Ten minutes later, we all arrived at the main gate of the Pearl Biological Research Institute.

The research institute wasn't unmarked; it simply had a small, upright iron plaque at the main entrance with the words "Institute of Biology" engraved in large, openwork.

We were too far away to see it before.

Now that we've arrived at the main gate, we can be quite certain that this is the Institute of Biology.

The scene before us was pretty much as we had expected.

The gate was tightly shut, there was no one there, and no zombies; it looked desolate.

Disappointment was written all over the faces of Wen Guochao's family. They had traveled for half a year to finally reach the Institute of Biology, only to get such a result.

"Sigh." Zhang Xue sighed, holding her daughter's hand, without saying anything.

I stared at the biological research institute in front of me, stepped forward and pulled on the electronic retractable gate that was taller than a person, but I couldn't budge it at all. The entire gate seemed to be welded to the ground and couldn't be moved at all.

Wen Guochao came to my side and said, "This door is fixed; it can only be opened by turning on the electricity."

I was a little helpless. I looked at the door in front of me and said, "We'll have to climb over it and see what's going on."

Wen Guochao said, "I'll go in with you."

I glanced at him, my brows furrowing slightly.

Wen Guochao said, "Believe me, I've been to research institutes like this in the north. Their security measures are very strict. If the building has no power, you simply can't get in if you don't know the tricks."

"Do you know how to get in?"

Wen Guochao nodded: "I know, I even participated in the anti-theft design of a research institute back then."

“Alright then,” I said. “Lu Yun, you come along too. Jing Jie, you guys wait outside for us to come out.”

"Be careful," Sister Jing said.

"Hmm." I took a gun and a knife. Lu Yun's equipment was similar to mine, while Wen Guochao carried a box.

Wen Guochao was unaware of Lu Yun's capabilities, so when he saw her about to go in, he asked, "Is she going in too? Isn't it too dangerous inside?"

I glanced at Lu Yun, who was climbing over the door, and chuckled, saying, "She's much better than you."

Wen Guochao looked puzzled, but didn't ask any more questions. He picked up his toolbox and climbed up the electronic retractable gate, which was taller than a person, with me.

After we turned over, we carefully looked around to make sure there were no zombies nearby before heading towards the institute's gate.

The entire research institute building has iron doors. Although there is a glass door that opens outwards on the outside, the thick iron doors inside indicate that the research institute needs to maintain strict secrecy.

We arrived at the gate. I looked at the gate in front of me, a little stunned, and asked, "How do you plan to open it?"

Wen Guochao glanced around and said, "It should be fine."

Immediately, I saw him walk to the side of the door, where there was an inconspicuous hidden door. Wen Guochao used a screwdriver to pry open the hidden door of the cabinet with ease.

This cabinet is embedded in the wall, and when you open it, you find some things inside that we can't understand.

Wen Guochao tampered with the equipment and said, "It's confirmed that the research institute has lost power."

Lu Yun laughed from the side, "It's been more than half a year, can't the power be cut off?"

Wen Guochao said, "Not necessarily. Didn't we see before that the entire top floor of the research institute is covered with solar panels? There must be batteries inside. A place like a research institute must have many backup measures."

I asked, "Now that the power is out, does that mean this door can't be opened?"

Wen Guochao shook his head and said, "No, it can still be opened, but it takes some effort."

As he spoke, he took a rod out of his toolbox, aimed it directly at a mechanical device in the hidden cabinet, inserted it, and then began to turn the rod in his hand.

Then we heard noises coming from the gate.

Lu Yun and I arrived at the gate and saw the iron gate inside rising slowly, but it did open.

Wen Guochao kept turning the pole in his hand and asked, "Is the door open?"

I said, "It's open."

Wen Guochao smiled and said, "It's good that it's open."

However, not long after the iron gate opened, Lu Yun and I heard noises coming from inside the research institute.

"Aww!"

A roar came from the crack in the open door.

I frowned and hurriedly said to Wen Guochao, "Wen Guochao, stop for now."

Wen Guochao stopped what he was doing and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Shh," I told him to be quiet.

At this moment.

Aww!

A clear roar came from inside the iron gate.

Then, a pale, slender hand reached out from the crack in the door, startling Lu Yun and me so much that we quickly took two steps back.

Before long, the roars from behind the iron gate grew louder, suggesting that there were many zombies inside.

Lu Yun and I exchanged a glance, and I asked, "Can you open the door here, okay?"

Lu Yun nodded, "No problem."

"Okay, then I'll leave this place to you. I'll help you kill them all when the zombies come out."

Lu Yun said, "Forget it, I think you should all go out. I can manage on my own."

I hesitated for a moment, then said, "It depends. If there are too many zombies, I'll leave it to you."

Lu Yun agreed, and then we went to Wen Guochao's side. After Wen Guochao taught Lu Yun how to open the door, I pulled Wen Guochao up the electronic retractable gate, which was more than a meter tall.

There are countless zombies inside the research institute.

It's also safer for us to do it this way.

Wen Guochao was unaware of Lu Yun's situation, so he asked worriedly, "Is it really okay to leave her there alone? Even if she leaves again, she won't be able to deal with many zombies, will she?"

I laughed and said, "Don't worry, there's no need to worry about her."

Lu Yun kept turning the lever, and the iron gate slowly rose.

In a short time, the gap under the iron gate was large enough for a person to squeeze through.

Not long after, a zombie emerged from inside, howling incessantly. This zombie was a woman, wearing a white lab coat. After emerging, she howled blankly at her surroundings, as if expressing the oppressive feeling of being locked up in the research institute.

As the gate continued to rise, increasingly weaker zombies crawled out of the research institute.

After these zombies came out, none of them paid any attention to Lu Yun.

Ten minutes later, the gate opened completely, and all the zombies in the research institute came out.

I roughly counted about thirty zombies. And that's only part of the zombies in the research institute. As for whether there are any other zombies inside, nobody knows.

Then I saw Lu Yun begin to kill.

"Stay here and don't go down," I told Wen Guochao, grabbed my gun and knife, jumped down, and began killing the zombies in front of me.

(End of this chapter)