Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 66 Please, please take another look for me.

The isolation room where Su Xun and Jiang Yi were located was not far from the command center, which was deep underground. Some key equipment was placed there. To prevent accidents, there were no people or zombies in the room. A heavy protective door separated the hall from the corridor.

As they advanced, they encountered numerous zombies, but most were in isolation rooms. Su Xun met several soldiers, all armed with rifles and with bloodshot eyes—not from mutation, but from suppressed emotions.

To prevent accidental discharge and ricochets, Su Xun told them not to use firearms for the time being, and just to follow behind him.

In past lives, many people, under extreme tension, would open fire and accidentally kill living people, causing many unnecessary tragedies.

The command sword in Su Xun's hand was actually just a standard product, one of the more representative cold weapons among the batches that had been rushed out recently. It was mostly issued to people with enhanced physical abilities, and it could be considered a good sword, but that was about it.

However, with Su Xun's superpower, its sharpness was astonishing, cutting through bodies as easily as slicing tofu. Along the way, no zombie could make the team stop for even a moment.

Ignoring the zombies still trapped in the room, the group pushed forward and soon arrived at the gate.

Upon entering the command hall, the continuous gunfire from another direction drew Su Xun and the others' attention. Soon, the door at the other end of the hall was opened, and Qin Chang led another group of people in.

Behind him were comrades whose names he didn't know, as well as people on his list such as Zheng Yuan, Tao Yue, and Xiao Zhenru. When he saw them, Su Xun breathed a second sigh of relief—at least his prediction hadn't gone wrong. In all likelihood, those survivors who had been dispersed to various key positions in advance should now be playing their important roles.

The two exchanged a glance and nodded to each other. Everyone's expression was tense. The enormous disaster that had been foreseen a month in advance had already struck. The survivors felt no joy at surviving the catastrophe, only boundless sorrow for the loss of countless compatriots.

Time was of the essence, and everyone knew that the base and various shelters urgently needed a leader and someone to step forward and bear the pressure.

Su Xun skillfully activated the newly modified communication equipment. This was a large-scale device developed using superconducting materials and built on the base, capable of broadcasting to various shelters within the Taimon Division.

Spiritual power, as a form of interference, can only be overcome with spiritual power. Information sent solely by electromagnetic signals will be dissolved by spiritual power during transmission. Finding a so-called 'frequency' in advance is unrealistic. Spiritual power penetrates all matter, and even light in optical fibers will be distorted over a certain distance.

However, precisely because of this, energy such as electricity and fire has also become mixed with spiritual energy after the cataclysm. As long as this property is utilized and certain materials are used, information can be transmitted—superconductors are an excellent choice, as they also have strong conductivity for spiritual energy.

In fact, some bases larger than the Taimon Hub use low-temperature superconducting materials to avoid consuming precious material quotas, achieving similar results. However, their cooling systems are too limited and lack sufficient safety redundancy in the post-apocalyptic environment.

Pulling up the microphone, Su Xun said in a deep voice, "Attention all units, I am Su Xun, the chief commander of the Kuafu Project. This is the Taimeng Base."

"Comrades, the disaster has begun, and the dead are gone. Do not wallow in excessive grief. There are still millions of people waiting for our rescue."

"All bases and shelters, please complete internal self-cleaning as quickly as possible, bury the remains of your fallen comrades, and report your situation to your superiors."

"Quickly organize personnel to open the survival manual and study its contents in depth."

“In areas with sufficient resources, rescue and exploration teams should be quickly organized to advance into dangerous areas, rescue people in high-risk situations, and notify those who are temporarily safe to maintain their confidence and stay where they are.”

"..."

Several orders were issued step by step. Su Xun and the others had rehearsed this moment countless times.

Pressing the repeat broadcast button leads to a long wait. The situation outside is unclear, and there are too many people in the shelter. The chaos will not be brought under control as quickly as it is inside the base, so it is impossible to reply to messages immediately.

Perhaps they won't receive a reply, not because the shelter has fallen, but simply because the people who knew where to reply and how to use the equipment have disappeared.

Fortunately, it didn't take too long. Very noisy but still barely discernible sounds began to come through the communication channel.

"This is the Coastal Shelter No. 1... We're still here!"

"This is Xinfu! Xinfu is here!"

"Haiqu is here!"

"..."

Jiang Yi tried to turn on the computer, but obviously failed. Sparks flashed from the computer case after it was powered on. Without hesitation, she quickly took out her notebook, tore out the suicide note, and then wrote down the list of shelters she had replied to.

Soon, one round of broadcasting ended, and more detailed information would require time to be tallied. Su Xun looked at Jiang Yi, who glanced down and said, "Licheng, we're still missing Licheng!"

Everyone frowned, but there was nothing they could do about it. With their communication cut off, the various bases were like isolated islands, and they had to rely on themselves to overcome many crises.

"Don't panic, trust the comrades over there, and trust the work we're doing." Su Xun straightened up to reassure everyone, while assigning them tasks.

In times like these, only by finding something tangible to do can people avoid being overwhelmed by the immense impact.

"Comrade Qin Chang, quickly gather the surviving soldiers, form a corps, and assess the losses." "Zheng Yuan, take Xiao Zhenru through the underground passage to the research area to support Academician Xu Huan!"

"Tao Yue, you and Jiang Yi will stay here for a while and record the reports from various places!"

Everyone nodded in response to the order. Xiao Zhenru and Tao Yue were quite flustered. Although one of them had just awakened their special ability and the other was holding the oracle bone that was emitting a faint light, they were still completely confused and had no experience in applying their abilities in actual combat.

"Practice more, use it more, and follow your instincts. Everyone's circumstances and abilities are different, so you need to figure out how to use it on your own. As for other things, I'll teach you later!"

However, the good news was that before everyone had even left, amidst the interference, a slightly panting voice came through the communication channel:
"...Licheng has not fallen! Licheng has not fallen!"

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief; after a month of preparation, the results were finally in sight.

This news greatly boosted the morale of the people in the base. They dispersed and went to key locations within the base to organize the survivors to carry out self-rescue and rescue operations.

The Taimon base completed its internal cleanup with remarkable speed. After confirming that it was basically safe, Su Xun ordered the remains of his fallen comrades to be collected.

Among them were far too many people Su Xun had met before, including the girl who had brought new communication equipment to the Sun Chasing Base. Su Xun remembered her as a lively and cheerful girl who was very skilled at disassembling the computer case and was quite proud of the designs they had presented.

There was also the office member who suggested using an airship to airdrop supplies, but Su Xun still doesn't know his name.

By now, the balloons and airships he spearheaded in developing should have already dropped snowflake-like leaflets and large quantities of supplies into the city, an action that will save the lives of countless survivors.

But he himself fell at the very beginning of this long night of darkness.

Su Xun found a suicide note on him. The note was not written to his relatives and friends, but to the survivors in the base.

Su Xun opened the book and seemed to see his comrade-in-arms pondering for a long time last night before finally sitting down to write. He also seemed to see him standing in front of him, speaking the contents of his will with deep emotion.

What he said was—

……

My dear comrades.

As I write this, I have a pretty good idea of ​​what my death will be like.

However, I am not afraid of this, nor have I ever regretted it.

I am incredibly excited and deeply honored to be able to participate in such a great cause.

In the ever-shining galaxy of our motherland, I am one of its rays.

In the ever-flowing river of our motherland, I am one of its waves.

A man's heart remains as firm as iron until death; let's see if he can mend the crack in the sky.

This is my lifelong pursuit, and my eternal destiny.

Do not grieve for me, do not shed tears for me, a new journey and challenges await you ahead.

My only regret at this moment is that I can no longer fight alongside my dear comrades, and I can no longer witness my beloved motherland's rebirth from the ashes—that distant future, please be sure to take one last look for me.

But before that, comrade, please put the bullet into my head, please burn my body to ashes.

Take up arms and fight! Fight! Until eternal victory!

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