After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World

From outside, the entrance seemed to just be a shed, so he knew that right behind the door was a small landing area just before a continuous staircase underground.

The door of the prison swung open, and Eagle dragged the guards back to the prison after taking their keys. He was careful to peek and check if there were people behind the door. Fortunately, there was none.

It was likely because of the war, and some people assigned here were also sent out.

However, it was safe to assume there’d be a few at the bottom of the staircase, especially when the two guards were not just trying to get their keys when they thought backup was coming—they were trying to press a button too.

It was probably an alarm or something, and fortunately he used several skills to imbalance them enough so they couldn’t get near it. Anyway, Eagle kept as quiet as possible.

The door swung outwards, so it was easier to close down. This was typical for prisons because it’d be easier for guards to secure it from the outside. It could just be reinforced by crossbars or the like, and it was also good for ease of movement.

He heaved a sigh and looked at the interior of the dungeon so far. He wondered if it was manually constructed or was a system building.

The pathway had an arched construction, with the ceiling made of roughly cut stone blocks. The walls were made of similar materials, but they were dotted with wall lamps that lit up the way deeper underground.

The flat entryway was relatively large, about the size of a room, and on the side were chains, weapons, and other things hanging there. They were probably extra weapons for the guards, but they ended up in Eagle’s space instead. There was also another ’alarm’ there.

He took this chance to gulp down another bottle of mana potion and health potion, and then chewed a few mana cookies until his mouth was half-full.

He also left two bottles of Superior Healing Potion to keep, one for him and one for Chris. These were his last bottles now. If he couldn’t rescue Chris here, he might not be able to.

He also took out another protection charm. The delivery bird could only bring so many charms back then, so they could only receive one each, but they were given a few before going here. Eagle still had two, and he wore them both out now.

With his sword out, he descended down the stairs. He used his ability to lighten his steps, reducing the noise his steps made. He also used his ability around his face, so his breathing wasn’t so audible. He assumed the guards below were high-level so they would hear him breathing if he walked close enough.

Now, the Voice Blocker would’ve done the job, but he had to turn it off now to allow it to charge.

The Voice Blocker—like every tool or skill—naturally did not work endlessly. It had a cooldown, too.

Their Research Team had tested out the tools’ limits before and Eagle knew that it would stop working soon. So rather than being caught off guard by it suddenly not working, he just used his skills to keep quiet instead.

It was more difficult than he expected though.

As soon as he took a few steps down, he was met with a horrid stench of death and blood and waste. He wanted to puke, but fortunately his stomach was stronger than that.

As a soldier, he had naturally seen a lot of horrid sights and encountered a lot of things, but his time in Alterra certainly spoiled him a bit. He was genuinely tempted to waste mana to control the air around him so he didn’t have to deal with the stench.

He didn’t, of course, and he had to harden his stomach as he did so.

He continued walking down, stopping just at the mouth of the staircase. As he descended, he saw a rather long corridor lined with metal-barred cells.

Eagle frowned when he realized it was much deeper than he thought. The main corridor’s end was beyond his sight, and there were even intersections, so he knew there were other corridors deeper inside.

There were two guards guarding immediately at the side—he could tell—even if they were purposely not visible from the angle of those coming down. He wouldn’t be surprised if there were a few others roaming around as well.

He studied the aura and determined they were in their late level 20s, too, so he knew he could not get careless at all.

He sighed and took out an Upgraded Sleeping Bomb from his space. Each guard actually had a few sleeping bombs, but what they had were mostly the low-level ones that would work for level 15 and below.

Miss Althea and Grandmaster Hoffen’s Upgraded Sleeping Bombs—one that worked for people around level 30 and below—were extremely difficult to come by. As the person leading this mission, he was given only two, and he already used the other one sneaking around the castle earlier.

However, he really didn’t have a choice this time. At least now he was fairly certain that Chris was here somewhere.

Without another thought, he rolled down the bomb. He covered his mouth with a mask and it activated a second later.

Shhhhffff

Although the bomb was quiet, the smoke was a bit heavy and visible to the naked eye (something the pharmacy group had been trying to improve), so the guards were alerted and they immediately stood up to avoid it.

However, Eagle appeared right behind them, pushing them nearer the bombs, and they exhaled a lot of it as they fell. The moment they showed weakness, Eagle raised his sword and hacked at them, taking their lives.

It took a couple of minutes before things calmed down and the smoke settled. The effectiveness of the sleeping bomb was affected by a person’s level, so he had to find Chris before anyone who could hinder him woke up.

He hurriedly looked around and peeked at each cell he could see.

He was a soldier, so he wasn’t too shocked to see the various torture devices, as well as the dead or half-dead bodies lying around. It was just that he was unsure if they were like this before or after the bomb, but that was not his concern.

He just hoped that his friend was safe somewhere.