Volume 9: Molten Mine Chapter 458: Bullet Shell
"Fuck, fuck..." The emotional hound said "fuck" several times in a row, "Since there is fucking oxygen in this fucking place, why did those three experts from the research institute suffocate to death?"
Although the hound's series of shouts contained a lot of mother's content, everyone still understood what he wanted to express, and the atmosphere in the tunnel suddenly became weird.
Layton silently opened the visor of his helmet and tried to take a few breaths of the air in the tunnel, then nodded to Ke Lan: "My artificial lung shows that there is no toxic gas in the air, and the oxygen content is above 20%... Just like most places on Alpha, it can fully meet the survival needs of humans."
"Could it be that the cause of death of those three people was not suffocation? Then what killed them?" Ke Lan pondered.
"The cause of their death was suffocation. In the tunnel where the bodies were found, the oxygen content was less than 5 percent and it was filled with highly toxic gases." Ivan said calmly, "The air composition in this tunnel is different from that in there."
"But I can't feel any wind at all." Ke Lan also opened the helmet mask and took off his gloves. He put his fingers into his mouth and moistened them with saliva before raising them above his head. "There is no obvious sign of air flow in the tunnel."
"What a pity! If they could have come here, they might not have suffocated to death." Layton sighed.
"Maybe... they walked out from here?" Ke Lan paused, then continued, "The direction they were heading might be completely opposite to ours."
"They should have turned back as soon as they noticed the lack of oxygen. Why did they keep going in? Isn't that courting death?" Layton asked doubtfully. "Could it be that... the direction we are heading is wrong?"
"Is the place in front the one where the three experts would rather suffocate to death to escape?" Ivan turned his head and looked towards the front of the tunnel.
"Shit... I feel the hairs on my back stand up." Hound quickly put the lighter back into his pocket and raised his gun. "Should we... continue moving forward?"
"Could it be... that we accidentally passed through a one-way transmission device again?" Aya Breya looked at Ke Lan. "In this way, the completely different air composition in the two tunnels, the lack of signs of gas flow, and the deaths of the three experts can all be explained."
"If we want to verify this hypothesis, we need to go back to the body." Ke Lan turned around and looked at the long line of fluorescent dye on the ground. "It will take nearly 20 hours to go back and forth, and we may not get any results."
"So what are your plans?"
"Keep going forward." Ke Lan said, "I'm curious about what those three experts discovered when they were alive."
"Damn... I felt fine before, but now that this has happened, I feel like the dark tunnel ahead is a big mouth that can eat people." The Hound said, taking out a handful of compressed biscuits from his backpack and distributing them to everyone, "Each person should take a piece of compressed biscuit and put it on your body. In case of any unexpected situation and you don't have time to eat, just take a biscuit to deal with it."
"To be honest, if something unexpected happens later, I probably won't even have time to eat some cookies." Layton stuffed the cookies into the luggage on his chest. "Besides, when a battle breaks out, I probably won't feel hungry."
"That's because you've never been so hungry that you had low blood sugar." The Hound stood up and tapped Layton's helmet. "If you've been to the frontline battlefield, you'll find that many soldiers chew their rations while firing their guns. Even if they don't have time, they still have to eat... People are made of iron, and food is made of steel, don't you understand?"
"Indeed, although the adrenaline secreted when you are nervous can temporarily block the brain's perception of hunger, the energy consumption is real. Even in the fierce battle, it is possible to go black and fall to the ground." Ivan added. As a doctor, his words were still very convincing.
"That's right. You didn't listen to the old man and suffered the consequences. In my opinion, a guy like you who has little practical experience is still a rookie even if you retire." The Hound began to press his luck.
"Can you blame me for this? I applied several times to be transferred to a combat unit, but my superiors didn't agree. Alas, there's nothing I can do. It's all my fault that my skills are too good. Those big guys in charge of logistics are reluctant to send me out. Tsk tsk tsk." Layton fought back unyieldingly.
"Tsk, if I were working in logistics, I would have been promoted to general long ago. That fat pig Maginot would have to salute me when he saw me... Look at you, you're still just a technical sergeant when you retire, isn't that shameful?" Seeing that Layton dared to talk back, the Hound immediately turned on the sarcastic mode.
"Bullshit, I retired with the rank of lieutenant!"
"Is the rank of lieutenant so impressive? If you are really capable and can become a seventh-term non-commissioned officer and hold the rank of a first-class sergeant, then you are still quite successful. But the rank of lieutenant is nothing. Frontline troops can make a lot of money."
"If I could become a sergeant major in mechanics, I would have joined the equipment department of the research institute long ago." Layton said, and suddenly patted the Valkyrie under his butt. "But then again , the current situation is not bad. The top talents of the research institute and the top mechanics of the Ye Group spent a lot of money to tinker with things, but I still have to dismantle them for fun. Well, if I can reach this level, my life is already perfect."
"Look at what you have accomplished. I don't even want to say anything to you. You are really lowering my standards." The hound complained.
This time, Ke Lan did not stop the two people from bickering. The tense atmosphere instantly disappeared without a trace after they pulled it apart. Even Aya, who had been keeping a stern face, relaxed and started chatting in a low voice with the agents under her.
Of course, the content of their chat was much more serious than that of Hound and Layton. They were basically discussing how to deal with emergencies, subsequent route planning, etc. Although the current situation was not optimistic, at least no one showed too many negative emotions.
But the mecha suddenly stopped.
Everyone stopped talking almost instantly and grabbed their weapons.
About thirty meters ahead, there was a brass-colored bullet casing lying on the ground.
The bullet shell stood out against the spotless metal floor.
There is no metal-shell fixed bullet in the Alpha civilization's weapons list. This thing can only come from the human world.
"That is a 10mm caliber full-power bullet shell, the ammunition used by the Ark-01 and a series of derivative models of the same caliber." Layton said silently.
"Park Sang-woo! Do you remember what weapons those people who entered the lava tunnel carried?" Ke Lan suddenly turned around and shouted at the life capsule.
