The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician-Chapter 354 - 216: The Advancing Bunny Girl

At this moment, all the stars and the moon had disappeared. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

The Fifth District of the Lonely City was not darkened by this absence; the night here had never relied on the moon and stars, but at this moment, countless people looked up, their eyes filled with shock, gazing at the black dome slowly rising in the sky.

The rumbling sound faintly emanated from the direction of the dome, like the gradually approaching hooves of horses in ancient wars, creating a sense of oppression in the hearts of all the citizens of Lonely City who were looking up at this moment.

An atmosphere of invisible panic and unease then began to spread within the Fifth District.

"Can we still stop it?" Jiang Shu looked at Liu Tingruo beside him, his expression grave.

"It’s too late." Liu Tingruo shook her head. "Once the dome rises, the erection of the new Black Wall has become inevitable."

Jiang Shu looked at Liu Tingruo with a puzzled expression.

"Um, I don’t know much, but the new Black Wall is mainly Diller’s research project. It hasn’t been disclosed to the outside, and internally it’s said to be a new type of defense measure that can replace the Black Wall," Liu Tingruo explained to Jiang Shu, then she asked, "Do you know what the Black Wall does?"

"The Black Wall?" Jiang Shu repeated the phrase before asking back, "To fend off Mutants?"

"Pretty much," Liu Tingruo nodded, "Mutants that appear within the walls of Lonely City, if they cannot be eliminated within a short time, the Terrorism Control Bureau will use various methods, whether it’s luring or forcing them, to take them out of Lonely City. The Black Wall can perfectly defend against these Mutants."

She thought for a while, then added some supplementary explanation: "Moreover, the Black Wall also serves to isolate the Deformed Areas. There is a chance that Mutants may evolve into Deformed Areas. It is said that even outside of Lonely City there’s a possibility. The Black Wall plays a role in isolating them. A long, long time ago, the Pioneers of Lonely City would leave the city to explore the Wilderness, seeking some historical truths. But from some point on, Lonely City stopped sending these Pioneers because the Mutants that were cast out formed a large number of Deformed Areas outside the city’s Black Wall. Explorers who left Lonely City would get trapped in the Deformed Areas and be unable to leave."

"Um." Jiang Shu slightly lowered his gaze, the amount of information in Liu Tingruo’s words was quite astonishing.

If what she said was all true, Mutants remained Mutants even after leaving Lonely City, and they might even worsen into Deformed Areas, then the implication of this... was that the Character Card system was not confined within Lonely City. It was not something made up by the Main Brain.

This was different from his speculation, and now he was also somewhat unclear about what Lonely City really was.

A sealed city standing in the wasteland? A larger Deformed Area?

Or something else.

The answer to this question might require him to walk out of Lonely City to know, or to ask the Main Brain directly, but either way of seeking answers posed difficulties to him.

"Now that this new Black Wall has risen, can the troops from the Three Major Groups no longer come in?" Jiang Shu’s gaze shifted from the high floors of the hotel to look down; the streets were still bustling with traffic and lively atmosphere, but a few areas had already started to show signs of unrest.

"I’m not sure about that, but since Tang chose to activate the new Black Wall at this time, it’s certain that the external forces of the Three Major Groups will have a hard time entering for a while, and besides, the troops of the Three Major Groups within the Fifth District are probably Tang’s targets," said Liu Tingruo, her face becoming serious. "In other words, war may start again."

Both their expressions turned unpleasant, but such emotions did not last long.

"Let’s go take a look at this so-called new Black Wall," Jiang Shu said to Liu Tingruo as he looked at the loose pajamas on her body and the charming figure that could not be concealed, inwardly letting out a sigh.

Diller had been locked away in what Liu Tingruo called a secret base, badly injured and still in a coma, while Lang Tai and Fox were there watching over him. As for Jiang Shu and Liu Tingruo, they had naturally sneaked out.

Well, just to share their heartfelt thoughts, nothing else.

But now they needed to go back to Diller to understand the situation. At the very least, they had to figure out what this new Black Wall was all about.

"Are we going to check out of this room?" At this moment, Liu Tingruo grabbed Jiang Shu’s arm, a hint of dissatisfaction showing in her eyes.

"No," Jiang Shu decisively shook his head, "We’re not far from the border of the Fifth District, just half an hour’s drive. We’ll go and see what’s happening and return quickly."

He added, "Your secret base is nearby, just a few minutes’ walk, it won’t be a problem."

"Okay," Liu Tingruo nodded, her gaze downcast, her face showing neither joy nor sorrow.

Then she turned back to glance, Jiang Shu was facing away from her, getting dressed.

"Tch." Liu Tingruo muttered softly under her breath.

Who knows what was on her mind, as her cheeks suddenly flushed red, but it faded soon after. She sat on the edge of the bed silently, then kicked a half-exposed bunny ear that was peeking from under the shadow of the bed further underneath.

Just sitting there.

"Huh? Sister Ru, you haven’t changed clothes yet?" After getting dressed, Jiang Shu turned to look at Liu Tingruo who was still in her thin nightgown, seeming a bit puzzled.