The ancient door in front of Lin Yue was gently pushed open.
A dense fog immediately surged out wildly as a result.
"Pujii?" Bai seemed rather excited, gently raised its front paw, and stood on Lin Yue's shoulder.
Holding a round shield in his left hand and a long spear in his right, Lin Yue squinted into the doorway but did not step inside immediately.
The Secret Realm.
Though he had watched quietly in the group for a long time, no one had ever described what was inside or what kind of place it was.
Sure, some people entered and found good stuff, but others went in and never came out.
What dangers lie within? The kind that could be deadly?
Lin Yue pondered.
Despite being here for four days, armed with weapons, a round shield, and wooden armor, he had mastered some combat skills, becoming more than twice as strong as before.
But to be honest, he was still just an ordinary person with a mortal body.
His combat strength barely exceeded level 5.
To say he wasn't nervous would be a lie.
"Bai, if you sense any danger, warn me,"
The little creature responded with a "Pujii," acknowledging him.
Lin Yue took a deep breath.
He wasn't relying on this little thing for hope, talking to it was more like talking to himself, but it did indeed help ease his nervousness.
And as Lin Yue stepped into the Secret Realm, suddenly a mechanical sound rang in his ears.
[Player detected entering an unknown area, closing all system functions except the inventory]
"Oh my, they really made it intense, huh?"
The fog was thick, and the air was filled with a choking smell, everything around was silent.
The temperature was much lower compared to the Shelter.
Bai seemed to enjoy this temperature, jumping back and forth between Lin Yue's shoulders.
Lin Yue observed his surroundings, the light wasn't great, but it was clearly daytime.
It's just that the fog was so concentrated, he couldn't see anything beyond a few meters.
He stomped his foot on the ground and squatted down to carefully inspect the incredibly hard surface.
"Is this... asphalt road?"
The ground was indeed covered with a layer of dust, but beneath it was a layer of black asphalt.
Using the Iron Spear to make a mark, a string of sparks shot up from the ground.
It's even hard to make a mark.
But what place is this? Why is there asphalt?
With these questions, Lin Yue did not venture further but instead took a lap around.
This circle allowed him to see even more unbelievable things.
"A car? And a niche brand!"
He saw on the ground a rusted car with only the frame remaining from a niche brand, astonishing him.
How could there be a car here?
Could it be...
He looked at the front and back of the car, using the spear tip to sweep away the rust, revealing some familiar numbers.
Lin Yue's heart raced: "Could this possibly be Earth?"
With lingering doubts, he continued to search ahead.
To mark his route, he took out some materials from his inventory every few meters and placed them on the ground.
Whether it was wood or Iron Block, when removed, they formed standard cubes of varying size, the larger ones like wood being nearly half a meter in length, width, and height, standing out in the mist.
After walking for a while, he found that a massive obstacle blocked his path ahead.
On closer inspection, it was actually a building almost ninety degrees overturned and lying on the ground!
The building's rusted, corroded steel bars were exposed, its facade glass mostly shattered, with various debris flung outside.
He found that the surrounding area was littered with broken desks and chairs, some hardly recognizable, crumbling to dust at the slightest touch.
"Could this be an office building?"
Clutching his Iron Spear tightly, Lin Yue gazed into the pitch-black interior.
Could there be anything good inside?
He approached a shattered window frame, touching the only piece of unbroken glass left.
[You obtained 1 piece of plexiglass]
The system suddenly popped up a message, causing Lin Yue to shiver.
So, was this a loot acquisition?
He looked into the building's interior and swallowed hard.
What might be inside? If it's an office building... could there be discarded computers, phones, or something?
Lin Yue entered, discovering the light was quite dim.
"Forgot to prepare a torch, guess I can't go too deep."
He used the Iron Spear to probe the trash on the floor, finding that nearly everything he touched crumbled.
But Lin Yue also found that the scattered documents and materials were very familiar Earth items.
In the corner, he discovered a broken cabinet containing an old newspaper.
Yet it wasn't in Tang Country's text.
Picking it up, the newspaper disintegrated like ash.
How many years have passed on Earth?
At this moment, Lin Yue was almost certain, this was Earth.
The Secret Realm was actually Earth...?
Is it just him, or does everyone see it differently upon entry?
Remembering Du Ping, who sold bearings, Lin Yue thought that person probably entered a similar place like himself.
Leaving the room, Lin Yue returned outside and jumped into another building.
[You obtained a bundle of wires]
[You obtained a laptop (severely damaged)]
Upon entering, Lin Yue found a broken briefcase under a fallen desk, from which a power cord and a laptop with a cracked screen fell out.
He let out a breath: "Not bad luck, at least it's not fruitless, right."
"Pujii!" Bai seemed to agree.
Lin Yue took out a bottle of water and drank some, pouring some into his hand for Bai to drink.
This little creature was quite well-behaved, finishing the water and then licking Lin Yue's palm.
"Haha, tickles a bit." Lin Yue's voice echoed through the empty building.
"Pujii!"
Just as Lin Yue intended to flip another collapsed cabinet to check, Bai suddenly barked towards the room's door.
"Bai?"
Just when Lin Yue wondered why Bai barked, he suddenly heard a rustling sound in his ears.
The sound was gradually growing louder!
Lin Yue quickly retreated two steps, crouching slightly, while positioning the round shield in front of him, gripping the Iron Spear tightly.
"Pujii!" Bai jumped to Lin Yue's left-hand shield, barking loudly at the open door!
Over there!
Lin Yue abruptly spun around and suddenly saw a dark figure charging directly at him!
Bang!
The thing slammed into Lin Yue's shield, knocking him to the ground!
Lin Yue quickly rolled to stand, soon finding the dark figure charging at him again!
He raised his shield again, swinging the Iron Spear horizontally, while a furry thing bit down on his arm's wooden armor, snapping it off with a paw!
"Screech!!"
A piercing wail sounded as Lin Yue barely had time to respond, the circular wooden shield protecting his body suffering another fierce blow!