Accustomed to seeing zombies, Lu Heng still felt his stomach churn as he watched these images again.
The soldiers in the mountains were all assimilated into zombies within ten minutes.
Seeing the tragic scenes in the video again, Lin Yu's hands were also tightly gripping the desk in the monitoring room.
All the bloody scenes continued for more than half a day, and finally, at 14:24, no living humans appeared in several of the images.
Zombies eventually took over the entire base. Even though these soldiers were well-trained, facing their former comrades without any preparation, the moment of hesitation sealed their doom.
Although some soldiers decisively killed the mutated zombies, in the completely sealed space, they lost hope of escape and eventually all became zombies.
"Brother Lu, let's look at the base logs."
Seeing Lu Heng nod, Lin Yu closed the previous images and brought up another folder on the computer.
This log was recorded in text, so Lin Yu only found some entries closest to the day the zombies broke out.
Lu Heng quickly browsed through these logs, which detailed the daily work of the base.
It also recorded the goods that entered and exited daily, and even indicated which bases the goods were sent to.
However, seeing only numbered base names, Lu Heng did not know where the items here were specifically sent.
"Download all of these, then look for records of these numbered bases, and also see if there are any map annotations for each base."
"Okay, but this data is probably quite large, and we won't be able to finish it all at once. I'll copy it down and find someone to analyze it later."
"That's fine. Forget copying it. Let's see where the main unit is. If these devices can be moved, let's take them all with us."
They couldn't stay in this underground space for too long. Although there was still air, the various foul odors in the entire space were unbearable. It was better to take the items and leave as soon as possible.
"I'll go outside and collect everything. You finish up here and meet me outside. We'll check other places later."
Just now, there was a shot of a vehicle crashing in the tunnel in the video, but the tunnel Lu Heng and the others came from did not have any scrapped cars.
In such a chaotic environment, it was impossible for anyone to clean up, and several images showed that no one had escaped alive from here.
After giving instructions, Lu Heng returned outside.
Lu Heng had already collected a lot of items from the place where they were stored. While clearing away the occasional discovered remains, Lu Heng quickly collected supplies.
Even so, Lu Heng's collection speed outside was not slow.
"Brother Lu, I've put some of the main units from the monitoring room into my storage ring."
"Mm, is there enough space in your ring?"
"It's okay. I've handed over a lot of things to the people below for safekeeping. I only have a small amount of supplies stored here now, and they are all essential supplies just in case."
"Mm, that's good. I saw some sheds over there earlier. You can collect them, but be careful. There are many scattered remains everywhere here. Don't collect those things into your ring."
Lin Yu nodded and walked towards the direction Lu Heng pointed.
Lu Heng found that the layout of the entire underground base should have been planned. For example, in the place where military supplies were stored, Lu Heng did not find any food.
Logically, with such a large space and a considerable number of soldiers, there should have been a lot of food.
For special bases built in the wild, the food should mainly be canned goods, which generally have a longer shelf life.
And being underground, the temperature is lower, so the shelf life of food should be even longer.
Just as Lu Heng had expected, Lin Yu collected a lot of military canned goods from another location.
Looking at the expiration dates marked on them, many cans could still be preserved for about two more years. And judging by the quantity of canned goods here, it was likely not just for the soldiers of this base, but also for transportation to other bases.
After a day of meticulous investigation, Lu Heng and his team finally cleared out the entire place.
Looking at the much emptier underground base, Lu Heng felt as if they were locusts, leaving nothing behind.
Except for the houses fixed to the ground, which they couldn't move and had no intention of moving, all other movable supplies were collected by them.
"Brother Lu, what are they using for lighting here?"
The power supply in the outside world had long been cut off, but this place had its own power supply. If it was connected to the city's external power, it should have stopped long ago.
"There must be some generator or battery."
The items here had all been collected, and Lu Heng and the others didn't see any generator-like equipment. Perhaps it was placed in another space.
"Then let's look for it. Such a large facility can be powered, so if we install it in Wuming City, we'll only need it for lighting, and it will definitely be enough."
"Mm, and we still need to check other places."
Earlier, they had also noticed two unopened metal doors in the cave. They didn't know if those doors led to another exit or another space.
Casually choosing one of the metal doors, Lin Yu stood in front of it and carefully examined the mechanism on the door.
He hadn't seen any switches to control the doors in the central control room, which was why Lin Yu dared to dismantle and take away some of the equipment from the central control room.
Looking at the metal door from the side of the pit, on this side, in addition to the electronic lock on the outside, there was also a turntable.
Perhaps because it hadn't been opened for a long time, Lin Yu gripped the door with both hands and turned it to the right a couple of times. Then, the sound of clicking came from inside the door.
Hearing the sound of the lock bolt turning inside, Lin Yu increased his force. He hadn't used too much force initially, fearing that he might break the turntable if he used too much force.
In the post-apocalyptic world, ability users were significantly stronger in terms of physical strength compared to ordinary people. At least everyone was much healthier and had astonishing strength.
The turntable turned one and a half times, and another crisp click came from inside the door. Lin Yu turned his head to look at Lu Heng behind him, "Brother Lu, I'm opening the door."
"Wait a moment. You step back. I'll use vines to scout the way inside."
Lu Heng immediately waved his hand, and thick vines instantly covered the door, almost completely obscuring it.
These thick vines attached to the door could be controlled by Lu Heng's thoughts. If there were zombies inside, they could also resist the push from zombies outside, preventing the door from being pushed open by zombies.