Chapter 77

As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, the system immediately popped up a prompt: 【Underground passage entrance located,

located in the corner of the Sky Dome Villa garage,

need to destroy the concrete layer on the ground to enter; the temperature in the passage is about -50℃, no obvious dangerous biological signals, but there are 3 areas with unstable structures.】

"Zhao Qiang, you take 5 people to the garage, use the Purple Lightning Purification Gun to melt the concrete layer,

pay attention to safety." Lin Chen quickly assigned tasks, "Xia Nuan, A Kai, you guys are responsible for counting the remaining supplies,

divide the anti-extreme cold gear, weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies, each person carries at least 3 days of supplies.

Everyone else rest in place, check your weapons, and report any malfunctions immediately."

Everyone acted immediately. Zhao Qiang took the team members carrying the Purple Lightning Purification Guns and walked toward the garage,

the gun body making a "buzzing" current sound when activated, and the pale purple current falling on the ground in the corner of the garage,

the concrete instantly melting into a small hole, and as the current continued to output, the hole grew larger and larger, soon revealing the dark passage entrance below.

Xia Nuan and A Kai were organizing supplies in the living room, and the system automatically generated a supply list: 【59 sets of anti-extreme cold gear (intact), 32 Purple Lightning Purification Guns (70% energy remaining), 50 M416 rifles (300 rounds each), 59 medical kits (including hemostatic powder, antibiotics), 177 packs of compressed biscuits, 118 bottles of drinking water.】 "Supplies are enough to support 3 days,

but I don't know what's in the passage, so we have to save them." Xia Nuan handed the list to Lin Chen, her tone full of worry.

Lin Chen took the list and said to the system: 【Install temporary lighting equipment at the passage entrance, detect air quality in the passage.】 【Temporary lighting has been generated, air quality in the passage meets standards, oxygen concentration can satisfy human breathing; 3 areas with unstable structures have been marked, it is recommended to bypass them.】

Half an hour later, everything was ready. Lin Chen took everyone to the garage,

looked at the warm light emitted by the lighting equipment at the passage entrance, and said to everyone: "Keep quiet after entering, follow the team closely, do not act without authorization. Zhao Qiang,

you take 10 people and walk in front to open the path; I, Xia Nuan, and A Kai are in the middle; the rest of you cover the rear, pay attention to observing the situation behind you."

"Understood!" Zhao Qiang responded and walked into the passage first. The passage wasn't spacious, only allowing two people to walk side by side, and the walls were covered with a layer of thin ice,

requiring extra care when walking on it. Everyone moved forward slowly along the passage, the system broadcasting the situation in real-time: 【100 meters from the first area with unstable structure, there is a risk of collapse at the top of this area, it is recommended to pass quickly.】

When walking to the area with unstable structure, Lin Chen asked everyone to speed up, and just as they passed,

a "boom" sound came from behind, and the mud and ice blocks at the top fell down,

blocking the way back. "Luckily we walked fast!" A Kai patted his chest, saying with lingering fear. Lin Chen frowned, a bad premonition in his heart—could this collapse be man-made?

Continuing forward for about 20 minutes, the system suddenly prompted: 【Detected vital signs 50 meters ahead, totaling 3 people, carrying no weapons, suspected laboratory survivors.】 Lin Chen signaled the team to stop, and let Zhao Qiang take two team members to check the situation first. Soon,

Zhao Qiang brought three people over, including an old man, a middle-aged woman, and a child, their clothes tattered, their faces pale, looking very weak.

"Who are you? How did you get here?" Lin Chen asked. The old man coughed a few times and said weakly: "We are researchers from No. 127 Laboratory,

after He Shao activated the Ice Seal Plan, he locked us here, wanting us to fend for ourselves... luckily you came.

" Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked: "Then do you know where He Shao is now? Is there any way to crack the Ice Seal Plan?"

The old man shook his head: "After He Shao activated the final program, he went to the 'Core Control Room' of the laboratory, which is the hub of the entire Ice Seal Plan.

Cracking method... there is relevant information in the laboratory's database, but the database was encrypted by He Shao, only his fingerprints and iris can unlock it."

Just then, a "footstep sound" suddenly came from the depths of the passage, not human footsteps,

but the sound of metal rubbing against the ground. The system immediately popped up an emergency prompt: 【Detected a large number of mechanical creatures approaching, totaling 20, suspected "Ice Seal Puppets," driven by the Ice Seal Factor, combat power is medium.】

Lin Chen's face changed drastically, and he said to everyone: "Prepare for battle! Zhao Qiang,

you take the team and protect these three researchers; I will deal with these puppets!" As soon as he finished speaking,

20 mechanical creatures covered in ice armor appeared in his field of vision, holding ice weapons in their hands, rushing toward the team.

Lin Chen mobilized his Absolute Zero ability, condensed ice cones in his palms, and shot them at the puppets.

The ice cones hit the puppets' chests, but only left a small pit, the puppets were not affected at all, and continued to rush over. "These things are so hard?" Lin Chen was shocked, the system prompted: 【The weakness of the Ice Seal Puppets is in the head, you need to attack the red core on the head.】

Lin Chen adjusted his target and shot ice cones at the puppets' heads; sure enough, after hitting the red core,

the puppets instantly stopped moving and fell to the ground, turning into a pile of ice blocks. "Attack the red core on the head!" Lin Chen shouted, leading everyone to counterattack together.

After a fierce battle, all the Ice Seal Puppets were finally eliminated.

But before everyone could catch their breath, the system popped up another prompt: 【Detected strong energy fluctuations in the direction of the Core Control Room, He Shao seems to be activating a new program, expected to be completed in 10 minutes; after this program is activated, the range of the ice-sealed forbidden zone will expand to 50km.】

"No good! We must hurry to the Core Control Room!" After Lin Chen finished speaking, he took everyone and the three researchers, running toward the depths of the passage at high speed. He didn't know that behind them, the middle-aged woman among the three "laboratory survivors" quietly took a micro-communicator out of her pocket and pressed the button on it.