You do not need to be a professional engineer to know that what we see down here is not a drainage system.
According to my hypothesis, the Intruders build an entire structure under Cairo to react to anomalies, with entrances in the guise of manhole covers. But it should not be the case, as if they did so, they would have been discovered.
- Yuusha, you have to check this.
Mirai looks very surprised as she sees what unveils in front of us, but it is not because of the unexpected view. She projects her vision onto the ground. The map is of the North African region. And the blue arrow that marks our coordinate is in...
- Wait, we are directly inside their underground base? - I am also surprised by the revelation.
- Yes. The manhole cover is used as a temporary portal that links the
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