Stroll through the dark underground passages.

Megumi and Horii feel as if they are walking in the throat of some unknown beast.

The deeper you go into it, the more you can feel the gloomy and cold meaning inside, as if the two of them are stepping into the dark abyss.

"If this were in a horror movie, we would be the kind of cannon fodder who gave away the head in the first few minutes."

Perhaps in order to relieve the fear in his heart, Horii couldn't help but complain.

"I think we should be the protagonists who came to rescue the trapped people."

With a smile on her face, Megumi replied in the same joking tone.

It must be mentioned here that although Megumi Koma is the captain of the victory team, the relationship within the victory team is extremely harmonious.

The relationship between superiors and subordinates is not so much the relationship between the leader and the led, but the relationship between friends and friends.

In particular, several core members of the victory team just have different divisions of labor because of their different positions.

Megumi is responsible for coordinating external relations.

Munakata is responsible for the formulation of various plans.

Horii is an inventor within the Victory Team.

Norui is responsible for contacting members within the Victory Team.

Xincheng, Lina, and Dagu are the kind of fighters who need to go to the front line to fight.

"Save ...... Destiny ......"

Just as Megumi and Horii were joking with each other, a faint but real voice came from the end of the passage not far away.

The two people who heard this voice were instantly stunned in place.

Immediately afterwards, Megumi Kuma, who was the first to react, rushed to the direction where the voice came from without hesitation.

"Wait for me ......"

Horii, who was half a beat slower to react, shouted helplessly, and then ran over.

It's just that Horii is more rational than Megumi Kurama after all, and while he keeps running, he doesn't forget to open the equipment in his hand to detect the situation nearby.

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A moment later, at the end of this dark passage.

Megumi and Horii finally saw the owner of the distress voice just now.

It was an old-faced, scrawny woman who was sitting in the corner of the wall, shivering at the inside of the base.

It's different from the weathered, heavily eroded mechanical gate outside.

The security gate, which exists as the second barrier of the base, seems much more normal here.

Not only is there no trace of weathering and erosion on the surface, but even the paint marks on the walls have not shown any signs of peeling.

However, compared to the strong contrast between inside and outside the base, the skinny woman in front of her is the most eye-catching.

Because on the other party's badge, the words "Xiao Bing" were written impressively.

"Xiao Bing?"

Cautiously approaching the old and inhuman-shaped woman, Megumi Kuruma tentatively shouted.

Sure enough, the woman actually reacted to the name and looked up at Megumi Kuruma.

Then, Megumi and Horii were taken aback.

When Xiao Bing looked up, the two clearly saw that each other's faces were actually covered with a pink substance like coral.

Combined with his bony body and sweat-soaked clothes, a strange and terrifying feeling arises.

"What the hell is going on?"

Megumi was the first to suppress the fear in her heart and asked in a low voice in a trembling but calm tone.

"Xiao Bing, why did you become the way you are now?"

Now, Megumi has basically determined that the woman opposite is the target of her trip.

But the question is, Xiao Bing in the information is obviously a woman in her early thirties, why does she become such a dying old man now?

"Little ...... Heart...... Oxygen...... ......"

It seems that he has already reached the limit, and it seems that he is relieved to see a human being......

After Xiao Bing said this, he fainted directly.

"So what do we do next?"

Looking at Xiao Bing, who had passed out, Horii hesitated.

According to the current situation, leaving this strange place with Xiao Bing, who had passed out, was undoubtedly the right thing to do.

"Go back!"

Megumi Kurama obviously had the same idea as Horii, so she said without hesitation.

Whether it's to find out what's going on here, or just to save Xiao Bing's colleague......

It's impossible for Megumi to risk the lives of three people, that's not her style.

It's a pity that as soon as Megumi Kuruma's words came out, a sudden vibration suddenly came from behind them.

Boom!

It was as if the mountain rock had collapsed, and the passage that had been faintly glowing instantly darkened.

When the two realized that something was wrong and looked back in the direction of the exit, the gate of the base that had been opened was closed again.

"Looks like someone doesn't want us to get out of here......"

After adjusting the detection instrument in his hand again, Horii still couldn't find anything abnormal, and said with a wry smile.

"Can you still open the door?"

Taking a deep breath, Megumi Kurama asked Horii hopelessly.

"No way, we're stuck here now."

Although talking about the two being trapped, Horii's voice was not as frightening as he imagined.

On the contrary, after accepting this fact, Horii quickly pulled out various instruments and equipment from his pocket.

The first is a head-mounted searchlight with its own bright light......

Then there is the generator that generates the shield force field......

In the end, even a small oxygen converter was pulled out......

In terms of combat effectiveness, Horii may not be the strongest in the victory team.

But when it comes to survivability and adaptability, Horii, who has been able to develop all kinds of advanced equipment, is definitely the strongest of the victory team.

"It seems that now we can only wait for Ye Rui's action."

He took over the various equipment handed over by Horii, and Megumi put it on for himself skillfully.

In such a dangerous place, an extra layer of security means an extra ray of life.

Although Megumi is a leader, she has a wealth of grassroots experience, and her performance in this area is not much worse than Horii.

"It's really a horror movie now......"

Unable to help sighing, Horii slowly helped Xiao Bing, who was fainting, to his feet, and then followed Megumi Kuruma's steps towards the deeper part of the base.

As for the security gate as a second barrier?

It's not mechanical, so it doesn't need Horii to do anything at all.

Megumi only took Xiao Bing's badge and swiped it on it, and passed the identity verification.

So, the three of them walked to the main control room of the base in a posture of one after the other, hoping to learn what was going on inside the base from there.

Commuter/Referral Passes

(End of chapter)