Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2071 - 2134: Where Is That Place?

So Li Yifei walked over and quickly dealt with one, inserting the dagger into their neck. It felt as if he was stabbing into an airbag, and the person was indeed dead.

As Li Yifei pulled out the dagger, the body suddenly went limp, as if boneless, collapsing to the ground. Li Yifei then moved to kill the other person. Before taking action, he suddenly heard a voice; it came from the second person, seemingly saying—go there.

Go there? Go where? Li Yifei heard the voice again. Earlier, at the place with the mimicry talking unihorned giant lizard, Li Yifei had heard similar words, as had Xu Shanshan. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Is there something there? Why did neither he nor Xu Shanshan sense it, while only these people did? Or was it because they encountered something after landing on the island, prompting them to head towards the island’s center?

Hmm, considering the direction those two were looking at earlier, Li Yifei realized where they wanted to go—it was the island’s center.

Go there... Li Yifei finished off the second person. Since he could only say these three words, it might be kinder to kill him, thus granting him release.

Carefully laying the person down, Li Yifei glanced at the Type 95 Rifle on their back. After some thought, he took it off, finding two magazines on the person, and there was half a magazine in the gun. Carrying it on his back, although it might not be useful, it was better to have it just in case.

Standing upright, Li Yifei gestured to Xu Shanshan, who immediately grabbed the two backpacks and quickly ran inside.

"Be careful, these are all treasures," Li Yifei joked,

"Huh? These?" Xu Shanshan pointed to the flowers beside her.

Li Yifei raised an eyebrow and said, "Of course, they’re all treasures. It’s a pity we are here to rescue people. Otherwise, if conditions allowed, taking these back could mean more than just getting rich. For example, this vine is useful for cultivation."

"It is a pity indeed," Xu Shanshan said with a smile, "Let’s rescue the people first; we can talk about the rest later."

Crossing the flower field, the two climbed a high slope. On top of the slope was a platform, and on that platform stood several houses, built from stones. These stones were shaped regular; the houses weren’t that tall, probably around three or four meters, each having an area of about a hundred square meters.

Seeing these houses, Li Yifei understood why there were statues and flower fields before because there had been people living here before. But where were their descendants now?

Looking at these stone houses, it was clear no one had used them for a long time. Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan walked inside, and each house still retained the appearance of being inhabited. Inside one house, Li Yifei saw a cooking stove and a bed in the inner room, seemingly maintaining its original state. Yet, when Li Yifei gently touched it, the wooden bed crumbled into dust, as if it never existed.

Seeing this, Xu Shanshan felt a strange emotion welling up inside. She went to Li Yifei’s side, looked at the pile of dust on the ground, and said softly, "It’s likely that no one has resided here for many years."

"Many years probably means hundreds, thousands, or even longer," Li Yifei nodded in agreement.

The Spirit Qi here was extremely abundant, even a hundred times more than the Spirit Qi gathered by Li Yifei’s painstakingly built Gathering Spirit Array at home. There was likely an exceptionally dense Spiritual Vein underground.

The two moved to another house, and the setup inside was similar, with nothing but a bed. This time, Li Yifei didn’t touch the wooden bed, opting instead to quietly observe it for a while.

Entering the deepest section, there was a larger stone house, with a height comparable to two stories, resembling a hall. Inside, only a few stone-carved chairs remained. Fortunately, the stones endured exposure to elements, so they hadn’t turned to dust.

However, if only for these houses, it was far from enough to previously accommodate those sculptures. These could house at most a few dozen people, and by this arrangement, only about ten people.

Standing in the largest stone house, Li Yifei slowly turned, trying to find any traces. The stone house bore no signs of any marks, as if the original occupants didn’t wish to leave anything behind—or perhaps the later ones took them all. Originally intended placement spots were entirely void.

Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan stepped out, eyed a five to six-meter-wide path, and continued forward.

This island is really too big. After walking for a while, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan may have walked about ten kilometers but still cannot reach the center of the island.

However, they did come across two more corpses. These two bodies were wearing special forces uniforms, their firearms had run out of bullets, and there were several bullet holes embedded in the surrounding stone walls. These two seemed to have gone through a terrifying battle. The bodies, however, were intact, with some minor wounds but none fatal. Their eyes were wide open, and although the corpses had not decayed, they were completely devoid of life. Li Yifei walked over and silently paid his respects. So far, it seemed like everyone from the first team had died along the way.

Of course, it’s also possible that members of the second team were among them. But Li Yifei quickly rejected this idea. He believed that if Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother’s second team saw their dead comrades, they wouldn’t just stand by idly. They would have buried them or done some simple treatment, rather than leaving them untouched.

From what Li Yifei knew, at least those two wouldn’t act like this.

So it suggests that Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother took a different route. Were they also heading toward the island’s center?

It’s also possible that Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother hadn’t even reached the island and were attacked by the large fish underwater. This scenario wasn’t impossible either.

"Let’s take a break and eat something!" The two of them hadn’t stopped to rest or eat anything since the morning after having some fish, and it was time to pause and take stock.

Just as the two of them found a place to sit down, they suddenly heard a series of footsteps approaching. Li Yifei immediately put down what was in his mouth and exchanged a glance with Xu Shanshan. Li Yifei made a downward gesture, and they quietly packed up their backpacks and retreated to the back of a building.

Peering out cautiously, Li Yifei saw several people suddenly emerge from the distance. These people were dressed differently, with more men than women, and they came out one by one, numbering more than twenty. It seemed like there were more people behind them, with some carrying guns, others holding strange-looking cold weapons, and some wielding swords. Li Yifei heard them speaking English, and judging by some of their appearances, he realized they weren’t Huaxia people but rather from Southeast Asia, possibly from the Philippines or Indonesia based on their English accents.

Li Yifei didn’t have a good impression of these two countries. It wasn’t just because of the anti-Chinese incidents over the years but also due to his personal feelings. He had interacted with these small Southeast Asian countries a few years ago and instinctively felt they weren’t up to much, especially Indonesia and the Philippines.

Moreover, as a soldier, it was his duty to protect his home and country. These small countries caused trouble in the South Sea, which gave Li Yifei the responsibility to drive them away.

Only, Li Yifei wasn’t impulsive at this moment. These people knew how to reach the island and had made it here, which was definitely worth investigating.

Not to mention ordinary people, even for Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan, stepping foot on the island and making it to this point had been fraught with difficulties, and these people came in droves. They either knew the way, or they must have suffered heavy losses. If it was the former, Li Yifei had to understand what exactly they knew.

And if it was the latter, Li Yifei couldn’t let them go either. After all, having paid such a high price to reach the island, they must know something, or they wouldn’t have come here in the first place. Either way, encountering another group, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan were quite pleased.

That group seemed quite excited upon seeing the stone house, yelling around inside. Soon, a leader-like figure scolded them, apparently fearing that their shouting might attract those monsters.

These people were quite disciplined, quickly curbing their excitement and splitting up to explore the various stone houses. However, there wasn’t anything to discover since Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan had already checked them out.

The group didn’t continue further in; they chose this spot as a temporary resting place.

Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan stayed hidden, watching these people take out food from their bags and sit on the ground, eating heartily.

During this time, Li Yifei picked up some useful information. These people were indeed prepared and aimed to reach the island’s center. Li Yifei also learned that their casualties were heavy. While they might have known some information, it wasn’t a lot. With over a hundred people initially, only a little over twenty had made it here, indicating severe losses.

In their discussions, Li Yifei heard them talk about the strange fish, strange monkeys, those unicorn giant lizards, and shadows, with fear still evident in their words.

Thinking about it, with more than a hundred people reduced to just over twenty, that kind of loss was indeed extreme. Yet, these people only feared the monsters and didn’t grieve for the dead, each showing an intense fanaticism. They believed that having overcome the challenges, reaching the center of the island would grant them a large amount of treasure.

"Oh..." So they thought the island had lots of treasure, driven by greed. Li Yifei smirked, thinking even if they managed to get the treasure, they’d have to survive to take it out. If the island’s outskirts were that dangerous, the closer they got to the center, the more perilous it would be.

Soon, Li Yifei heard another useful piece of information: the leader, named Zack, seemed to know something, referring to the island as the Island of All Beings. This matched what Li Yifei had dreamt about in a strange dream, implying that there really was a palace, located at the center of the island?