In the desolate wilderness, the metal gate of the base gave people a sense of oppression amidst the apocalyptic atmosphere.
Ton Nang wandered around with Han Hieu Hieu, and while wandering, they would encounter these strange and peculiar places.
"Now I feel a little strange."
Why did Ton Nang leave Hoang City?
Initially, it was because the zombies in Hoang City were not enough for Lam Pham to kill. He wanted to improve his own strength, so he could only leave Hoang City and go outside to find evolved zombies.
Who would have thought that the style would suddenly change? He felt more like a scout sent out by Lam Pham, searching everywhere for unknown bases.
When he encountered these strange and peculiar places, he would immediately notify Lam Pham.
This gesture, this technique, was gradually becoming a bit off.
"Hieu Hieu, I feel like Lam Pham should be paying us a salary," Ton Nang said.
Han Hieu Hieu said, "Huh?"
Ton Nang smiled. An awakened Han Hieu Hieu might not quite understand what he was talking about, but in Ton Nang's view, what he said was completely reasonable.
Saving survivors.
Providing Lam Pham with the locations of various bases.
Leaving apocalyptic forces with ulterior motives with nowhere to hide.
These were not things that just anyone could do.
At this moment, the tightly closed gate slowly opened, and the sound it made caused Ton Nang and Han Hieu Hieu to lie low in their spot, staring without blinking. The figure that appeared at the gate was not a human, but a zombie or an Aberrant whose body had evolved.
The other party's physique was very strong, and his thighs were even more robust and terrifying, filled with explosive power.
That figure stood at the entrance and looked around, then walked towards the distance.
Ton Nang frowned slightly. "What the hell is this place? Could it be a gathering place for a group of zombies? Or is someone studying the evolution of zombies, who can ultimately maintain their sanity?"
He didn't know the specific situation.
He also didn't think about entering the base. This girl Hieu Hieu was still by his side. Although he could solve some dangers, it was best to avoid them. It was better to wait for Lam Pham to arrive.
"Uncle, are we just going to watch from here?" Han Hieu Hieu asked. Her courage had skyrocketed. After all, she had been wandering outside with Ton Nang all this time, seeing more zombies than people. She had long since gotten used to it, and her courage was boundless.
"Of course. I've already made the call. A professional will be here later," Ton Nang said leisurely. It was best to leave the hard work to the professionals. He could just follow behind then.
"Oh."
Han Hieu Hieu giggled and stayed by Ton Nang's side.
She continued to look curiously at the base ahead.
Not long after, a figure appeared from a distance.
"What's wrong with the base?" Lam Pham waved at Ton Nang and walked over with a smile.
Ton Nang pointed ahead. "Right here. Just now, someone came out. I don't know if it was a human or a zombie. It was a bit far, so I couldn't see clearly."
Lam Pham looked in the direction Ton Nang was pointing. The tightly closed metal gate was indeed a base, but it was different from the bases he had seen in the past. The bases he had encountered before would have heavily armed personnel patrolling.
They would be discovered as soon as they entered the range.
The base in front of him was empty, without a single ghostly shadow.
"Let's go take a look."
Lam Pham walked openly towards the entrance of the base. If anyone else came here, they might not necessarily think that someone would be waiting here.
"You'll have to pay me a salary in the future. Hieu Hieu and I are wandering around in the apocalypse, and it feels more like we're looking for all kinds of organization bases for you. This is hard work. It's not easy to do without some remuneration," Ton Nang said.
Lam Pham said, "Haha, okay, I'll definitely have to pay you a salary. But you'll have to wait until the apocalypse is over. I don't have any money now."
"Okay, then you have to remember. You owe me a salary."
"No problem, my memory has always been very good."
Soon, they arrived in front of the metal gate. The surface of the gate was rusty and mottled, and the surrounding walls were covered with vines. It looked desolate, but this kind of appearance was more like a camouflage.
Lam Pham pushed the metal gate with both hands. With a little force, the gate creaked and was forced open. This kind of gate that could be used for a base was not an ordinary gate.
The weight and hardness were definitely up to standard.
Although Ton Nang knew that Lam Pham was very powerful, seeing him push open the metal gate with his bare hands, he was still amazed. Not many people could do this.
As the gate opened, what greeted them was not that kind of rotten air, but very fresh air. It was obvious that someone was staying inside.
"Excuse me, is anyone there?" Lam Pham stood at the entrance and shouted inside.
Entering a strange place where there might be surviving humans, such an act of rashly pushing open the gate was really not a good behavior. It was easy to scare others.
Therefore, asking if anyone was there was a very necessary thing.
The sound echoed in the tunnel.
Besides Lam Pham's voice, there was no other response.
"It seems no one is here," Lam Pham said to Ton Nang.
Ton Nang said, "Is there a possibility that they already know we're here, but they're scared of us? Normally, it's a very normal thing for no one to answer, right?"
If he were waiting in this base and heard such a sound, he would definitely keep his mouth shut, hide obediently in the deepest part, and be ready to ambush at any time.
As for walking out openly, that was impossible.
"That's a possibility, so it's very necessary to treat them with a smiling face and gentleness. Let's go, we'll walk and release our goodwill."
The corridor was very clean. It was obvious that it had been cleaned.
"My name is Lam Pham. I have no ill intentions. Don't be afraid," Lam Pham shouted as he walked.
This was like a Little Red Riding Hood plot.
Ton Nang, following behind, shook his head helplessly. Who would believe such a self-introduction? But since he had already shouted, he could only let it continue like this.
Ton Nang was also observing the surrounding situation.
He was also very surprised.
If the ones staying here were zombies, it would be absolutely impossible to clean the corridor so clean. But the guy he saw just now was definitely not related to humans.
With doubts, he continued to explore.
At this time,
in the depths of the base.
There were several short and very strange figures.
"They're in, they're in."
"Don't be nervous. This is our territory. We can find our way around with our eyes closed. We definitely have an advantage over them."
"I'm so scared. Uncle Ho is not here. What do we do?"
"What are you afraid of? Can't you be a little braver?"
If Lam Pham saw them, he would definitely be very shocked.
My god, it's a few children.
But the situation of these children was a bit strange. They were not ordinary people. The color of their eyes was not right, and their skin was also a pale color, so white that you could see the blood vessels under the skin.
...
"Is anyone there?"
Lam Pham shouted as he walked, then whispered to Ton Nang, "Actually, I know where they are. I sensed it when I entered this place."
Ton Nang looked at Lam Pham in a daze, his face showing a look of bewilderment. "Then why not just go directly to them?"
"No, appearing directly in front of them is not a good thing. I can sense that they are moving. We will meet when we should, but just in a gentler way," Lam Pham said.
He had his own ways.
As for that kind of direct appearance, it was not very good.
It was easy to make the other party's fear swell to the extreme, which would have a bad effect on their body and mind.
Ton Nang had no rebuttal. Alright, you're the one in charge, you call the shots.
They walked and walked.
Screech!
The sound of a speaker came.
Looking up, there was an old-fashioned speaker in the corner of the wall. A gloomy and hoarse voice came from it.
"Warning, warning, intruders leave this place immediately, or you will be severely attacked."
"What? A human? So exciting! I want to remove the other party's thigh, roast it on a fire, and I want to add cumin, and I want to add chili. Wow, so fragrant, my mouth is watering."
"Little fatty, what you said is so disgusting. I'm so scared."
"Aiya, I was just scaring them."
"Shh, they'll hear you."
The nice and terrifying atmosphere that was coming from the speaker was instantly gone with this conversation.
Lam Pham and Ton Nang looked at each other.
They looked at each other and smiled.
Ton Nang understood the situation. It seemed that it was really as Lam Pham said.
He was just very puzzled.
What on earth was going on?
Weren't bases in the apocalypse all full of danger? Why did the situation here seem a bit different?
They continued to walk forward.
Drip! Drip! Drip!
The sound of dripping water slowly came. A viscous liquid was slowly dripping onto the ground from the ceiling ahead.
"Look at these seemingly inconspicuous details. Don't they add a bit of a terrifying atmosphere for no reason?" Lam Pham pointed at the situation ahead and commented on the environment.
Ton Nang said, "If anyone else came here, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to remain as calm as you."
Lam Pham smiled and said, "Because I've seen through this place. The smell here is very normal, without those bloody smells. It's just that our appearance has made the survivors waiting here feel panicked."
Ton Nang nodded, agreeing with this statement.
In a dark corner, a figure was peeking furtively. The strange intruders were not scared by him and continued to go deeper inside, which made him very anxious.
Suddenly,
he saw the survivor walking in front, and his gaze instantly looked towards him, as if he had discovered his tracks. This scared him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat and leaned against the wall, panting.
"Did he see me?"
He had doubts about this. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that he probably hadn't been discovered. If the other party had discovered him hiding here, they would definitely have pulled him out.
The corner of Lam Pham's mouth curved into a smile. It was very interesting. The other party was hiding right there, but he didn't pull the other party out. Instead, he wanted to see what would happen next.
"Let's go this way."
They encountered a fork in the road ahead, and Lam Pham pointed to this corridor.
Ton Nang said, "Are they in here?"
"Yes, their location is right in front of this corridor, very close," Lam Pham said.
At this time, the group of children who were thinking of ways to drive Lam Pham and the others out already felt that sense of oppression rushing towards them.
"They didn't leave and are getting closer and closer to us."
"What do we do? What on earth should we do? Uncle Ho is not here. We are definitely not their match."
"Watch me, I'll lead them away. You guys hide here and don't make a sound."
A boy among them bravely stood up.
He was the oldest here. As the intruders got closer and closer, he was also very panicked, but panicking was useless.
"Little fatty, it's very dangerous."
"It's okay, I run very fast. You guys hide here and absolutely don't talk. Just watch me."
Little fatty took a deep breath, then grabbed a dagger, and very decisively left this place, rushing in the direction Lam Pham and the others were coming from.
Little fatty couldn't figure out how they got in.
There was a big lock on the entrance.
You couldn't get in without a password.
...
"Stop."
At this time, Lam Pham looked at the child blocking the front. The first time he saw him, his pupils shrank slightly. The one in front of him was indeed a child, but the other party's situation was very abnormal. He had the skin of a zombie but could speak, which meant he had reason.
Little fatty sped up, wanting to pass in front of them and then attract them to another place.
He thought he ran very fast. Just as he was about to pass, a large hand descended and grabbed the collar of his neck.
"Ah, help, let me go, let me go..."
Little fatty kicked his legs wildly, and at the same time, he held a dagger and pretended to slash at Lam Pham's arm.
Clang!
"Daggers are very sharp. Don't play with dangerous things casually." Lam Pham grabbed the dagger with his bare hands and carefully observed the little fatty in front of him.
"Don't be afraid, we are not bad people. Have you seen the 'Zombie Illustrated Guide'?"
Lam Pham felt the strength of the little fatty's struggle.
The strength was a bit great, definitely not the strength a child of this age could have. It seemed there was really something wrong.
The little fatty heard Lam Pham's words, looked at him in a daze, and then started struggling again. It was obvious that he didn't believe Lam Pham's words. But no matter how he struggled, the result was the same.
But at this time,
several figures appeared.
"Let go of little fatty."
"Or we'll make you look bad."
They heard little fatty's voice and summoned their courage to rush out.
"You guys run quickly, he's very scary." Little fatty saw that his companions had all run out and hurriedly shouted.
He had used all his strength, but the other party still held him firmly. No matter how he struggled, it was useless. Uncle Ho had told him that his strength was very great now, and even an adult's strength was not as great as his.
The four children who ran over looked at Lam Pham nervously. They did not leave because of little fatty's shouts, but were prepared to bear it together.
Lam Pham found that the children who ran over were the same.
Their skin was extremely pale.
Their eyes occupied the entire eye socket.
Isn't this the characteristic of a zombie?
What on earth was going on? Why did these children have the characteristics of zombies, and for what reason did they maintain their sanity?