novelhk Chapter 114 Abnormal Situations
Chapter 114 Abnormal Situations
Lorraine controlled the drone to circle twice over the current area, but found no suspicious targets. He then controlled the drone to maintain an altitude of 50 meters and flew slowly toward the camp to the north.
As soon as the reconnaissance drone entered the camp area at low altitude, Lorraine saw two anti-aircraft machine guns and a laser weapon rising up in the distance.
Then, a red light appeared on the screen.
The reconnaissance drone has been locked onto by fire control radar and is transmitting IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) signals.
Fortunately, before setting off, Lorraine equipped all the drones with IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) transmitters and input his identification information into them.
A few seconds later, the anti-aircraft machine guns and laser weapons were returned to their cover and put into standby mode.
[Lock unlocked.]
Subsequently, Lorraine controlled the drone to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the camp.
After confirming that there were no abnormalities inside the base, Lorraine controlled the drone to land on the roof of the camp command center and turned to look at Platinum.
"Did the cat's drone discover anything?"
Platinum shook his head and said.
"The drone did not enter the warehouse, but it conducted reconnaissance of the interior of several warehouses through the windows on the top and found that most of the stored items were materials needed for ship maintenance."
"Furthermore, Di Ting did not discover any suspicious circumstances during its reconnaissance mission."
Lorraine frowned. Such a large base should have logistics personnel even if the entire fleet were mobilized, but there was nothing there now, which was strange.
"Remain vigilant and proceed with caution."
Lorraine then adjusted the route to keep the squad within the flagship's firing range at all times, ensuring they could receive fire support from the flagship.
The three men and five dogs walked along the path beside the dock straight into the camp.
After entering the camp, Lorraine and the others split into two teams and went to explore areas where logistics personnel were gathered, such as the kitchen and warehouse.
After searching, Lorraine found no signs of human activity in the buildings above ground, nor any useful supplies.
Ten minutes later, Lorraine and her group met at the entrance of the command room and briefed each other on the current situation.
"There are no signs of human life on the surface, so they could only have gone underground from here and lived in underground NBC protection facilities."
But after reaching this conclusion, Bai Jin frowned. Once the external situation stabilized, the troops would not be able to avoid sending people back to the surface to collect supplies and scout the surrounding area; it would be impossible for things to be like this now.
"I'll lead the Pivot Squad and Di Ting in the lead, Commander and Ouyang Nian, you two will be in the middle, Tian Gou will bring up the rear, and Maomao will stay on the ground to prepare for support."
After saying that, Bai Jin used his identification information to open the door to the command room and entered the unremarkable two-story building.
Di Ting was the first to enter the gate, followed by Qie Xue. The two mechanical dogs, Xuan Tie and Luo Yi, followed side by side behind Qie Xue. Luo Lin and Ouyang Nian followed Bai Jin on the left and right respectively. The last in the group was Tian Gou, who was responsible for bringing up the rear.
The team was divided into four groups, with each group spaced two meters apart, leaving ample buffer space and reaction time.
Lorraine and the others didn't find much useful information on the first floor of the command room, only a map showing all the facilities in the camp.
The entire team arrived at the stairs, facing two paths, one going up and one down. Lorraine directed Di Ting to go up to the second floor to scout out the situation there.
Through his listening eye, Lorraine discovered that a large amount of equipment was installed on the second floor of the command center. After a close reconnaissance, Lorraine found that this equipment was connected to the base's automated defense system.
Leaving the mechanical dogs guarding the entrance to the underground, Lorraine and her two companions headed to the second floor to check the status of the automated defense system through these devices.
"Coastal defense system integrity: 67%; covert self-defense system integrity: 97%; air defense system integrity: 82%."
"There haven't been any zombies here at all?"
"It is also possible that in the early stages of the zombie outbreak, all personnel remaining at the base had already entered underground NBC protection facilities."
Seeing that there was no more useful information here, Lorraine and her two companions returned to the first floor and prepared to go underground.
After descending to the basement level, Platinum attempted to pass through a small door that required a card swipe, but this time the card reader lit up a red light.
"Commander, you have higher clearance. Try using your identification information to open this door."
"Is this a nuclear, biological, and chemical defense bunker?"
Platinum shook her head after hearing Lorraine's question.
"This door only leads to the underground command room, which has some nuclear, biological, and chemical defense capabilities, but it is not a bunker."
After a moment's thought, Platinum added.
"If there is a bunker that can defend against nuclear, biological, and chemical attacks, we should enter from the underground command center."
After learning the details, Lorraine affixed her name tag to the card reader.
"Beep, authentication successful, please wait."
A sound of a mechanism moving came from behind the door, and then the heavy steel door slowly opened.
Seeing the dim light in the corridor, Lorraine and the other two adjusted their helmets to low-light mode and followed the mechanical dog into the command room.
After walking a short distance from the small door, Lorraine and her group arrived at the command hall.
In the center of the command hall is a huge electronic sand table, with screens covering the walls and various electronic devices placed along the walls.
After entering the command center, Lorraine and the others first checked the various equipment inside. Only after confirming that the equipment was working properly did Lorraine turn on the power switch to supply power to the equipment.
After being powered on, the projection equipment above the electronic sand table lit up, and a map appeared on the electronic sand table. Upon closer inspection, it was found that the map was centered on the base and displayed all the situations within a 30-kilometer radius of the base in real time.
While waiting for the equipment to self-test, Lorraine and the others surrounded the electronic sand table, hoping to find some clues.
After the device completed its self-test, a large amount of information appeared on the screen, several of which caught the attention of Lorraine and others.
"Warning! A circular passage with a radius of two meters has appeared 30 meters underground in the direction of 270. It has infiltrated the bunker. We are contacting the guard company."
"The guard company has lost contact, and the passageway is damaged. The engineering department needs to go to the damaged area for repairs."
"Large aquatic creatures are extremely aggressive, and the vanguard fleet has lost contact."
"The remaining personnel at the base have entered the underground fortifications."
These messages appeared on different screens, and Lorraine and the others searched for the corresponding information separately.
Platinum sat down at the computer to check the location and extent of damage to the bunker.
"The pedestrian passage between the underground supply storage area and the living area on the second basement level has been breached. Requesting backup."
"Large insects have appeared in the passage, which can provide some protection against small-caliber ammunition."