Chapter 846: The Chosen Survivors
Eva’s armored transport bore scars from the road with dried bloodstains, scrapes from clawed zombies, but they made it intact.
They were also stopped at the gates, inspected, and then granted passage.
Eva, the leader of this small group, couldn’t help but use her high-level detection Skill as soon as she arrived.
She wanted to see if someone in this shelter had a higher Perception than her!
"Horizon Pulse."
Just like that, a huge invisible wave of perception radiated from her body, extending outward in a massive radius that even brushed against the towering walls of the Eclipse Domain.
It was her secondary talent at work. Aside from being a Runesmith, she was able to get a Talent Expansion and obtain a Talent Orb before...
From that orb, she obtained an Epic Grade Pathfinder that gave her near-unrivaled awareness in the field since it multiplied her Perception Stat by 6 times, and few could escape her notice once she invoked this technique. Furthermore, it granted her three related Survivor Skills.
It wasn’t really a powerful technique, but it allowed her to escape from life-and-death situations.
Soon, her skill was completed.
"Nineteen?!"
Just like that, she immediately felt that there were nineteen presences instantly reacting to her probing skill. She didn’t know whether Shane was included there or not, as she didn’t dare to observe too much.
Apparently, only those with higher Perception than her could sense her Hoizon Pulse.
"Seriously... Not even the Top 22 Survivor could notice my Horizon Pulse." Eva muttered to herself since she had tried it before.
Although she was not in the Rank 100 Survivors, her Perception Stat was just too high compared to others because of her Talent.
’Maybe the Top 20 are different? But does it mean that the Top 9 Survivors are here? No way... That’s impossible.’
She couldn’t help but feel impressed since she originally thought that only Shane could sense her detection.
’I probably have to apologize for that...’
She was sure that they weren’t just ordinary survivors glancing her way. These were individuals whose awareness turned to her, as if assessing whether she was a threat or not.
She felt their perception locking onto her, one after another.
Eva’s grip tightened on the strap of her pack.
Her heart pounded, not in fear, but in excitement. The Eclipse Domain was every bit as formidable as the rumors claimed.
She quickly calmed herself and adjusted her expression to remain composed in front of her team. But inwardly, she was already thinking about how to apologize...
Still, she realized that most of the people who reacted weren’t clustered together. They were spread across different areas of the shelter. It meant that the Eclipse Domain had stationed perceptive elites all throughout, forming a living detection net. The level of coordination this implied was terrifying.
"Leader?" One of her men asked, noticing her slight pause.
Eva smiled faintly, hiding her shock.
"...Nothing. Just confirming this place is even more impressive than I thought."
But deep inside, she couldn’t help but smile...
’So this is Shane’s domain... No wonder even the strongest factions were afraid of him...’
***
In the meantime, Shane had indeed sensed Eva’s detection ability.
However, with his maxed-out Perception Stat, there was no way he’d allow himself to get easily seen.
It was the same for the others who had his Heightened Awareness Token.
Perhaps, only the 19 Super Soldiers on standby were openly noticed by that woman just now.
"Hmm... She’s probably just curious, but she must receive a warning." Shane mused before he returned to his work.
He decided to leave it for later since the Red Night was about to come, and he had a lot of things to do. Infusing his Survivor Skills into multiple tokens was just one of them.
For now, he just allowed the others to handle the matters of accepting the selected lucky Survivors.
***
On the other hand, Eva was already planning to apologize...
"I used a skill just now and noticed that a few people noticed it. I would like to apologize for doing that." She said to the guide.
"It’s fine... Since you’re just curious, it’s not a big deal. It happens a lot." The guide said, unworried about Eva’s confession.
This reaction immediately made her feel relieved.
"Ahh... Look at that!"
Dain, the Clockwork Engineer, had soon noticed the obelisk...
It was such a mystical sight that made him freeze in awe!
Eva, the Runesmith, could also barely contain her excitement at the sight of the Mech Frames...
The Eclipse Domain was simply extraordinary.
And like the group before them, they were led to the Elevator Platform and were lifted to the Fortress before being greeted by the impossible sight of an Elf.
"By the gods..." Eva whispered with her hands trembling. "If Shane has access to Elves... then his fortress isn’t just strong. It’s legendary."
***
Finally, the twelve traders from Sector 19 arrived.
They were dusty, road-worn, but alive. They were equally overwhelmed at the sight of the upgraded Eclipse Domain.
Evan, the Inventor and burrower, also stared up at the Mech Frames like the other Survivors...
"Forget the Fortress... this place alone could crush most clans. Maybe... we could even just stay here in the shelter with those things protecting us."
Ciara, the alchemist, clutched her satchel tighter as she looked at Evan.
"Hey... I heard you’re afraid of heights. Are you really saying that... or you’re just scared?" Ciara asked.
Of course, Evan immediately shut his mouth after hearing that.
He didn’t want to admit it, but he was indeed afraid of heights, and he couldn’t even ride a Ferris wheel back on Earth.
In any case, they were soon lifted skyward. Ciara’s first sight of the fortress nearly brought her to tears since it just looked very beautiful from the ground...
And when she saw the Elf?
She had almost fainted in excitement...
Just like that, one by one, the selected survivors arrived in the Eclipse Domain, and of course, the Regional and World Chat had been made aware of their situation...