Chapter 243 Crash into the Tower

No matter what the dungeon is, there’s one unchanging rule—wherever something goes wrong, that’s where they run. It’s always spot on.

For the game system, this is a “reasonable and natural” way to provide clues.

That said, it’s worth a mockery if these dungeons are indeed real worlds. Then these players seem a lot like some grim reaper elementary school students—they go wherever trouble arises.

But whether there’s an actual game system helping out, Xia Xinyan truly does not know.

From the sounds, the Crash Site isn’t far from here. Bai Yu took a quick look around; the area seemed pretty disastrous from the air, but there were no zombies in sight.

Bai Yu’s mechanical abilities allow him to create tech-enhanced items, like the reconnaissance drones he had supplied earlier, but mostly he uses mechanical bees—this thing is practically his extension, so his scouting capability is far superior to others.

Xia Xinyan actually thought that if Bai Yu utilized his abilities well, he shouldn’t be lacking in ranking strength. But it appears he’s leaning more towards support, and he doesn’t seem too eager to become stronger.

What a pity.

Of course, that’s none of her business.

On the way to the Crash Site, Ling Mo also attempted to contact Fatty via the walkie-talkie. The call went through, but all that could be heard on the other end was a man’s extreme panting coupled with the roars of a gigantic monster. It seems Fatty is still living in a fiery mess.

Ling Mo felt it was a bit unfair to listen to Fatty’s plight while remaining unresponsive.

So he cut the call.

The Crash Site indeed lived up to Bai Yu’s description of being tragic—the helicopter had plunged headfirst into a midsection of a slanted building, possibly having crashed the building itself. The collision area was still spewing thick smoke, with faint flames licking upward.

Overall, it’s a tricky place. To access the helicopter, they must go inside, but once in the building, they have to worry about whether it will collapse or if the helicopter will explode upon reaching the incident floor.

But no matter how anxious they felt, they had to go up.

Ling Mo thought for a moment, then manifested a thick suit of protective gear and handed it to Bai Yu. “There might be dangers inside. I might not be able to keep an eye on you, so just be careful.”

Bai Yu: “…”

Thanks, wow.

But this guy can be so straightforward in expressing the idea of “protect the girlfriend first,” which is quite earnest.

Silently putting on the protective suit, he released a swarm of mechanical bees to scout ahead.

Ling Mo and Xia Xinyan entered the building first, finding it in a much worse state than the outside. Everywhere was debris from destroyed furniture, with many cracks running through the walls; it was a complete wreck—and the tilted ground of the building just added to the psychological impact, akin to bungee jumping.

Fortunately, the three managed to reach the incident floor without issues. The crashed helicopter had made a large hole in the exterior wall, lodged neatly between two floors, with fire igniting at the tail section. While it wasn’t in the fuel tank, it was perilously close.

Upon seeing this, the trio’s nerves were instantly heightened.

This was evidently a race against time; at this point, they couldn’t afford to slack off anymore. Xia Xinyan weaved past Ling Mo, saying, “I’ll check what’s inside. You watch our backs—there might be enemies in the building.”

Ling Mo then turned to manifest an RPG for Bai Yu. “Keep an eye out behind you; I’ll help Xinyan. If any enemies show up, just take action.”

Bai Yu: “…An RPG?”

Ling Mo paused, then immediately replaced the RPG with a heavy machine gun. “Sorry, I’m just used to it.”

At that moment, Bai Yu suddenly realized the true essence behind this guy’s gentle facade.

He really wanted to say that this machine gun is also excessive firepower.

But he didn’t dare to.

Ling Mo paid no attention to Bai Yu’s reaction and quickly moved to Xia Xinyan’s side. By now, Xia Xinyan had used her tail to cut a gap into the cockpit of the helicopter, finally revealing the interior—a couple of dead pilots slumped in their seats, while various instruments seemed to be functioning normally.

“This could be a bit of a hassle,” Xia Xinyan directly yanked the two bodies out, “Mo Mo, can you put out the fire?”

She needed time to search for useful information, and the fire at the back of the helicopter was definitely a hazard.

Ling Mo thought for a moment and nodded. “I’ll give it a try.”

With that, he summoned an oversized fire extinguisher and aimed the nozzle at the source of the flames—

Then, Xia Xinyan witnessed a waterfall erupting horizontally.

In that moment, she realized that Ling Mo might have surpassed her.

Though she hated to admit it, in her past life… she didn’t remember Ling Mo being this adaptable.

And he was clearly more proficient in his abilities than she had been.

It should have been a joyous realization, but strangely, she felt a bit disgruntled.

She was losing to herself…

Shaking her head to cast away these jumbled thoughts, she focused on searching for something useful.

The only valuable item on the two pilots was a walkie-talkie-like device with a recording function. The only audio content in it was directly related to their objective—

【412 calling Fire God Team, your mission this time is to eliminate the A-grade zombie mother and deactivate all A-grade variants. The last known location of the target is 431, 98; please head there for reconnaissance.】

【431, 98】 must be the coordinates, but the walkie-talkie had no specific coordinates, nor was there a map on the bodies. After failing to find anything useful, Xia Xinyan turned into a cat to crawl into the cockpit for a look, and over on the right side of the main driver’s seat, she discovered a modular navigation panel.

But before she could check it, she heard some rustling again.

Ling Mo saw the black cat that had just entered dart back out, gazing down the street directly opposite the building.

Moments later, a familiar figure appeared at the intersection in the distance—

The zombie dinosaur.

And, coincidentally, it was running this way.

With a closer look, there was an irregular oval figure sprinting just under ten meters in front of the dinosaur. Even with less than a kilometer from the building, it showed no signs of slowing down.

Ling Mo: “…This is something.”

Bai Yu was also taken aback. “Wait, you don’t mean it’s planning to crash over here, do you? Hey hey hey, think of a way to stop it!”

“It’s too late.” Ling Mo frowned.

At this distance, by the time they contacted Fatty, it would already have crashed.

Xia Xinyan seemed to grasp this as well and immediately dashed back into the cockpit, forcibly yanking off the modular navigation before jumping out and transforming back into her human form. “Go!”

In the next moment, Fatty zoomed into the building at full speed, and the dinosaur barreled forward without losing its momentum, crashing directly into the building.

The already tilted structure finally couldn’t withstand the massive impact, crashing down with an ear-splitting sound of snapping steel.