Then there was a rustling sound from there followed by a dull squeak. As An Zhe watched, the dirt on the mound fell to the ground and a lid-like object opened. A figure crawled out from it. At first glance, An Zhe thought it was a groundhog. Then he looked again and saw that it was a human, a living human without the slightest sign of variation. He wore shabby denim clothes that were somewhat like the clothes next to the bones.

Once he stood up, it was revealed he was a thin boy with pale skin due to the lack of sun. However, there were some freckles scattered on his cheeks. He looked at them, completely choked up.

An Zhe stared back silently.

A full two minutes passed before the boy stuttered, “You… you are… people?”

His words were unskilled and his pronunciation very strange. It was unlike the general tone of the base people.

Lu Feng stated, “Take us out of this place first.”

The boy stared at them, his hands trembling by his side before he ran over. “Wait a minute!”

He came to them using a roundabout route before turning to lead the way, taking the two of them through many twists and turns while stuttering, “Yes… sorry, we are afraid… afraid of monsters approaching so we dug… a lot of traps. They can’t get through. I… we can also observe… no, I didn’t expect someone to come here You… are you okay?”

Seeing his head hang down in a remorseful manner, An Zhe told him, “It’s okay.”

Once the boy reached the mound, he pushed a device and a heavy iron lid opened with a creak, revealing a dark hole.

“You… are you outsiders?” The boy seemed to suddenly react to something and turned to them. He looked at Lu Feng first but seemed frightened by Lu Feng’s blank expression. Thus, he stiffly turned to An Zhe.

An Zhe said, “Yes.”

“I…” The boy gasped a few times, face flushed with excitement. If he wasn’t half a meter away, An Zhe suspected that he would be able to hear the boy’s throbbing heartbeat.

An Zhe asked, “Are you okay?”

“I…” The boy seemed to finally be reacting to what was happening and was breathless.

“Hello.” It was Lu Feng who opened his mouth. “I’m from the Trial Court of the Northern Base. Do you need help?”

“We… we need help.” A flash of light burst in the boy’s eyes as he turned into the tunnel. He ran deeper while shouting, “Grandpa!”

Following him, Lu Feng and An Zhe also walked into the deep and winding tunnel. The iron lid was closed and it was dark and shady, but there was a faint flash ahead. Unable to see the path under his feet, An Zhe carefully supported himself using the wall. Then Lu Feng grabbed his wrist and led him forward.