Chapter 490: Bunker Terror (4)

Chapter 490: Bunker Terror (4)

Deep inside the cell block.

In the control room that controls the gates of each cell, the five members of the Quack Society are observing a spread-out map on the table in front of them. However, they are not looking at the front of the map, but the back. There are many illogical sentences written on the back of the map. But what is written on the back of the map is actually very important. They need to rely on looking for clues from it to find a key hidden in the bunker. And use it to open the gate of cell No. 11.

There are 20 cells in the cell block, but only cell No. 11 has two gates. The switch in the control room can open the outer door of cell No. 11, while the inner gate must be opened with the corresponding key.

"So what's in cell 11? Is it related to the mission?"

"It should be related. After all, we found this map according to the instructions of the main quest. But as for what is inside, I don't know. Pei Lan, do you have any extra information?"

Zhao Mingkai and Yuan Feng had no idea what to do with the heavenly book in front of them, so they changed the topic and left the thinking work to other reliable companions. However, no one had any clues about what was in cell No. 11, so the two of them asked Pei Lan for her opinion. After all, as an assassin, her sensitivity to environmental information was much better than the other four.

"I'm not sure, but I think it's not an object inside, but a living creature. When we passed by cell No. 11 before, I heard a mumbling sound coming from inside. If it were in other copies, there would probably be an NPC inside that you can communicate with, but in this copy, I'm not sure if it's a human."

However, perhaps because this copy is a little strange, and everyone is here for the first time to open up the new land, they do not know the specific conditions of each part of the bunker. The only one who is relatively familiar with the bunker is Wuzhitu, after all, he is a gunner, but ever since the quack doctor entered the bunker, Wuzhitu immediately discovered that the interior of the bunker seemed to be different from what was said in the update log. There were many big changes, not only the types of enemies and the new tasks, but even some of the terrain that Wuzhitu should be very familiar with have undergone tremendous changes.

Wu Zhitu's previous experience and memory were no longer applicable in the new bunker dungeon. They had to re-explore all the information so that they could summarize it into experience and pass it on to other players in the Quack Club. Logically speaking, for the five of them, who were at the top of the middle class and the bottom of the upper class, as long as their dungeon was not a nightmare dungeon with special rules, it should be stress-free for them. At most, it would only take a long time. However, this dungeon made the five of them feel a kind of palpitations when they first entered the dungeon.

Zhao Mingkai and Yuan Feng, who were more carefree, naturally thought that it was caused by the style of the dungeon. Yuan Si also quickly adapted to the new dungeon. For him, as long as there was a fight and he could help his teammates resist damage, everything else was basically not within his scope of concern. But Wu Ritu, who was relatively experienced, and Pei Lan, who was sensitive to environmental information, both felt that there might be something wrong with this dungeon. However, no matter which of the five people, they could not tell where the problem was.

But according to the progress of the five people so far, the enemies they encountered were indeed difficult to deal with, and there were special death effects, but they were still within the range of being able to deal with easily, so at present, this dungeon, except for a little weird feeling, is still normal, at least within the acceptable range. So the dungeon should continue to be explored, after all, this is a new dungeon, and the reward for the first clearance is still generous enough.

Just when everyone was at a loss as to what to do with the map on the table, Pei Lan, who had been silently observing the messy sentences, suddenly had his eyes light up.

"I think I have a clue. What do you think if I take out these messy sentences, ending with periods, and match them with the order of the cell numbers?"

Everyone gathered around immediately after hearing this. Pei Lan pointed to one of the sentences on the back of the map and began his own analysis and speculation.

"Look, this sentence 'The answer to the cage at the end of darkness is at the source of light', the cage is easy to explain, it is a cell, cell 11 is at the deepest part of the cell area, and it is the only cell without a light bulb above it, does it count as the end of darkness? Then 'the answer is at the source of light', does it mean that the location of the key is related to light?"

"According to the prompt we received when the dungeon was opened, the bunker is now blocked and we can't get in or out. This means that what we are looking for must be inside the bunker. This map is not a topographic map of the bunker, but a distribution map of some trenches outside. Therefore, the location we are looking for must have nothing to do with the map."

"'The answer is at the source of light'. If Pei Lan's analysis is correct, then the answer should refer to the key to the inner gate of cell No. 11. The light should be the lights in the bunker. The source, perhaps, refers to the location of the generator that provides power? I remember there seemed to be more than one generator in the bunker. How many generators are there in total?"

"There are three generators in the bunker. One is in the officers' quarters, one is near the bunker entrance, and the other is on the contaminated map of the bunker we found. We only know that the third generator exists, but its exact location is unknown."

Yuan Si, who had not participated in the discussion before and was keeping watch at the door of the control room, finally spoke up and expressed his thoughts.

"If Pei Lan's guess is correct, then this sentence should be referring to the generator whose location we don't know."

“How come you see?”

"We have found some maps of the bunker in other areas before. The generator at the entrance provides power to most of the passages in the bunker, the food storage area, and the dormitory area for ordinary soldiers. The generator in the officer dormitory area provides power to the officer dormitory area, the armory, and the cell area."

"So, shouldn't we go find the generator in the officers' quarters? Why did you, Fatty, say that we need to find the generator whose location is unknown?"

"Don't be impatient, just listen to me... Forget it, I'll just let you watch it, follow me."

The other four followed Yuan Si, left the control room, and walked to the central aisle of the cell area. Yuan Si pointed to the ceiling, and everyone saw three wires.

"Isn't this an electric wire? What's so special about it?"

"The brain is a good thing, you have to use it. Can you count how many wires there are?"

"Three, how come... Oh, I see, do we need to visit the locations of all three generators?"

".. You don't understand shit. Two of these three wires are connected through a junction box. They are the power lines for the lights in the cell area and the power lines for the cell door switches. According to what I said before, the generator at the entrance doesn't care about this area. The generator that powers this area should be the one in the officers' dormitory area. These two wires connecting the lights and the cell door switches are connected to that generator. But where is the third wire connected to?"

After Yuan Si said this, the others looked carefully at the third wire. This wire was separate from the other two, and there was no device that needed electricity connected to it. It was this bare wire that stretched from the bottom of the cell door into cell No. 11. Seeing this, the others suddenly realized what Yuan Si meant.

"Great job, Fatty! Aren't your observation skills even better than Pei Lan's? Why aren't you usually so sharp?"

"I don't dare to touch Pei Lan. I discovered the difference in the wires by accident. I was just keeping watch at the door and happened to see these three wires on the ceiling. If Pei Lan hadn't made a guess first, I would never have thought that this wire was a clue. So Pei Lan deserves most of the credit."

"...Okay Fatty, you're being a little hypocritical. Your observation skills are better than mine in this matter."

"So our next step is to look for the generator whose location is unknown?"

"How to find it?"

"Why don't we just follow this wire? Didn't you bring your brain in this time, buddy?"

"Get lost! What I mean is that there is a possibility that the wires are exposed. If the distance is not short, it is very likely to mislead us to go in the wrong direction. This is the first time for the five of us to explore this new dungeon. No one knows what kind of enemies are inside, so it is best to find a relatively safe route to the generator as much as possible."

What Zhao Mingkai said was right. The target had been confirmed, but how to approach the target location was not an easy task. Not to mention that this dungeon had always revealed a strange atmosphere. If the five people went in the wrong direction and ran into the enemy, it would not be a good thing. If they ran into a player, it would be relatively simple. Top players with strength levels higher than them would not come to a dungeon of this difficulty. Players with lower strength levels than them would not be their opponents even if they were familiar with the dungeon. Moreover, the bunker dungeon had only been around for a short time, so it was unlikely that there would be any experienced players.

What the five people least want to encounter is the hidden tasks or hidden bosses in this copy.

Unlike other players, the five members of the Yao Doctor Club don't like to trigger the hidden tasks of the new dungeon, or fight against the hidden boss, because the difficulty of the hidden tasks is generally higher than the difficulty of the dungeon itself, and they are either extremely complicated and have harsh conditions for completion. In the hidden tasks, there is always a requirement that if the hidden task fails, the main task will also fail. Therefore, the Yao Doctor Club, which seeks stability, will naturally take the initiative to avoid such unstable factors. As for the hidden boss, it is easier to understand. They are often things that exceed the combat power of the current dungeon, and there may not be any rewards for destroying them. It is a thankless task. If the player team in this dungeon is only the Yao Doctor Club, then they may try to defeat the hidden boss, but they know very well that there are other teams here, and it is inevitable that the other party will not squat near the hidden boss and reap the benefits.

However, it is not to say that these five people have never carried out hidden missions or fought against hidden bosses. On the contrary, the number of hidden bosses they have defeated and completed hidden missions is considerable. However, the prerequisite for achieving this is that the quack doctors basically have a certain understanding of the tasks and hidden enemies they are going to face.

"otherwise..."

"Is what you think the same as what I think?"

"You mean..."

"Be the sixth one?"

As soon as Lao Liu's method was proposed, it was immediately passed unanimously. For a completely unfamiliar copy, as long as one has a certain level of strength and understands certain information, being Lao Liu is generally a sure-win method. Although this behavior will be condemned by many more radical players, it does not violate the rules of the game. What's more, the number of people who curse the Quack Doctor Association is too large to count. As the saying goes, too many lice don't itch, and too many debts don't worry. This is the situation of the Quack Doctor Association now.

Of course, being the sixth is not a brainless method. If there are no suitable conditions, then you are not the sixth, but a fool. The reason why the quacks proposed to be the sixth at this time is not only because of their own strong strength, but the most important point is that the task of finding the key to cell No. 11 has popped up on their system panel. This is a main task that is necessary to pass the level.

Although it is said that you have to get the key of cell No. 11 to open the cell and continue the main quest, it does not say that you have to find the key yourself. Therefore, it is feasible to find a good place to hide and grab the key directly. Moreover, compared to risking searching in unknown and dangerous areas, the efficiency and feasibility of waiting are much higher. Of course, unless no one can find the key, the Quack Society will have to find it themselves. But before that, they still plan to find a good place to hide.

The cell area is not large, and there is no shelter, so it is not suitable for hiding people. However, there are several good hiding places near the gate of the cell area, and the vision in those places is very good. Even if someone finds a hard-to-find screwdriver and bypasses the main gate through the vent to enter the cell area, once the other party uses the key to open the cell, the sound of the gate opening will be heard first. At that time, the Quack Society only needs to enter the entrance of the cell area to block both the main gate and the vent. If the people inside want to get out, they must first fight with the people from the Quack Society.

After deciding on the course of action, the five men immediately took action. They immediately hid in a hiding place outside the gate of the cell block, quietly waiting for the unsuspecting prey to take the bait.

Meanwhile, inside the guard lounge.

"Being the sixth? That's quite a smart move indeed."

Han Zu, who was hiding in the guard lounge, saw clearly the hiding actions of the five members of the Quack Doctor Society. Although he did not accept the main quest and did not know what they were doing, he estimated that it must be something very important. The members of the Quack Doctor Society were not in the same camp as Han Zu, so according to the conditions for passing the dungeon, only one team from each camp could pass it. Han Zu believed that he could coexist with them, and of course, he would not be discovered by them.

However, they are quite strong, and I may be able to rely on them to eliminate other players. If I encounter other teams in the same camp as me, I can also shoot them secretly and let the two sides fight. If they can defeat other teams in my camp, then I don’t have to do anything to pass this new copy. The mission experience gained is enough, so I don’t need to brush to level 13 again. If they can't beat the other team, I can also help them appropriately.

"Looks like I have to stay here for a while."

As for how to hide, Han Zu chose a method of hiding in the city. There was a large cabinet in the guard lounge, which he could just stand inside. Han Zu left the left door of the cabinet ajar and opened the right side completely, and hid himself behind the left door. Even if someone came in, they would think that the cabinet had been searched and would not look inside at all.

As for the ventilation gate whose screws had been unscrewed by himself, the poison gas grenade finally came in handy. Han Zu used it to place a booby trap at that location. As long as someone opened the gate, the poison gas bomb would be triggered. In this way, other players would think that someone had opened the ventilation gate and left a trap there. Out of caution, they would not enter the guard lounge from the ventilation gate.