My Apocalypse Territory

Chapter 310 - 307: Tidying Up Aftermath

Tang Yu had slept for several hours and when he woke up, the sanctuary's defense battle had already ended.

He rubbed his still somewhat swollen head and walked over to the basin. Cupping his hands, he scooped up the gushing water and splashed it across his face.

...Finally, he felt a bit more awake.

He didn't stay any longer; although the Demon Tide was over, there were still many things waiting for him to handle.

Now was not the time to rest.

...

On the city walls, Luo Zhe and others were still busy.

The corpses of the Demonized Beasts piled up like mountains, emitting an unpleasant stench.

Especially near the walls, there was no place left to set foot.

The city gate, over thirty meters wide, was now open. Thousands of Fighter Puppets moved outside, pushing aside some of the corpse piles of Demonized Beasts and clearing several passages for people to walk through.

Occasionally, they would find a Demonized Beast in the piles that was not entirely dead, and the Puppets would promptly finish it off with a strike.

Ordinary survivors, after the crisis was over, also came out from the villa area and followed the instructions of Chen Haiping from the Municipal Department. The survivors lined up and followed behind the exiting Fighter Puppets.

The sight of mountains of corpses and seas of blood made many cover their mouths and turn pale, but except for the elderly and children under the age of fourteen, everyone was required to go out and help with clearing the corpses of Demonized Beasts.

During the defense, they were protected, but now... everyone should make their contribution.

As the Fighter Puppets sliced open the heads of the Demonized Beasts, survivors promptly

At this time,

Tang Yu, Eileen, and Kong, three people, were following the bald Number Eight, arriving about twenty to thirty kilometers from the territory.

They were walking on a dilapidated path, with dense weeds obscuring the narrow road so thoroughly that it was hard to distinguish the road from the jungle if one wasn't looking closely.

The surrounding jungle sporadically erupted with demonized beasts, their frequency increasing. In this complex woodland, the threat of demonized beasts was even greater. Fortunately for the four of them... even the bald Number Eight could crush a common demonized beast's skull with just his fist.

Another team would have trouble making a single step in this place.

It doesn't seem like the direction leading to the research institute.

Tang Yu frowned, "Are you sure it's this way? You're not deliberately leading us into danger, are you?"

"How would I dare, I too was coerced by Dr. Zheng... Old Demon Zheng in the past," Number Eight said with a mournful face. "When I left two days ago, there weren't so many demonized beasts here... uh, it could also be due to the smell; you know, beasts like me don't attract demonized beasts with our scent... Moreover, as for the direction, Number Thirty-Three and the others can verify what I've said."

Tang Yu was noncommittal.

He had learned of Dr. Zheng's Underground Research Institute quite a while ago. After interrogating Lin Wei's subordinates, he found the entrance to the institute. Unfortunately, by the time Luo Zhe and others arrived, the entire passage had been blown up and completely collapsed. They tried to dig it out, but ultimately, it was to no avail.

The passages that led to the Underground Research Institute were clearly not limited to one.

Perhaps the incident of the entrance being discovered through interrogation made Dr. Zheng cautious. The Beastification Soldier squads sent out to capture Awakeners were usually confined in sealed carriages, with only the squad leader knowing the exact location of the entrance.

The bald ones like Number Thirty-Three who were caught earlier were just ordinary team members; they only knew the general direction of the entrance, whereas Number Eight was the leader of that particular Beastification Soldier squad.

"What do you suggest we do if the passage is blown up?"

Number Eight suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold.

He was momentarily stupefied.

If the passage had been blown up, what should they do?

Would he be sacrificed on the spot?

Number Eight considered this possibility not small; his mind raced, and soon his eyes lit up. "The initial passage that was destroyed was built before the apocalypse, while this one was dug out by manpower after the apocalypse. I happened to be involved in the digging. Even if the passage has collapsed, I can follow the remnants and dig directly to the institute."

He profusely asserted.

As the group continued through the complex jungle, after some time, Number Eight observed the surroundings, identified the direction, and pointed at a huge rock covered with vines, "Here we are, we've arrived!"

He jogged forward, came to the base of the massive rock, and felt around for it, quickly finding the switch on top.

With a rumbling sound, a crack was revealed in the middle of the rock, which quickly pulled open to both sides, revealing an entrance large enough to accommodate a car's passage.

Tang Yu took in the scene.

It wasn't an electronic gate, but an old-fashioned crank-operated door, yet surprisingly well-disguised. Even the traces of vehicle traffic, as Number Eight mentioned, were often managed by them. Coupled with the current rapid plant growth, without someone like Number Eight leading the way... indeed, it would be difficult to find this entrance.