Inside a heavily guarded building, police lights flashed in the brightly lit, snow-white corridors, and piercing alarms drowned out the various chaotic footsteps.

Chen Ke quietly slipped into an office.

Outside the building, Wu Wei was asking the guards about Dr. L's whereabouts.

Chen Ke glanced out the window and saw the guard shaking his head frantically, clearly unaware of Dr. L's whereabouts.

"Why was I notified of such a serious incident before?" A dignified middle-aged man's voice rang out from outside the door.

A moment later, the door was pushed open, and Zheng Yanshan, dressed in military uniform, strode in, followed by Luo Shun, a researcher in a white coat.

Chen Ke took a deep breath and hid behind the cabinet.

"Dr. L said it's a small matter and he doesn't need to tell you," Luo Shun replied softly.

Zheng Yanshan was so angry he almost laughed. This Dr. L, relying on the commander's backing, really didn't take him, the Minister of Security, seriously at all.

Not only did they not report the capture of a level 2 zombie into the lab, but they also secretly conducted research on it. Only after the level 2 zombie suddenly broke through to level 3 and escaped did they raise the alarm.

What's the point of sounding the alarm now? Level 3! That's a Level 3 zombie! Not a Level 3 evolved being.

Thinking about this, Zheng Yanshan felt unsafe in the experimental building, as if a faint gaze was watching him from the shadows.

No, could it be one of those level three zombies?

Zheng Yanshan's hair stood on end, and he turned to Luo Shun, saying, "This matter is of great importance. I need to report to the commander first. The lab needs to find this level-three zombie as soon as possible, or you'll be in big trouble if the commander blames you!"

After finishing his sentence, Zheng Yanshan grabbed his military cap and documents from the table and hurriedly left.

Luo Shun curled his lip in disdain from behind. "Heh, a report? It's just that they're afraid the zombies will run away, making it sound so high and mighty!"

As Luo Shun was about to leave after Zheng Yanshan left, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

He froze. Were there other people in the room?

"What were you two just talking about?"

A strange voice sounded behind him, and Luo Shun felt a sense of relief. It wasn't a zombie, after all. He wiped away his cold sweat and was about to turn around to see who it was.

But the hand on his shoulder felt like an iron claw pressing down on him, and he couldn't turn it at all.

"Who is it! Who are you?" He tried to turn his head to look, but could only see a snow-white, jade-like hand on his shoulder.

"You just need to answer my questions honestly," Chen Ke said, increasing the force in his voice.

"Ouch! Let go! Let go!" Luo Shun immediately cried out in pain.

"explain!"

“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you. Dr. L sent someone to capture a level 2 live zombie for experiments. This morning, for some reason, the zombie started to become agitated. An hour later, it suddenly went from level 2 to level 3 and escaped from the lab.”

"Explain clearly, did you escape the laboratory building?"

"He escaped, he escaped from the building next door." Otherwise, they wouldn't have triggered the highest level alarm.

Because the zombie was likely no longer in the experimental area, Luo Shun was able to stay here. As for the security minister who rushed out in a hurry, Luo Shun could only pray that he would have good luck.

Having gotten what he wanted, Chen Ke slipped out of the room.

Luo Shunzhi felt his shoulders relax and heard a slight gust of wind in his ear. He turned around abruptly, only to find that there was nothing behind him.

—Ah! A ghost!

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Chen Ke leisurely strolled through the entire research building. The usually heavily guarded place was now in complete chaos. Just now, a security guard saw Chen Ke and kindly invited him to run together, fearing that Chen Ke would be bitten by a level three zombie if he stayed there.

The entire laboratory building was functioning normally. Chen Ke briefly glanced through the experimental records, and they were all normal experiments.

But he was curious: why would a normal experiment cause a level 2 zombie to break through to level 3?

Others might not know, but as the King of Zombies, he knew that a zombie needed to devour a large amount of the flesh and blood of an evolved being to break through its level.

Using evolved humans to feed zombies is such a heinous act that it could not possibly be a normal experiment.

Chen Ke paused as he walked to the last floor and around the elevator.

He tapped lightly on the wall behind the elevator, and a hollow sound came from behind him. Chen Ke's eyes lit up. He had found it—Dr. L's real laboratory.

Without hesitation, Chen Ke kicked the wall hard.

With a loud "bang!", half of the wall collapsed downwards, and the shattered wall fell down, landing with a dull "thud!" a moment later.

It looks like it's quite deep down there.

Chen Ke lifted his foot and stepped over the section of wall, falling straight down.

"Bang!" Chen Ke's feet landed on the hard steel plate. He stepped on it; it was very thick. There must be some kind of building underneath.

"Clang, clang..." The sound of the elevator running rang out. Chen Ke turned his head and saw that the elevator going down was right next to him. This was just a passageway where cable ducts were laid.

With a light tap of his toes, Chen Ke easily leaped onto the descending escalator.

With a soft "thump," the elevator swayed slightly, and the five people inside immediately frowned.

"What was that sound just now?" Wu Ran asked, puzzled.

Rebersch replied casually, "It's probably because the elevator wasn't lubricated enough and got stuck for a moment."

Wu Ran didn't notice anything unusual and didn't care. He turned to Wu Wei with a teasing look and asked, "Water God, how's it going? Have you broken through to level six these past few days? If you don't break through soon, you'll not only be punished again, but you'll also be dragging us down."

"Earth God, you should worry about yourself. I heard that another girl has recently joined your backyard. She's your girlfriend from before the apocalypse. I heard she's very clingy to you. If she's out of your sight for even a moment, she'll cry and look for you. Earth God, are you able to manage all this at night?"

Wu Ran grinned and said meaningfully, "Of course I can handle it. What can't I handle? It mainly depends on talent, and I happen to have been exceptionally talented since I was a child."

Wu Wei was shocked that Wu Ran was so shameless. Her face turned cold. "I advise Tu Shen to take it easy. Don't overwork yourself. Ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine for you!"

"Do I need a prescription?"

"Alright, can you two stop bickering the moment you meet? You're on the same team, and this isn't the time for bickering! A level three zombie has escaped from the lab! Level three! Not level two!" Rebershuu reprimanded him sternly.

In the time it takes to exchange a few words, the elevator has slowly descended halfway.

The people in the elevator started discussing whether there were level three zombies, and no one noticed that there was a person standing on top of the elevator.

"I think that since I just broke through to level two, this zombie shouldn't pose much of a threat."

"It's also possible that zombies are different from us evolved beings, and their strength increases by leaps and bounds once they break through?"

"Moreover, level two zombies are not easy to deal with either."

"Everyone, don't let your guard down. When I came back from Dongning City yesterday, I noticed something unusual. I was planning to report it to the doctor first thing this morning, but he stayed in the lab all day and wouldn't let anyone in to disturb him. So I haven't had a chance to tell him yet."