Chapter 125 The Day of Doomsday (Twenty-Eight)
The layout of the underground base is very similar to that of a palace.
Except for the golden eyes, there were countless incomprehensible things on the wall that looked like spells. They did not belong to any words that Qiao Yuan knew. When combined together, they looked like a magnificent mural that made people unable to take their eyes away.
The mural extended all the way and finally stopped in front of a door that looked like a holy place.
At this time, there were already several people standing at the door. The one leading them, judging from the back, was the Holy Son and the Holy Daughter.
After all, both the other person's clothes and silver hair are very recognizable.
The Holy Son and the Holy Daughter also appeared to be exceptionally calm among these people, in stark contrast to the few people behind them who were obviously a little anxious and had even started pacing.
The lights dimmed, reflecting everyone's figures on the wall.
She didn’t know if it was another hallucination of Qiao Yuan or the flickering of the light, but the shadow on the wall seemed to move a little, and the shape looked a bit like her, but when she looked over again, it returned to its original state.
After a closer look, Qiao Yuan discovered that it was the owner of the shadow who moved. However, she was now extremely sensitive to the existence of shadows, and because of the hallucination, she was a little paranoid.
Because she could see hallucinations, Qiao Yuan had always been inclined to believe that Shadow was at the base. And judging from Shadow's own experience, the use of such means to make her unable to distinguish between reality and falsehood also fits the possibility that Shadow did not want to appear in front of her for safety. However, after hearing about this kind of thing before, she became a little uncertain.
However, Qiao Yuan knew that as long as he knew how to change the shadow back, he could find the other party at any time with the help of the system.
Even when they heard footsteps coming from behind and someone turned around to look, the Son of God and the Daughter of God still did not react, as if they did not hear anything.
Qiao Yuan's gaze fell on the group of people. There were both men and women with a wide age range, but none of them fit the description of Hamos given by others.
Sure enough, Anthony's next words to these people also verified her guess: "Isn't Mr. Hammers out yet?"
The person closest to Anthony answered, and the other person nodded: "Still in there with God."
If you ignore the enthusiasm on that person's face when he mentioned God, his conversation with Anthony made Qiao Yuan inexplicably feel like she was at the door of an operating room. However, judging from the subtle expressions of Sun Ji and others, she was the only one who still thought so.
When they heard that God was there, many people present showed nervous expressions, and Qiao Yuan's vigilant and inquiring eyes also fell on the door.
The soundproofing of this door was better than expected, so no one could hear anything going on inside. But even so, the people outside the door didn't know whether they were hesitant or didn't feel like talking. Except for someone's brief reply to Anthony's words at the beginning, the silence outside the door soon returned, making it impossible for the players to whisper to the people next to them.
Fortunately, after a few minutes, the door was suddenly opened, but before Qiao Yuan could see the scene in the room clearly, the door was closed again.
The person who appeared in front of everyone was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties. He had silver-white hair, a medium build, and deep facial features with a bit of mixed blood. One could vaguely tell from his wrinkled face that he had a handsome appearance when he was young. His eyes were a little gray due to his age, and there was a mole next to his nose. His eyes casually swept over the people present.
His expression was filled with excitement and enthusiasm, his face was a little too pale, and it seemed that he had not had a good rest for a long time. He was wearing robes similar to those of the Son of God and the Holy Daughter. His hands hanging by his side were shaking non-stop, not knowing whether it was because of Parkinson's disease or because of the excitement of seeing God.
The players had already guessed who this man was, and the Son and Daughter of Saint said "father" almost in unison, which further verified their guess about the man's identity.
The other party was Hamos, whom they had been looking for.
At this moment, the players finally felt the excitement of the people present. Some players who were not good at hiding their emotions looked at Hamos with fierce eyes, wishing they could pounce on him and hug him tightly.
Fortunately, Anthony happened to be talking to Hamos at this time. His tall body blocked Hamos and everyone's burning gaze, but it did not block the spread of his voice: "God is resting."
"Don't worry, the end will be over soon."
"It's just that I haven't had much rest these days, so I'd like to trouble you to take turns guarding inside, in case the god needs anything..."
When Hamos finished speaking, everyone had different expressions.
Most of the players were nervous and resistant. The Son of God and the Holy Daughter still showed no emotion, while the others were nervous but eager to try. Some even subconsciously took a step forward and almost walked past Hamos and into the door.
However, Hamos gave the power to arrange all this to Anthony, and then he walked towards the next door with the support of the Son of God and the Saint Daughter.
Seeing that Hamos was about to leave their sight, the players became a little anxious.
Qiao Yuan was not prepared to be the first to take action at this time, nor did he want to just watch Hammers leave.
Glancing at Sun Ji who seemed to want to speak but was hesitant, Qiao Yuan lowered his voice and reminded Hamos that he did not look well and needed care.
Sun Ji obviously understood the meaning of Qiao Yuan's words. He gave him an appreciative look, and then immediately spoke up, using Qiao Yuan's excuse to express his desire to stay with Hammos.
After hearing what Sun Ji said, Anthony looked over with a serious look.
Sun Ji had to admit that even though he had been through many dungeons, Anthony's gaze still made him feel more stressed, as if he was angry. But thinking of the other players around, he still managed to hold on.
Fortunately, the people who had been with the Holy Son and Holy Daughter before also began to support and thought that this was a feasible approach.
Perhaps because there were too many people saying so, Anthony finally gave in and said, "Okay."
Knowing that Anthony had been successfully persuaded by him, Sun Ji tried hard not to show his excitement. However, this excitement did not last long, as he was interrupted by Anthony's next words: "But since it was you who proposed it, you stay and recommend a few people to go."
Sun Ji: ???
How is this different from what he thought?
Looking at Anthony's cold and hard expression, Sun Ji finally realized that the other party did it on purpose. Anthony clearly saw that he wanted to go, but deliberately didn't let him go.
Qiao Yuan looked at Sun Ji's shocked expression and wanted to answer some questions for him. Not to mention the saying that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot, Anthony and Sun Ji have the same personality, both have a leadership style of being firm in what they say. He can give a subtle reminder, but he cannot undermine the leader in public.
Just like before, Qiao Yuan had already heard that among the people around Anthony, someone who had a conflict with Anthony had already started to complain about his lack of consideration.
It was because of these reasons that Qiao Yuan decided to give the performance opportunity to Sun Ji.
Although he wanted to protest, he had to bow his head under the eaves. So Sun Ji hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to listen to Anthony and started selecting people.
Because Qiao Yuan had just reminded him, Sun Ji chose her first, and then chose two players who had followed him for a long time to follow.
Although Sun Ji had seen from the previous bet that the other party had some tricks, but not much, it was still a matter of important information, so Sun Ji was a little worried. When he was with Qiao Yuan, he could still watch him, but this time he couldn't go with him. Therefore, the two players chosen later were to monitor and contain Qiao Yuan.
These two people also followed him in the previous copy. Although their abilities were average, they were loyal. Therefore, Sun Ji was very confident that they would not betray Qiao Yuan.
At Qiao Yuan's insistence, three more people were added: Song Yanchi, Yu Guo and Sheng Guiye.
Finally, Sun Ji did not forget to say in a voice that only a few people could hear: "I chose you because I believe in you..."
Qiao Yuan was very considerate. Even at this moment, he did not forget to thank Sun Ji. He looked at him with a touched face and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Thank you for giving me this opportunity."
"Don't worry, I will definitely bring the news back."
Sun Ji felt that accepting Qiao Yuan into the organization was the right thing to do.
Liu Dong, who had to stay in the hospital because he needed postoperative observation, was in great pain.
He felt that entering the base was one of the most regrettable decisions he had ever made. During the few days at the base, he either lay in bed in the room during the day because he did not get enough rest at night, or lay in bed in the hospital after being injured.
Although Liu Dong thought that his arm was already connected and that he was fine, he could just wait to recover after leaving the dungeon. However, the doctor at the base obviously didn't think so and insisted that he stay in the hospital for observation. In addition, the doctor's previous behavior of calling the security team impressed him even more and often came to check on him, making it impossible for Liu Dong to go too far, let alone investigate the base.
Jia Xue had no way to investigate alone, and although the other player didn't say it explicitly, he couldn't hide his disgust when he looked at Liu Dong's broken arm. Liu Dong knew that the player had already thought about leaving the team, after all, he and Jia Xue had become a burden.
Although everyone in the hospital is discussing this because of the coming of God, Liu Dong is still thinking about the infected people who attacked them.
During his hospitalization, Liu Dong also met another player named Aqi, who came a few days earlier than them and had been fighting alone.
In order to get more intelligence, he came to the hospital to work and was responsible for burning the bodies sent to him. However, because he had a colleague with whom he got along very well, his work was very easy and he also heard a lot of intelligence from the hospital. When the security team members came over, Aqi noticed Liu Dong and deliberately found an opportunity to approach him. Liu Dong also wanted to find another teammate.
Because they each had their own agenda, the two soon approached each other and became close. When Liu Dong heard that Aqi was in charge of burning the bodies, his eyes flashed and he asked if he had burned his neighbor's bodies in the past few days. He suspected that the two bodies had become infected.
Aqi's first reaction was that Liu Dong was also hallucinating, just like the conversation he overheard in the hospital. After all, he arrived earlier than the other party and had not seen any infected people. Moreover, the security team members did send some corpses over for cremation.
However, after seeing Liu Dong's wound, he began to doubt, wondering if there were really infected people in the base.
However, for Aqi, burning corpses was just a job, so he naturally did not pay much attention to who was being burned, not to mention that he had a colleague. Therefore, no matter how hard Liu Dong tried to describe the appearance of the two corpses, Aqi still had no impression at all. He could only try to ask for help from the colleague who had been burning the corpses with him.
Liu Dong had also been troubled by this matter for a long time, so he decided to go with them. After all, if there were infected people in the base, the problem would be bigger than they thought.
Fortunately, the place where the bodies were burned was just behind the hospital, and a short absence would not attract the attention of the doctors. Liu Dong had also decided to go back quickly. Hearing Aqi say that the place where the bodies were burned was a bit scary, Liu Dong hesitated for a moment, and finally left Jia Xue in the hospital, on the one hand to prevent her from being frightened, and on the other hand to be able to deal with the hospital's rounds.
After making arrangements for Jia Xue, Liu Dong left with Aqi first.
The place where the bodies were burned was in a suite at the back of the hospital. Archie was right, it did have a gloomy feeling. Because it was in the shade, there was almost no sunlight, so the light in the room was very dim.
Once inside, there was a row of freezers, which was also where the bodies were temporarily stored and waiting to be incinerated. Although Liu Dong still smelled the burning smell in the air, which reminded him of barbecue, but when he thought about what meat was, his expression was not so pleasant.
Aqi's colleague was also there. According to his previous description, he was an old man in his sixties. He spent most of his time lazily sitting in a rocking chair and rarely went out. Therefore, his entertainment activities were limited to observing each corpse and asking why they were sent to be burned. If there was a neighbor of Liu Dong among them, he would definitely remember him.
But this time when the two of them went in, they found that their colleague stood up directly after seeing him appear, and said that Archie was finally back and would help him burn the bodies that were sent to him a few days ago, and then he wanted to get up and leave.
Of course Aqi and Liu Dong couldn't miss this opportunity and stood in front of the other party.
Although the colleague looked like he wanted to leave immediately, he found that the two young men in front of him refused to give way unless he answered, so he could only helplessly listen to Liu Dong's description of the two bodies again.
After listening to Liu Dong's description, the old man looked bewildered: "No, and why would he commit suicide for no reason..."
Liu Dong was shocked and couldn't help asking, "Are you sure you didn't remember it wrong?"
Hearing Liu Dong's words, the old man was obviously unhappy, and he spoke rapidly, "How could I remember it wrong? Most of those who died were elderly people, not to mention the obvious characteristics of young couples. There are very few people who commit suicide in the base..."
Seeing the old man's determined expression, Liu Dong quickly apologized, and then he and Aqi looked at each other. They both realized that the security team had lied and that they had not sent the body over for cremation at all.
Although Aqi had not seen an infected person in person in the base, after hearing the old man's words, he realized that the two corpses Liu Dong encountered might really be mutant infected people, and his expression became solemn.
However, the old man ignored their expressions. He was in a hurry to get out, so he pointed to one of the freezers and said, "The security team just came and asked us to burn all the bodies they sent over."
"This is a body that was delivered a few days ago. I heard he was also a member of the security team. He died of a sudden heart attack due to overwork. I forgot about it because I was busy dealing with another body. Remember to burn it quickly..."
The body brought by the security team?
Liu Dong's mind moved, while Aqi on the other side was still thinking about the infected people, so he nodded perfunctorily.
But the old man didn't care whether Archie's expression was perfunctory or not. After noticing that the other party nodded, he got up and left first.
As soon as the old man left, Liu Dong couldn't wait to look at Aqi: "I want to see the body brought by the security team."
Archie: "? What's so good about a dead body?"
Liu Dong looked at him with a look of disappointment: "Of course, I want to see what kind of corpse can be sent by the security team to be burned."
"It has now been revealed that the security team lied about the two bodies, so I think this body might not be a sudden death..."
Aqi also understood what Liu Dong meant, so he pulled out the freezer that the old man had just pointed out.
The body in the freezer was that of a young man, lying with his eyes closed, looking peaceful. He was still wearing the uniform of the security team, with his hands on his stomach, and he looked fat. If it weren't for the fact that his face had lost all color due to being frozen for several days, and there was a layer of frost on his eyelashes and lips, he would have looked like he was asleep, as if he would open his eyes in the next second.
The cold air made Aqi shiver uncontrollably, and he subconsciously looked at Liu Dong: "This expression should be like sudden death, right? It doesn't look like there was any pain when he passed away."
After he finished speaking, Liu Dong did not respond, which made him look over. He found that Liu Dong was staring at the man's hand on his abdomen, as if thinking about something.
It wasn't until Aqi called out again that Liu Dong came back to his senses: "Why do I feel like his belly is a little bulging?"
Because of Liu Dong's words, Aqi couldn't help but look at it again, and then he found that it was indeed true. It was just because it was blocked by the other party's hand, so if you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to notice it.
Archie didn't take it seriously. He sighed, "I didn't expect that at such a young age, you would lose control of your figure and have a beer belly."
This obviously did not convince Liu Dong. He had already stretched out his intact hand, carefully moved the other person's hand on his abdomen, and gently poked it with his hand: "Hard."
Archie was stunned. If the bulging part of the other party was hard, it was obviously not a beer belly. After all, a beer belly is made of fat.
When he looked at the bulging belly again, Aqi had a bad feeling in his heart and swallowed silently: "What foreign object did you swallow?"
"I think there was news about a man getting pregnant before?"
This is his last hope now.
Liu Dong turned his head silently and looked over. Perhaps because he had encountered too many setbacks recently, his personality had become more stable. At one point he felt that nothing could hit him anymore.
After staring at each other for a few seconds, Aqi finally gave in: "Then, how about cutting it open and seeing?"
Fortunately, the body was originally going to be pushed in for cremation, so they cut it open and then burned it, and no one would discover it.
Aqi found a knife and came over. Since Liu Dong was injured in his right hand, the task of cutting open the body's stomach naturally fell to Aqi.
Although it was not the first time that Archie had experienced a copy, it was definitely the first time he had done such a thing. After trying several times, he finally managed to cut through the opponent's clothes and then broke open his belly with great difficulty.
Along with the sound of flesh being cut, Liu Dong and Aqi finally saw what was in each other's stomachs and subconsciously took a step back.
That was a human head.
He had silver-white hair and looked to be in his forties or fifties. Although he was slightly decayed, his facial features were still three-dimensional. There was a mole next to his nose, and there was a sticky liquid sliding down his face. I don't know if it was gastric juice or something else.
At this moment, this face was forever frozen in an expression of disbelief, and its gray eyes were looking at them steadily.
