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Chapter 200 Incident at the Shanghai Base
With this local area network and the Baijishan APP, everyone's activities have become much more lively.
I spend my free time surfing the internet, watching other people's lives unfold, and following up on newly released novels. This underground life isn't so bad after all.
However, once the internet was connected, the suffering of the survivors at the bottom of the base became even more apparent.
Thanks to Zhou Yang, the "cheat code" of the Hidden Dragon Squad, who drinks water mixed with spring water every day, their physical condition has improved considerably. In addition, with the air conditioner, no one in the squad has shown any signs of heatstroke so far, and they have gradually adapted to the environment.
But others, especially ordinary people without superpowers, are not so lucky.
Although everyone moved into the underground shelter earlier in this life, the high temperature of around 50 degrees Celsius even at night still made it difficult for many ordinary people to endure, especially the more vulnerable elderly and children.
Even though ice-type ability users are creating ice blocks day and night in various underground locations, the temperature reduction is still limited. In addition, water resources are also severely scarce, so almost every day people die from heatstroke and dehydration.
Zhou Yang and his colleagues could only express their inability to help.
The only thing they could do was to have Lu Yanwen and Lu Xingye help the military free of charge, and also donate some heatstroke remedies like Huoxiang Zhengqi Water.
Then I counted down the days again and again, hoping that this extreme heat would pass soon.
They endured this until mid-October.
Although it's still very hot and people can't walk around during the day, the temperature has started to drop, and there's finally hope for the end of these agonizing days.
The official announcement regarding the cooling trend was also posted on the app, giving survivors considerable hope.
Once people have something to look forward to, they have the hope to live.
In the following days, the temperature dropped rapidly, decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye almost every day.
By early November, the outside temperature had gradually dropped to around 50 degrees Celsius, and the temperature in the underground shelter also decreased accordingly, remaining at around 40 degrees Celsius on a daily basis.
More and more people are going out for a stroll in the evenings.
Many special ability teams would even leave the base at night to collect supplies, since the consumption of supplies during the more than four months in the underground shelter was truly staggering.
Unfortunately, after experiencing an extremely hot period, there were very few supplies to be found outside, so they basically returned empty-handed.
Zhou Yang and his group also went out once, but not to collect supplies; they just wanted to take a stroll and check out the situation outside.
However, upon leaving the base, everyone was stunned to see the cracked earth, the dried-up riverbed, the vast expanse of dead trees, and even the zombies, which were mostly devoid of any decent flesh, with their bare bones exposed. The place was desolate and decaying.
When Zhou Yang saw this familiar scene, he sighed and couldn't help but think of the scenes in the small base in his previous life, only they were even more tragic than this.
After looking around, the group only managed to kill a few ugly zombies before returning home, their enthusiasm waning.
However, it must be mentioned that zombies that remain resilient after being tempered by extreme heat have indeed reached a higher level. Level 2 zombies are now rarely seen, with the lowest being Level 3 and even Level 4 being quite common.
It seems I can go back and make preparations. Once the weather gets a bit better, I can go to the neighboring city to see if I can find any level 5 or higher zombies.
However, before they could find a good opportunity to hunt down high-level zombies, they received a notice from the base requesting assistance for the Shanghai base.
Upon seeing the notice stating that the Shanghai base was in dire need of rescue, Yan Fei and the others were quite surprised, and Zhou Yang was completely dumbfounded.
I've never heard of this in my past life! What's going on?
Did the marine life launch an attack ahead of schedule?
But the Shanghai base in my previous life didn't seem this weak. How could it not hold up?
Tsk, this notice doesn't even give any specific details...
Unaware of the situation, Zhou Yang suggested to the others that they first go to the military to inquire about the situation before deciding whether to go to the Shanghai base for rescue together with the base.
The others agreed that it made sense.
So Zhou Yang, Shen Zechuan, and Yan Fei immediately went to the military headquarters to ask Gu Tianqi for details.
When they arrived at the military headquarters, Gu Tianqi was extremely busy, so the three of them had no choice but to wait in his office.
This was Zhou Yang's first visit to the military headquarters since he went underground.
To save space as much as possible, even Gu Tianqi's office was very small. Apart from a desk and a set of benches against the wall for guests, there was no room for anything else.
The three grown men sat cramped on the small stool, looking very uncomfortable.
By the time Gu Tianqi finished his work and had time to deal with them, almost an hour had passed.
"Oh dear, I'm exhausted. What made you all decide to come here today?" Gu Tianqi turned his stiff neck before facing the three of them and asked.
“We saw the military’s notice this morning about rescuing the Shanghai base. It only said it was in danger but didn’t give any specific details, so we came to ask for more information.” Yan Fei stroked his chin. “What’s the situation at the Shanghai base? Is it serious?”
Gu Tianqi scratched his head: "Hey, your dad said it's pretty serious. Apparently, a mutated creature from the ocean attacked the Shanghai base, and it's almost out of defense."
Originally, the distress call was sent directly to the capital base, but as you know, organizing a rescue takes time, and the capital base is quite far away, plus their firepower is insufficient right now. Therefore, we sent distress messages to all the major bases surrounding the Shanghai base, including ours.”
Upon hearing this, all three nodded.
Zhou Yang was still somewhat puzzled. In his memory, the Shanghai base was very powerful and could always withstand attacks from mutated marine creatures. It was truly unbelievable that it had called for help on the very first wave.
Unable to resist his curiosity, Zhou Yang asked one more question: "Were the mutated marine creatures that landed very strong? Didn't the Shanghai base have any guard troops or superhumans? How long did they fight before they were overwhelmed?"
Hearing Zhou Yang's question, Gu Tianqi sighed: "It is said that before the extreme heat, someone suddenly killed all the high-ranking officials in Shanghai overnight, resulting in more than half of the government officials being killed or injured, and they had lost their voice."
In addition, several high-ranking officers in the Shanghai military headquarters died, resulting in a major reshuffle. Many high-level superhumans in other superhuman teams also died.
The entire Shanghai base was in complete chaos, and in the end, even the perpetrator was never caught. This incident also directly resulted in the Shanghai base's strength being reduced by more than half.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang immediately recalled what Chi Feng had told him.
Tsk, this guy really did get his revenge before leaving, and he even turned the Shanghai market into such a mess, that's too ruthless.