Free Web NovelChapter 33: Chapter 33: Diary
With that thought, Long Ming pulled out his tactical dagger. The movement jostled the corpse, and a small, gray notebook slipped out from its clothes.
Slightly surprised, he reached out and picked up the notebook.
BZZT—
A notification immediately popped up on his wristband.
Fanny’s Diary
Quality: Purple
Long Ming froze when he saw the notification. ’The notebook is actually purple-grade.’
He thought for a moment, then took the diary and hid under a nearby table. He pulled out his flashlight, turned it on, and used his body to shield the light as he secretly began to read.
He hoped to find some valuable information inside.
Anfa Era 2123, February 2nd.
Weather: Overcast
I was at home, enjoying a rare holiday.
Suddenly, the television broadcast was interrupted by an emergency news bulletin. The Tyra Biological Corporation was at the center of a massive scandal. The company had been illegally experimenting with insectoid creatures, which led to a containment breach. As a result, the city where they were located, Mi’an City, was placed under a level-one lockdown.
Seeing this news made me feel extremely uneasy. Thankfully, Mi’an City is quite far from Ant City.
February 5th.
Ant City went into lockdown without any warning. I received my conscription orders, and my holiday ended early.
February 7th.
City Lord Enlu gave a public speech. He explained that due to the failure to contain the outbreak in Mi’an City, the Insector Virus had spread. For the safety of Ant City, this lockdown was a necessary, albeit reluctant, measure.
March 8th.
An outbreak occurred in the Man’an residential district of West Ant City. City Lord Enlu ordered all infected individuals to be quarantined.
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September 15th
The Insector Virus was ravaging the world, and we saw no solution in sight. City Lord Enlu gathered numerous researchers to begin research at the Ant City Defense Base. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
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October 23rd.
The lockdown of Ant City failed. The Insector Virus erupted across the city. Countless citizens died, and many even mutated into insectoids.
City Lord Enlu evacuated a small portion of the population, abandoned Ant City, and retreated to the defense base.
November 3rd.
Swarms of insectoids and mutated bugs continuously assaulted the defense base. We defended with all our might, suffering heavy casualties to repel the attacking enemy.
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November 15th.
Dr. Anrudo successfully extracted the DNA of the Insector Virus and proposed a terrifying idea.
He suggested using the virus’s DNA to develop a special serum. It would grant people immunity to the virus and the ability to control the bugs.
That way, we could use the bugs to eliminate the bugs and become the dominant species.
The idea was too insane. Fortunately, City Lord Enlu ultimately rejected the proposal.
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December 2nd, late at night.
The base’s alarms blared. A horde of bugs appeared out of nowhere.
Everyone fought desperately to exterminate them, but the situation worsened. Many were sacrificed or became hosts.
But I’m not afraid. With Ole here, he will definitely protect us...
The diary entry ended abruptly there.
Reading this, Long Ming couldn’t help but feel a sense of sorrow.
From the contents of the diary, the disaster in this world seemed to be man-made.
However, the information within wasn’t entirely accurate.
After all, the diary’s owner didn’t have a very high clearance level.
Long Ming sighed softly, stuffed the diary into his backpack, turned off the flashlight, and crawled out from under the table.
He began searching the cabinets in the records room, hoping to find something useful.
Before long, Long Ming pulled several military manuals from a cabinet.
Military Combat Manual, Apache Attack Helicopter Operator’s Manual, Black Panther Tank Operator’s Manual.
Long Ming stared at the three manuals, a little bewildered.
’Are these skill books?’
Long Ming immediately scanned them with his wristband, but aside from displaying their names, there was no other reaction.
His brow furrowed. He then subconsciously flipped one open and was instantly dumbfounded.
These manuals were genuinely printed with all sorts of content, and in great detail.
HISS—
Long Ming gasped. ’Don’t tell me you actually have to practice to learn the skills in this game?’
’If that’s the case, the skills and knowledge you learn... are they useful in reality?’
’It can’t be that we’re just meant to do some fake learning just for the sake of the game, right?’
’If so, the person who designed this game is just too cruel.’
Long Ming shook his head helplessly. He then picked the most practical one, the Military Combat Manual, stuffed it into a gap in his backpack, and turned to leave the room, continuing his exploration.
「Time ticked by, second by second.」
Long Ming ventured deeper into the base. Along the way, he would occasionally see a few corpses.
Many of these corpses had dropped firearms. frёeωebɳovel.com
Looking at those guns, Long Ming’s heart ached. ’Five thousand... that’s five thousand gone!’
Soon, Long Ming reached a dead end.
A thick metal wall blocked his path.
He reached out and touched it, confirming there was no way through. After pondering for a few seconds, he turned and headed back the way he came.
Before long, Long Ming returned to the upper-level transit area.
He looked at the three passageways before him and chose the one on the far left.
The passage sloped downward, its end out of sight.
The remains of fallen corpses could be seen on the ground from time to time.
Long Ming only glanced at these corpses. Unless they were wearing high-ranking military uniforms or had obvious high-grade equipment, he didn’t bother searching them.
As he went deeper, Long Ming noticed the passageway was getting wider.
He grew curious about where this passage led.
It wasn’t long before Long Ming reached the end. A massive, sealed gate, fifteen meters high and ten meters wide, composed of two grayish-white metal doors, came into view.
The passage in front of the sealed gate was littered with bodies.
Long Ming carefully searched the bodies. Most of them were equipped with a Baka rifle, but he ignored them.
Soon, however, on the body of an officer, Long Ming found a high-explosive grenade.
He quickly picked it up and attached it to his tactical belt.
When he turned to look at another area, he spotted a rocket launcher and immediately raised his wristband to scan it.
RPG-07V Rocket Launcher.
Durability: 72/100
Equipped: Telescopic Sight
Range: 500 meters
Ammunition: 0
Weight: 7 kg
Long Ming looked around for compatible rockets, but after searching for a good while, he couldn’t find any.
A rocket launcher with no ammo was pretty useless. After all, the rockets for this type of weapon weren’t universal.
He decisively gave up on the rocket launcher and looked up at the sealed gate.
The gate wasn’t completely sealed; there was a gap about a meter wide in the middle. Moreover, the center of the metal doors was warped, bulging outward.
Long Ming’s brow furrowed slightly as he looked at the warped metal doors.
His expression flickered, and then he cautiously stepped through the gap.
Long Ming immediately found himself in a ten-meter-wide corridor. The walls on both sides were made of metal, and at regular intervals, he could see the remains of corpses lying on the ground.
A hint of confusion appeared on Long Ming’s face.
From the moment he entered the base until now, he hadn’t encountered a single decent monster, only small bugs. This place was practically a treasure hunter’s paradise.
Long Ming felt it was a little too good to be true, and a sense of unease settled in.
Nevertheless, he continued onward.
