Shirley's face instantly turned grave upon seeing the corpse.
I had heard before that every combatant in the Black Bull camp was at least a Tier 1 High-Level Transmuter, with their captain being even stronger. Even by the lowest standard, his strength should be at Tier 2 High-Level Transmuter.
There must have been members of the Black Bull camp who revived early, using a large amount of crystal cores to recharge him, allowing him to awaken ahead of schedule!
But I never expected that an existence as powerful as the captain would also perish here...
The strength of the demons here is terrifyingly formidable.
Zhang Chen carefully examined the corpse, and soon a line of prompts appeared:
[Body absorbed a large amount of overloaded energy, causing the energy core within to explode. This corpse cannot be collected.]
A perfectly good Tier 2 High-Level Transmuter, and so many [Super Energy Crystals] that couldn't be collected!
It was truly a shame.
But... where was this demon?
Zhang Chen activated Absolute Vision and slowly scanned every corner of the laboratory.
As his gaze swept across, the glass jars turned transparent, and the obstacles along with the items behind them gradually revealed their clear outlines.
Not far ahead, on the ground behind a row of shattered jars, lay numerous corpses.
These corpses met the same fate as the Black Bull camp captain just now, with their bodies exploding from the energy core.
More than half of their bodies were blown away.
The mangled remains lay scattered on the ground.
These must be the prematurely awakened Reincarnators. They had all gathered here to suppress a terrifying monster.
The result was their complete annihilation here.
Zhang Chen scanned in another direction.
Finally, in a corner, he discovered a life form with normal energy flow.
There were still survivors!
Zhang Chen did not rush over immediately. Instead, he scanned the laboratory again, ensuring that the terrifying monster was not within the lab. Only then did he order Xiao Bai and Er Pang to guard the entrance, while he and Shirley slowly crept towards the survivor.
It was a man in his early twenties, curled up in a corner, trembling with fear.
Not far from him, the ground was littered with blue fragments.
These fragments were different from the exploded corpses; their material was more like stone than flesh and blood.
"Master, you are truly amazing!"
The laboratory was filled with biological energy, even interfering with my detection skills. How did you find out there was still a survivor here?
Shirley asked with surprise.
Zhang Chen did not answer Shirley's question, but instead asked the survivor:
Where is that monster?
The survivor put his index finger to his lips, his eyes wide, and spoke in a strained whisper:
Shh, keep your voice down, don't let it hear...
Then, he murmured to himself in a low voice:
I knew we shouldn't have come, we shouldn't have come... kanδん
Now everyone is dead, all dead...
Shirley frowned and said:
What a useless person. After surviving in the apocalypse for so long, your heart is still so fragile!
I actually thought everyone in the Black Bull camp was a resolute and powerful warrior!
Zhang Chen looked around again. The entire laboratory had been thoroughly scanned twice.
Apart from the corpses and this survivor, Xu Ruina was not here, nor was there any trace of the monster.
The monster might not be here, but it could still be in the research institute!
Shirley, you and Xiao Bai form a team. Er Pang, you guard the entrance of the research institute; the narrow space is not suitable for your combat.
The other clones pair up, and the remaining clone guards the laboratory entrance!
Zhang Chen said.
Alright!
Shirley nodded, beckoned Xiao Bai, and their slender figures soon disappeared down the corridor.
The clones, in perfect sync, paired up and automatically entered different rooms, beginning their search room by room.
Logically, a monster that could kill so many Reincarnators would surely sense the intrusion of outsiders.
But why did it refuse to reveal itself?
Or, was it waiting for an opportune moment?
As Zhang Chen was contemplating, the temperature in the entire room seemed to drop several degrees.
Zhang Chen could even see his own breath misting in the air!
Simultaneously, a sense of unease slowly rose around Zhang Chen.
"It... it... it's here..."
"Run... please take me with you... don't fight it, or we'll all die here!"
The man clutched Zhang Chen's arm tightly, begging desperately.
At this moment, Zhang Chen noticed that the man's legs had cracked open, revealing faint streams of pale blue light seeping out.
Moreover, the energy flow within the man was rapidly intensifying, and his energy core was emitting a brighter, more dazzling light.
Not only could he not move on his own, but he was also in danger of exploding at any moment.
"What's going on?"
Zhang Chen suddenly looked up.
He saw a monster resembling an octopus appear out of thin air on the laboratory ceiling. With its eight legs fully extended, it was as large as a small car.
A gigantic eyeball occupied almost its entire body. It was rotating rapidly, as if planning something, or perhaps sizing up Zhang Chen as a new prey.
The energy flow flickering on its body was more brilliant and pure than any energy flow Zhang Chen had ever seen before.
The strength of the energy flow represented the strength of the individual.
And this guy's strength... was immense!
Just now, Zhang Chen had scanned the entire laboratory, including beneath the floor, inside the ventilation ducts in the ceiling, and even got a general idea of the situation in the adjacent rooms.
He had confirmed the absence of any energy flow.
Yet, such a large creature could suddenly appear out of nowhere!?
As Zhang Chen prepared to focus on it, waiting for prompts to appear.
The survivor beside him suddenly yelled at the top of his lungs:
"Don't look at its eyes, it will turn you to stone, and then blow you into pieces, just like them..."
It wasn't out of any goodwill towards Zhang Chen, a stranger.
It was because he knew clearly that only if Zhang Chen defeated the monster would he have any hope of survival.
If even Zhang Chen failed, then his own fate was sealed.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen quickly shifted his gaze from the giant eyeball to the writhing tentacles.
Soon, prompts slowly appeared:
Name: Gromos
Level: Ultimate Mutated Creature, current growth stage is Mutation V, possesses the powerful ability to manipulate biological energy.
Skills:
[Crystal Gaze]: Staring at it for more than 3 seconds will immobilize the target in place for 3 seconds. This effect increases with the difference in strength between Gromos and the survivor.
[Energy Infusion]: Injects a large amount of surging and ferocious biological energy into the target's energy core, causing it to operate at overload, resulting in an explosion from within.
[Spatial Walking]: Gromos can traverse any parallel space, with a cooldown of 1 hour.
This skill also allows Gromos to absorb/release biological energy from parallel spaces at will.
[Death Mutation]: Each death will cause Gromos to respawn directly, and its mutation level will increase by one level until it advances to the Ultimate Mutation form.
The powerful spatial abilities ensure Gromos's growth and metamorphosis ignore the world's suppression of monster levels.
Zhang Chen finally understood what Grom was, the thing Xu Ruina mentioned...