On the third day, Jiang Li and his group arrived at the entrance to the underground city. The entrance and exit of the underground city were in the same place, meaning that there was only one place to enter and exit.
Previously, only one entrance was opened for concealment. Later, in order to complete the construction quickly, all efforts were devoted to the construction of the house, and the entrance was not considered at all. However, arrangements have been made for it recently.
When the group arrived, Captain Wang and his team were already there, along with many other people who were clearly not Captain Wang or his team, both men and women. Jiang Li also saw the members of Team Number Three that they had seen when they were protecting Wang Shuo earlier; Jiang Li had a fairly strong impression of that team.
Jiang Li was surprised to see so many people this time. It seemed the base was taking this mission very seriously and wanted to succeed on the first try. However, he wondered if the people here were reliable.
After waiting for a while, Captain Wang saw that everyone had arrived, so he spoke up.
"Quiet down, everyone, and listen to me. Our first task is to drive the wild animals up there back to the back of the mountain, and our second task is to rescue the people trapped up there."
You need to be mentally prepared; there are many wild beasts outside. It's not too late for you to retreat now.
After Captain Wang finished speaking, he paused to observe the reactions of the crowd. Many people didn't take it seriously, thinking that there couldn't be many, and that with so many of them, they could definitely solve the problem. If they couldn't solve it before, it must be because the base was useless.
Some people, on the other hand, want to blend in with the crowd after they go out, hoping to get points without putting in any effort.
A large part of it is also due to their confidence in themselves. Since the apocalypse began, many people have acquired guns and become much stronger in order to survive.
There were all sorts of people there. Captain Wang looked at everyone's expressions and knew what they were thinking. He didn't say anything. He had already given them advice. Whether they listened or not was their business. People always have to suffer losses to learn from them.
"Alright, since no one has quit, I'll go over the precautions and tasks."
First, we need to keep quiet when we go out and try not to attract the attention of wild animals. We will have these "cows" lure away the wild animals around the exit. Our staff will handle the "cows," so don't worry about that. This is also your first task: you must ensure that these "cows" can successfully reach the back mountain and the main gate of the base.
Following Captain Wang's pointing direction, everyone saw several iron "cows" about half a person's height on the other side, with some wild boar meat hanging on them.
Everyone has seen it before, but didn't understand what it was used for. Now we finally know.
Captain Wang continued.
"Secondly, the people we need to rescue are near Building 23 on the south side, and our people will take everyone there."
Thirdly, we need some people to follow us to the main gate of the base to open it and lure out the wild animals nearby.
The left side is for rescuing trapped personnel, the right side is for the base gate, and the middle side is for the back mountain. Please make your choices and do not change them once you have made them.
Also, I want to tell everyone that you must follow instructions and not act on your own. If you act on your own and something happens, no one will come to your rescue.
After Captain Wang finished speaking, everyone lined up in their respective groups. Jiang Li and his group chose to open the main gate.
Rescuing hostages was the last thing Jiang Li wanted to do. It wasn't that he didn't want to rescue them, but wherever there were people, there was trouble, and Jiang Li really didn't want to get involved in that. Besides, there were already a lot of people, so a few more wouldn't make a difference.
Fortunately, Gu Jin and the others thought the same way, and they all agreed to go to the entrance.
The largest team went to rescue the hostages. Some people follow the crowd because they think that more people means more power.
The fewest groups go to the back mountain because it means encountering animals, and many people are still afraid to go.
Going to the main gate to watch over things is a relatively simple task, but you have to open the gate before the "cows" arrive at the base. Otherwise, with all the wild animals around, the gate will be much harder to open and more dangerous, so fewer people go there.
Coincidentally, the third team that Jiang Li had seen earlier also chose the base gate, just like them.
Captain Wang saw that everyone had made their choices, so he began preparing to set off.
Captain Wang made a hand gesture, and the team quieted down. Captain Wang's men pushed the "cow" to the door, opened the gate, and slowly moved the "cow" forward. Jiang Li saw that the "cow" was operated with something like a remote control, and there was a video on it showing the surroundings of the "cow". The camera was night vision, so even in the dark, it could see the surroundings clearly. Because the base's network was down, it could not be controlled remotely, so they could only follow the "cow" forward from a short distance.
It's still under control, so after sending the "cow" out, the entrance door was closed again.
Not long after the "cow" appeared, the wild animals smelled blood and began to stir.
The images coming from the screen made Jiang Li, Gu Jin, and the others tense up.
Wild beasts from all directions rushed toward the "bull," exuding a massive aura and imposing presence that was incredibly frightening. Soon, the screen was filled with black, with only an eye occasionally peeking out, making it look quite eerie.
This place contains mutated wild boars, wolves, hyenas, venomous snakes, and more.
The scene just now showed not only wild animals on the ground, but also bats, moths, bees, and other creatures that we had seen before. They were all mutated and completely different from before, but we could still tell what species they were by their appearance.
Seeing so many wild beasts attacking, everyone's expression changed. So many wild beasts, that would be difficult to deal with.
"Speed up," Captain Wang ordered the staff controlling the "ox."
Upon hearing the command, the staff increased the speed of the "cow," quickly knocking aside the wild beasts blocking its path, and then sped forward. Seeing this, the wild beasts behind naturally wouldn't give up and also rushed forward.
"Captain, we're about to go out of range in a little while."
One of the operators said.
"Okay, everyone in the back, get ready. Put on your glasses, we're going out."
Captain Wang turned to the group and said that everyone put on the night vision goggles that Captain Wang had given them, and then nervously gripped their weapons. The goggles were the same as those on the cameras, with night vision capabilities, allowing them to see the road clearly even at night.
"Open the door."
Captain Wang shouted in a low voice, and the people who were already prepared on both sides opened a gap for three or four people to walk through. Without hesitation, Captain Wang took the lead and rushed out, and the others followed closely behind.
Under the cover of darkness, the crowd moved forward slowly and smoothly, and they were about to leave the square.
"ah."
Suddenly someone exclaimed. Jiang Li heard the cry and his heart skipped a beat, knowing that something bad was about to happen.
Everyone looked toward the person who screamed, and it turned out that a rope was wrapped around the person's foot, and the person thought it was a snake and screamed in fright.
"I...I didn't mean to."
The person was a relatively young man, and his voice was already trembling with tears.
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