NOVEL NEXT Chapter 597 - 250 Lightning_1
If there were still people at the military base, Wang Tao would naturally have to show them a certain amount of respect. But now that there is no one here, everything here belongs to Wang Tao.
When it came to scavenging supplies, everyone’s spirits lifted a bit.
No matter what, this is after all a military base, and although the supplies have almost been depleted, this "depletion" was relative to the entire base. For them personally, there should still be a significant amount of supplies.
"First, let’s scavenge these places with surveillance, and then we’ll go to those without or with broken cameras."
Wang Tao spoke to his companions.
"Okay!"
The group immediately sprang into action.
Their first target was the command center, where after a search, they found some food and weapons.
He Jijun immediately exchanged his gun; although he was quite comfortable with his hunting rifle, its performance was indeed lacking.
Now that he had switched to a Type 400 family of automatic rifles, his combat effectiveness would be greatly improved.
His police revolver was naturally also exchanged, as it packed very little power. Switching to a military automatic pistol was far more appropriate.
The others also grabbed a rifle and a pistol each. They might not need them, but when necessary, it was important to have the gear on hand.
After confirming there was nothing else here, Wang Tao and his group moved on to other locations.
Luo Guozhong had left them keys, so they could go anywhere.
The first place Wang Tao headed to was the armory, eager to see if there were any impressive weapons inside.
However, upon seeing the contents, he was slightly disappointed.
There were indeed many weapons, rifles, pistols, and even machine guns, but there were no shells or bombs which Wang Tao had been hoping for.
The inventory records showed that those items had been used a long time ago.
Of course, even so, their find wasn’t a loss.
At the very least, Wang Tao had never operated a heavy machine gun before and was looking forward to enjoying the thrill if the chance arose.
The group then made their way to the warehouse.
The warehouse was originally used to store inhibitors, equipment, and other items, but those had been airdropped out, leaving it quite empty. However, there was a military 3D printer there.
The device was a valuable find, but it was too large for Wang Tao to take with him. Moreover, printing required raw materials, which were now depleted...
"We’ll just leave it here for now..."
Wang Tao then led the group to other areas.
"Huh? Is this... the kennels for military dogs?"
Wang Tao came across a room with a sign that read "Military Canine Troops."
He remembered there was no surveillance here; the cameras were broken.
"Could there be military dogs inside?"
Yang Changhong asked with some expectation.
"Not sure. Let’s go in and see, but be careful..."
Wang Tao activated his Perception Ability.
Perception Ability was somewhat affected by obstacles, and with the large size of the house, Wang Tao couldn’t fully sense everything inside, so he wasn’t sure what the situation was.
Moreover, they had encountered numerous zombie dogs outside the base, including one particularly large Level 3 Zombie Dog, so Wang Tao wasn’t hopeful about finding any military dogs still alive in here.
Wang Tao opened the door to find it was pretty bright and spacious inside. However, many pieces of training equipment for military dogs obstructed their view.
Suddenly, through his perceived vision, Wang Tao saw a shadow rapidly charging toward them. Judging by its shape, it was a dog!
"Watch out!"
Wang Tao immediately drew his Bone Knife, fixating on what lay ahead.
Then Wang Tao felt the shadow suddenly come to an abrupt halt behind a wall, with only a dog’s head, ears pitched high, peeking out.
[HP: 803/1000]
[Mana: 0/0]
[Level: Level 1, Ordinary]
"Hey? There’s still a living military dog!"
Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.
He liked pets like kittens and puppies, but before the apocalypse, he could barely take care of himself, so he didn’t have the capacity to look after pets. After the apocalypse, such animals became even rarer. Apart from rats and fish, the only other animals Wang Tao recalled seeing were the pigs raised within the Zijin Base...
"Come, come here!"
Wang Tao put away his weapon and waved at the large wolfhound.
The military dog watched warily and didn’t approach.
Just as Wang Tao was about to ask He Jijun to think of a way to coax it over, he suddenly remembered the letter from Luo Guozhong.
In the letter, Luo Guozhong mentioned he had a military dog named Lightning.
"Lightning, come here!"
Wang Tao immediately called out.
"Woof!"
The large wolfhound barked once and then ran straight to Wang Tao.
It circled around him, sniffing as if getting Wang Tao’s scent, then sat down obediently right in front of him, tongue lolling out.
"Haha, it really is Lightning!"
Seeing such an obedient military dog, Wang Tao was overjoyed.
He had initially thought that the Lightning Luo Guozhong mentioned might be the Level 3, Lord Zombie Dog outside the base, or another zombie dog that had appeared later, which had caused him considerable disappointment.
To his surprise, he had been mistaken; those zombie dogs weren’t Lightning—this one was!
Wang Tao didn’t hesitate and immediately reached out to pat Lightning’s head. Lightning squinted its eyes contentedly, allowing Wang Tao to pet it.
"What a good boy!"
Wang Tao recalled Luo Guozhong’s words in his letter—
It’s called Lightning, a military dog, one year old, just reached adulthood. If you call its name, it will be very obedient...
"Call its name and it will be very obedient? Could it be that Luo Guozhong had told Lightning something beforehand?"