Chapter 192 Igniting the Flames

A genuine smile finally appeared on Fu Lilian's lips, though the smile was as cold as a knife.

She quickly withdrew her hand, took out two miniature, electronic key-like devices and two lightweight tactical goggles from her pocket, and tossed them to Su Xiaonuan and Lu Zheng.

“This is the temporary access key and night vision goggles. Your first target is the ‘biological sample analysis laboratory’ in area B-7. It has an independent external power supply system and enough… ‘flammable materials’.” Fu Lilian spoke rapidly, clearly having planned everything meticulously. “Go in, lock the door, pull the switch, and make a big enough commotion to attract at least three layers of guards. The laboratory’s terminals should contain something you’re interested in. Be quick; you only have a maximum of twenty minutes of ‘safety window’.”

"And what about you?" Lu Zheng finally spoke, his voice low.

“Me?” Fu Lilian turned and walked towards the prison door, her back resolute. “Once your ‘fireworks’ are lit, I will go where I am meant to go and open the ‘door’ that I must open. I wish us… good luck.”

The cell door slid open silently behind her and then closed quickly.

The sound of her high heels quickly disappearing into the distance echoed down the corridor.

Su Xiaonuan and Lu Zheng exchanged a glance, and without any further words, quickly attached the access key to the inside of their wrists and put on their tactical goggles.

The eyepiece was activated, and a dark green night vision image and a simple diagram of the prison structure appeared in the corner of the field of vision.

"Go!" Su Xiaonuan shouted and rushed towards the prison door first.

The door lock sensed the key and opened silently.

Outside the door was a desolate, pale blue prison corridor.

A new journey on the run has begun.

With the key provided by Fu Lilian and the simple map in the eyepiece, Su Xiaonuan and Lu Zheng moved quickly through the intricate and dimly lit prison passages like two ghosts blending into the shadows.

Along the way, we encountered several automatic patrol surveillance cameras and sensors, all of which were temporarily blocked or fooled by specific interference signals emitted by the key.

The entire prison was eerily quiet, with only a low-frequency humming sound of unknown origin and the faint sound of water circulating in the distance.

This silence, however, only made people more uneasy.

Soon, following the map's directions, they arrived at the area marked "B-7".

A heavy, airtight alloy door bearing biohazard symbols came into view.

There were no guards at the entrance, but the access control system was significantly more complex than that of a prison cell.

Su Xiaonuan placed her wrist close to the recognition area, the key's green light flashed, and accompanied by a hissing sound of air pressure being released, the airtight door slowly opened inward.

Behind the door is a short disinfection tunnel, and then the main body of the laboratory.

The air was filled with a faint smell of formaldehyde and a strange, indescribable odor, similar to ozone but mixed with a hint of rust.

The laboratory is very large and filled with all kinds of advanced instruments and equipment, some of which seem to surpass the current level of civilian technology.

The cold white operating lights illuminated the room in a stark white light.

The room was empty at the moment, with only some instrument indicator lights flashing regularly.

"Find the independent power switch, quick!" Lu Zheng whispered, his eyes rapidly scanning the surroundings.

Su Xiaonuan moved even faster. Her enhanced vision quickly locked onto a separate electrical box on one side of the wall, with a clearly visible manual control lever, labeled "Laboratory Dedicated - Emergency Isolation".

She rushed over, grabbed the control lever without hesitation, and pulled it down forcefully!

"Clang! Buzz—"

A clear click of a mechanical lock was heard, and immediately afterward, most of the lighting and the operation of the main instruments in the laboratory stopped!

Only a few emergency backup red lights flickered dimly, casting a blood-red hue over the room.

Some temperature-controlled devices that require continuous power supply emit alarm-like beeps.

At the same time, Su Xiaonuan slammed the airtight door behind her shut with a "bang" and manually tightened the emergency locking valve on the inside.

Now, it's difficult to open this door quickly from the outside.

Almost the instant the door locked, a piercing alarm, like a ferocious beast awakened, suddenly blared from outside the laboratory door and throughout the entire corridor of Area B! Red lights flashed wildly!

"They reacted very quickly!" Lu Zheng switched the tactical goggles given to him by Fu Lilian to thermal imaging mode and looked warily toward the door.

The eyepiece showed that several red outlines representing living organisms were rapidly gathering outside the door.

"Perfect!" A cold glint flashed in Su Xiaonuan's eyes. The anger, grief, and despair that had been building up for days were now released like a volcano finding its outlet!

The image of An Ran's tragic death, the news of Qin Hao Chu's madness, the devastating news of his comrades falling and disappearing one by one... all emotions erupted and transformed into the most primal and violent fighting will!

She tossed another night vision goggle to Lu Zheng, then pounced on the cart on one side of the laboratory, which was filled with various glasswares and metal instruments, like a female leopard hunting its prey. She grabbed a heavy alloy stirring rod in each hand!

"Lu Zheng! Guard the entrance! Engage in close combat, and don't reveal your exact location with gunfire!" Her voice carried a cold excitement.

Lu Zheng took the night vision goggles and put them on, instantly adapting to the dim red light environment.

He glanced at Su Xiaonuan, who was like a ruffled little animal, and swallowed back the words of concern that were on the tip of his tongue. From Su Xiaonuan's perspective, he, in his position, had no right to tell her to "let go of her hatred" or "stay calm."

Among those who perished, weren't there comrades and brothers he cared about? At this moment, fighting might be the only way out.

He silently picked up an exceptionally sharp, superhard alloy scalpel used for cutting samples from the side, gripped it tightly in the back of his hand, and lowered his body slightly, like a rock poised to strike, blocking the inside of the airtight door.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A heavy thud came from outside the door; clearly, the guards were trying to break it down.

Su Xiaonuan ignored the doorway; her gaze swept across the lab benches and refrigeration equipment like radar.

She quickly stopped in front of an encrypted cryogenic storage cabinet that required special access to open. A label on the cabinet read: "Project Prometheus - Gene Editing Samples and Logs".

Prometheus? The Fire Stealer? Naming a gene-editing experiment with such names? A chill mixed with anger surged through me.

She swung the alloy bar in her hand, using skillful force to smash it hard against the electronic lock area of ​​the storage cabinet! Clang! Clang! Clang! With the enhanced power and precise strike, the lock shattered and the cabinet door popped open after a few blows.

The room was filled with cold air, and inside were rows of neatly numbered low-temperature test tubes, as well as several thick sheets of paper documents and electronic data cards.

Su Xiaonuan quickly flipped through the pages.

After just a few glances, her breathing became heavy, and her fingers trembled slightly with anger.

The documents detail illegal human gene-editing experiments that violate all ethical guidelines!