The Devil’s Evolution Catalog - Chapter 726

Chapter 726: Invitation to the Park

My objective this time was to find a bunch of combatants. According to Aunty Xinqings information, there were no civilians in this group I was heading for. They were all pilots armed with exosuits.

Yet, for some strange reason, she did not elaborate further after giving me the coordinates.

Upon arrival, I was immediately greeted by a well-known sight: one of Southern Plains most famous underground theme parks. It was said that this very location was once the home of a subterranean offshoot species of humans. When the first fossilised skeleton was discovered, there was a mad rush amongst the archaeological community, whether in the Federation or the other planets.

After a long period of excavation, the Federation team finally uncovered a previous settlement of subterranean humans. The buildings all had a unique earthen architecture to them. Their basic tools were also made of earth and clay, but there were some scatterings of bronze tools as well. This led to the archaeologist concluding that these humans were most likely at the bronze age before their civilisation ended.

Speaking of civilisations ending, no other skeletons were found in this settlement, as if they just vanished one day.

Eventually, this settlement was transformed into an underground theme park. The ticket fees were expensive, but anyone visiting Southern Plains wouldnt pass up on a chance to visit this exciting slice of history.

Ignoring that cheesy welcome sign stating, the wonderful world of the subterranean awaits you, I quietly flew above the horde of wandering zombies below, eyes scanning the area for my objective today.

To be honest, when I saw where the location of todays mission was, I had a hunch it would involve some spelunking, and it probably wouldnt be an easy task.

Ke, have you reached the coordinates yet? A holographic feed of Aunty Xinqing suddenly popped up in front of me. Her eyes betrayed a myriad of emotions within them, most of them anxiety. The mission has been cancelled, theres no need for you to go any further.

Wait, why?

What the heck, Im literally at the front gate, why is it cancelled? Do they think Im incapable of completing this mission?

The Subterranean Park has always been a popular destination. When the virus first broke out, this was one of the first places, and also the worst hit. The park itself is actually built by a private but powerful conglomeration. They even had an exosuit security force set up just for the theme park. In fact, their power has even extended to the upper ranks of the Federation. There was a police post nearby which sent in help when the virus first struck Unfortunately, there has been no news of that team since

In that case, your aunty wont say more. Just be careful.

I will. Ill be off, if theres nothing else.

I was just about to shut off the channel when Aunty Xinqing suddenly chimed in at the last second, Dont forget to turn on your video feed.

Video?

I paused for a second. What for?

Aunty Xinqing was already prepared for that question, even if I didnt voice it out loud. We want to know what happened in the park itself. Weve been trying to find out, but theres some sort of unknown energy interfering with communication. I hope Ke would be able to record whats going on down there.

I understand. I shut off the channel and turned on the video capturing, as instructed. It was then that the system dinged me.

Ding! Mission update

Mission: An Invitation from Subterranean Park. Objectives: Investigate the strange happenings in the theme park. Reward: 10,000 points. Comments: A theme park is a great place for a date. Too bad you dont have one now. Status: Incomplete.

TEN THOUSAND?! Is the sun finally going to rise from the west? When did my black-hearted system become so generous all of a sudden?

In other words, is the danger within the park really that serious Well, no point thinking too much at this point.

The main entrance of the park was a cave that extended downwards into the abyss. The sides of the giant hole were lined with spiralling staircases, but if one wasnt feeling particularly athletic that day, there were also cable cars that extended downwards. Then there were specially crafted transparent walkways for the more adventurous visitors. Dotted around were little pockets within which rock hunters could exercise some amateur digging