Chapter 73: Unknown Organism (1/2)

Chapter 73: Unknown Organism

“What’s happening?” Liu Gan asked Jiang JinYuan.

“There are small, fragmented pieces of tissue here…” Jiang JinYuan found the source of the problem as he examined the eyeball. Carefully, he rolled up a thick piece of paper to remove the particle before adjusting the angle of the eyeball for the iris scanner again.

This time the scanning was successful, and the electronic lock opened with a “Beep!” while echoes reverberated throughout the ground. Apart from the sound of the door, there were several tongue-like deadbolts that retracted from the lock. At the same time, the heavy-duty metal door revealed a small crack. Clearly this door didn’t swing inwards; it was the type that slid open by pulling.

“Alright, now just use your brute strength to pull it open. My PDA can generate electricity for the door lock, but it won’t be enough to make the door swing wide open.” Jiang JinYuan said as he put the eyeball back into the incubator bottle and capped it.

Liu Gan dug his fingers into the slim crack of the metal door frame and tried to pull it open, but the opening was simply too narrow. He couldn’t get a grip on the edge.

After thinking of a possible solution, Liu Gan forced the sharp edge of the fire axe into the crack before using it as a lever to widen up the doorway. With that method, his fingers would at least manage to get a better grip. Gathering his strength and with Jiang JinYuan’s help, the both of them were able to move the heavy-duty metal door open ten inches, which was just enough for them to slip in.

After slipping through the metal door, Liu Gan peeked inside to make sure the coast was clear. Afterwards, he proceeded to close the metal door until only a two centimeter gap remained. His reasoning behind this was that by the time they returned, they wouldn’t want hidden zombies to wander around and ambush them as they leave.

After closing the heavy-duty metal door, Liu Gan took his flashlight and waved it around. The inside room was a large underground warehouse with a height of six meters, and the ceiling was lined with complex pipelines. Storage shelves, which held a wide variety of instruments that Liu Gan didn’t recognize, were on the ground. There were also boxes that contained junk information.

The warehouse wasn’t particularly large, but the junk placed inside amounted to a lot. As Liu Gan walked into the room, he immediately tried to find any high-technological gear, stat-improving drugs, canned goods, or any food related objects.

After searching the room, Liu Gan decided that this warehouse didn’t contain any canned goods. Everything within the room was either facility equipment or documents. It was as if there weren’t any useful items to be found with the exception of a crowbar located near the wall.

“You said I would be able to find treasures in this location?” Liu Gan asked disappointedly as he saw Jiang JinYuan walking back to him empty-handed as well.

“These are all worn out instruments and not high-technological gear.” Jiang JinYuan was clearly embarrassed. His ulterior motive in coming to this laboratory was to take advantage of Liu Gan’s suspicion, but since they couldn’t find anything good, he felt uncertain.

At this moment, unsure of whether if it was from underground or another place, a subtle rumbling sound could be heard. Normal people wouldn’t be able to hear it, but only Liu Gan who had all of his stats improved, especially his hearing, could.

“Can you hear that rumbling sound?” Liu Gan asked Jiang JinYuan.

“No, I don’t hear anything.” Jiang JinYuan shook his head.

“It’s probably from the thunder outside,” Liu Gan guessed.