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Chapter 24 - Chapter 24: Wearing a Coat Made of Human Skin

"There was an unknown riot in the laboratory, and it seems like the experimental subject they created has gotten out of control, and then... killed everyone?" Yang Linlin leaned in closer, reading the experiment log in Zhao Yi's hand attentively. She was now quite used to this man.

"Mmm, it seems like we have encountered something strange that couldn't have just appeared out of thin air, whether it's the quantum state outside or the monstrous thing we just met," Zhao Yi said, flipping through some data on the instrument.

"They must have a 'ground state'."

He slowly restored the data on the instrument, and Yang Linlin, holding the experiment log, was lost in thought, not understanding what Zhao Yi meant by 'ground state.'

The instrument vibrated slowly, and many of the data had been restored to their original state.

"Do you understand?" Zhao Yi asked.

Looking at the complex data in front of her, Yang Linlin was completely overwhelmed. "I don't understand."

"But that's okay," Zhao Yi said.

"All I need to do is restore these data to their original operation patterns, and then see what the original 'ground state' was..."

As he muttered to himself, Zhao Yi kept operating with his hands.

The instrument displayed the image of the monster, and after stripping off the data from its body bit by bit, its strange appearance gradually became clear...

First the head, then the reproductive organs, then the feet...

After completely restoring the monster to its original ground state, the two suddenly discovered that the beastly creature had once been a human!

And a woman at that!

"Jesus!" Yang Linlin was dumbfounded. She couldn't accept that the disgusting creature with Dio as its head and legs was actually a cute girl who had been modified!

"The cells of that monster have high activity and adaptability, which means this girl must be very young..."

"If we make a bolder guess... then this girl is likely a student at a university."

Zhao Yi stared at the projection on the screen, lost in thought.

His guess made Yang Linlin and the audience in the live broadcast shudder!

Did this underground laboratory at the university build such a huge and mysterious experimental base just to turn students into monsters?

Were these people criminals or madmen?

"Just now, that little girl had eighteen kidneys, each one very young... now it seems that this laboratory is responsible for the sale of human organs."

"If their experiment succeeds, the cells of this girl can continue to cultivate new monsters, and they would have an endless supply of kidneys to sell. If they put it on the black market..."

"That means they have created a money-making machine!"

At this point, Zhao Yi looked off into the distance towards the corridor leading deeper into the underground, his gaze far away.

"This experimental base obviously has more than just this one project."

"Just now, the experiment log mentioned that the researchers were trying to shape some kind of creation related to quantum states..."

"And they succeeded!"

"The black shadow we encountered outside may be the monster described in the experiment log!"

Zhao Yi had previously seen data in the underground garage that showed the monster had two weaknesses, one of which was its original form.

"These scumbags built a human experimental base under the school, nurturing children into these monsters, it's simply heinous!" Yang Linlin exclaimed angrily.

Zhao Yi shook his head and corrected:

"No, no, no."

"You're wrong."

"I have to correct you, they didn't build a human experiment base underneath the school."

"But they built the school on top of the human experiment base."

He pointed at the instruments and said to the shocked Yang Linlin:

"The complexity of constructing this underground experiment base far surpasses that of the school, easily more than ten times. It's impossible for them to start building the underground base with thousands of people still working above ground after the completion of the school!"

"Obviously, the experiment base was constructed first."

"And in their plan, Shishan University is also a part of it."

"They need young and energetic subjects for various experiments."

"Besides the public security organs, tell me, what other organization can legitimately gather and collect information about young people and their family situations more effectively than a prestigious university?"

After Zhao Yi finished speaking, Yang Linlin felt chills running down her spine.

"Let's go, all we need now are some materials to prove our speculation, and we can complete the hidden mission."

The hidden mission was for the two of them to investigate the truth behind Shishan University.

Since it was an investigation, they needed evidence, as mere speculation wouldn't be enough to accomplish the mission.

On their way back, Zhao Yi did something that made everyone almost vomit - he skinned the monster with eighteen kidneys.

"Do you really have to do such a twisted thing?"

Yang Linlin looked at Zhao Yi as he put the bloody skin into her inventory, starting to question her life choices.

Live chat barrage:

"I'm stunned! I've seen foot fetishists, collectors, smell fetishists, masochists, but I've never seen someone with a skinning fetish. Today I've truly seen it all!"

"This is so disgusting! I can't take it, bro, I need to go vomit..."

"This is so sickeningly fascinating!"

"I often feel out of place because I'm not perverted enough!"

...

The two continued walking along the corridor in this complex maze-like experiment base. Without a strong sense of direction, they could easily get lost at any moment!

They passed through the corridor and, at the end, a huge white canteen appeared.

Except for the chairs, everything was predominantly white.

In the glaring white, there were also streaks of crimson.

Through the crack in the door, they glimpsed countless monsters wandering and feasting in the canteen, and their food...was the rotten experimental subjects!

"There are so many monsters?"

"How many students is this...?"

"Don't the police investigate when so many students go missing?!"

The scene before them shocked the two greatly!

In this massive canteen, there were at least thousands of grotesque monsters!

In other words, Shishan University had lost at least a thousand students!

But none of these things had been reported.

There wasn't even a trace of it on the internet!

"The person behind the construction of this laboratory... must have extraordinary means."

Zhao Yi's expression grew serious.

"All signs point to the mayor of City A."

"But a mayor alone couldn't accomplish all this."

"Behind him, there must be a massive organization!"

The memetic elements found in the bodies of these twisted monsters were enough for Zhao Yi to unleash his imagination.

"What should we do now? Going further... might be dangerous..."

Yang Linlin's voice trembled.

The sight of the thousands of terrifying creatures behind the door made her weak.

Zhao Yi took out the skin he had peeled off the monster from his inventory, took out a surgical knife, and swiftly cut it into two pieces, creating two eerie coats made of human skin!

On the outside of the coats, there were many grim and bloody miniature heads!

Yang Linlin's eyelids twitched as she saw the withered elephant trunk behind Zhao Yi's back.

"You don't mean..."

"No, this is too disgusting..."

Yang Linlin looked at Zhao Yi's malicious gaze and vaguely understood his intentions. She tried to run, but Zhao Yi grabbed her by the collar!

"Come back!"

Amidst Yang Linlin's expression of disgust, Zhao Yi forcefully put the crude and foul-smelling coat on her, then he put on his own coat made of human skin with the withered elephant trunk on his back.

Live chat barrage:

"I'm dying of laughter! I've already taken a screenshot, Linlin goddess' reaction image is coming soon!"

"This thing on them is truly inhumane!"

"Does Zhao Yi want to blend in with those monsters? It's really dangerous!"

"There shouldn't be a problem, given the current situation, these monsters don't seem to attack each other... Big Brother is Big Brother, although it's a bit disgusting, his ideas are really creative!"