Cave Refuge

Yara picked up the telephone in the room without dialing and immediately said, "Go in and check to see if she’s in disguise."

After Yara put down the phone, the door to the interrogation room was promptly opened from the outside, and two burly women entered the room.

They released the restraints binding the ’Butterfly’ and, amid the individual’s screaming, stripped off her clothes as efficiently as plucking a chicken.

At this time, Dong Tianyu, Madeline, and Yara watched the entire process through the one-way mirror. Unlike Dong Tianyu and Madeline, who maintained expressionless faces throughout, Yara’s complexion grew increasingly grim as more and more clothes were removed from the individual.

The originally curvaceous figure became ordinary as each piece of clothing was stripped away, revealing that the impressive body shape had been padded and was not her own.

From the women’s figure inside, it was apparent she might have been a random stand-in picked by Butterfly, as women with such ordinary builds were common among the survivors and easy to find. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

After the gag was removed from her mouth, the woman immediately begun wailing before anyone could question her, "Why are you detaining me? I don’t know anything. Someone just asked me to wear her clothes and impersonate her in the hotel for a few days. They gave me many things and promised I could eat whatever I wanted from the hotel buffet while pretending to be her."

Hearing the woman spill everything she knew in one go, Yara rubbed her temples and said, "Now this is getting interesting; I’m actually becoming quite curious about her."

Upon hearing Yara’s comment, Dong Tianyu and Madeline exchanged glances, aware that Yara wasn’t the masochist often depicted in domination-themed narratives; this comment stemmed from embarrassment in front of friends and anger.

Just as Dong Tianyu was about to say something, a distinct tremor shook the ground beneath them. Madeline and Yara also noticed it, their expressions turning uneasy, for here underground, a real earthquake would make escaping very difficult.

Yara immediately picked up the phone on the table and shouted into it, "Ask the surveillance room what’s going on."

Yara hung up the phone without waiting for a reply on the other end and immediately turned to Dong Tianyu and Madeline, "Come with me to the surveillance room."

After saying that, Yara hurriedly left the room with Dong Tianyu and Madeline. When the three arrived at the surveillance room, there was already a crowd gathered at the door.

Seeing the situation, Yara roared with anger, "What are you all blocking the way for? Make way!"

The chaotic crowd in front of them cleared a path to the surveillance room’s door at the sound of Yara’s shout.

Dong Tianyu knew that Yara, unlike them who had come to Kyoto alone, held a status here that was not low, regardless of whether he was from Saxon County or not. Otherwise, even if he discovered such a place, he wouldn’t be able to hold onto it for long.

After the path was cleared, the three rushed into the surveillance room where the monitors showing the inside of the base were still functioning normally, but the screens for the top level were all blacked out.

Seeing this, Yara, frowning, asked the surveillance staff, "What’s happened?"

Upon Yara’s inquiry, one of them, with a terrified face, stood up and answered, "The tremor just now was caused by a massive stampede of ancient creatures. The hidden cameras monitoring the outside were destroyed when a horde of ancient creatures passed by."

Hearing this response, Yara’s frown deepened.

Where is this?

This is the periphery of Kyoto, where, under normal circumstances, the presence of living ancient creatures is not tolerated to ensure the safety of Kyoto. Any trace of ancient creature activity here...

Within two days, whichever lucky unit would definitely enjoy an extra meal.

The appearance of a large number of ancient creatures now, could it be akin to the Giant Scorpion’s assault on Saxon County Camp—a kind of ancient creatures’ siege?

After the head of the surveillance room reported with trembling fear, silence fell upon the room.

But this silence did not last long as the phone in the surveillance room suddenly rang. The person in charge answered the call with nods of understanding before reporting fearfully to Yara:

"My lord, the news from Kyoto informs us that the north side of our location, namely, Kyoto, has been attacked by a large number of ancient creatures. Forces from Kyoto have already been dispatched for cleanup.

Kyoto advises us to stay calm and remain in the Underground Bunker, waiting until the alert is lifted before leaving."

Hearing the report from the head of the surveillance room, Yara nodded in acknowledgement and then turned to leave the surveillance room.

Yara, observing the fearful eyes around him, took a deep breath to calm his emotions before saying, "We’re more than a hundred meters below the surface here. Even if there are multitudes of surface ancient creatures, they won’t affect us.

Additionally, even when natural disasters strike and earthquakes occur daily, there has never been any sign of collapse in this place. Plus, most of you are well aware of how many resources are stored here.

So, in terms of safety, this place is even stronger than Kyoto. There’s no need for concern; stay at ease here.

To put it bluntly, even if Kyoto were unable to withstand the attack of the ancient creatures, we’d have no problem living here for a couple of years just with the supplies in the Storage Zone. So, go back to your duties; there’s no need for unnecessary worries."