There were no workers, nor were there any zombies.
All the equipment had stopped running, and everything had fallen into a deathly silence.
It was as if this Oil Field Base had been abandoned for a long time, but this situation made Chris feel that things were even more abnormal. After all, even an abandoned Oil Field Base would have many birds nesting there; it was impossible for there to be no movement at all.
*Crack—!!!*
Thinking of this, Chris directly used his gun stock to smash the window glass violently. After a few loud bangs, the glass instantly shattered.
Fortunately, the glass of the base was just ordinary glass.
It wasn't bulletproof glass; otherwise, getting inside would have been a problem for Chris. Following the hole smashed in the window, Chris leaped into the interior of the Oil Field Base.
*Tread, tread, tread...*
Stepping on the glass shards,
Chris began to wander through the massive Oil Field Base and discovered an overall layout map of the base hanging on a wall.
Following the descriptions on it, Chris found the workers' dormitory area and the location of the elevator that descended to the second level, the Undersea Base.
Without lingering, Chris quickly rushed toward the workers' dormitory area, wanting to see where the workers in the Oil Field Base had disappeared to.
But unfortunately, When Chris reached the dormitory area, he found that it was already empty.
The various bedding and clothing scattered on the ground indicated that a riot had once occurred here. It was highly likely that the workers had been forcibly taken away to another location.
Combining this with what Javier had said about the HAOS and the Neo-Umbrella Organization, Chris was even more certain...
These workers who extracted oil had been captured and taken to the Institute to serve as test subjects for the bio-virus.
After all, besides that, there was no other possible reason for such a large group of workers to vanish into thin air.
"Right, the second level of the Undersea Base!"
"Since Javier said the HAOS is in the experimental Institute within the Undersea Base, then the bottom is the real lair, and the top is just a disguised facade."
At this moment, Chris recalled Javier's words and somewhat helplessly tapped his head, muttering to himself.
Knowing the truth, Chris quickly headed to the elevator door leading to the second level of the Undersea Base. Miraculously,
The power system here was actually still running continuously.
The elevator was still usable, unlike the other areas around the upper level which had fallen into a blackout. It seemed someone had intentionally set part of the power system to shut down.
*Ding—!*
*Click...!*
Pressing the elevator's call button, Watching the number above slowly rise to '1', Chris breathed a sigh of relief.
There was nothing wrong with this elevator; it could still be used normally. As the familiar sound of the door opening rang out,
Just as Chris was about to enter the elevator, a thick smell of blood and the stench of corpses suddenly hit him head-on!
"Heh, heh, heh...!!!"
"Roar, roar, roar—!!!!!"
Chris discovered that the elevator was already covered in a large amount of blood. Dark red, foul-smelling blood was splattered in every corner of the elevator walls.
There were several corpses on the ground that had been gnawed until only severed limbs remained. Standing in the very center was a worker wearing yellow overalls and a safety helmet.
However, the skin on his body was shriveled, and his two eyes were bulging like dead fish eyes. The teeth in his mouth were yellowed, and the bits of meat and blood in the gaps had already turned rancid.
With just one open-mouthed gasp, A thick smell of decay hit him head-on. Even Chris, who was already used to zombies, couldn't help but frown at this moment.
*Hiss, hiss, hiss...!!!*
The next second, this zombie lunged fiercely toward Chris. Its speed was very fast, and its foul-smelling maw aimed directly for Chris's neck, wanting to bite it off in one go.
*Click... Bang—!!!*
However, Chris was already very familiar with dealing with these zombies; he had no major concerns or panic.
Looking at the zombie within arm's reach, Chris immediately drew the pistol from his thigh and slammed it into that foul-smelling maw.
He pulled the trigger, and the gunshot roared.
The bullet instantly pierced through the zombie's head. Foul black blood splattered, and the previously energetic zombie immediately threw its head back and collapsed.
*Thud...*
"This is Chris. Leon, Piers, where are you all? Have you entered the Oil Field Base yet? The intel Javier provided was correct; this place has been taken over by the Neo-Umbrella Organization. I've encountered a zombie at the elevator entrance."
"All the personnel here have likely been used as test subjects and infected into zombies. The second level Undersea Base below is their real lair."
"I'm at the elevator entrance now. No need for further investigation. Hurry to the location I'm sending out; we need to regroup."
Kicking the corpse on the ground aside, Chris did a quick cleanup of the severed limbs in the elevator, then opened his handheld computer to send a message to Leon and the others requesting a rendezvous.
Only after doing all this did Chris have time to stop and observe the zombie he had just killed, using a dagger to slice open its abdomen.
Soon, extremely pungent stomach acid sprayed out from the dead zombie's abdomen. As it hit the ground, it emitted billowing white smoke.
This proved that the zombie before him was infected with the C-Virus.
Because only C-Virus Zombies would accumulate stomach acid in their abdomens, which could be used as a weapon by vomiting it out. Zombies from the T-Virus or other viruses wouldn't behave like this.
Since it was a C-Virus Zombie, then it truly proved that this undersea Oil Field Base was the source of the C-Virus, and also the real lair where Carla, the leader of that Neo-Umbrella Organization, studied the C-Virus.
Everything Javier said had come true.
This made Chris marvel at Javier's intelligence-gathering capabilities. Information that even the BSAA didn't know had actually been found by Javier.
About a few minutes later—
[*Tread, tread, tread...*]
The remaining teams of Leon and Helena, as well as Piers and Jake, successfully regrouped with Chris at the elevator entrance.
Everyone, who had originally wanted to ask about the situation immediately shut their mouths upon seeing the zombie corpse lying on the ground. No further proof was needed.
There was definitely something fishy beneath this undersea Oil Field Base; otherwise, how could something like a zombie appear?
One must know that the Oil Field Base was built in the middle of the vast ocean. Aside from the water source, no other virus could possibly infect and spread here.
And even for the water source, The Oil Field Base used distillation and filtration; it was difficult for any residual virus to remain. In such a closed and secure base fortress,
That it was still infected by a bio-virus, they really couldn't think of any other reason besides internal intentional infection.
"There's no need to doubt things now; it's most likely true."
"In the Undersea Base below, there will only be more zombie monsters, as well as that HAOS Javier mentioned that is enough to infect the global oceans."
"Piers, take photos and send the information to the naval forces on the HK Aircraft Carrier. Have them dispatch troops and submarines for support immediately. This is a grave matter; make sure they realize the severity of the situation."
"Also, check your equipment and weapons. We're preparing to head into the Undersea Base. What awaits us inside is likely a vast number of biological monsters."
The moment he saw everyone, Chris took the lead to explain.
They were right to take this mission, but being right also meant even more difficult challenges were waiting for them.
After all, this was an Undersea Base.
Charging in with just five people was probably a suicide mission, but even so, Chris knew they couldn't refuse.
After all, the danger posed by the HAOS was too great to be left alone. Therefore, after Chris ordered Piers to send photo evidence of the zombies in the Oil Field Base to the naval forces on the HK Aircraft Carrier, he led the group into the elevator to descend rapidly toward the Undersea Base.
*Hum, hum, hum...*
The elevator descended slowly.
In less than a minute, the group quickly reached the lower Undersea Base. As the elevator doors slowly opened,
What met their eyes was a special corridor filled with green light on the walls, and several C-Virus Zombies wandering at the entrance.
The moment they saw Chris and the others, They immediately lunged fiercely in their direction. After all, they had been trapped in this Undersea Base for a long time and were now extremely hungry; seeing living people, they rushed forward like hungry wolves.
But facing zombies, The protagonist exploration team composed of Chris, Leon, and the others was like bosses wandering into a starter village.
They could easily deal with these zombies.
The firearms in their hands pulled their triggers one after another, bullets flying.
In just a few seconds, the zombies wandering at the entrance were all cleared out, their corpses lying scattered across the floor.
However, these were just appetizers.
Continuing along the special corridor, the original space of the Undersea Base quickly expanded before them, giving a feeling like the Peach Blossom Spring.
The previous special corridor had been very narrow and oppressive, but after passing through this layer, what met their eyes was a massive and incredibly broad Institute.
Yes... an Institute.
There was no so-called oil extraction equipment here, but purely an Institute, surrounded by various instruments and equipment.
Blue screen lights flickered, and they could even see various data on them. This place was the lair of the Neo-Umbrella Organization and the source of the C-Virus.
"Heh, heh, heh—!!!!"
However, Just as everyone stepped into the range of the Institute base,
They were quickly detected by the biological monsters gathered here. These weren't ordinary C-Virus Zombies, but a group of Oculare Soldiers.
They wore gas masks, revealing only two crimson eyes. They were equipped with standard bulletproof vests and held firearms.
These people were all Bioweapon Soldiers, transformed and brainwashed from the captured workers and fanatical worshippers of the Neo-Umbrella Organization.
While being able to use conventional firearms, they would also follow orders absolutely. These soldiers were specifically arranged by Carla to guard the base.
The purpose was to prevent anyone from disturbing the development of the HAOS. But unfortunately, because of the bond between the two,
Plus the fact that Carla's own time of death was much earlier than the time for the HAOS to fully awaken, This resulted in the HAOS not only failing to develop into its complete form but instead awakening early due to Carla's premature death...
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"Roar roar————!!!!!"
An angry roar that seemed to come from hell suddenly rang out.
The entire Undersea Base trembled, as if some terrifying creature was about to escape its cage.
That's right... that was the HAOS.
Because of its bond with its mother, Carla, when Carla was killed by Ada, the HAOS located far away in the undersea Oil Field Base also gradually began to awaken.
It would likely only take a little more time.