Continuing onward, they soon discovered more signs of human activity: markings on the walls, more giant mousetraps, and even several rudimentary warning devices and two cameras.
Not far away, there is a steel ladder leading upwards, the top of which is covered by a heavy manhole cover.
Wu Ming signaled to everyone to remain vigilant, and then nimbly climbed up the steel ladder.
He pushed hard, but the lid didn't budge; it was clearly locked by something.
He then took out a level-three alligator snapping turtle claw blade, circled it around the edge of the manhole cover, and the solid metal was cut open like tofu.
The manhole cover fell down, and Wu Ming was the first to crawl out.
He had barely steadied himself when he heard a series of hurried footsteps. A dozen or so people carrying torches rushed out of the shadows and surrounded them.
"Don't move!" shouted the burly man at the head of the group, pointing his spear directly at Wu Ming.
Wu Ming did not make any rash moves, but instead calmly observed these uninvited guests.
It was past dusk, and the sky was getting dark.
But because of the dozen or so torches, it was very clear.
In the firelight, these people were all wearing robes sewn from the skin of mutated rats, and holding spears made of rebar with sharpened mutated rat teeth at the tips.
These people were dressed like warriors from a primitive tribe, with sharp eyes and strong physiques.
Clearly, they were not ordinary survivors who lived hand to mouth and struggled desperately.
As Chen Ding and the other soldiers climbed out of the well, those who had surrounded them were all stunned.
Especially when they saw Chen Ding and his men's neat military uniforms, the heavy machine guns in their hands, and the ammunition belts wrapped around them, many people even unconsciously swallowed.
"You...are soldiers?"
The burly man at the head of the group sounded doubtful.
But their attitude is noticeably better than it was at the beginning.
In China, military personnel tend to gain more favor.
Even though the disaster had occurred almost two years ago.
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