Red-eye giant python?

The one coiled around Wu Meng?

Although Long Yuehong hadn't actually seen this terrifying python before, only heard Fei Lintong describe it, its distinct characteristics made him immediately associate it with that description.

The thought that the giant python's attack might be Wu Meng's doing made Long Yuehong even more afraid.

He trembled, his limbs weakened, feeling breathless, unable to muster any intention of resistance. Even the thoughts in his mind seemed frozen, with only a gurgling flow beneath the ice, powerless to influence his body.

Vaguely, Long Yuehong had a guess:

This is a mutated creature, with abilities in the "You Gu" domain, capable of inducing fear in its targets.

Although this couldn't compare to "extreme fear" which could directly scare someone to death, it was enough to undermine the prey's will to resist.

Similar to Long Yuehong, Bai Chen, wearing "Chameleon" series bionic intelligent armor, also froze in place, not immediately raising his "Orange" rifle to aim.

Jiang Baimian wore a rather painful expression, her facial muscles slightly contorted, as if using all her strength to resist the intense feelings from the depths of her subconscious.

Only Shang Jianyao not only showed no fear, but also had a indifferent expression, looking like a poker face, unlike any Shang Jianyao.

"Remaining unperturbed despite Mount Tai collapsing in front of you!"

Before entering the cave in the Northern Shore Mountains, the "Old Task Force" had prepared a lot for possible encounters, including how to prevent the several awakened abilities they had encountered before and found difficult to resist, such as fear, charm, and friendliness.

And the way to prevent this was "thought implantation."

Of course, because the more "thought implantation" was used, the bigger the problem became, the "Old Task Force"'s strategy was for each member to accept a specific "thought" to counter the corresponding ability, so as to avoid the entire team being affected and no one standing up to awaken their teammates, just like when they were controlled by Qiao Chu before.

Among them, because Shang Jianyao, even in a normal state, might not be so afraid, or even excited, when faced with that kind of fear from the bottom of his heart, after discussion, everyone decided that he would resist fear, so as to avoid no one stopping him when they encountered a situation that was truly scary and required vigilance.

In fact, Jiang Baimian's "stimulation disorder" could also achieve a similar effect, but this lasted for a limited time, unable to meet the needs of several hours of exploration, requiring constant replenishment of energy along the way, which was too troublesome, and Jiang Baimian was still in the "Sea of Origins," and her mental strength couldn't keep up either.

Another thing was that when Shang Jianyao used "thought implantation" on himself, he was forced to reduce the effect, so that "Remaining unperturbed despite Mount Tai collapsing in front of you" only targeted scenarios that could bring fear, and did not support other situations, so as not to interfere with him making normal judgments and normal reactions.

The emotionally stable Shang Jianyao raised his hands and pulled the trigger at the floor-to-ceiling window.

The "Berserker" assault rifle suddenly spurted out scarlet flames.

In the sounds of "bang bang bang," the floor-to-ceiling window shattered, and several blood flowers bloomed on the red-eye giant python.

The mutated creature's mouth suddenly opened to its maximum, making an unspeakable roar, making the invisible fear even more obvious.

Pa!

It swung its body backward, causing the trees outside to sway precariously.

Faced with such an opportunity, Shang Jianyao did not take advantage of the situation to attack, but instead took a few steps forward and "reproached" the other party:

"You're cheating!

"You don't have limbs!"

He seemed to have tried to use "missing limb action" on the red-eye giant python just now, but failed.

—The red-eye giant python had previously hidden its own consciousness, quietly approaching until Jiang Baimian sensed its bioelectrical signal before it revealed itself, and then "entered" Shang Jianyao's range of influence.

The red-eye giant python obviously didn't hear Shang Jianyao's scolding, and even if it did, it might not be able to understand. At this time, it was painfully rolling and coiling, almost squeezing the juice out of a tree.

Although its scales were not as strong as the Black Marsh Iron Snake's, they also had a certain defensive effect, coupled with its thick skin, the injury didn't seem fatal.

Just as Shang Jianyao decided to change other abilities, a white giant wolf rushed up from the third floor.

Jiang Baimian, who was resisting fear, failed to give a reminder, and this giant wolf named "White Owl" also hid its own consciousness until the "charm" could take effect before it appeared, rushing directly behind the "Old Task Force" members.

It originally seemed to want to form a pincer attack with the red-eye giant python, resolving the enemy in the shortest amount of time, but by the time it appeared, its companion had already been beaten back.

At this time, Long Yuehong suddenly turned around.

His eyes beneath his goggles were bloodshot, not at all like he had been "charmed," but as if he had a deep hatred for the white giant wolf for killing his wife and children, staring at the other party, frantically sweeping.

The one chosen to resist "charm" was him!

According to Shang Jianyao's private statement, Xiao Hong didn't need to implant a "thought" at all, and could directly challenge all charms, unless the other party turned into Xiao Bai's appearance.

And in order to maximize the effect, the thought Shang Jianyao implanted in Long Yuehong was:

"When you are charmed by a certain creature, you should clearly know that the person you like will also be charmed by 'him,' so the best way is to kill 'him,' make 'him' into a specimen, and collect it."

At this moment, the hatred and desire in his heart not only helped Long Yuehong overcome the "charm," but also allowed him to get rid of the influence of "fear." If Shang Jianyao had not been too late, he would definitely have given him applause for this.

Bang bang bang!

Bullets shot out from the "Berserker" assault rifle, causing plumes of smoke and sparks to fly.

Unfortunately, the white giant wolf seemed to be more cautious than the red-eye python, not pouncing so fiercely. As soon as it discovered that Long Yuehong's reaction was wrong, it immediately jumped up and leapt down the stairs.

Woo! Its tail was swept by a bullet, and its body lost its balance, heavily falling on the stair railing, tumbling down.

Just as Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao were about to pursue their respective "enemies," all the fluorescent lights on the fourth floor of the Holm Reproductive Medical Center suddenly lit up.

They formed a whole, almost able to compete with the sunlight outside.

Bang bang bang, the steady Shang Jianyao leaned his body to the side and shattered the light tubes in the current room.

Long Yuehong was stunned for a moment, and considering the safety of his teammates, he also cleared the streetlights in the corridor.

With the dissipation of "fear" and "charm," Jiang Baimian and Bai Chen recovered one after another, assisting their teammates and dealing with the out-of-control lights on this floor.

With a "zz" sound, the remaining lights went out, and the Holm Reproductive Medical Center returned to its original state, except for a pile of glass on the ground.

"Check yourselves to see if there are any strange thoughts." Jiang Baimian quickly issued the order.

She was worried that she or her teammates would be unknowingly influenced by Wu Meng.

At this time, the red-eye python and white giant wolf had disappeared without a trace, withdrawing from this area.

After some "self-examination," the four members of the "Old Task Force" confirmed that Wu Meng had only taken action to save his pets.

—The thoughts implanted by Shang Jianyao were written in the reference manual and would not become invalid due to "self-examination," but everyone knew that their teammates had similar external thoughts, and would give reminders as soon as they left the ruins.

Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice:

"Wu Meng doesn't know what he will do next. Let's go to the basement floor as soon as possible to complete the search, and then take advantage of the fact that there is still enough time to evacuate from here."

If there were no gains by then, they would come again the next day.

"Yes, team leader!" Shang Jianyao suddenly became excited.

His excitement made Jiang Baimian and others inexplicably frightened.

When they reached the basement floor, after a few minutes of searching, the "Old Task Force" indeed found a cold storage.

Standing in front of the cold storage's iron black door, Bai Chen played with it for a while and said:

"It can't be opened unless the power is restored."

"Restoring the power won't work either. I've tried it. The components inside the door are seriously damaged." Shang Jianyao said that he had silently helped the team eliminate a wrong answer.

Jiang Baimian didn't hesitate and nodded:

"You guys step back, I'll blow it open."

Anyway, it had been nearly seventy years, and the biological materials inside were unlikely to still be active.

Walking behind Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao revealed a thoughtful expression:

"The reason why Holm Reproductive Medical Center became a Buddhist holy site, could it be because it stores the reproductive materials of 'Bodhi' or 'Zhuang Sheng'?"

"..." For a moment, Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen didn't know how to answer.

Shang Jianyao stood still, turned to look at the iron black door of the warehouse, and asked eagerly:

"Does that count as a holy relic?"

Jiang Baimian only had one thought at this moment:

Stay away from this guy, lest he be affected when Zhisui strikes him with lightning!

Jiang Baimian took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and then placed the individual combat rocket launcher on her shoulder.

Boom!

A rocket flew out, blasting the iron door into a semi-collapsed state.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Shang Jianyao walked over and said excitedly:

"I'll scout the way for you!"

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and didn't stop him.

Shang Jianyao came to the entrance of the cold storage and walked in from the collapsed area.

Suddenly, a faint green light shone dimly from his pocket.