The fat man’s face showed anger, but he said nothing. William Clark directly aimed his pistol at the tall, thin man.

The tall, thin man immediately raised his hands and said, “Hey, man, relax, take it easy. I was just trying to scare them. That crying will attract monsters—it’ll get us all killed.”

William Clark sneered coldly, “The monsters are already here. It has nothing to do with whether they cry or not. Now shut up and run forward!”

“Yes, yes.” The tall, thin man was quick to adapt. He immediately started running ahead again, muttering as he ran, “Mellon Bank is just up ahead, we—”

As he spoke, William Clark saw three people—one man and two women—rush out from a dilapidated bank building ahead. They hurried toward William Clark and the others. As soon as they got close, the two women immediately took the children from the fat man and William Clark, comforting them as they hurried back toward the bank.

The remaining man was dressed in a bank security guard’s uniform, carrying a rifle or shotgun—William Clark couldn’t tell what kind of gun it was, but it was obvious that its firepower far exceeded that of a pistol.

(Got it!)

A thought struck William Clark, and he suddenly felt foolish.

The colorless light particles would change according to the thoughts in his mind. Previously, he had used these colorless light particles to create fresh water and food, and he had tested that it was a kind of equivalent exchange—it wasn’t as if you could get as much food as you wanted just by wishing for it.

But when he used the colorless light particles to condense bullets, he had only made one!!

No wonder the power was so great—it was practically a handheld cannon. He should have used a single colorless light particle to condense at least ten bullets, and he could have made shotgun shells and the like. That way, the power of each shot would be lower, but he’d get a lot more bullets. That was the best way to use them!

As William Clark was struck by this realization and regret, he had already followed the man and two women into the ruined bank building.

Standing in the bank lobby, everyone could see that more than a dozen human-faced dogs had appeared far down the street. At the very back of the pack was the largest human-faced dog of all—its body was at least three times bigger than the others. It still had a human upper body and a dog’s lower body, but its length was at least ten meters, and its torso, arms, and claws were all more than three times larger than the other human-faced dogs. It was a true giant!

Everyone was terrified, not daring to delay any longer, and rushed with the man and two women deeper into the bank.

They entered through the staff passage, crossed a long corridor, and then found a stairway leading down. The security guard ran in front, leading everyone quickly down the stairs. What appeared before them was a completely intact metal wall, with a large round metal door set into it.

The woman holding the little boy immediately stepped forward and pressed something on the verification panel next to the metal door. Then came fingerprint and retinal scans. During this time, everyone could already hear banging and running noises from above. The tall, thin man shrieked, “Hurry up, hurry!”

At that moment, the metal door began to open slowly. No one waited for it to open fully—they squeezed inside as soon as there was space. Once everyone was in, the woman quickly pressed something on the inside wall, and the not-yet-fully-opened metal door immediately closed with a bang, completely sealing them off from the outside.

Only then did everyone finally breathe a sigh of relief. The tall, thin man even collapsed on the ground, looking like he’d never get up again.

William Clark began to look around.

This was the bank’s inner vault, filled everywhere with torn US dollar bills, but no gold. The space inside was fairly large, and there were seven people inside—men and women, including a child and a pregnant woman. Clearly, before William Clark and the others arrived, a group of people had already taken refuge in this bank vault.

What made William Clark curious was that there was actually lighting in the vault, which meant there was electricity.

At this moment, the security guard reached out to William Clark and said, “John Elson. I saw you bring the children with you and not abandon them. You’re real heroes.”

William Clark shook hands with John and said, “William Clark. I didn’t think much at the time, but saving one more is always better.”

The two women began to comfort the crying little boy and girl. Although the two children had been crying the whole time, they hadn’t caused any other trouble, so they were actually quite well-behaved. Now, being gently soothed, they gradually stopped crying.

At this moment, the tall, thin man jumped up from the ground and said, “Everyone, does anyone know what the hell this place actually is?!”

There were twelve adults and three children in the vault. Leaving the three children aside for now, when the tall, thin man asked his question, the security guard who had wanted to chat with William Clark, the two women comforting the children, and the other six adults in the vault all fell silent.