Chapter 434

"The time on the wall clock is also the same as the time on my watch..."

"How long have they been here?"

April 19, 20█, until now, nearly ten days.

Qingque's face turned dark; she suddenly felt some regret that she had once again watched the Foundation's bedtime stories.

Clearly, the Foundation did not intend to let the audience have a good night's sleep.

Especially those who were naturally at odds with ghost stories and horror movies.

Even if it was a parallel world, the thought that the "self" in a parallel world might have been cold for a long time without being discovered.

Made Qingque feel a tightness in her flat chest.

"The situation is very wrong."

Captain Juno pinched the bridge of his nose.

Why were there almost no changes to the corpses?

——Under this temperature and humidity, corpses would rapidly decay under the action of bacteria, mold, and biological enzymes, attracting insects and emitting a deadly stench.

But why...

Before he could ponder, Karl provided him with the answer.

"Boss, look at the food."

"What's wrong?"

"It's covered in dust." Karl pointed to the food on the dinner plate.

The food was slightly dehydrated and oxidized, covered in a layer of dust, yet showed no signs of decay.

... Just like the four corpses here.

Karl took the food out from the refrigerator, from the oven, from the steamer.

"They—they are the same."

"They've been here for a while, but this food has gone stale without rotting. By now, there should have been mold on the chicken, but there's nothing. See? The potatoes too."

Captain Juno nodded heavily:

"Yes, I see."

Had even the microorganisms died out as well?

Then the air now must be cleaner than ever before...

Captain Juno forced a bit of humor, but the corners of his mouth, which were drooping, just wouldn't turn up.

Command updated the instructions:

"Team, we need samples—food, and those people."

"Hair, skin, bodily fluids... collect whatever you can. Is there any electronic equipment in the room?"

Agent Karl took a pair of scissors, carefully cut a lock of hair from the deceased, collected it in a bag, then took out a small knife and cut some tissue from inconspicuous parts of their bodies...

Devonshire, while rummaging through the bags of the deceased, replied:

"There's a laptop in the next room. There's a smartphone in the woman's bag. Let me... right, it's out of battery."

"Collect it, see if there's anything noteworthy nearby, then withdraw. We can't let you stay too long before the environment is confirmed."

"Received."

Devonshire found the remote control and turned on the television.

However, channel after channel was either static or a test signal.

"The TV still works; I just flipped through, and other than test signals, there's nothing... Fuck, damn it, Boss, come here."

Devonshire cursed loudly, immediately drawing the captain over.

"What did you find?"

"I think this is—a home shopping network, look."

Devonshire switched the channel back.

The program playing immediately became a home shopping network.

Two hosts also appeared in it—in the form of corpses.

One had fallen near an empty chair, the other was facing the camera.

And the backdrop curtain had traces of fire, with red warning lights flashing incessantly.

The subtitles at the bottom of the screen were still scrolling—"April 28, 20█".

Devonshire's expression was somewhat off.

How much time had passed, and already so many inconceivable things had occurred.

Yet not a single person could open their mouth to speak.

Tell us, what the fuck actually happened!

However, the background of the program had already

Captain Juno patted Devonshire on the shoulder, signaling for this tough guy to stay calm:

"Alright. That's enough, let's get out."

"Karl, come over. We're leaving."

The three of them turned off the TV, turned off the lights, closed the door, left the interior, and rendezvoused with Underwood.

"I'm finished on my end, Boss, is the situation inside not quite right?"

Underwood keenly read the mood of his teammates and captain.

Captain Juno shook his head:

"Very bad, let's leave here quickly; when we get back, we'll tell you everything we saw inside."

"Alright, I'm listening."

However, they couldn't go back just yet.

"Command, we are preparing to cross the cave and return to the entry point."

"Denied, you are to establish an outpost camp within 'Containment-2935' and wait for more Mobile Task Force Epsilon-13 members to enter." ===== CHAPTER 436 =====