Chapter043

The ground was shaking slightly, and Shi Jiu could sense the presence of aliens not far away. This time, there were many aliens coming, as if the invasion was planned.

I'm afraid this will be a tough battle for mankind.

Shi Jiu was lost in thought when a shadow fell over her. It was Mi Xiu who approached her. Shi Jiu looked up at him, but before she could say anything, she felt Mi Xiu take her hand. Then her hand felt cold, and Mi Xiu pressed something into her hand.

It's heavy, it's a gun.

"This is for you, protect yourself." Michel said softly.

He had confiscated her gun before, but now he gave her a better one.

"Well, you should be careful too." Shi Jiu tightened the gun in his hand.

Soon, the research institute received an emergency order, ordering all personnel to be ready to evacuate at any time. Everyone in the lab immediately became busy, organizing their various important data and materials.

The research institute building has a certain degree of defensiveness. As long as the alien species do not attack the central area, they do not need to evacuate urgently for the time being.

Shi Jiu, now a person with nothing to do, set her sights on the little jellyfish. Her mission was to find the right place. If she could find a way to open the tank and take the little jellyfish away, her mission would be complete.

This dungeon mission was likely a difficult one for every trainee. Judging by the bracelets, only three had completed it. Of the original 200 participants, only about 70 remained alive and uneliminated.

While everyone else was busy, Shijiu tried to unlock the water tank. Of course, she couldn't do it openly; she simply stood in front of the tank and tried with her small, transparent tentacles.

Then he tried twice, and there was a sound of electricity, and Shijiu immediately retracted his tentacles.

The water tank's alarm system is activated and an alarm sounds.

The small jellyfish that was originally floating comfortably in the tank was frightened, and its tentacles instantly straightened for a few seconds.

The researchers who were originally busy in the laboratory all looked over.

"What's going on?" asked the doctor.

Shi Jiu said innocently, "Something just hit the water tank."

"Well, it's okay, just press the red button behind the water tank." said the doctor.

Shi Jiu pressed some buttons as the doctor instructed, and the alarm really stopped sounding immediately. At the same time, Shi Jiu also carefully observed the buttons on the back of the water tank. There were many buttons of various colors, and it looked very complicated.

The small tentacles that were originally ready to move suddenly stopped.

It seems that she cannot solve it, so she can only outsmart him.

"Doctor, those fallen species seem to have been affected as well. Many of them have lost their minds and started attacking the door of the containment room to get out." A researcher ran out of the containment room in a panic and said.

"Have they been injected with the factor inhibitor?" the doctor stopped what he was doing and asked.

"It was injected, but it didn't work," said the researcher.

"Then strengthen the containment chamber's defenses. We can't let the Corrupted Species escape under these circumstances," the doctor said. "If they do, they'll be dangerous to us as well."

"yes."

The doctor thought for a moment, then opened the communication again and told the researcher, "Enable the containment room's defenses to the maximum. Don't let any of the Corrupted Species out!"

The infection of the fallen species continued, and the roars of many fallen species could be heard from the laboratory.

One researcher finally remembered Shijiu. She asked in a panic, "Where's Shijiu? Why is Shijiu gone?"

Shijiu was so human-like, showing none of the symptoms of infection, that the researchers had forgotten about her. But she was now considered a degenerate, a danger to the base.

The researcher reacted immediately and ran to the containment room. He said to Dr. Song who was collecting data there, "Doctor, Doctor, Shijiu is missing."

Just as she finished her words, Dr. Song hadn't spoken yet when she heard a familiar voice: "Here."

The researcher turned around and saw Tokijiu inside the containment room. She was slightly stunned and asked in disbelief, "You came in by yourself?"

Shi Jiu smiled and asked, "What else?"

Shi Jiu noticed that the researcher had a strange expression on his face. She couldn't help but ask again with a smile, "Why that expression?"

The researcher had recovered now. She paused and said, "Haha, it's okay. It's just that people as self-aware as you...are really rare."

Shi Jiu stayed quietly in the containment room, completely unaware of what was happening outside. Dr. Song did not confiscate her communication plan and told her to tell him immediately if she felt uncomfortable.

Through communication, Shijiu can chat with friends.

Previously, Anqi and her group had created a special group with about a dozen trainees. Now, half of the trainees' avatars have turned gray, and they must have been eliminated.

The base is in chaos, with aliens invading, and the trainees in the group are all very busy, but they will occasionally talk about their recent situation.

"Do you have any friends in District 3?"

"The alien species in Area 3 are too powerful. I think they are about to fall."

"We're in lockdown here, and even an ordinary person like me can't get out."

"How is your District 5 doing now?"

"The base has already asked us to evacuate. I guess the fighting over there is also very fierce."

......

Shi Jiu didn't say much, just watched others chatting quietly.

Feeling a little bored, Shijiu was about to close the chat interface when a new message appeared on her communication interface.

It was from Mixiu: "How are you doing lately?"

Shi Jiu replied: "It's pretty good, I don't have to worry about food and drink."

After a while, the other end replied: "Where are you now?"

Shi Jiu: “At the research institute.”

Shi Jiu: “I’m locked up.”

This time he replied quickly: "I'll pick you up in a few days."

When he saw the news, Jiu was slightly stunned, and then he curled the corners of his mouth.

"good."

"Where are you now?"

Mixiu: "Prepare to go to District 3."

Shijiu returned to the trainee group chat and took a look. There were many alien species in Area 3 now. It was estimated that the basic army could not cope with it, so Mixiu went there.

Shi Jiu's hand paused for a long time, and finally typed five words: "Then be careful."

Shijiu was locked up for several more days, and the institute had temporarily returned to normal. Their central area was heavily guarded, and no alien species had yet attacked. Dr. Song had also been ordered by his superiors to expedite their experiments. As a result, Shijiu's blood had to be drawn several times a day.

The researchers who were drawing blood were starting to feel a bit embarrassed after so many times. As compensation, they would bring Shijiu lots of delicious food every day.

The fallen species in the research institute were now very disobedient, and a large number had lost their human consciousness, which made research even more difficult. The researchers were worried about these disobedient alien species every day.

In comparison, Shijiu is very well behaved, and every time the researchers rush to do tasks related to Shijiu.

After another blood draw, the researcher lowered his gaze to Shijiu's wrist. Her wrist was very white and tender, but now, from the frequent blood draws, purple and blue marks had appeared on her wrist again.

The researcher who drew the blood was a girl named Cong Huan.

Cong Huan frowned and asked Shi Jiu in a soft voice, somewhat embarrassedly: "Does it hurt?"

Shi Jiu shook his head: "It doesn't hurt."

She really didn't feel much pain because the pain in the game was not strong, and she couldn't feel the wound at all.

But Cong Huan didn't believe it. She looked at Shi Jiu's bruised wrist again. Feeling a little guilty, Cong Huan rummaged through boxes and found some potion for Shi Jiu. "Use this on yourself first. It might not be as effective as the one the admiral gave you, but it won't leave scars."

Shi Jiu took it with a smile and said, "Thank you."

The bright lights in the laboratory made Shi Jiu look particularly fair. Her smile was warm and her eyes were sincere, which made Cong Huan feel a little embarrassed.

All the researchers in the laboratory knew that Cong Huandu was almost becoming Shijiu's little fangirl, praising Shijiu all day long.

“The wine is so beautiful!”

“She looks really beautiful when she smiles!”

"Tokijiu has such a good personality!"

"Shijiu's hand hasn't healed yet despite being pricked so many times, yet he hasn't complained at all. Shijiu is such a good person!"

Perhaps because they listened to Huan's chatter so often, everyone agreed that Shijiu was a truly exceptionally good person. Even Dr. Song felt the same way.

Until the day the base fell.

That day, I was woken up by the broadcast from the research institute. There was an invasion of underground alien species. The institute was now in danger, and all the personnel in the institute on the base quickly evacuated.

When this notice was issued, it was evening and the people in the lab were on their day off.

Everyone was a little panicked when they suddenly heard this notice.

Shijiu's containment room was perfectly positioned to view the jellyfish. She hadn't made any moves at first, unconcerned about the alien invasion. Since she was an alien herself, ordinary aliens couldn't harm her. But then Shijiu unexpectedly saw something happening outside: Dr. Song had opened the jellyfish tank. Just as he did, the ground shook violently, as if something important had fallen. Dr. Song immediately went over there.

This is such a perfect opportunity!

If you don't take action, it's not a good time to drink.

Shijiu had tampered with the lock of this holding cell before, which was why she had come to this holding cell on her own initiative. She used her little tentacles to easily open the door of her holding cell.

No one noticed that a small transparent tentacle was quietly and stealthily crawling towards the water tank in the laboratory.

Shijiu had planned her route well in advance. She successfully got the little jellyfish and changed into a researcher's uniform. Everyone was busy and no one noticed her, so Shijiu slipped out of the lab smoothly.

By the time Dr. Song discovered it, it was already too late. Shijiu and the little jellyfish were gone.

"No way."

"Why is Shijiu gone too?"

"Could it be that the wine took the jellyfish away?" someone speculated.

"Impossible," Cong Huan was still arguing for Shi Jiu, "I don't think Shi Jiu is that kind of person!"

"monitor!"

"Check the surveillance!"

Shi Jiu did not hide his actions, so the surveillance camera saw it clearly.

You can even see the transparent tentacles of the wine.

"Oh my god, I see. Was all this planned by Tokijiu???"

Cong Huan, who always believed that Shi Jiu was a good person: "........"