Everyone looked at Little Xu, their eyes filled with doubt.
Little Xu said: "Professor Quy hasn't returned yet. The base can't be without anyone. I'll stay here. If Professor Quy returns, I can still open the door."
"But can you really manage here alone?"
"No problem, I can do it. After graduation, I was taken under my mentor's wing, and later brought here by my mentor to learn from Professor Quy. Now, in this apocalypse, as a young person, I also want to make some contribution to society. I know I don't have much ability, but I can still wait for Professor Quy."
Hearing Little Xu's words.
An old man walked up to Little Xu, patted his shoulder, and said earnestly: "Have you really thought it through?"
Little Xu said: "I've thought it through. Just let me wait here for Professor Quy's return."
In the end.
No one said anything more.
It was just that they were filled with a kind of respect for Little Xu's actions.
They knew that from now on, only Little Xu would be here. Whether Professor Quy would return, they also didn't know. But there was no way around it. Just as Little Xu said, Sa Mac base indeed needed someone to stay behind.
Very quickly.
Little Xu watched the departing transport plane, adjusted his glasses, and only after the transport plane disappeared over the horizon did he turn and walk back into the base.
Many of the most important pieces of equipment in the base had been moved away.
He came to Quy Thu Nguyet's dedicated laboratory. Although there was a password lock, he knew Quy Thu Nguyet's password. He had seen it once and had kept it in mind ever since. As the password door opened, he walked in, filled with excitement.
He opened the data network and checked the data left behind during Quy Thu Nguyet's research.
He looked at it very carefully.
In the quiet environment, with his glasses on, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing an unusual light.
And within Sa Mac base, there were still lucky cells and the zombie virus.
"Lucky cells were extracted from the bodies of Awakened ones. Professor Quy is still moving, which means she's still alive. The only way to unlock the DNA gene is the fusion of lucky cells and the zombie virus."
"Supernatural power is formidable."
He was extremely decisive. Without a second thought, he directly injected the lucky cells into his body and then injected the zombie virus into his body as well.
Clang!
The syringe fell to the ground.
Little Xu slumped onto the chair, looking at the bright light bulb, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Haha..."
"Come on, the power unlocked after decoding the DNA gene is definitely not something humans can possess."
His willingness to stay here was not for Quy Thu Nguyet, but for the lucky cells and zombie virus in Quy Thu Nguyet's laboratory.
Immediately.
Little Xu's eyes widened. He hadn't expected the reaction to be so intense.
His body trembled slightly.
He gritted his teeth, letting out a low sound.
There seemed to be some problem with the base's wiring; the lights flickered, on and off.
Ngan Ha base.
As the transport plane landed, it was just like before.
Chuc Thanh observed the surrounding situation.
Surprisingly, no zombies had followed. It had to be said, this group of zombies' luck was quite good.
When they arrived at the entrance of Ngan Ha base.
Old Chung looked at the modified carriage parked outside, stained with blood, and the base gate left open. For a strictly guarded base, this was clearly impossible.
This kind of low-level mistake, even an ordinary person would be unlikely to make.
"Something's a bit strange about the situation."
Old Chung's first reaction was that they had most likely encountered a zombie attack.
Chuc Thanh said: "I don't see any zombies inside. Look at that modified vehicle; it must belong to outsiders. There are also bloodstains here. I think a fierce battle must have taken place. They should still be inside."
Old Chung said: "You guys follow me. I'll go first."
Dong Gia stopped Old Chung and said: "Let me go first. You follow behind me."
Old Chung said: "I have a shield."
Dong Gia said: "I can predict."
Hearing these words, Old Chung couldn't refute them. It was perfectly reasonable. So he decisively stepped aside, letting the formidable Dong Gia take the lead.
Walking, walking.
Dong Gia suddenly stopped.
"Wait a moment. Around the corner, there will be a corpse severed at the waist. There's danger inside, not zombies."
Dong Gia finished speaking.
Why did she stop? Because she would be frightened by this tragic scene.
Everyone's expression became extremely grave.
A corpse severed at the waist?
As expected.
They saw the corpse, dressed in a military uniform, the wound neat. It definitely wasn't something an ordinary blade could do. To achieve such sharpness, it would have to be a crystal-enhanced weapon.
There were also some shell casings on the ground; clearly, shots had been fired.
"Who on earth did this?" Old Chung looked at the current situation in shock. In the apocalypse, soldiers had always been protecting survivors. Now, such a thing had actually happened.
Despicable, truly despicable.
Very quickly.
As they continued deeper into the base.
They unexpectedly heard very noisy sounds, and also the sound of gunfire.
Deepest within the base.
A group of scientific researchers were waiting in a sealed glass room, while outside were a group of survivors with crazed expressions, staring at the scientific researchers hiding inside the bulletproof glass.
At the same time, some crazed survivors, holding guns, continuously sprayed the bulletproof glass.
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
Bullets flew as if they were free.
After shooting for half a day.
The effect was minimal.
The scientific personnel hiding in the bulletproof glass room were extremely shocked, not because those people had suddenly appeared, but because that person was actually wearing the battle armor that Professor Ha had painstakingly researched.
"How can they have battle armor?"
"I think perhaps the people we sent to retrieve the battle armor were ambushed by them halfway."
"Damn it, such heavy weaponry actually fell into the hands of these people."
They hadn't expected such a thing to happen.
Nor did they expect the base to actually be attacked by this group of crazed survivors. Their base's location was very secret; ordinary people couldn't possibly know it. The only way they could know was if someone told them the location.
And that person was probably someone who had been captured.
The burly man wearing battle armor smiled very sinisterly. In his eyes, the scientific researchers hiding inside were more like prey to be hunted at will.
He pushed aside his gun-wielding companion.
The burly man held a scientific researcher in his hand, carrying him like a little chick.
"Open the door. Open this password door for me."
His voice was extremely sinister, making the scientific researcher's heart fill with fear.
The captured scientific researcher trembled, but seeing everyone already hiding inside, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
"I don't know the password."
"Don't know?"
"Yes, I don't know."
The scientific researcher said firmly.
The burly man smiled. His metal-clad fingers gradually tightened. The scientific researcher's neck kept shrinking, his face flushed, and his breathing became difficult.
"Do you know or not?"
"Cough... Don't... Know."
Splat.
The metal-clad fingers crushed the scientific researcher's neck. He released his hand, and blood dripped from the metal onto the ground.
The scientific researchers waiting inside stared, their faces filled with anger. Clearly, they hadn't expected those people to be so deranged.
The burly man looked at them mockingly.
"Don't know? Then die. Do you really think I have no way?"
Then.
He raised the straight blade in his hand, suddenly swung it, and with a bang, the bulletproof glass that could stop bullets shattered instantly.
The burly man touched the straight blade with great satisfaction.
Strong.
Truly too strong.
Crystals could enhance one's own abilities and also enhance the strength of weapons.
This world will be mine.
The scientific researchers retreated, huddling together, their faces filled with panic as they looked at this group of terrifying people.
"You are all living people, and we have been researching the zombie virus, hoping the apocalypse will end soon. Don't you want that too?"
A middle-aged man stepped forward and said. He knew what he was saying might be nonsense, that they wouldn't listen, but he still wanted to say it.
The burly man said disdainfully: "The apocalypse is great, and the zombies are also very cute. Why should the apocalypse end?"
The scientific researchers looked at that group of people in horror. They knew that as the apocalypse developed to this point, it would definitely make a group of people appear crazed, and their behavior and mentality would be difficult to accept.
"Are you still human?" the middle-aged man said in disbelief.
Now, those who could live were all living in dire straits. But they didn't expect that there were still people cheering for the apocalypse to be better.
The burly man, far from being angry, actually laughed. To him, the group of people before him were all prey waiting to die. Later, he would chop them to death one by one, using the blade in his hand.
Having obtained the battle armor, combined with crystals, it made him feel like he was the true king in this apocalypse.
"Who are you?"
A voice came.
The burly man turned his head. When he saw Dong Gia, also wearing battle armor, his expression changed slightly, as if he hadn't expected someone else to be wearing the same battle armor as him.
Not to mention the burly man was a bit dazed.
Even Old Chung and the others were dumbfounded.
The battle armor for fighting the apocalypse, how could it be worn by other people?
A lackey raised his gun, wanting to shoot at Old Chung and the others.
Diep Thien, without thinking, decisively started shooting.
Biu!
Biu!
One head after another exploded, fresh blood splattering everywhere. Dong Gia looked at the scene before her, then at Diep Thien's expression. She didn't expect her to be so calm, without a trace of expression.
It was as if she wasn't killing people, but little pigs.
The terrified burly man hadn't expected someone to be so fierce.
A man among the scientific researchers shouted: "The battle armor was snatched by them halfway! They killed many people!"
Old Chung and his group understood what had happened.
It turned out the battle armor had been snatched by other survivors.
Very quickly.
The lackeys beside the burly man were all killed by Diep Thien with headshots. Only the burly man remained at the scene.
But Diep Thien didn't stop. She continued to raise her gun, aimed at the burly man, and directly fired, hitting the battle armor. Without even thinking, she put away her pistol, and with swift and decisive movements, drew her sniper rifle, firing at close range. The terrifying impact directly sent the burly man flying.
This series of actions left Dong Gia and the others somewhat dumbfounded.
What a domineering Diep Thien.
The scientific researchers, forced to hide there, seized the opportunity and quickly ran towards Diep Thien and her group.
Old Chung said: "We are from Hoang City."
"We know, we all received Professor Ha's message. We just didn't expect to encounter such people. At first, we thought it was them, but later we found out it wasn't."
Diep Thien looked at the burly man in battle armor lying on the ground.
"Old Chung, he's not dead. His battle armor should have also received crystal enhancement."
"Huh?" Old Chung was shocked.
The opponent not only obtained battle armor but also knew how to use crystals to enhance it. This guy had some skills.
"Haha..."
The burly man lying on the ground laughed loudly, his laughter extremely wanton, "Pain, it hurts me to death."
He slowly got up.
Then he swung his straight blade, viciously slashing towards them, "I'm going to chop you all to death!"
Old Chung, without thinking, charged forward with his shield. With a clang, the straight blade and shield collided. A huge force was transmitted, causing Old Chung's expression to change drastically.
"Be careful, this guy is also an Awakened. His strength is immense."
Upon collision, he knew the extent.
Old Chung knocked the opponent away, swung his shield, and the sharp edge of the shield slashed towards the opponent's body. The burly man reacted very quickly, taking a sharp step back, and then slashed again.
Clang, sparks flew.
The burly man roared ferociously, yelling, raising his straight blade high and bringing it down hard, wanting to use brute force to suppress the opponent. But just as he raised his straight blade.
Bang!
Dong Gia appeared from nowhere, the straight blade in her hand landing heavily on the battle armor on the burly man's chest. The battle armor, which had already been hit by Diep Thien's barrage, was struck again by Dong Gia's blade, and the armor protecting his chest shattered instantly.
Immediately, bright red blood gushed out from within the battle armor.
Old Chung looked at Dong Gia.
Dong Gia said: "Cooperation, if you can cooperate as a team, never go it alone."
Old Chung smiled foolishly, "Yeah."
"Ah..." The burly man roared. Even though he was injured, he still stood up. But just as he stood up, with a thud, he was hit by another huge impact. Looking unexpectedly, he saw Diep Thien holding a sniper rifle. This was Diep Thien firing.
The burly man was directly slammed against the wall by this close-range impact.
But Diep Thien still didn't stop, aiming at the burly man's exposed chest, pulling the trigger.
Biu!
Biu!
One shot after another.
Spiritual bullets hit the same spot on the burly man. A large amount of blood spurted from the opponent's body. Whenever the burly man's body was about to slide down the wall, Diep Thien would fire, always pinning the opponent's body against the wall.
After firing six consecutive shots.
The burly man slowly fell to the ground. A very deep bullet hole appeared on the wall.
Diep Thien noticed that Old Chung, Dong Gia, and the others were all looking at her blankly. She also smiled.
"Cooperation, if you can cooperate as a team, never go it alone. The opponent is also an Awakened, so a few more shots for safety."
Dong Gia: ...
Old Chung: ...
And Chuc Thanh just blinked, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him again.
For the scientific researchers of Ngan Ha base, this was the first time they had seen a battle between Awakened ones. It was truly impactful, and their coordination was simply impeccable.
Then, they stripped the battle armor from the opponent's body. Although the chest part was already shattered, the straight blade was still there. Besides, regardless of whether it was damaged or not, taking it away was the correct choice.
Chuc Thanh said: "I heard Brother Lam tell me that awakened flesh and blood are useful to zombies. How about we bring it back for Officer Hoang?"
The group thought about it. It really was like that. All good things should be brought back.
When they left.
They moved the sacrificed person outside and buried them properly.
No one wanted to see such a thing happen.
Duong Quang shelter.
"Such a thing actually happened at Ngan Ha base..."
Lam Pham hadn't expected someone to obtain battle armor and even run into the base. Fortunately, Old Chung and the others went quickly. Otherwise, if something really happened to this group of scientific experts, it would truly be a great loss for humanity.
Of course, he very much hoped that the living could maintain their original intentions.
And not degenerate into terrifying existences that made people fearful.
Old Chung said: "We've brought back that guy's corpse, and also a set of battle armor from Sa Mac base."
Lam Pham said: "Old Chung, I think you should wear that set of battle armor. You are a Strength Awakened. Wearing battle armor, holding a straight blade, and coordinating with a shield, I think your overall strength will be greatly enhanced."
"Really for me to wear?"
"Mhm, really for you to wear."
"Alright then."
No matter how old a man was, they all had a crazy pursuit for battle armor.
Lam Pham met with that group of scientific experts. When that group of scientific experts arrived at the Duong Quang shelter in Hoang City and saw the surrounding situation, they were all deeply shocked. To have such an environment under the sun was truly unimaginable.
They had stayed in underground research bases. Although safe, they couldn't walk freely on the surface, which was ultimately a bit uncomfortable.
He had Vuong Khai and the others arrange accommodation for this group of scientific experts first and also told them about the situation in the Duong Quang shelter, the most important of which was the existence of Officer Hoang and Dong Dong.
This was to prevent them from panicking unnecessarily if they encountered Officer Hoang without knowing the situation.
Lam Pham contacted Professor Ha and reported the situation here.
When Professor Ha learned that the people from the two major bases had safely arrived at his place, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was just that there were sacrifices on the Ngan Ha base side, which made Professor Ha sigh on the phone.
Clearly, he also hadn't expected such a thing to happen.
"Professor Ha, they told me that at Sa Mac base, a scientific researcher stayed behind, saying he wanted to wait for Professor Quy to return."
"Wait for Thu Nguyet to return? Isn't this causing trouble?"
Professor Ha's expression changed slightly on the phone, as if he had thought of something bad. Then, after hastily saying a few words to Lam Pham, he went to contact the person staying behind at Sa Mac base.
But no matter how he tried to contact, no one answered. And he also discovered that Quy Thu Nguyet's database had been accessed and records viewed.
A bad thought appeared in Professor Ha's mind.
What he feared most was that someone else still had designs on the lucky cells.
Lam Pham didn't bother with Professor Ha's matters but found Sister Ly and asked her to prepare some sumptuous food. After all, it was this group of scientific researchers' first time here.
In terms of hospitality, it was still important to pay attention.
He also wanted to express his respect for the contributions of this group of scientific researchers.
At this moment.
Outside the shelter.
A car slowly stopped.
Chu Duong, waiting in the car, looked in the mirror, checked his own condition, and was very satisfied after a glance. He pushed open the car door, stepped onto the ground, and raised his head to look at the tall iron fence.
This was the Duong Quang shelter.
"Who are you?"