The team moved forward quickly and cautiously, their combat boots tread softly on the alloy floor.
As the team moved forward, Lin Xinghai had a clearer sense of the zombies’ presence. They were distributed on both sides of the corridor.
Moreover, it wasn’t just him. People like Roger, who had broken through the second genetic limiter, had also noticed it by then.
However, apart from clutching the firearms in their hands, they did nothing else.
Soon, along both sides of the corridor, a series of isolation doors appeared. Though these doors were thick, the mercenaries’ hearing was exceptional. Especially in this unusually quiet environment, they could all hear the sounds coming from behind the isolation doors.
There were footsteps, the sound of objects colliding with each other, and the sound of claws scratching at metal.
Obviously, there were zombies behind these isolation doors.
At this point, Fang Tianhe actually slowed down his pace, beginning to observe the nameplates above the isolation doors.
“Found it!” When he saw the words “monitoring room”, Fang Tianhe immediately waved and stopped the team.
The team member who pried the window earlier stepped forward again with a vibro-dagger in his hand. However, these isolation doors were made of highly durable alloy. Even with the vibro-dagger, cutting through them was not easy.
As such, the team member simply cut open the area around the latch and then stepped back. Following this, Fang Tianhe stepped forward, his fingers gripping the cut-out notch, and then he exerted his strength there.
Crunch!
At that moment, Fang Tianhe’s formidable strength, rated at 97 points, fully displayed its might. He snapped the latch that hadn’t completely broken off, and the five-centimeter-thick alloy door gradually swung open.
Roar!
The door had only been opened less than 15 centimeters when a zombie’s head stuck out and bit toward Fang Tianhe.
However, Fang Tianhe seemed to have expected it. He grabbed forward with his other hand, accurately grasped the zombie’s head, and then pulled backward.
The zombie’s head was torn off with bare hands, while its body was still stuck behind the door.
*Thwack!*
Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. What a big gap in strength!
He is carrying a zombie as if it is a chicken.
Fang Tianhe casually threw the zombie’s head aside and then kicked the headless corpse behind the door.
*Thud!*
Under the terrifying force, the headless corpse flew backward like a cannonball, knocking over all the zombies following behind it.
Only then did Fang Tianhe proceed to push open the alloy door and enter, with the team members following in single file. They quickly dispatched the four downed zombies with finishing shots.
It happened so quickly.
“Strength-based Enhanced is much more dominating!” Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but mutter, quickly following the team inside.
“Roger, I want the blueprint of this research institute. I leave that to you.” Fang Tianhe pointed at the monitoring computer in front of him and said.
“Piece of cake!” Roger opened the wrist computer, took out a black metal cube, and gently placed it at the connection port of the monitoring computer.
Lin Xinghai noticed the black metal cube slowly change shape, eventually fitting perfectly into the interface.
“Liquid metal?” Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but mutter to himself, then turned his attention to the light screen projected from Roger’s wrist computer.
There, codes were already appearing, cascading like a waterfall.
“Tsk! Although it’s a 20-year-old antique, this firewall is no joke. It truly lives up to being from the Spaceship Research Institute,” Roger couldn’t help but exclaim as he looked at the codes appearing.
“How long will it take?” Fang Tianhe asked.
“About a minute.” Roger replied.
Fang Tianhe frowned but said nothing in the end.
However, this slight expression was immediately caught by Roger, who said, “Boss, if you think it’s slow, how about allocating a special fund for me after this? I could get the latest model of the decoder.”
“I promise to get it done for you within 10 seconds. “
“*Cough!* Let’s talk about this later.” Fang Tianhe replied.
Roger smacked his lips, realizing that “Let’s talk about this later,” just meant: No!
However, one minute wasn’t a very long time. Everyone teased each other a bit, and time quickly passed.
“Done!” Roger announced, tapping twice on the virtual keyboard suspended in the air. Immediately, the 3D holographic blueprint of the Spaceship Research Institute was projected.
Fang Tianhe stepped forward, stared at the projected blueprint, then zoomed in on one spot, “The energy room is here. It’s on the third basement floor.”
As he spoke, he controlled his wrist computer, downloaded the data, and quickly calculated the optimal route.
“Let’s go! This way.” Fang Tianhe led the way again. With the map in hand, things became much easier, and he quickly found the stairs leading down.
Upon reaching the underground level, everyone felt as though their field of view had suddenly broadened.
In this Spaceship Research Institute, most of the structures above ground were office areas, and even the research rooms were separated into individual spaces.
However, the first basement level was almost entirely open, housing numerous large-scale pieces of equipment. In the very center, there stood a space shuttle that had not yet been fully assembled.
Looking at its enormous size, streamlined fuselage, and technologically advanced appearance, Lin Xinghai was stunned.
If catastrophe hadn’t erupted, the space age might have begun long ago.
However, his awe lasted less than a second before it was interrupted by the growling of the zombies.
The entire floor served as an assembly workshop, with nothing to obstruct the view. The over 100 zombies on this level spotted them immediately. Then, like a pack of starving hyenas, they pounced without hesitation.
Without the protection of an armored vehicle, facing the onslaught of hundreds of zombies, truthfully, Lin Xinghai felt somewhat unnerved.
“Keep up the pace!” Fang Tianhe, at the forefront of the team, without any fear or hesitation, led everyone directly toward the entrance of the next staircase.
Facing the zombies charging toward him, he immediately slashed one to death. Followed with a horizontal cut, two zombies were cleaved in half.
His strikes were precise and fluid, with no hindrance to his forward momentum.
Those following behind, including Lin Xinghai, felt steadied in their resolve. They fired their guns while quickly keeping pace.
Though there were hundreds of zombies, they were actually spread throughout the entire floor. So, during their escape, the number of zombies that truly posed a threat to them was only around a dozen.
As they rushed into the staircase, Wu Yan, tasked with covering their rear, closed the door behind them.
As for the second basement level, it was primarily dedicated to researching spaceship engines. The assembly workshop was divided into several rooms, none of which were too large, making their passage through the area relatively easy.
However, upon reaching the third basement floor, Lin Xinghai was surprised by what he sensed.