NOVEL NEXT Chapter 510 Ocean Base_2
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However, it was precisely because of this battle that Yao Hai briefly entered that corridor. In addition to seeing many zombies, he also found some strange devices.
The Ocean Base, where they were now, was severely lacking in resources. Embracing the idea that since they were there, he might as well take a risk, he managed to bring the devices back and then continued to seal the passageway with an earth-and-rock wall.
He didn't understand these electronic products, but there were survivors in the base who did. These survivors discovered they were military wireless equipment. After some fiddling, they actually made contact with someone else!
But the radio's signal wasn't very good, uneven and intermittent. All he could make out was something about a "Changhe Base." He asked the other party for help, whether or not it was useful, at least to give it a try. But before he could finish, the signal completely cut off...
The survivor operating the radio said he could fix it, telling Yao Hai not to worry. It would only take one night, and they would surely be able to contact Changhe Base again. But the next day, the device was utterly broken...
This made Yao Hai very uncomfortable.
Actually, he didn't have any real expectation of Changhe Base. Having survived the apocalypse for so long, what hadn't he seen before? Stepping back ten thousand steps, even if Changhe Base was genuinely benevolent and willing to come to their aid, in this ice-and-snow environment, with Frozen Zombies and Flying Zombies outside, who knew if coming would mean certain death!
He just wanted to leave some hope for the other survivors in the base.
As long as there was hope, people could continue to live. The ability to lead so many was based on making the survivors feel that there was hope in following him.
Unfortunately, it seemed like fate didn't want to offer them this hope...
Of course, this "slim hope" wasn't something he should be concerned with at the moment. What he needed to consider now was how to overcome the immediate crisis.
Their food would last, at most, ten more days, but looking at the current dreadful weather, it clearly wouldn't get any warmer after ten days, so food was a significant problem.
And one of the passages inside their base was almost out of earth-and-rock wall materials. If he continued reinforcing, they would have to encroach upon the living space within the base.
They couldn't go out right now, and their base's interior was only so big; with each use, space diminished. So they couldn't keep reinforcing. While they still had food and physical strength left, they needed to deal with these zombies. Then, they could construct a new earth-and-rock wall at the far end of that passageway...
Besides these problems, there was an even bigger issue at hand—the Mammoth Base issued a final ultimatum: whether to wait for death or merge into Mammoth Base, the decision rested solely on a single thought from Yao Hai!
Mammoth Base was considered Ocean Base's neighbor, but their base wasn't an air-raid shelter; instead, it was situated within a pitch-black rift.
Only after moving to this air-raid shelter did Yao Hai learn about Mammoth Base. It was Zou Jian who came to find them at that time.
Although Zou Jian was only a Level 3 ability user, he had merged with many Ice Attribute Defense Crystal Cores before and could move through this icy, snowy landscape. Therefore, he was the spokesperson for Mammoth Base.
At that time, Zou Jian promised all sorts of benefits, hoping Yao Hai would lead Ocean Base to join Mammoth Base.
Honestly, Yao Hai was somewhat tempted at the time.
Because truly, he wasn't adept at leading the team. The reason he had managed to grow the team to such size was mostly thanks to his wife, Su Jie. Whatever Su Jie told him to do, he did. Unwittingly, he had gathered a thousand-strong team, all of whom followed his every command, like how everyone else referred to him as "General," which was also a rule set by Su Jie...
The life and death of a thousand people hinged on his single decision. Some people might like this sensation, but he didn't. He only felt the pressure was too great!
So, he believed that entirely merging with Mammoth Base was not a bad choice.
However, when discussing with Su Jie, she advised him not to rush into any decision, but to first inspect Mammoth Base. No matter how good Zou Jian made it sound, without seeing it for themselves, it was just talk. What if it was a trap? They had run into such situations before.
Yao Hai thought his wife made sense, so he then suggested taking a tour of Mammoth Base.
Zou Jian immediately agreed.
Thus, Yao Hai, along with two other Awakeners and Su Jie, took a trip to Mammoth Base.
Ocean Base had a total of four Awakeners, and naturally, these four were the highest combat power of the base. Leaving one to guard the home, the three Awakeners set out together, ensuring a certain level of safety.
Upon arriving at Mammoth Base, Yao Hai was shocked to discover that Mammoth Base was actually within a pitch-black rift!
He had seen these rifts before; he thought they were some kind of abyss. He never expected they could be habitable.
You had to admit, the location was really good!
The black fog overhead blocked the view of Flying Zombies. Below, the temperature was a bit higher than outside, and zombies didn't seem to specifically venture into this kind of place. Although it was somewhat dark, lighting some torches would both illuminate and warm the place... building a base here was just perfect!
Unfortunately, despite the rift's size, only the part where Mammoth Base was located was inclined enough to descend. Everywhere else was like a cliff, inaccessible.
The people of Mammoth Base also received Yao Hai with great ceremony, allowing him to witness their strength. Mammoth Base had a total population of three thousand people, and there were even seven Awakeners! Their strength was much greater than that of Ocean Base.
But as the people of Mammoth Base continued to show them around, Yao Hai gradually realized something was amiss.
Despite the large population of Mammoth Base, many of their people were living like the walking dead, and unless you looked closely, you might think they were zombies.
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