"Aaron, lead the expedition team to open the way." "Yes!" "Hook, lead the logistics team to move the bodies out." "Yes!"
Chen Xing gave two orders, then followed the reconnaissance team and got into the tunnel. The smoke of gunpowder mixed with the rotten smell of corpses, and the dirt on the ground rolled up. There was a shell blast above, and many places collapsed, requiring digging while moving forward.
About forty minutes later, everyone arrived at the bottom of the tunnel. A large hole was opened in the reinforced concrete wall, and it was pitch black inside, making it difficult to see clearly.
"Searchlight!" Aaron yelled toward the rear, and two team members immediately ran over with batteries and lights, set them up in the gap, and shined light inside.
The incandescent beam was like substance, shooting into the depths of darkness. Chen Xing walked to the front and observed for a while. The space inside was very large. There were iron frame beds everywhere, scattered and rusty, like a steel jungle. The ground was covered with thick dust and covered with messy footprints.
"Be careful of fish that slip through the net." Chen Xing said, then he took out a blasting grenade, opened the buckle, and threw it in.
The grenade flew into the hall in an arc, bounced a few times between the canopy beds, and exploded with a flash of fire. Two figures immediately rushed out from the corner, and more than a dozen assault rifles fired at the same time, driving them back.
Chen Xing picked up the assault rifle, concentrated on accumulating power, and shot two living corpses in the head.
After observing for more than ten minutes and confirming that there was no threat in sight, Chen Xing made a move and asked Aaron to lead the team into the hall.
Looking around, you can see that it is a very large living room, rectangular in shape, with an arched roof. There are hundreds of canopy beds on three levels, which can accommodate thousands of people.
The space in underground survival shelters is very precious. Residents on the ground floor do not have their own rooms. A bed and a locker are all they need. According to some documents, intimacy between men and women at the bottom can only be done after the lights are turned off, and there are no soundproofing facilities, so there is no privacy at all. Only skilled workers have their own rooms, but they are only a few square meters, just enough for a bed and table.
Of course, the situation in each survival shelter is different, and some are more humane and equipped with a "tryst room" or "love room" for short-term use. But in general, due to the harsh living environment and lack of resources, people at the bottom have very few rights.
The social structure of most survival shelters is pyramid-shaped. From the time they are sensible, every child will study hard in order to become a technician and have his own room in the future.
Chen Xing scanned with a strong flashlight tied to the head of the gun. Most of the bedding on the bed was rotten and broken when touched. There were all kinds of debris piled under the bed, including workers' helmets, farm tools, wooden boxes, and broken shoes.
Chen Xing dragged the wooden box out and asked his team members to pry it open. It contained a lot of debris, most of it rotten.
"Boss, I found a diary." Aaron pulled out a green leather book and handed it to Chen Xing.
When I shined the flashlight on it, I saw "Work Diary" written on the cover, and below it was a line of vague small words "Geothermal Power Plant Steam Boiler Cleaning Team, Zhu Weiqi".
Opening the book, the pages shattered when touched and scattered like snowflakes. The things here are at least four to five hundred years old, and the degree of corruption is very high. Except for metal products, ceramic products, and solid wood products with good wood quality, most of them cannot be preserved.
"Continue searching, be careful of fish that slip through the net." Chen Xing threw down his notebook and walked forward with his waist bent.
The space here is very large, tens of thousands of square meters by visual inspection, but compared with the number of iron frame beds, it is difficult to imagine how crowded it was back then.
Just imagine, thousands of people living in a closed space, just whispering can make people die, just like a concentration camp during the war.
"careful!"
In the midst of his thoughts, a shout suddenly came from behind. Chen Xing quickly turned around and took aim with his gun. In the residual light of the searchlight, a khaki living corpse pulled the canopy bed, jumped up and down, and rushed towards this side.
In an instant, several tongues of fire spurted out. The bullets hit the iron bed, causing sparks to fly and a tinkling sound. The entire underground space flickered in and out of light, and the figures on the walls looked like ghosts.
In order to avoid casualties, Chen Xing immediately used charged shots to break the lower legs of the living corpse, greatly reducing its movement speed.
At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Aaron pulling out a machete, and quickly stopped him: "Don't get close, keep your distance!"
Aaron's combat position is that of a combat soldier, and his desire for close combat is very strong. However, the khaki living corpse is extremely powerful and will be disabled if he is not careful. It is safest to shoot with long-range weapons.
Upon hearing his order, Aaron put away his machete and fired with his shotgun.
"Bang bang bang!"
The high-heat iron sand made the living corpses retreat continuously, knocking over several iron frame beds. The brackets were severely deformed, and dark red rust fell down. After a while, the living corpse was beaten into a hornet's nest and fell to the ground.
"Group of three, disperse." Chen Xing made a gesture, and the team quickly dispersed to both sides.
After walking forward for a while, they encountered two more living corpses, and everyone gathered fire to eliminate them. There is a door at the end of the room, semi-arc, more than ten meters wide, with a huge number "4" inlaid on it, which should mean "Residential Area No. 4".
There are also some small doors on both sides of the room. Through the observation slit, you can see the bathroom or shower room.
"Xiao Liu is missing!" "Fat Tou, Fat Tou, where are you!" Suddenly, someone in the team shouted.
"Gather, roll call!" Chen Xing quickly called everyone over. After some calculations, it was discovered that three teammates were missing.
"Look!" He crouched and searched behind him.
"Then, over there!" Someone soon discovered that a missing team member was lying on the ground, motionless.
"Fat head, fat head!" The team member called a few words tentatively and stepped forward to flip.
Several flashlights shone through, and the team members on the ground stared wide-eyed, with very distorted expressions on their faces. His chest was heaving, as if something was moving inside.
"Fat Head, what's wrong with you?" The team member in charge of the investigation patted his teammate's face. At this moment, Fat Tou's mouth suddenly opened, and a black shadow shot out, rushing straight into the team members' faces.
Taking a closer look, it turned out to be a worm, with a body like an earthworm, as thick as a child's arm, no eyes, and a mouth full of tiny fangs.
"Ahhh!"
The insect twisted its body and burrowed into the mouth of the team member. The team member grabbed it with both hands and pulled it outward with all his strength. Others stayed on the spot, not daring to step forward to help or shoot.
Seeing that the insect was about to get into his stomach, Aaron strode forward, grabbed the insect's body, rolled it several times in his hand, and pulled hard!
"Chi!" The insect hissed loudly, turned around and bit Aaron's arm. Aaron threw it towards the ground, stepped on it, and with a "pop" sound, he crushed the insect into pulp with his heel.
"Corpse worm, it's a corpse worm!" Someone recognized it and shouted.
Corpse worms came to this world along with the undercurrent of time and space during the Great Cataclysm. They will take advantage of the creature's sleep to penetrate the mouth and eat from the inside out.
