Chapter 38: Two Test Tubes
We guessed that Dr. Kaluo might have hidden the virus samples in the hospital's basement. Overjoyed, we hurried toward our target.
When the elevator doors opened, we went in and pressed the -1 (basement level) button. With the mechanical pulleys 'whirring,' we gradually began to descend. Watching the indicator lights on the elevator flicker, only then did my heart slowly settle down. I believed that soon, we would be able to find the virus samples in the basement!
Thinking about everything that had happened on this journey, it could truly be described as thrilling and life-threatening.
From the initial battle between the defenders and the infiltrators, to being surrounded by ghosts during the official game; because of Black Sniper, after escaping the encirclement, we got kicked into the defenders' base by Old Wan; escaping with the Dead Demon to the sewers and meeting separated comrades, and then the mercenary battle drawing in the ruthless killing of bio-ghosts...
Now, all of this will soon come to an end! Old Wan, hang in there! I will definitely find the virus samples!
‘Ding!' A clear sound rang out as the elevator doors opened. Ahead was the slightly dark and damp basement. Xiao Rui and I stepped out lightly, and in front of us was only a straight path, going straight about 50 meters to a corner. The ground and walls were paved with black stone slabs made of some unknown material. About every 15 meters overhead, there was a small light casting a slightly dim yellow glow.
Damn, why does this place feel so eerie? Right, this is the basement, the place where Dr. Kaluo studied biochemical viruses. Sweat dripped down as I suddenly thought that there might be lots of bloodied corpses, used for experiments and dissected by the old monster, ahead!
Thinking of this made my heart tense, and I trembled slightly as I walked, slowly falling behind. Xiao Rui in front of me glanced at me curiously, then quickly turned away.
This guy must think I'm scared! (Isn't that true? Damn it, I don't want to be looked down upon!) Thinking this, I grit my teeth and forced myself to keep pace with Xiao Rui, but still didn't dare to walk ahead.
Walking ahead, we soon reached the corner inside the passage.I started silently praying in my heart: Oh Amitabha, please, don't let me see a pile of corpses! Following the corner, we arrived at the innermost room. This room was somewhat spacious, but even after taking a few more steps, we could still see the entire area. Strange, it's not that big here? And... besides this thing, it seems there's nothing important here? In front of us was only a huge machine whose name I couldn't even say. Unlike the scrap metal in Base 13 underground, this machine looked like a large computer, with various lights flashing on it. Colorful, chaotic wires crisscrossed around it, clearly showing that it was still operational. What kind of machine is this? What is it used for? Shaking my head, I realized that none of this mattered right now. Looking around the whole room, the most important thing at the moment was… the samples? Where was the safe for the samples? Damn it! Xiao Rui and I searched all over the room again, but couldn't find the safe! It seemed like besides this still-functioning computer, there was nothing else in Youda's room! No way, could our guess be wrong? Was this basement just for this computer? If that's the case, then what is this computer used for? Seeing the huge machine in front of me still at work, I suddenly got interested. I walked over and started inspecting the computer. Many parts of it were rusty, showing signs of age, yet it could still operate—impressive! What brand is it? I nervously looked around and touched the machine. 'Hey, be careful! This is live electricity, and it seems pretty potent. Watch out or you'll get fried!' Listening to Xiao Rui, I waved my hand impatiently. 'Obviously, I know these wires… huh? Wires?' I suddenly noticed, where exactly do these wires connect from, and where do they lead? Upon closer inspection, I found that most of the wires were going underground, as there was a passage behind the computer for connecting wires. Underground?! These wires lead underground! My eyes lit up instantly—there's another room down there! Haha, I found it!While I was laughing out loud, Xiao Rui ran over and saw the situation: "It seems that there is a basement below, and looking at these wires, yes! This computer is used to connect and calculate some machines underground!"
Now everyone understood. The top is for placing the computers, and the real place we are looking for is below—it's possible the virus samples are on the very bottom layer.
Since there is another layer underground, there must be a way leading down here! I raised the machine gun in my hand and started tapping on every corner of the floor and walls.
“Hey, what are you doing, Yu Men?” Xiao Rui asked in confusion.
“I'm checking for hidden mechanisms. Isn't that how they show it in the movies?” I said while tapping.
“Dizzy! Big brother, you must have watched too many sci-fi movies. How could it be so easy to find...”
Before Xiao Rui could finish, a certain spot I tapped suddenly gave way. ‘Squeak!' A mechanical sound came from somewhere, and a door split open on the left wall. The door slowly opened, revealing a dark underground passage inside.
“Ah!” Xiao Rui widened his eyes, staring at this scene in disbelief. He didn't expect I would actually find a mechanism like this.
“Hehe!” I patted Xiao Rui on the shoulder and said, “Sometimes the ideas of filmmakers and game developers coincide. Even though the methods are old-fashioned, they are very practical, aren't they?”
Xiao Rui looked at me speechlessly. Now he really didn't know what to say: “You're amazing...”
We stepped into the underground passage, but it was pitch black in front of us. Damn, Dr. Koro is way too stingy—so dark, not even a light! Cursing under my breath, I reached out to feel the walls and moved forward slowly.
“Indeed stingy, not even a responding light!”
Xiao Rui agreed with my words: “Looks like that old guy has to turn on some light switch in the room to come in.”
“Hmm, let's look for it.”
In the darkness, except for the occasional small lights on electronic machines, we really had to feel our way to find things. Huh? As I kept touching, I felt something cold in my hands, smooth and shiny. Could this be... glass?While I was still suspicious, a cheerful voice suddenly came from behind: 'Ha, I found the switch!' As his voice sounded, the scene in front of me suddenly lit up! Ah, I can see now.
I opened my eyes, and in an instant, I was stunned — before me was a huge steel claw glowing with a pearly light!
Mama mia! I screamed in fright and fell backward, struggling on the ground in an extremely awkward way for dozens of times before calming down. Ghost! Ghost! How could that damned biochemical ghost be here?
Looking up again, my heart finally settled. It turned out these were just two sleeping ghost mother samples, placed in two large glass tanks filled with some pale green nutrient liquid. It seems these two are the first biochemical mother samples developed by Dr. Koro.
It seems that just now I had touched the glass holding the ghosts, and as soon as Xiaorui turned on the light, I saw these two frightening creatures.
Phew, false alarm! I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead and stood up. Xiaorui walked over and looked at me, his face full of smiles. Thinking that he had witnessed my embarrassing moment just now made me a little awkward, so I cleared my throat: 'Hmm! It seems the computer cable above is connected to calculate whatever is inside here.'
Intentionally avoiding Xiaorui's smiling face, I walked to another small machine. That machine looked like a small computer, with a simple numeric keypad on it. These... ah! Right...
Seeing those numbers, I suddenly remembered the note we had discovered.
At this moment, Xiaorui also noticed it. He came over, looking at me with excitement: 'What are you waiting for? Try it!'
I nodded, took out the note, and entered the numbers one by one as listed.
When I pressed Enter, a 'ding' suddenly rang from the walls around us. Immediately, two ceramic panels fell from the wall, revealing two cavities behind them, each containing a glass test tube, one blue and one green.
I was stunned: how could there be two test tubes? One blue and one green, which one is the real virus sample? Confused, I turned to ask Xiaorui. But when I turned around, I saw him tense all over, hands raised, eyebrows furrowed, ready to spring into action at any moment.His behavior left me even more confused. Strange things happen every year, but this year there are especially many. What the hell are you doing? Xiao Rui's gun was actually aimed at the ghost specimen in the glass water tank. I only heard him say in a low voice, 'It seemed like they moved a few times when you opened the wall safe!' (End of this chapter)
