Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

There were three corridors, and at least three to four people entered each corridor. But if they separated now, it would mean each of them would bear the risk. The people who came down with Fan Yong immediately looked at each other in bewilderment.

These people decided to follow Fan Yong down here out of curiosity from the beginning. On the one hand, it was curiosity, and on the other hand, they did not want to stay in the unfinished building. But they regretted it as soon as they came down. They always felt that the environment here was gloomy and cramped, and the pitch-black corridor seemed to have no end. They didn't know what would emerge from the darkness at any time. Now faced with the choice of acting separately, these people immediately had the idea of ​​retreating.

"Do we still need to split up? Will this be dangerous? We have been walking for nearly half an hour. Who knows what is ahead? I think those two may have left from somewhere else. Why don't we go back?"

"Yeah, it looks pretty creepy in here. If we run into red-eyed rats or black-shelled cockroaches, we'll be in big trouble."

"That's right, don't go any further, let's turn back. We didn't bring anything with us this time, and the food is almost gone. It would be a shame to get stuck here. Let's go back."

"Fan Yong, you have to think carefully. There are still a group of people in the unfinished building waiting to be led back. It was you who organized them all to come out in the first place, and now you have to bring everyone back safely."

The dim light obscured Fan Yong's gloomy face, but Fan Yong clenched his teeth and said fiercely in his heart, "When we organized the trip, these people rushed to sign up. They just wanted to take advantage of the snowstorm to get some free stuff. Don't think he doesn't know what everyone is up to. The shops near the commercial street have been closed since the snowstorm, but many items in the shops have been kept in the shops. Most people still have food in their homes. But if the extreme cold continues, when supplies are scarce, looting and other such incidents will definitely become more frequent as time goes by.

Now most of the people in the team want to "take back" some things from nearby stores during this trip.

Seeing that Fan Yong was about to lose his temper, Qin Cong's eyes rolled and he immediately grabbed Fan Yong's arm, "Brother-in-law, if they don't want to, let them go back by themselves."

After hearing what Qin Cong said, the other party immediately said, "No, you must send us back the same way. You brought us in, and now you have to send us back again."

"You're dreaming. I just told you to go back, but who insisted on following me out? Besides, didn't you want to see what's down there? You also wanted to broaden your horizons in the dungeon. Now, you're scared when you hear that we need to separate, right? You're thinking about all the benefits?" Qin Cong's mouth twitched, and then he sneered back at those people.

Although Qin Si also wanted to go back, but seeing the attitude of Fan Yong and Qin Cong, he knew that these two were determined to go down, so he could only stand by awkwardly, not knowing whether to persuade them or not.

Liao Yunyun was just watching the show from beginning to end and even said with a smile: "Is there an internal conflict already? But when we came down just now, people did ask you if you wanted to go down together, but they didn't put a knife on your neck. Now no one is stopping you from going, you can go wherever you want." Then she turned around and asked Gu Tongwan: "Wanwan, which way should we go?" She would rather the four of them act together than continue to stay with this group of people. The experiences and lessons of the end of the world told her that sometimes there is no safety just because there are more people.

Chen Yanxi's eyes fell on the third corridor. Even Aoao and Tutu were the first to stand at the entrance of the third corridor.

Originally, Fan Yong was wondering if the third passage was safer, but then he heard Chen Yanxi whisper, "The [things] inside should still be dormant, so it would be more convenient to go in and hunt at this time."

The amount of information in this sentence made Fan Yong's eyes widen, and he immediately whispered to Qin Cong beside him: "Is the second channel safe? Did they detect any strange creatures?"

"Don't worry. The more energy stones there are, the safer the place will be. Generally, mutant animals don't like to stay near energy stones because it will interfere with their abilities."

"Really?" Fan Yong was still skeptical, as he had never heard of this statement.

Qin Cong nodded vigorously. "I can't lie to you. A hunter told me this when we were drinking. He is an old hunter. He was one of the first people to awaken in the apocalypse. He is still working in the Hunter Association. He introduced me to this detector. I used it to avoid many high-level mutant beasts when I went to the northern forest."

Seeing that Fan Yong still had some hesitation, Qin Cong had to mention the name of the old hunter.

The hunter that Qin Cong mentioned was indeed well-known in the Hunter Association and had even been on TV interviews several times. This dispelled Fan Yong's last bit of concern, and he decided to choose the second corridor. As for the remaining few people who insisted on returning to the ground, they knew that there was no way to "morally blackmail" Fan Yong, and finally they could only leave indignantly after cursing a few words in a low voice. It was more important for them to cherish their lives than to take the risk of going deep into the unknown underground.

Before leaving, Fan Yong pretended to be a good man and warned Chen Yanxi and others to be careful of danger. "After we go in, we will find people first. If they are alive, we must find a way to bring them out. But if they meet with misfortune... that means there is danger in the cave. This time we will be divided into two groups. If there is danger, we must evacuate immediately. For convenience, we will meet at the cave entrance in two hours. If the other group has not come out after more than fifteen minutes, I will find a way to organize people or notify the Self-Defense Forces."

"Yeah." Chen Yanxi did not take Fan Yong's polite words seriously. He just nodded and entered the cave first, leaving Fan Yong and others with polite smiles on their faces.

Seeing the flashlight in the third corridor getting weaker and weaker, the smile on Fan Yong's face instantly disappeared, "Let's go too."

Qin Si, who was still in the dark, realized something was wrong and asked the two of them, "Are we going to go through the second corridor alone? What if there is danger? Maybe those two people will be eaten by the monster in the corridor."

"Shut up! What monster? Have you seen the monster? We have to find out what's in the cave by ourselves. Besides, even if there is a monster, this is not the way we should go." Qin Si's words were like jumping in Fan Yong's minefield, making Fan Yong growl with a distorted face.

Seeing this, Qin Si quickly pulled Qin Si aside and said, "Sister, this matter is complicated. Anyway, just trust me and my brother-in-law. It is better for us to act alone than with them. Anyone who wants to enter the third corridor is simply seeking death."

After entering the third corridor, Gu Tongwan asked, "I see that Fan Yong and the others seem to believe that the second corridor is safe."

"That detection instrument seems to be used to detect energy stones." Liao Yunyun said casually after playing with the multifunctional military knife in her hand.

"Can energy stones be detected using instruments?" This was the first time Yan Fan had heard of such instruments.

"Of course you can. This thing was jointly researched by our directly affiliated unit and the research institute. I followed up on the interview for a period of time at that time. However, this thing is not very practical. It is prone to magnetic field interference in places with weak signals such as dungeons. At that time, the team members of our department also did tests. When interfered by the magnetic field, it will produce qualitative changes, causing the positioning of the energy stone to deviate." It was rare for Liao Yunyun to talk about what she knew, or maybe talking really reduced the fear in her heart, so she couldn't stop talking once she started.

"Then this instrument is useless. Selling it at such a high price will only put you in danger." There was some sarcasm in Yan Fan's tone.

Gu Tongwan took over the conversation at this time: "It's not completely useless. At least it can still be used on the ground. After all, the only place with disordered magnetic fields in the base is the underground city, except for the deepest restricted area in the northern forest." This instrument can indeed avoid risks to a certain extent, of course, provided that it is used in normal areas.

Several people were talking while being alert to the surrounding environment. Although there was still a long and dark corridor ahead, they felt much calmer than the anxiety and tension they had felt when they first entered the cave.

After Fan Yong and his gang left, Chen Yanxi and Gu Tongwan quickened their pace. According to Chen Yanxi, the nest of the snow ape mutants was less than five kilometers away from the cave entrance, and it should take fifty minutes to reach there on foot. However, because they were not familiar with the conditions inside the cave and were walking in the dark, they could not increase their speed.

Although Liao Yunyun had the worst physical strength among the group, she still gritted her teeth and persisted. In fact, she was also surprised that her physical strength seemed to have improved without her noticing. If she had walked three or four kilometers in a straight line in an unstable corridor in the past, she would have been exhausted. But now, she could walk all the way in one breath without getting red in the face or out of breath. In fact, she didn't realize that it was all because of the effect of the "Spiritual Spring Liquid" that Gu Tongwan handed her.

Although Lingquan Liquid cannot cure diseases, it can restore energy and resist fatigue in a short period of time.

The deeper they went into the corridor, the more solemn the atmosphere became. In the end, only the sound of each other's footsteps could be heard. Liao Yunyun discovered that after walking for more than forty minutes, there were finally slight changes on both sides of the corridor. The originally narrow corridor became wider than before, and became wide enough to accommodate three or four people at the same time. The rock walls on both sides were shining with a layer of crystal luster.

These lusters are very similar to some mysterious crystals that appeared on the rock walls near the mutant's nest and were photographed by the drone after entering the cave.

When Liao Yunyun couldn't help but raise her hand to touch it, she was stopped by Gu Tongwan.

"Wait, we still don't know what these things are, so we'd better not touch them casually." Gu Tongwan walked forward, took out the dagger on his waist and gently scraped some lenses. The lens powder was a beautiful light pink, and the color was lighter under the flashlight.

"This is an energy stone that has not yet taken shape. Generally speaking, there are mutant creatures where energy stones gather, but there is another possibility. A high-level mutant creature has appeared here before, and its supernatural power has affected the nearby magnetic field, causing the appearance of energy substances that should not exist here." Chen Yanxi looked at the large area of ​​crystalline objects on the rock walls on both sides in front of him and walked forward a little. He lightly touched it with his gloved fingers and found that the crystals here were slightly different from those near the mutant species in the cave below.

Liao Yunyun was confused and asked, "You mean, where there is energy, there may be mutant beasts, but there may also be no mutant beasts, is that what you mean?"

Chen Yanxi did not explain the problem in depth. Instead, he stopped and whispered, "The danger zone is a few hundred meters ahead. We may encounter mutants around here at any time. Everyone should concentrate and try not to be too scattered."

Just as Chen Yanxi said, after walking less than a hundred meters down, the corridor gradually turned into a spacious cave, but there was still no light. The four people could only rely on the limited flashlights to illuminate the surrounding area within five or six meters.

Gu Tongwan calmly pretended to take out the night vision goggles from his backpack. Liao Yunyun, who heard the sound of fabric rubbing against each other, couldn't help but whispered, "Wanwan, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I remembered that I have a pair of night vision goggles that I haven't used. I'll try to see more clearly in the dark." The night vision goggles that Gu Tongwan mentioned were products from the system mall. Before she settled in the base, she relied on the night vision goggles to move around in the dark.

After putting it on, the surrounding environment suddenly became clear and bright, and the originally dark things were as if they were in daylight. After the visual range was improved, Gu Tongwan's original nervous mood was relieved a lot, and the baton in his hand was replaced with a micro submachine gun.

At first, Liao Yunyun was a little curious. After all, she also wanted to know where her good sister got so many hot weapons. But she thought that excessive curiosity might cause trouble to her good friend, so she simply turned a blind eye.

The width and depth of the cave were beyond everyone's expectations. The entire cave continued to expand outward. In fact, even Yan Fan, who had been down here once before, was surprised. It was entirely because of time constraints when he came down here for the first time, so he did not carefully choose a suitable corridor. As a result, he entered directly from the first corridor and encountered several male snow ape mutants.

"Do you smell any strange smell, like a fishy smell." Liao Yunyun sniffed and found that the smell came from the left, and there happened to be a corridor less than one meter wide on the left side in front.

The entrance to the tunnel is very small and there are protruding rock walls on both sides. If you don't look carefully, you can't find it immediately.

Chen Yanxi's eyes never left the place after they fell on it. His fingers hanging by his side tightly grasped the "cold frost" in his hand. He saw that the place where his feet passed was immediately covered with a thin layer of frost.

"We found the lair of those creatures. There are two female snow ape mutants in total."