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Chapter 573 - 156: Never Work Alone When Teamwork Is an Option_4

Chapter 573: Chapter 156: Never Work Alone When Teamwork Is an Option_4

One by one, important pieces of equipment were transported onto the transport aircraft.

This included the enchanted War Armor.

Research personnel looked back at the base with sighs, lamenting the departure they had not anticipated. Before the apocalypse, they had arrived to undertake the tasks assigned by the country, working for many years in isolation without any external contact.

But who could have imagined... that they would actually have to leave.

As soon as the apocalypse began, they immediately ceased their projects at hand and focused on researching the zombies.

Whatever the country needed, they studied; what they did not understand, they learned; they utilized what they learned, and when they made mistakes, they were not afraid to continue learning.

As numerous researchers were walking towards the transport aircraft,

a young man stood there, motionless.

"Xiao Xu, let’s go."

"I’m not going."

"Why?"

Everyone looked at Xiao Xu with confusion in their eyes.

Xiao Xu said, "Professor Ji hasn’t returned yet, the base can’t be left unmanned. I will stay here. If Professor Ji comes back, I can at least open the door for him."

"But are you sure you can manage alone here?"

"It’s no problem, I can handle it. After graduation, my mentor brought me with him, and later to this place to study under Professor Ji. Now that the apocalypse is here, as a young person, I too want to contribute to society. I’m aware that I don’t have many abilities, but waiting for Professor Ji is something I can do."

Listening to Xiao Xu’s words,

an elder approached Xiao Xu, patted his shoulder with gravity, and asked, "Are you really sure about this?"

Xiao Xu answered, "I’ve made up my mind. Please let me wait here for Professor Ji’s return."

Ultimately,

nobody said much more.

Instead, they looked upon Xiao Xu’s actions with a kind of admiration.

They knew that from now on, Xiao Xu would be the only one here. Whether Professor Ji would return was also uncertain to them, but as Xiao Xu said, the Desert Base indeed needed someone to stay behind.

Shortly after,

Xiao Xu watched the departing transport aircraft, adjusted his glasses, and only after it disappeared into the sky, did he turn and enter the base.

Many of the base’s important pieces of equipment had been moved out.

He went to Professor Ji Qiuyue’s personal laboratory; despite the passcode lock, he knew Ji Qiuyue’s password, having seen it before and memorized it in his heart. With the passcode door open, he walked in filled with excitement.

He activated the data network to examine the data left behind by Ji Qiuyue’s research.

He examined it very carefully.

In the silent environment, the bespectacled man squinted his eyes, reflecting a different kind of brilliance.

Meanwhile, within the Desert Base, there were both Lucky Cells and the zombie virus.

"The Lucky Cells were extracted from the body of an Awakener. Professor Ji is still on the move, which means she’s still alive. The only way to unlock the Genetic Lock is by fusing the Lucky Cells with the zombie virus."

"The power of the Transcendent is immense."

He was resolute, not hesitating at all, as he injected himself with the Lucky Cells and then with the zombie virus.

Clang!

The syringe fell to the floor.

Xiao Xu slumped in his chair, gazing at the bright light tube, a smile on his lips.

"Heh heh..."

"Come on, the power unlocked by the Genetic Lock is beyond what any human could possess."

His willingness to stay here was not for Ji Qiuyue, but for the Lucky Cells and the zombie virus in her laboratory.

Suddenly,

Xiao Xu’s eyes bulged as the reaction proved to be much more violent than expected.

His body trembled slightly.

He gritted his teeth, emitting a low growl.

The base’s electrical wiring seemed problematic, as the lights flickered, brightening and dimming intermittently.

...

Galaxy Base.

As the transport aircraft landed, just like before,

Zhu Cheng surveyed the surroundings.

There were no zombies following them, which indicated that this group of zombies was quite fortunate.

Approaching the entrance to Galaxy Base,

Old Zhong saw a blood-stained, modified sedan parked outside, and the wide-open gate of the base, which was clearly abnormal for such a tightly secured facility.

Such a basic mistake would not even be made by ordinary people.

"Something seems off."

Old Zhong’s first thought was that they might have encountered a zombie attack.

Zhu Cheng said, "I don’t see any zombies inside, look at the modified car, definitely outsiders. There’s also blood here; I think a fierce battle must’ve occurred, probably still inside."

Old Zhong said, "Follow me, I’ll take the lead."

Dong Jia stopped Old Zhong, "Let me go first, you all follow me."

Old Zhong said, "I have a shield."

Dong Jia said, "I can foresee."

Hearing this, Old Zhong had nothing to say, acknowledging the undeniable truth and decisively stepping back to let the more capable Dong Jia lead.

As they walked,

Dong Jia suddenly halted.

"At the corner ahead, there will be a corpse bisected at the waist. It’s a sign that danger has been encountered inside, and it’s not from zombies."

Dong Jia said this.

She stopped because she knew she would be shocked by the gruesome scene.

Everyone’s expressions grew solemn.

A bisected corpse?

Indeed,

they saw the corpse dressed in military uniform, with a clean cut, something impossible to achieve by ordinary blades, only conceivable if done with a crystal-enhanced weapon.

There were also casings on the ground, evidence of gunfire.

"Who could’ve done this?" Old Zhong was shocked by the sight before him, as the military had always protected the survivors during the apocalypse, and now they faced such an ordeal.