But this happened so abruptly right before everyone's eyes.

It left no room for doubt.

In the rainy night

Yu Mian, whose pretty little face was soaking wet and looked extremely pitiful, took a deep breath.

As if having made up his mind, he lifted his leg and walked towards the golden lion.

The slender, soft body lay on the tall, hard back of the golden lion.

Di Xingyan let out a low, warning sound, reminding Yu Mian to hold him tight, as they were about to go to a very, very far place.

The torrential rain pounded down on Yu Mian's body. The pretty little female was pale, but her amber eyes were surprisingly bright.

"Yes, I'll hold you tight, nothing will happen."

Yu Mian's slender, fair wrists, as delicate as tender scallions, were tightly wrapped around the golden lion's neck, her head resting on his tall, strong back—a posture of utter trust and reliance.

In the rainy night

The golden lion leaped rapidly across the ground, its speed increasing.

It quickly disappeared from the surveillance camera's view and was difficult to capture.

"He's absolutely insane."

Seeing this scene, Shen Junzhi felt an indescribable sense of shock that suddenly welled up in his heart.

It's absolutely absurd.

Yu Mian was unaware that the Golden Lion's true identity was Emperor Xingyan.

In her eyes, it was just a small animal kept in a zoo.

No, that's not right.

What are young, agile, and wild male lions compared to large predators at the top of the food chain?

Sharp teeth could easily bite through Yu Mian's fragile neck.

But she still dared to stay alone with the golden lion on this hot, humid rainy night, searching for another mad black panther.

Except for madmen.

Shen Junzhi could find no other words to describe Yu Mian.

But while feeling shocked, a strange tremor welled up inside me.

It turns out that there really are people who can put themselves in danger simply because they like something, regardless of their status, wealth, or position.

A crisp cracking sound rang out in the air.

The cold, restrained, and emotionally detached Shen Junzhi seemed to hear the crisp sound of ice cracking, as if he were sealed by layers of ice.

The exclamations of the other lab technicians filled my ears:

"Dean, what should we do now?"

"His Majesty can't be found on the surveillance footage. Where is he taking Yu Mian, the lab technician,?"

Shen Junzhi narrowed his eyes, looking at the ground where the traces left by the golden lion had quickly disappeared under the onslaught of the torrential rain.

Thin lips pressed tightly together:

"Notify the guards to pursue the tyrant at full speed."

"We need to be fast!"

"He will lead us to Black Panther."

After speaking

It was as if he had always remained detached, only making various decisions and commands with a detached and profound demeanor.

The man turned around abruptly, forgetting even to take his raincoat, and plunged straight into the dark, rainy night.

"Dean Shen, Dean Shen, where are you going?"

The sudden departure of the person in charge caused immediate panic among everyone in the laboratory.

"Go find Dean Zhao quickly and call him."

At this time

Shen Junzhi's figure had already appeared on the grassland.

As a top-tier expert belonging to the same 3S level, Di Xingyan was able to track down Huo Shicheng's location.

He can certainly do it too.

The man's dark eyes were wet with rain, his eyelashes glistening with moisture, giving them a rare, gentle, ink-wash-like quality.

The next moment

A flash of white light

Suddenly, Shen Junzhi transformed into his beast form.

With a slight twitch of its four hooves, the elk leaped swiftly into the depths of the grassland.

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at this time

On the other side

Yu Mian was so drenched by the continuous downpour that she couldn't open her eyes.

The golden lion strode forward quickly and urgently.

Even though Di Xingyan had tried his best to steady himself and reduce the jolt for Yu Mian.

However, its usefulness is actually quite limited when operating at high speeds.

Yu Mian held the golden lion so tightly that her fingertips turned white. She closed her eyes and kept counting in her mind.

"Thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three..."

Yu Mian's heart sank further as she counted the numbers.

According to her calculations, the golden lion has been running for almost half an hour now.

But the pace did not slow down at all.

Did Black Panther hide this far away?

Because of the continuous torrential rain, the air has changed from being muggy and sticky at first to being as cold as ice.

The fluffy, dense fur gets wet from the rain and sticks to the body, making it easy to catch a cold.

I wonder if Black Panther has found a place to take shelter from the rain.

Yu Mian was worried.

The next second

Suddenly, it was noticed that the golden lion's rapid pace had slowed down.

Yu Mian, who was lying on his back, opened her eyes instantly, trying to make out the shape of the black panther in the darkness.

"Tyrant, have you found Black Panther?"

A clear female voice rang out amidst the torrential rain.

At this moment, the black panther, curled up in the trap, looked up in a daze.

Those deep green eyes, more beautiful than the finest emeralds, had turned completely blood red, filled with a look of madness.

The pain in my head, which felt like it was being pricked with needles, had turned into someone hammering and chiseling it hard.

Huo Shicheng had grown accustomed to this pain ever since he inexplicably contracted this mental illness a long time ago.

He was immersed in this pain day and night.

Each time, he successfully endured the ordeal and saw the sun rise the next day.

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