Back at the entrance of the Eternal Life Wine bar, there were no signs of zombie intrusion. Even the spider corpse in front of "Kitty Milk Tea" nearby remained untouched.
Good heavens, it seemed even zombies found such things repulsive.
Returning to the partially destroyed basement, the insects from the black bags had already crawled out. They were ten times larger than ordinary maggots, yellowish-white, and wriggled slowly, more disgusting than feces.
Before these things could cover the entire room, Kong Ming hurried to collect the remaining bottles and jars.
Jiang Hai, armed with two flamethrower tanks, continuously roasted the insects, making them truly feel the heat and warmth.
“Bang, bang, bang-bang…” The sound of insects exploding from the heat was incessant, but their numbers were growing, making Lin Yuan’s scalp tingle.
“Kong Ming, are you done yet! There are too many of these insects!” Lin Yuan asked, walking up to him.
They had already used two incendiary rounds.
“Done,” Kong Ming said, collecting the last small vial into the sample box before leaving.
Huh? What is this?
As Lin Yuan prepared to leave, he noticed something peculiar about the coffin where Ji Xuanyan lay sleeping.
It was like a wrongly fitted wooden block, embedded in the coffin but not flush, the kind that would drive a perfectionist crazy.
As if guided by an unseen force, Lin Yuan reached out and pulled the thing off.
It came off easily. It was heavy, not like a piece of wood, but more like a stone.
Could it be a meteorite?
Uranium, are you my radiation source?
Just as he was about to discard it, he realized the feeling of his life force being drained, that sense of emptiness, had vanished.
Was it because of this stone?
A good thing!
“Team Leader, what are you doing? Let’s go, these insects are almost swarming over, it’s so disgusting.”
“Almost there!”
With no time to think further, Lin Yuan carefully put away the strange stone and followed the rest of the group as they rushed out.
The remaining insects in the room were, of course, subjected to a double dose of insecticide and incendiary rounds.
After expending all incendiary rounds and insecticide grenades, Lin Yuan and his team evacuated Bailong County as the combat system sounded an air raid alert.
Sixth Master flew overhead just in time.
Without looking closely at what Sixth Master was carrying, they had to leave quickly.
Otherwise, if they were caught in the blast, there would be no one to complain to.
“Boom!!! Boo
After failing to pull it twice, Ying Tianlong’s temper flared. With a stern face, he said, “Comrade Lin Yuan! You must eat today, no temper tantrums!”
“Brother Ying, I actually have something I want to tell you.”
Seeing his determined expression, Ying Tianlong’s heart sank.
Could this kid have gotten into trouble?
Concerned for his subordinate, Ying Tianlong no longer cared about getting the good stuff from the cafeteria.
He followed Lin Yuan to the lakeside, and the two sat down together.
Ying Tianlong felt the atmosphere was off. He quickly took out a box of Ruan Zhong cigarettes and offered Lin Yuan one.
“Take it, say what you need to say. Don’t waste this cigarette; I only get one pack a month,” Ying Tianlong said with a pained expression, then lit his own cigarette with a one-yuan lighter, the case of which had a worn-out little advertisement.
“Alright, I’ll have one too.” Lin Yuan, taking the cigarette, gave a wry smile and lit it, taking a tentative puff.
“Cough, cough, cough, damn, that’s really choking.” It took considerable effort to calm his breathing.
Then he told Ying Tianlong about his situation.
Lin Yuan stopped only when he felt a burning sensation in his hand.
The cigarette he had only taken one puff of had burned down to its end. Fortunately, he had finished telling his story.
Ying Tianlong, sitting beside him, was silent, frantically smoking. Nearly half of the pack was gone.
The air was quiet for another moment before he finally spoke, “So, you’re planning to go alone to explore the hsac’s lair?”
“Yes, my agreement with CarolAnna was that I would go alone.”
“Why must it be you, and why only you? Logically, she couldn’t possibly want to destroy hsac without powerful backup.”
“I’m not sure. The only clue is that my experimental subject codename is 3, and this codename was used by someone before me. She was my high school classmate. Also, the God Potion and the M virus in my body have perfectly fused, which might also be a key factor.” Lin Yuan didn’t mention his first love; whether it was related or not was irrelevant.
“Hoo~ Let me think.” Ying Tianlong’s head was spinning. He was trying to sort through the jumble of information Lin Yuan had given him.
“I can’t make this decision, but with your current physical condition, there’s really nothing we can do. The last physical check-up didn’t reveal anything, so I suppose we can’t help.
How about this, we’ll prepare for both eventualities. I’ll report this to the higher-ups first, and then I’ll take you to get a tracking chip implanted right away. In a couple of days, you’ll go to Fushui Village to meet her. Once you get to their headquarters, we’ll find your location and come to rescue you immediately. What do you say?”
“So you agree to me going alone?”
“Nonsense, this is the only way now. Besides, we need an opportunity, and you’ve just provided it.”
“That’s good. I thought I’d be arrested and treated as an hsac spy once I told you.”
“Knock.”
Upon hearing this, Ying Tianlong didn’t hesitate to give him a knuckle rap on the head: “What are you thinking? If spies were all like you, we’d be truly blessed.
Don’t worry, we know what we’re doing and won’t act rashly. Rather, with your current situation, we must go back and discuss it properly.”
Now it was Lin Yuan’s turn to object. He quickly said, “Don’t notify them yet. For now, let’s just the two of us and the higher-ups discuss this.”
“What, you’re afraid there’s a mole among us?” Ying Tianlong smiled, leaving his words unfinished.
“Yes, you haven’t dealt with the Eternal Life Cult before. Their methods are endless, and we must be cautious. I suspect I’m also being targeted. The temptation of me being a perfect experiment is immense.”
These words amused Ying Tianlong, who retorted, “Aren’t you afraid I might be one too?”
“Not afraid, because I’m afraid Zi Qi has already examined you.”
“……”
Oh, you little rascal!
Let’s see you get a taste of this!