"The military district shelter was built in the middle of the last century and was originally a super-large air-raid shelter. At the beginning of the disaster, the military district restarted it at the cost of countless lives and transformed it into a shelter that can accommodate millions of people in just a few days. "
Zhou Rong opened the tablet, clicked to enlarge, and an intricate plan was displayed on the screen.
"The shelter is dug down eleven floors, in the shape of a sharp cone, and divided into five areas. Area A on the east side mainly houses the affected people, Area B on the west side centralizes management, communication and energy supply, and Area C on the south side is for defense stationing. And the armory, and the center D area is the underground drainage system and transportation hub.”
"The E area on the north side is the most important and has the highest level of confidentiality, and is responsible for medical quarantine and biological virus research."
"As the 118th unit of the top secret force, our identity key can enter the entire area A, B, D and part of the C area, and can enter the E area under restricted conditions when recruiting. Institute of Biology."
Zhou Rong drew a line on the map and said:
"Our initial plan is to enter the central area from the drainage system, and then divide the troops in two ways, all the way along the underground light rail line to the B-area armory—" He marked on the map and said: "It is best to carry supplies and refill ammunition. Get another armored vehicle. This group is led by Yan Hao, accompanied by Xiangzi and Ding Shi."
"The other way is to go to Area C to check the situation. The goal is to use the satellite communication facilities in the base to contact other military shelters. If necessary, enter Area E to obtain the latest progress information on the virus before the fall of the Biological Research Institute. Institutions continue to research and save the fire.”
Zhou Rong looked around and asked, "I am the leader of this group, with Chuncao and Yingjie accompanying. Do you have any questions?"
In the armored carriage, the special forces squatted on the ground in a circle.
The last ray of afterglow outside the car window was slowly sinking into the ground.
Sinan raised his hand, and Zhou Rong tapped with his pen: "Comrade Xiaosi, please speak."
Comrade Xiaosi asked, "Which group am I with?"
"Which group do you want to be with?"
Sinan stared at the map on the tablet computer without saying a word. After a while, Yan Hao coughed and said to Zhou Rong: "The risk factor of the armory is low, so you don't need four people. It's for you, Sir, and Sinan follows us."
Zhou Rong neither agreed nor expressed his position, and asked Sinan: "What do you think? Choose for yourself."
Sinan was silent for a long while, only hearing one after another breathing in the carriage. I don't know how long it took, maybe only a few seconds; then I suddenly heard him say hoarsely and briefly: "I'm with you."
He didn't look at anyone when he said this, but Yan Hao knew instantly that he was talking about Zhou Rong.
"Very good, the grouping is complete!" Zhou Rong put the military tablet under the creaking nest, and suddenly got up: "Now, please stay vigilant, bring your equipment, and go!"
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With a muffled bang, the ground sewer gate was blasted open, and a foul stench came along with the distant miserable howls from the depths of the ground.
Everyone pulled down their gas masks at the same time, Zhou Rong coughed a few times, pointed forward with his index finger, and signaled everyone to follow, and then jumped into the black water deep in his calf.
The pipe runs straight down, and the angle gets steeper, and the dirty water gradually rises to the thigh. In the darkness of the ground, no fingers could be seen, only the searchlight on the helmet swept around.
Seven people waded forward in a row, the tunnel became wider and wider, and the sound of wading water echoed in the underground space for a long time.
"I said," Chuncao, who was second in the line, finally couldn't bear it anymore and broke the silence: "Our trip is so dangerous, let's chat before we part."
The muffled howl of the zombies sounded faintly from a distance, and he answered her without losing time.
"… "
Sinan behind Chuncao waded seriously, Zhang Yingjie behind Sinan smiled and said, "Which is not dangerous?"
"But this time is especially dangerous."
"Then what are you talking about?"
Chuncao thought about it and said, "Tell me why I joined Unit 118. I think it's cool because I got the call-up book. How about you, Brother Rong?"
Zhou Rong opened the way in front of her, without looking back: "The salary is high."
Ding Shi said honestly, "I'm just like Brother Rong."
Guo Weixiang: "Prove myself!"
Yan Hao: "...special forces will be promoted quickly."
"My wife and children can accompany the army." Zhang Yingjie said embarrassedly: "The special brigade where I was originally only had one vacation a year. Brother Rong said that if he was transferred to 118, he could arrange confidential work for my wife and send the child to the military elementary school..."
"Sister-in-law isn't in this shelter?!" Guo Weixiang asked in shock.
"No, I went back to my hometown in the Northeast when the incident happened." Zhang Yingjie sighed: "It should be winter in my hometown at this time, the weather is cold, the zombies' ability to move is weak, and the vegetables in every cellar can be eaten all winter... I hope they will still Safety."
Everyone was silent for a long time. Zhang Yingjie seemed to regret that he had made the atmosphere more dignified, and took the initiative to change the topic: "Where's Simon? I haven't heard much of you talking about yourself, right?"
Sinan hid behind the gas mask silently, and after a while he spat out a few words: "I don't remember."
This answer made everyone who raised their ears instantly have countless associations, from the breakdown of the original family to the rebellious and runaway children to the issue of youth education... After a few back and forth, I finally heard Sinan's voice sounding again, adding: "I really don't remember. "
"Where are your parents?" Yan Hao asked at the end of the line.
"Forgot," Sinan said indifferently.
The atmosphere was even more bizarre than before.
Everyone waded through the deepest part of the waste water, and the drainage vault under their feet suddenly turned higher, and there was a faint breeze formed by the air flow in front of them. Zhou Rong looked down at the dense distribution map of the sewer system on the tablet computer, and his tone was enthusiastic: "No problem, Comrade Xiaosi, you have entered the door of the sixth squadron of the 118th unit. From now on, you will be part of our big family of unity and friendship! Wait for us. When you go back, remember to remind me to give you a plan. Do you have any special care arrangements, such as arrangements for your girlfriend to accompany the army, children to go to kindergartens in the military area, etc.? Is there an emergency contact person?"
"..." Sinan said, "No."
"Then you have to have one." Zhou Rong said regretfully, stepping on a certain step at the bottom of the water.
The pipe has come to an end, and in front of it is a stone wall covered with moss, and a cool breeze is blowing from a sewer opening overhead.
Zhou Rong used a military dagger to pry open the manhole cover of the sewer, and clinging to the edge of the well with both hands, "Hey!" With a pull-up, he turned out wrapped in water.
"The terminal of the underground tunnel of the Blue Line of the light rail in the central area," Zhou Rong looked around and said softly: "Safety, come up."
The six team members lined up to turn up, everyone was soaking wet, and the smell of the whole body was unbearable.
"In case you are honored, the organization will send the pension to your emergency contact person..." Chuncao explained to Sinan in a low voice: "If necessary, I will help arrange work and support the elderly..."
Zhou Rong turned on his tactical flashlight and carefully observed the surrounding situation.
This is the back of the control room at the end of the track. It's not a big place. It's full of wires that have accumulated thick dust. The outer space is blocked by an iron fence. Because the light rail has been out of service for a long time, the power supply and ventilation system are no longer running, and it is difficult to see what is behind the iron fence even with a flashlight.
"There's one thing I've never understood," Sinan finally asked Chuncao, "what does Unit 118 mean?"
This question is complex or not, and it is not simple. As soon as Chuncao was about to answer, he froze and said, "Uh... You can understand it as a very powerful special force, specializing in state secret events, similar to the king of soldiers in the special forces."
Sinan nodded slowly to show his understanding, and after a while he asked cautiously and politely, "Is it difficult to choose Beta?"
The team was silent.
"None of you have been drugged, doesn't it mean that special forces must be Alpha?"
After a suffocating silence, Zhou Rong finally said slowly, "...Who did you hear this from?"
Sinan sold the source without any hesitation: "Feng Wentai's bodyguards."
Zhou Rong immediately and forcefully refuted him:
"This is out of nothing, it's completely jealous and rumors! - Are we the same kind of people as those stupid Alphas?!"
His tone was decisive and powerful, and the whole team opened their mouths in unison. After a long while, Guo Weixiang finally said in a trembling voice: "I... I have never admired Brother Rong as much as I do now..."
Chuncao covered her face and asked, "Is Brother Rong's face thick?"
On the other side, Sinan thought about it, and was actually persuaded: "I really shouldn't believe them."
Zhou Rong was very satisfied with Sinan's apology and said earnestly, "In our team..."
He pulled away the wires that were tangled in the road blocking the road, and unscrewed the iron nails one by one with a screwdriver behind a military dagger. He said, "We attach great importance to the combination of personal quality and teamwork, understand? You not only have to obey the organization unconditionally. , also have excellent individual combat effectiveness and tenacious spirit of enduring hardship. We firmly believe that every gender is born the same, as long as you are willing to challenge your own limits, you can surpass the genetic difference between Alpha and Beta... "
He took off the last iron nail, shook the heavy iron fence, and the thumping sound echoed far in the tunnel.
"For example, Brother Rong and I have never felt that Alpha has any superiority. Brother Rong only respects those who work hard. All genders except Omega are equal in my eyes..."
Zhou Rong turned around and kicked back like lightning. The wind was fierce, heavy and ruthless, and he instantly kicked the pig iron fence of hundreds of kilograms away!
Bang! !
The fall of the iron gate aroused a series of echoes, which resounded through the entire tunnel in an instant!
"That's it." Zhou Rong retracted his legs and politely addressed Sinan.
Sinan answered him with a completely blank expression.
Zhou Rong took the lead and got in from behind the iron gate, and just stepped on the rails, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he looked down.
The next moment, he crawled back with his hands and feet like crazy, and when he landed, he staggered and hugged Sinan, roaring, "A lot of fucking cockroaches!!"
Sinan grabbed the tactical flashlight from his hand: "What about gender equality?"
Sinan has no psychological barriers at all, carrying a tactical bag with a submachine gun on his back, flipping onto the rails with a flashlight in his hand, and looking down at his feet with the same movement as Zhou Rong just now.
The next second he raised his head, and everyone saw that the tactical flashlight in his mouth quickly turned left and right with the movement, and the frequency seemed a bit wrong. Then he took off the submachine gun and slammed the fire and swept away!
Everyone at the same time: "Ah ah-"
In the small space, bullets jumped, bullet casings burst, and sparks flashed brightly in the ground. A few seconds later, the rain-like gunshots finally stopped, and the gunpowder smoke filled the air.
Sinan turned his head with a pale face: "The worms in the ground grow bigger..."
Zhou Rong roared, "Stop talking!"
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In the underground world where the sun never sees the light of day, the drains with long-term corruption, and in the space full of garbage, mold, dust and dirt, the environment has formed a terrible ecosystem.
Three minutes later, everyone crossed the rails and started to head towards the central transportation hub area.
"I'm just not mentally prepared for a while..."
"Don't say it, Brother Rong, it's really okay."
Zhou Rong led the way with a pale face, and Chuncao comforted him from time to time. Zhang Yingjie smiled behind him and said, "Brother Rong has an intensive phobia of insects, which is a psychological shadow left by previous missions. Although I can overcome it most of the time, it is a little bit when I see it occasionally, hahaha—"
Sinan said coldly: "I just want to know what is 'all genders are equal except for Omega', I guess if you change to another Omega, you won't have the same performance as Zhou Rong just now. By the way, can you give me another shot? Clamp?…”
A group of seven people successfully passed the checkpoint, walked along the light rail line for half an hour, and the tunnel ahead suddenly became clear.
The large dugout was designed so that even if the shelter were to fall and the mains power cut, backup power would be sufficient to maintain basic ventilation and main area lighting.
In front is a hub space similar to a subway station. The platform on the left shows pale lights, and there are vaguely the trailing footsteps and howls of zombies. On the right is a railway track extending into the depths of darkness. Zhou Rong turned his head and rushed to the team. Yan Hao at the end made a gesture.
The rails lead to Zone C on the south side, the Armory.
And Zhou Rong's team must board the platform here, go to the B area on the west side, and find the satellite communication office.
—They have to part ways here.
Yan Hao nodded, took Ding Shi and Guo Weixiang across the rails, and walked towards the depths of the tunnel with a flashlight.
Zhou Rong stood still, beckoning Chuncao, Sinan, and Zhang Yingjie to surround him. He was about to say something when suddenly Yan Hao turned back not far away and walked straight towards Sinan.
"…?"
Sinan frowned slightly, but before he could ask, suddenly Yan Hao stretched out his hand and gave him a tight and fiery hug.
In front of everyone's eyes, the hug took so long that even Sinan was stunned.
No one spoke or moved, Zhou Rong lowered his eyes silently.
After more than ten seconds, Yan Hao let go of his hand, took a half step back, and smiled at Sinan.
That smile was a little sad, but Yan Hao's expression was always gentle, with bright eyes and warm lips. He was a well-bred and caring big brother next door.
Immediately, he waved his hand, held a tactical flashlight, turned and walked deep into the tunnel.