117: Chapter 117 The "Neighbors" in the Ruins, Each with Their Own Hidden agendas!

A heartbeat? A tapping sound?

Qin Feng's pupils constricted abruptly, and every nerve in his body tightened.

In this sunless underground tomb, any abnormality could mean fatal danger.

Friend or foe?

He would rather believe a vicious dog from hell was hiding below than believe it was some lost friendly soldier.

Qin Feng did not act rashly; instead, like the most patient leopard, he suppressed all his presence and waited quietly.

He ordered the bionic spider to crawl to the source of the sound and switched to a micro-fiber optic probe thinner than a human hair.

"Let me see what on earth you are."

The fiber optic probe successfully penetrated into the hole and finally reached the massive metal pipe.

Qin Feng switched his perspective.

The tip of the probe emitted a faint infrared light, illuminating the inner wall of the pipe.

Rough weld seams, mottled rust, and marks left by years of sewage erosion.

This was an abandoned sewage pipe with a diameter of at least two meters, large enough for a person to pass through.

Qin Feng adjusted the angle of the probe and looked deep into the pipe.

A dead, pitch-black silence.

"Switch to thermal imaging."

[Received.]

The scene before him instantly transformed from black and white into a thermal world composed of different colors.

Then, he saw it.

About fifty meters below the probe, there was a blurry, orange-red glowing humanoid heat source.

That "thing" was curled up in the corner of the pipe, motionless, like a sculpture.

But the clear outline and stable heat all indicated that this was a living person.

A living person wearing a standard Bear Country military uniform.

Qin Feng's heart sank.

The worst-case scenario had happened.

This "neighbor" was an out-and-out enemy.

What should he do?

Qin Feng's brain raced, countless plans flashing through his mind, only to be rejected one by one.

Judging by the neighbor's appearance, the path ahead was likely blocked, otherwise, he would have already left.

It was very likely that he had heard the noise from the drilling earlier and made the sound on purpose.

Bypass him and drill a hole somewhere else?

That was even worse.

Who knew how many such "neighbors" were hiding in this pipe?

The only way was to completely eliminate this potential threat before going down himself.

A bold and insidious plan took shape in his mind.

He was going to play a game of "entrapment."

Qin Feng controlled the bionic spider to hide in the shadows and directed it to tap on the metal pipe.

"Dong dong... dong... dong dong dong..."

The sound was very rhythmic, sounding like some kind of code.

Soon, the "neighbor" reacted, the tapping rhythm clearly accelerated, and it was obvious that he was very excited.

Just like that, the two started a Morse code chat.

Dong dong back, dong dong forth!

However, Qin Feng was chatting with him in the guise of a Bear Country person.

In a desperate situation.

The "neighbor's" mind had already collapsed; there was no mood to distinguish truth from falsehood, all he wanted to do now was get out.

Get out alive!

With this back and forth, Qin Feng and the "neighbor" became tunnel buddies.

The two gradually became familiar with each other; perhaps due to the darkness, the neighbor seemed to rely especially on Qin Feng.

He was absolutely convinced of Qin Feng's identity.

As long as there was no movement for half a minute, he would summon him with a dong dong.

What a fragile soul!

Qin Feng couldn't help but grumble inwardly, with such a timid heart, why become a soldier?

About half an hour passed, and seeing that the "warming up" was about enough, Qin Feng prepared to get to the point.

[Bear Country, Southern Group Army, 74th Division, Communications Engineering Battalion, Second Lieutenant Engineer, Svetlana Orlova.]

A woman?

Good grief!

And a female engineer at that!

Qin Feng's brows furrowed.

A technical officer, how did she manage to survive until now?

Unbelievable!

Seeing that Qin Feng had no reaction for a while, Lanna became even more nervous.

She hurriedly tapped to ask, but the sudden movement pulled at the wound on her leg, causing her to gasp in pain.

[You are lying.]

There was not a shred of emotion in Qin Feng's tapping.

After hearing this, Lanna finally felt relieved, fearing that this only living neighbor would just abandon her.

Or perhaps... because the injuries were too severe, he had kicked the bucket!

However, after hearing the "neighbor's" questioning, a smile that looked worse than crying appeared on her face.

[Because... this base, all of this underground, was designed by me... and my team, with our own hands.]

[I know every pipe and every valve here like the back of my hand.]

[I know where it is safest, and where there is backup oxygen...]

Qin Feng's eyes lit up instantly.

[So, you are a living map?]

This is truly, all that searching and here it is without any effort!

He was worrying about how to leave this hellhole, and unexpectedly, God sent him a "human navigation system" directly!

[We can make a deal.]

Svetlana seemed to see through Qin Feng's thoughts; she endured the severe pain and tapped with difficulty.

[You save me, and I will lead you to the exit.]

[Otherwise, I will blow this place up! At worst, we will all perish together!]

Hearing this, Qin Feng couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.

This tough Bear Country woman actually had explosives or something similar in her hands.

If there were another explosion, I'm afraid the entire underground structure would completely collapse.

No one would be able to get out alive.

This news was too explosive!

And from the sound of the tapping just now, Lanna was obviously suspicious of Qin Feng's identity.

This was not a good sign.

After thinking it over, he decided to first stabilize this Bear Country chick, and then eliminate her after getting out to remove any future trouble.

[Deal.]

Inside the pipe, the sound rang out again, and Lanna finally felt much more at ease.

She secretly hid a pistol in her waistband, just in case.

Although she didn't know how the neighbor above had drilled the hole, the infusion of oxygen had indeed saved her life.

Come to think of it, Qin Feng was also quite innocent.

If he had known this was the situation, he would have long since changed places to drill.

But it's fine now; with Lanna, this sucker, here, maybe he could get out faster.

He didn't want to stay in this hellhole for another second.

At this moment.

Qin Feng once again controlled the bionic spider to tap on the pipe.

[What method do you have?]

[I have C4.]

Lanna answered very quickly.

Sure enough! There were explosives!

Qin Feng nodded, and in his heart, he had already categorized her as extremely dangerous.

[Then why don't you blow it open and escape yourself?]

This time, Lanna's answer was much slower than usual.

[I have limited mobility, and I don't know how to handle demolitions. The structure here is already very fragile; if detonated recklessly, it will definitely collapse.]

This was not a lie; according to the information detected by the little bionic spider, the entire underground structure was extremely unstable.

The slightest carelessness would trigger a second collapse, and then it would really be over.

At the same time, Qin Feng also captured another important piece of information: Lanna had limited mobility.

True or false?

Or rather, she was also "entraping" him.

Qin Feng kept an extra eye on things and continued to tap.

[How do you have C4 on you?]

Lanna smiled.

[I managed to survive the great bombing, so it's reasonable to have gotten some C4, right?]

Soon, she began tapping again.

[I not only have C4, but also food and drink. Are you hungry?]

This... was simply naked seduction!

[Save me, and I will give you food!]