Chapter 511: The Secret of Ghost Town
The first to discover the entrance to the underground waterway was the bottle cap, and I have to say that the woman's sixth sense is very accurate. A basement flip was found in a car wreck.
Inside the flap is a tortuous staircase, and going down the stairs is the elevator shaft. There are only 2 floors in the elevator shaft, and the indicator lights keep flashing......
"Electricity?" Xiaobei, who rushed to the scene, was quite surprised to see this.
Indeed, it should be amazing that town-based camps can still maintain power in the last days.
The elevator control panel is locked by a lock box, which is difficult to open without a key. But this is not difficult for He Hao, and it is a punch.
Everyone followed the elevator to the second basement floor. The moment you open the door, you can see the real ghost town.
The long and narrow bluestone pavement and walls are covered with water vapor, and inside the channel is a thin stream of water. After more than ten years of natural precipitation, the water flow is extremely clear, like a clear spring in the mountains.
The walls are nailed with chains, and the zombie's forearm is broken and broken, probably due to grease or energy-laden blood, and the skeleton's forearm can continue to burn continuously, with a hint of emerald, and occasionally a slight crackling sound.
The deep corridors of the aqueduct were dark, and the sound of water droplets was unusually clear. Even more eerie than that was the empty laughter in the cloisters. Child's; Woman's, crazy and weird.
"Sir...... Let's go out and wait for you......" Bottle cap pulled back from her cousin, who had always been afraid of the dark.
He Hao didn't keep it, after all, the bottle cap and the wasp had very poor combat capabilities, so he gave permission. So only Xiaobei went deep with He Hao......
The town of Fierce Ghost is very deep, and the slippery canals have almost no end. In a well house, the duo also found a large number of damp logs, covered with edible mushrooms. Deeper you go, you can survey the survivors......
A group of frail women and children, washing their clothes in a canal. The clothes were tattered, and they were supposed to be collected from zombies. Then sew and mend to withstand the bitter winter.
It is pointless to hurt them, and it will even arouse the alarm of the other party, so He Hao led Xiaobei and found another canal into the town.
The closer you get to the middle of town, the more survivors can be surveyed. Even He Hao was surprised, guessing that at least 1,000 people lived here.
After walking around for a long time, the two came to the mouth of a subterranean water canal. It is 3,600 square meters and square-shaped. The height from the ground to the roof of the shed is 12 meters. A total of 24 wide catchment canals were constructed.
The upper dam mouth is closed, trapping all natural precipitation throughout the town and the surrounding area. Because of the winter, the water level is not high. At the mouth of the dam below is a vaulted cement pipe with a radius of 4 meters. Depending on the location, it can be guessed that the drainage point should be the river inside the glorious outpost......
"Incredible...... Becky exclaimed, she never thought that there would be such a huge groundwater diversion dam in such a small town.
"Who?" An abrupt cry rang out, causing Becky to look fierce, and her hand reached for the throwing axe hanging from the leather strap.
He Hao stretched out his hand to stabilize Xiaobei, because in the moment just now, he did not hear the alertness from the other party's tone, so he was not in a hurry to make a move, remained silent, and waited to see what happened.
"Dumb?" The other party shouted again.
At this time, Xiaobei found the other party - a native of Fierce Ghost Town, an authentic survivor. His hands are empty, and he is not the mercenary he expected. She stood on a concrete platform at the mouth of the upper dam, carrying a worn-out hiking bag. He doesn't look to be over 17 years old.
"Refugees from Base Hope?" She spoke again. "No wonder. I heard that an inscription was burned there. The other party said to herself, which made people feel that she was a little crazy.
He Hao and Xiaobei looked at each other, and the latter responded, "Hmm." β
So the girl climbed down the straight ladder on the side of the dam, and when she came to He Hao and Xiaobei, she suddenly pulled out a short crossbow from her lower back, pointed at the two and said, "I don't mean to offend, but I want to find out what you are here for." β
"What are you doing?" Becky asked rhetorically.
"Wandering merchants." The girl rubbed her short greasy hair, revealing a pair of trembling eyes. Apparently she was indeed insane, but not serious. Then she put down the hiking bag behind her, unbuttoned it, ripped open the zipper that had long since collapsed, revealed the worn parts inside, and said, "Metalwork, everything." As for her own question just now, she had long forgotten about it......
"A madman......" Xiaobei glanced at He Hao, broken thoughts.
He Hao was silent for a moment, then took out a skull coin from his belt and flicked it into Mad Girl's arms with his thumb. asked, "Can you know Mu Chun and Mingjun?" β
The crazy girl smirked after catching the skull coin, and nodded in response: "Recognize miles, recognize miles." β
He Hao played her another one. Again, "Where are they?" β
The silly girl half-squatted down and grinned, "Central Control Room." β
He Hao looked around the room, then turned and walked towards the straight ladder. It is guessed that a certain canal at the mouth of the upper dam must lead to the central control room.
"Wrong! That aqueduct is an underground waterway to Tuhe City! The crazy girl saw He Hao drilling the arch indiscriminately, and hurriedly stopped.
"Tuhe City?" He Hao was stunned. He didn't expect that this place would be able to connect with Tuhe City. And what's even more surprising is that in the back, the crazy girl snapped her fingers and said-
No. 1 aqueduct leads to 'East National Railway Interchange'
No. 2 leads to 'Haikou Transport Station'
No. 3 leads to 'Base of Hope/South of the Ruined Lands'
No. 4 leads to 'Base of Hope/Abandoned Airport'
No. 5 leads to 'Hope Base/Inner City South'
No. 6 leads to 'Base of Hope/Senet Pass'
No. 7 leads to 'Tuhe City/Devil's Cave Peak'
No. 8 leads to 'Tuhe City/Corpse Separation Factory'
No. 9 leads to 'Tuhe City/Zombie Training Base'
No. 10 leads to 'Tuhe City/Tiejiansai City'
No. 11 leads to 'Tuhe City/Giant Jaw Square'
No. 12 leads to 'Tuhe City/Blood Bell Plug Periphery'
No. 13 leads to 'Eryuan City/Outer City Exchange'
No. 14 leads to 'Eryuan City/South of the Great Defense Line of the Last Days'
No. 15 leads to 'Eryuan City/North of the Great Defense Line of the Last Days'
No. 16 leads to 'Eryuan City/Xenogeneous Cultivation Center'
No. 17 leads to 'Eryuan City/Land of Tianqing'
No. 18 leads to 'Eryuan City/Old Era Ruins'
No. 19 leads to the 'SS 10,000 Corps Branch Station'
No. 20 leads to the 'Plague City Large Trade Transfer Station'
No. 21 leads to 'Plague City Agricultural Sub-base'
No. 22 leads to 'Henghai City Entrance'
No. 23 leads to the 'Aqueduct Central Control Room'
No. 24 leads to 'Aqueduct Attached Power Station'
He Hao retreated and retreated in shock, and found large Arabic numerals brushed out of red paint above each canal, which had faded most of the paint due to long-term maintenance, but a closer look at the canal to which the number belonged.
"Amazing engineering." He Hao thought about it. Then he took out a handful of skull coins, threw them at the crazy girl, and asked, "Where is the habitat of the people of Fierce Ghost Town?" β
"Number 23! Number 23! The center control room is surrounded by miles! The girl was excited, danced with her hands, and shouted in reply.
"What's your name?" He Hao couldn't help but ask.
The girl looked down and picked up the skull coin, and replied without raising her head, "Name?" I don't remember ......."
He Hao and Xiaobei looked at each other, and were going to ask something more, but as a result, 2 mercenaries from Fierce Ghost Town walked out of the 24th channel, and when they saw He Hao and the others, they immediately shouted: "What people!" β
One of them couldn't help but raise his gun and shoot! A string of sparks bounced towards He Hao, who instinctively leaned over and hid in cover, and so did Becky.
Seeing this, the mercenary pointed his gun at the crazy girl who was busy picking up the skull coins at the mouth of the lower dam!
"Not good!" Seeing all this, Becky exclaimed, but the mercenary pulled the trigger of the submachine gun.
"Da Da Da ......"
A burst of gunfire rushed out, and the crazy girl fell to the ground in response, she covered her lower abdomen in pain, and the other hand couldn't stop picking up the money, the corners of her mouth overflowing with blood couldn't help shaking, and she moaned softly: "Give it to me...... It's all for me...... Don't rob ......."
"Fuck you!" He Hao was furious, and his unused impulse made his blood boil!
4000 times the gravity of the field - cage grip kill!
The invisible force rolled up, stirring up dust and water vapor to envelop the two mercenaries, and before they could even react, they were strangled - deflated internal organs spurted out of their mouths, and even a large lump of dirty flesh fell from the crotch of their pants.
The bodies of the two mercenaries twisted like threads, and finally burst into a mist of blood and minced flesh......
"Go see her!" Before He Hao's words fell, Xiaobei had already leaped to the mouth of the lower dam, she helped the crazy girl and shook it, and then slowly raised her head to look at He Haoβand shook her head again......
The sadness after the surprise made He Hao's heart tremble slightly, and he took a deep breath and looked up at the roof of the shed where water droplets fell. It was only then that he realized that he was still a mortal.
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