From Zero to Hero in the Doomsday - Chapter 665
Chapter 665 Underground Maze
Field Hospital! These words could be vaguely recognized on a tilted iron plate by the door. However, it could be seen from this rusty iron sheet that this place had existed for many, many years. However, there were no doctors or nurses in this large man-made cave. There were only dilapidated iron beds and … many corpses!
Chen Guang raised his flashlight and silently stood at the door. Everyone stared blankly inside. Normal people had probably never seen so many corpses in one breath. There were at least four to five hundred corpses lying on the ground. Not only were there adults, there were also children. Most of them had thick green hair. Some of them had already rotted and bonded together. It was impossible to tell whether they were men or women.
“Why … why are there so many dead people? Is it because of the competition for food …”
Li Tingyu stared blankly at all of this. She could tell that the deceased were normal humans and did not carry the unique acidic smell of living corpses. Besides being slaughtered here for food, she really could not think of any other reason. At least, Ding Lan and the others were so hungry that they even dared to eat.
“Definitely not …”
Chen Guangda’s flashlight suddenly froze on a bed. There were actually several packets of biscuits placed on it, which proved that these people did not die because of food shortages. However, when Chen Guangda slowly walked in, he immediately discovered that the walls were filled with dense craters. The blood sprayed on the walls was more like a wall art, occupying almost all the walls.
“Who exactly is so ruthless, not even letting go of a child …”
Li Tingyu frowned deeply. It could be seen that these people were all killed by gunfire without any precautions. Only a small portion of them escaped to the Civil Defense Gate. However, Zhou Shengwu suddenly pulled up the arm of a corpse and looked at the red bracelet on it. “They were all suspected to be infected. I had encountered such a situation before!”
“Suspected infected?”
Chen Guangda was puzzled as he turned around. Zhou Shengwu sighed and said, ‘”This is probably a temporary settlement. They gather people who can’t confirm whether they are infected or not and let them stay for 24 hours before coming out. However, sometimes it’s very troublesome when there are too many corpses. They choose to kill all the people in an area. However, this is the first time I’ve seen so many people killed in one go!”
“So they killed all the people here just to control the epidemic?”
Li Tingyu looked at him in shock. Zhou Shengwu nodded helplessly. If it weren’t for the fact that this place was underground, it would have become a paradise for flies and maggots. However, there were still many people who spat it out. This cruel scene could only be described as shocking.
“Let’s go! There should be a way out if we have a settlement …”
Chen Guangda casually walked over the corpse. Right now, the least valuable thing was human life. He had personally witnessed a situation worse than this, and right opposite them was a human defense door. This time, Chen Guangda did not hesitate much and directly pressed the door handle to open the thick human defense door. Who would have thought that once he opened the door, the stench would soar to the heavens again.
“F*ck!”
The enormous stench made Chen Guang feel like he was being fumigated. After he covered his nose and entered, a large swarm of flies immediately flew up. They were all fat and big green-headed flies. He could only quickly squat down and knitted his brows as he looked forward. However, he did not expect that there was still a rotten corpse on the ground in the next room. However, most of them were wearing military uniforms.
“He committed suicide. He probably felt guilty after killing someone …”
Chen Guangda saw the two carbon basins in the middle with a single glance. Evidently, these soldiers had committed suicide by burning charcoal, but their deaths had sent a very bad message. It was very likely that these people were trapped here and could not escape. Despair and guilt had led to their collective suicide. Moreover, there were so many flies here, and they were probably not far from the exit from the ground.
“Hurry up and take all your weapons …”
Chen Guangda waved his hand to chase away the flies. As he picked up the gun, he saw that not only were the parts rusted, there weren’t many rounds of ammunition left on the corpse, but it was better than nothing. After collecting two magazines, he stood up and said, “Everyone, step back and wait for me. Prepare to block the door at any time. Boy Quan, follow me to the other end!”
“I think there must be a lot of living corpses outside …”
Chen Quan shrugged his shoulders and walked to another door. Unexpectedly, there was a lot of blood on the door. There was even a rotting broken palm that fell to the ground. However, he listened carefully for a while and shook his head at Chen Guangda. Chen Guangda raised his gun and said, “Let’s try opening a crack first. Even if it’s the 18th floor of hell outside, we’ll have to break through!”
Chen Quan gently pressed the handle of the door. The old guard door actually didn’t make any unpleasant friction sounds. It was probably because it was often opened by people. After he carefully opened the door, no living corpses rushed over. Chen Guangda immediately stuck to it and used his flashlight to take a photo. Who knew that there was actually a pitch black sewer outside, and not a single living corpse could be seen.
“There’s a play!”
Chen Quan immediately exchanged glances with him in surprise. The two of them tiptoed open the door and poked their heads out. After using their flashlights to shine left and right, it was indeed an empty and spacious sewer. The two of them immediately walked out boldly and relieved. They stepped on the sewage that had yet to pass their feet and slowly walked forward. Soon, they arrived at a manhole.
“This should still be in the city …”
Chen Quan frowned as he stared at the cracks in the well. Black shadows constantly swept past the manhole, and there were many aimless footsteps spinning on it. However, Chen Guangda picked up a sign on the cable and looked at it carefully. He said helplessly, “It’s very early. We haven’t left the Second Ring Road yet, but it’s better to drill the sewer than to drill the tunnel. Let’s call everyone up and walk forward together.”
“Shh ~ What are you listening to …”
Chen Quan suddenly turned around suspiciously. He heard the sound of water flowing from behind him. However, he couldn’t see anything when a flashlight shone out. However, the sound of water flowing was getting closer and closer. It was getting louder and louder, and it was actually getting denser and denser.
“What the hell …”
Chen Guangda also frowned suspiciously. However, when his flashlight shone into the water in front of him, it was as if the sewage in front of him was boiling. However, the two of them soon discovered that there were more than ten thousand tiny tails standing up from the water.
“Run! It’s a corpse rat …”
Chen Guangda suddenly cried out in horror. These ghosts that were struggling to dig in the water were actually corpse rats with scarlet eyes. They were not much smaller than domestic cats. The overwhelming extent was as terrifying as a rat tide. It was as if all the rats in the capital had gathered here at once.
“Not good! There’s …”
Chen Quan also shouted in shock, The zombie mouse was crawling up the pipe. Its speed was several times faster than the zombie mouse in the water. In the blink of an eye, it reached the top of the gate. It actually turned around and rushed towards the two of them. The two of them hurriedly rushed into the gate like crazy, but the zombie mouse in the water also blocked the gate.
“Hurry up and go in …”
Chen Guangda suddenly pushed Chen Quan inside. He desperately used his gun to shoot at those rats. However, there were too many damned rats. They were simply too small to aim at. Moreover, before he could finish shooting a bullet, he suddenly took a few bites on his leg. Two large rats immediately followed his leg and quickly crawled towards his body.
“Quickly close the door …”
Chen Guangda immediately gave up shooting. He threw away the rats and rushed into the door recklessly. He could step on several rats with just one foot. Moreover, these damn rats could not only crawl but also jump. They were like small missiles swishing towards Chen Guangda. Chen Guangda could only throw them away. He waved his arms desperately and ran forward as fast as he could.
“Da da da …”
Chen Quan, who was the first to arrive, hurriedly fired to cover him. Fifth Brother and Zhou Shengwu also jumped out to shoot. However, these zombie rats were even more terrifying than the zombie tide. They directly climbed into the wall and were immediately engulfed by the black rat tide in all directions. They were like a large net that enveloped everyone.
“Hurry up and go in …”
Chen Guangda roared with a naked face. Before he could reach the door, he jumped up and pounced on Wang Dafu. Chen Quan and the others behind him hurriedly jumped in and closed the door. Unexpectedly, a few rats still followed him in and shot at everyone like a spring.
“Rats! Rats …”
The group of little ladies all cried out in horror, Even Xia Fei was so frightened that she cried out loudly. The men hurriedly rushed forward and kicked and stepped on them. After a while, they stamped a few corpse rats to pieces. However, Chen Quan panted and said, “I finally know why these people committed suicide. They have no way of surviving. I bet all the tunnels behind them are dead!”
“Don’t be discouraged. This damn place doesn’t eat or drink. If we continue to stay here, we’ll really starve to death …”
Chen Guangda wiped the cold sweat off his head and stood up. The food and water on their bodies had been thrown into Bauhinia City. Now, there was only one way to go. He turned around and returned to the passageway at the fork in the road. He looked at the last door that they had not opened and said, “Everyone!” “If there are living corpses behind us, we can only choose one of three!”
“I would rather be bitten to death by a living corpse than run into those disgusting rats …”
Xia Fei kept rubbing the goosebumps on her arms. Obviously, she was disgusted by the dead rats. Chen Guangda nodded and gently pressed the handle of the door. The rest of them clenched their fists nervously. However, as the door was gently opened, Li Tingyu suddenly said in surprise, “There are no living corpses!”
“Haha ~ It really is a peerless path …”
Chen Guangda pulled open the door without hesitation. There was indeed an empty hall inside. Apart from the bedding and the small tent, there was not even a single living corpse on the ground. The group of people immediately walked in boldly and relieved. They discovered that besides the open door on the right, there was also a door on the left that was tightly closed.
“Something’s wrong! This is the place where we blocked the door. There’s a green-haired corpse outside …”
Someone suddenly cried out in horror. Everyone hurriedly turned around and saw an incomparably tall and strong living corpse suddenly enter. Not only was its entire body covered in disgusting green hair, there was also a large wave of unbeatable little living corpses behind it. With a boom, it rushed in from outside.