After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 1328

He took the keys tied in the guards' belts and hoped he wouldn't have trouble entering later on.

In order to save time, he used a weaker version of the [Wind's Touch] to determine which cells held people. Anyway, since these were all cells and just one floor, he didn't need to use as much energy as before.

From there, he found out which cells had life in them, and for now there seemed to be an 80% occupancy rate, with most of the cells actually occupied with half-dead people.

He encountered some unconscious guards along the way and he got rid of them, too, hoping to reduce the trouble when they woke up.

He went through a few cells to see that he didn't know any of them. Their conditions were horrible, as if there was no part of their body that had not been damaged. The more he saw, the more unsettled he was.

He went through all of the few 'live' prisoners, and none of them were Chris.

His heart clenched and he headed to another cell—seemingly the final one—and his shoulders slumped at what was inside.

"Not Chris…" he mumbled, disappointed to see it was not who he was looking for, his mind rushing to figure out what to do next.

Where was he, then? Was there another basement?

Is he alright!? How is he now?

"Hey…" the person in the cell called, pulling Eagle back to the present.

It was only now that Eagle gave him a second look. In retrospect, the fact that he was wide awake despite Eagle's Sleeping Bomb also indicated he was quite a bit stronger than level 30.

It was an unfamiliar man with tanned hair, brilliant red hair, and sharp grey eyes. He was huge, too, and Eagle noticed how there were some patterns tattooed on his body.

His physique was definitely human, but his form reminded him of the half-orcs' with how muscular he was.

This must be why he was covered in chains while his hands were tied at his back.

Anyway, despite being covered in blood and grime, he had a pretty strong presence.

Compared to the others, he was also in much better shape. He was just bloody, but at least his body didn't look shriveled or all messed up.

However, Eagle had no time for him. This was until the man spoke again.

"There are other cells," he said, voice raspy, and it was obvious the man hadn't had water in a while.

Eagle raised his head with renewed hope. "Where?"

The man didn't speak and Eagle immediately took a bottle of water and got him to drink it. The guy was extremely parched and he consumed all that water within a few gulps.

"That new guy, Fargo—i think that was his name—dragged someone else there. He's a wind elementalist, you see, and the lord didn't have enough tools except to get him in a place where there was practically no air.

"That's him!" Eagle exclaimed. "Where is it?"

"He had been here for a few hours, probably bleeding. Not sure if he's still alive."

"Where is he?" Eagle asked again. "Do you know how to get to him or not?"

"I do," he said. "But first… can you take this necklace away?"

"Necklace?"

Eagle's eyebrows furrowed as he looked at the necklace. The man was half-naked so the so-called necklace was indeed quite visible. It seemed to be made of an unknown metal with small flattened pearls embedded on it.

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