Under One Person, Engage in Black Technology

Chapter 18 Encounter
He looked at the manhole with caution. He first called up the Black Wall's production specifications and projected a small Hummingbird-class drone, a military-grade drone. He launched it with one hand and prepared to operate the drone in low-noise mode to explore inside.

But he still overestimated himself. Even with the production specifications and a thorough understanding of [Structure], the structure of the drone was still slightly complicated. After Liu Ke finished the projection, he felt dizzy and even his legs went weak.

Is it because the Qi in my body can't keep up? How can I be more Kakashi than Kakashi?

With a frown on his face, Liu Keyong connected to the drone's signal through the access bay and then controlled the drone to fly downwards.

As the drone descended deeper, its built-in camera continuously transmitted video. The shaft itself was quite deep, at least 20 to 30 meters, with a steel ladder leading all the way down. The entire passageway, like the wellhead, was dry and spotless.

Once it touched bottom, the drone scanned the surrounding area. The images it transmitted showed the ground to be perfectly flat, painted green. The passageway was wide, three meters high and five meters wide. Numerous pipelines lined the walls on either side, each with its own fixtures and markings.

"Electricity, communications, water supply and drainage? This isn't a sewer, it's a utility corridor?"

Liu Ke controlled the drone to fly for a while, but it flew too deep and the signal was blocked too much, so it prompted to disconnect.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Ke took out a pair of coarse cloth gloves from his bag and put them on. Then he opened the cello case, took out the black package inside, and threw it into the well.

Hearing the sound, he took a deep breath, stretched his legs into the sewer, felt the ladder, and descended quickly.

Soon, Liu Ke's feet touched the ground. The surrounding environment was very dark. It was not bad when he first landed here. The manhole cover above his head was open, and some light could still fall through. From there, it was completely dark.

Fortunately, the top-notch optical prosthetic eye from 'Qi Lu Si', combined with built-in infrared function, allows him to maintain a good visual range even in dark environments.

His artificial eye scanned the area and discovered a thick layer of dust on the ground. Because the dust was so thick, he could clearly see claw marks on it.

Following the claw marks for about ten meters, they approached the main passage, where the pipelines became increasingly thicker and denser. The numerous pipelines confirmed Liu Ke's suspicion that this was a utility corridor.

The integrated pipeline corridor system is a modern urban infrastructure, also known as a common trench. It is essentially a public tunnel space built underground in the city for the centralized laying of municipal pipelines.

However, the utility corridor itself should have a monitoring system and signals, but Liu Ke had walked quite a distance and hadn't sensed any signals or seen any surveillance. The lights above the corridor were just for show, providing no light at all.

The main passage runs north-south. Fortunately, the claw marks only go to the north, which saves the effort of exploring the south.

The hummingbird drone that Liu Ke had lowered earlier was also hovering nearby. When it arrived here, the signal was received again.

After reconnecting the signal, he transferred the control of the drone to Black Wall. Liu Ke then asked it to control the drone in low-noise mode to continue exploring the way forward, while he himself remained on guard.

The decibel level of the Hummingbird drone is relatively low among drones, but in this ducted space, the noise is still very obvious.

To avoid the noise caused by its rapid flight, the drone only moved forward slowly. Over ten minutes later, the drone had explored over 200 meters, while Liu Ke had only moved forward a hundred meters or so.

As he walked further in, he felt it became more and more dangerous.

Yes, it was a very strange feeling. He didn't notice anything abnormal subjectively, but his skin was covered with goose bumps, as if giving himself a warning.

With a frown, Liu Ke prepared to give enough respect to his instinct, or sixth sense.

He squatted, placing his backpack on the ground. He took out the tactical belt he'd purchased online and strapped it on. He then mounted two Hercules drum magazines and pistol bullets on the right side of the mount and tucked the Prelude into the left holster.

After fixing his belt, Liu Ke took out a bottle of Pocari Sweat and Red Bull from his backpack. After rummaging for a while, he pulled out an ampoule of glucose from the interlayer.

He cracked open the Abe bottle, poured the glucose into the Pulse, and downed it in one gulp. He licked his lips and downed the entire Red Bull. As the energy drink took effect, he reached for the respirator mask he had projected earlier. After removing it, he projected a new IHPS tactical helmet and donned it. This helmet, made in the United States and referred to online as a "Level 6 helmet," offered 360-degree protection.

Finally, a set of LBT6094 combat vests was projected onto the body, covered with modular front, rear and side panels.

The helmet and vest were a bit pricey; he couldn't really afford them, but thankfully, the materials weren't too expensive. Despite a headache, he barely managed to finish the projection, exhausted and sweating.

He took a deep breath for a while, and when the dizziness subsided a little, he picked up the Hercules assault rifle and put the Nekomata sniper on his back, and a fake American soldier was ready.

Actually, Liu Ke also wanted to be a Chinese soldier, wearing Chinese equipment. But, after all, American soldiers love surfing the Internet, sharing all kinds of photos, videos, and documents. Blueprints are easier to get.

As for the equipment in "Cyberpunk 2077", it's not impossible, but that world plays with subcutaneous armor, so you can't just change the skin, right?

With a gun in hand, there is no panic in the heart. As soon as the equipment was put on, Liu Ke immediately walked forward quickly, and the drone also moved forward to explore.

After walking another forty or fifty meters, he arrived near a pipeline maintenance station, where the terrain was noticeably wider. But just as he was about to continue walking, he heard a crisp sound.

Then, there were crackling sounds coming from the helmet.

The sound lasted for about seven or eight seconds before disappearing. He looked down and saw bugs all over the ground.

Could a bug be that strong? Could it possibly crack a helmet? Of course not!

He instinctively pressed his back against the wall to observe the situation, but before he could get close, he felt a strong wind coming from behind.

blow!
He quickly turned around, ducking his head to avoid the attack, then stomped his feet hard, using the force to retreat.

clatter! clatter! clatter! clatter! clatter! clatter!
He pulled the trigger and fired several shots, leaving many holes in the wall, but he found
No one? Hercules's crystal sight didn't pick up anyone either.

No, that's not right.

As if sensing Liu Ke's doubts, the black wall directly transmitted the footage of the drone in the distance shooting at its side into his mind.

In the picture, he was surrounded by light pink smoke and dust. Six or seven meters away at 7 o'clock, a sloppy man was looking at him vigilantly.

"Master, you are at 7 o'clock."

Without any reminder from the black wall, he reacted quickly and turned around with his gun raised.

This sneaky man had cunning features and a greasy face. He was overweight, with disheveled hair, arms as broad as pig legs, and a belly as big as a bucket.

It would have been fine if he was just extremely wealthy, but he was wearing beggar's clothes, with his chest exposed, like a living mountain of flesh pretending to be poor.

Seeing Liu Ke turning straight towards him, the fat beggar, who had been calm and composed, suddenly shuddered, and the folds of flesh on his face and body shook like waves.

The contract has been signed, thank you for your support. As a new author, there are many shortcomings, I will try my best to correct them.

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