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Chapter 808: Chapter 455: Radiation

No matter with whom he had shifts, whether it was day or night, Yao Long always did his job with diligence and thoroughness.

The company had regulations that patrol points must be fixed, and under normal circumstances security guards are not allowed to deviate from the patrol route unless there is a special situation.

And Yao Long has always performed well in this respect.

On a starry night with a bright moon, halfway through his patrol, he looked up at the profound sky and suddenly sighed deeply.

His parents had passed away early, and since he and his ex-wife had no children, he had been alone for the past two years.

Later, when nuclear power plant staff came to town for a local certification, he accidentally heard that they were hiring security guards, so he applied for the job.

His physical condition and reaction time were still good, so he was hired immediately and, after joining the security team, was highly appreciated by the team leader, Ding Yi.

As expected, if he continued working like this, he might even be promoted to deputy team leader.

Of course, this was just Yao Long’s wishful thinking. He knew that being alone here, no one would value or take care of him except for Ding Yi.

Fortunately, the salary at the nuclear power plant was quite good, and since he had almost no expenses for living and eating there, most of his salary was saved.

Over these two years, his savings had become quite substantial.

However, people say that this place is still a nuclear power plant and there could be pollution and leaks; although these are unlikely, nuclear radiation will inevitably disperse, unavoidably affecting the human body.

True or not, Yao Long planned to work for another two or three years. If he couldn’t be promoted to deputy team leader by then, he would resign and then live off his savings, perhaps starting a small business, which would be better than staying here.

They say, “A monk strikes the bell day by day”; he consistently performed his duty rigorously without ever slacking.

The rooms inside the nuclear power plant are generally not accessible during patrols; they are only toured from the outside, and only professional staff may enter.

Of course, that excludes cases of emergencies.

Although the route was well-lit, there were areas where the lighting was dim, at which times Yao Long would use his flashlight to carefully inspect his surroundings.

He tried the walkie-talkie clipped to his waist, which transmitted a normal signal. He did not try to call Gao Yunyang, who was likely asleep, allowing the young man to sleep longer, and quickly passed through a darker area, reaching the outside of device room 6.

Here, unless there was an emergency situation or he had proper authorization, he too could not enter arbitrarily.

However, at that moment, two faint explosive sounds came, low in volume, but in the surrounding silence, Yao Long quickly identified them, sensing something unusual.

This was the exterior of reactor number six, and those sounds seemed to emerge from inside the device room.

Yao Long took out his walkie-talkie and tried to call Gao Yunyang, but there was no response; the guy might still be deep in sleep.

During the shift, mobile phones were collected and not carried on person.

Yao Long hesitated for a moment, and just then, a loud bang emanated from inside the device room.

His body shivered slightly, and he immediately rushed over while pulling out his walkie-talkie, calling Gao Yunyang several more times, but still no response.

He quickly arrived at the door of the device room; Yao Long had a special access card on him, but it was meant for emergency use only, and he had never used it before.

He hesitated briefly, grasped the doorknob, swiped the card, and there was a click from inside, opening outward.

He immediately pushed open the door and stepped in briskly.

This outer area was just the transition room leading into the device room of unit six; his type of access card absolutely didn’t allow entry inside the device room, but standing outside the transitional room, he could still see clearly inside.

Just as he approached the transparent tempered glass, another bang resounded, a burst of steam surged toward him, and Yao Long saw a flash of fire just as alarm bells rang loudly.

He was momentarily stunned, pressed the walkie-talkie button again, and before he could speak, a huge blast shook beneath his feet.

A flash of white light appeared, and the sound of the alarm abruptly ceased, cut off by the intense noise.

Yao Long’s body trembled violently; he didn’t have time to see what had happened inside, and immediately turned to run.

A strong gust surged out of the reactor inside the room, as the metal door leading to the device room bulged out into an irregular hemisphere, but the clearly custom-made metal door resisted it.

However, cracks immediately formed, and wisps of white vapor spurted out.

The transitional room filled with white vapor, and before Yao Long could run to the outer door, he suddenly felt a burning sensation on his body, especially on his back.

This sensation grew increasingly intense, making his breath short, as if unable to breathe, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

The walkie-talkie was smashed, and the flashlight rolled to the side of his feet.

Around that device room, rows of warning lights frantically flashed, but no sound emanated anymore.

Immediately afterward, the device room began to automatically sink underground, probably triggering some kind of emergency protection measure.

Bright white metal plates converged from all directions, completely sealing the device room, leaving whatever violent reactions were occurring inside to unfold.

Bit by bit, the entire device room quickly sank into a space deep underground, its depth unknown.