Chapter 397: Wild Wasteland
At this time, Captain Zhang felt that he was very bad. So many people died in the base, but he was still holding on to luck, hoping that the disaster would take away other things while taking them away.
But in fact, apart from him, others also hold the same idea, the difference is that they say it or not.
Lao Gao said, "There's no point dwelling on this now. Let's quickly treat the wounded. If the mutants can be eliminated this way, it will be a very good thing for everyone. Even if one acid rain isn't enough, there are always several more. These mutants will eventually be controlled. Besides, there are already captured mutants in the base. Why don't you catch one and try it yourself?"
Of course, the people in charge knew that they could try this, but they were so busy with so many things to do right now that they had no time to do experiments.
Another thing is that the acid rain has stopped. Although this acid rain lasted for a long time, the rainfall was not very heavy. When people walked on it, it would corrode the soles of their shoes, but the rainfall was not heavy enough to collect raindrops. In addition, there are so many things to do later, and I really can't spare the time to deal with this for the time being.
So as for the experiment, let's wait until next time.
Captain Zhang hung up the phone and continued to busy himself with things in the base. After they were comforted, groups of people were arranged by the base to live in the underground city.
On the ground, only the team members at the base and the wounded who could not be evacuated were left.
After staying in the underground city for two days, the second acid rain arrived as expected.
The protective measures this time were very good. At least after the rain, no one showed any signs of injury, but the mutated creatures thrown into the rain were not affected by the acid rain at all.
Captain Zhang was speechless. "No, this acid rain is only effective against humans? It has no effect at all on mutant creatures."
The key point is that the rain fell on them, and when they shook their fur, the acid rain splashed everywhere, causing those who were not injured to be splashed and injured.
Captain Wang said nervously, "Go get treatment quickly, or the disease will spread if we delay."
However, it would be useless even if they went down for treatment, because until now, they have not found a way to treat it.
Originally, the base thought that even if they couldn't be cured, they would at least reduce their pain. However, who knew that painkillers were completely useless against the acid rain. It seemed as if it had grown on the pain nerves, from morning to night until the last breath.
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In the following period, acid rain came from time to time, so that the buildings outside had already been corroded to the point of being completely destroyed. Many buildings even collapsed directly, and the place looked like a wasteland.
But they were completely unaware of these things in the underground city. The people below were not affected at all and were all living well underground.
I thought that this kind of life could last for a long time. After all, everyone felt that as long as they couldn't see the mutant creatures outside, they would be safe. But who knew -
Isn't it normal to have bugs underground?
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At the beginning, they were just some small insects, and both in size and appearance, they looked like normal insects.
As long as the bugs don't mutate, there's nothing to be afraid of. So even if there are tiny red spots on their bodies, no one thinks much about it. They just think it's because the underground is too humid, which causes their skin to look like this.
But who knew that the longer time went on, the more insects there would be. At first, using some insecticides had some effect, but now -
Moreover, as time went on, the size of the insects became larger and larger. After only one month in the underground city, Lan Jin could see mutant creatures of the same size as those on the ground.
At this moment, she was very curious. "No, before we moved in, this place was empty for a long time and there were no mutant creatures. How come so many mutant creatures suddenly appeared now?"
The key point is that although the underground city is an underground city, the surrounding area of the city is not only paved with cement, but also well repaired with bricks. With such a structure, it should not be easy to pass through the wall, so where do these bugs come from?
In addition, due to the frequent occurrence of acid rain, Team Zhou and Team Zhang have been completely divided into two areas above ground and underground.
Team Zhou is responsible for the ground, and Team Zhang is responsible for the underground.
Captain Zhang, upon hearing Lan Jin's words, was also helpless. "How would I know? We've checked everywhere recently, but we can't find the source."
What's more, I even checked every corner of the wall, but didn't see even a single insect hole. If the insect holes of the small insects before were difficult to find, then the insect holes of the big insects I saw now should be easy to find.
However, they searched for a long time but found nothing, not even a single one.
To be honest, he now really suspected that these bugs were released by someone within their group.
There are so many bugs in the dungeon that no matter how you take precautions, it's useless. If this problem is not completely solved, the dungeon will become uninhabitable.
Lan Jin asked, "Can we move up there? Is it still raining up there?"
Captain Zhang said, "I've already inquired about this. It seems like there were two rains recently, and it should stop after that. However, it's impossible to live up there. It's summer now, and the temperature will rise after the next rain. Do you know how high it is outside now? It's almost 90 degrees. Not to mention the acid rain, even at this temperature, I don't recommend anyone going up there."
Huang Jinghe frowned and said, "Captain Zhang, I want to ask you about my parents. They haven't come back yet, and I can't contact them right now. I'm a little worried. What if they're on the way—"
"You don't have to worry about your parents. They are safe now, safer than us."
If that place hadn't been fully built yet, the people above would have wanted to transfer everyone there right now.
Not to mention that it was not built yet, even acid rain could not move so many people.
But Huang Jinghe was glad to hear that his parents were safe, and he had nothing more to ask.
But regarding the personnel, Lao Gao asked: "Captain Zhang, how many of us died this time?"
Hearing this question, Captain Zhang was visibly discouraged. "A lot of people. Most of the people at the private base were wiped out, and most of the people at the official base were also gone. The number of casualties at our military base was relatively small, but it's still quite a lot. In short, there aren't many left."
Right now, everyone is still struggling to survive the disaster, but if people continue to die like this, the issue of fertility will sooner or later be put on the agenda.
(End of this chapter)
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