Chapter 374
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Jiang Chen used the stairs to get to the roof and put down the landing beacon on the relatively flat ground.
About fifteen minutes later, the backpack on her back spewed out blue flames. Yao Yao, wearing a protective suit, slowly floated down from the sky.
Because it was her first time parachuting, the little girl's body was still tense after she landed. When Jiang Chen helped her take off the backpack, her pale face finally regained some color.
"OK, it's in place, ready to go." Sun Jiao observed the zombies on the street that had returned to peace. She took out the tactical rifle and ordered in the public channel.
"Roger."
The three people, including Jiang Chen, also took out their rifles and loaded them.
"Don't be afraid, follow me." Jiang Chen comforted the little loli in the private channel.
"Mhmm!"
Yao Yao's face turned red as she followed behind Jiang Chen.
The feeling of being overprotected made her dizzy with happiness. Although it was not her first time out on a mission, it was her first time with Jiang Chen.
The interior of the Ministry of Geology was spacious. The transparent spiral staircase led all the way to the bottomless underground. Just from the staircase alone, Jiang Chen felt the deep malice of the designer. It was like trying to kill a person with acrophobia. Of course, what he didn't know was that the staircase was usually a decoration. In the highly electrified 22nd century, few people would choose the backward tool of stairs.
The downward extension of the building style was common in the 22nd century. In order to squeeze in more than ten billion people in Pan-Asia and preserve the arable land, the downward expansion of living space was the inevitable choice of history. The rich lived in the skyscrapers, and the poor lived in the foundation of the skyscrapers. This was the people's livelihood before the war.
Yao Yao, who had no combat power, stayed in the middle of the team. Jiang Chen, wearing a T-4, stood at the front of the team with a rifle in his hand.
"Why do you think there are no zombies in this building?" Jiang Chen whispered to Sun Jiao in the private channel.
They had already arrived at the office area. Logically speaking, there should be a lot of bodies here.
"There are two possibilities. One possibility is that the people in this building evacuated before the battle began. The other possibility is that this is the nest of some kind of xenogeneic. "Sun Jiao used her tactical flashlight to scan the black area on the third floor and spoke casually.
"Which possibility are you leaning towards?"
"No body, it should be the first one?" Sun Jiao was uncertain.
"What is a questioning tone?"
"Because there is no such thing as an absolute in the wasteland. After being at ease for so long, I feel like my instincts are rusty. "Sun Jiao sighed.
Jiang Chen didn't respond but secretly increased his alertness. The mechanical crosshairs wandered to every possible corner of danger.
For some reason, the bottomless underground made him feel somewhat uneasy.
Basement 15.
After taking the last step, the five of them finally reached the bottom. Jiang Chen opened the map and confirmed the location of the data center before leading the way to the corridor by the wall.
"What the hell is this?" A soldier poked the egg on the wall with the muzzle and cursed in a low voice.
"Don't touch it!"
Sun Jiao yelled in the public channel, and the soldier immediately retracted his gun.
"What's that?" As the flashlight shone over, Jiang Chen stopped and frowned at the rows of watermelon-sized oval eggs on the wall.
Sun Jiao walked up and carefully observed.
"I don't know … I've never seen this before, and it doesn't exist in the EP's Xenogeneic Encyclopedia. Do you want to collect some samples for testing? "
Jiang Chen scanned the disgusting eggs that made his scalp numb.
"I'll do it when we leave." If the eggs had some kind of connection with the mother, destroying them would cause unnecessary variables.
Yaoyao looked around anxiously. For some reason, she had a bad feeling.
Sensing Yaoyao's anxiety, Jiang Chen comforted her.
"Don't be afraid, I'll protect you."
"Mhmm … I heard a strange sound."
"Sound?"
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows. He didn't hear anything.
Yaoyao whispered, "A … very strange noise. Umm … Maybe I heard it wrong, please don't take it to heart. "
Was it an illusion?
Jiang Chen hesitated as he looked down the corridor. Since they were already here, it was not his style to go back empty-handed.
The five of them continued on their way with Jiang Chen still in the front. After seeing the row of eggs of the unknown creatures, no one dared to let their guard down. They all used 200% of their attention, holding their rifles and carefully guarding against any possible threats.
Yaoyao was still tightly following behind Jiang Chen.
Although she couldn't feel his temperature through the cold armor, the closeness still made her feel safe.
"Fu * k, there are these eggs everywhere." A soldier cursed under his breath as he pointed his gun at the glass of the corridor window. The flashlight under the muzzle illuminated the pitch-black room. Inside were rows of large eggs.
"Try not to alert them. Finish this as soon as possible," Jiang Chen ordered.
"Yes!"
After passing through the last door, the five of them finally arrived inside the data center.
In the middle of the circular room was a four-sided display screen. Around it were servers that had already stopped working. The curved dome was filled with sky lanterns. On the ground were paper documents, broken silicon touch panels, and dust that made a squeaking sound when stepped on.
Walking into the room, Yaoyao gently pressed her hand on the left side of her chest.
The sound was a bit closer.
For some reason, the faint noise made her feel uncomfortable.
She wanted to say it out loud, but she bit her teeth and held it in. Although she enjoyed Jiang Chen's care for her, subconsciously, she didn't want him to treat her like a child that needed to be cared for everywhere.
Two soldiers guarded the door as Jiang Chen and Sun Jiao brought Yaoyao forward.
Sun Jiao took out the crystal fuel rod hanging in the trunk and plugged it into the server's backup power supply. The faint sound of electric current appeared. After so many years, the server once again flashed a light green indicator.
"Let's begin." Jiang Chen looked at Yaoyao encouragingly.
Yaoyao nodded and walked to the computer.
However, at this moment, the hanging four-sided screen lit up.
A familiar face appeared in the center of the screen.
"What a surprise, we meet again."
Lin Chaoen looked at the shocked Jiang Chen and smiled.
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