Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 765 - 395: Dead City

Walking into Yunhai City, Lu Yu couldn't see a single resident of Yunhai City. The streets were in ruins, and everywhere were vines drilling out from the ground and hanging down from the sky.

These vines sensed Lu Yu entering their hunting range, and like sharks smelling blood, they swarmed towards him.

Whoosh~ Flames burned, turning all the vines around Lu Yu into black ash, drifting everywhere.

Sensing the high temperature here, the surrounding vines dared not approach any closer, retreating in all directions.

"Where has everyone gone?" Lu Yu walked out from a house, finding no one inside, not even a skeleton.

Logically speaking, even if the undead vines killed the residents of Yunhai City, there would be bodies left behind for parasitism. It shouldn't be like this, with nothing left, not a single corpse in sight.

Possessing Spatial Divine Techniques, Lu Yu was confident he could leave at any moment, which was why he dared to enter so brazenly.

Looking at the bones overhead, Lu Yu was curious about where these bones had come from. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Hey~ Is anyone there?" Lu Yu shouted loudly.

His voice echoed through the empty Yunhai City. Lu Yu only heard his own echo, without any other responses.

"Could they all be dead?" Lu Yu thought to himself. Shaking his head, he thought, "Probably not. If everyone in Yunhai City were dead, the Great Zhou Dynasty would likely have sent troops to suppress it."

But then again... Lu Yu recalled the cities razed by demons, where the residents likely suffered heavy casualties, yet there was no sight of the Great Zhou Dynasty's army.

Thinking of this, Lu Yu suddenly realized that the Great Zhou Dynasty was in such danger that even when a city-destroying disaster struck, they could not dispatch reinforcements.

He used to think it was because reinforcements couldn't arrive in time, leading to the city's destruction, but now it seemed there were no reinforcements at all.

With no one to be found, Lu Yu could only head straight towards the Huang Mansion.

At first, he couldn't remember the roads in Yunhai City, only knowing to walk towards the city center. It was only after seeing familiar buildings that he confirmed his direction.

He quickly arrived in front of the Huang Mansion. On his way there, he unexpectedly discovered a large pit in the center of Yunhai City, with all the buildings there destroyed. He had no idea what place that was.

He was worried that the Huang Mansion might also be gone, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he reached its entrance, finding the buildings of the Huang Mansion well-preserved.

Just as Lu Yu was about to enter, he suddenly felt an abnormal flow of Spiritual Qi.

Releasing his senses and carefully investigating, he discovered a lawn outside the Huang Mansion from which Spiritual Qi occasionally emerged.

Standing in front of the lawn, Lu Yu sensed the presence of an Array here.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yu stepped forward, only to find emptiness beneath, and he fell downward.

"An underground tunnel?" Lu Yu observed the surroundings, looking at the hole above his head sealed by an Array, though it wouldn't hinder human entry and exit.

"Something's come in. Go take a look at what it is?" Lu Yu heard someone speaking from afar, accompanied by hurried footsteps.

Soon, he saw the people talking.

Seeing Lu Yu, the two of them froze, not expecting a stranger to enter from outside at this time.

"Who are you?" one asked cautiously.

"I'm Lu Yu. Do any of you know Huang Ying?" Lu Yu replied.

"Huang Ying?" The two exchanged glances, and one cautiously asked, "Are you talking about Miss Huang, the eldest daughter of the Huang family?"

"Yes." Lu Yu nodded, noticing something strange about this place, with Arrays everywhere underground, sealing off senses and preventing undead vines from drilling out of the soil.

After a brief whispered discussion, the two decided to take Lu Yu to see Huang Ying. Their conversation was heard by Lu Yu.

"Follow me, I'll take you to see the eldest miss," one spoke up.

Lu Yu followed him inside, discovering the tunnels crisscrossing in all directions, built with a kind of yellow-white stone that seemed incredibly sturdy and shielded senses.

So far, Lu Yu noticed that many advanced places had measures to isolate senses.

This reminded him of the underwater ruins on the opposite side of Yunhai City, where sensing ranges were greatly reduced. If not for the stone materials here differing greatly from those of the underwater ruins, Lu Yu would have thought they moved the underwater ruins here.

"Mmm~ I'm so hungry, mom, is there any food left?" A child sitting against the wall, leaning on their mother's lap, said softly.

This place seemed to have become a refuge, and as Lu Yu walked through, he saw no fewer than thousands of people.

"Guard Huang, this person said he knows the eldest miss, so we brought him over," the person leading the way said ingratiatingly to Guard Huang.

Guard Huang glanced at him, casually sweeping his eyes over Lu Yu's face. Moments later, he quickly turned his head back, carefully examining Lu Yu's face, his expression turning respectful as he spoke, "Young Master Lu, please come in. I will notify the miss immediately."

Then, after giving the two expectant people a look, he ordered someone nearby to give them some food and send them away.

"No need, I can go myself," Lu Yu said.

Guard Huang could only nod and led Lu Yu inside. Lu Yu watched the two leave happily, frowning slightly, and asked, "Has the situation gotten this severe?"

Upon hearing Lu Yu's question, Guard Huang didn't understand what he meant. Noticing Lu Yu's gaze, he quickly responded, "The disaster came suddenly, and there were too many people gathered in the refuge. Food needs to be rationed, otherwise, it won't be enough. We can't go out now either."