Chapter 150 Clues

"Lin Che, block the exit. Xiao Ran, make sure to take good care of her! Lu Zhao, analyze all the equipment records here immediately!" Su Wanqing's voice was oppressive as she pointed at the girl who was carefully held in Xiao Ran's arms.

The girl looked to be about seven or eight years old. She was wearing a dirty, old dress and had an expressionless face and empty eyes.

The zombies around her ignored her and even retreated away from her, as if they were separated by an invisible barrier.

Lin Che took action immediately, clasping his hands together, and a stream of purple water quickly gushed out from the ground, forming a solid barrier at the entrance of the warehouse, completely blocking the exit.

The surface of the water glowed faintly, as if it could resist any attack.

"This water flow... is more stable than before." Xiao Ran whispered, carefully moving the girl to his back, trying to avoid the blood on her body.

"Time is running out, stop talking nonsense." Su Wanqing ignored him, walked to Lu Zhao, and watched him quickly connect a large instrument.

"The point is the girl, and the damn pendant."

Lu Zhao's fingers tapped rapidly on the keyboard, and a dense stream of data began to scroll across the screen.

"The data here is very messy, as if it was deliberately destroyed by someone, but we can still find some residual information. I found a phenomenon that her breathing frequency... is synchronized with the vibration frequency of the pendant."

Su Wanqing frowned slightly, walked to the girl, and carefully observed her breathing.

She placed her fingers gently under the girl's nose, feeling the faint scent.

Indeed, the girl's breathing rhythm was exactly the same as the subtle vibrations of the pendant.

"How is this possible?" Su Wanqing felt uneasy.

"This girl is probably closely related to the laboratory's research."

Suddenly, Lu Zhao's voice came: "Su Wanqing, I found that her body actively releases a specific band of energy, and the spectrum is very strange. Preliminary analysis shows that this energy seems to be able to affect the behavior of zombies, making them maintain a state of... obedience."

"Obey?" Su Wanqing repeated the word, with countless possibilities flashing through her mind.

Control? Guide? Or... some kind of more advanced manipulation? "This girl... is not simple." Xiao Ran frowned and said. He felt that the girl's body was unusually cold, but the zombies around her were unusually docile to her.

"This feels... weird."

Su Wanqing ignored him. She stared at the girl, trying to find any clues from her face, but the girl's expression remained the same, without any ripples.

She asked tentatively, "What's your name? What are you doing here?"

The girl didn't answer, but just raised her head and looked at Su Wanqing with empty eyes, without any emotion.

After a moment, she said in a lifeless voice, "Biscuits."

"Biscuits?" Su Wanqing was stunned. She didn't expect the girl to say such a thing.

"Is she aphasic?" Xiao Ran asked with concern.

"No, she just... doesn't want to answer." Su Wanqing shook her head. She could feel the girl's indifference and alienation, as if she didn't care about what was happening around her at all.

"We must figure out her identity and her relationship to the laboratory research." Su Wanqing said, with an ominous premonition in her heart.

“I’ll try to contact Ye.” Lin Che said, closing his eyes, as if he was conducting some kind of mental communication.

After a moment, he opened his eyes and a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

"Ye just left a sentence, 'The gears of fate have turned', and then there was no response."

Su Wanqing sighed softly. She knew that Ye was always mysterious and rarely revealed too much information.

"Put aside the idea of ​​exploring the laboratory in depth for now. We must focus on studying the relationship between this girl and the pendant."

Su Wanqing said. "Lu Zhao, analyze all the data as quickly as possible and look for any possible clues.

Lin Che, continue to try to contact Ye and see if you can get more information. "

“I’ll try my best.” Lin Che nodded and closed his eyes again, trying to establish a connection with Ye.

"Su Wanqing." Lu Zhao's voice interrupted his thoughts. "When I was analyzing the equipment records just now, I found something strange. The laboratory seems to have conducted a large number of virus gene modification experiments, and the goal of these experiments... is probably to find genetic antibodies that can fight viruses."

"Genetic antibodies?" Su Wanqing asked.

"Yes. And, according to the timestamps, the initial stage of these experiments seems to be related to a project code-named 'Eden'. And the Eden project... is highly consistent with the girl's birth time." Lu Zhao said.

Su Wanqing's heart skipped a beat, and she realized that things were far more complicated than she had imagined.

This girl was most likely created by the laboratory in order to find an antidote to the virus.

"She... is an experimental subject?" Su Wanqing murmured to herself.

"This possibility is very high." Lu Zhao said affirmatively. "Moreover, the energy fluctuations in her body are very similar to the frequency of the pendant, which means that there is some inevitable connection between her and the pendant."

Su Wanqing suddenly remembered the strange patterns on the pendant and the unusual movements it underwent after entering the laboratory.

She realized that this pendant was probably the key tool used by the laboratory to control the girl.

"We have to find out where the pendant came from and what it really does."

Su Wanqing said, her eyes becoming firm. "No matter what, we must uncover the secrets of this laboratory."

At this moment, the pendant suddenly vibrated violently, and the vibration became more and more intense, even Su Wanqing's arms began to tremble.

She looked down and found that the lines on the pendant were flowing at a strange speed, as if something was awakening.

"Pendant...what's wrong?" Xiao Ran exclaimed.

"I don't know." Su Wanqing shook her head. She could feel a powerful energy surging out of the pendant. This energy was full of danger and mystery.

Lu Zhao inserted several information chips removed from around the instrument console into the homemade reader, and garbled characters began to flash on the screen.

The light in the abandoned warehouse was dim, and he adjusted the instrument parameters, trying to stabilize the data flow.

"What's wrong?" Su Wanqing stood behind him, speaking in a low voice, trying not to disturb the girl who was still sleeping in Xiao Ran's arms.

"It has not been completely cracked. The encryption method used in these chips is very old, but they have multiple layers of disguise, as if it is deliberately difficult for people to find a breakthrough."

Lu Zhao's fingers quickly tapped the keyboard. "Preliminary judgment shows that these chips store the laboratory's core research data and phase files."

Su Wanqing walked to the table beside her, wiped her eyes with her hands, and rubbed her sore temples.

"Core data? About the virus?"

"Yes." Lu Zhao's voice was a little heavy. "There is a lot of data in different formats, but most of it is related to virus genetic modification. Some fragments of records show that they have tried various methods to change the structure of the virus, enhance its ability to spread, and... ways to suppress it."

"inhibition?"

"It seems so. But those suppression methods don't seem to be for treatment, but more like for... control."

Lu Zhao paused and continued, "I decoded several timestamps, and the situation is not optimistic. The initial test of the virus outbreak is most likely related to that girl."

Su Wanqing's body trembled slightly. "Related to her? What do you mean?"

"I found some test records. The target codename recorded was 'Body Zero'. The timestamp shows that the time when the sample of 'Body Zero' was collected is highly consistent with the timeline of the virus outbreak. More importantly, the experimental log mentioned a special medium, a substance that can amplify and guide the energy of the virus."

Lu Zhao paused, turned his gaze towards the girl, and said in a low voice, "That pendant."

Su Wanqing walked quickly to the girl, squatted down and observed her carefully.

The girl's face was pale and her breathing was weak, but there was a faint blue halo emanating from around her body.

Su Wanqing thought of the strange patterns on the pendant and the abnormal vibrations it began to experience after entering the laboratory, and a feeling of uneasiness arose.

"This girl... was she created by them in order to find a cure for the virus, or a way to control the virus?"

Su Wanqing said in a low voice. She felt as if she had grasped an important clue, but was trapped in the fog again.

"This possibility is very high." Lu Zhao's voice came from behind, "Also, I found more information. The gene sequence of 'Body Zero' contains a large number of unknown components, which do not match any existing organisms. Also, they seem to have been conducting energy tests on the pendant, trying to find the best fit with 'Body Zero'."

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"Yes. They want to use the pendant to activate a certain potential in 'Body Zero' in order to control the virus. This kind of control may not only be suppression, but may also..." Lu Zhao did not continue, but Su Wanqing already understood.

"Guide? Control?" Su Wanqing frowned, and she felt an indescribable chill rising from her spine.

"This is all I can speculate about at the moment." Lu Zhao sighed, "This data is too confusing, and a lot of key information is missing. Also, I suspect that this data is not fully public, and perhaps there are more complete original records hidden somewhere else."

At this moment, Xiao Ran's voice broke the silence. "I feel something is wrong."

Su Wanqing and Lu Zhao turned their heads at the same time and looked at Xiao Ran.

"This is a biochemical laboratory, the protection level should be very high. But these devices... many of them seem to have been damaged by humans." Xiao Ran pointed at a pile of smashed instruments, "These traces of damage are not caused by battle, it's more like... someone deliberately destroyed the evidence."

Lu Zhao nodded. "Your suspicion is reasonable. The data is encrypted and the equipment is damaged. These all indicate that someone is trying to cover up the truth."

Xiao Ran continued, "I suggest you carefully check other areas of this laboratory to see if there are any well-preserved original records. Perhaps there will be more important discoveries there."

Lu Zhao took a deep breath and nodded. "I will. I will do my best to recover all the data and find out what this lab is doing."

Su Wanqing stood up, walked to the window and looked at the gray sky outside.

Her heart was filled with doubts and uneasiness. What secrets were hidden between this laboratory, this girl, and the mysterious pendant? She didn't know, but she knew that she had to find the answer.

“Lu Zhao, continue the analysis. Lin Che, be alert and pay attention to the surroundings. Xiao Ran, go with Lin Che to check the structure of the laboratory to see if there are any hidden secret rooms or passages.”

Su Wanqing's voice was calm and firm, like a sharp blade, cutting through the silence of the abandoned warehouse.

“Yes.” Lin Che and Xiao Ran answered at the same time.

Lu Zhao buried himself in his work again, his fingers flying across the keyboard, searching for clues in the world of data and code.

He knew that they were facing a huge conspiracy, a conspiracy that was enough to threaten the survival of the entire world.

Su Wanqing, on the other hand, held the gun tightly in her hand and stared at the sleeping girl.

She knew that this girl might be the key to unraveling the conspiracy.

But she also knew that this girl was a huge mystery in herself.

There was a tense and depressing atmosphere in the air, like the silence before a storm.

They didn't know that in the dark corners, something was stirring, waiting for the opportunity to devour them.

"Something is wrong." Su Wanqing's voice was very soft, but the abandoned warehouse was so quiet that one could hear the faint sound of breathing, and her words reached everyone's ears almost at the same time.

The jade bracelet in her hand was vibrating slightly, and the vibration frequency was getting faster and faster, which was very similar to the situation in the laboratory before when the pendant was about to set off the alarm.

"What's wrong?" Lu Zhao was busy debugging the communication equipment seized from the rebels. When he heard Su Wanqing's tone, he immediately looked up.

"Vibration." Su Wanqing pointed at the jade bracelet hanging on her chest, "It's in the same rhythm as the zombies' movements."

Before Lu Zhao could speak, a low roar came from outside the warehouse, and then countless zombies appeared around the warehouse.

The zombies' movements seemed to be controlled by some invisible strings. They moved in unison and rushed towards the warehouse without hesitation.

"Get ready for battle!" Xiao Ran growled, his muscles began to swell. His body was changing rapidly, preparing to enter a frenzy state.

“Ye, take over!” Lin Che gritted his teeth, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

In an instant, Lin Che's eyes became empty and cold, as if he had lost his self-awareness.

He opened his arms, and a wall of water quickly formed at the door of the warehouse, trying to stop the zombies' attack.

But this time the zombie tide was denser than any they had encountered before, and cracks began to appear in the water wall within just a few seconds.

"Signal interference! I can't get any support from the outside world!" Lu Zhao quickly tapped the keyboard, his face becoming increasingly ugly, "Also... the pendant's frequency band has become very irregular, and the frequency is changing wildly!"

Su Wanqing narrowed her eyes and observed the zombies carefully. They surrounded the warehouse like well-trained soldiers without any confusion or hesitation.

She felt that this zombie tide was not an ordinary natural surge, but was artificially controlled.

"Hold on!" Su Wanqing shouted at Xiao Ran, "Open a path!"

Xiao Ran didn't say anything. He concentrated all his strength in his arms and used brute force to withstand the attack of the first wave of zombies.

His body kept shaking and he let out low growls, like an enraged beast.

“Ye, lead them over there!” Su Wanqing turned to Lin Che and said, “There are several sealed rooms over there, lead them in!”

Lin Che's figure flashed, and his water-based abilities instantly erupted, forming several water dragons that rushed towards the zombie tide.

The zombies seemed to be attracted by the water dragon and moved in the direction Lin Che was leading.

He used all his strength to control the water flow, leading the zombies to several abandoned rooms on the other side of the warehouse, and then quickly closed the doors of the rooms.

"No!" Lu Zhao suddenly exclaimed, "The frequency band of the pendant...is getting stronger! Its fluctuation range is getting larger and larger, and it even affects the signal of our communication equipment!"

Su Wanqing felt dizzy and the vibration of the pendant became more and more violent, as if it was going to shatter her chest.

She suppressed her discomfort and walked to the girl's side.

The girl was standing there quietly, motionless. She showed no fear at all, but took the initiative to walk towards the pendant.

"You..." Su Wanqing wanted to stop her, but before she could finish her words, the girl had already walked in front of the pendant, raised her hand, and gently touched the surface of the pendant.