Civilization Paradise

Chapter 32 Can’t Eat

Long Ming quickly got the flashlight and returned to the entrance.

However, he did not use a flashlight, but instead tucked it into his tactical belt.

The reason Long Ming didn't use a flashlight was because the light was too conspicuous. Many insects are very sensitive to light, and some insects, like moths, are even strongly attracted to light.

Long Ming then went inside, and when he could barely see, he stopped and slowly waited for his eyes to adjust to the darkness.

Time passes by second by second.

Long Ming's eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, and he was able to see some outlines.

However, at this level, there's no way to explore further, and it's easy to get ambushed.

At this moment, Long Ming took out a perception potion from his backpack, stuck it in his shoulder, and injected it into his body.

Accompanied by the injection of medication.

Long Ming suddenly felt his hearing and sense of smell become extremely sharp, and he could even see clearly in the dim light.

This feeling is quite amazing; the supplies in the resupply pod are indeed very useful.

Without further hesitation, Long Ming quietly began to explore inside.

The main entrance passage is spacious, with reinforced concrete walls on both sides, though something seems to be attached to their surfaces.

Long Ming moved a little closer to observe and immediately discovered that the originally smooth wall was covered with densely packed honeycomb-like holes, which were filled with translucent insect eggs.

It made his scalp tingle; at that moment, he felt as if he were walking inside an insect nest.

However, Long Ming still gritted his teeth and went inside.

Click~
A faint sound occasionally broke the silence.

As they went deeper, they saw more and more dried-out insect shells on the ground, making it impossible to completely avoid them.

Fortunately, the commotion wasn't too great and didn't attract any enemies.

A few minutes later, Long Ming walked through the passage and arrived at a semi-circular transfer area, where he saw more than a dozen soldiers' corpses lying there.

The corpses were so badly eaten that some had no bones left, only tattered combat uniforms.

Long Ming did not immediately step forward to search, but instead carefully observed the area.

There were many gray worms left on the ground. These worms were not very big, only about the size of a fist, and most of them were still dormant.

If we're careful and don't make too much noise, there shouldn't be any major problems.

He then looked up at the sky.

All that could be seen were metal beams running horizontally through the ceiling, covered with cobwebs, and vaguely visible wriggling figures, most likely insects.

After confirming that there was no major danger, Long Ming cautiously walked towards the skeletons.

He soon arrived at the first skeleton.

The body was badly damaged, but the Baka rifle in his hand was still intact.

Long Ming scanned it with his bracelet and saw that the durability was still 82, so he reached out and picked it up.

This gun is currently worth at least 5,000 mountain coins, and even if the price drops a bit when it's sold, it will definitely be worth 3,000 or 4,000.

Long Ming then walked toward the next corpse.

A moment later, Long Ming had six Baka rifles hanging on his body, and his backpack was stuffed with so many magazines that it couldn't be closed. Even so, there were still several Baka rifles with good durability on the ground that he hadn't picked up.

He felt a pang of regret looking at those guns, but he had no choice but to give them up.

Long Ming looked up and saw that the entire transfer area had three entrances, each leading to a different area.

Since there were no signs, Long Ming walked towards the central passage.

He soon passed through the passage and came to a corridor where corpses lay on the floor, their deaths gruesome and their hands unarmed.

On both sides are rows of rooms.

If I'm not mistaken, the incident at this base must have happened late at night, and many soldiers were killed before they could even react.

Long Ming carefully entered the first room.

This is an eight-person soldiers' room, and the interior is in a mess.

Skeleton remains lay on the ground and on the beds.

Long Ming glanced around and then noticed a row of gray combat uniforms, bulletproof vests, and tactical backpacks hanging on the wall. His eyes lit up, and he scanned them with his wristband.

Gray combat uniform.

Durability: 95/100
Infantry bulletproof vest.

Durability: 100/100
Infantry tactical backpack (physical backpack)

Usage method: Carrying on the back

Dimensions: 50*28*22CM
Capacity: XNUM XL
Note: Death or failed evacuation results in the loss of all items.

Although it's only slightly larger than the initial backpack, it's a standard tactical backpack with weapons that can be hung on the sides, and it has a better feel.

Long Ming stepped forward, took a tactical backpack, and emptied his own backpack, throwing away the extra Kog automatic pistol and baton, and stuffing the rest into the tactical backpack.

He then took a gray combat uniform from the wall and put it on, before replacing his ordinary bulletproof vest with an infantry bulletproof vest.

After finishing these tasks, Long Ming continued searching the next room.

Before long, he had searched most of the rooms. The items in these rooms were basically the same, but due to the weight of his backpack, he had to give up.

Long Ming continued walking forward until he reached the end, where he saw a staircase leading downwards.

He carefully walked down the stairs and arrived at the basement corridor, where a putrid, stench hit him.

Long Ming forced himself to look over, only to see a thick layer of slime covering the corridor floor, beneath which lay skeletons, broken rifles, and deformed bullet casings.

Rooms with thick metal doors were located on both sides of the corridor.

Long Ming held his breath as he walked forward, his peripheral vision sweeping over the rooms he passed. The metal doors of these rooms were all deformed from being knocked down, and there were still clear claw marks and bite marks on them.

When he reached the middle, he saw the skeleton of an officer lying on the ground.

The skeleton was broken in two at the waist, with clear teeth marks visible on the spine, and a shotgun was still in its hand.

Long Ming raised his wristband and scanned it.

Carson shotgun.

Durability: 90/100
Magazine capacity: 3/7 rounds

Long Ming glanced at the message popped up on his wristband, bent down to pick up the Carson shotgun, hung it on the right side of his tactical backpack, and then continued walking forward.

Not long after, Long Ming arrived at the door of a room whose metal door had been destroyed.

He carefully peeked his head in against the wall and saw a collapsed cabinet with numerous files scattered all over the floor.

At the very back of the room lay a skeleton.

Long Ming's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the displays inside. If he wasn't mistaken, this should be a data room.

He carefully walked in, came to the skeleton, and looked down at it.

Judging from the remaining skeletal remains, this should be the body of a young woman.

At this moment, Long Ming suddenly noticed that the skeleton was holding a very nice tactical dagger with a skull symbol on the handle.

Long Ming immediately crouched down and picked up the tactical dagger. The entire dagger had a brilliant shine and looked very good.

Kagba Tactical Dagger.

Durability: 91/100
Overall length: 26cm, blade length: 14.5cm
The bracelet then displayed a notification message.

Long Ming glanced at the notification message and a smile appeared on his face. It was indeed a good weapon.

Just as he was admiring the dagger in his hand, a black worm resembling a centipede silently crawled out from inside the corpse's clothes.

Just as it was preparing to launch a sneak attack.

Long Ming raised his tactical dagger and precisely pinned the black worm to the skeleton with a single strike.

The viscous liquid splashed everywhere.

The insect struggled a few times before losing its life.

Long Ming looked at the dead insect with a surprised expression. He hadn't expected the perception potion to be so effective; he could even hear the insect crawling.

Looks like I should get more Perception Potions when I have the chance; they're an absolute lifesaver for dungeons.

(End of this chapter)