CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: ELDERLY CANNIBALS

It had been quite a long time since the last renovation and upgrade of the Shelter.

With new buildings constantly rising, the once spacious Shelter now felt a bit cramped.

Fortunately, in the past few days, Lin Yi’s income had been quite substantial, accumulating quite a few Coins.

So, he decisively decided to undertake a second large-scale expansion of the Shelter.

Currently, the total area of the Shelter was only 20,000 square meters, and his plan was to expand it to 100,000 square meters.

This expansion project would cost 1,600 Coins, although this was a significant amount, given Lin Yi’s current financial situation, it was just a drop in the bucket.

It accounted for only about 10% of his total funds.

After purchasing the expansion service, his account still had 15,500 Coins left.

This was enough to support a series of following actions.

Lin Yi clicked confirm, and in an instant, the ground began to shake violently.

This earthquake was much more severe than the last, shaking enough to leave the girls somewhat panicked.

[Notice]:

[Your Shelter has upgraded from Micro to Small]

[You can now use "Space-Time Search"]

"Space-Time Search? What is that?" Lin Yi muttered to himself, opening his laptop to find out more.

He discovered a new icon on the desktop named Space-Time Architecture.

Upon opening it, only one option was available, which was — Space-Time Beacon.

[Space-Time Beacon, Level 1]

[Your Space-Time Shelter drifts among the fragments of a dead world. This structure allows you to find and attract these fragments]

After reading this introduction, Lin Yi felt completely puzzled, unable to make heads or tails of it.

He called over old Mark, hoping this knowledgeable professor might be able to enlighten him.

The old man pondered for a long time before sharing his guess with Lin Yi.

He believed the Shelter actually existed in an Other Dimension, and this so-called "Space-Time Beacon" was like a lighthouse in that Other Dimension.

It could attract other spaces, monsters, and even things from other dimensions.

In short, under the current circumstances, hastily building this thing was not a wise choice and could possibly bring unforeseen dangers.

After completing the expansion work on the Shelter, Lin Yi headed to the real world.

He planned to explore areas he had never been to, to search and scavenge items that hadn’t been unlocked yet, to upgrade the Shelter once more.

Lin Yi roamed between buildings, and eventually, he stopped in front of an electronics mall.

This store looked very clean, as if no one had ever set foot in it.

Lin Yi pushed open the shop door and walked in.

The lighting inside was bright and the view was clear, yet no trace of a Zombie could be seen.

Soon, Lin Yi’s gaze was drawn to a giant TV screen, which was as long as 3 meters and priced at a staggering 20,000 Euros.

Take anything without spending a dime!

Lin Yi smiled and waved, teleporting the TV to the Shelter’s warehouse, then continued deeper into the store.

The latest Apple phones, robotic vacuum cleaners, smartwatches, dozens of laptops...

Anything he saw with a bit of usefulness, he unhesitatingly cleaned out.

However, just when Lin Yi was on a looting spree, Xiaochuan’s voice suddenly came through the earpiece.

"Boss, someone’s here, it’s a group of old people!"

Hearing this, Lin Yi immediately became alert, hid in the shadows of the store hall, and looked towards the exit.

In this apocalypse, he would not lower his guard just because the other party was a bunch of old men.

Before long, the sound of metal shutters falling could be heard, sunlight was blocked, and the store’s lights turned on accordingly.

Immediately, Lin Yi heard a flurry of footsteps and the old men’s voices chatting.

"Finally, something to eat! I thought those Zombies would trap us there until we starved!"

"Don’t give me that crap, the human meat in the fridge is still enough to last us a month..."

Lin Yi couldn’t understand what they were saying, but his eyes weren’t blind.

He saw that there were about 20 old men over the age of 60 ahead, each holding a single-edged axe!

The axes were deep blue, with handles painted red.

Their faces were full of wrinkles, shriveled like raisins, yet they moved with agility and... ferocity.

Because they had already — discovered Lin Yi!

Among them, a fat old man licked the blade of the axe, his gaze like looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"Ha! Look, an Easterner has come! I’ve never tasted an Asian piglet before. I wonder how he tastes..."

"His heart. I want his heart!" An elderly lady, appearing close to 80, spoke in a low voice.

She had only two teeth left, twisted and rotten beyond recognition.

Lin Yi was extremely curious.

How did she plan to eat someone’s heart after all?

Did she intend to put him in a blender, make him into blood sludge, and then drink with a straw?

Thinking this way, Lin Yi stepped out from the shadows.

Grinning at the old men and women, he said: "Excuse me, did I accidentally break into a nursing home?"

"Heh heh heh... it’s been a while since I’ve eaten such a cocky youngster, I won’t let you bleed too much because I want to make blood sausage!" the old man shouted as he menacingly pounced towards Lin Yi.

Immediately, this group of cannibalistic elders let out a frenzy of roars, waving their axes towards Lin Yi, the unarmed, solitary, helpless young man.

With danger clearly looming close, Lin Yi felt no fear.

In the face of malice, only truth prevails!

He suddenly pulled out a handgun and loaded it.

Truth is always truth, and he could make these unreasonable old folks very reasonable.

His forehead pressed against the dark muzzle of the gun, the old man in the front had clear eyes.

He quivered and warned: "Young man, don’t act rashly, don’t go down the path of crime—"

Bang! A loud noise!

The 10mm caliber French-made handgun instantly blasted a hole in the old man’s forehead.

Yes, a hole!

This was the last thought that flashed through the old man’s mind, puzzled why it wasn’t like the movies where his brains were blown to bits.

As the old man’s body fell heavily to the ground, blood splattering, the other old men seemed to be incited by this scene.

Their eyes turned blood-red, slashing even more frantically towards Lin Yi.

Bang bang bang!

Lin Yi fired eight shots in quick succession, emptying the bullets in the magazine.

"Boss, watch your back!" Xiaochuan’s anxious shout echoed again in the earpiece.

Lin Yi’s face changed sharply, his body instinctively moving rapidly to one side.

"Wahahahaha..."

At that moment, a sharp axe accompanied by a maniacal laugh heavily struck where he had originally stood.

With a chill in his heart, Lin Yi hesitated not at all and directly teleported back to the Shelter.

A full-bearded old man with claws growing from his fingertips, seeing Lin Yi disappear, immediately shouted: "Damn it, he’s a Professional! Be careful, he’s either invisible or can teleport."

"He must be nearby! How many of us did he just kill?"

"Seven..."

"He killed Grandma Ma! Oh... it smells so good..."

"Stop eating, you bastard!"

"Find him! I’m going to cook his balls and make him swallow them!"

A dozen or so old men were shouting and roaring, beginning to frantically search the surroundings for Lin Yi’s traces.

Meanwhile, in the Shelter.

Lin Yi was in front of his laptop, watching the movements of the elderly cannibal group through the camera.

He hadn’t expected that these old men—

were all Professionals!