Chapter 70

Fu Zhengyang is dead, and Wu Xiaode has finally calmed down.

At this moment, the team leader pondered for a moment and said, "We have killed their people, and the situation has become irreconcilable. Moreover, we have planted bombs, so we won't take this route anymore."

"Plant it?" the marksman asked.

The team leader nodded.

Bang!

The moment the sniper's rifle barrel flashed, the bullet drew a long arc and whistled down the tunnel.

"Does it turn?" Wu Xiaode couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, it's a basic skill," the marksman replied.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Rumble—

Explosions echoed from deep within the tunnel, followed by a violent shaking.

"Whoa!"

The marksman whistled and grinned.

"From now on, we don't need to care about the people in this world," the team leader said calmly. "Everyone remember, anyone who dares to provoke, attack, or plot against us will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!" everyone responded in unison.

The world above was heading towards destruction.

Underground, another team was causing trouble in secret.

At this moment, any hesitation would be equivalent to courting death.

"I'll buy us some time; you all think about what to do next."

Hawk said this and strode towards the cave entrance, patting his chest, and a suit of steel armor materialized around him.

Powered armor!

Hawk, wearing the armor, flew up and punched the top of the cave entrance.

Boom—Crash!

Sand and rocks fell.

His fist had turned into a massive power hammer, striking the rocks repeatedly, trying to bury the entrance completely.

"Who knows if there are any other routes here? Everyone, look around and see if there's a map of the underground structure," the team leader said.

Everyone split up and began searching.

Wu Xiaode walked to a makeshift barracks and asked in a low voice, "Is there a map of the underground structure?"

"The maps on the surface were destroyed by the general, and I don't dare go underground," the undead officer replied.

"Do you know if there are other routes?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"There's another tunnel, with a completely different route. It was used for scientific research and exploration."

"Huh? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"The train on that tunnel is broken, and it's filled with various scientific equipment, medical tools, and mineral samples. Only our researchers used to go there."

A broken train is not a problem.

Wu Xiaode glanced at Hawk and the marksman.

Both were skilled in mechanics and should be able to fix it.

"Is anyone still using that tunnel?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"It was abandoned after all the researchers died and has been left unattended," the undead officer replied.

"Where is it?"

"Follow me."

The undead officer flew to a corner piled with machinery.

Wu Xiaode walked to the pile and saw that it was made up of leftover steel tracks, wooden sleepers, and track clamps.

A dedicated path led to this spot.

"The door is blocked by these things," the undead officer said.

"Does my enemy know about this place?"

"No, he's only been here for a short time and doesn't know about this route."

"Good!"

Just as Wu Xiaode finished speaking, Xiao Baihong shouted, "Hey, Xiao Wu, what are you doing there?"

Wu Xiaode thought for a moment and shouted back, "Look, there's a small path on the ground, but it's buried by these machines."

"There's a path?" Xiao Baihong asked in surprise.

The team leader had already flown over and stood next to Wu Xiaode, looking at the ground.

Sure enough, there was a cement path extending deep into the pile of machinery.

"Move these machines and see what's inside," the team leader said.

Wu Xiaode, Hawk, Xiao Baihong, and the marksman moved the machinery quickly.

Their physical abilities were several times that of ordinary people, and they worked swiftly and efficiently.

At the end of the path, there was a door.

When they pushed the door open, a cold wind rushed out.

"It leads down!" the marksman said happily.

"Wait, could this be a trap set by the enemy?" Hawk asked cautiously.

This made everyone think.

Wu Xiaode was speechless.

—You're overthinking it!

At this moment, Hawk flew back and pressed a button on his powered armor. Several beams of light shot out and quickly traveled down the tunnel.

"There's only one underground train... no other electronic devices were detected, so it should be safe," Hawk said.

"I'll go first; keep a distance from me," Wu Xiaode said.

Everyone nodded.

"Leave it to you, everyone, follow closely!" the team leader said decisively.

Wu Xiaode immediately took the lead and dashed into the tunnel.

The others followed in quick succession.

Hawk stayed behind, doing some camouflage and piling the machinery back to prevent anyone from discovering the place.

Wu Xiaode, moving quickly, asked, "Is this place safe?"

"This route is safe, but I can't guarantee what's below," the undead officer said.

"What's below?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"I don't know; I can't go down—I'm the only lucky one who survived among the undead."

This was a strange statement, but Wu Xiaode understood.

"Is the area below off-limits to the undead?"

"Yes, there's an invisible barrier. When I get close, I feel like I'm about to be sucked in, and I know instinctively that it would be the end."

"So that's why you issued the mission?"

"Yes, if you can complete this commission, I will give you sufficient compensation."

"—Wait for my news here."

"I hope you succeed."

The undead officer stayed in the air, watching the train from a distance, his face filled with loneliness and sorrow.

At this moment, Wu Xiaode saw a long train lying in the darkness ahead.

He found it!

Wu Xiaode jumped onto the underground train and looked ahead vigilantly.

The others followed quickly.

The team had skilled mechanics, and Hawk and the marksman worked together, one inspecting the train and the other replacing parts, quickly completing the repairs.

The train started moving slowly, gradually accelerating as it headed deeper underground.

...

The underground train sped through the tunnel.

Given the previous tunnel's destruction, everyone was more cautious this time.

Hawk installed many detectors on the train and equipped it with several automatic attack weapons.

The marksman stayed in the front, with three long rifles in front of him.

"You can rest for a while; I'll call you if anything happens," he said to Wu Xiaode with a smile.

—This young man is really good.

He could discover a new route among the machinery, with an observational skill almost matching the team leader's.

And he was always at the forefront, showing no fear.

This is what a qualified martial arts expert should be like!

"Okay, call me if anything happens."

Wu Xiaode walked into the train car.

On the floor of the car, various minerals, scientific notes, and equipment were laid out.

The team leader was examining them carefully.

"Any clues?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Take a look at this."

The team leader handed a scientific notebook to Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode flipped through the notebook and saw detailed geological exploration data, with dense content, thorough data, and well-organized theories and inferences.

At this moment, for some reason, Wu Xiaode thought of something else.

"Team leader," he said softly.

"What do you think?" the team leader asked.

"Their writing and language... are exactly the same as ours," Wu Xiaode said.

The team leader didn't speak.

But Wu Xiaode knew she understood.

This is a different world.

Why is the civilization here the same as ours?

Is there only one path for human civilization?

Theoretically, even if there is only one path, the language, writing, and even the mechanical inventions, like trucks, being exactly the same is too absurd and a bit unsettling.

"Everyone, come and take a look."

Hawk suddenly called out.

Wu Xiaode's thoughts were interrupted, and he turned to look at Hawk with the team leader.

Hawk was operating a laptop, showing the entrance to the cave.

"Did you leave surveillance equipment?"

Hawk asked.

"Of course, we need to keep track of the situation, don't we?" Hawk replied.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the soil blocking the cave entrance began to loosen.

Soon.

A furry black claw, about the size of two trucks, reached into the cave.

With one swipe, it cleared the debris inside the cave.

"Don't come in... don't come in..."

Hawk whispered in prayer.

A huge black face flashed past the cave entrance.

It was too large to fit inside the cave.

But a desperate situation still occurred.

Long black tentacles squeezed into the cave, exploring and extending in all directions.

Snap!

The team leader closed the laptop and said solemnly, "No need to watch anymore. Hawk, go help the marksman and make the train go full speed!"

"Got it, boss." Hawk jumped up and hurried to the front to find the marksman.

A moment later.

Wu Xiaode felt the train vibrate slightly, and its speed increased.

About half an hour later.

A sign indicating a slowdown appeared ahead.

The train moved slowly and eventually came to a stop.

Everyone got off the train.

They found themselves on a relatively simple platform, with an underground route map clearly posted on the bulletin board.

The marksman whistled and said, "Finding the tunnel structure map as soon as we get off is a good omen."

Unlike the surface, underground, without lights, you can't see anything.

More importantly, without a route map.

Without a map, it's like being blind.

Wu Xiaode took a few steps forward and said, "No wonder they dared to blow up the tunnel; it's structured like this."

The route map showed two tunnels starting from the same point, each heading in different directions, forming a shape similar to an "M."

This way, even if the front part of the tunnel collapses, it won't affect the back part.

"Team leader, should we blow up the tunnel too?" Hawk asked.

Everyone hesitated.

The monster was entering the cave, and blowing up the tunnel would block its path.

But—

If this tunnel is also blown up, it means another thing.

Returning to the surface would be almost impossible.

Although in the current situation, no one would want to return to the surface—

But everyone subconsciously wanted to leave a path to the surface, as if it represented a glimmer of hope for life.

The team leader looked around and said softly, "What do you all think?"

Silence.

"Blow it up, blow it up immediately, don't delay, or the monster will catch up, and it will be too late to regret," Wu Xiaode said.

Everyone looked at him.

He scratched his head and smiled, "I always feel that leaving the entrance open is like leaving a chance for death—don't let any monster have a chance to get close to us, so blow it up."

In the darkness, these words immediately made everyone alert.

Just because Wu Xiaode's tone was too unsettling, as if he had seen death and death was trying to take everyone's lives.

"Let's do it." Hawk shook his hand and said loudly.

"Good idea, we don't want to go back to the surface anyway," Xiao Baihong said.

"Agreed," the marksman said.

The team leader nodded at Hawk.

Hawk raised his arm and said to the tunnel,

"Fox One, execute the demolition mission."

A crack appeared on his steel arm, and a small missile, trailing a long flame, flew back the way they came.

A moment later.

A deafening explosion echoed through the tunnel.

—The path back was completely blocked.

"Let's go, now let's see what's here," the team leader said.

"Fire butterflies," Hawk said.

Flame-winged butterflies appeared, illuminating the surroundings.

"Don't use fire, be careful of flammable materials," Xiao Baihong said.

"Light butterflies!" Hawk snapped his fingers.

The flames on all the butterflies disappeared, and they began to emit bright white light like incandescent lamps.

Everyone jumped onto the platform and followed the path deeper into the tunnel.