Quanzai Cone

The mechanism of the safe house closed under my feet, making a dull and slight movement.I looked down at the closed escape route, took a deep breath, ignored it, and silently followed Zhijun up the simple straight ladder made of steel bars.

Zhijun raised his hand and opened the secret exit door, turned over, and I also supported the last ladder and sent myself to the ground.

There is no dawn in the polar circle in winter, and Yokohama is already at sunrise, but the surrounding area is still shrouded in deep darkness. Only the L-shaped military flashlight buckled on the chest penetrates the shadow and draws a small area of ​​light.

Standing in the light and fully armed, Zhijun glanced back at me, his iris-colored eyes under the goggles were cold and pressing: "Don't follow me."

I put the submachine gun in my hand and nodded vigorously.

The two stepped into the snow that covered their calves, and set off towards the communication tower one after the other.

In the white mist that came out, I looked up at my destination.

Two mountain ranges spanning east and west, connecting the sky and the earth, are entrenched in the darkness. They are heavy, majestic, and difficult for birds to cross.The special field of vision shared by the digital ghost transformed the data of the preliminary surveying and mapping map on the notebook into reality, and clearly marked a ray of light in the second mountain range, indicating the end of the trip.

Although such a long distance makes one's scalp tingle just by looking at it, in fact, we don't need to climb two snow mountains in a row.The Umbrella branch base inside the first mountain has been basically cleared. According to the records in the notebook, as long as we find the secret passage, Zhijun and I can directly follow the passage to the vicinity of the communication tower on the second mountain.

This task shouldn't be very difficult...probably.

Quietly across the snow, I came to the side of the snow-covered road that had been artificially trimmed. I carried the gun on my back, and put on the ski equipment with Zhijun.

The previous combat training also included skiing skills, at least the gentle road to the gate of the base is not an obstacle for me.

The pole touched the ground, and I rushed out behind Zhijun.The north wind howled and blew across my body, even through the cold-proof combat uniform, it still made my bones chill. I held my snow pole tightly and concentrated on observing the road conditions as much as possible.Fortunately, there is no snowstorm at present, and the simple cold is not a big trouble in this land.

Unknowingly, the speed of ruling the king in front slowed down.I adjusted my posture and stopped slowly.

There was a strange and vague howling in the new wind, and a few hundred meters away, the gate of the steel-cast base was opening, ready to swallow all uninvited guests.

Zhijun and I exchanged glances, took off our ski gear, and hid under a tall tree.

Over the final distance, we stepped into the completely disabled base.

The failure of the power system caused only a few scattered lighting equipment to remain on. Zhijun and I passed the fallen corpse covered with a layer of hoarfrost, and walked according to the entrance of the secret passage as marked in the notes.

Because the situation was fairly safe, I only held a pistol tightly in both hands, and silently watched Zhijun find out the combination lock, quickly crack it, and press the secret door.

Those strange and howling owners were still wandering far away. I leaned against the wall to be vigilant, and Zhi Jun, who was roughly confirmed safe, patted my shoulder, and turned along the wall to enter the door.

The flashlight tore through the darkness to illuminate the way forward, and I took a few steps deep into the narrow corridor to make room for Zhijun.

After both of them entered, the secret door "rumbling" closed.When I took the last step, I suddenly felt a gust of air blowing towards my face, and I couldn't help but focus my eyes slightly. Relying on the conditioned reflex cultivated by many days of training, I instantly stepped back to avoid the attack. He lowered his jaw, raised his leg, kicked the guy out, and fired a shot.

In the muffled sound after the silence, the attacker's brittle skull was shattered by the bullet.Still barely retaining his human form, he slid slowly down the wall, dragging out a bloodstain covered in mold, and sat slumped on the ground motionless.

Looking at the dirty white coat, I swallowed a few times with lingering fear, and then carefully stepped over the corpse, turned the corner, and entered the corridor that was several times wider.

"Is it the researcher who escaped in when the mutation happened... How did he die at the entrance? Could it be that the way forward was blocked and he ran back?" Because when Zhijun and I came to the base ten years later, we took another road. The route and the information about the secret passage all come from materials and guesses, and there are not too many mentions in the notes, so I am also confused now, and I muttered with a sinking heart.

Zhijun passed me and walked in front, holding the shotgun in his hand ready to shoot at any time.

His tone was as usual: "If it really doesn't work out, he won't be the only one who comes back."

I looked around and found no signs of struggle or another corpse, so I was slightly relieved.

All the way unimpeded, came to the core.

The secret channel should use a separate power supply system. The mutation has occurred for many days, and the mechanism still maintains basic operation.Thanks to the unrecognizable researcher at the entrance for providing the access card, Zhijun and I encountered almost no difficulties.

But, the good luck ends here.

The huge core area is connected with all kinds of passages extending in all directions, and it seems that it can directly go to all areas of the base, and the door pointing to the communication tower is obviously the most important thing.

The authority of the researcher's access control card is not enough to fully activate the mechanism. After the verification, there is a system prompt along with the sound of the door being raised.

[The degree of damage to the main base exceeds the predetermined ratio, and the underground defense system is upgraded to the highest level.Your authority is insufficient, and the process of manually restarting the A-9 gate has been executed. Please complete the restart according to the regulations of the base manual. 】

With a premonition rising, Zhijun and I walked into the gate and saw a huge space divided into six upper and lower floors with intricate aisles.

A red light came on behind him, and the beep sounded again.

[The process requires the cooperation of at least two people, please select a researcher to go to the bottom control room. 】

The door of the small elevator on the left slid open, and I looked at Zhijun.

He glanced at the space pattern and said to me: "Miss, you go to the control room."

I have no objection. Looking at the floor distribution, I know that the tasks of people outside are heavier. Of course, it is safer for the more capable ruler to solve it.

"Then I will use the communicator to communicate." I pointed to the black box on my waist, turned and walked towards the small elevator.

The door of the elevator is divided into two floors. The outer door is a hollow iron door. The moment it slowly closed, there were ominous wailing sounds from all floors of the space, including the connecting aisle. The little black spot staggered up.

——It's those fugitive researchers who have disappeared!

After running to gate a-9, failed to restart and got trapped? !Why did it mutate at this time!

I hurried to tap the button of the elevator, but it seemed to be a fixed procedure, no matter how hard I tried, there was no response.

Cold sweat soaked his back, and Zhijun's cold and calm voice came to his ears.

"Miss, it is enough to complete your task, the rest is my business."

I bit my lip, looked up at him through the gap in the iron door, and nodded.

The fully enclosed elevator doors on the second floor closed slowly, covering Zhijun's figure, and I threw out my last words.

"—— Zhijun... I believe in you!"

【Ding Dong】.

The door closed and a green light came on.

[Going down, go to the "control room". 】