Chapter 2: Site-407 Abnormal Creature Containment Center

A row of numbers appeared before his eyes.“Ji Xun”

Strength: 0.71

Constitution: 0.58

Agility: 0.62

Spirit: 4.73

Description: Weak

“A data panel, huh? This is quite straightforward.”

Since Ji Xun had already accepted the fact that he had transmigrated, he didn’t find this panel particularly strange.

Instead, seeing these numbers, he immediately analyzed his own physical condition.

The conspicuous “4.73” for spirit was probably related to the transmigration, or perhaps it was inherent to him.

But the other values were too low.

He estimated that a healthy body’s attributes should be around 1, but now they were only about fifty to sixty percent of that, making him as weak as a patient.

And even more alarming, while he was observing, the numbers were still decreasing?!

“You’ve been contaminated by curse energy, constitution -0.002”

“You’ve been contaminated by curse energy, constitution -0.001”

“Mental Erosion Immunity”

“.”

“Just being close causes continuous contamination? No wonder I’m so weak.”

Ji Xun complained inwardly, realizing immediately that the mental contamination was like nuclear radiation, causing continuous damage the closer he got.

Obviously, he needed to stay away from the figure on the bed.

Upon checking, he found that the clothes were not his, but his body was still familiar.

He had crossed over, replacing the original owner, without retaining any of their memories.

He glanced again at the woman under him. Though she was a monster, she was undeniably attractive.

“Heh.”

Ji Xun mocked himself, cautiously avoiding the naked corpse on the bed, afraid of startling it awake for any reason.

Being naked was not a good choice, so he picked up the scattered clothes from the floor and put them on one by one.

The dirty tactical gear included hardened steel-toed boots, a stab-proof tactical vest, and a rudimentary gas mask. It looked like some kind of field equipment. To his surprise, the equipment belt concealed under the clothes held two large-caliber revolvers and some ammunition.

Given the world had monsters, carrying guns wasn’t surprising.

Ji Xun held the gun, his finger lightly moving on the trigger, checking the bullets, and thought to himself, “The craftsmanship of the guns in this world isn’t bad.”

The revolver was clearly made by a small gun workshop, with irregular manual polishing marks on various parts.

But in terms of both structure and steel quality, this revolver was quite decent.

With such a large caliber, a single shot could likely turn a person’s head into a smashed watermelon.

The bullet heads also had special silver patterns, likely not just decorative but serving some special purpose. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ N0ᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

Obviously, this gun wasn’t just for dealing with humans but probably for killing monsters as well.

“What kind of world is this?”

Ji Xun grew increasingly curious.

Holding the gun, he initially wanted to try shooting the creature on the bed.

But he dismissed the thought after considering it.

If a gun could easily kill this “B-level disaster” monster, the original owner probably wouldn’t have died like that last night.

Although he didn’t know why the monster hadn’t woken up, it was clearly not dead.

At least, not by his understanding of “dead.”

Leaving the room was the immediate priority.

Ji Xun, fully equipped, walked to the room’s exit.

It was a complex iron door from the inside.

The door was rusty, appearing very old and outdated. It had some slight dents from apparent attempts to break it violently, but none had succeeded.

Ji Xun pressed his ear against the door and knocked. The sound was muffled, as expected from a thick door.

He wasn’t planning to use brute force, so he closely observed the door’s structure.

Fortunately, there was a food slot-like vent on the door. He drew a dagger from its sheath, preparing to see if he could pick the lock.

Coincidentally, while he was fiddling around, he suddenly heard a series of metallic scraping sounds from within the door.

The lock was unlocking itself.

Coincidence?

Or did he trigger some mechanism?

Ji Xun looked back; the corpse behind him hadn’t moved.

Now that the door was open, he had to face whatever was outside.

After considering possible scenarios, he put on the gas mask and pushed the door open.

The scene that met his eyes was still an apocalyptic bunker-style sealed passageway.

Gas lamps?

Those were antiques from two or three hundred years ago.

Ji Xun immediately noticed the flickering wall lamp in the corridor, estimating the building’s age.

Where was this place?

A strong sense of curiosity filled his mind, and at this moment, another line of text appeared before his eyes.

“You’ve gained enlightenment: Anomalous Space ‘Containment Facility 407 for Anomalous Creatures'”

“Catastrophe Level Assessed: B”

“Space Exploration Progress: 47.1%”

“Space Death Rate: 69.4%”

“Keywords: Survival”

“Mission: This is a mysterious research facility housing aberrant creatures. You need to survive here for three days.”

“Completion Rewards: Randomly produced cursed energy materials and finished cards from within the space. The higher the exploration rating, the richer the final settlement.”

“.”

Reading this, Ji Xun roughly understood.

This was somewhat like a special space in a game instance?

But his understanding of this world was still insufficient to accurately grasp what this “anomalous space” meant.

But a near 70% death rate was glaring.

The dangers in this bunker were probably not limited to the creature in the room behind him; there were others.

Perhaps there were other people too.

His body barely out of the door, Ji Xun’s hand was already on the revolver at his waist.

He cautiously observed his surroundings.

This enclosed corridor had no windows and seemed like an underground structure.

Aside from his room, there was a similar iron door every dozen meters or so, with at least twenty or thirty rooms within sight.

“Are there monsters in all these rooms?”

Just as the thought occurred, he suddenly heard the creaking sound of a door opening. The door of the adjacent room was being pushed open from the inside.

Something was coming out!

Ji Xun immediately became alert, swiftly drawing his revolver and aiming at the figure emerging from the door.

But clearly, the other person had also noticed someone in the corridor.

And they moved faster!

The moment they saw each other, both aimed their weapons at each other.

Recognizing the other as human, the slightly slower Ji Xun didn’t pull the trigger.

Because the other person also didn’t shoot.

More importantly, Ji Xun noticed the barrel aimed at him from the other person’s right arm, and his eyes behind the goggles widened slightly.

What was this?

A mechanical arm?

Or perhaps a single-soldier steam-powered high-pressure jet cannon?

Ji Xun couldn’t accurately describe the other person’s equipment.

It was a set of steampunk-style mechanical gear, with a metal barrel about 30mm in diameter on the arm, precision brass valves and pressure gauges, and metal arm guards, connected by three high-pressure pipes to a small steam boiler on the back. The chest and leg joints also had complex mechanical structures, somewhat resembling a full set of single-soldier mechanical exoskeletons.

The boiler was emitting white steam, indicating it was a steam-powered weapon.

But putting aside the mechanical equipment and black technology.

What caught Ji Xun’s eye was the faint shield aura enveloping the person.

The primitive steampunk black technology paired with a magical shield created a bizarre cognitive dissonance.

“Magic punk?”

Ji Xun initially thought having a gun would give him a fifty-fifty chance in a conflict.

But this person knew magic!

Seeing the magical shield, he realized that the technological and power systems of this world were abnormal.

Oh,

It wasn’t normal from the beginning, with the naked corpse.

The equipment gap was vast.

Starting a conflict wasn’t wise.

Ji Xun felt his situation might be a bit dire.