readytorunbook Chapter 146 Nothing a Critical Hit Can't Solve
Chapter 146 Nothing a Critical Hit Can't Solve
When Pei Simin brought them to the entrance of the South China Base Commander's office, it was almost 8 p.m. Everyone thought they could go back to their dormitories after explaining the situation, but to their surprise, only Ji Lang, Lin Yun, and Gu Nanfeng followed Pei Simin into the office.
Pei Sihao thought that once those three people left, there would be nothing left for them to do. Just as he was about to lead everyone away, he was told that they could only wait in the meeting room opposite the office for the time being.
Although Lu Yuan and his team were usually assigned various tasks at the base, it was only when they arrived at the entrance of the commander-in-chief's office and saw the nameplate and photo that they finally realized that the commander-in-chief of the South China Base was Admiral Jiang Xing of the Chinese Navy.
When Yang Xiao saw the photo hanging on the door of Commander Jiang Xing's office, he frowned slightly and said unhappily, "It's not like we're involved anymore, so why aren't we allowed to go back to the dormitory?"
He was a person who didn't care about details and didn't like dealing with leaders, so when he said this, everyone nodded in agreement.
However, no one knew that in Yang Xiao's past life, or rather, in a precognitive dream, he had encountered Admiral Jiang Xing, and the man had left a bad impression on him. If given the chance now, he would pack his bags and leave the South China base immediately.
"It's okay, we have nothing to do back in the dorm anyway, let's just wait for Brother Gu and the others." The oblivious Zhong Qiang didn't notice Yang Xiao's terrible complexion, and casually wandered around the reception room, looking here and poking at there. After all, if it weren't for the current special circumstances, how could he possibly have ever visited a general's reception room in his entire life?
"Boss, what's wrong?" Lu Yuan noticed that Yang Xiao's complexion wasn't good and thought he was disgusted by the octopus zombie, so he moved closer to him to check on him and even secretly slipped him a piece of chocolate.
"It's nothing..." Yang Xiao originally wanted to say something, but the current environment wasn't suitable, so he just took the chocolate Lu Yuan gave him and swallowed it in one bite, then continued to wait expressionlessly.
"Hey, wait for me for the next round!" Zhong Qiang had just finished strolling around the reception room when he saw Pei Sihao and Wei Cheng on the other sofa playing an online game on the game console that Lu Yuan had given them.
"I've been calling you for ages," Pei Sihao replied lazily while exchanging pleasantries with Wei Cheng.
Actually, they would often get together and play these games secretly when they were bored, since these things were a luxury these days, and they wouldn't dare to play them in public. But now, they were in the commander-in-chief's reception room, which wasn't a place where just anyone could come in, so when Pei Sihao took the lead, Wei Cheng immediately responded.
They called Yang Xiao and Zhong Qiang several times. They usually played as a group of four, but Yang Xiao was clearly not in the right state of mind and didn't respond after being called several times. Zhong Qiang, on the other hand, was too excited and was jumping around in the meeting room, completely ignoring the calls.
As for Liu Jia, Li Minze, and Wang Sanhai, Liu Jia and Wang Sanhai are both quite old and have little interest in these things. Liu Jia is slightly better, at least he still knows how to play, while Wang Sanhai is basically past the age of playing these kinds of things. As for Li Minze, he really wants to play, but he doesn't have the equipment. Although he knows Lu Yuan definitely has it, they aren't close enough to shamelessly ask for it.
Time ticked by, and more than an hour had passed, but no one had come out of the office. Since Yang Xiao hadn't participated, his game console had been lent to Li Minze. But since there was no internet, it was still just the four of them playing, so it was getting quite boring.
"I wonder what they're talking about in there, it's so slow." Pei Sihao glanced irritably at the still-locked door of the opposite office, thought for a moment, then got up and closed and locked the door to the guest room as well. He then turned to Lu Yuan and said, "Lu Xiaoyuan, get a TV."
"Oh, Hao-ge, you're really daring!" Zhong Qiang knew what Pei Sihao was up to as soon as he heard it, and gave him a thumbs up.
"Brave!" Even Yang Xiao, who was sitting on the sofa, looked up at him and gave him a thumbs up.
“Come on, depression isn’t for you.” As soon as Pei Sihao finished speaking, Lu Yuan started making arrangements. He beckoned to Yang Xiao with his finger, “There’s nothing that a good beating can’t solve.”
In the other office, Ji Lang and Lin Yun gave a brief report on their encounter with the octopus zombie that afternoon, and also described in detail the appearance of the researcher zombie who had escaped from the South China base and merged with the octopus zombie.
“I’ve detected that his level is over level 4. It’s possible that he absorbed Captain Qin Yuan’s crystal, or it’s possible that the octopus zombie was already at a high level, and his level naturally increased after the two merged.” After Ji Lang and Lin Yun finished speaking, Gu Nanfeng added the information he had obtained through his mental abilities.
"Alas, although it was Lao Liu who suggested conducting the crystal experiment, I was too hasty and made such a big mistake." Jiang Xing's aged face was full of regret. This experiment not only resulted in the escape of an extremely dangerous zombie, but also the sacrifice of two ability users and three brave warriors.
In fact, many soldiers from the teams that went out to search for survivors at the South China base in the past few days have suddenly developed supernatural abilities upon their return. Of course, some teams have also suffered casualties upon their return. So everyone has more or less guessed that they must have been trying to absorb the crystals on their own after killing zombies outside.
However, there's a difference between carrying out missions outside and conducting experiments in the base. In the latter case, if they encounter high-level zombies, the entire team might not make it back if they don't try. So, as long as there's hope, they're willing to try.
Many people might say that as long as you don't go out, everything will be fine. The South China base has everything you need, so why go out and die? But China is one of the world's most populous countries. Although the Chinese government has been tirelessly counting the number of survivors since the outbreak of the virus, there have been many cases of underreporting and falsification, as well as incomplete statistics because survivors were unable to establish contact with local governments.
Therefore, since the establishment of the four bases, they have been carrying out rescue operations. Every time they go out, it is not only to find supplies, but more importantly, to find survivors.
"However, there is good news. Today, the Central China base successfully transferred the satellite communication equipment from the J rocket launch site to the base. Next, they will try to connect to the satellites launched by our country, hoping to re-establish the global communication network." After commemorating the soldiers, Jiang Xing brought up the key points of today's meeting at the four major bases in China.
"Connect to the global communication network?" Lin Yun looked at the old man in front of him with doubt. Since the outbreak of the virus, all network signals have been cut off. Powerful countries like China basically rely on radio waves to communicate, but many small countries have almost no way to transmit messages.
“That would be wonderful,” Ji Lang said.
"In the face of crisis, we must unite all our strength for humanity to have a chance of victory." Jiang Xing smiled with relief as he looked at the excited expressions of the young people in front of him.