I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1077 - 1176: So We’re Inside a Gas Cylinder?

"The bad news is basically this: even though we have been walking the real path without getting lost, the map here is enlarged dozens of times, so it might take us a long time." Yang Yang sighed.

Before, when we couldn’t get out of the loop no matter how we tried, at least there was a way to crack it. But now, we’re just walking on a map that’s been enlarged dozens of times.

"I was saying, at the speed we’ve been walking these last few days, we’ve covered thousands of kilometers. If that’s true, we would have crossed Huaxia, but we still haven’t walked out of Heaven Mountain."

"Is that how this world’s layer is? That’s too big, isn’t it?"

"So, how much longer do we have to walk?"

Yang Yang nodded at Tan Ke who asked this question and said, "That’s a good question, but the problem is I also don’t know how much longer we have to walk."

Everyone: "..."

Feels like you just said something pointless.

Yang Yang cleared his throat and said, "But we’re now facing a very serious problem, the rabbit died, you all know that, right?"

No kidding? Everyone looked at the rabbit in the pot and nodded. If the rabbit hadn’t died, they wouldn’t have been able to eat it. It smelled delicious.

Yang Yang licked his fingers and continued, "But do you know how the rabbit died?"

The others shook their heads.

Yang Yang said seriously, "Gas poisoning. Air poisoning."

"What?!"

As soon as these words came out, the rabbit meat in everyone’s hands no longer seemed tasty. "You’re saying we have toxic gas here? What should we do?"

Yang Yang sighed and said, "Currently, the air has an excess of oxygen, and it’s also mixed with methane, carbon monoxide, and other gases. For us humans, it’s not a big problem right now, but next, not only the rabbit will die, but the few milk goats and a cow we brought will also die."

"What? Then won’t we have lamb and beef next?"

"Ah, this is not the time to focus on that! We have toxic air?"

Yang Yang shrugged, "No poison, hey, it seems you guys haven’t realized the seriousness of the situation."

Everyone nodded, indeed, just hearing it like this, they didn’t realize the severity of the issue.

So Yang Yang said, "Then let me put it another way. We’re currently in an environment with a super abundance of natural gas, and strangely, the oxygen level here is also extremely high.

If you don’t know what this means, let me ask you, you all have those natural gas tanks at home, right? Know about gas tank explosions, right? Know that a little natural gas ignites easily, right? Know that oxygen aids combustion, right?"

The more Yang Yang spoke, the more serious everyone’s expressions became.

Finally, someone reacted, "So, we’re basically inside a super large gas tank, is that what you mean?"

Yang Yang snapped his fingers, "That’s exactly what I mean. As of now, our situation inside the gas tank is relatively stable, but look here." He took a match and struck it gently, igniting the match.

Then with a whoosh.

The match exploded almost instantly, erupting into a one-meter fireball. Yang Yang threw the match away.

Keep in mind, this is in a snow mountain where it’s over minus fifty degrees, yet the match burned like crazy, forming bizarre large chains of flame in the air.

Tangles of fire crackled and burned in the air, occasionally exploding.

Bang!

A loud explosion.

Amidst the fireballs that flew several meters away, finally, an explosion happened, the snow exploded into a deep pit, and from it crawled out countless Little Black insects, wriggling constantly, making the entire snowy world seem as if it was alive, making the eerie silence even more unsettling.

"What the hell is going on here?"

"Is the natural gas level in the air really this terrifying? No wonder I’ve been smelling gas these past few days."

"Oh my, this is too terrifying,"

Yang Yang nodded, "The situation is exactly as you see it, but there’s also good news: we’ve found such a large energy base that Wu City likely won’t lack energy in the future. But 90% of the extraction rights will likely be reserved for later generations.

The bad news is we’re inside the gas tank, which is extremely dangerous. One wrong move and it could explode.

And the deeper we go, the higher the concentration gets, so let’s rest for the day, cook all raw food, and from tomorrow, no more lighting fires."

As Yang Yang was explaining this, Jing Shu looked strange.

Are we scared being inside a gas tank?

Scared.

So in her fear, she summoned the Magic Cube Space to see if there were any useful items, and guess what big secret she discovered?

She discovered that the Magic Cube Space can simulate a vacuum. Within the area of her Magic Cube Space, it can instantly absorb this air.

Even though she didn’t know what the purpose of gathering these gases was, as a bad student, she knew one thing:

Without oxygen, the surrounding flames can’t burn.

So in extreme circumstances, she can instantly create a vacuum around her to prevent the explosion of flammable gases, thus protecting herself.

But hey, she’s a bit curious about what these gases can ultimately be used for, so she plans to collect more of them. Maybe they’ll come in handy?

However—

Jing Shu looked at Su Malie, and wondered if this New Energy really had something to do with fuel oil? Su Malie might just hit a jackpot again this time.