Chapter 95: Seeking Help (9th update, seeking monthly votes!!)

Chen Sixuan covered her mouth in surprise. "So there are people down there."

"Let's listen first." Lin Xian raised his hand to signal, then continued to press the transponder to respond. "We can hear you."

"I am Ding Junyi, Deputy Director of the Biological Research Force of Underground City No. 9. A large number of zombies and nocturnal bodies have broken out inside the underground city. Currently, I and several other colleagues are trapped in the Scientific Research Force on the 52nd basement level. May I ask if you can launch a rescue for us? If you are willing to provide help, we can provide exchange conditions."

The voice from the transponder sounded a bit urgent, but the few people on the "Infinite" side had their expressions change slightly.

"Are you saying that in such a huge underground city, there are only you few people?"

Hearing the other party's words, Lin Xian's first reaction was to express doubt. He had already fallen for many fishing traps, and he wouldn't believe this kind of thing so easily.

"Whether there are survivors in other areas is still uncertain. Two weeks ago, the excavation section under the underground city encountered some kind of unknown underground creature, causing the project to be interrupted. The No. 1 core melted down, and the internal personnel underwent mutation and infection, causing at least 376,000 citizens in the underground city to die, more than 95% of the total population. The Underground City Federation Committee was forced to launch a relocation plan, using 8 Intercontinental-class and 3 Eternal-class trains, as well as a large number of airships, helicopters, and flight devices to send the core citizens out. But almost all the aerial transport equipment lost contact after entering the Mount Daluo mountain range. It is preliminarily suspected that they encountered large nocturnal bodies in the air."

"The mutation caused large-scale turmoil in the underground city. The main structure of the underground city was damaged, and zombies broke out inside, with a large number of nocturnal bodies appearing. My three colleagues and I didn't have time to escape and were forced to flee into a biological laboratory. Now there shouldn't be many survivors left in the entire Underground City No. 9. Our laboratory possesses the high-level system permission of the underground city. We saw your arrival through the surveillance of the GF2 train platform, so we launched a request for help to you."

Although it sounded like a request for help from those trapped, the woman's voice and emotions seemed very calm.

As soon as the words fell, Kiki immediately cast her gaze outside the window. Sure enough, she saw several surveillance cameras aimed at their cockpit.

"Huh, so there are not only people in the underground city, but also electricity..."

Lin Xian nodded, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the others. He knew that the nocturnal bodies the other party mentioned should be the same thing as what they considered to be anomalies, and then he said to the transponder,

"How do you think we should launch a rescue for you?"

They didn't know the situation inside the underground city at all. Judging from the information the other party just conveyed, there were unknown creatures underground, and the entire underground city was occupied by zombies and nocturnal bodies. And the other party was on the 52nd basement level. In this situation, even if Lin Xian wanted to help, he wouldn't know where to start. So he wasn't in a hurry to consider it, but first let the other party talk about the plan, and he would distinguish the truth from the risk first.

After hearing Lin Xian's words, the woman on the opposite side responded directly:

"Currently, elevators No. 1, 2, and 5 in the underground city are all damaged. Elevators No. 7 and 8 can only go directly to below the 80th floor. The rest are in the fallen floors and freight areas. Only elevator No. 3 is currently online, and it is also the closest to us. But elevator No. 3 is a freight elevator used for equipment transport, going directly to the underground level 5 freight rail terminal platform on the 95th floor. Due to the damage to the main structure, it can currently only reach the 89th floor. I can open the protective gate for the GF2 rail to enter the underground rail. Because we only have one backup energy source as a power supplement, the power is not enough to support your use of the rail train elevator. So your train can directly take the direct tunnel down to the underground level 4 freight rail terminal platform on the 65th floor, and then take elevator No. 3 to reach the 52nd floor. Although there are many zombies outside, your weapon equipment is very strong, and there is a telekinetic ability user. For you, it shouldn't be much of a threat."

Lin Xian frowned as he listened. Judging from the other party's expression, the identity of this Ding Junyi, Deputy Director of the Biological Research Force, was very likely to be real. Ordinary underground city citizens, even some powerful people, might not necessarily know the underground city system as clearly as she did. The logic was clear, and the planning was bright. It sounded like the tone of a researcher.

"You make it sound simple. Why don't you ask the Federation government for help?"

Kiki leaned over at this time and said, hitting the nail on the head. Hearing Kiki's questioning, another slightly younger female voice on the transponder side said urgently, "Because the underground city's satellite communication facilities have been moved away, and conventional communication equipment cannot transmit due to the influence of the dark night magnetic waves. You should be clear about this point. So currently, the permissions we can control are only some of the underground city's subsystems, and we sent a request for help to you through the station transponder system."

Lin Xian frowned upon hearing this. "Then no one came to save you when you evacuated?"

There was silence in the transponder for a moment, and the director surnamed Ding took over again.

"When the upper levels evacuated, they did receive our request for help, but in terms of the situation, we should... already belong to abandoned assets."

In Underground City No. 9, in a certain research area, the isolation door was locked, and the corridor passage outside was completely shrouded in darkness. Countless zombies wandered around. In the room, 4 men and women wearing research uniforms had anxious faces. They had been trapped here for more than 1 week. Although the research area had a very high level of protection and life-support systems, there wasn't much food and supplies. If they didn't get out, they were afraid they would starve to death inside.

The leader, Ding Junyi, Deputy Director of the Biological Research Force, was about thirty years old, wearing glasses with a cold gaze. Trapped here with her were former colleagues Zhao Yan, Xu Wen, and microbial expert Han Qiming.

The oldest one here was Zhao Yan, who looked to be in the worst physical condition. Several people had already used some green plant materials intended for experiments as food to supplement their body energy. Fortunately, the laboratory area still maintained lighting and air circulation, so they wouldn't be suffocated.

Since the Great Evacuation, the entire underground city had fallen into a hellish scene, desolate everywhere. And as the roads were blocked and the polar night arrived, the hope of several people being rescued had gradually become slim.

Useful supplies had almost all been taken away. This apocalyptic project, which was less than 1/5 completed, had already fallen into a ruin of despair.

"Director Ding, they don't seem to believe us..."

Xu Wen was the most timid. She was the one who rushed to speak just now. Seeing that there was no reply on the transponder, she became anxious. "What should we do?"

"Don't be anxious." Han Qiming had a bird's nest of hair. He was already thin, and after two weeks of encounters, he had become somewhat gaunt. "They drove a train here, so they must have some purpose. And they can open the protective door and possess high-level ability attributes. I think they might want to enter the underground city. Since that's the case, perhaps we can find a point of interest."

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"Right." Zhao Yan was the oldest. She looked at Ding Junyi. "Director Ding, why don't we just ask directly."

And that Ding Junyi was calmly replaying the surveillance footage at this time. Among the 4 people, her emotions were the calmest. At this moment, while everyone else was anxiously waiting for the transponder to respond, she was watching the scene of Lin Xian and others entering the internal platform from the outside just now, and was constantly making notes with a mobile screen.

"A total of 5 people appeared in the current picture. It is temporarily uncertain whether there are others on the train. The leader should be this male who is talking to us, aged between 25-30. The purpose of communication is obvious, the logic is strong, and he has received higher education. Just now, it was he who opened the gate of the GF2 platform. I checked the system records, and he didn't obtain authorization, so he should possess some kind of ability talent and forced it open."

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