As soon as he said "It's done," the sound of machinery turning could be heard coming from inside the gate.
Everyone turned to look at the gate, which trembled twice before slowly opening. A stuffy, pungent smell gradually wafted out, and everyone quickly covered their mouths and noses.
Han Junche unplugged the cable, packed up the computer and other items, handed them to Chi Xia, and pulled her back quickly until they reached the top of the gentle slope before stopping.
As soon as they retreated, the others followed suit. By the time they reached the gentle slope and stood in place, the gate was fully open, and a fermented, stench, accompanied by the unconscious groans of zombies, rose from underground.
Chi Xia put away Han Junche's computer and tools, and then took out the gas masks she had found at the Z City Hospital from the warehouse, giving one to each person.
Then they took out flashlights, headlamps, and other lighting equipment and distributed them.
After putting on their gas masks and headlamps, Chi Xia said to Qin Zhao, "Let Mengmeng and Xiaohui stay outside. In such a large military base's armory, some weapons must have been damaged. They don't have gas masks, so it's better to be safe than sorry."
"Okay." Qin Zhao squatted down, patted Little Gray's head, and said to it, "You stay outside and guard Mengmeng until we come out, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Little Grey glanced at Mengmeng with a hint of disdain in its eyes, but still nodded in agreement.
Perhaps the contempt in Xiao Hui's eyes was too obvious, because Mengmeng immediately bristled and bent down to growl at Xiao Hui, but Chi Xia gently pinched its little ears: "No fighting. Xiao Hui's superpower is already level eight, and you don't even have a superpower. Isn't it right for it to take care of you?"
Hearing this, Mengmeng was clearly unconvinced. She tilted her head to the side, almost letting out a snort.
Chi Xia stroked its fur and said softly, "But since you can become invisible, I'm not worried about you. However, you can't act rashly and cause us trouble again, just like last time in Z City. You have to stay here with Little Gray and wait for us to come out, understand?"
Upon hearing Chi Xia mention what happened in Z City last time, Mengmeng's arrogance vanished instantly. It affectionately rubbed against Chi Xia's palm and let out a soft "woof," agreeing.
After settling the two of them in, the group slowly descended in their previous formation.
Perhaps because these zombies have lived underground for years without sunlight, when the door was suddenly opened and sunlight streamed in, their first reaction was not to rush out, but to shrink back inside.
The group arrived at the main gate, their backs to the sunlight, and saw the zombies inside retreating without even attacking them.
Wang Dalong was puzzled: "Why aren't they attacking us? Why are they running away instead?"
Han Junche said, "They've been underground for a year. Even ordinary people's eyesight would deteriorate, let alone these zombies. It's normal for them to avoid sunlight when they first see it. But once we're inside, their eyesight is better than ours."
After saying that, he ordered, "Turn on the lights. These lights can only provide illumination for four hours. From now on, we have four hours to clear these zombies and find weapons."
The armory was dark, so the whole thing was hidden. Even after everyone turned on the lights, they could only see a small part of it. Once everyone was ready, Wang Dalong and Wang Erlong took the lead and went inside.
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