Apocalyptic Wasteland Simulator

Chapter 11 Twists and Turns! Exploring the City of No Night
[You tried to climb the city wall.]

[You were electrocuted!]

[With your hair curled into coils, you gasped for air, gritting your teeth with a twisted expression as you cursed whoever had the gall to electrify the surface of the walls!]

[You noticed your big baby seemed to be mocking your new hairstyle, so you let it have a try as well.]

[Your big baby was electrocuted.]

[After circling the perimeter of the wall without finding a single breach, you had no choice but to retreat for the time being.]

[You found a barbershop, where you discovered a woman hiding in the shadows.]

[The woman’s voluminous, wavy hair was quite eye-catching. You once again put your talent for naming to use and gave her a new name: Big Waves.]

[The moment she saw you, Big Waves fainted.]

[You yanked down the roll-up door, easily moved the cash register to block the entrance, and gave Big Waves some food and water.]

[Shortly after, the woman regained consciousness.]

[When Big Waves saw your big baby, she fainted again.]

[You kicked Black Demon Number One into a corner. Being ugly wasn’t its fault, but scaring people certainly was.]

[You splashed a bottle of clean water on Big Waves’ face.]

[Big Waves was forced awake. This time, you were smart enough not to give her a chance to faint again. You pinched her by the neck while forcefully explaining that the beastly-looking Black Demon was your pet.]

[Relying on your handsome looks and overwhelming strength, you successfully captured Big Waves’s heart. She even praised your big baby for being so mighty and imposing.]

”HISS!”

Chen Pingchuan sucked in a sharp breath. In my past life, I was just as handsome as I am now, but I was completely invisible to women. How did I become such a hot commodity after transmigrating?

[You asked Big Waves about the current situation in the Outer City District.]

[She was clueless. All she knew was that her next-door neighbor had turned from a living person into a black-skinned monster. After that, she never dared to leave the back room of the barbershop again.]

[Only when her food and water ran out was she forced to venture outside, where she was lucky enough to encounter you, another living human.]

[You lost the desire to continue the conversation, but Big Waves kept chattering endlessly.]

[Just as you were about to use physical means to shut her up, you suddenly heard some good news from her.]

[According to Big Waves, she was once the belle of her village, famous for miles around. She had even been honorably invited to a pool party in the Inner City District.]

[Because of this, she knew of a secret passage into the Inner City District, aside from the main gate.]

[You saw the longing for the lavish inner-city life in her eyes and crudely cut her reminiscence short.]

[Big Waves shot you a huge glare and ranted about your scummy hit-it-and-quit-it behavior.]

[You concluded that the woman must be suffering from some kind of mental illness.]

[As someone who prided himself on being omnipotent, you would certainly not admit you were unskilled at treating illnesses.]

[You called over Black Demon Number One and had it help you come up with an idea.]

[Big Waves’s illness was cured.]

[You smiled happily; you were convinced you would become a god, as nothing could stump you.]

Seeing this, Chen Pingchuan slapped his forehead with a wry smile. I wasn’t there, so I can’t be sure if the woman was actually ill, but the me in the simulator seems to be getting more and more unhinged.

He paused. So, is the person in the simulator still me?

If it weren’t for his terrifying landlady next door, he would have loved to shout, ”I can’t tell the difference! I really can’t tell!”

After mocking himself, Chen Pingchuan continued reading the text on the simulator.

[To repay you for saving her, Big Waves agreed to lead you to the secret passage, but she proposed a condition.]

[The condition was simple: after you finished your business, she hoped you would take her out of the Outer City District.]

[You asked why she didn’t want to go to the Inner City District and learned that without a specially-made identity card, anyone discovered by the patrol squads would be shot on the spot.]

[Before heading to the Inner City District, you keenly noticed the woman’s handiwork was quite good.]

[You disliked how your twisted hair gave off a faint smell of burning, so you had Big Waves give you a cool new haircut.]

[Your mood was just average. You went bald but didn’t get any stronger, which defied all logic.]

[After a night that didn’t feel all that long, the way Big Waves looked at you grew even stranger.]

[You demanded that she take you to the secret passage immediately, but she refused, stating that she would only lead the way at one o’clock in the afternoon.]

[You couldn’t help but wonder if you had been too heartless the previous night and had hurt her feelings.]

[You quickly dismissed your doubts and accepted the fact that your attempt to cure her had failed.]

[Although Big Waves’s eyes worked perfectly fine, she insisted that she had studied blind massage and tried to make you her test subject.]

[Of course, you refused!]

[The sun was strong at one in the afternoon when you arrived at a towering tree. Staring at the tightly packed bricks of the wall, you began to wonder if her condition had worsened.]

[Big Waves pointed to the giant tree’s shadow, claiming that was the secret passage to the Inner City. You told her to lead the way, but she stubbornly shook her head, refusing to obey.]

[You felt that Big Waves’s illness was likely in its terminal stage.]

[You summoned your pet doctor, Black Demon Number One.]

[Under the sunlight, Number One appeared somewhat listless.]

[You discovered that your pet doctor had lost its healing ability, which left you a bit disheartened.]

[Now without its healing powers, the pet doctor was forced by your tyranny to change its profession and become an excellent scout.]

[Black Demon Number One charged toward the solid city wall. You squinted, unable to bear the sight.]

[You considered yourself a kindhearted person, and this was not something you could watch.]

[A bizarre scene unfolded. The moment the charging Black Demon touched the wall, it vanished!]

[You successfully infiltrated the Inner City District.]

Chen Pingchuan let out a soft sigh. The moment he saw his simulated self enter the Inner City District, he felt a knot of nervousness in his stomach.

After all, that version of me, whom I’ve never met, is an absolute god of slaughter. If anyone provokes him, the light punishment is a single death, while the heavy one is the annihilation of their entire family. Crossing someone like that means never sleeping soundly again. If he manages to track them down, these big shots in the Inner City District are in for a world of hurt.

[Because the virtual projection technology outside the secret passage exceeded your estimates, you uncharacteristically chose to lay low until you could gauge your opponent’s strength.]

[After a week of observation, you discovered a shocking truth.]

[There was no Inner or Outer City District here. They called this place the City of No Night!]

[Although the City of No Night and the Outer City District occupied the same space, they were two completely different worlds. You were stunned by the city’s prosperity.]

[In the center of the City of No Night, a skyscraper pierced the clouds as if it had punched a hole in the sky. Malls, restaurants, entertainment venues, leisure centers, and business clubs were packed together side-by-side.]

[Because the City of No Night was completely encapsulated by a sky-canopy, night simply did not exist here.]

[The people here lived under perpetual sunlight, which is how the city earned its name.]

[For a moment, you couldn’t tell if these people were good or evil.]

Chen Pingchuan chuckled self-deprecatingly.

It’s been three years since I transmigrated, yet I never realized this world’s technology is even more advanced than Earth’s. That was a real eye-opener.