"Coming."
A large military truck rumbled outside the ruins.
The mutants got out of the car one after another, and under the leadership of the soldiers, they walked to the edge of the ruins and the road leading to the ruins.
The city defense army distributed a set of low-level radiation protection suits, some food and water to each of them, and then explained some precautions.
These mutants happily went to the ruins.
They were all different in height, height, weight, and age, but Duke glanced at them and unexpectedly found two familiar faces.
If I remember correctly, those two people should be from the small village where he settled last night.
One is a stooped middle-aged man, and the other is a little girl with a somewhat deformed body.
There are many mutant villages nearby. There are a total of ten people in the village, but this village can actually draw two. I don't know if I should call it lucky or unlucky.
Four awakened people wearing high-level protective clothing led these mutants into the ruins.
Originally, they wanted Qin to lead the way, but Qin had not taken that route before. If she led the way, her secret might be revealed.
So under Duke's guidance, Jean drew a simple map from the entrance to the energy supply system and gave it to them.
And there is another reason, that is, if she really succeeds, it will be convenient for her to take a shortcut to the third floor with her men!
"Just wait and hope it will succeed."
After Qin watched the mutant's back disappear from sight, she turned back and said to the employees.
Inside the Overlord, Duke stayed inside and did not come out. He rubbed the nameplate in his hand and finally gritted his teeth.
"If the radiation danger is over, then I'll go see what's going on!"
…
The waiting process was long, and just when Duke was half asleep, a burst of cheers suddenly came from outside.
"What's wrong?"
Duke looked intently and saw four people wearing high-level protective clothing walking out of the entrance to the ruins. There were only four of them, and the ten mutants did not appear.
Qin got in the car and said to Duke:
"The energy supply system has been shut down. It is expected that people will be able to enter soon. I will take people in later. Please don't run around in the car."
"good."
Duke nodded obediently.
Qin said again with some worry:
"Don't run around, your predecessor was so useless!"
"Yeah, remember!"
"That's good."
Not long after, when they found that the pointer on the radiation detector had dropped to the yellow area, everyone immediately took action.
Although radiation of this intensity will still be fatal, as long as you prepare anti-radiation agents and anti-radiation agents in advance, or wear protective clothing, it won't be a big problem.
Qin is already ready to go. She left some people to guard the convoy, and the rest will follow her into the ruins.
Alger wanted to stay and protect Duke, but Duke asked him to go in with Qin, saying he was worried about Qin.
Alger is a guardian knight, and protecting people is his strong point, and Qin is Duke's fiancée, so Duke has no problem with this.
After hesitating for a while, Alger finally followed Duke's suggestion. After all, most people would enter the ruins later, and there was indeed no danger in Duke's place. He was also very curious about this large ruins.
"Remember, stay in the car and don't run around!"
Qin stressed again and again, which made Duke feel a little embarrassed.
"Don't worry, I won't run around!"
"Walk!"
Qin led dozens of people and followed the vast crowd into the ruins.
When the last team entered, there were very few people left on the ground.
Duke looked around in the car, then put on protective clothing, loaded some medicines, and got out of the car.
"Mr. Duke, what are you doing?"
Seeing Duke coming down in full gear, the employees who stayed behind were a little surprised.
"I'm going to the toilet."
Duke said with a natural expression.
"Uh, okay, please."
The employees didn't think much and moved out of the way. When Duke disappeared in front of their eyes, someone started discussing in a low voice.
"Is this person really Boss Qin's fiancé? Why do I feel so timid..."
"That's right, when I went to the toilet, I was fully armed, and even put on protective clothing..."
"Say less, Boss Qin's thoughts are not something we can guess at will! Besides, it would be nice if someone wants Boss Qin... Wuwu... don't cover my mouth..."
…
Duke sneaked to the entrance of the ruins.
Looking at the place that looked like a monster's mouth, he gritted his teeth and walked in.
The light dimmed instantly, and Duke waited for a while for his eyes to adjust before continuing on.
This place is similar to what Qin said, the architectural style is relatively rough, and it has been patronized and empty.
Duke had already memorized the main map in his mind. He determined the direction and moved forward cautiously.
Fortunately, I didn't meet anyone along the way. Those people would have been eager to go to the second floor.
After groping for a long time, Duke finally came to the three large pillars, which were near the air filter pipes. Looking at the hole on one of the large pillars that was bigger than the water tank, Duke secretly mourned for it. After encountering such violence as Qin,
Women, big pillars are also difficult.
Entering through the access door at the back, it was dark inside. Duke didn't dare to walk too fast. After all, there might be danger inside.
And Duke is also afraid of meeting Qin. If he did, it would be somewhat embarrassing.
Fortunately, I didn't see Qin all the way down to the second floor, including her employees, Alger, etc. Duke guessed that they should have gone to the third floor.
As for the others, they are naturally still on their way to the second floor.
According to the map Duke drew for them, it won't be possible for a while.
Before Duke could breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt like he was being watched.
"What the hell!"
Duke was startled.
He carefully shined a flashlight and saw that there seemed to be nothing around except various machines.
But Duke did not relax, he still trusted his sixth sense.
After walking cautiously for a while, the feeling of being spied on still existed, which made Duke retreat.
After hesitating for a while, Duke finally did not leave.
He checked the revolvers to make sure they were loaded before moving on.
Originally, Duke wanted to go directly to the third floor because Qin picked up the nameplate with his name on the third floor.
But when he thought of the ten mutants who had not returned, Duke still wanted to take a look at the energy supply system.
Soon, some blue light appeared in front of my eyes.
The radiation detector on Duke's arm made a rapid clicking sound.
"This is it..."
Duke stretched his head and took a look. There were some human corpses lying scattered inside.
You can tell at a glance that they are all mutants.
Although he had already guessed the result, Duke still felt quite unhappy, but he was not too sentimental. After all, this is a world where people eat people.
After confirming that all these people were dead, Duke was about to leave for the third floor, but suddenly, the corner of his eye twitched.
Because he found that among the corpses lying inside, one of them seemed to have moved?
Fake corpse?
Still not dead?
Duke heard that in the wilderness, there is a certain chance that a person will turn into a ghoul after death. If a ghoul does appear, he may not be able to defeat it.
Duke quickly picked up the revolver and was ready to fire at any time.
Boom——
The corpse turned over, revealing a petite figure inside.
Only then did Duke realize that it was not the corpse that was moving, but the people below him.
"It's her, and she's still alive?"
Duke's eyes widened, a little unbelievable, because this petite figure was exactly the little girl in the village whom Duke had a deep impression on.
At this time, the little girl's mask was torn, and there was some rot on the exposed half of her face, which looked scary.
Especially since she still kept her only remaining eye open and stared at Duke.
This immediately made my scalp numb.
Duke turned around and wanted to leave, but looking into that black eye, he felt a little inexplicable guilt.
Although these mutants were not tricked by him, after all, he had enjoyed the final results and left like this, which he felt was a bit unjustifiable.
After thinking for three seconds, Duke looked at the radiation detector on his wrist and finally decided to be a bad guy for once!
"Hey! I'll go in and take you out. Whether you survive or not depends on you! Don't attack me! Otherwise I will definitely kill you before you can make any move!"
Duke shouted to the little girl.
Regardless of whether the other party could hear it or not, he took a deep breath and dove in.
Although this place has been shut down, there is still strong radiation, and the pointer of the radiation detector has pointed to the red area.
However, Duke is wearing an intermediate protective suit. Although he cannot have as strong protection as a high-level protective suit, he can still stay in this red area for a short time.
Duke was very fast and ran to the little girl's side in a few seconds.
The little girl just stared at him motionless.
Duke picked her up, then paused for a second to make sure that the other party had no intention of attacking, and then he ran away.
call--
A few seconds later, Duke appeared outside the door again.
It only took about ten seconds to go in and out, and Duke even admired himself.
He quickly looked at the little girl in his arms. The little girl was still staring at him, but there was no expression on her face - of course, most of her face was rotten, so even if she had an expression, Duke couldn't tell.
But since he is still out, there should still be a chance of survival.
But when Duke checked the little girl's body, his heart suddenly sank.
Her body was like plasticine, even the bones were soft, and her skin was about to melt!
Duke's scalp felt numb.
He didn't know how the little girl persisted with such horrific injuries.
He didn't know whether the little girl would survive even if he brought her out.
But now that the matter has come to this, Duke can only try his best to satisfy himself.
He took out various injectable medicines such as anti-radiation agent, radiation elimination agent, and antidote, and injected them all into the little girl's body. Then he took out many oral medicines and fed them all into the little girl's mouth.
The little girl just looked at Duke quietly with one eye without saying a word. She didn't know whether it was because she didn't feel anything or because her vocal cords were damaged and she couldn't make a sound.
After using all the available medicine, Duke took out the bandages, tied the little girl up like a mummy, and carried it on his back.
"That's all I can do for now. I'll go look inside later. If there's something like a medical cabin, it might be able to save your life. If not... then just ask for your blessings..."
The map says that the best hospital in Vault 39 is in the central area.
Duke thought he might try his luck.
"..."
…
Duke didn't stay on the second floor for long. After he found the passage to the third floor, he immediately went to the third floor.
Although the feeling of peeping still existed, Duke no longer cared. Anyway, he had never been in danger. If he did encounter danger, he now wanted to find out what the nameplate engraved with his name meant.
The third floor is the same as what Qin said. There is a small door here, and you need to swipe your card to enter.
The door was locked at this time, and Duke knew that Qin must be inside, and she would not leave the door open to let others take advantage.
Duke Swipe.
Rumble~
The heavy door opened, and Duke quietly stretched his head to take a look. Sure enough, there was no one at the door.
Duke's guess was almost the same. Qin and the others must have searched very quickly, and they are probably on their way to the center now.
Duke took a slight detour to avoid running into Jean, but since he didn't pick up any trash, he went very fast.
When he came to a metal door, there was no one around.
Duke knew that this was the center of the ruins, but the map didn't say how to open the gate.
There was a card swiping area next to it, and Duke pasted the ID card on it.
"Sorry..."
As a result, the voice prompt permission is insufficient.
Duke was immediately helpless.
If this card does not have enough permissions, then he has no choice.
Qin's card is similar to his, and they should be of the same level. If his card can't get in, Qin's will definitely not get in either.
The exterior wall of the entire central area is made of radiation-proof concrete.
Barite and some metal elements are added to it, which has extremely high density and is enough to resist nuclear radiation and nuclear explosions.
If you don't know how to open the door, it's basically impossible to get in.
Duke was a little disappointed.
He felt that the answer to the nameplate might be inside, but there was nothing he could do if he couldn't get in.
"Oh, little girl, I'm sorry..."
Duke shook his head. It was obvious that there was no way to save this little girl.
But just when Duke turned around and left, he was about to give up.
Pfft——
There was a sudden sound from behind, and the heavy metal door slowly opened.
A beam of warm light shot out from the crack of the door.
Duke narrowed his eyes slightly. After a moment's hesitation, he carried the little girl on his back and walked directly in.
It's a blessing, not a curse, but it's a curse that cannot be avoided.
Besides, come here!
As soon as Duke entered the door, he heard a mechanical synthesized electronic sound.
"Trespassing illegally, please leave immediately, otherwise you will be cleared!"
"Trespassing illegally, please leave immediately, otherwise - sizzling -"
"Fei-zizi-fachuang-zizi-come in, please-zizi-"
"Zizi——Welcome Mr. Du Ruo."
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Chapter completed!