kingnovel Chapter 442 "Split" Action
Chapter 442 "Split" Action
A group of six people sneaked into Shelter No. 22 under the cover of night. With a desire for fame and fortune, they ignored the fallen skeletons at the entrance and resolutely entered the second floor of the shelter.
The entire shelter has six floors, namely: entrance hall (first floor), oxygen production area (second floor), food processing area (third floor), lobby operating room (fourth floor), residential area (fifth floor), and pest control area (sixth floor).
The huge shelter once accommodated thousands of people, but now it has become a habitat for plants and pests. The shelter's never-ending life circulation system provides light and water for the plants, so that a small biosphere has now formed here.
Plants can grow with light and water, insects can eat plants, and their bodies can become nutrients for plants after they die. It's perfect.
Of course, Qiu Dien and others did not come here to explore the cycle of life. They wanted to go to the bottom of the shelter and find out why it had become like this.
Lewis stood in the entrance hall, connecting the Pip-Boy to an electrical box, fiddling with something while explaining, "Two years ago, the NCR Science Department sent an expedition team here, but they were wiped out before they could pass on any intelligence."
"I heard that they later sent another wastelander in, and no one knows what that person did, but the entrance to the shelter was blown up."
"I checked before coming here. The research topic of Shelter 22 was: how to create edible food in the harsh environment after a nuclear war. Apparently they failed."
"I'm trying to restore the shelter's lighting system so that the next expedition will be more convenient. I'll be done soon!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the light above his head flickered a few times, bursting out with a strong white light, illuminating everyone in the team.
At the same time, the lights in the entire shelter were restored, and the sounds of electricity and mechanical parts running were intertwined, like the roar of some mysterious being awakening.
Qiu Dien kicked open a skeleton at the door, put on his gas mask and shouted, "Check the gas masks, check the cameras. We are making quite a noise now, the people outside might wake up, we have to go in quickly."
"Friends, it's time for the Sunshine Expedition Team to become famous. The bond and friendship between us are invincible. Come on!"
The other team members were encouraged and followed Qiu Dien, pushed open the door and entered the first floor hall together.
As soon as they entered the door, everyone was stunned by the scene before them. Lush green plants grew in every corner. Even in Shayin City, they had never seen so many plants.
Some of the vines were entangled around the water pipes on the wall. The pipes had long been broken and water was dripping onto the roots of the vines. At first glance, it seemed that the vines had squeezed the pipes in order to obtain water.
The tables, chairs and benches that were originally used for residents to rest were now covered with mushrooms, with a lot of white floc-like substances wrapped around the mushrooms, as if they had grown out of the mushrooms.
Emily thought it was beautiful and took out her camera to take pictures of the scene. However, the sound of the flash startled the lurking hunter.
Some giant green mantises flew out from the green leaves and instantly pounced on Emily. Fortunately, Qiu Dean and William reacted quickly and shot and killed the mantises, so Emily was not injured.
"Oh my God, what are these things? I was almost scared to death!"
Emily brushed off the mantis blood on her body with disgust. The blood was very sticky and mixed with some white flocs.
Wesker quickly ran over and crushed the mantis corpses, then held her in his arms and comforted her, with a lot of white fluff sticking to his body.
Lewis squatted in front of the remains of the mantis corpse, looking at the blood on the ground with a serious expression, and said in disbelief: "How could it be, it shouldn't be, why is the blood so sticky?"
Zhao En was puzzled and asked: "Is there any problem? Maybe it was affected by radiation mutation..."
"No, that's not the case. Logically, this can only happen with the blood of dead creatures, but those mantises are moving very fast, they don't look like they are dying."
No one noticed that the door they came in through was gently pushed closed by the slowly moving vines and completely closed.
After everyone calmed down, they continued to move forward. To liven up the atmosphere, Wesker joked, "Look at the bright side. At least we only have to deal with these damn bugs. These plants won't bite us...Ah!!!"
Before he could finish his words, a mutated Venus flytrap shot out from the corner and bit Wesker's arm.
The mutation of this Venus flytrap was outrageous enough that animal teeth grew on the plant and the acid it secreted became more corrosive, instantly burning a large wound on Wesker's leg.
William fired six shots with his small revolver before he was able to break the roots of the mutant Venus flytrap. They then hacked and stomped on the tiny plant together before they killed it.
Human blood flowed on the ground, mixing with the white juice of plants, emitting a disgusting smell.
As soon as they entered the first floor, one person was injured. Everyone's morale was instantly hit. This was completely different from the adventure they had imagined.
Qiu Dean looked at the less than 100 rounds of pistol bullets left in his bag, and was about to back out, but he was too embarrassed to say it directly, so he asked Wesker, "How are you?"
Wesker gave himself a healing injection. Apart from feeling a little weak, he was fine now. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brave Wesker, don't be afraid of difficulties!"
"Captain, didn't you say your father went to a more dangerous place than this? As his descendant, you can't lose face!"
"Yes, be energetic!"
Qiu Dien was lifted up high, and he was too embarrassed to retreat, so he had to continue exploring with everyone else, thus ruining everyone's last chance to escape.
In order to end the adventure as quickly as possible, Qiu Dean decided to repair the elevator of Shelter No. 22, quickly reach the sixth floor, take photos, check in, and then leave.
Surprisingly, the elevator in the shelter is still functioning normally. It seems to have been repaired in recent years. I don’t know which brave warrior is so kind.
(A certain legendary Mojave postman: Ahem! Who missed me?)
Just as Qiu Dien breathed a sigh of relief, the elevator door opened, and a person covered in moss and mushrooms... or rather a humanoid creature, was standing motionless in the elevator.
The few people only knew that there were parasitic spores in the shelter, and had no idea what effect the spores would have on humans. They thought the guy in front of them was a survivor and tried to question him.
"Friend, are you okay? Are you a survivor?"
William held the gun and approached the parasite in the elevator little by little. When he was one meter away from him, he stopped moving and just called out to the other party loudly.
At this moment, the parasite suddenly pounced on William, but was shot in the head before he could pounce on him. Not a drop of blood came out of the dry body, and it was obvious that it had been dead for a long time.
"What the hell is this thing, a human? Or a vegetable?" Emily took out her camera to take pictures, unable to figure out what the hell it was.
William kicked the parasite and said disdainfully: "Who cares? Now it seems that this thing's vitality is not that strong. It can be easily defeated...Ah!!"
Apparently William had not learned the importance of finishing off the enemy, as the parasite on the ground somehow came back to life and quickly dragged him to the ground and started biting him.
Qiu Dean fired several shots at the parasites, but it was of no use. These people transformed by the parasitic spores possessed the killing ability of animals and the strong vitality of plants, which could not be dealt with by small-caliber pistols.
Wesker quickly stepped forward, kicked the parasite away, rescued William, and quickly closed the elevator door.
At this time, the violent gunfire awakened some monsters on the first floor. They quickly rushed to the elevator entrance, wanting to eat these hard-earned nutrients.
Qiu Dien looked at the way they came from. Many giant mantises were crawling out of the entrance. It was probably impossible to break out. Now they could only go deeper and find other exits.
Looking at the several passages in the hall that led to unknown destinations, Qiu Dien immediately made a decision that would make him regret for the rest of his life.
"Follow my instructions, split up and gather in front of the elevator door of the oxygen production area on the second floor!"
After saying that, he randomly chose a passage and ran in. After a while, bursts of gunfire were heard.
Lewis and Zhao En chose a nearby passage, while Emily, Wesker and William went together and chose the nearest passage to enter.
"I...should we leave here quickly? William is dying!"
Emily looked at the unconscious William breathlessly and regretted coming to Mojave to suffer. Perhaps they should have listened to Yi Beiwang from the beginning and left here as soon as possible.
Wesker carried William on his back and said, "Don't think too much. Let's find a way to meet up with everyone. We will definitely get out alive."
"William are you okay? William?"
Swish!
A gust of cold wind blew, and Wesker felt a warmth on the back of his neck, as if some warm liquid was sprinkled on his neck.
He turned his head and found that William's head was gone, and the spurting hot blood covered his face.
When he wiped his eyes and looked again, he saw a one-meter-long giant mantis lying on the vines on the ceiling, with William's head hooked in its claws.
Emily was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground with a sharp explosion and a scream that echoed throughout the entrance hall.