Chapter 143 Part 1: Unsafe (1/2)

GOR Chapter 143 Part 1: Unsafe

The tactical flashlights installed upon their rifles illuminated the road ahead.

The deeper they ventured inside the passageway, the more water they found flowing through the floors. They could only guess where the leak was coming from as puddles of water was formed from the constantly flowing water.

“Why do I smell something strange?” Chen Xiaolian frowned.

“What I am worried about is that genetic virus. Will we end up contracting it? I do not wish to transform into a monster,” Roddy grimaced.

“Don’t worry. I had already exchanged out All Curing Antidotes from the system,” Chen Xiaolian smiled. “Once you sense something amiss, use the antidote immediately. Then, we will turn around and run.”

Chen Xiaolian carefully peered at the path before them and casually asked. “Right, once this instance dungeon is over, Nicole will be withdrawing from our guild. You…”

“What about me?” Roddy shook his head. “The gap between us is too big. I am not a fool. In this game, she is the fair and wealthy miss while I am the loser [1]. An unrealistic notion is something that I should do well to not put too much hopes on.”

“Hmm, since you have that mind-set, I can be at ease,” Chen Xiaolian gave a sigh of relief. “Nicole has a very potent character. I fear you would not be able to hold.”

“Hahahaha…” Roddy narrowed his eyes as he gazed forward and said casually. “I am more interested to see what is inside the Mechanical Faction’s lab. I wonder if there will be any good items. Hmm, it would be for the best if we could find a mechanical pet. You have Garfield, Qiao Qiao and Soo Soo have Black Widow. It would be great if I can get my hands on a mechanical type pet. Sigh! If I could only get my hands on a Floater, that would be amazing!”

“Nonsense. How could a Floater be that easy to get?”

The passageway finally came to an end. They went through an open metal door into an open space.

The area was shaped in what appeared to be an arch. There were air vents and an air circulation system fixed upon the ceiling. Despite being located who knew how many meters underground, this place did not give off any feeling of stuffiness.

“Say, about this underground research lab. Did the Japanese really create this in the present world? Or is this just something that the system made up?” Roddy suddenly asked a very strange question.

The question caught Chen Xiaolian off guard. He tilted his head and pondered it for a while before shaking his head. “Hard to say. Just take that Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel for example. Japan began the construction of that underground drainage system from 1992. They used up to 15 years to complete that colossal underground project. To create an underground lab beneath it within those 15 years would not be too hard, right? However, I am not sure about this black technology [2]. The technological prowess of present day Japan should not be that high, right? If it were, why would they keep kissing America’s ass?”

“Hahahaha,” Roddy laughed.

“Just take that genetic virus for example. If they actually possess this thing, then all they need to do is slip it into a country and turn it upside down. I feel that this should just be a storyline made up by the system. Present day Japan should not be that powerful.”

“Eh? There is something up in front.”

Chen Xiaolian focused his attention forward.

Garfield had already rushed forward. He abruptly stopped before a door and hissed non-stop, his claws scratching the floors over and over. Yet, he was unwilling to leave. Judging from his appearance, it seemed as though Garfield was nervous.

“Garfield?” Chen Xiaolian ran over and rubbed Garfield’s head.

The injuries on Garfield’s body were rapidly healing up. Under Chen Xiaolian’s comforting strokes, Garfield calmed down somewhat. However, Garfield’s head kept darting toward the door, tapping it gently.

“What’s behind the door?”

Chen Xiaolian raised his head and examined it.

The door was a sealed shut. He extended his hand to rap it and was able to sense that it was a very thick door.

However, after rapping it a few times, a “bang” sound rang through from beyond the door! It was as though there was something locked up inside and it was slamming the door!

“Hmm?”

Chen Xiaolian was shocked.

Next, the sound came again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The force behind the impact gradually grew stronger and the door was shaken heavily. However, the door was extremely thick and was made of exceptionally durable steel.

“Xiaolian, look here!” Roddy suddenly called out from behind.

There was a room beside them, which resembled a security control room. The door was left open and the people inside had already left, leaving it empty.

Within the control room were row after row of display monitors.

The three of them ran inside and observed the monitors for a while. As they were walking inside from the platform, they had seen surveillance cameras along the way. However, some of the surveillance cameras have been damaged and cracks resembling snowflakes could be seen on the monitor. Most of the surveillance cameras however, were still intact.

“Look here!” Roddy pointed at one of the display monitors.

Shown upon the screen of the monitor was the outer side of the metal door from earlier. The surveillance camera of this monitor was fixed to capture a view of the door.

“Look at the screen on the left!” Roddy pointed at the other display monitor. “This should be the room inside that metal door!”

The surveillance camera was obviously undamaged. However, the room was dark with very faint illumination and appeared vague.

Roddy considered for a moment and quickly moved to check the control panel. “For such a high-tech place, its surveillance cameras should have infrared capabilities… hmm. Got it! Here!”

Roddy found the button to activate the infrared function for the surveillance camera. Then, he pressed it…

Instantly, the view of the interior of the room beyond the metal door was changed to infrared view. After the three of them saw what was inside, they sucked in a breath of cold air in unison!

The room was not big, only around three or five square feet from what they could see. It seemed like a storage room for cleaning equipment.

At this moment, the storage room was playing host to a monster!

Oval shaped head, a pair of pointy ears and a body silhouette that appeared like some form of large animal. It has no hair upon its entire body and has a skin texture that resembled leather. Its four limbs were crawling on the floor. Occasionally, it would become restless, lifting its head and slamming onto the metal door a few times. Then it would furiously slash at the surface of the metal door and the walls with its claws.

The three of them were terrified to see that the monster had managed to produce very deep claw marks upon the metal door. Even the reinforced concrete walls have been rendered a mess. In some areas, some of the reinforcing steels have been exposed.

Clearly, this storage room would not be able to hold the monster for much longer!

The monster possessed the appearance of a big cat… however, its body was longer and especially short.

It resembled a Dachshund dog that had been enlarged a few times. Yet, its head was not a dog’s head. Instead, it resembled that of a cat.