"Overbearing!!!"
He Mu stared in astonishment. A long-time member of the Shadow Society team, he had experienced countless battles, but he had never witnessed such a scene.
"Wow, so fun! Can we play a little longer?"
Old Zhang clapped his hands, jumping up and down excitedly. His palms were red from clapping. For Old Zhang, who loved to see strange and wonderful things, anything he hadn't seen before filled him with excitement.
"Sure."
Lin Fan never refused Old Zhang's requests. As long as it was something he wanted to see, Lin Fan would do his best to satisfy him.
The demonic rooster felt sorry for the human swordsman.
Truly, deeply sorry.
The man had no brains. He didn't learn from Grandpa Rooster, who understood danger, endured humiliation, and worked as an undercover agent. Look at the rich rewards! His cultivation base had soared, breaking through the limits of his species.
No need to say more.
He could proudly declare to any demonic creature, "I am the strongest being in the demonic rooster clan."
Unprecedented and unparalleled.
The only problem was the ginseng scoundrel riding on his back, pulling his feathers hard, making him grimace in pain. But every time he looked back at the ginseng, he put on a smile, acting as if everything was normal, as if to say, "I'm very happy, I have no complaints about Brother Ginseng."
Not long after.
The Sword Demon released his grip, the momentum of the spin throwing him outwards. With a thud, he landed on the ground. Then, the Sword Demon struggled to his feet.
For the Sword Demon, it felt as if waves were crashing inside his head, making him dizzy. It was as if the world had turned upside down. Every step he took felt like his feet were landing on air.
Like a drunkard, he swayed, unable to tell his directions.
"I'm dizzy."
With a loud thud.
The Sword Demon collapsed on the ground, unconscious.
"What's wrong with him?" Old Zhang asked.
Lin Fan pondered, "Perhaps he has a hidden illness. The intense exercise just now might have triggered a relapse, causing him to faint."
"Ah, that serious? I, Old Zhang, possess powerful acupuncture skills. I absolutely can't stand idly by when encountering such a situation. Let me give him some acupuncture." Old Zhang was kind-hearted. When he saw such things, he always thought of helping.
Lin Fan looked at Old Zhang and slowly said, "Old Zhang, you are truly kind."
"I'm just as kind as you are." Old Zhang was a little embarrassed by the praise.
Lin Fan looked down at the twin swords in his hands. Dangerous things shouldn't exist. They could not only hurt others but also oneself. Just like the guy lying there, in Lin Fan's view, he was injured by these swords.
Holding both ends of the twin swords, he exerted a slight force and snapped them in half. He walked over to the Sword Demon and placed the broken swords beside him as a memento, so that when he woke up and saw them, he would be reminded of the danger and know not to touch such things.
"Old Zhang, are you done?"
"Done, a complete success." Old Zhang pulled out the silver needles from the Sword Demon's body, carefully placing them back into the box, and then tucked the box away.
He Mu took a deep look at the Sword Demon.
Such a powerful fellow. There were probably more like him in this place. But for some reason, he felt that something was wrong with the Sword Demon lying there.
The chest that had been rising and falling just moments ago was now still. Everything seemed eerily quiet.
Lin Fan patted Old Zhang's shoulder and said, "Truly amazing."
Old Zhang smiled, "It's alright, just my usual performance. My acupuncture skills are quite good."
They continued deeper into the facility.
As the demonic rooster passed by the Sword Demon, he glanced at him regretfully. Originally, you could have lived, but unexpectedly, you still couldn't escape death. Could just anyone withstand Old Zhang's needles?
Very dangerous.
After they left.
A security camera focused on the Sword Demon, and an electronic voice sounded.
"Target has lost vital signs. Test Subject Number Three has been terminated."
Yao Ji's only thought was to see her younger sister as soon as possible. Nothing else mattered to her. They were unfamiliar with this place, and perhaps the only one who knew anything was He Mu.
"Where is my sister being held?" she asked.
He Mu replied, "She should be in the research lab at the very back. If we continue in this direction, we'll definitely get there."
Yao Ji was filled with anticipation and urgency to see her sister.
She kept imagining that her sister was fine, that she wasn't in a terrible state. Although she hadn't seen the actual situation, she always imagined the best-case scenario.
But she knew… this might just be her wishful thinking.
In the monitoring room.
"Damn it, who is he? Even the Sword Demon wasn't his match." The bald old man's face was contorted in fury, unable to accept the situation before him. The Sword Demon was his masterpiece.
Out of hundreds of test subjects, he was the closest to being a success.
This bald old man was the mad scientist, Guo Xin, eighty years old. If any senior professors from the scientific community were here, they would definitely recognize him. He was once the most prominent scientist in the world, renowned for inventions that still benefited people today.
However, some said that the end of science is theology. Guo Xin had his own views on this. He firmly believed that the human body was a vessel for the divine, and that anyone could unlock the secrets of the human body and find a way to create gods.
Therefore, he quickly delved into human experimentation.
Unfortunately, his experiments were soon exposed, and he was arrested. Such experiments were forbidden. Eventually, Guo Xin was rescued and disappeared completely from the public eye.
He had been missing for fifty years.
The scientific community deeply regretted his actions. If Guo Xin hadn't had such twisted ideas, he could have brought about even greater changes for humanity.
The Sword Demon was his masterpiece, modified from infancy and instilled with incredibly advanced swordsmanship. However, the risks of such experiments were terrifyingly high.
Out of hundreds of test subjects, only he had succeeded; the rest had died midway.
Guo Xin would never let them find him. He picked up the microphone and roared at all the test subjects in the training room:
"Stop them! Kill them! Bring me their corpses!"
He believed that with so many test subjects deployed, the intruders would definitely be unable to withstand them.
"Master, let's leave this place," said a test subject standing behind Guo Xin.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his master's gaze, as if he were about to be swallowed whole. He trembled with fear, not daring to say another word.
"Leave? Are you joking with me? Decades of my scientific research are here! Do you know how much I would be giving up if I left this place?" Guo Xin roared.
Moreover, a while ago, the Shadow Society had sent him a gene sample, the gene of a powerful being from a star-faring race. He had already discovered many peculiar things within that gene.
If he could completely unlock its secrets…
Then his test subjects would become even stronger.
Therefore.
It was impossible for him to leave. He believed that his current test subjects were more than capable of stopping the intruders.
"Wife, are you nervous?" Lin Fan held Mu Qing's hand, noticing the sweat on her palm, and asked with concern.
Mu Qing shook her head. "No, I just feel like this place is a bit scary."
"Don't worry, I'm here. Nothing will happen." Lin Fan said.
"Lin Fan, I'm a little scared too," Old Zhang said fearfully.
"It's okay, I'm here." Lin Fan continued to comfort them. There weren't many people he needed to comfort, but if anyone present was afraid, he would offer reassurance. After all, there weren't many of them, and it wouldn't take much time.
At this moment.
"I sense many powerful auras ahead," He Mu stopped, his expression grave.
"It's fine, just follow me."
Lin Fan naturally knew there were people ahead, but he felt that the word 'powerful' wasn't quite accurate. They were indeed quite good, but to call them powerful was a bit of a stretch.
He Mu laughed. He was being too nervous. It wasn't as if he was alone; he was with Lin Fan. What was there to be afraid of?
The Sword Demon from earlier had also seemed powerful.
But in the end…
They arrived at another spacious indoor plaza. There was no one in the middle, but there were people standing against the walls on both the left and right sides, three on each side.
They stood with their arms crossed, eyes closed, as if asleep.
Lin Fan glanced at them and, seeing they hadn't opened their eyes, assumed they were sleeping. He didn't disturb them, instead putting a finger to his lips and signaling He Mu and the others to be quiet, so as not to wake them.
His purpose here was simply to help Yao Ji find her sister.
Nothing else concerned him.
No matter who he encountered, it was the same.
If they were willing to greet him, he would greet them back. If they weren't, he wouldn't force them.
He Mu was filled with questions.
What was this? Ignoring the people they encountered? Did they intend to just leave?
He didn't know what Lin Fan was thinking.
But following him was always the right choice.
Not only was He Mu confused.
Even the test subjects standing with their arms crossed and eyes closed were a bit bewildered.
According to their expectations.
When these intruders saw them, they would definitely stop, whisper amongst themselves, analyze their strength, and then, as they analyzed further and realized how powerful they were, they would break out in a cold sweat and be forced to take them seriously.
But who could have imagined…
These guys seemed to be ignoring them completely.
The large man couldn't sit still any longer. With a low growl, he bent his legs, and with a bang, sprang into the air, landing heavily in front of Lin Fan and the others, blocking their path. He looked down at them condescendingly, his voice booming like thunder:
"Did you think you could just walk in here? Are you dreaming?"
Immediately, the other five test subjects appeared beside the large man, blocking Lin Fan's path together.
Lin Fan said, "I thought you were asleep, so I didn't disturb you. I didn't expect to wake you up after all. I apologize."
Lin Fan expressed his sincere apologies for waking them.
But then he thought about it.
He hadn't made any noise, so how did they wake up?
Such a strange thing.
The six test subjects looked at Lin Fan and the others as if they had found interesting prey, all letting out low chuckles.
"Heh heh…"
"Heh heh…"