While Lin Wenbo and Song Haoran were searching on the ground, Gong Lixin and his party were already led by a homeless man, transferred to the underground pipeline, and headed towards the military compound.
July is the hot summer season, but the underground pipes are chilly and steamy, and the smell is foul and unpleasant, which is comparable to the smell of rotting zombies.
"Ouch~~" As soon as he climbed down the black-painted pipe from the circular wellhead, Lu Yun covered his mouth and nose and retched. The rest of the people, except He Jin, Gong Lixin and the homeless man, also frowned and covered their noses, showing painful expressions.
"Hold it, cover your nose, and you'll get used to it after a while." He Jin frowned deeply, took out a roll of gauze from the simple medical kit, poured half a bottle of alcohol, and handed it to Lu Yun, with a cold tone, "You You're no longer the original Young Master Lu, it's best to get rid of this problem of cleanliness as soon as possible!"
After saying that, he looked at Gong Lixin who was beside him with a normal expression, and there was a faint tenderness in his eyes. The same young master, Li Xin doesn't have the slightest bit of coquettishness in him, he is a perfect existence in his eyes, even Li Xin's idiots are like icing on the cake in his eyes, which can only highlight the innocence and cuteness of the other party.
While echoing He Jin's words repeatedly, Wu Ming took out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack and handed it to Lu Yun. Wang Tao, Gu Nan, and Ma Jun quickly turned on the flashlight to illuminate him.
Lu Yun hurriedly took the mineral water to rinse his mouth and wash his hands, then took the gauze soaked in alcohol to cover his nose, took a few deep breaths, and the strong ethanol scent instantly saved him from being suffocated to the point of dying.
"Brother He, we really made a mistake. We should have taken some masks down if we had known earlier. How inconvenient it is to cover them like this!" With energy, Lu Yun immediately complained, revealing his true nature.
"Stop talking nonsense! Let's go!" He Jin glanced at him impatiently, said in a cold voice, took Gong Lixin's little hand, and followed behind the homeless man. Everyone moved up immediately, and Gu Nan and Ma Jun took the initiative to ask for a back seat in order to change the image in Gong Shao's mind.
After walking for more than three hours in the winding pipeline, they were getting closer and closer to the military compound, which was much smoother than walking on the road.
"Brother He, Young Master Gong, after passing through this gate, the military compound is in front of you." The homeless man pointed to the iron gate at the entrance of the pipeline, which was locked with a thick iron chain and a big lock.
Both the ground and the underground of the military compound are under the control of the military, so the sewers are also specially set up with iron gates to block them, lest the younger generation take the opportunity to sneak in. The door would never be opened except when the plumbing needed repairs.
"Damn it! After finally getting here, it was locked! There is also a door for the sewer, it's sick!" Lu Yun stepped forward and pulled the iron door, cursing angrily.
"Military control is like this." He Jin looked forward with a solemn face, picked up the iron lock and studied it for a while, then pulled out a Swiss Army knife from his waist to pry it open.
Gong Lixin saw He Jin fiddling with the big lock with a knife, with a focused and serious expression, and a confident look, so he gave up the plan to go forward and break the chain.
The knife and the iron lock kept rubbing against each other, making crisp metal-to-metal clattering sounds, which echoed repeatedly in the claustrophobic pipe and passed out wave after wave. The tips of Gong Lixin's ears moved slightly, his complexion suddenly became tense, and he said quickly to He Jin, "Brother He, a large group of things are approaching us very fast."
Everyone turned pale when they heard the words, and looked at He Jin expectantly. He Jin paused for a moment with his arm picking the lock, and then sped up his movements again. But the lock has been used for a long time, and due to the thick moisture in the pipe, the lock cylinder has long been corroded, and it may not be possible to open it with a key, let alone a knife
The unknown object was getting closer and closer, Gong Lixin frowned, and said calmly, "Brother He, get out of the way. Ma Jun, lend me the Tang knife." After saying that, he pulled out Ma Jun's Tang knife like lightning, and pointed it at the iron gate. The big lock slashed away, but He Jin had already dodged aside tacitly.
Cutting the big lock and iron chain in half like cutting tofu, and using the wind of his palm to open the closed iron door in front of him, Gong Lixin ordered everyone, "Find the exit!"
Everyone watched Young Master Gong show his power again with sharp eyes, and was shocked on the spot by his imposing sword and palm. Seeing scenes that only appear in martial arts movies in reality, they were a little dazed, and even forgot to run for their lives.
"Hurry up, do you want to die?" He Jin urged sharply, and pulled Wu Ming and Lu Yun.
"Oh! Oh!" Everyone came back to their senses, agreed incoherently, and ran towards the pipe behind the door, looking for the exit while running. Although they haven't heard any sound so far, they firmly believe in Young Master Gong's words.
When Lu Yun and Wang Tao passed the iron gate, they saw a clear and small handprint left on the gate, their eyeballs were bulging, and they silently pushed Gong Shao towards the commanding height of the altar.
Drenching water and rushing in the pipe, the group made several turns, and finally found an upward circular passage.
"They will be here soon, go up quickly." Gong Lixin pressed Tang Dao across his chest and urged.
Wu Ming pulled Wang Tao over and let him go up first. Apart from Young Master Gong, Wang Tao is the youngest here, so he should be the first to leave. Time is life, and Wang Tao didn't refuse. He hurriedly climbed up the ladder and reached out to push the iron sewer cover.
"Brother He, I can't open it!" Wang Tao tried his best to push the heavy lid, but his face turned red.
"Come down, let me try." He Jin said in a deep voice. Wang Tao immediately jumped off the ladder upon hearing this. When the two exchanged positions, a rustling sound came from the nearby pipe opening.
"Ah, it's rats!!" Hearing the familiar and eerie voice, the homeless exclaimed. One of his companions had his ear bitten off by a mouse while he was sleeping. Rats in sewers are a hundred times more ferocious than rats in residential areas, and they are more lethal when gathered together.
However, when the thing that made the sound revealed its true face at the mouth of the pipe, the faces of everyone really turned pale. As the tramp said, it was true that it was a swarm of rats, but it was a swarm of mutated rats. Their coats are mottled, and some of their limbs are slowly rotting away, exposing the dense white bones, but it does not affect their lightning-fast movements at all. The eyes of the beans have turned blood red, and they glow strangely in the dark. The teeth and four claws It is particularly sharp and makes a harsh sound when it scrapes the ground.
The group of rats stared at the eight people in front of them covetously, raised their heads, raised the tip of their noses, and let out a 'squeak' sound from their mouths. They didn't attack right away, they just squinted their eyes and breathed deeply the smell of fresh flesh and blood from the eight people, as if they were appreciating a delicious meal.
Except for Gong Lixin who was waiting sternly, everyone else showed dignified and desperate expressions. A dense group of mutant rats, let alone eight, would probably die without a place to bury them if there were eighty more.
Big drops of cold sweat broke out on He Jin's forehead, and he kept pushing and shoving the iron cover on top of his head. Really helpless, a whirlwind gathered in his palm and rolled towards the gap of the iron cover. The fierce wind rustled and penetrated everywhere, destroying the obstacles stuck in the gap of the iron cover one by one, and the iron cover came loose.
He Jin's face brightened, and he stretched out his hand and pushed hard towards the lid. With a bang, the stubborn manhole cover was finally moved aside, and a beam of white light was projected down, lighting up the hope in everyone's eyes.
Stimulated by the light, the rats knew that the food wanted to run away, and they could no longer smell the aroma of the food, so they launched a group attack by squeaking and screaming.
"You guys go up, I'll be behind." Gong Lixin ordered calmly, and he had already stepped forward a few steps, dancing the Tang Dao in his hand tightly, and the cold light shone.
The movements of the mutant mice were as fast as lightning, but none of them could break through the young man's sword light. The sword in the young man's hand was like a meat grinder, crushing all living creatures that dared to step forward indiscriminately, but the people hidden behind him were unscathed, and even the sword energy came through the air from time to time, killing several people. A mutant rat that only tries to sneak up on other people from behind.
"Fuck! What kind of sword technique is this? Du, Du, Dugu Nine Swords? Pi, evil sword technique?" Lu Yun forgot his fear, and screamed in excitement. In this situation, Mutant Rat is obviously no match for Young Master Gong! At this moment, he really wanted to raise his head to the sky and shout "Young Master Gong is mighty".
"Stop talking nonsense, come up quickly!" He Jin sternly scolded with bulging veins on his forehead. In the past few days, his powers have also been slowly increasing. After the powerful whirlwind just now, he didn't feel out of strength.
"Yes!" Lu Yun quickly agreed, and quickly climbed up the ladder. The others did not dare to delay, and climbed up behind his buttocks in twos and threes, and then lay down at the mouth of the well and looked down at the young man surrounded by sword light.
The young man's swordsmanship was magnificent, but extremely dangerous, and wiped out all the mutant rats that rushed over. When the young man put away his sword moves, the sharp and piercing sound of the sword energy finally stopped. With the young man as the center of the circle and the length of his arm plus the length of the sword as the radius, a very clean boundary was created. They were all the corpses and black blood of mutated rats, and a strong stench was transpiring in the tunnel.
"According to my estimate, Young Master Gong has at least a hundred years of internal strength! Their Gong family is probably a hidden martial arts family!" Lu Yun looked at Wang Tao and whispered mysteriously. Wang Tao nodded with empathy. Although everyone didn't show it on the surface, they all agreed with Lu Yun's speculation 100% in their hearts. Being able to go on the same road with Gong Shao, they must have burned high incense in their previous lives! Everyone thought in unison.
When He Jin heard this, his eyes darkened. The child's strength is unfathomable, it is said to be a supernatural ability, but now it looks more and more like martial arts. But such a move with a fantasy color, he knows that it can only be seen in fabricated martial arts movies, and it is impossible to see it in reality. Unable to guess the child's skills for a while, He Jin simply didn't get entangled. Whatever it is, the kid will always be the kid he likes, nothing will change.
Under the worship of everyone, Gong Shao didn't look like a master at all. He slowly climbed up the ladder from the mouth of the well, stood on a green lawn and looked around. Not far away, there were a few terribly dead zombies lying here and there, but there were no living people, and the courtyard seemed very quiet.
"It is estimated that the military has already come and picked up all the survivors." He Jin said with a frown, then reached out to touch the top of the child's hair, with a gentle tone, "Li Xin, do you know the way home?"
"Well, I know here. Go forward, the back of this building is my home!" Gong Lixin tilted his head to look at the surrounding environment carefully, and finally a comfortable smile appeared on his stern face.
Seeing the child's lucky expression of "fortunately, I know this road", He Jin smiled coldly, hugged the child's shoulder, and walked in the direction of his finger. Everyone hurriedly followed with joy and encouragement. Although the military may have been there, there is a passage in the yard leading directly to the garrison camp, and there will be no obstruction on the way. If they walk through that road, they believe that they will be rescued soon.