Chapter 22 Base

The cloudy weather and light rain in recent days made the air temperature extremely low.

"What's going on?"

Jin asked, and Li Chu, who had climbed to the top of a big tree, shook his head. They had been in the forest for 8 days and there was little food left. Fortunately, there were too many things to eat in the forest. They were not starving, but if they couldn't find the right direction, they would be in great danger.

Witt was already sick, and it was a very serious disease. Two days ago, he had difficulty even walking and could only walk with the help of others. But in such a forest, a patient was difficult to move.

"Drink some water first."

Ellie held a bottle of water.

Witt was almost fainting at this time. He was infected with a virus, which should be caused by parasites. Although they caught fish because of the rain before, it was extremely difficult to make a fire on rainy days. They could only use some salt to pickle it and eat the raw fish directly.

The other seven people had no problems, but Witt showed symptoms of infection. Although there were some antibiotics, it was obvious that Witt's condition was still very bad after taking them.

Witt no longer had the strength to speak. He knew very well that it would be fatal to get sick in such a situation. If he continued to follow the others, he would definitely drag them down.

"Leave me behind..." Witt muttered. Ellie shook her head. They had already come here. They couldn't leave Witt behind. As long as they found the base, there were a lot of medicines stored in the base. Witt would definitely be rescued.

Gu Yi felt a little guilty. Although they found the sentry tower, it was obviously not the sentry tower in his previous memory. Perhaps the only deviation in his memory was here. Now if they wanted to find the base, they had to find a canyon full of rocks that Gu Yi said. However, it was already the third day and they still hadn't found it.

"It's okay, let's keep going."

Deguna and Tang Rao drove Witt directly. Everyone began to move forward on the foothills. They planned to go directly to the top of the mountain, observe the surroundings carefully, and then look for the valley full of rocks.

Gene's expression was a little heavy. In fact, everyone knew this. The fatigue of the past few days had weakened their resistance. And now Witt's condition was certain that the parasite had infected his lungs. This was very fatal and he had to undergo surgery.

But in such an environment, let alone surgery, it was already very difficult to find food.

There were almost no animals in the forest, because the forest was gradually dying. Many trees showed symptoms of death. It would not take long for many plants to die.

Although the road ahead was not too difficult to walk, every step was a great test for them because their physical strength had reached its limit.

There was almost no food left, and everyone had a biscuit. Everyone was walking and observing. As long as they saw something edible, they could be rescued.

However, when they were about to reach the top of the mountain, Witt had a severe cough and wheezing. Ellie fed him some antibiotics again. This was the last antibiotic. If they couldn't find the base, Witt would be in danger of his life.

Finally, after stepping onto the top of the mountain, Li Chu held up a telescope and looked around carefully. There were many bare ridges around, and the rocky land that Gu Yi said could not be seen at all.

There was a violent coughing sound, and Witt pressed his chest painfully. A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Gene closed his eyes, took out the last pack of cigarettes, took out a cigarette, lit it, and handed it to Tang Rao and Deguna.

"Leave me down, if you continue to take me..."

Deguna shook her head.

"Don't say that anymore, even if you die, we will take your body over."

At this moment, Li Chu shouted excitedly.

"I see it, I see it."

Li Chu pointed to the place in the distance, and Gene walked over to take the telescope and looked over. The corner of his mouth immediately rose.

"Gu Yi, take a look quickly."

Gu Yi held the telescope and said excitedly after confirming for a while.

"It's that rocky area. As long as we get there, we can be saved."

Gene walked over and carried Witt on his back without saying a word. The others also walked quickly. Now as long as they arrived earlier, they could perform surgery on Witt earlier.

Aili and Tang Rao were sure that as long as there was a certain medical environment, they could perform surgery on Witt.

Gene grinned slightly and walked quickly with difficulty. Deguna and Guyi were behind him, stretching out their hands to help Gene hold Witt on his back. Li Chu walked in front with a telescope to confirm the direction.

The rocky area can be seen clearly. It is less than 30 kilometers away. They only need to walk to the end of this ridge, then go down and cross a forest to reach the rocky area.

Witt's breathing became more and more rapid, and his body was very hot. Gene could feel it. He walked forward again with all his strength. Suddenly, his feet softened and he almost fell. Several people around him hurried over to support him.

"Make a stretcher."

Ellie suggested, and everyone nodded, but there was no material to make a stretcher. They walked to the end of the ridge and started to go down the mountain. They soon found some low trees and everyone used knives to cut off some branches.

Soon a simple stretcher was ready, and they put Witt on it. Now it was much easier. The road down the mountain was very difficult. Li Chu was at the front to confirm the position of the feet, and then everyone went down according to Li Chu's instructions.

"Hold on."

Gu Yi said, Witt's body temperature had dropped a lot at this time, and everyone was worried, but they were only halfway down the mountain, and there was still a lot of distance to go.

Time passed by minute by minute, until the sun set and the sky turned gray, they finally came to the bottom of the mountain. As long as they walked more than ten kilometers, they could reach the rocky land. As long as they reached the rocky land, Gu Yi said, they could find the entrance to the base immediately.

"We tried our best."

Deguna said, hugging the crying Ellie comfortingly, Li Chu squatted aside, he was almost unable to walk, Tang Rao and Gu Yi stood quietly under a tree.

Rose wiped her tears. It was too difficult to come here, but one of the eight of them died. Gene lit the last cigarette, took a few puffs, and handed it to Deguna. She pressed her forehead helplessly.

"Let's continue on the road. We can't leave him here."

Li Chu said, and everyone continued to walk. Witt on the stretcher had stopped breathing before going down the mountain, and no one was willing to stop. They stopped only after they came to the bottom of the mountain.

The road in front of them was much easier to walk. At 10 o'clock in the evening, they came to the rocky land. Gu Yi looked around angrily. He seemed very self-blaming. If there was no certain deviation in his memory, Witt might not have died.

"Found it, over there."

Gu Yi pointed to a stone wall above a slope, and everyone began to walk over. After climbing up the stone wall with difficulty, they came to a platform. It can be seen that the slope is not steep. If it is based on natural conditions, the slope is very steep. It is certain that this slope is artificially carved.

Click

Some gravel fell down, Gu Yi took a small hoe and hit the stone wall hard. Soon everyone saw the metal exposed under the stone wall, and everyone started to work in a hurry.

After a while, they saw a metal wall and a password disk, which was fingerprint-authenticated.

"Throw away all the weapons."

Gu Yi said, and everyone threw down their weapons. Soon, accompanied by a mechanical sound, an LCD screen lit up. Gu Yi stretched out his palm, accompanied by a beeping sound, the red light on the panel began to turn green.

Welcome, Dr. Gu Yi!

With a click, a stone wall in front of him began to crack, and then a small door 2 meters high and more than 1 meter wide opened, with a click, the light came on, and there was a corridor in front of him.

"Great."

Li Chu shouted excitedly, but soon he realized the frustration of everyone and said sorry.

Everyone entered the base. After the gate was closed, although there was some dust, the air was not bad and there was no suffocation. Gu Yi said that the exhaust system here was very advanced.

The corridor of less than 100 meters soon came to the end. A heavy metal door opened under Gu Yi's unlocking. There was darkness in front of them, but with the lights on, everyone was stunned. In front of them was an extremely spacious space with many helicopters parked inside. There were six helicopters, all armed transport helicopters, as well as some trucks, and many mechanical equipment that had not been unpacked.

The most important thing now was food. After recalling for a while, Gu Yi walked to the left side of the inquiry. After opening a door, a warehouse with a large amount of goods appeared in front of him. Li Chu walked over excitedly.

"It's compressed dry food and canned food. There are so many."

Everyone looked at the food and medical supplies piled up like a mountain, and they all showed joy, but such joy was fleeting. They all looked at the stretcher at the door at the same time. Witt on it had turned blue.

"Let's eat first, and hold a simple funeral for him after we're full."

Deguna said, and everyone started looking for something. Now they could eat something hot. Soon they found the electromagnetic equipment in another small room.

After opening some canned meat, the meat inside was intact. They took a lot of things and came to the room with the electromagnetic equipment. In less than a few minutes, a fragrance filled the room.

"Eat slowly, we have been hungry for almost two days."

Soon the seven people started eating. The place here was perfect as Gu Yi said. This was the best shelter for humans. They only needed to continue the research on seeds. This hall was not a concrete floor, but a mud floor. They only needed to improve the soil here and the lighting equipment to start planting in the cave.

And the full warehouse of food was enough for the seven of them to eat for many years. As long as they successfully produced crops here, they could go out and find some humans to come in, so that they could slowly continue the human race.

This kind of canned food is really delicious because it uses real ingredients. It is different from many canned foods sold on the market. There are many cans of various meats, as well as many cans of grains and beans.

After two hours, everyone was full. They hadn't eaten so much for a long time. Deguna and Li Chu also found several large boxes of tobacco, which was too good for them.

"Let's take a break and hold a funeral for him."

Li Chu said, and everyone nodded. In the next few days, they will be familiar with everything in the base in detail. Because the electricity is obtained through external solar panels, they have to check the circuit completely to ensure that there will be no problems with the circuit.

And Li Chu will make some modifications to the system inside, so that they can shuttle freely in the base. This base in the mountains is very large. From the doors in various places in the hall, Gu Yi also said that when he came here in the past, he had only seen one-third of the full view of this base.

The base also has lower floors. Because it is a top-secret research, the concealment of this base is very good. The reason why this base will be abolished is that the power of the country no longer needs to conduct secret research under such harsh conditions.

At that time, all the experimental personnel, including some important equipment, were transferred to the newly built Dragon Lighthouse. Gu Yi still clearly remembered that he and his team were responsible for checking whether some equipment could be used or modified, which lasted for a month.

It should be impossible to move all the equipment away, so tomorrow they will start to confirm what equipment can be used in the base one by one, make a summary, customize a detailed plan, and then start to cultivate the land in this hall.

Just at this moment, when everyone was about to rest, the light flickered, and Li Chu looked at his laptop in confusion, and the screen on it began to blur.

"What's going on?"

Gu Yi stood up in horror, and everyone looked over in the direction of his voice. For a moment, everyone was stunned, because the dead Witt stood up from the stretcher, emitting orange light all over his body and walking towards them step by step.

"Damn it."

Li Chu picked up a knife in a panic, but soon Ellie shook her head.

"He's still alive."

Soon Witt walked in front of them, and a large number of orange particles were around his body, just like fireflies.

"When did we get here? Why didn't you wake me up?"

Gene smiled and picked up a can.

"There should be some wine over there, let's have a drink!"