Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

This ruined city is not large, but you can still vaguely see its former prosperity. The long streets are neatly planned, and the buildings on both sides are arranged irregularly. Among the trees and wild grass, many flying cars' wreckage are still visible.

Clearly, there was once a battle here. Many buildings are severely damaged on the surface, and there are many large pits on the road.

Wang Chen even discovered the wreckage of a downed aerospace fighter.

For such a small place to have seen such intense fighting, one can imagine the bloody scene back then when Tampas Star faced the massive invasion of the Nether Tribe!

Wang Chen proceeded forward while deploying his spiritual energy to search.

Due to the suppression of strange energy, he could only reduce the range of Spiritual Exploration to within five hundred meters. Otherwise, the spiritual power consumption would increase exponentially, making it impossible to persist for long.

This way, Wang Chen searched over ten kilometers within the city ruins, resulting in no discoveries.

Just as he was about to change direction, suddenly his deployed spiritual energy was triggered, producing a strong feedback.

Wang Chen immediately looked in the direction at his right and quickened his pace without hesitation.

A moment later, he saw two figures dart from between buildings not far away, fleeing something in a panic.

In the blink of an eye, a tan-colored giant lizard followed, commencing a pursuit!

Wang Chen's heart moved. Instantly, he "switched" the shotgun in his hand into a large-caliber sniper rifle.

He raised the sniper rifle and observed the situation through the scope.

The ones being chased by the giant lizard were a pair of teenagers, appearing to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in tight sportswear with backpacks, and had daggers at their waists.

However, they held no weapons in their hands, and the boy seemed injured, leaving spots of blood along the way.

Though the giant lizard had a massive body, its speed was extremely fast.

Seeing these two about to be caught by this ferocious monster, the boy suddenly stopped, drew his dagger, and shouted angrily, "Run, don't mind me!"

The girl wept, "Brother!"

The boy turned to face the charging giant lizard, letting out a decisive roar, "Die!"

Bam!

The next moment, the giant lizard's head burst open like a watermelon hit by a heavy hammer, its contents spraying out instantly, splattering all over the brave boy's face.

The monster spun sideways and flew out, still struggling painfully as it landed, its long tail whipping around the surrounding grass with a crackling noise.

Bam!

Another 12.7mm explosive round hit its jaw, penetrating into the brain and erupting violently.

Most of the giant lizard's head exploded away!

This scene startled the siblings; they stood there dumbfounded, forgetting to wipe the dirt off their faces.

Wang Chen put away the sniper rifle and walked toward them.

After a while, the siblings reacted. The girl threw herself into her brother's arms, her slender body trembling.

While the boy tightly gripped the dagger in his hand, watching Wang Chen approaching them with a vigilant expression.

Wang Chen stopped roughly twenty to thirty meters away and smiled, "Hello."

Truthfully, he was quite surprised, because Tampas Star had been overrun three years ago. With the Nether Tribe's ferocity and capabilities, it seemed unlikely that they hadn't wiped out all humans on this planet.

Wang Chen didn't believe that this pair of siblings were the only survivors!

The boy's expression changed, hesitating before saying, "Hello, thank you for saving us."

Wang Chen nodded, then asked, "Who are you?"

Clearly nervous, the boy instinctively swallowed before cautiously answering, "My sister and I are reserve citizens from base D01359."

His sister, on the other hand, wasn't as frightened, blinking her big eyes at Wang Chen with a curious look in her eyes.

"You don't have to be afraid."

Wang Chen smiled, "I'm here looking for someone; could you please check if you've seen these people?"

Saying this, he pulled a stack of photos from his pocket and handed them over.

These photos were specially printed, featuring Xu Chengzhi and the members of his special operations team.

The boy was surprised to see these brand-new photos but still took them one by one to look through carefully.

Finally, he shook his head and replied, "I haven't seen any of them."

His sister also looked through and shook her head.

Wang Chen wasn't too disappointed, nodding, "Thank you."

The boy handed back the photos to Wang Chen, biting his lip before saying, "Sir, are you a War Professional?"

Wang Chen confirmed, "Yes."

"Then let me take you to the base. Maybe someone there has seen them."

Wang Chen smiled.

This little guy had a plan in mind. Suggesting this clearly indicated a desire for his protection.

He curiously asked, "How many people are still at your base?"

In fact, when they mentioned the base number, Wang Chen immediately knew the siblings' background.

Before Tampas Star fell, it had been developed by the Empire into a forward stronghold. Given the demands of continuous warfare, numerous underground bases of various sizes were built on this planet.

These bases were divided into four levels, A to D, with D being the most numerous and the smallest in scale.

The boy hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Our base still has over three hundred people..."

His expression was quite gloomy.

"Over three hundred?"

Wang Chen raised an eyebrow, "What are you doing on the surface? Is the reserved supply inadequate?"

It's known that a D-class base can hold up to three thousand people, and the normal standard supply of materials and energy can support full capacity for at least five years.

"Most of the equipment in the base is damaged beyond repair; there isn't much of the reserved supplies left now."

The boy smiled bitterly, "We were short on supplies from the start. To fill our stomachs, we must go to the surface and search."

"I see."

Wang Chen spoke without revealing any emotion, "Then why don't you take me to have a look, maybe we can find some clues."

The way he was speaking haltingly suggested there was something else going on.

Wang Chen didn't mind this; he just hoped that someone at base D01359 had seen Xu Chengzhi.

Although the chances were slim.

But having hope is better than wandering around like a headless fly.

Wang Chen took out a first-aid kit from his backpack, found an aerosol spray to stop the bleeding and disinfect the boy's wound.

The boy was very grateful, "Thank you, sir. My name is Zhang Shen, and this is my sister, Zhang Qian."

Zhang Qian timidly said, "Sir, thank you for saving us."

As soon as she finished speaking, her stomach suddenly growled.

The girl's face turned red instantly.

Wang Chen laughed and then took two energy bars from his backpack and handed them to them, "Eat these to keep moving."

The siblings were dumbfounded at the sight of the plain energy bars, "Ah!"

When Zhang Shen and Zhang Qian tore open the wrappers and devoured the delicious energy bars, they both began to cry.

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The first update is delivered.