Embers Ad Infinitum

Under the setting sun, the ruins of the entire city had a majestic, quiet, yet lifeless and sad feeling.

Long Yuehong was not intoxicated by such beautiful scenery. She glanced around and wanted to ask how to find the secret laboratory.

The "Old Tune Team" had not received specific location information from Aviya before, because Aviya had never been to the ruins of Wasteland 13 and had no understanding of this place. She could only mechanically repeat what her grandfather Ole said. Jiang Baimian and others, who also lacked an overall grasp of the city, were confused by the words.

After finding the city map from the bookstore in the afternoon, they had a certain judgment, but due to time, they did not have time to do in-depth analysis and speculation.

In Long Yuehong's view, following the "footprints" left by Gnawa is perhaps the most practical and effective way.

He believed that this intelligent robot might have quietly collected the city layout map of the ruins of Wasteland 13 when he was left alone in the Prime City, and figured out where the dangerous and secret laboratory was.

Of course, the "source brain" that stores a lot of information about the old world may have already mastered the corresponding city map, but there is no further information.

Just when Long Yuehong opened his mouth and made a sound, there was a sudden rumbling sound somewhere in the ruins of the city.

The ground trembled slightly, and many birds soared from the tops of different buildings.

"Towards the north." Jiang Baimian, wearing a military exoskeleton device, quickly locked onto the general area where the explosion occurred. "The secret laboratory seems to be in that area as well."

Bai Chen suddenly thought:

"Did Laoge do it?"

"It's very possible." Jiang Baimian nodded solemnly.

"Now there is no need to waste time looking for the target location." Shang Jianyao did not hide his satisfaction.

He breathed an exaggerated sigh of relief.

Then, he turned his head and asked Long Yuehong:

"Did you secretly complain that you acted rashly without even knowing where the target location was?"

"No!" Long Yuehong replied guiltily and arrogantly.

He looked at the direction where the explosion came from and said happily:

"There is no overlap with the 'Dao and Electrical Maintenance' radio station, there is a certain deviation..."

In other words, the secret laboratory was not the place where Wu Meng was sealed.

"Shh." Shang Jianyao raised his index finger and put it in front of his mouth, signaling Long Yuehong not to say any more.

Long Yuehong rationally chose to keep her mouth shut.

Jiang Baimian, who had observed various traces in the area around the cave exit, raised his head:

"Lao Ge is indeed going in that direction, let's set off."

As the team leader, she originally wanted to take the lead and lead the way, but after running a few steps, she gradually slowed down and waited until Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong passed her before she started running again.

Even with the help of the positioning and navigation system attached to the military exoskeleton device, she did not dare to be careless.

The well-equipped "old tune team" quickly bypassed the artificial lake, entered a neighborhood, and sprinted towards the target area.

clank clank, they did not deliberately control the sound of footsteps.

While running, Shang Jianyao suddenly raised his "Berserker" assault rifle and pulled the trigger somewhere to the side.

boom!

A glass window shattered, and a figure fell to the ground from the fourth floor.

He was wearing several different types of clothing, his hands and feet were exposed, and his nails were tough and sharp, making him look like a "careless person."

Shang Jianyao did not stop moving forward, and jumped up suddenly with the help of a military exoskeleton device.

He expected that the place he was going to pass would be covered in a hail of bullets.

At this time, a rocket flew to the third floor of another building and entered a certain room.

Boom!

Several pieces of glass were shattered, and the fire engulfed several figures.

Shang Jianyao, who was no longer attacked, landed safely, turned his body sideways, and looked back at the team members.

Jiang Baimian held the individual combat rocket launcher and ran in a straight line without losing speed.

She said in a deep voice:

"Don't stop, rush over!

"Don't waste your time on these 'careless people'!"

Dangdangdang, Shang Jianyao patted the side of the "Berserker" assault rifle while resolutely executing the order, followed closely by Long Yuehong and Bai Chen.

After a sudden rush, they broke through two neighborhoods in a row and finally got rid of the ordinary "careless people".

"Huh, I thought there were no 'unintentional people' here." Long Yuehong breathed a little.

While talking, he was still running.

——The bionic smart armor is different from the military exoskeleton device. It is not strong in assisting running and increasing strength. Only the type whose main function is in this direction can be comparable to the latter. Therefore, Long Yuehong is wearing After running the "Black Marsh Iron Snake" bionic smart armor for such a long distance, it is inevitable that you will be a little out of breath.

"Yes, yes." This time it was Shang Jianyao who habitually agreed.

The "Old Tune Team" had entered this place several times before, but had never encountered the "Heartless Ones". They thought that the ruins of Wasteland No. 13 were special because the presence of monsters like Wu Meng prevented the "Heartless Ones" from thriving and surviving. to the present.

"Huh, it seems that the 'unintentional ones' here mainly operate in this area and rarely go to other places." Although Bai Chen, who had undergone genetic modification, was also panting, he was relatively fine.

Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and said:

"Perhaps they were attracted by the explosion."

During the simple exchange, the "Old Tune Team" sometimes jumped up and stepped on the tops of cars blocking the road. Sometimes they used street shops to turn bends into straight lines and shorten the distance.

In about twenty minutes, Jiang Baimian and others arrived at the initially estimated target location.

There are buildings here one after another, high or low, which is dizzying for everyone.

After recalling Ao Lei's words that Aviya relayed, Jiang Baimian ran to the left with a personal combat rocket launcher.

At the same time, she amplified her voice through the sound generator of a military exoskeleton device:

"Go to the right, go around the buildings and find a small white building with only three floors and a courtyard."

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen slowed down their pace, and honest Shang Yao asked when he didn't understand:

"Is it left or right?"

Jiang Baimian stopped for a moment and thought about it again.

"Go right!" She adjusted the direction dully.

However, she didn't take this matter to heart at all, and followed Shang Jianyao and the others around a block full of high-rise buildings in good condition.

Not long after, the small white building described by Jiang Baimian appeared in the eyes of several members of the "Old Tune Group".

It is not high, but it occupies a large area, with a park-like courtyard. There is no sign at the door that can locate its specific information.

After rushing through the gate and crossing the courtyard, Shang Jianyao and others saw that the gate of the small white building was completely open.

"Slow down." Jiang Baimian gave the order again, "Confirm the surrounding situation."

This is a necessary step for any action!

After completing the preliminary reconnaissance, the "Old Adjustment Team" entered the small building and looked for traces of Gnawa's visit.

The black marble floor tiles here are as smooth as mirrors. They are very hard and have no dents. However, perhaps no one has been here for a long time, and the ground has accumulated a lot of dust, leaving a series of foot prints.

This is clearly a robot.

"Lao Ge is indeed here." Shang Jianyao said happily, "He went to the stairs."

He said as he followed the footprints forward.

Jiang Baimian did not stop him, but was wary of any enemies that might pop up at the stairway shrouded in darkness.

The light of the flashlight shone in and dispersed the "fog".

Seeing that there were indeed no dangerous creatures lurking, Jiang Baimian signaled Long Yuehong and Bai Chen to follow.

——This kind of forward-looking exploration has now been handed over to the "Team Shield" Long Yuehong, but Jiang Baimian considered that this laboratory is very dangerous, and Shang Jianyao put on a military exoskeleton device again, which has certain capabilities. With his own defense ability and sufficient dodge ability, he can also sense in a wide range. I think he is more suitable than Long Yuehong.

Going all the way down, the old tune team arrived at the negative second floor.

Here, a silver hall is constructed from heavy metal walls, with fluorescent lamps semi-hiddenly installed above.

At this time, all these fluorescent lights were on, making the hall look like daytime.

"Where did the electricity come from?" Long Yuehong blurted out.

It has been sixty or seventy years since the "old world" was destroyed!

Shang Jianyao patted the side of the "Berserker" assault rifle with his right palm and guessed quite excitedly:

"Tie up Wu Meng to generate electricity here?"

As expected of you... Jiang Baimian cast his gaze deep into the hall.

There was a double, silver-black metal door, which had been opened, and a statue-like robot stood beside it.

The robot was one size smaller than Gnawa, and its appearance was closer to those left over from the old world.

It seemed to have no electricity, its head was lowered, and it looked like it was covered in dust.

Jiang Baimian considered and said:

"It seems that Lao Ge has opened the door of the laboratory and broke in."

She paused and said:

"The Swamp 1 ruins, which also have a secret laboratory, are equipped with a hydropower station, and there will be electricity every night."

What she means is that there may be a similar power station here that can be used for a long time with a little maintenance to maintain the operation of the laboratory.

The ones responsible for maintenance are most likely those robots from the old world.

As soon as Jiang Baimian finished speaking, Shang Jianyao rushed to the entrance of the secret laboratory.

In the blink of an eye, he stopped by the door and politely asked the motionless silver robot:

"Have you ever met an intelligent person so much taller than you?"

Shang Jianyao gestured to Gnawa's height as he spoke.

It would be terrifying if it could answer you... Long Yuehong cursed when he saw this.

At this moment, the robot suddenly raised its head, and a red light appeared in its eyes.

Then a cold voice came out of its mouth:

"Trespassing!

"Trespassing!"