The three of them walked in the dark underground passage, and Wukong bowed slightly in front of Xuanzang's right and made a strange sound: "Hiss......"

"I know it's ridiculous, but I can't help it, there's only torches in the steel mill." Xuanzang looked down at the headlights hanging on his chest and pouted.

However, Wukong didn't joke about his head, it was already quite polite, and in other words, the white dragon would definitely seize the opportunity to lose a lot.

Goku couldn't help but laugh and kicked one of the thigh bones in front of him to the side, making a whooshing sound.

"There are a lot of corpses in this place." He said.

Before they had gone fifty meters through the gate, they saw several corpses. There were three or two piled together, and there were those alone. In addition to human bones, the carcasses of various animals are also endless.

They all exhibit varying degrees of decay, some are swollen and stinky, and seem to have been dead for less than a month; Some are close to dried corpses, and the epidermis has all been peeled off, leaving only dark dehydrated carrion. Some of them were completely turned into white bones, and even the few bones that were left were scattered at the touch of a touch, and could easily shatter into ashes.

The equipment they left behind also had their own characteristics, some of them only carried simple cold weapons, while others carried guns and wore ranger uniforms in the shape of trench coats. But after such a long time, they are all useless wreckage like their owners.

The corpses looked like reckless intruders, and no bullet casings or traces of a fight were found at the scene, so they probably died without knowing the poisonous gas inside.

"It's kind of weird." Xuanzang squatted down to check on a carrion corpse, and used his gun to pick up the good clothes on its body, "The shelters were all built before the war, if the long-term existence of radiation is due to the accident of the reactor inside the shelter and the failure to discharge the nuclear waste in time, then how can the poison gas exist for so long?" ”

He pointed to a pile of white bones and said, "You see, this one has been dead for at least ten years, and the bones are very dry, and there is no soft tissue at all. Those over there that have turned to ashes are estimated to have been dead for hundreds of years. After such a long time, the poison gas should have dissipated...... Wukong, find out if there is a power switch. ”

Hearing this, Wukong looked around and found an electrical box on a wall. He opened it and checked it for a while, saying, "The power supply is out." ”

"As for the backup power supply, it's usually a yellow sign."

Wukong tinkered for a while and replied, "There is one, but it can't be activated." ”

The failure of the ventilation system to function may indeed cause the toxic gas to persist for a long time, and if the toxic substances deposited in the confined space are reactivated, they can also inhale and kill the people inside.

However, this is just entering the gate, and there is no reason why there is a problem with air circulation.

Xuanzang went on the road again with doubts, and asked Wukong and Jingliuli to pay attention to the sign on the wall: "In order to prevent intruders, the map will generally be placed one layer further from the entrance, and it is likely to be underground...... The elevator can't be used, let's find the location of the stairs first. ”

The trio found an escape route behind a corner and carefully stepped down the metal staircase. However, the staircase still squeaked from a disrepaired place, which was particularly loud in the dead silence of the underground space.

Wukong said, "It's so loud, the fox must know we're coming." This dark place is really suitable for playing hide and seek. ”

Xuanzang nodded in agreement. The Nine-Tails had a slight understanding of the combat effectiveness of several of them, and must have known that the group of zombies could not stop them, and they were only delaying time for the time being. The fact that she chose to enter the vault after escaping rather than running to other open areas shows that she has more confidence in it.

"But she clearly chose the wrong game." Goku raised the corners of his mouth.

"We haven't completely figured out her body transformation, in addition to transformation, most of them have other special abilities, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen a dark and poisonous environment. Don't let your guard down just because your enemies are youkai, they're not necessarily easier to deal with than gods and Buddhas. Xuanzang reminded.

Following his instructions, they found a map of the Vault inside a passage in the lower level. It was printed on a plastic plate, the surface was covered with scratches, and there were a lot of traces of acid corrosion, in short, it was not visible at all.

"It doesn't matter, looking for the map is just to keep us from getting lost. However, the structure of the shelter is inseparable from the basic types, so we first walked along the water pipeline and searched the main room. Xuanzang said.

The three of them walked deeper into the shelter, and in the results of the Jingliuli test, the concentration of the poison gas still did not decrease, and the radiation intensity also reached a dangerous value.

However, the further you go inside, the more orderly the environment of the shelter becomes.

Although there are traces of destruction, it is clear that the things here have been organized, and it feels a bit similar to the pig's head tavern in Gaozhen. It's just that in such an environment, it doesn't feel stable, but a cold weirdness.

Wukong looked at the neatly arranged toolboxes, tables and chairs, and couldn't help but say, "What the hell, what happened in this place?" ”

Xuanzang said: "The shelter for zombies is much the same. Either the airtight door is broken, and the radiation affects the shelter, causing everything inside to be messed up; Either there's an accident inside, and the survivors open the door and escape, leaving behind an entire shelter of zombies. What they all have in common is that the people in these shelters were given anti-radiation drugs that were distributed free of charge by a major corporation before the war. ”

"Zombies are a side effect of that drug?"

"This accident has gone far beyond side effects. In times of war, any ugly act can occur. In order to ensure that the important people survived the possible nuclear winter, those people used the name of the Vault to select civilians who thought they were lucky to move in, and then seized the golden opportunity to do live experiments that they would not normally be able to do.

"The drugs that are distributed for free are actually still in the research stage, because they involve special human genes, and animal experiments are not safe." Xuanzang laughed mockingly, "Of course, what they didn't expect was that the nuclear bomb fell faster than expected."

"If a person who takes the drug is affected by radiation, the rate of metabolism will drop dramatically, causing the skin to peel off, and the flesh will become dehydrated and hardened, and it will become close to a dried corpse. But they are still alive, and their lifespan has increased several times, and their way of obtaining energy has changed from eating to absorbing radiation.

"If they hadn't been tormented by this change and had not been killed by frightened ordinary people, zombies would have generally chosen to stay in the shelter to survive, after all, it was fully equipped."

Goku looked at those things and asked, "That is, they were placed by zombies?" Are they around here? ”

There were some low, distant sounds in the empty passageway, which seemed very eerie.

Goku and Joruri both raised their weapons and turned in the direction from which the sound came, staring at the figures staggering forward in the white light.

"No, no, don't fire." Xuanzang said, "These are different from the outside, they will organize their tools, and they still have reason." ”

On the other side, there was a sound of pulling the bolt, and the zombies raised their guns and pointed them at the three intruders.