The eerie blue light, like the breath of some evil creature, seeped out from the crack, illuminating Lu Zhaoming's face, which was etched with the expression of an "old man on the subway looking at his phone."

This light was neither as warm as lamplight nor as cold as moonlight; rather, it was like... like will-o'-the-wisps emanating from the depths of hell, carrying a sinister chill that made one's hair stand on end.

A strange smell wafted through the air, even more sour than three-month-old sauerkraut instant noodles. Lu Zhaoming almost died on the spot.

The system's emotionless electronic voice sounded again: "Scan complete. High-energy reaction detected. Suspected unknown energy source. Related to the psionic amplifier. Host is advised to evacuate immediately..." Hearing this, Lu Zhaoming's heart skipped a beat. It felt like he had just spent money on a ten-pull in a game and suddenly the server went into maintenance. The feeling was indescribable.

"Fang Zhou! Zhao Xiaorou! Run!" Lu Zhaoming shouted at the top of his lungs. This was no joke; survival was the priority!

It feels like the final circle of a game, and you suddenly realize you only have a frying pan, while the other person has an AWM. If you don't run, you're doomed!

While directing Fang Zhou and Zhao Xiaorou to move to the backup shelter, he scanned the ground with the system. The eerie blue light grew stronger and stronger, and the cracks widened, as if something was about to burst out of the ground.

Lu Zhaoming was extremely nervous. It felt like he had just taken an open-book final exam and realized he had forgotten his book, which made him panic.

Just then, a figure stumbled into the safe house, like a frightened little rabbit, and crashed headfirst into Lu Zhaoming's arms.

Lu Zhaoming was knocked off balance and nearly fell flat on his face.

"Help! Please, save me!" The woman raised her head, revealing a delicate face. Although it was covered with some dust, it still couldn't hide her alluring and charming temperament.

Her big, watery eyes, like a little deer's, were so pitiful that they made people feel sorry for her.

This woman... she's got something!

Lu Zhaoming thought to himself, "With that face and figure, it's a shame she's not a live streamer!"

"Girl, don't panic, tell me slowly, what happened?" Lu Zhaoming asked, pretending to be calm, but in his heart he was wondering if this woman was some kind of trap.

After all, these days, beautiful women are inherently dangerous.

The woman took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, and said, "My name is Su Li, I'm a doctor... They... they're chasing me!"

Su Li, that name sounds familiar... Lu Zhaoming recalled while scanning Su Li with the system. Good heavens, this woman's identity information was encrypted. It seems she's not a simple character!

"Chasing you? Why?" Lu Zhaoming asked calmly, but he became even more wary.

Su Li bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Because... I know a secret, a secret about... about human experimentation!"

Human experimentation?!

Lu Zhaoming was startled. These four words were like a bolt of lightning, instantly piercing through the fog in his mind.

He suddenly remembered the "unknown energy source" that the system had previously prompted him to think about. Could it be... could it be related to the "human experimentation" that Su Li had mentioned?

"What exactly is the experiment?" Lu Zhaoming pressed, his tone tinged with urgency.

Before Su Li could answer, a series of noisy footsteps came from outside the safe house, accompanied by the clanging of metal, which sounded ominous.

"Oh no! They're coming!" Su Li's expression changed, and she grabbed Lu Zhaoming's arm in alarm.

Lu Zhaoming immediately activated the safe house's defense system and scanned the outside area with it.

Goodness, this group is well-equipped and well-trained; they're definitely not pushovers.

Moreover, their symbol... is a black crow!

The Black Crows are a notorious assassin organization that carries out shady missions for the remnants of the government.

Lu Zhaoming never expected to run into them here!

"System, simulate false energy fluctuations to lure them to the other side of the passage!" Lu Zhaoming made a decisive decision. Now was not the time to hesitate; he had to shake these guys off first!

"Received, executing..." The system's cold electronic voice rang out, the lights in the safe house began to flash, and various instruments emitted piercing alarms, creating the illusion that an explosion was about to occur.

Sure enough, the Black Crow members outside were startled by the commotion and immediately changed direction, rushing towards the other side of the passage.

"Phew..." Lu Zhaoming breathed a sigh of relief, finally safe for the time being.

He turned to look at Su Li, only to find that her face was pale, her lips were purple, and her breathing had become rapid.

"What's wrong?" Lu Zhaoming quickly helped Su Li up and asked with concern.

Su Li said weakly, "I...I've been poisoned..."

Poisoning?!

Lu Zhaoming's heart sank; this was not good news.

He quickly scanned Su Li's body with the system and discovered that she did indeed have a deadly poison in her body, and this poison...

"Damn it! This is a compound that can only be synthesized in advanced laboratories!" Lu Zhaoming's face darkened. It seemed that Su Li's identity was even more important than he had imagined!

He didn't dare delay and immediately took Su Li to the medical area of ​​the safe house, where they found a cold storage cabinet containing rare medicines.

"System, analyze the toxin components and find an antidote!"

"Analyzing... The antidote has been generated; injection of drug X-17 is required..."

Without hesitation, Lu Zhaoming took out the X-17 drug and injected it into Su Li.

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