chapter 295: in the dark world
translator: liu_kaixuan editor: valvrave
at first glance, they thought that word was referring to an amusement park built before doomsday. however, the bookletâs information had nothing to do with an amusement park. instead, it was a place where the ugliest face of humanity was released. as long as someone had strong abilities, as well as mutant meat and nuclei, he or she could satisfy any desire without any constraint.
before doomsday, jiang liushi once heard some terrible things about places such as this. however, fallen cityâs playground was far worse; everything was on the table.
one needed 50 pounds of mutant meat to purchase a single ticket to enter the playground. any ordinary survivors would hesitate to buy those tickets. jiang liushi realized that this fallen city was richer that star city base. he wanted to get inside and find the special source of energy.
âif you buy this ticket, you can go anywhere. but there are some places where youâll need to pay money again. of course, it depends if youâre fond of such things,â the guard who was responsible for the tickets said.
jiang liushi was in no mood to talk with the guards, so he took his members and strolled around fallen city. after seeing some disturbing scenes, jiang liushi understood the real meaning of degeneration and evil.
he saw dozens of people around a wooden platform, on which was a high stature with a row of solid wooden shelves. on each shelf, there were tied women, who were wearing nothing more than a few pitiful pieces of cloth. from time to time onlookers to torture them, after paying the guard first, with whips, bamboos, iron clips and so on. as a result, those girls were full of scars.
âthis is the place where paranormals can vent some pressureâ¦â the guard said with a smile.
âfighting all the year round, with their heads on the waistband⦠naturally, the pressure on them keeps piling up⦠as long as you pay forâ¦you can also do anythingâ¦â
seeing the scene and hearing those words, jiang liushiâs team felt very uncomfortable.
that guard coughed and then said, ânot everyone likes theâ¦many guys like a clean and beautiful slave. there are many slave markets where you can even buy virginsâ¦â
the guard said and blinked, but jiang liushi didnât say anything. after doomsday, the whole world sank back to the dark ages. nobody can imagine the terrible side of human nature.
walking all the way to the playground, jiang liushi saw more bloody scenes. he saw a slave, dealing with the bodies on the street. next to him, was an iron cage with living zombies! moreover, the cageâs iron bars were dyed with brownish blood. undoubtedly, thatâs how they were getting rid of the bodies on the streetâ¦
jiang liushi also noticed a burly man holding a rein in his hand. however, on the other end of the rein, there was no cat or dog but a woman. the womanâs skin was white. she didnât wear any clothes other than the collar around her neck.
those scenes made jiang liushi feel very uncomfortable. perhaps, fallen city wasnât full of wicked people, but people were gregarious animals, and they would be affected by the surrounding environment. if a virtuous person were thrown in such an environment, his dark side would gradually take over their heart.
once one embraced their dark side, they couldnât stop at all. as a result, theyâd get addicted to their pleasures and slowly become cruel. it was same as in a peaceful era, even children knew that drugs were dangerous, but in the end, many adults succumbed and destroyed their lives.
âthis city is really disgusting,â jiang zhuying could not help but say.
âiâve read in an article, written by a soldier during world war ii, that killing during the war became addictive.â li yuxin sighed. she had been raised in an environment full of kindness, so she wasnât used to such scenes.
just then, jiang liushi suddenly stopped and then he turned toward the side of the road, where a green stone wall was, surrounding a building. that stone wall was very magnificently built; more than ten meters high. that building completely attracted jiang liushi. he faintly felt that the source of that special energy came from the stone wall.
âoh, are you interested in the abattoir 1 ?â the guard noticed jiang liushiâs attracted expression.
âabattoir?â
âwell, this is the most important building, the playground! itâs where you can either get wealthier or poorer. have you heard of roman colosseum? you see the playground is just like the ancient roman colosseum!â the guard tried to show off his poor historical knowledge.
âin the ancient roman arena, the gladiators, slaves, fought with each other. itâs about the same, but the battles here are more intense and bloodier! you can find people battling against beasts! zombies, caught from outside, which havenât eaten for ten days! and many more attractions that you canât even imagine! they all take place in the arena!â
âof course, if you win, you can get handsome rewards! do you want to take a look?â