The summer rain poured down heavily!
Torrential rain fell, soaking everything in its path.
Droplets dripped from the trees in the forest, providing moisture to the vegetation, making them even greener.
Amidst the storm, a gigantic Chinese mosquito, measuring seven to eight centimeters in size, flew through the harsh weather.
Jia Yan bathed in the pouring rain, paying no heed to the raindrops falling from the sky.
His dark body glistened in the rain, shining even brighter!
After several battles today, Jia Yan fully realized his current strength and was equally determined about the path he needed to take in the future.
"I must continue to grow stronger! Otherwise, what's the point of living longer if it's just hiding in the deep mountains and forests?"
"I almost became timid, but luckily I realized it in time!"
Jia Yan's body was now full of vitality, despite the injuries. He felt that he could still move!
The blood from a bat's body was only enough to satisfy him for a short while, but it provided sufficient energy expenditure for some time.
The first bloodsucking after the second mutation immediately filled the mosquito with vitality.
Even the two injured areas no longer hurt as much!
"These two wounds don't seem very serious."
Jia Yan assessed his injuries after the battle with the bat.
"The foot is already starting to regain sensation, it might recover after some time. But the two bite marks on the tail needle won't heal so easily!"
Both victory and defeat are decided by external circumstances. Although the hard exoskeleton is relatively robust in combat, once damaged, it's not easy to recover.
"That purple-red potion, even if it can't further mutate me, will definitely have some healing effects. After all, it was able to mutate my body to such a huge extent. I refuse to believe that it would have no effect on healing!"
Jia Yan's compound eyes flickered.
He decided to rush to the factory of Northeast Tiger to see if there was a chance to get the purple-red potion again!
Of course, this time it would be even more dangerous than last time. With his enormous size, he faced greater potential risks.
However, this time, Jia Yan no longer shrank back.
To shrink back would be to live as an ordinary mosquito! With such a huge body size and the combat power to fight bats, he might be considered the "Mosquito King" wherever he went!
But if he was determined to live a fulfilling life this time, then he had to fight!
Jia Yan, who had figured out all these thoughts, chose the latter!
The downpour seemed like the Milky Way pouring down from the sky, washing away the glitz and glamour, and bringing forth a new round of vitality to the forest under the night sky.
As a gigantic version of a mosquito, Jia Yan's flying speed increased significantly, and he quickly approached the location of Northeast Tiger's factory again.
After Jia Yan's commotion in the past few days, it seemed that the factory had undergone some changes!
From afar, Jia Yan noticed some differences in the three old buildings of the factory.
"Huh, they actually sealed all the doors and windows!"
Jia Yan flew to a location ten meters away from the factory wall and then hid in a tall tree, amazed at the changes in the factory.
The windows and doors of the building used as an office were sealed with aluminum alloy, which even the evolved cockroaches would find difficult to chew through.
And there were other changes too. It seemed that even the door for workers to enter and exit had turned into a heavy security door.
"It seems that there must have been more mutated creatures born in these past few days, and Northeast Tiger's side is completely panicking."
Jia Yan speculated.
In fact, his speculation was not unfounded.
If the factory of Northeast Tiger had always been in this situation, then according to what Jia Yan saw, mutated creatures should have already spread throughout the nearby forest. After all, the defenses in the factory seemed to be not very perfect before.
So he judged that although there might have been mutated creatures appearing in the factory before, it was definitely not as exaggerated as it had been recently!
"I wonder what caused these changes and increased numbers of creatures? Is it an issue with the components of the potion? Or something else."
What Jia Yan didn't know was that the factory had already descended into complete chaos!
Inside the closed-off buildings, one of them was already in turmoil.
More than twenty workers in protective suits, looking vigilant, gathered at the entrance of the building.
"Manager, let me go out, I'm not doing this job anymore!"
"Yes! We're not doing it anymore. Yesterday, Old Chen was bitten by that centipede and almost couldn't make it. Did he die after being taken away by you guys? And what about Xiao Li last time, didn't he come back because he died too? Even if the wages here are high, we can't risk our lives for it. I don't want the salary for this month. Manager, please open the door for me quickly!"
"Yeah, I dare not work here anymore. With so many monsters coming out every day, are you guys really making medicine here? What if it's something harmful to people? We won't be your accomplices in doing harm to others!"
Northeast Tiger, accompanied by seven or eight subordinates, blocked the way in front of more than twenty workers, his face dark as water!
His grand plan had just begun to take shape, and it hadn't been long since he launched it formally.
Originally, everything went smoothly, even the important figure like Senior Yinsi was recruited by him and was now performing tasks outside.
But now, such a flaw appeared in the place where he started!
"Don't shout one by one!" Northeast Tiger's face was ugly as he shouted loudly.
The voice of this Northeastern man was naturally very rough, and Northeast Tiger had a kind of innate aura that made people involuntarily dare not to defy him.
After Northeast Tiger suppressed the workers' shouts, he said, "Each of you signed an agreement when you came. If you want to leave now, you have to pay three times the liquidated damages, at least thirty thousand per person! I am also considering everyone's sake. Everyone has families to support, and it's not easy to earn some money! Actually, I don't care if you leave or not, but I don't want to waste two days recruiting people again! Moreover, what are you talking about Old Chen and Xiao Li dying? They are fine. They just need to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days because the factory saw that they were injured and worried about any potential impact in the future, so they paid for their medical treatment! Who spread rumors that they died? It's just making trouble for no reason!"
After Northeast Tiger shouted a few times, some of the workers became uncertain.
"Is it true or not? Manager, immediately call Xiao Li and the others to hear their voices, then we can rest assured!"
"Okay!" Northeast Tiger took out his phone and dialed a number.
A worker stood beside him and saw that Northeast Tiger was indeed dialing Xiao Li's name on the contact list.
As for the detailed phone number, he hadn't had a chance to see it yet. Before he could check, Northeast Tiger brought the phone to his ear and listened to the ringing on the other end.
"Hello!"
Without any hesitation, someone answered the call.
Northeast Tiger pressed the speakerphone button, and everyone heard "Manager, hello" very clearly from the phone.
Surprisingly, it sounded quite like Xiao Li.
"Xiao Li, I am Da Peng. Are you okay these days? Why didn't you contact us after you went out last time?"
Northeast Tiger didn't say anything, and a young man standing beside him and nervously watching the phone shouted.
"Da Peng, I will be back in ten days to half a month. I went to your house yesterday to see your wife. She said you are making so much money now and living well. She told you to work hard in the factory and strive to become a regular worker next year!"
"I know, if you have time, tell her for me. We are a high-tech factory and it is forbidden to contact the outside world! I will call her again next month and ask her to take care of your son." Da Peng's eyes were almost filled with tears.
"Okay, Xiao Li, I am the manager." Northeast Tiger took the phone at this time and said to the other end of the phone.
"Ah... Manager, hello, I'm really fine. It's such a waste for you to arrange such a good ward for me. " Xiao Li on the other end of the phone said nervously.
"It doesn't matter, the medical security of each employee is the most important indicator of the factory. You take good care of your injuries there. You will stay in the hospital for ten days to half a month. No matter what illness you had before, the factory will cure you completely. The salary will still be paid to you. Do you understand?" Northeast Tiger ordered firmly.
"Well... okay, the factory is really good. Thank you, Manager!" Xiao Li on the phone was so moved that he felt like crying.
Beep!
Northeast Tiger pressed the hang-up button.
"Did you all hear that? Okay, okay, everyone go back to your factory positions. The machines are running empty and wasting money every second. Let's all work hard. After the production increase in the next half month, I will give the entire factory a paid week off to reunite with their families."
"A paid week off? I envy you all. Next time, we from the administration will come to your workshop." One of the staff members standing next to Northeast Tiger, who looked very 'ruffian-like', exaggeratedly expressed his surprise.
Hearing 'Xiao Li's' voice and getting personal assurance from the manager, although some workers still had doubts, others had returned to their work positions, and those who remained had to reluctantly walk back with furrowed brows...
"Liu Zi, your brother's imitation is really amazing. Tell him that I appreciate it. Next time, when I go to the county seat, I'll treat him to a good meal." After closing the factory gate, Northeast Tiger whispered to a subordinate beside him.
"Okay." That subordinate smiled happily.
As they walked out of the factory gate with their group of people.
Not far from them, on the trees next to the fence, a cold-eyed gigantic mosquito stared at them.
The night became his best camouflage.
"Northeast Tiger? Why is he still with so many subordinates? What's going on..."
Jia Yan looked at them and couldn't help but ponder.
Coming out of the factory with so many obvious henchmen, it didn't seem like a good sign...
So what exactly was going on? Was it possible to take advantage of this to help with his infiltration?