Mu Wenxi leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest. An hour later, the car slowly drove back to the base, and the entrance and exit gates outside the base were opened.

The man in yellow boots rolled down the car window, took out his ID card and showed it to the guard. The man in black hat also took out his ID card from around his neck. Mu Wenxi followed suit and took out his ID card from his pocket. Before he could hand it to the guard, the guard waved him away and let the car in.

Mu Wenxi got out of the car with the two of them. She walked behind them, and the other two did not notice anything amiss. The three of them took the elevator to the fifth basement level. The environment here was somewhat like a school dormitory, with rooms arranged neatly one by one.

This was clearly their staff dormitory. The man in yellow boots walked to the first two rooms, opened his door, and waved to the two of them. Mu Wenxi saw that each room had a number and the name of the occupant written on it. As long as she found Zhang Ning's room, she could stay here for the night.

After walking a few steps, the man in the black hat also arrived at his room. Zhang Ning's room was at the very end. Mu Wenxi opened the door. The room was a bit small, with only a bed and a bedside table. It was a room for one person.

Mu Wenxi turned around, gently closed the door, and observed the surroundings. Before closing the door, he released a fly with a tracker, which was only about 0.5 centimeters long. The fly could scan the entire experimental base and form a three-dimensional map, while Xiao A could help organize the relevant information of the experimental base.

Mu Wenxi sat on the bed, looking around for information about the experimental base, but Zhang Ning's room had nothing but a bed and a bedside table; the experimental base was more like a prison.

Qin Lun, where are you?

Mu Wenxi was somewhat anxious. Time was of the essence, and she had to find his location and get him out as soon as possible. Moreover, she was currently disguised as Zhang Ning, and she didn't know when the real Zhang Ning would return. She was afraid she couldn't hold on for long.

Fortunately, Little A was very helpful: "Boss, we found it, but there's bad news. The fly was mistaken for a foreign object during the operation and was automatically destroyed to avoid being exposed."

Mu Wenxi nodded and received the message transmitted by Xiao A: "We need to speed things up, let's act now."

The entire experimental base is enormous. From the outside, it appears to be only two stories high, but there are eighteen floors below ground. Each floor has its own purpose and is guarded by guards.

A map and surveillance footage of the experimental base appeared before Mu Wenxi's eyes, but the fly was automatically destroyed after scanning only up to the ninth underground level.

The surveillance footage showed that the laboratory staff noticed flies had entered the facility and, sensing something was amiss, reported it to their superiors.

Mu Wenxi got up and walked out of the room. He heard Xiao A's broadcast: "Qin Lun is on the eighth underground floor. We must avoid the investigators. Go straight to the end and turn left. There is a staircase. Take the staircase."

Following Xiao A's instructions, Mu Wenxi moved quickly, descending the stairs floor by floor.

"Someone is coming, go in first, turn right."

"Transform into this person in the blind spot of the surveillance ahead and continue walking."

Mu Wenxi activated the prop, which transformed into an image of another person that Little A had transmitted to him in the blind spot of the surveillance camera.

With the help of the cheat code Little A, Mu Wenxi quickly arrived at the eighth underground floor, but the lighting here was very dim. There was a glass door at the entrance and a new type of combination lock on the right.

A: "Wait a moment, I'll crack it."

Mu Wenxi: "Thank you for your hard work."

Xiao A quickly cracked the code, and the glass doors opened to both sides. Mu Wenxi officially entered the eighth underground floor. The surrounding lights were very dim. She pulled out the knife from her thigh, held it in her hand, and slowly walked forward.

Mu Wenxi had to activate the system's night vision function to see everything clearly, but what she saw surprised her. Countless glass laboratory rooms were lined up in a long row, stretching as far as the eye could see. Each glass room had a small card in the upper left corner.

Experiment subject number: A1117, status: Grade A larval stage, injected gene: A snake. Mu Wenxi looked up and saw that the things inside the glass room seemed to be restless. He could vaguely see what appeared to be a wriggling mass of flesh.

Experiment subject number: C6235, status: mid-to-late stage of C grade, injected genes: snake, bear. Mu Wenxi looked up and suddenly there was a "bang" in the glass room. A huge black shadow was pressed against the glass. Mu Wenxi felt a chill down his spine and quickly stepped back.

The surroundings were so quiet that only Mu Wenxi's footsteps could be heard. She walked quickly forward, not daring to look at the other glass rooms. Soon she arrived at glass room number nine and stopped.

The sign reads:

Experimental subject number: S9035

Status: S-rank incomplete form

Name: Qin Lun

Age before experiment: 24

Injected genes: A, B, C, F, S

Mu Wenxi asked Xiao A, "What does this mean? Has more than one gene been injected into his body?"

A: "Yes, he is already an incomplete S-level, which means that his level is very high. Before the S-level gene, he had been injected with multiple genes and each one was fully developed. Now, only one S-level gene remains, which is still incomplete."

Mu Wenxi stood in front of the glass and cautiously looked inside. In the empty room lay something that looked like a wild beast. She couldn't describe it in words. The beast was curled up in a ball, and she couldn't tell what kind of animal it was.

She reached out and knocked on the glass. The beast inside immediately looked up at her, its fur standing on end, full of vigilance.

Mu Wenxi asked Xiao A, "Could you help me temporarily replace the surveillance cameras on this floor? I don't want to see him looking like someone else."

Little A patted his chest and said, "Of course, I changed before I came in."

Mu Wenxi: "Well done."

She transformed back into her original form and knocked on the glass again. The beast inside looked up again, its eyes fierce. This time, it seemed to realize that the person outside had changed.

Mu Wenxi beckoned to him, and the beast slowly approached the glass, revealing its body in the dim light around it. It seemed to be entirely black, with four legs, somewhat thin, two erect ears, and bright green eyes that were very noticeable in the darkness, giving off a very dangerous feeling.

If I had to say what animal it resembles, it looks somewhat like a leopard and somewhat like a fox.

Mu Wenxi whispered to him, "We've finally met, little monster. Hello, little monster."

The beast suddenly opened its mouth, revealing sharp teeth, and let out a silent roar.

Instead of being scared off, Mu Wenxi remembered something and asked Xiao A with some concern, "If we take Qin Lun away now, will he be unable to turn back into a human?"

A: "No, the genes that need to be injected have already been injected. This glass room is just for monitoring and confinement."

Mu Wenxi immediately felt relieved and patted his chest: "That's good, that's good."