Another World Mall

Chapter 412 Wasteland

Willowing City Wasteland Camp.

The camp was located only fifteen minutes away from the city. The camp was a rough assembly of tents and makeshift shelters. A few fires burned low in pits, warming the camp's inhabitants.

Surprisingly, the camp itself was pretty clean. There were only fifty soldiers that protected this huge camp, consisting of a few hundred people. However, there were a lot of normal workers the city sent.

The camp didn't consist of only parties from Willowing City. In fact, half of them came from multiple cities not far from the area.

A lot of people were drinking and telling their tales to others. Some conflicts arose but immediately disappeared after the soldiers intervened.

East of the camp was a wasteland. There were scattered ruins all over the area, but most of them had been ransacked and ended up becoming a beast's nest.

Clovis and the others reached a big tent surrounded by a lot of trucks.

When they entered, they saw a few big counters with several people behind them.

"Welcome to Willowing City Wasteland Camp." The woman in her early thirties greeted them. "I'm Elia. It's the first time I've seen your faces around here. Do you perhaps have just arrived here?"

"Yes. I heard from the soldiers that we should visit this place first before going to the wasteland."

"Indeed. This place is the information center. We handle all your necessities. If you need magazines and other things, you can come to me. If there are some in stock, we will sell them at the market price. If not, we will make a request, and the city will bring some.

We stock up on everything during the night, so please take note of it."

"You sure that you can get anything here?" Jay asked. "For example, how about a bike?"

"Definitely." She turned the screen around, showing several pictures of bikes. "These are the bikes that I can recommend you take if you want to explore the wasteland. It can travel across uneven terrain and has quite good durability."

"..." Jay fell silent, staring at the bikes seriously.

"This is amazing. I guess there's a reason they're creating this camp." Clovis was amazed by their speed in handling all requests.

"Wooo!" The roaring engine of the dirt bike rang in his ears as Jay was riding it at full speed, heading toward the wasteland.

"Oi! Don't take a head start!" Erwin chased after him using the same bike.

"You're too slow!" Jay snorted.

This was the reason Clovis paired them with each other. Their rivalry was petty and intense at the same time. They would definitely clash with each other a few times during the challenge, but Clovis thought that these two would be the ones who had the highest chance of winning this challenge.

Their excitement affected Kanaria and Ragna. He had promised Kanaria that he would listen to her request if she ended up winning, so she was fired up.

The ATV was big enough to carry both her rifle and her sniper rifle. They rode their respective ATVs as they carried their own supplies.

Meanwhile, Clovis and Melody were left behind, each of them showing no sign of rushing.

"I guess that's the reason you suggested a UTV." Clovis pointed at the weapon in the small storage behind the seat. It was not a pistol that Melody normally used.

"Yeah. 20-gauge REE-32 shotgun. It's pretty light compared to other shotguns. While I still need both hands to use it, I should be more useful in close combat with this one. I have my pistols and some grenades with me."

"That's a lot of stuff you are bringing." Clovis chuckled.

"Indeed. That's why I choose a UTV instead of a bike or ATV. They can carry more."

"Yep. We will use ruined buildings if we want to rest for the night. There are also enough supplies, from water to bullets, so I guess it's time for us to go as well." Clovis walked toward the driver's seat.

"You better not crash it." Melody shook her head helplessly while taking her seat.

"It should be fine. We'll just take our time on the first day." Clovis shrugged and started the engine. "Just make sure that the others don't become too reckless, especially those two."

"Pfft. We'll definitely see them punch each other. I'm going to record it."