Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 314 - 181 Exploratory Mission

Chapter 314: Chapter 181 Exploratory Mission

Suddenly someone appeared on the side and greeted Maya, "Hey, Maya."

Lin Wu and Maya both looked over. Lin Wu had already recognized the voice and spoke to its owner in amazement, "How can you recognize the mummy in all these mummies as Maya?" She’s wearing protective gear, you know.

This person was Starlight from Starfire Base, who smiled and said, "I saw the dog." Seeing the dog, he nudged Lin Wu, then Maya.

"Are you going on a scouting mission?" Starlight asked.

Maya hesitated for a moment before answering, "Yes."

"Together?" Starlight turned back, raised his hand, and wiggled it in an orchid gesture. The people around were noisy, and they all wore protective gear, so he had to use a special hand signal to get people’s attention.

Lin Wu declined, "Maybe not."

Starlight said, "We have eight people, and you two. If we find an artifact, one for each group, you take one first, and then we’ll take our turn."

Lin Wu expressed skepticism, "I admit I’m pretty good-looking, but you’re already married; there’s no need to appreciate us so much."

Starlight laughed it off, "Actually, I’m very fond of this dog."

As if understanding, Wai immediately raised its head. Lin Wu pointed, "Lie down." Wai obediently lay on the ground.

Sunlight and the others came over, and after the two groups consulted separately for a bit, Maya thought the allocation scheme was very advantageous for them. Lin Wu agreed; having eight more decoys wasn’t a bad thing. Whether they could beat the creatures in the dark was unknown, but Lin Wu was confident he could outrun them.

From Sunlight’s group, some were not satisfied; Lin Ma were two people who had to take the artifact first. Sunlight himself was somewhat puzzled by this. Starlight told them that with the dog, their chances of getting wiped out would be greatly reduced, plus Lin Wu and Maya had decent combat abilities. Yellow Hair was dismissive because, after all, Starfire Base still had two assault rifles, whereas Lin Ma had a crossbow and a bolt-action rifle. Sunlight naturally supported his wife and, despite some dissatisfaction, eventually agreed to Starlight’s proposal.

Lin Wu commented, "They took a long time to discuss."

Maya said, "At the very least, it shows they’re serious. If they had other ideas, they would have finished the discussion quickly."

(Some readers have pointed out that the correct term should be ’bolt-action rifle.’ In ’State of Decay 2’, some firearms are described as manual rifles, while others, such as the ’Clearout Pack,’ are referred to as bolt-action rifles; in the ’World War II Pack,’ they are described as bolt-action rifles. Given that the most classic description of the Forest Wolf is a bolt-action rifle, it has been determined to use the term bolt-action rifle.)

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Everyone bought a miner’s headlamp and Starlight bought an old subway map. Under the gaze of the other players, the ten people entered the dark tunnel. They weren’t the first people to go into the tunnel; many had gone in before them, but few had come out alive. Also, most of those who did come out alive hadn’t gone very far.

Why not use night vision goggles? Because there were only two pairs among them, and if they collided with the bright lights on other people’s heads while wearing night vision goggles, their eyes could be dazzled.

The visibility was still quite high at the tunnel entrance where they were, and they could see a subway train stopped on the tracks. The first two subway cars were fairly bright, then disappeared into the darkness.

Fire Dance asked, "Sister Maya, why didn’t we see you guys at the supply point?"

Lin Wu countered, "What time did you get there?"

Fire Dance replied, somewhat provocatively, "One in the morning, why?"

Lin Wu said, "We were already asleep. I’m saying you girls should know how to take care of yourselves, not wander around on unlit streets in the middle of the night."

Fire Dance said angrily, "I wasn’t talking to you."

Lin Wu didn’t back down, "I was talking to the dog."

Yellow Hair stepped forward to shield Fire Dance, "Bro, please mind your language." Although his words were aggressive, they were still polite.

It was then Lin Wu remembered that his ex-girlfriend was now someone else’s wife and quickly apologized, "Sorry, my apologies, I really didn’t mean it, it won’t happen again."

Lin Wu’s sincerity made Yellow Hair a bit embarrassed, making himself seem petty, so he responded, "No problem, no problem." He didn’t have much else to say and looked at Starlight.

"All right." Starlight diffused the situation and pulled the ready-to-argue Fire Dance aside. Starlight took out the map, "There are two routes, one following the subway tracks, the other is to take the front maintenance passage, and there’s a power substation or some sort of building to the right of that passage." A lightning bolt was marked on it. Blue Star only had sky rails, no subway, so Starlight didn’t know what the lightning meant.

Meanwhile, Yellow Hair asked, "Do subways need electricity?"

Everyone fell silent for a while, and seeing that no one was sure, Fire Dance reluctantly answered, "In early years, subways used steam power; later, they switched to electricity."

"Let’s take the tunnel." Sunlight directed two extras to lead the way, everyone took off their protective gear, put on miner’s lamps, took up arms, and set off. Fire Dance and Yellow Hair were in the second group, followed by Lin Wu and Maya. Everyone got on the subway and started walking toward the back of the train.

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In the narrow subway, two people could barely walk side by side, and Maya fell one step behind, quietly speaking with Starlight. As they were about to enter the darkness after passing two carriages, Starlight said, "Prison bird, trapped beast, fall back. Lin Wu scouts, Fire Dance to follow up in support, everyone else stay put."

Lin Wu looked at Fire Dance, who knew what he was thinking and asked, "Do you have night vision ability?"

"No, do you?"

"I do." Fire Dance explained anyway, "It’s a skill similar to that of a Blind Bat. When I use the skill, an electronic map appears, and a wave spreads out in all directions with me at the center."

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