Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Safe House and Middle Layer
Translator: 549690339
Grey.
Crawling in the damp passage, almost a kilometer. The first thing that caught my eye was the grey glow.
“We’re here!”
The clown retracts the grasshopper legs from his body, out of the passage.
Han Dong follows him, jumping down, the ‘Concealed Eye’ watching the surroundings at all times…
It’s different from the sewer he imagined.
Rather than a sewer, it’s more like an abandoned underground station area with a complex layout and multiple passages.
White tiled floors in the underground passage, with no visible end on both sides.
Every five meters along the top of the semi-cylindrical passage hangs a grey pendant lamp.
Drip, drip, clear water continuously seeps out from between the wall tiles.
Blurry station and direction signs are posted on the tunnel walls. Lastly, there are red particles, similar to sparks, floating in the air.
“Abandoned underground station?”
He activates the crow icon on the back of his hand, using the ‘Bird Beak Doctor
Outfit’ to protect himself, to avoid direct contact with these weird sparks.
While at the same time, the System’s voice comes:
Large-scale (anomalous) side line activated: [Twisted Sewerage]
‘Special Information’:
You have entered a special space, filled with mutant creatures, resentful evil spirits, cursed items…The overall difficulty surpasses the main storyline of [The Return of the Clown (Surface Chapter)]. Please confirm whether individual or team strength is sufficient.
‘Event Requirements’:
Please proceed to the [central control room] and find the ‘Sewerage Map (Twisted Version)’.
Once the first step is completed, subsequent requirements will be given.
Event Reward (Individual):
Large clue (Terrifying history of Derry Town)
Fate Treasure Box (Must yield fine equipment, random)
‘Sewerage Map (Twisted Version)’ turns into materialistic reward and can be taken out of Fate Space.
Fate Points (The completion degree of this anomalous sideline needs to be
90% or above)J
“This…”
Han Dong can’t help but be astonished by the rich rewards.
The Fate Treasure Box can produce even better equipment.
This high-value fine equipment is of great interest to Han Dong.
Previously, during a visit to the trading centre, he glanced at the blue equipment manual and the prices started at least at 3000, with the price of weapons even reaching five figures!
Han Dong estimates that Fate Equipment, at least until the [Knight] stage, has its full effects unleased… and at such prices, it’s no novice knight can bear.
Han Dong is somewhat special, if he can get the corresponding attributes of fine equipment, he might be able to unleash all its effects.
Moreover, what Han Dong values most are the Fate Points.
If he can gain an extra point, as long as Han Dong can survive and leave this event, then he can ‘skip a level’ again, becoming a Four-Star Occult Apprentice.
By then, he will only be one step away from ‘seed germination’.
Fate Points are probably the most precious ‘items’ in the apocalypse.
However, this large-scale (anomalous) sideline is not so simple… after all, even the final BOSS the Clown of this Fate event, dare not tread here casually.
“Come on!”
Just as Han Dong is taking in the information, a little lost for a few seconds.
The clown is already standing in the worker rest room fifty meters away.
“It’s not very safe to stay in one place for a long time- better hurry up and come over.”
“Yes.”
Han Dong tries to keep his voice as low as possible, jogging over to him.
However, his [Eye] seems to have noticed something… making Han Dong turn back abruptly.
He could only see that in the far off grey passage behind him, seemed like countless twisted beings were crawling forward on the top of the passage, with numerous eyes watching him.
This sends goosebumps all over Han Dong’s body, and he quickly reunites with the clown.
“Hold on… I need to create some safe houses.
If we attract too many monsters down here and can’t eliminate them in time, it will create a snowball effect, gradually evolving into an unstoppable horde!
We must create some [save points].”
What comes next, the trick performed by the clown, Han Dong couldn’t understand.
The clown continuously pulled red balloons from his pockets, pants cavity…
until later on from his mouth, nostrils, ears, he just kept pulling out red balloons!
The role of the balloons was simple.
Filling!
Countless balloons were thrown into this worker rest room, and when the balloons had completely filled it up!
The clown heavily closes the door, seemingly waiting for something.
“5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Ding dong! … safe house constructed!”
The clown has an excited face when he opens the door again.
The dilapidated rest room has transformed into a colorful safe house!
Even the original single-layer iron door had been replaced with a liquid hydraulic valve gate, similar to a bank vault, offering high security.
Being in such a colorful safe house, it really gave Han Dong a sense of ‘safety’.
“Phew! Thanks to you, we entered the [sewerage] at the safest time, the first safe house was successfully built… the survival rate has been greatly increased.
In the following stages, once we walk past such isolated compartments, I will spend some time transforming them into safe houses.”
“Yes.”
In some sense, a safe house is like a [save point]. It is very useful when exploring such high-risk unknown areas.
The clown with an excited face leans towards Han Dong, “You should have received the so-called event information, right? Tell me quickly, what do we need to do?”
Since they have teamed up, Han Dong also shares the requirements of the sideline event.
Of course, Han Dong wouldn’t mention the rewards.
“First find the map? Hmm… that’s right too! This place is incredibly complex and the routes are always changing.”
The floor of the safe house is made up of multicolor sponge.
The clown sits down on the spot and gestures for Han Dong to sit opposite him.
“I’ve mentioned before that I would tell you all the ‘secrets’ here!
In your task description, you refer to this place as the [Twisted Sewerage]… But I have a simpler name to describe it.
The Middle Layer!”
“Middle Layer…” Han Dong thoughtfully seems to have guessed something in advance.
“That’s right, this involves the dark history of Derry Town!
As for me, I was just a poor victim in the dark history. Simply because I was lucky enough to escape early.
By the way… do you think I’m a madman?”
The clown suddenly points to his red nose, seriously asking Han Dong.
“Yes.”
“Ahaha! That’s right! During the dark history, the residents of Derry Town, they all became madmen!
Some were even crazier than me… Ouch! The topic suddenly shifts.
Let’s first talk about the situation of the Middle Layer.
The so-called Middle Layer is indeed the only sandwich layer that connects
New Derry Town to Old Derry Town!”
“The Surface and the Interior!? As expected!”