NOVEL NEXT Chapter 591 - 248 I’m Already Dead_1
The scenery inside the wall was somewhat similar to the outside, overgrown with weeds. However, there were no zombies here, and many buildings were nearby, with what seemed to be an airport in the distance.
Wang Tao and the others arrived at the entrance of one of the buildings. Although the door was locked, there was an eave to shelter from the rain.
Having just fought a battle, they could take a brief rest to replenish some physical strength.
Wang Tao looked towards He Jijun, admiration on his face, and said,
"Old He, that was impressive! I didn’t expect you to come up with such a method!"
If He Jijun hadn’t thought of the throwing pancake method, he would have definitely been injured.
"Sigh…" He Jijun let out a sigh, then explained, "I used to have a retired military dog, but it turned into a zombie. When it knocked me down, I had an idea in the heat of the moment, recalling the way I used to train it, and it actually worked. But it was only temporary, as it had lost its own thoughts. In the end, I still had to end its life with my hands..."
Wang Tao hadn’t expected He Jijun to have had this experience.
"Condolences."
"Haha, it’s fine, I’m already used to it."
He Jijun shook his head indifferently.
Wang Tao didn’t dwell on the topic and instead asked,
"Where do you think we should go now?"
It seemed there wasn’t much danger inside the wall, but the doors and windows of these buildings were locked, and the locks were different from any Wang Tao had seen before; he felt unsure if he could open them.
He Jijun thought for a moment and said,
"Let’s head to the command center. If there are any survivors, they must be there because it can monitor the entire military base."
"Okay, you lead the way!"
Wang Tao maxed out his Perception Ability, and the group followed He Jijun towards the direction of the command center.
"Eh? Is that an airplane?"
Suddenly, Yang Changhong pointed to an area of the airfield and asked.
Upon looking where she indicated, Wang Tao and his companions indeed saw two military transport planes corroded by the acid rain.
"Such a pity..."
Seeing this, He Jijun sighed.
By the looks of it, these two airplanes had been exposed to the corrosive acid rain for quite some time and obviously couldn’t be used anymore.
Wang Tao’s brow furrowed.
"These two planes probably aren’t the one that air-dropped for us. They’ve corroded into piles of scrap metal..."
He Jijun spoke up,
"There’s a hangar here. If the air-drop plane you mentioned is in the base, it’s highly likely to be in the hangar."
"That’s good!"
Wang Tao was still counting on the chance of catching a flying ride.
Moments later, Wang Tao and his group arrived at the grand building of the command center that He Jijun had referred to.
"All locked up…"
After walking around the exterior of the building and returning to the entrance of the command center, He Jijun’s expression showed a hint of distress.
"Isn’t there a way to get in?"
Wang Tao inquired.
"The defenses here are tight. Unless we open it from the inside, the only other way in would be to blow it up with a bomb; otherwise, it’s impossible to get through,"
"…"
Hearing this, everyone was somewhat speechless.
They had finally reached the military base; surely they couldn’t just fail to get inside?
All the important buildings within the military base were locked up like this; if they couldn’t enter the command center, access to other areas, including the hangar, was out of the question.
Wang Tao had been using the military walkie-talkie all along, but regrettably, he still couldn’t establish contact. He had no idea if Colonel Luo Guozhong had run into trouble…
"Buzz—"
But just then, an alarm sounded suddenly at the entrance of the command center. While it wasn’t very loud, it startled Wang Tao and the others who were outside.
"What’s going on!"
They instantly became vigilant. He Jijun was also puzzled.
A rumbling noise emanated from behind the door.
Then, the door opened!
"The door’s opening!"
When the door slowly opened a small gap, Wang Tao felt a surge of excitement, but he didn’t let his guard down. He immediately pulled out his Bone Knife and extended his Perception Ability inside.
"It’s safe inside, no zombies, no humans…"
The door stopped after it opened wide enough to fit two people side by side; inside was pitch-dark, somewhat eerie to look at.
Wang Tao’s eyes immediately lit up with a green glow.
His Perception saw no danger, and with his Night Vision Ability, he found no traps or the like.
"Let’s go, we’re heading in!"
Wang Tao led the way, and the group followed him in.
Rumbling—
Just as they entered, the door behind them began to close slowly!
Wang Tao naturally had time to get out, but his goal was the military base, so retreat was not an option.
As the door fully shut and the last gleam of light vanished, lights in the facility automatically turned on with a buzz.
"Is someone in control?"
The hall looked somewhat sci-fi in style but was starkly empty.
Wang Tao immediately called out,
"Colonel Luo Guozhong, is that you? I’m Wang Tao! We’ve communicated over the radio before! I said I would come to the military base to have a drink with you, and here I am, with liquor in hand!"
Wang Tao’s voice echoed through the empty hall, but there was no response.
He Jijun patted Wang Tao’s arm and then pointed to the few cameras on the ceiling, blinking intermittently.
Wang Tao instantly got the hint, walked confidently under a camera, and repeated his words, this time emphasizing the two bottles of liquor he was holding.
However, after waiting for a while longer, there was still no movement.
"What’s going on here?"