mesbooks Chapter 283 Deserter
Chapter 283 Deserter
The armory has a very large total area and a height of over 200 meters, and this is without taking into account the underground depth.
They were currently on the first floor of the armory, quite a distance from Room One.
Fang Ce devised the shortest route.
"Let's go out from here and see if the elevator is still working. If it is, it will be much more convenient later."
The armory has a backup power supply, so the elevators generally do not stop operating.
Miao Yin glanced at the map and memorized all the information on it.
They left the wastewater management room, turned right, and headed towards the elevator.
Along the way, the walls and ground around them were damaged, and the claw marks and charred color left by the mutants caught Miao Yin's attention.
Fortunately, the degree of dust accumulation indicates that these traces were left a long time ago, not recently.
The distance between the management office and the elevator wasn't too far; after walking through a few corridors, they arrived at their destination.
Fang Ce pressed the elevator button.
no response.
He sighed, "It seems this path is blocked."
There was no elevator, so they had to walk up thirty floors to get to room number one.
“Vice Captain, there’s more than one elevator. Why don’t we go up a few floors and look for another one?” one of the team members said.
The armory is not a sprawling, interconnected area; it is divided into many sections and even includes buildings.
Room 1 is located in the most important area, and there is only one elevator that can lead to it.
The elevator they found only takes them upstairs, not directly to their destination.
So, taking a different elevator will yield the same result, it just requires taking a slightly longer route.
"It can only be the."
Miao Yin turned her gaze to the staircase leading upwards.
Most of these staircases are built outside the stairwells, with no obstructions or just a single layer of bulletproof glass, so anyone walking on them can see everything clearly.
It was originally a security measure to catch traitors and put the entire internal staff under surveillance.
Now that the protective function is gone, the mutated people can see it clearly.
"Let's go up."
They climbed the stairs, their heavy protective suits making an uncontrollable dragging sound.
No matter how much you concentrate the light source of a flashlight at your feet, you can't avoid the light scattering.
In the silent and dark armory, the only living creatures are panting.
Tu Hao eventually took off his gloves.
His superpowers are all concentrated in his hands, and wearing these gloves is as if they suppress all his ability to resist.
Even knowing there were trace amounts of toxins around him, he still chose to abandon this layer of protection.
After all, he has the Crying Wolf skill, and his constitution is different from others. Even if he gets poisoned, he will metabolize it after a while.
"Tick, tick."
The sound of water droplets falling accompanied their footsteps.
In a dark corner, some small creature seemed to be moving.
They have already climbed two flights of stairs.
Just as Tu Hao was about to step onto the third floor, he stopped.
"Wait a moment."
Everyone stopped and waited for him to speak.
Tu Hao said, "Let's go somewhere else; it's not safe up there."
Hearing him say that, the group carefully turned into the corridor next door.
Fang Ce once again took out a map to check the route.
He said softly, "If we can't go up, we'll go around this warehouse and get to Section C."
That area is mainly for storing weapons, and it doesn't usually see as many people as the administrative district, so it might be much safer there.
"Vice Captain, I..."
A man suddenly spoke up.
"what happened?"
The male player hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "It's nothing."
Fang Ce stared at him for a while, then said sternly, "Just say what you have to say. Don't you know what the situation is? Stop stammering."
The male team member shuddered, and after a moment, said timidly, "I think I have a bit of an upset stomach, I'm not feeling well. I'm afraid of burdening everyone, so maybe..."
"You're telling me you're not feeling well now? What were you doing before you left?" Fang Ce's tone was filled with anger.
Everyone present could understand what he meant. He only started talking about being a burden after everyone had already entered the group. He was clearly afraid to speak his mind and was looking for an excuse to leave the group.
The male team member lowered his head and remained silent.
Fang Ce got even angrier: "You come here right now."
He moved away from the stairs, pulled the man to the wall, and cursed in a low voice.
“I know you were all civilians before and didn’t have the kind of training I’ve done for you all over the years, but when we recruited you, the captain said that we had a very dangerous mission that required your special abilities. You agreed, so we recruited you.”
"Although it's only been a few months, you've all received formal military training and participated in missions to clear out mutants and rescue civilians. You're soldiers already. How can you desert your posts and do this uniform justice?!"
He An couldn't help but say, "Wang Xiao, if you were scared, you should have refused when you first learned about the mission."
"How would I know it's like this inside?" Wang Xiao finally couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, the commander did say that this mission was very dangerous, but I thought that with my special ability, I could escape even if I encountered danger. They said that even if the mission failed in the end, as long as we could get out alive, we would get a generous reward. But now the situation is different. You have seen what we encountered as soon as we came in."
"Have you ever encountered such deformed people during missions before? And what about that biological toxin that I don't know what it is, it can even turn human bones to dust? Even if my ability level is high, I would definitely die if I were poisoned!"
From the moment he saw what was inside the secret passage, Wang Xiao's inner compass began to waver.
This was just the beginning, yet it had already brought about a complete transformation in his worldview, not to mention the long road ahead.
Yes, the couple in the team is indeed very strong, but can they definitely protect all of them?
If we encounter something even more terrifying, will things still go as smoothly as they do now?
"Deserting is shameful," he hesitated all the way, but finally couldn't help but say it.
“He An, I’m not like you. You’re single and have no worries about your family, but I have family members to support. What will happen to my family if I die? Will you take care of them for me?”
Qu Fangfang, another girl in the group, said, "Do you have someone to support in your family? Didn't you say before that you were an only child?"
Wang Xiao paused, as if his voice had caught in a throbbing.
Tu Hao scoffed, mocking his deception and cowardice.
Fang Ce cursed under his breath, pointing his finger at him and saying, "Look at him, and then look at yourself. Do you even consider yourself a man?"
"If you don't want to leave, then stay," Miao Yin said.
"Instead of keeping a coward in the team who might run away at any time, it's better to keep him here. The same goes for you. If you're scared, leave the team now."
"But listen to me carefully, I am not one of you, and I will not tolerate you. If you don't leave now, and you get scared when something happens and try to drag others down with you to save your own life, I will kill you first."
She threatened coldly.