"Forget it, let's not be picky. Let's just take these three away. Every little bit helps."

The group discussed the matter openly, and finally used stretchers to carry Lu Sheng, Sun Lu, and Li Kaixuan, who were closest to the door, off the bed.

Because of a shortage of manpower, Lu Sheng and Sun Lu were carried on stretchers, while Li Kaixuan was carried on the shoulder of the bespectacled man who had just spoken, like a 100-pound bag of rice.

Several people carried the three of them all the way to the second basement level, through layers of security checkpoints, and finally to the huge medical laboratory deep in the corridor.

The group placed the stretcher and Li Kaixuan on the right-hand side of the entrance and hurriedly reported to Professor Huang inside the room, "Professor, the people have been brought over, two women and one man."

Professor Huang glanced at the doorway with a complicated expression, then whispered to Meng Rui to discuss the matter.

Taking advantage of the break, Lu Sheng squinted slightly and surveyed the environment inside the laboratory.

This enormous laboratory covers an area of ​​over a thousand square meters, and all the equipment inside is cutting-edge technology. Hundreds of researchers are busily moving back and forth.

From Lu Sheng's perspective, he could see a container filled with liquid, resembling a large fish tank, to his right front.

The container was filled with a thick, green nutrient solution, and inside it was a human female with her eyes closed!

On the left, three young people who appeared to be unconscious were lying on three machines. Lu Sheng recognized one of them, a woman with long hair, more and more. She was none other than Xu Jing, a single mother!

Xu Jing was pale and lay on the machine looking like she was dehydrated, her skin visibly soft and limp from being soaked in the medicine.

Is this the institute's secret laboratory?

It seems that Meng Rui was lying when she said she would send those who were not selected back; those people had already been sent to this laboratory as consumables.

At this moment, Meng Rui and Deng Ran walked towards Lu Sheng and the others.

"What a pity, such a young and beautiful girl." Meng Rui touched Lu Sheng's cheek as soon as she came over, and said with a regretful tone.

Deng Ran scoffed, "If you really felt it was a pity, you should have let them die there in the first place, instead of letting them live to suffer."

"What are you talking about? The teachers' research is research that can change the fate and structure of mankind. They should feel honored to be participants in this experiment."

Meng Rui has shed her previous innocent image; her beautiful eyes now gleam with a passion for science.

"That sounds nice, but why don't you do such a great thing yourself?" Deng Ran reached under Lu Sheng's shoulder and lifted her up, the movement perfectly timed.

"If the teacher needs me, of course I'm willing! But right now the teacher needs me to be his assistant!" Meng Rui's fanaticism was almost pathological, as if she regarded Professor Huang's so-called experiment as a belief, and she wouldn't allow Deng Ran to say a word.

As expected, appearances can be deceiving. Meng Rui and Deng Ran played good cop and bad cop roles respectively.

Deng Ran appears cold and ruthless, but in reality, he would rather these contestants die at the hands of zombies than have them suffer as expendable resources in the laboratory.

Meng Rui acted like an innocent little rabbit, reminding them to be careful, but in reality, she wanted to ensure that there were enough living supplies to last until the next round.

Lu Sheng was carried by the two of them to the innermost experimental table in the laboratory, and his hands and feet were tied up.

Meng Rui checked it one last time before excitedly calling Professor Huang over.

"Teacher, everything is ready."

Professor Huang walked slowly, stopped in front of the lab bench, and bent down to examine Lu Sheng with a serious expression.

"I'm sorry, if you have any grudges against me, feel free to take them out on me. I will repay you tenfold in the next life."

A hint of reluctance appeared on Professor Huang's serious face. He then picked up the scalpel and gently pressed on Lu Sheng's lower abdomen with his other hand.

Just as he raised his hand to draw the knife, a powerful force suddenly came from his wrist.

“I don’t like being indebted to. If you have anything to blame me for, you’ll have to pay it back in this lifetime.” Lu Sheng sat up straight, gripping Professor Huang’s wrist, which was holding the knife, firmly with one hand.

"You!" Professor Huang exclaimed in horror, "How could you possibly be awake!"

The next instant, Lu Sheng's Tang sword was already at Professor Huang's neck. "What exactly do you want to do by going to all this trouble?"

"You bitch! How dare you hurt your teacher!" Meng Rui lunged at him viciously, her wrists transforming into sticky tentacles that attacked Lu Sheng's eyes and chest.

Lu Sheng didn't even blink, casually severing Meng Rui's tentacle at the root with a single stroke, then slapped her hard across the face, saying, "Don't even mention him, I'll hit you too."