Being careful is the key to Miao Pu's survival. He listened carefully and opened his senses to the limit. After confirming the surrounding situation, he took a step and jumped, relying only on the fingertips of one hand.
He hooked the front eaves of the elevator door, then inserted the dagger into the gap of the elevator door, then tucked his fingers in, and hung his weight with just the force of grasping. He also tucked his free hand in, both hands
After a struggle, the door opened from left to right without any sound.
This is a corridor about - meters wide. The doors on both sides of the corridor are relatively sparse, and they are all electronically controlled metal doors without small windows. According to the information given by Qian Lihang, this is a material reserve, and he needs to search
Take a look to see if you can find the parts Qian Lihang just told him through the communicator, but the most important thing is that only here can you get a blank ID card that has not been written.
Miao Pu put his hand near the latch of the metal door and released the power of death. Even though the door was made of alloy, made of exquisite materials and had been transformed, it was still quickly dimmed and corroded into black under the erosion of the power of death.
Ash.
The metal door was gently pushed open. Rows of shelves filled with items appeared in front of Miao Pu.
"Wow"
Miao Pu walked inside and couldn't help but sigh. He studied plants. He was exposed to some related instruments when he was at Forestry University, and visited provincial scientific research institutes, so he recognized some of the items here.
Not surprisingly, they are basically the best products he knows, some of which he has never even heard of, but you can tell at a glance that they are good products. But time has changed, and these valuable products can now not only trigger his nostalgia for the past.
The remembrance of him can no longer inspire even the slightest desire to possess, and even the knowledge that he would continue on the path of the plant system when he first awakened seems a bit childish and ridiculous.
Thinking of this, he had to admit that he who always felt that he was still the same person before had actually changed too much in less than half a year. This was why he sighed and sighed.
After getting the needed items, he ran away without hesitation and used the same method to open the second door. In fact, he could use similar methods to open the portals of those special areas, even if they were extremely thick and solid. But since
If he intends to fully take over this stall, he feels that it is better to leave some room. The higher the integrity of the entire institute, the more beneficial it will be for the rapid reception and reuse of [Spike Team]. Obtaining ID cards and swiping the door will not work.
How much time was wasted.
In the second small warehouse, ID cards, computer spare parts and other consumables were stored on the shelves. Soon after entering the room, Miao Pu found someone lying on the ground in the corner. She looked like a woman, with her long hair covering her.
Most of the face.
The corners of Miao Pu's mouth curled up. The first feeling in his heart was intimacy. He felt that it was really good to see some normal scenes. Even if the other party suddenly jumped up and attacked him, he felt that this was a normal scene.
Slowly he drew out his gun and aimed at the opponent. Until he calmly completed the above actions, the opponent remained motionless, and he did not hear the opponent's breathing or heartbeat.
"laugh"
He shot the other person in the leg, thinking with some evil intention in his mind that if the other person was a dead man, I believe he would not care about his rudeness.
It turned out that the other party was not dead, or had died before and transformed from her into it. After being shot, the monster jumped up, opened its mouth and spat at Miao Pu.
"laugh"
Miao Pu, who was well prepared, fired another shot, which hit its forehead. Although the monster was not dead, its head was tilted back due to the kinetic energy. Miao Pu rushed in at the right time and reached the monster in a flash.
In front of him, he took out a dagger with his left hand and slashed it across the monster's neck, decapitating it directly.
The headless body took a few steps forward before falling to its knees and rolling onto the head on the side like a ball, with its eyelids still blinking.
The source of mutation is nothing, but after becoming a monster, he did not wreak havoc, but stayed here for such a long time, which made him feel a little strange.
At this time, he was still not sure that the monster was completely dead. He did not understand the working principle of the monster's body, but he still boldly approached it and conducted some simple autopsy analysis. There was no blood in the wound on the neck, and the body
It has a strong tolerance to bullets, and its cell vitality is driven by a power that it has never been exposed to before. From the perspective of his system of yin and yang and five elements that determine all types of powers, this energy should belong to the yin wood system.
He didn't waste too much time on the deceased, but quickly checked some details here.
The ventilation openings are small, the fence is strong, and there are no signs of damage. The computer desk is a bit messy. It seems to be a consumable warehouse for office equipment.
Miao Pu walked over and checked the laptop on the table. There was a battery. He tried to start it but failed. There were no objects on the table that attracted his special attention. So he took the ID card and found one from the pocket of the female corpse.
A bunch of keys, a silver ID card, and a small note pad. On the note pad, some contents were recorded intermittently, including a simple map and a set of passwords.
After returning to the power room and handing the parts to Qian Lihang, Miao Pu set off again and rushed to the backup control room.
The backup control room is also a self-contained unit at the other end of the CI floor opposite the power room. The distance is quite far, so he brought two people with him and asked them to act as communication relay in the cylindrical core area of the CI area, so that he could
You can always keep in touch with everyone in the exploration group.
Compared to the other end, the damage to the facilities along this end was much more severe. It looked like it was caused by accidents such as earthquakes and explosions. I don't know if it was caused by man-made sabotage.
What's interesting is that shortly after he penetrated deep, his dangerous instinct alerted the police.
Danger intuition is an intuitive reaction produced by the joint action of spirit and body. When he controls [Heizi], his danger intuition is far less developed than his main body, and the way of warning is just a heart palpitating for no reason.
An ordinary awakened person might not take this as a problem, but he is different. [Heizi] also has the background of [Yuan Shou]. Combined with his soul, he firmly believes that this situation means something.
"A powerful existence?" Miao Pu murmured to himself. In his heart, a certain emotion was suddenly ignited.
Despite the magical constraints of [Soul Projection], once [Heizi] is destroyed, Miao Pu's body will also suffer permanent damage, but when he controls [Heizi], he still has the same lightness as when he first debuted.
Energy Devourer, Green Devil, Red Devil, he does not have to worry because of these constraints. He also no longer has the worry of being unable to exert his prehistoric power of more than 100 due to a series of changes. In such a situation, his temperament
The fearless side once again took over the dominant position in the adventure, and he even longed for this feeling.
When Miao Pu discovered this, even he felt a little surprised. After all, his ideal was to be a carefree, comfortable, and safe rich man. This was true. But he soon felt relieved.
Thoughts are a complex body of contradictions. He is the one who hopes to live a leisurely and peaceful life. He is also the one who craves excitement and is slightly bloodthirsty. He hopes to be perfect and get more. This is him, an ordinary soul.
Continuing forward, deviating from the main road and going down the stairs, the frightening feeling appeared again. This time it was no longer fleeting, but very real and lasting.
"It's close." Miao Pu licked his lips to himself, holding a gun in his left hand and pulling out a dagger in his right hand.
This dagger was newly made, but the style was very memorable. It was exactly like the first machete he had ever used.
At this moment, the lighting power supply was restored, and the entire area seemed to wake up.
Zhi...zhi...
Miao Pu heard the slight sound of electric current. The lighting was dim for a while, then normal for a while. The rhythm was as clear as breathing. This caught his attention. He pressed the communicator on his helmet and tried to get in touch with Qian Lihang and others.
The communication quality was a bit poor, with brief interruptions from time to time and rustling sounds, but overall communication was still possible. Miao Pu confirmed with Qian Lihang whether the lighting power supply was normal. Qian Lihang told him that it was running well, but he
This area consumes a lot of electricity, and the lighting lines are transmitting electric energy at almost full capacity. Considering the damage here, the possibility of electric leakage cannot be ruled out, but the biggest possibility is that something is stealing electric energy.
After ending the communication and going down the stairs, Miao Pu smelled moisture, which meant that there might be a large area of water on the road ahead.
He couldn't help but frown. If the entire research institute was still in its original underground area, then he fully recognized this possibility. There are water veins and rivers underground, which seep and rupture without maintenance.
It is normal for a large amount of water to accumulate. But this is a mysterious space. Maybe there is a twisted void separated by a wall. Where does the water veins and rivers come from?
Continuing forward, sure enough, he saw water.
According to the map, including this layer, there are three layers in total. The presence of water here means that two layers have been completely immersed in water. And on this layer, he took a rough look and found that the water was waist deep. Moreover, in the water, he
I saw a lot of roots, and I didn’t know what kind of plant they were. They were densely covered under the water, clinging to the wall, like vines, entangled into a dense network. They blocked the road to the lower level. I thought
If you want to continue downward, you have to break through these entanglements and dive all the way.
"The appearance of this water is really strange." Miao Pu did not rush into the water. Instead, he contacted Qian Lihang again and consulted him. He had a relatively comprehensive general layout structure diagram of the important facilities in the underground ruins. He wanted to see if he could
Find some clues.
After a while, Qianli Channel said: "The only water conservancy facility in the entire underground ruins is built on an underground river. However, this river does not flow through the E area..."
According to Qian Lihang's description, Miao Pu naturally thought of the underground river that he and Luo Zhiqing had explored together. The underground river was indeed not in the area where the large research institute was located, but it was not an underground ruin.
He was not surprised at all that the mysterious space had even been intercepted from the area where Dihe was located, and was piled together with the research institute area like building blocks.
Of course, actually explaining the source of the accumulated water is not the most important problem now. The most important thing is that the accumulated water blocks the way. If you want to complete the task as planned, you have to dive all the way down. Combined with the intuitive warning of danger, this is done
The risk is extremely high.
Miao Pu thought for a while and began to conduct some simple tests on the accumulated water. It turned out that the water here had indeed been contaminated, but the problem was not serious and it was not enough to cause any harm to him. He dug out the female body that had been in the supplies warehouse.
The notepad and simple map obtained there point to a location where the water is waist deep.
After thinking for a while, Miao Pu got into the water and stepped on the water from the stairwell to the corridor.
The water here is neither turbid nor clear, and is slightly cool.
The lighting system can still function to some extent, but several of them are broken, and the light in the corridor is very dim. Because of the quiet environment, the poor contact of the lighting equipment causes the sound of some lamps to flicker on and off, which is particularly loud.
To be honest, the environment here is actually quite scary. It looks like the scene of a cheap horror movie produced by an island country, with a pool of waist-high water, a dim and silent environment, and endless lights... This makes the former game enthusiast Miao
Park's adrenaline surged and he felt very excited at the same time, the rhythm of the Resident Evil game.
As he walked forward through the water, the communicator showed a call request. After the call was connected, it was Qian Lihang. The new good news was that some of the power and electricity systems in various areas could be restored. Qian Lihang informed him to stay away from the stagnant water to avoid
Injured due to electric leakage.
Miao Pu asked Qian Lihang to act boldly. Ordinary power and electricity were not powerful enough to cause any harm to him, even if it was sustained.
After taking a few steps, he heard electrical sounds. If the restoration of lighting and electricity felt like waking up before, then now it felt like it was beginning to have vitality and movement. These electrical sounds meant that some equipment that was still intact could be used.
Used normally, even if they are underwater.
Soon, Miao Pu received another good news. Qian Lihang could control some facilities in this area and he was trying to drain water. Soon after, the water began to flow and the water line dropped. When Miao Pu arrived at the room he was looking for on this trip,
When he was outside, the water was already below his knees. The door lock in front of Miao Pu was the same type of magnetic induction lock used in many hotels. He took out the silver ID card he obtained from the deceased and swiped it on the door lock.
"Buzz...click" the door opened.
Theoretically, the sound of opening the lock was not loud, but it was too quiet here, so it seemed really abnormal. Miao Pu stood quietly at the door for a while, not hearing any movement, and then opened the door and entered the house.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened, "Hu" jumped out of the room and a black figure opened the door to kill him.
She has no body temperature or heartbeat, and she likes to poke or lie there motionless. Even Miao Pu's senses cannot detect her existence, just like the female corpse she encountered in the consumables warehouse.
The monster's facial structure has undergone drastic changes. Its mouth can be opened in a cross shape. It is full of spike-like teeth and smelly mucus. When it pounces, its mouth has been opened wide, and its arms are open.
He even reached forward and made a grabbing motion.
Miao Pu did not retreat but moved forward. He ducked under his armpit and cut off the monster's head from the neck with a backhand knife. The corpse continued to pounce forward according to its inertia, causing water to splash in all directions.
The movement was really loud this time. In a corner dozens of meters away from Miao Pu and the monster, water ripples suddenly appeared on the originally calm water surface. Then the water ripples turned into water lines, and more than one of them slid towards this side.
.
When the monsters approached a certain distance, Miao Pu noticed that there were so many of them. The first thing he did was to close the door. At that moment, he saw a scorpion tail-like hook protruding from the water. There was no chitin.
The shell, from the perspective of the cortex, is more like an enlarged gecko skin, with fine scales and markings, but the shape is flat, which is very similar to a scorpion tail.
However, the biggest difference compared to the scorpion tail is that the tip of this tail is not a hook-shaped poisonous needle, but a trident. There is a bone spur in the middle that can be freely retracted, and the two ends are semi-curved claws, like sharp claws.
Like pliers, the top is sharp and the inner edge is sharp, like a polished scimitar edge.
No matter how weird the tail is, at least its movements are really sharp, like a scorpion stinging a person or a poisonous snake biting, except that the door has been closed. This sting hit the door, and a finger was pierced through the door.
Thick holes.
The monsters did not force the door open after missing a hit. Miao Pu smiled slightly. He had no fear of these monsters, but killing these guys was not his first priority right now.
After inserting the ID card into the card slot on the side wall, Miao Pu began to look at the room.
This looks like it should be a dormitory, but it has a living room and a study room. At a glance, it is obvious that it is a place where middle-level people and above live. Miao Pu made a simple distinction and quickly found the target room. There was a safe in the closet, which needed to be entered.
The password was not destroyed by violence. After trying to enter the password on the scratch pad, it was successfully opened.
The funny thing is that after opening the safe, there is a delicate suitcase about 3 cm long and 15 cm wide inside. This suitcase also requires a set of passwords to open. Entering the set of passwords again actually succeeded. Miao Pu smiled bitterly.
He sighed and said to himself: "This secret-keeping thing is really nonsense."
There is a stack of files and a mobile hard drive in the suitcase. According to the file, this 15B×24×44NN mobile hard drive has 10TH of storage space. Inside is a backup of plant research. This backup even contains plants in the early stages of active infection.
Research reports, it can be said that all the plant-related research results of this large research institute are here. Even for Miao Pu today, this is a very valuable treasure.
Among them, the part that concerns Miao Pu the most is the information about [Yam Luo Tree].
[Yam Luo Tree], in the agricultural reclamation area corresponding to the No. D passage of the underground ruins, the plants cultivated there mutated into forests after the source civilization. The plants, combined with the corresponding artifacts containing the source civilization technology, created a kind of plant that surprised Miao Pu.
Miao Pu has long coveted the purifier's ability to decompose all matter and convert it into energy, which is close to BHG. Unfortunately, although he had continuous opportunities and obtained many good things and high-value source technologies, he never made any progress in this area.
.Otherwise, [Spike Team]’s energy acquisition problem would have been solved early on.
Now, after going in a big circle, I finally came back to this thing. It was when Miao Pu saw a sketch of a purifier similar to what he saw in the passage safe house on his note pad that he decided to search here.
Sure enough, he found what he wanted most. What made Miao Pu even more overjoyed was that in addition to the mobile hard drive, there was also a delicate metal container in the card slot of the suitcase. Inside was a sample of the Yama tree that had not been mutated by the erosion of the source.
There is no doubt that this thing is too important, even more than the mutated sample. After closing the suitcase again, Miao Pu controlled [Heizi] and carefully put it into the backpack behind him.
Delivering this object safely to the main body has become the most important task at present. Miao Pu is not even willing to leave the door. In order to pursue safety and convenience, he directly breaks open the vent in the room, enters the ventilation duct system, and then contacts Qian Lihang
, let him collect relevant maps to guide him out.
Miao Pu's caution paid off handsomely. The entire process of his return went smoothly. Although the ventilation duct was narrow, it was not a problem for him, and the shaft area with smooth walls was also not a problem. Under his full efforts, it was not a problem for him.
By 10 minutes, they entered a relatively safe area, and soon afterwards met up with the two people who stayed behind, as well as Qian Lihang and others who arrived later.
After completing all this, the group quickly returned to the AI layer, and then left the mysterious passage without stopping, safely handing the data into the hands of the main body.
[Qi Ling] attaches great importance to this harvest, saying that the encapsulated sample is probably the only unmutated Yama tree, and its value is immeasurable. In comparison, those research materials are the second time.
It's necessary, it's just for reference and verification.