Chapter 71: Unable to see five fingers (1/2)

Chapter 71: Unable to see five fingers

“Generally speaking, the building’s electrical machines and backup power source should also be located underground to avoid radiation. It could also be in basement level 1 or basement level 2 type locations.” Jiang JinYuan just remembered as he replied to Liu Gan.

“So, we should head downwards and not upwards.” Liu Gan responded to Jiang JinYuan’s statement.

“Yes, that is correct.” Jiang JinYuan nodded.

“Alright, we’ll head downstairs and look for the building’s backup power source. After regaining the electric power to operate the building’s master operating system, you can download a large portion of the layout for the building and search for the laboratory.” Liu Gan recapped to confirm the next step of the plan, as they both headed to go down the stairs.

Jiang JinYuan followed closely behind Liu Gan. With each step he took down the steps, he nervously looked upwards and around. Even if Liu Gan was walking in front of him, he still didn’t feel very safe. He was afraid that in between the floors, a sudden rush of zombies would possibly appear in these dimly lit stairs. By that time, even if Liu Gan was brave, it was unlikely that he could protect both Jiang JinYuan and himself.

However, the fire escape staircase was very peaceful and after going down three flights of stairs, they hadn’t even encountered a single zombie. After reaching the first floor, the PDA started to automatically readjust the indicators to reflect the zombies on the floor. Based on the indicators, the first floor lobby had at least a dozen zombies wandering about. Near the exit by the metal door three zombies were standing guard outside. Luckily, the two of them didn’t need to enter into the lobby, and they could continue heading down to the basement. They proceeded to the building’s basement level 1 and headed into the parking lot.

Originally, the weather wasn’t that great, and the light source coming in was very low, so it was dimly lit. As they headed lower, the source of light would only become fainter. Everything around them seemed to release an eerie sinister feeling. In addition, they heard the moaning of zombies both near and far. This caused people’s concentration to waver and become nervous.

The danger and the secrets that lay underground were all unknown factors to be discovered by these two.

Liu Gan pulled out the flashlight that he found earlier in the minimart and carefully illuminated the stairs as they went down. According to the PDA indicator for basement level 1, the exit had at least 4 or 5 zombies wandering on this floor.

Although Liu Gan was level 5, his strength had improved quite a bit. Right now, facing off with 4 to 5 zombies was a piece of cake. The only factor that limited his ability was the setting within a small, dark, and narrow room. If he wasn’t careful, the zombies could infect him by biting him. On the other hand, he had to protect Jiang JinYuan as he was the treasure guide and the only one who could use the PDA. Knowing this, Liu Gan had to be extra careful in everything he did.

After reaching basement level 1, the stairs can continued proceeding downward. It seemed like there were more levels going deeper like basement level 2 or possibly beyond that. However, it was too dark to see further down.

Basement level 1 was the parking lot, according to Jiang JinYuan and San Xing Corporation’s construction design characteristics. The electrical machinery and backup power source couldn’t possibly be on basement level 1. So he suggested to Liu Gan to continue heading downwards. Liu Gan didn’t have any objections, so they both continued. By the time they reached basement level 2, the stairs reached the end, and they couldn’t continue further down.

If this underground laboratory resided deep within the building, these stairs wouldn’t be the way down to it.

Exiting the fire escape stairs was a long interior hallway. By the time they reached this area, their surroundings were pitch black. They could extend their hand, but it would be so dark that they couldn’t even see their five fingers. Liu Gan had his senses strengthened, especially his eyesight, but even in this darkness he couldn’t see clearly. He was like a cat that relied on partial darkness to distinguish objects. But upon experiencing this type of complete darkness, he was more like a blind person unable to see anything due to lacking light sources.