101: Chapter 101 Using Geothermal Energy as Bait, Lin Yuan Transforms the Underground into a Fighting Cage

Liu Qing's fingers paused on the keyboard.

On the screen, the pressure curve of the main geothermal well surged all the way into the red zone.

That red line was still pushing upward.

As if it would snap in the next second.

She swallowed, and for the first time in a long while, she mistyped a line of code.

"It is not fleeing."

"It is dismantling the fortress."

On the screen, she zoomed in on the underground thermal imaging.

Blobs of abnormal heat zones were spreading outward along the damaged soil layers.

"It has hollowed out the surrounding soil."

"The heat leaking from the main well is like a torch in the dark of night to it."

"It is following the temperature difference to find the main pipe."

Su Xiaonuan adjusted her tablet.

"The main well pipe is made of a special alloy."

"It cannot dig through it in a short time."

"Besides, the geothermal temperature is too high; theoretically, it wouldn't dare to get close."

Su Muxue stood behind her.

"What if the main well pipe bursts?"

Liu Qing didn't waste any words and immediately brought up a simulation diagram.

"In the worst-case scenario, Tiangong No. 1 loses power."

She paused.

"Once the power cuts out, the outer wall machine gun turrets will enter offline protection mode."

"The B1 cold storage will lose control within half an hour."

"One-third of the frozen goods will be ruined within six hours."

The living room fell silent for a second.

The lollipop in Tang Qiqi's mouth suddenly lost its sweetness.

Lin Yuan watched the main screen, his expression unchanged.

"Cut off the main geothermal well."

Su Xiaonuan immediately looked up.

"Mr. Lin, the main power supply will drop to forty percent."

Lin Yuan's breathing remained steady.

"Activate the diesel generators and battery packs."

"The geothermal system, from now on..."

"...is the bait."

Liu Qing's fingers paused.

She understood.

Others fear their energy sources being destroyed.

Lin Yuan feared the monster wouldn't take the bait.

Su Xiaonuan immediately took over the orders.

"B2 main well cut off."

"Diesel generator room activated."

"Battery packs taking over the defense system."

One after another, the red alarms began to turn yellow.

The energy curve on the main screen looked like it had been forcefully held down.

Lin Yuan picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Wang Ya."

Pool area.

Wang Ya stood in the center of the water.

The entire pool of water rose by three inches.

"Mr. Lin, I am here."

Lin Yuan said: "Drain the pool water, fire suppression water, and backup water tanks."

"Backflow through the three drainage branch lines."

Wang Ya raised her hand.

The water surface instantly collapsed by half.

Three streams of water roared into the underground pipes.

On the pipe network map, the blue water lines advanced rapidly, closing in on the brown light spot.

"Liu Qing, close the heat conduction gates in zones three and four."

Liu Qing took control of the console.

"Received."

Mechanical gates fell one after another.

Click.

Click.

Click.

Underground, a monster was running.

Above ground, a hacker was closing doors.

Lu Xixi's voice rang out again.

"Uncle, it has slowed down!"

"But it is still digging toward the area under the main building!"

Lin Yuan said: "Lu Yan."

Outer perimeter.

Lu Yan was covered in mud and water, kneeling on one knee.

"Boss."

Lin Yuan spoke.

"Don't fight it for the soil."

"Harden the soil on the outer perimeter."

"Make a bowl trap."

Lu Yan was stunned, then immediately realized.

"Seal a large area without touching its strength?"

"Correct."

Lin Yuan watched the screen.

"Leave it with only one path it can take."

Fat Dragon stood on the outer perimeter, his scalp tingling as he listened.

"The boss has turned the underground into a beast-fighting cage."

The cracks in the ground continued to spread.

Qin Yumo sprinted along the cracks.

Her shoulder was still bleeding, and her twin blades dragged along the ground, sparking.

Tang Qiqi stood up in anxiety and shouted into the walkie-talkie.

"Sister Yumo! Don't go down there!"

Qin Yumo slashed open the maintenance shaft cover with one strike.

She looked back toward Tiangong No. 1, her red hair darkened by the blood moon.

"Master told me to kill until he calls a stop."

After saying that, she jumped straight down.

Tang Qiqi cursed.

"Crazy warrior!"

Lu Xixi suddenly shouted: "It turned! To the left!"

The brown light spot was forced by the water flow and gates into a gas pipe corridor.

That corridor led directly to the underground load-bearing area of Tiangong No. 1.

Su Xiaonuan's expression changed.

"Mr. Lin, that is the entrance to the load-bearing area!"

But Lin Yuan smiled.

"Wang Ya, withdraw the water."

Wang Ya did not hesitate.

The three streams of water rolled back.

Everyone was stunned.

Lin Yuan looked at that corridor.

"It is time to let the dog into the cage."

Lu Yan's voice came through the channel.

"That corridor is an abandoned gas pipe corridor; I reinforced it during the renovation."

"Wide entrance, narrow exit."

"The middle section has reinforced concrete interlayers on both sides."

"Once it goes in, it cannot turn around."

Liu Qing brought up the structural diagram.

The corridor lit up on the screen.

From above, it looked like a sharp knife stabbed into the ground.

Su Xiaonuan whispered: "A fake opening."

Lin Yuan said: "Monsters have instincts."

"Instinct will choose the most comfortable path."

"So that path must be so comfortable that it cannot refuse."

Underground corridor.

After landing, Qin Yumo bent her knees to absorb the impact.

The surroundings were so narrow that only one person could pass through sideways.

The walls were full of gas pipes and brackets.

In front, the Mole King squeezed into the corridor.

The rock armor on its back scraped against the pipe walls, making a loud noise.

Here, it could not lift large areas of soil.

Nor could it burrow into the reinforced concrete interlayers on either side.

Qin Yumo licked the blood from her lips.

"Still running?"

The Mole King turned its head abruptly.

Rock spikes popped out from its back.

Qin Yumo dodged to the side, but her shoulder was slashed open again.

Blood dripped onto the ground.

Instead, she smiled.

"Wild Resonance" was burning.

The more pain she felt, the faster she moved.

The Mole King suddenly bit through the remaining gas pipe nearby.

A pungent gas sprayed out.

At the same time, it used rock spikes to seal the ventilation shaft above.

Liu Qing's expression changed.

"How is there still gas?!"

"Those municipal workers must have been stealing gas using this pipe earlier!"

Tang Qiqi was so anxious she kept slapping the table.

Liu Qing immediately started the old exhaust fan.

The screen popped up an error message.

"Exhaust fan jammed."

"It can't be started remotely!"

She was just about to get up and go downstairs to operate it manually.

But Lin Yuan stopped her and turned to look at Tang Qiqi.

"B2 level, pull the manual lever."

Tang Qiqi pointed at herself.

"Me?"

Lin Yuan said: "Your short legs run the fastest."

Tang Qiqi bit down on her lollipop.

"Why do supports have to go into dungeons too!"

She cursed, but her legs were already sprinting toward the stairs.

In the corridor.

Qin Yumo stopped.

The toxic gas surged in.

Her vision began to blur.

The Mole King crawled along the wall, its claws scraping against the pipe wall.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

Qin Yumo closed her eyes.

Don't look.

Listen.

The sound of claws scraping the wall disappeared from the front left.

That was bait.

The real killing intent was at the bottom right.

The Mole King broke through the ground, its claws aiming straight for her abdomen.

Qin Yumo slashed backhand.

Pfft!

The blade stabbed into the gap in the neck armor.

The Mole King shrieked.

The other claw swiped at her shoulder.

Qin Yumo did not dodge.

She took the claw hit head-on.

The wound was torn open, and blood gushed out.

But her blade also wedged deeper.

At the same time.

B2 Control Room.

The insulation layer next to the breaker box had been corroded, and the air was filled with a burnt smell.

Liu Qing's warning hadn't even been spoken yet.

Tang Qiqi had already grabbed the insulated gloves nearby.

She only got the glove on halfway.

She grabbed the lever.

The current drilled into her forearm through her palm.

Tang Qiqi's knees went weak, and she almost fell to her knees.

She remembered the tip of Qin Yumo's blade drooping an inch on the screen.

The next second, she slammed her forehead hard against the breaker box.

"Move—for me!"

Sparks exploded.

She didn't let go.

The metal edge cut her palm.

Blood dripped down the lever.

Tang Qiqi's eyes were red with pain, but she was still cursing.

"Damn it..."

"If Sister Yumo dies, I'm taking all you broken machines down with me!"

Click!

The exhaust fan roared to life.

A few seconds later.

The toxic gas was sucked away.

Air flowed back into the corridor.

Qin Yumo opened her eyes.

The blood color in her eyes deepened.

"First strike."

She stepped on the Mole King's forelimb and slashed down.

Click!

The front claw snapped.

The Mole King turned its head to bite.

Qin Yumo crouched, and her second strike slashed into the back of its neck.

The rock armor cracked.

"Second strike."

The Mole King struggled frantically.

The entire corridor shook.

Qin Yumo crossed her twin blades and plunged them into both sides of its skull.

Veins bulged on her arms as she pried outward with all her might.

"Third strike."

Crack.

The skull split open.

A blue crystal core rolled out.

Inside the crystal core, it looked like mud and sand were slowly flowing.

A-grade crystal core.

In the control room.

Tang Qiqi sat on the floor panting, her palms covered in blood.

"Support completed the key mechanic."

"Requesting MVP nomination."

The survivors watched the cracked ground stop shaking; first there was silence, then a burst of muffled cheers erupted.

Fat Dragon wiped the mud from his face.

"She really is a Valkyrie."

Qin Yumo dragged the Mole King's remains out of the maintenance shaft.

She was covered in blood, holding that blue crystal core in her hand.

The Mole King's corpse was thrown onto the main entrance square of Cloud Top Palace.

Thud!

That sound hit the hearts of all the survivors.

Those people looked at Qin Yumo, and their eyes changed completely.

Fear.

Awe.

And a fanaticism that couldn't be hidden.

No one dared to call her the red-haired woman again.

A man's throat went dry, and he whispered:

"Valkyrie..."

After he shouted it, he was stunned himself.

Soon, a second and a third voice followed.

The name Valkyrie was, from this moment on, nailed into their minds.

Qin Yumo returned to Tiangong No. 1.

Lin Yuan and the women stood at the door.

She walked to Lin Yuan and knelt on one knee.

Her wounds were still dripping blood.

But she held up the crystal core first.

"Master."

"The hunt is complete."

Lin Yuan took the crystal core.

He looked at the dark mud and sand flowing inside the crystal core.

"Su Muxue."

"Perform a test."

Su Muxue walked closer.

"Do you suspect there is a problem with the crystal core?"

Lin Yuan said: "I have never handled an A-grade crystal core."

"Anything is possible."

Lu Yan, who was repairing the walls and ground outside, swallowed hard.

He looked toward Tiangong No. 1.

That was not greed.

It was every bone deep in his body growling at that crystal core.

Just then.

The Zombie Horde down the mountain suddenly stopped.

Not retreating.

Stopping.

The dense crowd of zombies stood under the blood moon, all looking up in unison at Cloud Top Palace.

As if waiting for an order.

Lu Xixi's voice trembled.

"Uncle Lin..."

"The gray dots have stopped moving."

In the living room.

Lin Motong stood by the window.

The dark red deep in her pupils surfaced completely.

She looked calmly down the mountain.

"They are asking me."

"Whether they should come up."