Leaning against the side wall of the elevator, Jiang Chen quietly waited for the elevator to descend to the bottom.
The backup power system was still in operation, and this elevator was probably the only functioning power facility in the entire resort. The "shadow" he encountered in the basement still lingered in his mind.
He didn't ask Lin Lin to go up the mountain, but chose to explore the nuclear power plant alone. The attack of the shadow was simply impossible to defend against. Even the life detection device couldn't find its trace. Jiang Chen really didn't have the confidence to protect himself while also taking care of a person without any combat power.
Since it could be injured by laser bullets, it could be ruled out that it was a ghost or something like that. But in the end, Jiang Chen still didn't believe that there would be such things as ghosts in this world. However, he still didn't understand what it was.
"Ding-"
His thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of the elevator. Jiang Chen stood still and raised the rifle in his hand.
The elevator slowly opened.
However, what surprised him was that this nuclear power plant was not alone.
"This is Clearwater Nuclear Power Plant, put down your weapon, buddy."
After the elevator opened, six riflemen stood at the door, and the black muzzles pointed straight at him. Jiang Chen reacted immediately as he aimed the rifle in his hand. Although one gun seemed weak against six guns, there were still ten Hummingbird drones behind him.
"Give me a reason to put down my weapon." Jiang Chen didn't plan to put down his weapon at all.
The underground signal was very poor, and the drone terminals deployed on the surface couldn't get in touch with the drones underground. However, there was still something called a drone backpack in this world that could be used as a temporary terminal for drones.
Looking at the ten buzzing drones, Zhao Tianyu, who stood across from Jiang Chen, felt his scalp tingle. Not to mention how many bullets the kinetic skeleton could withstand, just the drones next to this person made him not know how to deal with them.
"Well … you can hold the weapon, but if you're not here to cause trouble, please explain your intention."
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Tianyu made a compromise. After all, to be able to make it here alive, they must not be ordinary people.
Jiang Chen's eyes stopped for a moment on the rifles in their hands.
They were all PK2000s, although they looked very old. This PAC standard automatic rifle was common in fallout shelters or pre-war military facilities. Jiang Chen immediately understood the identity of these people. It seemed that the truth was not as Mole said. The more than one hundred people who entered the resort five years ago did not completely die.
At least, the six people standing in front of him were not dead.
"I'm a mercenary, hired by the director of Fallout Shelter 79 to investigate your … cause of death. I just didn't expect you all to still be alive. "To gain their trust, Jiang Chen lied.
The six of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly at the same time.
"They're still alive? There are only about twenty of them alive. "
Zhao Tianyu lowered the rifle in his hand, and the five subordinates standing next to him did the same. Since they were on the same side, there was no need to point their guns at each other. Jiang Chen also put away his rifle, but he didn't put away the drone beside him.
"Then … can I come in?" Jiang Chen pointed outside the elevator.
"Of course. Let's talk at our encampment. Please follow me. "Zhao Tianyu made an inviting gesture.
Behind the elevator was a hall with the words "Clearwater Nuclear Power Plant" written on it. Passing through the hall, they came to an arched door. Zhao Tianyu pressed his fingerprint and opened the nuclear power plant buried hundreds of meters underground.
Stepping into the interior of the Clearwater Nuclear Power Plant, Jiang Chen was surprised to find.
What kind of nuclear power plant was this? It was a small fallout shelter!
Large and small tents were located in the empty room, and further back, he could see the workers' dormitories. Although the design of the Clearwater Nuclear Power Plant was to operate on its own for at least 50 years without maintenance, it was still designed to accommodate 500 people.
Although there were more than 500 people crowded here, there were at least a thousand.
"These are the original residents of the nuclear power plant … It should be fine to call them that." Zhao Tianyu took Jiang Chen forward while introducing the situation here.
From Zhao Tianyu's words, Jiang Chen immediately understood why he didn't see any remains in the resort, and the luxury cars in the garage showed no signs of leaving. It turned out that when the nuclear war broke out, those people didn't flee to the fallout shelter a few kilometers away, but directly hid in the nuclear power plant.
It seemed that when the nuclear war broke out, someone found their conscience and didn't keep the secret of the war reserve until the end. Instead, they took a large group of desperate survivors to hide inside.
"It turned out that these workers' dormitories were occupied by Mud Crabs. After we came, we cleared them out."
"After staying underground for a long time, even the most optimistic people will become depressed. These underground people are not easy to get along with, but they also need us to maintain order. If there is extra food, they will share with us. "
"Food? Where do you get food? "Jiang Chen was confused.
"Growing mushrooms, algae, and kelp. The environment here is very suitable for growing these things." Zhao Tianyu grinned. "There is a pipeline connected to the sea in the deuterium refinery of the nuclear power plant. Not only can you get algae, but you can also occasionally get a few small fish."
Growing mushrooms in the nuclear power plant was really a different kind of atmosphere.
However, Jiang Chen didn't complain about their food. He remained silent along the way and spoke less to avoid giving himself away.
At the end of the workers' dormitory, two guards guarded the entrance at the corner. From this posture, it should be the base of the exploration team of Fallout Shelter 79. After entering the so-called command room, Zhao Tianyu brought a chair for Jiang Chen.
"Sit anywhere."
Jiang Chen sat on the chair and leaned the rifle next to him.
Zhao Tianyu sat across from him, crossed his fingers on the table, and looked at Jiang Chen with seriousness.
"Is the Fog Demon still there?"
"If you mean the shadow with the axe, I think he should still be there," Jiang Chen said.
A bitter smile appeared on Zhao Tianyu's face.
"As expected … Can you tell me how you managed to escape its pursuit?"
"He attacked from behind, I discovered it, and then I turned around and wounded him."
Although Jiang Chen said it so casually, Zhao Tianyu still felt the danger described in his words.
"My goodness, I didn't know you had some skills. We had 117 brothers at the time, but only twenty managed to run here alive. If I didn't guess wrong, the brothers who ran down the mountain must be dead. "
"Why are you so sure?" Jiang Chen asked with a smile.
"It's easy to guess. If they returned to Town No. 79 alive, the director certainly wouldn't have sent people to collect our bodies after so many years," Zhao Tianyu mocked. "What about now? What's your plan? "
After a moment of silence, Jiang Chen said.
"I'll take you back and bring these people along."
It would be inconvenient for him to move the nuclear fusion generators and nuclear fuel if there were people in the nuclear power plant, and the people who relied on nuclear energy for survival would certainly not allow him to move the generators. However, if he could take them out of here, he believed they would be happy to hand over the nuclear power plant with both hands.
"We can't get out." Zhao Tianyu shook his head. "With the Fog Demon guarding outside, no matter how many people go, they will all die. The thick fog is his domain, and in his domain, we … "
"What is the so-called Fog Demon?" Jiang Chen frowned.
When he heard Jiang Chen ask this question, Zhao Tianyu sighed.
"It is said that he used to be a person in this Clearwater Nuclear Power Plant."
After a pause, he continued.
"And the person who opened the door and let these poor people into the nuclear power plant …"
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