Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 262 - 230: Lake Research Institute_2

Lin Xian frowned and glanced at him: "What’s wrong, don’t you want to go?"

Lu Xingchen casually swept his eyes over the institute on the screen in front of KIKI, speaking in a heavy tone: "Shamefully, I just have some aversion to enclosed underground facilities like this."

Lin Xian nodded upon hearing this: "Alright, then you stay and guard the vehicle."

"Thank you, Brother Lin." Lu Xingchen replied.

Lin Xian didn’t say much more; he knew Lu Xingchen was not one to shy away from danger without reason. Without pursuing the matter further, Lin Xian took Shu Qin and KIKI Ding Junyi off the vehicle.

Bringing Ding Junyi this time was mainly because Lin Xian wanted to see exactly what this institute researched and whether there were any useful scientific instruments to take onboard.

Chh~

The cockpit door opened, and Lin Xian led several key members off the vehicle, preparing to explore the Foundation Research Institute.

As soon as they stepped off, a wet, cold lake breeze hit them in the face.

Ding Junyi followed behind, her hands casually in her pockets despite heading into a dangerous organization site at night; her demeanor was as though she were heading to some simple scientific conference.

Lin Xian felt a bit uneasy and signaled to Shu Qin along the way for extra care of this scientist in the vehicle.

Although a seemingly inconspicuous little green sprout on Ding Junyi’s head suggested she might possess superpowers, Director Ding was still seen by Lin Xian as having zero combat ability for now.

The five of them drove in the vehicle, as there was no platform; the off-road vehicle was directly moved down by KIKI’s superpower, and then Lin Xian drove toward the collapsed woods.

Along the road, Lin Xian noticed many vehicles on the ground, traces of flying devices, and numerous empty equipment boxes, discarded documents, etc., scattered everywhere.

"It seems their retreat was very urgent." Shu Qin, skilled at observing details, said at this moment: "Though a bit chaotic, it doesn’t seem they encountered any Abnormal Body since there’s no sign of firefighting nor bodies."

Sitting by the window, Ding Junyi looked at the mess outside and said, "Abandoning such a large institute must involve some resolution; perhaps they detected some crisis like a monster appearing in the big lake that might consume the institute at night."

With those words, Lin Xian almost flung the steering wheel aside.

"Hey, Sister Ding, don’t scare us." KIKI looked surprised at Ding Junyi, who was always saying sensational things: "If that’s the case, aren’t we all doomed?"

"Not necessarily," Ding Junyi said earnestly, "With your abilities, you should be able to survive one or two."

Lin Xian:...

Driving through the damaged curtain wall, the off-road vehicle stopped at a place that resembled an indoor parking lot; the underground research facility still had power, with many corridors lit.

The five members warily disembarked, greeted by an atmosphere of emptiness.

Whoosh~

Debris littered the wide corridor, with wind continuously blowing from the basement, Ding Junyi spoke from behind, "Lake water might have flooded the underground, causing air currents extroverted, be cautious of waterlogging as we go down."

"Hmm." Lin Xian knew this research facility was built by the lake, with a Black Water test field underground connected to Shijiu Lake.

If lake water ingress occurred, it indicated structural damage below.

"Indeed." KIKI approached an information screen in the corridor, it still had evacuation messages: "System reports show the 11th and 12th underground levels have been submerged, indicating they left possibly because of this."

As the group ventured, they found the Foundation Research Institute devoid of personnel; KIKI directly interfaced her mobile terminal with the station’s internal systems due to ongoing power.

"Internal systems have auto-destructed and deregistered, only basic systems remain to sustain base operations, huh, Qingshui Town’s test field..."

KIKI’s gaze grew more startled as she viewed the terminal; she hurried to Lin Xian: "Lin Xian, look, many of the chamber doors for housing experimental bodies have failed, isolations between test fields and internal office areas have problems too."

Lin Xian’s eyebrows furrowed: "So the monsters they detained might have escaped?"

"Definitely!" KIKI shrank her neck, suspiciously glancing at the expansive research zones, worriedly voicing: "That means we might encounter whatever we saw at Qingshui Town’s test field already coming here."

Boom!

Just then, a gust of underground air slammed a research room door shut, the loud boom echoed eerily through the vacant facility.

Crackle~ corridor lights flickered due to unstable voltage, instilling an ominous mood inside.

Feeling the chill, the building clutched the Roarer K23 Electric Revolving Gun tightly, alertly scanning the surroundings.

"Captain Lin, what kind of things did you encounter here?" Shu Qin asked.

"Things neither ghostly nor zombie-like." Lin Xian spoke gravely: "I assume they’re products of the Foundation; there must be Abnormal Bodies, I previously saw a big one in a pool."

Ding Junyi frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Has biological research here reached the level of mutation development?"

"That’s just speculation, not certain." Lin Xian said.

Having said this, the group already arrived at the underground elevator; surprisingly, it still operated normally, Lin Xian said to KIKI: "I remember seeing that large superpower research hall on the 9th floor, right?"

KIKI nodded as she swiped the mobile terminal: "Correct, if you’re looking for the Medical Cabin, it should be..."

Ding Junyi glanced at her screen and said directly: "The 7th floor, clinical experiment level, it’s here; whether for human experiments or otherwise, it will likely have such comprehensive life-saving surgical medical cabins, proficient in treating bone and external injuries, and can scan original DNA sequences, using She Ta pulse for cell repair, common disease treatment under 5 minutes, the only issue is costliness requiring She Ta Stone processed from Tavro rare earth, subject to extreme radiation risk."

Shu Qin gave her a meaningful look, saying: "Poor folks only hear of this on TV, they claim leukemia treatment takes just 30 minutes but costs 3 million."

"Indeed." Ding Junyi said: "The train has a Gemini nuclear power system for energy, supporting such equipment’s operation, negating the need for medical personnel onboard, however, this delicate machinery demands thorough protective measures."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian felt somewhat troubled; he never expected Medical Cabin complexity extending into radiation concerns.

"Let’s first take a look, these are subsequent concerns, like Director Ding mentioned, such costly apparatus might have been moved already."

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Lin Xian pressed the elevator; as it opened, everyone’s expression changed.

An overpowering stench surged out, the elevator full of mangled flesh, blood coating the walls red, the fresh corpses suggesting they only recently died.

"Are they researchers from below?" KIKI retreated several steps, frowning at the gruesome scene, noting the clothing from Foundation staff, exclaiming: "What did they encounter below!!"

Lin Xian glanced briefly, frowning: "Seems like their own test subjects devoured their feeders."