Chapter 400 Heading to the Universal Building

Chapter 400 Heading to the Universal Building

With a crisp and short "beep", the indicator light on the metal door turned from blue to green, and a soft light shone through the gap in the door.

Xiao Guo quickly put his eyes close to the pupil scanner next to the access control system, and his pupils contracted under the light.

A moment later, accompanied by a slight mechanical sound, the heavy metal door slowly slid open to both sides.

"Ding—test successful, welcome Researcher Guo..."

At the same time, behind the laboratory door, Professor Chen and four other people were hiding behind the heavy metal door panels.

Their ears were pressed tightly against the cold surface, and every tiny sound was infinitely amplified, with heartbeats and breathing intertwined.

Unfortunately, the door of the laboratory is too thick and the materials used are also top-notch.

It blocked out most of the sounds from the outside world, leaving only some unclear and disorganized sounds.

Professor Chen frowned, his eyes flickering with anxiety and confusion.

He tried hard to discern any possible clues from the noise, but as time passed, they captured nothing but the distracting noise.

There wasn't even any gunshot.

This sudden silence was like an invisible hammer, hitting his already tense nerves hard, causing ripples in his heart - could it be that their judgment was wrong? Did the military personnel not arrive as promised?

Just as this uncertainty gradually enveloped their hearts like a fog, almost swallowing up their hopes, a subtle and familiar voice, like a meteor across the night sky, instantly broke through the dull and depressing atmosphere - it was the system prompt sound, clear and firm, followed by a subtle but not negligible mechanical sound, that was the sound of the door lock being slowly opened. The door is about to be opened!

The moment they realized this, Professor Chen and his companions' blood seemed to boil instantly, and an indescribable sense of urgency surged into their hearts. They had no time to think carefully, and only one thought was spinning wildly in their minds - the group of zombies at the door were staring at them, their eyes flashing with greed and desire, as if they had smelled the breath of the living, and were ready to launch a fatal attack. Time, at this moment, became extremely precious, and every second of delay could mean life or death.

In the dim and depressing laboratory, Professor Chen looked particularly frail. The years had left deep marks on his face. At this moment, the eyes that once shone with wisdom had become blurred due to hunger and exhaustion for several consecutive days. His steps staggered, as if every step was on nothingness. Finally, he lost his balance and fell like a dead leaf, lying powerlessly on the cold ground.

"Professor?" "Teacher?" Almost at the same time, two anxious and concerned voices broke the silence in the room, intertwined with a hint of doubt and uneasiness. Shi Lei, a young man who was usually calm and self-sustaining, was inevitably shocked at this moment. He opened his mouth slightly and muttered to himself: "No, I didn't make a sound just now?" In doubt, he quickly raised his head, his sight penetrated the dim light, and fixed on the figure who was hurriedly walking in from the door - it was Xiao Guo, with an anxious face and eyes full of worry for the teacher.

At that moment, a beam of light suddenly lit up in Shi Lei's heart, and all the confusion and tension disappeared in an instant. "Oh, it's my junior brother!" He suddenly realized, and an indescribable excitement surged in his heart. Junior brother? These two words were like a shot of cardiotonic, making Shi Lei's heart jump suddenly. He almost cheered, because this meant that the person in front of him was not one of those cold-blooded zombies who only knew how to chase raw meat, but a junior brother who brought hope and rescue!

"Teacher, how are you?" Xiao Guo's voice was trembling. He quickly and carefully helped Professor Chen up, revealing unquestionable firmness and tenderness in his actions. At the same time, on the other side of the laboratory, Pan Lizhi and Wan Sha also acted almost at the same time. They threw down the tools in their hands and rushed over here desperately. Wan Sha's slender fingers were tightly clasped, tears flashing in her eyes, while Pan Lizhi had a serious face, ready to provide necessary support at any time.

"Hurry, we have to get the professor some food and water!" Xiao Guo carefully helped Professor Chen sit down while anxiously ordering him. Upon hearing this, Pan Lizhi immediately turned around and ran to the storage room of the laboratory, where

In the dim and tense atmosphere, Professor Chen's voice was like a candle in the wind, trembling slightly, penetrating the frozen air around him: "Xiao-Guo?" This simple call contained endless expectations and anxiety. Upon hearing this, Xiao Guo responded almost instinctively, with an unquestionable firmness in his voice: "Hey, it's me, teacher!" His figure seemed particularly resolute in the weak light, as if he was a beam of light in this desperate situation.

Professor Chen's eyes passed over Xiao Guo's broad shoulders and fell on the group of people behind him who were also exhausted but with hope in their eyes - Xiao Jin and several companions who had also struggled back from the edge of hell. Their faces and clothes were covered with traces of battle, and every step they took was full of unyielding and tenacity. Looking at the door again, there lay the remains of a zombie, its huge body torn into countless pieces. This scene made Professor Chen, a scholar who was usually calm and self-sustaining, burst into tears and choked up: "Finally... saved."

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and it seemed to pass in an instant. The five-minute conversation seemed to last a century. In this short period of time, Xiao Guo briefly and quickly reported the details of the mission to Professor Chen and his team. Every word was as heavy as a thousand pounds, knocking on everyone's heart. They learned that they were about to leave this research building that witnessed countless moments of life and death and go to the Universal Building that symbolizes hope and the unknown. There, perhaps, is the starting point for their rebirth.

Upon hearing the news, the fatigue on Professor Chen and others' faces seemed to be swept away by an invisible force, replaced by irrepressible excitement and urgency. They stood up almost at the same time, with a bit of urgency and relief in their movements. "Then let's go quickly," Xiao Guo's words were firm and powerful, like a warm current that flowed into everyone's heart, "The Capital Institute must be waiting anxiously, we still have a lot of work to do and a lot of hopes to realize."