Bab 23: Returning to the Surface, the Rescue Mission Begins
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The solar storm lasted for three whole days, cleaning every location on the entire planet three times before it finally ended.
However, the outside world was still filled with all kinds of harmful gases, so the base was still under lockdown.
It would take at least four days for the base to be unsealed.
After one to two weeks, the level of toxic gas in the outside world might return to normal and not cause harm to the human body.
Just like that, the people in the underground city played their new roles after the apocalypse, and it was finally time for the gate to be unlocked.
It had been a week since the apocalypse began.
On this day, everyone in the underground city gathered in the large plaza in the middle of the city early in the morning. There was a wide road connecting the plaza to the distant elevator that could lead to the surface.
After going up through the elevator, they would reach the gate of the underground city, which separated the underground city from the outside world.
"According to the data from the monitoring station, the atmospheric indicators have basically returned to normal. Most of the harmful substances can be filtered out with professional equipment."
"Now, all rescue teams, step forward!"
Under Zhao Feng's command, the fully armed rescue team took a step forward in unison.
In the past seven days, they had undergone extremely strict training and had reached a level of proficiency in the various equipment and rescue tools they had brought with them.
"Next, I will open the gates of the underground city. We will be searching for survivors in the outside world for the first time since the apocalypse and rescue them!"
"Although the apocalypse has destroyed everything in the past, and even the order of the past has begun to collapse on this planet."
"But we still cannot forget everything we have as civilized people. Take up the weapons and tools in your hands and protect all our compatriots in suffering."
"I hereby announce that the rescue operation will begin immediately."
As soon as Zhao Feng's voice fell, the elevator's indicator light suddenly lit up.
Under the gazes of all the underground city residents, the group entered the elevator, and the tightly shut underground city gates opened.
At this moment, even Zhao Feng was feeling a little excited and nervous. Although it was not his first time facing an apocalyptic world, it was definitely the first time that he had made the most preparations.
In his previous life, when the apocalypse had just occurred, he was struggling to survive like countless ordinary people. For a mouthful of moldy food, he would sell everything he had, even his own dignity.
Even so, he had lived the last 20 years like a rat in the sewers. Living an ignoble life was considered a nice way of putting it.
The elevator finally reached the surface. After passing through the base gate, everyone finally stood on the familiar yet strange land.
The entrance to the underground city was located in the core of the park, so it was the most frequented place.
But now, looking at the dark red sky and the scorching red earth under his feet, even though the building had been reinforced, it had already collapsed, so people felt that this place was very strange.
In just over a week, the people outside had changed.
People could only rely on their pre-apocalypse memories to distinguish what the surrounding buildings were used for.
"Now, according to the previous team, everyone will first search for survivors near the development zone. We will talk about the survivors in the city later."
"When we encounter survivors, we will first give them the most basic treatment according to the rules. Then, we will interrogate them and make sure that these survivors will not pose any threat to the base before we bring them back to the underground city."
"Let's go!"
Following Zhao Feng's order, a total of 10 teams headed in different directions. He personally led a team to search for survivors.
There were naturally no survivors in the Yaoyao Food company's industrial park. Zhao Feng had already ordered people to seal the door before the disaster.
Then, he let everyone enter the underground city. No one would appear outside during the outbreak because the disaster was too intense.
With the level of radiation and poisonous gas in the outside world over the past few days, completely exposing oneself to the outside world was a suicidal act. There was no hope of survival at all.
Zhao Feng quickly found a few survivors in the storage park next door.
These people were the employees of the logistics company. They had been sorting goods here before the apocalypse.
They were lucky. There was a basement under the storage park, and there were many goods inside.
It allowed them to survive the first week of the apocalypse.
But even so, these survivors were all unkempt, and each of them had obvious burn marks on their bodies. Some of them even had skin peeling off.
"Do you have any other injured people here? I'm Zhao Feng, the owner of Yaoyao Food next door. I'm here to rescue you."
Zhao Feng's words left the employees in disbelief.
Of course, they knew about Yaoyao Food, but didn't this company produce food?
Why were they the ones who started the rescue after the disaster?
"Are you here to rescue us on behalf of the government?" one of the person in charge asked.
Zhao Feng shook his head and pointed at the dark red sky.
"Do you think that there will still be people from the government who will appear in this situation?"
"How can there not be any! The government will not abandon anyone. They must be organizing a search and rescue operation in some corner of the city right now!"
The person-in-charge said with some agitation.
The government's rescue was the hope of survival. Even if there was no sign of rescue, people were willing to believe in it unconditionally.
"I'll ask you one last time. If you want to wait here for the government to rescue you, I won't force you."
"But once you miss this chance, there won't be another. There are still many people waiting for my help. I won't waste all my time on you!"
Zhao Feng had given an ultimatum. Special times called for special measures.
His unyielding attitude made the group of survivors fall silent.
How could they not know how bad the situation was? The officials were probably too busy to take care of themselves.
"Manager Cui, don't bother about the rescue. We haven't received any news from the government since the disaster."
"If we continue to stay here, we can only sit and wait for death!"
"That's right, Manager Cui. Director Zhao is just being kind. Let's just follow him! The resources here are almost all used up, and we'll starve to death sooner or later!"
In the face of the cruel reality, Manager Cui finally nodded.
"Okay, we're willing to follow in Director Zhao's footsteps!"
-- Hadiah diterima