But with his current progress, it won't take long, maybe just around the World Dungeon, until he enters the Abyss Second Layer.

If he doesn't have the Pillar of the Present World then, leading to his disappearance in reality, wouldn't it be quickly exposed based on clues?

He needs the Pillar of the Present World himself, and it happens that the Four Major Organizations don't want it, orchestrating a grand play to release 36 Pillars of the Present World.

He was originally worried about not finding the entrance to the Pillar of the Present World, but unexpectedly, Fang Hui showed up with the Pillar of the Present World.

Hence, on this trip to rescue Fang Hui, he wasn't planning to leave immediately after the rescue, but rather to take this opportunity to accomplish the breakthrough and acquire this Pillar of the Present World.

This time, if the story was retold, it really would be him who picked it up.

The key to the breakthrough at the 88th Underground Shelter clearly lies with He Yun. Whether it's to stop the forces behind the Surgical Knife from causing the dungeon to lose control, or finding a clue to the breakthrough from He Yun, he must stick close to He Yun.

In front of the bus stop, He Yun furrowed her brows and looked at the innocent-faced Wu Chang beside her, feeling a bit agitated.

She wanted Wu Chang to leave immediately, but felt that engaging with him actively was exactly what he wanted.

Ugh, it felt like she wanted to punch Wu Chang hard twice but feared he might find pleasure in it.

Soon, the suburban bus number 1 arrived, and to her surprise, Wu Chang didn't follow her. It seemed the outsider had some basic sense of boundaries.

When the suburban bus number 1 started moving, He Yun turned her head but found that Wu Chang had somehow seated himself beside her.

"Do you live in the suburbs? Then why don't you drive? I saw earlier that this is the last bus, what if you missed it?"

He Yun couldn't hold back any longer and punched Wu Chang's face, but Wu Chang had predicted her move and flipped over the back, landing on the row of seats behind He Yun.

"You don't like me sitting beside you, I'll sit behind then. Why resort to violence, can't outsiders ride the bus?"

He Yun retracted her fist and stood up, "Fine, you sit here, I'm getting off."

Wu Chang reminded her, "I just said, this is the last bus, if you get off, we can only run home at night."

Even when the Surgical Knife pulled out prohibited items, it didn't cause a ripple in He Yun's emotions, yet a few words from Wu Chang were infuriating her.

Suppressing her anger, He Yun asked, "How long do you plan to follow me?"

"I'm not just simply following you, the three people sitting at the last row have ill intentions towards you, I'm here to protect you," Wu Chang stated.

He Yun couldn't even be bothered to look back, her cheek twitched slightly, "Then I really should thank you."

"You're welcome, don't mention it."

The space of the 88th Underground Shelter was larger than Wu Chang had imagined, its scale not much different from a surface city.

The bus drove for forty minutes before dropping everyone off at the suburban number 3 Free Land station.

Unlike the modern and orderly architecture in the center of the shelter, the Free Land in the suburbs appeared much more casual, with tents, wooden sheds, simple trailers, and occasionally some distinctive self-built houses.

Obviously, the people living here aren't very well-off economically.

The three sinister-looking thugs who were sitting in the last row of the bus also followed them off the bus.

The three took off their jackets, revealing mechas equipped with firearms combat systems inside, aiming their guns straight at He Yun.

"Hey, don't act rashly. We know you were gearing up for the arena today and your mecha has no weapons, but the three of us all have the real deal on us. I'm telling you..."

The leading thug hadn't finished speaking when He Yun already dashed forward to the three, fists out, obliterating the weapons on their mechas, tearing the mechas off their bodies and throwing them to the ground.

Five minutes later, the three ambushers had their limbs broken and were hanging on the streetlight beside the road. After transferring all their money from their accounts, He Yun stomped on their phones, cursing them as paupers.

Generally speaking, as an assassin, after a failed assassination, being hung with broken limbs, what should they worry about?

For a normal person, the worry should be about their personal safety, either fearing being killed on the spot or pondering how to explain to their employer upon returning.

However, the leader hanging on the streetlight shouted curses at He Yun, focused on his shattered phone:

"Ah! That was the birthday gift my mom gave me last year! You bitch dare crush it, I won't let you off for this!"

To the leader's roaring, He Yun didn't bother to silence him further, only gave a middle finger towards him and then turned to leave.

Wu Chang followed He Yun in a state of confusion. He felt that the natives in the Underground Shelter were all crazy. Their actions and thoughts differed from ordinary people. There must be some reason behind their situation, but he hadn't discovered it yet.

He Yun looked down flipping through her phone and saw the increased balance in her account, saying, "Alright, these troubles are resolved. Aren't you leaving yet?"

Wu Chang asked, "Can you tell me why they wanted to kill you?"

He Yun responded indifferently, "Who knows, maybe just bored and looking for some challenge. They've been down here too long and need some fun."

He Yun gestured towards the distance, "Just like him."

Wu Chang followed He Yun's finger direction, seeing a crew-cut, fat man with pig-like features and small round glasses, looking nine-tenths similar to Pete from the Animal House, sneaking out from his home.

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