775 Two Explosions (1/2)

If there was something similar between this place and the fallout shelter in the apocalypse, it probably would be the fact that it wouldn't keep anyone alive.

The symbol of Swastika was frozen in ice crystals as if it were trapped in a frozen tomb. A five-meter-wide iron gate rose up at the corner of the stone wall. It was buried by the eternal snow with only one edge visible.

This place didn't look like it contained any living people.

”There must be something wrong... Tell me, boss, we are now in the Alps in the northern hemisphere, not at the southernmost point on earth.” Looking at the banner, a soldier whispered in the communications channel.

Garrett also widened his eyes and looked at the sign on the door in disbelief. He had heard of the story of Nazis and its Antarctic fallout shelter, but he had never really taken that story seriously. However, what he saw completely changed his world view and personal values.

”Treasure hunt is about the treasures of the Third Reich,” Stepping off the polar vehicle, Jiang Chen opened the communication channel and said with a smile.

After a long time, Garrett could only respond with.

”How can this be?”

”No matter what, this is a fact.” Jiang Chen shrugged. ”It's getting late. If we don't want to stay here for too long, let's start working.”

Although Garrett had many questions, he swallowed all of them.

Returning to the car, he and several soldiers took out the shovels. With the help of the kinetic skeleton, they shoveled the ground like windmills and quickly dug a hole through the hard as steel ice.

”Probably half a meter thick,” wiping off the ice shards from his face, Garrett hit the iron gate with his shovel, and white mist blew out of his mouth. ”It could be a meter... Hell, this door is no longer made out of steel.”

”What is it made out of then?”

”Stone.”

Leaning against the polar car, Jiang Chen laughed.

The raging wind was still screaming, leaving little time for everyone.

Without keyholes or grips on the gate, whoever shut the place didn't seem to plan to open it again.

Jiang Chen ordered the soldiers to the most primitive method against the iron gate embedded into the glacier

Explosives.

Yes, explosives. Although there was a risk of causing an avalanche, it was undoubtedly the fastest and safest method. And as long as the amount of explosives is controlled, this risk would be reduced to a minimum.

Garrett was confident in using explosives as he had served in Iraq and Afghanistan and he was not unfamiliar with them. However, even Garrett wasn't too confident using explosives in an icy and snowy environment.

Judging from the number of explosives used and the angle of blasting, Garrett carefully stuck strips of explosives on the iron gate. He gestured to his comrades next to him and pressed the switch.

There was a flash, then the sound of the explosion was muffled because of the deep snow, and the heavy door was blown apart.

Fortunately, it did not cause an avalanche.

The dark tunnel led to the innermost part of the snow mountains. Even when shone with a ray of light, there was no end. There was a stale smell inside, which made one wonder if there was air down there.