"Hey, are you awake?"

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a woman who looked almost thirty years old in front of me.

Although her face appeared dirty, I could tell that she was actually a very cute woman.

At this moment, my head was still buzzing, but I immediately reacted.

This woman was the person who was talking to her grandfather just now!

At that moment, an old man with a white beard walked in with a cheerful smile and said, "Kid, you actually managed to escape from that place. It seems that you have some extraordinary ability!"

I still hadn't figured out what had happened, so I could only ask, "Thank you for saving me, but I really want to know where I am right now."

"Where are you?" The old man was suddenly taken aback and asked, "Young man, how long have you been locked up?"

"How long...?"

"Huh? You don't even remember how long you locked yourself in?"

"I... I don't know. But if I had to guess, I think it should be ten thousand years?"

"..."

"I'm serious."

Not to mention how long I had been locked up, I actually forgot what happened after being locked up. Not to mention how long I had been locked up, this question was really difficult!

"Oh, maybe this guy has amnesia," the woman pushed the old man and seemed to be afraid that he would fall asleep while thinking.

"Oh dear, this man is seriously ill!" The old man came to this conclusion immediately.

He immediately brought some cold medicine and brought it to me.

"Sorry, all we have here is this cold medicine with very poor effectiveness. We can only see if it can bring down your fever."

As he spoke, the old man asked his granddaughter to bring me some hot water, and then I took a cold medicine.

Although they said it was a cold medicine with very poor effectiveness, after taking the medicine, I felt much better.

After my body completely recovered, I thanked both of them again, "Thank you so much. Am I wearing prisoner's clothing? Even so, you dared to save me... Thank you very much, I really don't know how to repay you."

"Hehe." The woman who saved me laughed and said, "Actually, you don't need to thank us, because we are not on the same side as the Alliance. Although we still live in the safe zone, it has been under the rule of the Alliance for too long. Many people in the lower class have grievances against the Elders!"

"What my granddaughter said is true, but... actually, starting from this year, the Alliance has been providing some food to us poor people, such as nutrient fluid. In short, no one in our community is starving to death anymore." The old man was still grateful to the Alliance soldiers and didn't resent them as much as his granddaughter.

"Forget it!" The woman said angrily, "All of these things come at a cost, like my father who was forcibly conscripted into the army not long ago and never came back with the rest of the troops!"

"That is the duty that every resident in the safe zone should bear. This cannot be counted as a debt." The old man's tone clearly showed some sadness, but he didn't directly say it.

"Alright, I have nothing more to say!" The woman stormed out without even wanting to say another word to the old man.

"Indeed, my granddaughter has a bad temper. It's no wonder she has become the way she is now."

"I think she's a nice girl. If I were a few years younger, I would definitely fall for her."

"Well, you can still do that now. After all, my granddaughter is almost thirty and still single."

"Hey, that's because they all have no taste. If it were me, I wouldn't hesitate to marry your granddaughter!"

"...Deal."

"Hey, I was just kidding. You didn't take that seriously, did you?"

"Well, you can rest assured because I would never give my granddaughter to a dead man."

"Huh... a dead man?"

"Yes, if you get caught, your fate would be immediate execution, and it would all be thanks to your successful escape."

"Well, it can't be that serious, right?"

"The last prisoner who escaped was almost seven to eight years ago, and his final execution method could be described..."

"Alright, alright, I know, enough. But I was taken for illegal experiments, shouldn't I be exempt from this?"

"Illegal? Let me tell you, whatever they do is not illegal, even if they make you mate with an animal!"

"..."

I don't know why, but after hearing his words, I became extremely scared!!!

I had just woken up, and I was already given such a big surprise. I can't handle it... Luckily, there weren't any physical surprises like heart disease.

Of course, all of this clearly doesn't exist, so it's better not to think too much about it.

I looked at the old man, with many indescribable and conflicting emotions in my heart.

"Since I'm going to die anyway, why did you bother saving my life, old man?"

"Sigh... I guess I'm just unlucky to have met you. Does that work for you?"

"Well, so you mean, old man, you have a way to save my life?"

"No."

"..."

"But I can make your death a little more comfortable. If you don't mind, I think killing yourself would be more comfortable than falling into the hands of the Alliance Army."

"Alright, it seems you do have a bit of mercy, giving me such a comfortable option."

When I thought about the treatment I had endured in the laboratory before, it was indeed as he said. If I were to kill myself, it would be much more comfortable than falling into their hands.

"Then... thank you, I can leave now, right?" I tried asking.

"Of course you can," the old man shrugged, "That's true, but once you leave here, where will you go next?"

"Nowhere to go, after all, you want me to kill myself, so... uh, I guess I'll just take it one step at a time."

"Sigh... what I mean is, if you leave the city, you won't be able to survive out there!"

"Can't... survive?!"

I didn't understand what the old man meant, he was being too cryptic, I couldn't comprehend.

"You should go and see for yourself..."

The old man didn't say much more, he just let me go and see for myself.

I understood what he meant, clearly, he was giving me an eviction notice, telling me to leave now!

But it's true, he's already taken care of me for so long, it's not easy for him. I can't continue to trouble him here.

"You've helped me a lot, I have to thank you," I said.

After saying that, I didn't wait any longer. I quietly left the camp alone.

The empty city streets were devoid of any pedestrians, but...

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Just as I was about to let my guard down, the heavy footsteps immediately put me on high alert, prompting me to slip into the body of a garbage robot on the street.

The interior space of the robots was large enough for two people to easily squeeze in, just enough for me to hide for a while.

"Woo woo woo... Unknown garbage!"

"... "

"Hey, it looks like something's wrong with this trash bin."

"It's nothing, just that it ate too much garbage. Carry on with your duty!"

"But..."

"Put away your curiosity, they didn't pay us to do this."

"You're right... wait, it seems like they never paid us at all!"

"That's right, let's continue patrolling!"

"Yes."

After saying that, the two robots, each standing three meters tall, passed by in front of me, and they were even chatting with each other!

By the way... are there people inside talking?

Their bodies looked big enough to fit a person, but from the sound of their voices, it didn't sound like human voices, did it?

Just as I was about to come out, a buzzing sound from the sky once again startled me, causing me to rush back into the trash bin.

Ugh~!

Because I went back too quickly, I ended up face down and ate a mouthful of garbage.

"Fortunately, the people in this city don't have the bad habit of defecating in the trash bins..." (Unlike certain simulators)

Not long after the drone left, I eagerly left the trash bin, hoping that the next surprises wouldn't be as numerous.

"If possible, I hope I won't encounter anything more troublesome than this next!"

With this thought in mind, I left the street and entered an alley.

Indeed, this was the safest place to be at the moment!

However, the alleys were complex, and even without patrol oddities, I just hoped I wouldn't be too reckless.

"So long..."

I'm not sure how long I've been walking, but I still couldn't find the end of the road. It's as if there's no end here at all.

By the way... it seems like the humidity around me has increased since a while ago?

I suddenly felt a chill on my skin, as if something was surrounding me, but I couldn't see it!

"Woo woo woo..."

Suddenly, I realized that something was above my head, coiling around and not letting go... what is this?!

In the instant I looked up, the clouds in the sky turned into spirals, like a vortex in the sea floating in the air.

By the way... can someone tell me what kind of world I've stepped into?

Instinctively, I quickly hid, finally understanding why there was no one on the streets.

But judging from the traces on those robots, it was clear that this world was anything but peaceful, or rather, it was amidst a war, right?

And from their mobility, those things seemed to be from an extraordinary era.

But why...

Just as I was puzzled, a dizzying sensation in my brain gave me a deep sense of oppression!

This pressure was not physical, but rather, a mental oppression that gave me the illusion that a storm was taking shelter in my brain.

"What...what kind of world am I in?!"