After nearly 5 minutes, Derek finally issued the command "Get there".
Stopping, Xu Renjie raised his eyebrows and glanced at the top of the well. Two narrow white lights shot straight down from the holes in the top cover and fell on the ground to form two spots, bringing some life to the dead shaft.
According to what Derek said before, the outside of the roof should be a construction site surrounded by gelatin sheets. So in theory it should be safe.
But after seeing an unexpected incident at the bottom of the well just now, Lao Xu became skeptical of Derek's description.
Holding the knife in his hand, Xu Renji handed Lei Tong a sign and told him to go up first.
Lei Tong has no objection to this. They will not argue over so-called safety issues like ordinary people.
On the battlefield, orders are from heaven. As a soldier, all you have to do is complete the tasks assigned by your superiors.
After binding Derek, Lei Tong grabbed his body and faced the direction he came from. No matter what monsters would emerge from inside, he would hold on to his position and buy time for Lao Xu to climb.
After Xu Renjie finished giving his instructions, he climbed up the cold iron ladder without saying a word.
Due to the heavy rains a few days ago, the soaked ladder pole condensed into a thin layer of frozen layer under the low temperature freezing. It was extremely cold when holding on to it, let alone climbing, even if it could be held firmly, is a problem.
But even so, Lao Xu still climbed quickly. He was like a monkey, not disturbed by external conditions at all, and he reached the top in a short time.
There is one last barrier left in front of you. As long as you remove the manhole cover on top, you should enter the hinterland of the school.
Lao Xu didn't rush to open the manhole cover because he didn't know whether it was as safe as Derek said.
This is true, but in the past whole day, no one can guarantee whether there will be any new changes in the school.
So for safety reasons, Xu Renjie stopped on the iron ladder and listened carefully to the movement outside the well.
1 second, 10 seconds, 35 seconds. Time passed quickly like a fleeting moment, and it wasn't until one minute passed that Old Xu let out a sigh of relief.
There was no movement, although Lao Xu heard a lot of footsteps. But those rubbing sounds were at least 5 or 6 meters away from the wellhead.
In other words, it should be safe outside the well!
After confirming this, Lao Xu no longer hesitated and decisively stretched out his hands. Hold the manhole cover at two points, and then use the force of mechanics to easily lift it up.
"Crack!" Even though he was very close and gentle, the thick manhole cover still inevitably made a strange sound when it was separated.
This couldn't help but be called Lao Xu, and the thunder eyes under the well made Derek's heartstrings tighten.
In order to avoid "snatching the snake", Lao Xu stared at the manhole cover and waited for more than 40 seconds. When there was no movement, he moved his arm to the right and gently moved the manhole cover to the side.
As the manhole cover moves slightly, the long-lost bright light shines through. Bring some psychological safety to the survivors who have been trapped in darkness for a long time.
After moving the manhole cover halfway, Lao Xu immediately stopped and then slowly placed it on the ground.
The reason why they didn't move them all away was because Lao Xu was afraid that in the event of an emergency, at least half of the manhole cover would be able to block the zombie attack.
After all, you can't see the real scene outside with your ears alone. No matter how good your ears are, Xu Renjie can't be 100% sure whether there are zombies hunting outside the manhole cover.
With his hands on the edge of the top of the well, Xu Renjie quickly stuck his head out, then rotated 360 degrees, and then quickly retracted. The whole movement is done in one go. The posture was like a turtle with its head shrinking. After confirming the situation, it immediately retreated into its shell without giving the hunter a chance.
"Huh~" He breathed out, the situation outside was not bad. At least as far as Lao Xu could see, there were no signs of zombies. This somewhat made Lao Xu Xuan feel a little relieved.
Since it was safe outside the well, Lao Xu naturally would not continue to sit there. He immediately stretched out his arms with lightning speed, and then used the force of his legs to kick up. He jumped out of the shaft easily.
After his debut, Xu Renjie immediately squatted down and held the steel knife in his hand behind his back, protecting it against his chest.
As it dances, the light emitted by the blade appears particularly terrifying.
Lao Xu turned 360 degrees again, his eyes accurately focusing on every key point. After a careful inspection, he waved his hand to Derek at the bottom of the well.
Seeing Lao Xu greeting him, Derek patted Lei Tong on the shoulder, and then whispered: "Well, Lei Tong, Lao Xu asked us to come up."
Lei Tong, who was staring closely into the depths of the shaft, did not look back. He just responded: "You go up first, and I'll take the back." This ended the conversation.
Derek made no sense to Lei Tong's order.
Being attacked by zombies just now, he was in shock and needed someone to watch over him.
He didn't want to be dragged out by an animal during his climb, just once.
Taking advantage of Derek's crawling space, Lao Xu pulled open the partially opened manhole cover.
There was no way, neither Derek nor Thunder Eyes could pass through half of the hole as lightly as he did.
When Derek got to the point of speaking, Lao Xu stretched out his right hand and used his strength to pull him out, then turned around again and started to be on guard.
"Dong dong dong!" After clicking the iron ladder three times, Thunder Eyes looked back, just in time to see Derek's waving hands.
Lei Tong immediately turned back and jumped onto the iron ladder, and then quickly climbed up with a flexible pace that was extremely uncoordinated with his body.
Without any accidents, Lei Tong climbed out of the well smoothly.
After the three of them met, Lao Xu signaled Lei Tong to seal the manhole cover again.
After all, this is their only way in and out of the school, and Lao Xu doesn't want there to be a fork in this place.
After properly handling the manhole cover, Lao Xu pulled Derek to his side, then pointed to the teaching building next to him and asked in a low voice: "Where is the safer place to climb?"
"Follow the drainage pipe to the second floor, then use the window edges of each floor to alternately move the air-conditioning rack upwards. When you reach the 10th floor... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5," Derek silently recited the Arabic numerals in sequence, and then continued. He said: "When you get to the fifth window on the 10th floor, pull it up and enter. That window is my special entrance when I come out. It's the only window that doesn't have a latch."
Old Xu looked up and carefully surveyed the route Derek mentioned: "Did those beasts from the "Foot Basin Country" arrange guards at the window?"
"Usually not. Anyway, I haven't encountered them before."
"That's possible." Old Xu muttered silently.
There is no doubt that whether students from the "Foot Basin Country" set up an ambush at the window is very important.
Because this will be directly related to whether Lao Xu and others will be attacked during the climb. You must know that if they are shot by the opponent halfway up the climb, even if Lao Xu and Lei Tong are very capable, they will not be able to escape.
So the next climb must be done with caution. (To be continued.)
