Embers Ad Infinitum

Chapter 74: Underground corridor

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"Okay." Shang Jianyao took the lead, holding a "Berzy Warrior" assault rifle, passed Qiao Chu, and walked towards the stairs leading to the underground computer room.

At this moment, an arm stretched out in front of him.

"I'll go first." Jiang Baimian said in a deep voice.

Of course, no matter how much she suppressed her voice, the volume was still not low enough without the control.

"I'm an Awakener." Shang Jianyao insisted, with a serious and serious expression.

"What? Saving all mankind starts with us?" Jiang Baimian laughed softly, "Can you sense the attacker in advance?"

Shang Jianyao nodded:

"can."

"..." Jiang Baimian never thought that he would get such an answer, and the follow-up rhetoric was stuck in his throat.

After a few seconds, she choked out a sentence:

"How big is the range?"

"Ten meters." Shang Jianyao replied calmly.

Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief:

"Then I can sense a wider range than you.

"In this environment, the earlier the attackers are identified, the better.

"So, I'll go ahead."

Having said this, she smiled:

"This is not to prevent you from taking responsibility, but to specialize in the art industry, and leave professional things to the most professional people.

"If one day our team encounters a more dangerous situation, and your ability is the most suitable for breaking the game, then I will not hesitate to send you out."

Shang Jianyao stopped talking, nodded, took a step back, and moved away.

Jiang Baimian adjusted the gun belt, put the grenade gun on his shoulders, and then changed to hold the "ice moss" in one hand, leaving the other hand empty.

The interior of the stairs is a very narrow environment, and there is limited space to escape, so there is absolutely no mistake.

Based on this consideration, Jiang Baimian temporarily gave up the "United 202" pistol that was easy to jam and the grenade gun that could easily affect itself.

—Although her "United 202" is often maintained and calibrated, she is unlikely to have any problems, but in the current environment, she is not afraid of 10,000. dodge.

Of course, her grenade gun is also in the most accessible position. As long as those "unintentional" dare to gather under the stairs, she dares to choose the trajectory and take them away.

As for his side, he will definitely issue a creeping order in advance.

The empty hand is to prepare for the flashlight.

Jiang Baimian could sense the enemy's electrical signals, but he could not see the stairs in the dark environment.

There is not even the faint moonlight and starlight here.

Holding the torch, Jiang Baimian leaned slightly on his waist, looked at the yellowish light ahead, and walked down the stairs step by step.

She did not dare to go too fast, for fear that she would not be able to respond in time to the attack.

When Shang Jianyao, Bai Chen, and Long Yuehong entered the elevator in turn, she turned back and reminded:

"As soon as I say lie down, you lie down immediately."

She was worried that the "unintentional" would launch a grenade and a grenade at a distance.

Although the latter Qiao Chu, with the help of the "Comprehensive Early Warning System" and "Precision Aiming System", may have exploded the grenade in advance, he must also guard against the sputtering of shrapnel.

If the opponent's grenades and grenades belong to the type of poisonous gas, Jiang Baimian has no choice but to let everyone hold their breath and rush back to the first floor. At that time, except for Bai Chen, they can rely on the physique of genetic improvers. , until the use of the "generic biological antidote" produced by the company - Qiao Chu's exoskeleton device has its own "anti-virus filter system", which is not considered.

And whether this will work in the end, she is not sure.

If those "unintentional people" even had thermobaric bombs, Jiang Baimian could only admit that his fate was bad.

However, she is not too worried about the latter two situations, because she feels that the "unintentional" cannot maintain the firearms and ammunition well, and since the destruction of the old world, almost no one has entered here, only a few groups of people have come here this time , not so much equipment.

Thinking of the weirdness of "high-level unintentional people", and thinking that they can use all kinds of weapons, Jiang Baimian had a toothache.

Hearing Jiang Baimian's order, Long Yuehong subconsciously responded:

"Yes, team leader!"

This very neutral voice suddenly echoed in the stairwell, descending layer by layer, humming.

Only then did Long Yuehong wake up and realize that he had made another mistake.

"good."

"very good."

"energetic."

Jiang Baimian, Bai Chen, and Shang Jianyao praised at the same time.

Qiao Chu watched indifferently, turned on the flashlight that came with the exoskeleton device, and used the beam of light to signal the four people in front not to waste time.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while, and determined that there was no longer any need for special reminders and emphasis, so he flashed a torch and held ice moss, and stepped down the stairs step by step.

The wind here is a bit cold, the wall on the right is de-ashed, the handrail on the left is mottled with black paint, and the metal railing is rusted.

Under the light of the yellowish light beam, the stairs went deep into the dark underground, as if entering the mouth of a giant beast.

This made Long Yuehong's nervousness and fear uncontrollably deepen, and all kinds of thoughts rolled in his mind, once again doubting the necessity of this action.

As they descended layer by layer, the stairwell was extremely quiet, as if the whole world had died.

If it weren't for the slight footsteps of herself and others, Long Yuehong felt that she might have been broken down by this environment and atmosphere.

Even so, he felt that time was passing very slowly.

After an unknown time, Qiao Chu, who was hanging at the back of the team, suddenly said:

"right here."

"Huh..." Long Yuehong breathed a sigh of relief.

It's great to not be attacked this way up the stairs!

After getting out of this narrow and closed environment, at least there is room for running, rolling, and jumping, and can effectively avoid it.

"I didn't even take this opportunity to attack us..." Bai Chen said to himself.

Jiang Baimian responded subconsciously:

"The 'Mindless' shouldn't be preventing us from entering the underground computer room, they don't have this motivation and IQ, unless this is their lair.

"As a hunter, when you find that the prey is too strong and difficult to deal with, the best choice is to observe in secret, wait for an opportunity, and call your companions to come and help.

"These are all 'mindless people' who are unknown after many generations, and they will not lack similar instincts or wisdom in hunting."

Long Yuehong heard what she cared about the most, and looked around worriedly:

"That is, they hide in the darkness around them?"

"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao echoed with a smile, "Once someone is nervous, cowardly, or not vigilant enough, they will target him."

Long Yuehong was startled.

Isn't that referring to me

He overcame his fear instantly, and his spirit became highly tense, preventing himself from revealing any flaws.

"Okay, there is no electrical signal in the area behind the door." Jiang Baimian stopped here, not just to talk, "However, we still follow the procedure and be careful."

They immediately covered the cover, prepared to suppress the fire, and did not let up.

Then, Jiang Baimian rammed in a controlled manner, slamming open the door of the safe passage leading to the underground computer room.

And she used the power of rebound to turn around and hide to the side.

After confirming that no one was attacked, they followed the battle formation again, rushed out of the stairwell, and entered a certain underground floor.

As the light beam of the flashlight swayed, they could clearly see the layout here:

The current location is a crossroad. There are corridors to the right and left, and there are many rooms on both sides of the corridor.

"Where is the underground computer room?" Jiang Baimian asked Qiao Chu.

Qiao Chu looked around and said:

"I am also not certain."

Then, he added:

"You go straight ahead and explore the way.

"If there is, tell me directly, if not, come back and change direction."

He hardly thought about it, as if he had already decided.

Jiang Baimian and others didn't think there was any problem with this, and entered the vertical corridor according to the formation just now.

At this time, Qiao Chu took the first two steps and emphasized:

"At the end of the day, don't rush to go somewhere else, make a return first."

"No problem." Shang Jianyao seemed to answer on behalf of Jiang Baimian.

He even waved his hand with a smile.

"Okay." Jiang Baimian focused his attention on the front again.

A group of four, under the light of the flashlight, went deeper and deeper into this floor along the corridor.

On both sides of them, some rooms are open, some are closed, some doors are wooden, some are cast from gray-blue metal, and sometimes square tables, long tables, chairs and various machines can be seen inside.

But none are the size and appearance of a power supply room.

As he was walking, Jiang Baimian suddenly raised his hand and fired a shot into a room on the side.

In the sound of bang, a figure staggered through another door and flashed into the opposite corridor.

As the light beam of the flashlight swept away, Shang Jianyao and the others saw a back figure wearing a white shirt.

The right arm of the back figure is on the shoulder, and the bright red quickly renders and expands, obviously it has been shot.

However, his speed did not slow down at all, and before Jiang Baimian and others fired the second shot, they jumped out of their sight.

"There's something wrong with his injury." Bai Chen looked back and said.

"What's wrong?" Long Yuehong asked hurriedly.

Bai Chen glanced at Jiang Baimian:

"Although the power of 'Ice Moss' is not comparable to that of 'United 202', it is not too small. It shouldn't only hurt people like this."

Jiang Baimian nodded lightly:

"Could it be that after many generations of 'Mindless', the muscles have evolved to such an extent that they can effectively reduce the rolling or tearing of bullets?"

"I'm not sure that's the reason, but you have to be careful in the future, don't misjudge their injuries." Bai Chen reminded with a serious expression.

"I hope their heads are hard enough." Shang Jianyao replied with a smile.

Long Yuehong silently memorized this point.

The "old tune group" continued to move forward, and did not encounter the "unintentional" on the way.

Soon, they reached the end of the corridor.

Jiang Baimian lit the open room on the right with a flashlight, trying to confirm what was inside.

And the first person that catches their eyes is a person!

An old woman with a hunched body, a dark knitted hat, a long black woolen dress, and a wrinkled face.

The old woman's hair was completely white beyond her hat, and she held a swaddling cloth wrapped in red and blue fabrics in her hands.

She raised her head, looked at Jiang Baimian and the others with cloudy eyes, and said in a single sentence:

"You... quarreled... Xiao Chong... "