"Could this be a trap deliberately set by the white-robed man?"

Lu Zhaoming shook his head.

"It's not certain yet. But in any case, we cannot back down."

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his unease, and activated the newly upgraded energy shield function within his body.

A faint golden light shone around him, forming an invisible barrier that kept out the surrounding energy interference.

"I'll try to see if I can block out the interference," Lu Zhaoming said.

As the energy shield was activated, the signal strength on the system interface gradually began to recover.

Lu Zhaoming breathed a sigh of relief and continued toward the source of the signal.

At the same time, Qinglian suddenly discovered a hidden metal door at the end of the tunnel.

The door blends almost seamlessly into the surrounding rock face, making it difficult to spot without close inspection.

"Brother Zhaoming, there's a door ahead!" Qinglian said, pointing to the metal door.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoming immediately stepped forward to check.

The metal door was covered with densely packed runes, which were strangely shaped and had intricate lines, exuding a mysterious aura.

“These runes…” Professor Lin carefully observed the runes on the door and murmured to himself, “They seem to be some kind of ancient energy runes that require specific energy fluctuations to activate.”

Lu Zhaoming frowned as he tried to analyze the logic of the runes using his Eye of Judgment.

Streams of data flashed past his eyes, cascading down like a waterfall.

"Found it!" A few minutes later, Lu Zhaoming announced, "The order of these runes is... like this!"

He reached out and touched the runes on the door in a specific order.

As he moved his finger, the runes on the door began to emit a faint light, and a powerful energy surged out from inside the door.

"Snap—"

A crisp sound rang out, and the metal door slowly opened, revealing a narrow passage.

"Let's go!" Lu Zhaoming stepped into the passage without hesitation.

After passing through the passage, the group arrived at an abandoned monitoring room.

The room contained several old computers and monitoring equipment, with live footage of the White Coat Experiment Base displayed on the screens.

"This is..." Professor Lin exclaimed in shock as he looked at the screen, "This is their core base! All the crucial experiments are conducted here!"

Lu Zhaoming calmly analyzed the defensive layout on the screen.

The experimental base was heavily guarded, with patrolling soldiers and surveillance cameras everywhere.

"It seems we've reached the heart of the enemy territory," Lu Zhaoming said.

He walked up to a computer and began quickly browsing the files on it.

"Qinglian, Professor Lin, you two come and take a look too, see if you can find any useful information," Lu Zhaoming said.

The three split up and carefully examined the various documents in the monitoring room.

“Brother Zhaoming, I found this!” Qinglian pointed to a map on the screen and said, “This is an internal structural diagram of the experimental base, with the functions and defensive forces of each area marked on it.”

Professor Lin also found some experimental records, which detailed the process of human experiments conducted by the white-coated lab coats.

"These guys are absolutely insane!" Professor Lin said angrily.

Lu Zhaoming carefully studied the internal structural diagram of the experimental base, and gradually a surprise attack plan formed in his mind.

“We must destroy this base as soon as possible and rescue those who are imprisoned,” Lu Zhaoming said.

He pointed to several key locations on the map and said, “We split into three groups and infiltrated from the north ventilation duct, the abandoned passage on the east side, and the main entrance to distract the enemy.”

"Qinglian, you're in charge of leading a team to infiltrate through the north ventilation duct, sabotage their power system, and create chaos," Lu Zhaoming said.

"No problem." Qinglian nodded.

“Professor Lin, you and Afu will lead another team to infiltrate through the abandoned passage on the east side and rescue those who are imprisoned,” Lu Zhaoming said.

"Don't worry, leave it to us," Professor Lin said.

“I will personally lead a team to infiltrate through the main entrance and attack their command center directly,” Lu Zhaoming said.

"Everyone must be careful, and safety should be the top priority," Lu Zhaoming instructed.

"Understood!" everyone responded in unison.

Just as Lu Zhaoming was about to take action, the surveillance footage suddenly switched, and a familiar figure appeared on the screen—a white robe!

He was facing the camera with a strange smile on his face.

In the surveillance footage, the white-robed man's face, painted like a geisha's, wore a twisted smile of absolute confidence, which was utterly disgusting to behold.

"Lu Zhaoming, do you think I'd let you succeed so easily?"

His sarcastic voice seemed to carry an electric current, buzzing in the monitoring room.

Before the words were even finished, the screen hissed and emitted a wisp of smoke, plunging the entire monitoring room into a deathly silence and complete darkness, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

"Holy crap! This old bastard's up to dirty tricks!" Afu couldn't help but swear, his voice sounding particularly abrupt in the darkness.

"Brother Zhaoming, what do we do now?" Qinglian's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible tension. In the darkness, her once bright eyes had lost their usual luster, like a frightened fawn.

Lu Zhaoming narrowed his eyes, sensing the sudden surge of danger in the surrounding air, and a familiar rush of adrenaline surged through him.

He clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking, but a bloodthirsty smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

“Since it’s a trap…” Lu Zhaoming’s voice was low, like a wild beast growling, “then we’ll use its rules and play it to the bitter end!”

After saying that, he took a deep breath. In the darkness, only two eerie flames could be seen burning in his eyes, as if he had seen through all the conspiracies and schemes of the white-robed man.

He turned around and whispered to Qinglian behind him, "Let's go, little Qinglian, let's give that old man in white a big surprise."

In the darkness, Lu Zhaoming's figure slowly disappeared, leaving only a faint smell of blood in the air and a low, murderous murmur: "The show has only just begun..."