"Yeah, that's what I mean, carrying luggage..." Chito was also a bit tired. Judging from her breathing, you could tell she was exhausted. Chito's constitution was the weakest to begin with, so it was normal for her to feel tired after walking this far.

"Chito, hurry up, we can rest soon," Yuri said, seeing Chito panting. She ran behind Chito and started pushing her forward.

"Thank you, Yu," Chito felt much more relaxed and mustered his strength to walk forward again. Senju, who was on the other side, was also a little tired, but he could still keep going for a while.

After walking for a while, the three of them came across a familiar passage. Qianhu stopped and said, "Phew, let's rest here for a bit before continuing."

"Hmm, I'm a little tired. Let's eat something to replenish our energy," Yuri stretched behind her. She looked like she could run a few more kilometers without any problem.

After entering the passage, Thousand Hands took out a cube and placed it on the ground. Everyone sat on it and started boiling water. Because there was a lot of snow outside, they boiled snow to drink.

"I feel a bit tired. It's much more comfortable to travel by car," Senju said with a sigh. The two people next to him nodded in agreement, with Chito being the most convinced. "That's right, we were able to get here thanks to that car."

“Hmm, it’s better to sit in the car. You can’t sleep while walking,” Yuri said, sitting to the side and looking at the cup on the fuel stove, which was already steaming.

"But Senju's abilities are truly amazing. He doesn't even feel anything while carrying such a heavy load," Chito seemed to be checking the contents of his backpack, then took out a diary and started reading it.

“Hmm,” Yuri agreed, then asked, “Chii, how far is it from up there? It seems like we can’t take a car on this stretch of road.”

“Soon, as mentioned above, after going around the slope on the outer wall, there’s a straight road inside,” Qianhu explained to the two of them, looking at the map in his diary. “We should be able to get up there soon.”

"Phew, that's good. I thought walking would be easy, but it's still a bit tiring after walking for so long," Senju said, rubbing her legs as she felt the fatigue gradually dissipate.

After waiting for a while, Senju saw that the water in the cup had boiled. He took out bread and distributed it to everyone. The three of them drank the hot water and ate the bread. They finished eating quickly, rested for a while, and then set off.

"Phew, it was so hot when we stopped, but I felt cold after resting for a while," Yuri said, feeling a little confused. She felt cold after resting for a while and then moved around for a bit before she recovered.

"Yes, because activity generates heat, and people sweat to cool down. When resting, the sweat takes away the heat, so people feel cold," Senju explained from the side. Chito, who was listening thoughtfully, said, "Is that why we feel cold after taking a bath?"

"Oh, I see," Yuri said, seemingly understanding but not quite.

He nodded. "In other words, you'll get hot during the activity, but you'll feel cold when you sweat."

"Um, it should be about right, but something feels off," Senju thought for a moment, and was about to explain in detail when he saw that the road ahead was blocked by a robot with a broken eye.

“Let me move it,” Yuri excitedly ran over and stretched out her hand to the robot. “Disappear!”

As Yuri's hand touched the pile of wreckage, the objects blocking her path immediately disappeared. Seeing her excited expression, the two people behind her shook their heads repeatedly. It seemed that this path was still quite easy for Yuri.

After walking along the road for a long time, the three found themselves still on a slope. They were all very tired, so they found a passage and rested inside.

This time, Senju built a simple hut inside, laid a row of wooden planks on the ground as a bed, and placed a pile of hellfire on the other side for warmth. Chito stuck torches on the wall and then used a fuel stove to boil water and heat canned food.

"Ah, we're out of fuel!" Chito shouted to Senju as the fire dwindled while he was heating the canned food. "Senju, is there any more fuel?"

“Hmm, there’s still a lot, but it’s not very convenient to do it in the house,” Senju said, looking at the cramped room. It felt dangerous to pour fuel here. “Let’s go outside and add some to the stove.”

“Senju is right,” Chito looked around and agreed, then called to Yuri, “Yuri, come and help us, otherwise we’ll have to wait a long time for dinner.”

"Dinner! Okay, I'm coming," Yuri also climbed up from the wooden plank beside her. When the three of them were outside loading fuel for the stove, they realized that it had started to snow outside, the cold wind was getting stronger, and the temperature was much lower than during the day.

"Phew, it's so much warmer inside," Yuri said as she ran to the fire to warm herself after returning to the house. Chito continued heating up the canned food, while Senju sat to the side and waited.

"Phew, it's finally done!" Yuri moved closer as she smelled the aroma of grilled fish wafting from the can. "Chii, can we eat now?"

"Hmm," the commander nodded, took out a few tin cans, distributed the canned food to everyone, and then took out some military rations. Everyone sat down and began to eat.

After finishing their meal, Chito wrote in his diary by the firelight, while Yuri sat beside him watching him write.

Senju glanced at the wooden planks. They could be used as a bed, but he didn't know how many blankets there were. His pack only contained some old clothes and curtains.

After spreading them out on the wooden planks, he asked the two of them, "Xiaoqian, You, how many blankets did you bring?"

“Hmm, I have two here,” Yuri said, pulling out two blankets. Chito also took out a few. “I have three here, that should be enough.”

"Hmm, that's enough." After taking the blanket, Senju spread it out on the wooden board and soon made a large bed on it. Although it wasn't as nice as the one in the cabin, it was still quite good for the environment.

Chapter 195 Sleeping Together

After making the bed, Senju had nothing to do, so he took out a book and started reading. The three of them sat quietly together, enjoying the warm atmosphere in the room.

"Ah," Yuri suddenly yawned, and the two people next to her seemed to be infected by it, and they also yawned. Chito patted his face and put away his diary. "I'm really tired today, let's get some rest."

"Hmm, I rested for a while, and now my clothes feel a bit cold, and I'm so sleepy," Yuri said, putting her hands inside her clothes with a pained expression, then changing to a comfortable one. "That feels much better. Go to sleep, Chihiro."

“Yes, that’s right. The clothes inside are a bit wet, so we need to change them.” Qianhu also tried on the clothes inside. The walking along the way had made the clothes inside very sweaty. He didn’t feel it when they first stopped, but now that he had finished eating, he felt a bit uncomfortable.

"Chihiro, let me help you," Yuri said, seeing Chihiro looking uncomfortable as she touched her clothes. After Yuri put her hand inside, Chihiro's expression became comfortable. "Even though there are fewer clothes, it feels warmer."

"What are you doing?" Senju asked curiously as the two touched each other. Yuri's eyes lit up when she saw Senju. "By the way, Senju must be sweating a lot too. Let me help you."

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