Chapter 42: Light Up!

The van returned to the city center along the road.

Using the city center on the map as the coordinates, I discovered that this map was actually an aerial photo taken after the disaster.

In the ruins of the city center, I followed the map and drove for less than an hour before finding the right direction.

This is a map made just after the disaster.

I can't help but feel chilled in my heart. Under such a huge global disaster, these foreigners reacted so quickly.

There is no doubt that this disaster and this war were premeditated.

There was no one on the road, and along this familiar road we were getting closer and closer to the air raid shelter.

Li Xiang threw the cigarette case at me, and I took out one and lit it.

Actually, I quit smoking before.

Since I started working, my family's pension has been cut off, and Xiao Leng's tuition and living expenses have also fallen on me.

My life got better after that, and for the sake of my health, I never relapsed.

But now, disasters and wars are everywhere, and no one can guarantee whether they will be alive tomorrow.

Taking a deep breath of cigarette, I rolled down the van window.

The smoke dissipated into the halo of the scorching sun.

In fact, my head is a little confused. The external information I have learned in the past two days is difficult to digest.

The first is 'x'. This symbol first appeared on the nameplate hanging around the neck of the crazy man.

And he was infected with face worm.

'α-1203'

And the blond man sitting in the back seat of the SUV this morning also had an 'x' on his armband.

This is an organization.

What is their connection to this disaster?

Another point is that it is a special city. I can probably be sure that Xia Xue and his mother are people from a special city.

The name Zhang Mingao allowed me to get through in front of Meng Yucheng.

They had known for a long time that such a disaster would happen, and built an underground city to protect important people?

Xia Xue is so mature and rational at the age of 12.

They are not ordinary people.

As for Meng Bang, they are probably doing the same thing as Luo Yanwen, but with different methods.

In the first week after the disaster, those who survived had begun to adapt to the sudden doomsday.

…

While thinking, the van had already passed the bridge across the river, and not far ahead was the air raid shelter.

Seeing the familiar cave entrance, a sense of peace of mind came over me.

"arrive."

When we parked the car, the door handle was already softened by the sun.

Opening the rear door, Xiao Leng and his group crowded in the back and suppressed their blushes.

Pulling Xiao Leng out of the car, the Li brothers and I worked together to move the diesel barrels into the air raid shelter.

There are still traces of our lives in the air-raid shelter, and the blood stains on the ground still remain.

Xu Xinyi and Jiang Xiaoman followed. They were still a little cautious about the unfamiliar environment.

"Why is the door closed?"

Li Xiang frowned.

"It should be from Sun Laoguan last night." I guessed.

However, looking at the closed metal door, I felt a sense of uneasiness in my heart.

"Old Sun, nothing will happen to him, right?"

"Probably not,"

With that said, I waved to Li Chong, "Come on, open the door first."

Next to the wheel, I noticed that there seemed to be a few new traces on the originally dusty wheel.

But before I could confirm, Li Chong had already grabbed the roulette wheel, "You push up, and I'll push down."

I nodded slightly. With the combined efforts of the three of us, the roulette wheel was actually not as difficult to open as the first time.

With just a little force, we heard the sound of gears clicking inside the metal door.

'click'

At the moment when the metal door slowly opened, the corridor suddenly glowed with light, but only for a moment, and it became completely dark again.

This is residual power.

Moist air blew out of the corridor, making the darkness in front of him look eerie.

"Let's go."

I pulled Xiao Leng and turned around to greet the two girls.

The two were shocked, but stood hesitantly outside the metal door.

I didn't rush them.

It is their choice to come in or not to come in.

They want to survive, and I don't need anyone who is too cowardly either.

Li Xiang, who was walking in front, rolled the diesel barrel.

The oil drum hit the metal door with a bang.

…

After entering the base, everyone gathered in front of the lifting platform.

There was a beam of light overhead, the only source of light in the base.

Elsewhere, swallowed by darkness, nothing can be seen.

Xu Xinyi and Jiang Xiaoman were a little scared, and the two girls followed Xiao Leng and crowded around me.

"It's okay, it's safe here, but there are no lights right now." Xiao Leng said to comfort them.

Li Chong squeezed towards the girls, "Don't worry, when the light comes up, I will roast chicken for you."

I rolled my eyes at him and said, "Work."

The lifting platform is electric, but there is also a manual handle for emergency use.

Between the steel cables, the platform is driven by pulleys.

Li Chong was responsible for shaking it below, while Li Xiang and I moved the diesel barrel to the platform.

The platform slowly rose, and with Li Chong's sad eyes, we arrived at the central control platform on the mezzanine.

There was no light in the glass windows of the control room.

"Hold your back."

In front of the oil storage tank, Li Xiang spoke to me.

"Um."

The sound echoed in the darkness.

In fact, we didn't see Old Man Sun when we walked in, which made me a little concerned.

Maybe he's still over there in the living area?

We can only check again after the power is restored.

The lid of the oil storage tank was unscrewed and the oil inside had dried up.

Diesel dripped down the cylinder wall and gradually soaked into the inside of the engine.

This barrel of oil was filled approximately one-third of the way to the oil storage tank.

After we put down the empty bucket, Li Xiang fumbled and pressed the switch.

'Buzz-buzz-buzz-'

A huge buzzing sound sounded in the power room, and the motor restarted.

'Beep...beep...'

The buttons on the console light up one by one.

Outside the power room, the lamps were lit again.

The light spread, and the entire base returned to light again.

The buzzing in the power room became regular.

And we finally breathed a sigh of relief. The electricity issue was temporarily resolved, and we no longer had to endure the darkness.

"With such a big movement, Mr. Sun should know that we are back, right?"

Li Xiang asked me.

I nodded, "I'll go check out the living area later."

The power to the lifting platform was restored, and when Li Xiang and I pressed the button to lower it, I saw two girls standing there stunned.

Xu Xinyi fell to the ground, her eyes full of shock.

"Is this...?" I looked at them doubtfully.

Xu Xinyi raised her head, and I saw tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Thank you... thank you..."

Her voice was choked up, but the smile on her face was beautiful.

I was slightly startled, and I heard Li Chong's pig-like sigh in my ears.

"So beautiful..."

Xu Xinyi's face turned slightly red and she quickly wiped away her tears.

Walking up to me, she bowed inexplicably.

"Thank you, thank you."

Turning around, she bowed to Xiao Leng again.

"what you do?"

Xiao Leng reacted and quickly walked forward and hugged her.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

The three girls hugged each other, as if they were surviving a disaster.

I understand why they cry.

Perhaps this is the first time they feel safe after the disaster.

They saw hope of living.

I couldn't help but chuckle and let them express their joy at being reunited.

I glanced at Li Xiang, and we walked towards the living area.

I haven't seen Mr. Sun yet, and the uneasiness in my heart is getting stronger.

What could happen in this base?

Hopefully he just hasn't woken up yet.

"Wait."

I suddenly raised my hand, and Li Xiang looked at me in confusion.

"What is this?"

When I squatted down, I picked up a piece of smelly cloth from the ground.

The cloth strips were soaked with blood, and the folds were mixed with sticky flesh and blood.

I immediately covered my mouth and vomited, "Whose blood is it?"