The sound of gunfire rang out, but Chen Chong was already in front of Catherine, who had been completely disabled by him. The two guards who rushed in panicked and hesitated to shoot, fearing that they would accidentally harm her. Apart from the shot to the shoulder, they failed to hit him again.
Chen Chong's reaction speed was astonishing. Just as the gunshots sounded and the pain hadn't reached his brain yet, he suddenly bent down and grasped Catherine's slender neck with his five fingers, lifting her up and completely shielding her in front of him!
"It's Dr. Catherine!"
The gunshots immediately ceased.
The two white guards still maintained their aiming positions, staring at Chen Chong with shock and concealed nervousness in their eyes. Especially when they noticed the items in Chen Chong's hand, including Catherine, their faces involuntarily twitched, filled with great panic.
"Heh heh... heh heh..."
At this moment, Catherine's once infinitely captivating legs were now twisted and hanging, while a shining surgical knife was stuck in one of her knee joints. There were also pens, paper cutters, and other weapons inserted into her shoulder blade joint, and her whole body was covered in blood, as if she had been pulled out from a pool of blood. Chen Chong's palm, like a steel claw, firmly gripped her throat, leaving her no chance to struggle or resist, only able to unconsciously make "heh heh" sounds.
All the men in this base who had fantasized about her were like they had just experienced a cruel torture, looking extremely shocking and appalling. That was Dr. Catherine, the highest-ranking figure in the entire base, and also the person Di Ruisi favored the most!
A deep chill swept over the minds of the two guards.
From the terrified screams in the hall to the moment they realized something was wrong, it took only a few seconds for them to rush in through the door with their identity cards. How did things turn out like this?
"Let go of the doctor!"
One of the guards shouted, "Do you think holding the doctor hostage can help you escape from here? Naive! Give up now, Di Ruisi's supervisor will be here soon. I advise you to stop your foolish actions immediately if you want to save your life!"
The other guard slowly shifted his footsteps and moved in another direction.
Chen Chong naturally noticed the movements of the guards. With one hand tightly holding the helpless Catherine, he hid behind her, revealing only half of his cold and ruthless face. He suddenly turned his head and stared at the slowly moving guard with an extremely ferocious look, grinning menacingly.
"You think you're clever, huh? Di Ruisi should be hundreds of kilometers away by now, right? Do you want to guess whether you can blow my head off first or I can crush her throat first!?"
The slowly moving guard froze in place. He never expected that Chen Chong would know where Di Ruisi went.
It turned out that he had planned everything from the beginning!?
Cold sweat streamed down the foreheads of the two guards. The importance of Catherine's identity went without saying. They had to find a way to rescue her no matter what, but they dare not take the risk!
The scene fell into a stalemate.
Chen Chong's mind was extremely calm, focusing his attention on the movements of everyone in the hall, slowly moving to a corner of the hall. Here, he only needed to face enemies at a ninety-degree angle, without the danger of being ambushed. After taking the super god water, Chen Chong's neural reactions and speed had far surpassed ordinary people. He even had confidence in easily dodging the guards' shots in a head-on confrontation. However, a large number of guards would arrive soon, and considering the crossfire from various angles, he didn't have much confidence facing so many guards.
"You ** piece of trash!!"
The stalemate lasted only a few seconds when a low and furious roar came from afar, followed by a series of hurried footsteps. A white giant with an enraged expression led more than ten guards and quickly rushed into the hall. It was precisely a large number of guards who had sensed the abnormality in the experimental area!
The leading giant was none other than Johnson, the head of the guards. As soon as all the guards entered the hall, they quickly dispersed and locked onto Chen Chong in the corner of the hall. Whether it was Johnson or the guards who arrived later, their expressions changed drastically and their pupils contracted sharply when they saw the Catherine in Chen Chong's hand.
Dr. Catherine, who was the most important person in the entire base, was now being held like a dead dog. Her throat, like a broken bass viol, emitted a weak sound.
How did it come to this!? Faced with this situation, Johnson's face twitched, and all the guards were terrified. The scene fell into an eerie silence. In the hall, most of the researchers who had been affected by Catherine's strange scream had already recovered. These men and women crawled and rolled away from the area where Chen Chong was, hiding behind the guards, shouting in fear, "Dr. Catherine has been taken hostage! The subject is completely out of control!" "Don't anger him!" "He has surpassed the limit of awakening, he is already an Awakener!"
What? How could this happen? Including Johnson, everyone's expressions changed dramatically once again. 416 had actually become an Awakener, which was undoubtedly the worst news for them. Even though he had just awakened, the difficulty of rescuing Catherine had increased.
Originally, Johnson planned to let the guards with the best marksmanship find a suitable opportunity to shoot and kill Chen Chong, but the position Chen Chong was in was a ninety-degree blind spot. Coupled with Catherine acting as a shield and Chen Chong's rapid reaction speed as an Awakener, they were like rats facing a cat, helpless.
Johnson knew how important Catherine's identity was, and she was also favored by the base director, Di Ruisi. Absolutely no accidents were allowed to happen. Now, such a big accident occurred while Di Ruisi was away. If he couldn't handle it properly, the consequences would be disastrous.
After a moment of silence, Johnson's face turned pale, he took a deep breath and stepped forward, roaring, "416, this is your last chance, let the doctor go!"
Ten meters away, Johnson raised his large-caliber gun with a fierce expression, pointed straight at half of Chen Chong's face hidden behind Catherine's shadow. The murderous aura emanated from him uncontrollably. Gritting his teeth, he shouted, "What do you want!?"
He signaled to the other guards and slowly approached the corner where Chen Chong was, saying, "Release her now, then we can talk about everything."
From behind the shadow, Chen Chong sneered, "Do you dare to let me escape from the base? Fine!"
"No matter what you want, release Dr. Catherine first, then we'll talk."
"Impossible."
"If you don't release the doctor, you will die a miserable death!"
"Step back."
"Give up, you can't escape!"
"Back off."
In the spacious experimental hall, only the conversation between the two and the tense and rapid breathing of the others filled the suffocating atmosphere. The crackling sound of electrical currents from the instruments, along with the faint smell of blood emanating from Catherine, weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.
Johnson's aggressive demeanor, holding the gun and shouting angrily, gradually approached Chen Chong step by step. In comparison, Chen Chong, hidden in the shadows, seemed disproportionate, but the hand gripping Catherine's neck was as steady as steel.
"Doctor is the only bargaining chip you have now."
"If she dies, you die too!"
"And in a much more miserable way!"
"I don't believe you dare to hurt her! You are also afraid!"
Through gritted teeth, Johnson's expression became more and more crazy as he got closer to Chen Chong. He said, "You definitely wouldn't..."
"I'm telling you to step back!"
Swish! Just as Johnson roared and got closer to Chen Chong, Chen Chong, with a menacing tone, suddenly raised his other injured arm. The shining blade of a knife flashed by, followed by a crisp sound as something flew up and landed on the path ahead of Johnson.
It was a small and delicate, but bloody and mangled, ear.
Johnson's pupils contracted! Catherine's left ear had been cut off by Chen Chong directly!
Johnson's pressing figure suddenly froze, while Catherine, who was suffering from intense pain again, trembled violently. Due to Chen Chong's tight grip on her throat, she could only make twisted exhaling sounds!
"Come on! Keep moving forward!"
"I'll risk my life to drag you bastards down with me!"
Chen Chong forcefully exhaled, enduring the pain. He raised his other injured arm, holding a surgical knife, and gently traced it across Catherine's contorted face, coldly saying, "This is just a small warning. If you continue to resist, I will give you her other ear, or maybe an eye? Nose? Mouth? All of them? Look at this beautiful face, it may not be so beautiful without these."
"You can also continue to delay and wait for Derris to come back, but guess how long her blood will keep flowing? Such a beautiful specimen, it's truly heartbreaking..."
This lunatic!
Feeling Chen Chong's gaze at this moment, even though Johnson had encountered many criminals, a chilling feeling emerged in his heart. He involuntarily stepped back, and the other guards couldn't help but feel their throats tighten and their eyelids twitch.
They had never seen such ruthless and decisive eyes in the eyes of the most vicious criminals! No one could have imagined that the experimental subject, who should have had a miserable fate without anyone noticing, would suddenly take control and show their fangs, pushing them into a helpless situation!
"Fine! You win!"
Various thoughts flashed through Johnson's mind. In the next moment, he gave up the risky fantasy in his heart, gritted his teeth, and roared, "Tell me your demands!"
Johnson understood that now the only person who could possibly change the situation, supervisor Derris, was not present. Dr. Catherine was seriously injured, and no one knew how long she could hold on. But given her status and the project she held in her hands, she was absolutely indispensable. Otherwise, no one could bear the consequences. There was no time to waste now, he dared not take risks or gamble, he could only fulfill Chen Chong's demands!
"Very well, Johnson, it seems there's more than just muscles in your head."
Behind Catherine, Chen Chong grinned, "My demands are not difficult. Give me a map of the area near the base, and immediately release all the prisoners in the cells and bring them here!"
What does he want to do? A collective jailbreak?
Johnson's eyelids twitched, but the current situation didn't allow him to think too much. He had to bite the bullet and agree, "Alright!"
He turned around and shouted to his subordinates, "Do as he says! Bring them all here!"