Chapter 103: Unintentional Draft
When I arrived at the surveillance camera, I saw that the outer area of the base was shrouded in fog and nothing could be seen clearly.
Since the defense system inside the base was not completely damaged, the fog still did not spread in.
The time at this time was exactly six o'clock in the afternoon.
"Eat quickly and prepare for defense."
Fan Buqiu quickly opened the curtains a little, took a look outside, and said in a deep voice.
Although we doubted him, what he said did make sense. We quickly ate a few mouthfuls of food, not even bothering to drink the cherry juice on the table, and went to the window.
I secretly opened a crack and looked out. It was pitch black outside except for the thick fog. Although it was only six o'clock, it was already completely dark.
Although I had successfully fought against the moonlight once before, I still didn't dare to look up at the sky.
However, judging from the visibility and light outside, the moon should not have appeared yet, and I did not see the crimson halo.
"How is it, Ji Ling? You have the best eyesight, did you see anything?" Jiang Wang asked.
"The moon shouldn't be out yet. There's a lot of fog outside, but it hasn't spread to the top floor yet. The fog is only on the periphery. The fog is thinner inside the wall, so it's not a big problem."
"Everyone, please stay here for now. The fact that the virus hasn't spread to the top floor means that at least the top floor is safe now." Fan Buqiu said.
There is absolutely no credibility in what he is saying now, but logically speaking, he is right.
It’s just that we had discussed before that we should give him a try, and even if he doesn’t go out, we have to take action.
But how to act?
Just as I was thinking about whether to create some conflict to see how Fan Buqiu would react, the power supply of the entire base suddenly went out for a moment.
The next second, the lights came on again.
"What happened?" The sudden change made everyone nervous.
Fan Buqiu also had a serious look on his face. He opened the door and strode out. Chen Yubing and I looked at each other and followed him out.
However, when we arrived at the corridor, we saw Fan Buqiu opening the point box to check the circuit.
After checking, he went to another room with a sign that read "Distribution Room" hanging on the door.
"Brother Fan, what happened?" I asked.
Hearing my question, Fan Buqiu frowned and said:
"When the Big Boss mutant attacked here before, the base's large generator was damaged. Now we're using the old spare one. It's still too much to supply the entire base's defense system."
"If it really doesn't work, we can reduce the defense system by half, leaving only the most core part, and then we all evacuate. But the defense center should be enough." I considered it, firstly to test it, and secondly, this is indeed the more reliable suggestion I can think of at the moment.
Fan Buqiu thought seriously about my proposal for a while and shook his head:
"No, the hub of the base is in the middle, but the supplies are in the basement. If we reduce the defense range, the supplies will be lost. We still have to rely on a batch of supplies to survive."
Fan Buqiu's words made us fall into deep thought again.
Just when everyone was silent, the window at the end of the corridor suddenly opened.
The window that was originally here was partially shattered during the director's loss of control, and was later blocked by Fan Buqiu using some laser plastic film.
And now, the laser plastic film is intact, obviously not damaged by external force, but it opened by itself in full view of everyone.
The moment the window opened, a draft blew through, making me feel a little cold.
And just at this moment, I suddenly had a few ringing in my ears.
“Drip—drip…”
Long-lost Morse code!
But the frequency was intermittent, and like before, it couldn't form a complete sentence.
But from the fragmented letters, I was able to piece together some information.
"leave……"
Where should I leave? I have some hair, and of course I want to leave this damn place, but the road is blocked and I can't leave even if I want to.
"room……"
Another confusing word.
But soon, a possibility suddenly occurred to me. What the Morse code wanted to convey to me might be something like "leave the room" or "leave the distribution room".
But at this moment, the five of us were in the corridor, not in the distribution room.
Thinking of this, I retreated little by little without leaving a trace.
Would it make a difference if it was further away from the switch room?
But it was of no use.
Morse code is still a garbled frequency.
What if it means "leave the room"?
While I was on guard against emergencies, I was thinking about what the Morse code meant.
Until I accidentally bumped into Jiang Wang behind me.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Wang was a little confused.
I opened my mouth to respond, but I didn't know how to say it.
Morse code and cloud thunder pattern can be considered my current trump cards, but now one of the trump cards seems to be ineffective and chaotic.
And I have never mentioned it to anyone before, so how can I explain it if I tell them.
What's more, Fan Buqiu is still there.
Jiang Wang saw that I was hesitant to speak, his eyes darkened, and then he took a step aside to keep some distance from me.
I didn't think about the hidden meaning of his action because another gust of wind blew in.
At the same time, I vaguely saw a halo of light outside, half crimson and half pale.
The moon is rising...
I subconsciously glanced at the watch I was carrying, and the hands were at six fifty.
I closed my eyes slightly and carefully felt the bursts of frequencies that spontaneously sounded in my ears.
Pick out the limited number of words that you can understand.
Pollution, indoors, leaving, isolation, it...
Some completely unrelated words, if you force yourself to put them together, can have countless different meanings.
If you put it together incorrectly, the consequence could be death.
After thinking about it, the most likely meaning is: there is pollution outside, and you can isolate it indoors, so don't leave.
But for some reason, I always feel that the "leave the room" that I came up with before has a greater weight in my mind, even though it sounds so ridiculous.
I glanced out the window again and said with determination, "I'll go out and take a look."
"No!" Fan Buqiu and Jiang Wang suddenly stopped me in unison. Even Chen Yubing and Lin Hanning gave me puzzled looks.
It’s no wonder they reacted this way. If I were in their place, I would also think, “Ji Ling must be crazy.”
But ever since this window was inexplicably opened, the uneasiness in my heart has become stronger and stronger. I don't want to stay in this base for even a second. I would rather go outside or go back to the building I was in yesterday.
In fact, the reason why I dared to make such a decision was partly because I had successfully fought against the moonlight once yesterday.
Although this is a kind of fluke mentality, I still feel that there is a glimmer of hope if I get out.
"No one can predict what the situation is outside right now. Ji Ling, don't act rashly." Fan Buqiu warned seriously.
Lin Hanning, who had been quiet since arriving here, suddenly spoke up: "Can I ask why you want to leave?"
To be honest, I can't give a reason.
But my silence made me seem even more suspicious in the eyes of everyone. My disregard for the rules had become a sign of abnormality.
What's more, I had previously said, "Don't trust me completely."
In fact, I wasn’t even sure if I was in the right place.
Seeing that I was not dissuaded by what he said, Fan Buqiu strode over and stood in front of me.
"You'll kill everyone."
I narrowed my eyes slightly and replied to him with the same warning tone: "I didn't say you should come with me."
"You want to go out by yourself?" Jiang Wang couldn't help but take a step forward and asked from behind me, "Where can you go by yourself?"
Yeah, where can I go?
Jiang Wang’s words suddenly made me realize this problem.
There was fog everywhere and we had no better place to be than the monitoring room.
Moreover, if I run out alone like this, not only my safety cannot be guaranteed, but also the safety of Chen Yubing and others cannot be guaranteed.
You have to know that Fan Buqiu is still a big variable.
So for now I should choose to stay here with everyone.
Even if it is really Fan Buqiu who is behind this, the four of us will have no problem dealing with him.
Thinking of this, I forced myself to suppress the uneasiness and confusion in my heart.
Seeing that I no longer wanted to go out, Chen Yubing quickly took my hand and walked towards the monitoring room. When the others saw us, they followed us.
Although we all entered the monitoring room, the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
Because my mind was constantly thinking about other things, I didn't say a word after entering.
Time passed quietly and silently in silence.
In order to ensure that moonlight would not shine into the monitoring room through the gaps, we turned off all the lights in the room, leaving only the monitoring screen still glowing.
This kind of atmosphere is really too weird.
To be honest, out of fear of the unknown, our mental state became increasingly tense.
Even Jiang Wang, who was always talkative, didn't say a word at this moment.
Just when the atmosphere was quiet enough that they could hear each other's breathing, Chen Yubing, who had been watching the surveillance, spoke.
"There's something going on downstairs, like an unusual unit."
These few words were like a thunderclap, waking us up.
Knowing that something had happened, I quickly went to the surveillance screen.
Just as Chen Yubing said, there were black shadows constantly passing by at high speed in the lobby on the first floor, and some of the slow shadows could vaguely reveal a human figure.
Seeing this situation, we were all too scared to breathe.
It's not that we're timid, but because there are too many black shadows on the screen.
I roughly counted and there were at least three hundred black shadows.
And this number is still increasing.
With so many abnormal units, it is definitely not something that the five of us can handle.
So I suddenly felt a little guilty about my recent recklessness.
As a member of the investigation bureau, being too emotional while performing a mission can be fatal.
The confusing information led me to make wrong judgments.
Fortunately, my teammates stopped me in time, otherwise the consequences would be serious.
This suddenly made me feel fortunate.
But at the same time, a question arose in my mind.
Investigators have all received similar mental training, the purpose of which is to stabilize our core and make the best choices even in the most extreme situations.
But from last night until tonight, I seem to have repeatedly violated this emotional taboo.
This is not without reason.
But what is the reason?
The black shadow on the screen only appeared for about ten minutes before disappearing.
Just like what we saw on the surveillance camera during the day, it disappeared out of thin air.
From this it seems that there are indeed some things downstairs that even the surveillance cameras cannot capture.
Because these abnormal creatures disappeared, we all breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when we felt relieved, something unexpected happened.
A sudden gust of wind blew the curtains on the window.
This blew open a gap in the tightly closed curtains.
A thin ray of red and white moonlight shone in from the tiny gap.
Coincidentally, the moonlight shone on Lin Hanning's arm.
Faced with this sudden situation, everyone present was dumbfounded.
Could it be that Lin Hanning will also be controlled by the moonlight?
Fortunately, Chen Yubing remained as calm and composed as ever.
She rushed to the window and raised her hand to close the gap that was blown open.
After the gap was sealed, the room returned to its previous state.
But the atmosphere among us suddenly became a little weird.
"Chief, how are you? Is there something wrong?"
After Jiang Wang came to his senses, he was the first to come to Lin Hanning and anxiously asked about her situation.
Because the light from the surveillance screen is really weak.
So I couldn't see Lin Hanning's expression clearly.
We could only see the other person shaking his head and speaking to us.
"I should be fine. The moonlight only shone for a short while."
Lin Hanning's tone revealed uncertainty.
She had always been there to help others get rid of negative states, so she wasn't sure if she had fallen into any abnormality.
However, Lin Hanning was not like Jiang Wang yesterday. She was still sitting here quietly and did not make any unusual moves.
Seeing this situation, although I still had doubts in my heart, I felt a little relieved because no more difficult situations arose.
At this moment, something abnormal appeared on the surveillance screen again.
The disappeared shadows reappeared.
Seeing this situation, I quickly shifted my attention from Lin Hanning to the surveillance.
Just like when the black shadows disappeared, these black shadows also appeared suddenly out of thin air.
And after it appeared, it was flying at a very fast speed just like before.
It feels like the patrols of ancient soldiers, appearing in groups every once in a while.
And coupled with their strange figures.
A word suddenly came to my mind.
The ghost soldiers borrowed the road.
But I never believed this.
These dark shadows must be controlled by a dark force.
Thinking of this, I glanced at Fan Buqiu who was sitting in the corner with a calm expression.
He looks a little strange now.
He has been silent since entering the monitoring room.
Even when a dark shadow appeared on the surveillance camera, he did not come over to look.
And even after Lin Hanning was illuminated by the moonlight, he still did not take any action.
It seemed as if everything happening around him had nothing to do with him.
Fan Buqiu's performance made me unable to help but tighten my grip on my Miao Dao.
Just when I couldn't help but want to ask him something, suddenly a crisp sound of a door opening was heard in the monitoring room.
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