Global Shelter Game

Inside his shelter, Ye Yun looked at the message sent back to his wristband, feeling pleasantly surprised.

Bena and his team were even faster than he had anticipated.

Less than six hours had passed since their departure, yet the five of them had already reached the enemy shelter and even eliminated their exploration party.

Three wasteland natives and two bionics.

’That was probably the entirety of their combat force. Most likely, only the manager is left in the shelter.’

’Even if they acquired enough resources recently to upgrade their shelter and repair their bionics...’

’...at this moment, there’s at most one bionic and one manager left inside.’

’A force like that is absolutely no match for Bena and his team.’

Ye Yun immediately issued them a new order.

[Occupy the enemy shelter at the minimum possible cost]

[Evaluation Type: Occupation]

[Assessing operational risk...]

[Assessment: White Item Probability 50.1%, Green Item Probability 39.7%, Blue Item Probability: 10.285%, Purple Item Probability: 0.005%, Risk Factor: 0.212%]

’Good. The risk factor has dropped even lower.’

Ye Yun decisively hit the send button.

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Inside Shelter #196676.

Inoshita Yoshihiko stared at his Shelter Entrance, which had been violently blasted open, his face a mask of pure shock.

’What in the world is going on?’

’Where did these bandits come from? No, that’s not right.’ Inoshita Yoshihiko immediately sensed something was off.

Because he was stunned to see three bionics in the opposing team’s ranks, almost identical to those from his own shelter.

His mind raced, and in an instant, Inoshita Yoshihiko understood what was happening.

He cursed inwardly: ’Damn it all!’

A wave of despair washed over him. Of course, he had also considered conquering other shelters.

As a manager who frequented the public chat rooms, Inoshita Yoshihiko had a general understanding of the other managers’ situations.

After the first crisis, he had been lucky enough to acquire three natives, naturally making his shelter stronger than others that had only gotten two.

However, Inoshita Yoshihiko also knew that even so, his own strength was only slightly greater than that of an average manager.

Attacking other shelters with such strength would most likely result in a pyrrhic victory at best, where both sides suffered heavy losses.

He had no desire to go through countless hardships to conquer a shelter, only to have another manager reap the rewards.

Therefore, his original plan had been to send his members to a newly discovered location to establish his second base.

However, he never expected that just after he had sent his people out, the manager of another shelter would attack.

Not only had his exploration team been completely wiped out, but two of them had even been captured alive, and now his Shelter Entrance had been blasted open.

Watching the figures slowly approach him, Inoshita Yoshihiko felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

He quickly assessed the situation and realized he was at an absolute disadvantage.

After hesitating for only a moment, he gave up any thought of resisting.

’With my strength, if I try to fight back, I’ll probably be killed instantly the moment I make a move.’

’Rather than throwing my life away for nothing, it’s better to lie low and bide my time. Who knows, I might get a chance to take back control.’

An obsequious smile immediately appeared on his face.

"I’m willing to surrender! I’ll join your shelter. Please, don’t hurt me."

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Back in his shelter, Ye Yun frowned at the message sent back by Number 1.

’He surrendered? And he’s even asking to join?’

But when he saw the man’s name, Ye Yun curled his lip, and the slight hesitation in his heart vanished without a trace.

He didn’t have a very favorable impression of people from Japan. Although in this Wasteland World, nationality probably didn’t mean much anymore.

Even their bodies weren’t purely flesh and blood anymore, but some things were deeply ingrained in his mind.

[Do not accept surrender. Eliminate him!]

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Inside Shelter #196676.

Listening to the words Number 1 whispered in his ear, Bena nodded slightly, a warm smile spreading across his face.

"No problem. The Manager has accepted your surrender."

As he spoke, he chuckled and walked over to Inoshita Yoshihiko’s side.

Hearing that his surrender had been accepted, the tension coiling in Inoshita Yoshihiko’s heart finally unwound.

He was just about to speak and try to get on the good side of the man before him.

The next moment, he felt a sudden cold in his chest. Confused, he looked down toward his heart.

A spear, glinting with a cold light, had pierced through his back at some point and was now protruding from his chest.

Inoshita Yoshihiko struggled to turn his head and look at Bena beside him.

"Th... This is... wh... why?"

Bena’s smile was long gone. He shook his head gently.

"Sorry. These are the Manager’s orders. I don’t know why either."

A look of despair flashed through Inoshita Yoshihiko’s mind. He reached for the weapon at his waist, wanting to make one last, desperate strike.

But in the next instant, his body was lifted high into the air by Bena like a toy, then slammed heavily onto the ground.

A mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

Bena raised his spear high and, a moment later, plunged it viciously into Inoshita Yoshihiko’s head.

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Looking at the message sent back by Number 1, Ye Yun nodded in satisfaction.

He tapped on the flashing [Second Shelter] option.

The next moment, a new prompt appeared before him.

[Shelter member detected at an ownerless shelter.]

[Occupy this shelter as your Second Shelter?]

[Shelter damage: 12%]

[Must be fully repaired before occupation.]

[Repair Requirements]:

[Intact Metal Block (Green)] x10 [5/10]

[Intact Electromagnetic Coil (Green)] x10 [2/10]

[Flexible Metal Plate (Green)] x10 [4/10]

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’Damn. A mere 12% damage requires 120 different types of green components to repair.’

’The cost is honestly a bit high.’

’If the damage were any higher, the cost would probably be even greater.’

’It seems I’ll have to do some research on how to occupy a shelter most efficiently.’

Even so, Ye Yun estimated that at least 99% of people wouldn’t be able to afford the resources to repair just 12% damage.

Fortunately, however, Ye Yun was part of the 1%.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Yun immediately opened the exchange and quickly traded for the 120 different types of green components needed for the repair.

The next moment, the originally grayed-out repair button instantly turned green.

Ye Yun decisively pressed "Repair."

[You are repairing a damaged shelter. Time required: 120 minutes.]

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.