Chapter 87 Impossible

In the room belonging to the male insect, Bai Chenzhu directly used his mental power.

He 'saw' the male insect coming alone to the door, even knocking impatiently, making a deafening bang. Thanks to the soundproofing of the door, all they heard was the soft sound of raindrops.

The male insect, Lyca, sensed the presence of mental energy and was certain that the male insect was in the room, so she persisted relentlessly.

This relentless pursuit was exactly what they needed. Bai Chenzhu pondered for a moment, then made a gesture towards Jiang Ye.

The door opened, and Leica quickly stepped forward, angrily calling out, "Cessie..."

The moment it stepped into the room, a wave of mental energy overwhelmed it. Its face went blank, its mind felt like it had been hit by a sledgehammer, leaving it stunned and standing there dumbfounded.

When it came to its senses, it found itself tied to a chair, its mouth covered with a strip of cloth, and three humans standing in front of it.

Humans?! Lyca stared at them, her eyes wide with disbelief, unable to believe that such audacious humans had appeared in their most impregnable base.

Those 'ants' that they once disregarded.

Where is Cecily? It tried its best to turn its head to look around, but no matter how it looked, there was only it and three humans in the room.

Who was the person who just attacked it with mental power?

Lyca's eyes turned red, and its mental power, like invisible tentacles, rushed towards the three of them with invisible pressure.

Bai Chenzhu pressed one hand firmly against its forehead, as if a cool breeze had blown away a few blades of grass, easily dispelling the spiritual energy. Lyca felt all its strength drain away, its head throbbing with needle-like pain, and blood seeped from its already vibrant red eyes, leaving two red streaks on its face.

Bai Chenzhu released his grip and searched the entire body, finding an ID card and a gun.

He twirled the gun in his hand and pressed it against the alien's temple, speaking to the other two men, "This gun is so light, it doesn't look like it has bullets."

Jiang Ye recognized it at a glance, "A particle gun, the gunshot is very quiet."

Bai Chenzhu asked with some anticipation, "Wow, unlimited bullets?"

Jiang Ye shook his head. Bai Chenzhu fiddled with it for a moment, then stuffed it into his pocket. "It's okay, use it as many times as you can."

Tang Zhao, standing nearby, raised his finger and curiously touched Lyca's antennae. He saw the male insect in front of him with bulging veins, looking like it was about to go crazy, cursing loudly.

Bai Chenzhu, unfazed, attached a translator to it, making things easier for the three of them.

Jiang Ye knocked on the door and then turned around and said, "The door is very soundproof, it's okay. Take the cloth out of its mouth."

As soon as the cloth was spat out, Lyca, with bloodstains on her face, demanded fiercely, "You have mental power!"

Bai Chenzhu chuckled, resorting to the same trick again, slowly pulling out a smart device from his pocket and starting the recording. "Didn't you already know that?"

“All we know is that humans have evolved physical abilities…” Lyca looked at the human in front of her with a half-smile, and suddenly realized that she had been tricked into saying something. She quickly shut her mouth and gritted her teeth in regret.

Damn it! It actually fell for the trap!

"Oh~" Bai Chenzhu nodded, "So that's how it is."

Jiang Ye walked over and said, "Guess how we got here."

Leica ignored him, turning its head to the side, determined not to respond to anything he said. Given a chance to escape danger, it would make those three pay the price.

Looking at the wary alien, Jiang Ye flicked two fingers, and an identity card appeared at his fingertips. He used the identity card to lightly lift its chin, "Because one of you doesn't want to stay on Earth anymore."

Leica's bright red pupils narrowed sharply, and she couldn't hold back any longer, rebuking him: "You're talking nonsense!"

Bai Chenzhu, who was listening nearby, was somewhat surprised by Jiang Ye's statement, but he remained calm and composed, and casually pushed Tang Zhao, who was showing his emotions, behind him.

We're going fishing, kids should stay out of the way for now.

"Whether it's nonsense or not, you know in your heart. There are two completely different things between humans having superpowers and not having superpowers." Jiang Ye patted its cheek. "If you don't have superpowers, you can still control life and death, but what if you had superpowers like yours, or even the spiritual power that your entire race pursued until death?"

His words were cutting: "Do you even have a chance to go home?"

Combining what he overheard on the way here with Jiang Ye's words, Bai Chenzhu had roughly pieced together the alien race's plan.

The virus that failed to be genetically modified spread, causing mutations in the human population.

This change is irreversible.

Kula, who has taken control of the alien base, decides to make the best of a bad situation by burying the traces of their experiments on humans and disguising it as a natural extinction.

To cover up their evil deeds, the alien race used their technology and power to wipe out humanity's high-ranking officials, destroy communication stations, and drop viruses everywhere... step by step, fueling panic and riots.

However, before their evil deeds are completely buried by the sand, they cannot return to their home planet with this incriminating evidence of their destruction of a lesser civilization. Once discovered, they will face the cruel reality of being abandoned by their own kind.

Cecily, who attempted to create a 'zombie king' in the ancient city to accelerate the apocalypse, was just one of them. Not everyone in the base was willing to listen to their superiors and stay there waiting, which was their weakness.

Just like now, Leica was truly stung by Jiang Ye's words, and still looked at them warily, "Why are you telling me all this?"

“I’m trying to turn you against us, is that strange?” Jiang Ye asked with some surprise. “Come on, join us with your companions. Humanity has already established its own base. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have superpowers. Even if things are exposed, this kind of evolution isn’t necessarily a bad thing. As long as you’re willing to point the finger at those who deserve it, then ‘helping humanity evolve superpowers’ is an honor, not a fault.”

“That was its own fault, why should you pay with your life? I believe there are always people among the alien races who refuse to compromise their principles, don’t you think?” He extended a welcoming hand to Lyca.

That sounds nice, but does that mean you can get yourself out of trouble just by joining the other side and sending out a scapegoat?

How could any human know so many secrets? Could it be that someone has already betrayed us? Lyca couldn't think of any other reason besides this.

Lyca scrutinized him, its long, narrow, crimson eyes fixed on Jiang Ye. It wouldn't easily believe the words of a 'native,' but it cared about what Jiang Ye said, whether it was about superpowers, the base, or a traitor.

Jiang Ye remained calm and composed, his expression unchanged.

After listening to a massive amount of misleading information, Bai Chenzhu couldn't hold back anymore.

Seeing that Leica's thoughts had been led astray by Jiang Ye, and the focus of the conversation had shifted to 'rebellion,' and that her thoughts were in a state of confusion and chaos, he seized the opportunity to say, "Human bases aren't something you can just take on. Ceci has already shown it its sincerity, so what about you?"

Lyca's mind was in turmoil, and her voice was hoarse. "What do you want me to do?"

All that wasted breath was for this moment. Bai Chenzhu calmly dropped a bombshell: "We've got the communicator. Now, use your identity to send us out."

"How could that be!" Lyca reacted strongly, quickly looking up. "You've been to Lord Kula's laboratory?"

“Of course.” Bai Chenzhu’s mind raced, but his expression remained unchanged. “Is it that difficult? Didn’t you just come from there?”

It knew best what the communicator meant. Lyca's face turned deathly pale. "Impossible! Impossible! You're lying to me! There are so many barriers there, ordinary people couldn't possibly get down there. Could there really be a traitor?! Who is it?! Is it Ceci?!"

Bai Chenzhu curled her lips into a smile. "It's this one. It was the one that brought us to the lab last night. You should recognize its spaceship."

"Damn it! You bunch of #￥%*" Leica's voice grew louder and louder, and the profanity it used even made the translator stutter. It stood up agitatedly, dragging its chair along with it, and charged toward the heavy electronic door.

At the same time, its spiritual power pierced through the air, trying to rush out into the outside world! But before it even touched the door, it was pushed back by waves of spiritual power.

Jiang Ye knocked it unconscious with a karate chop from behind.

Bai Chenzhu was still not satisfied and was not surprised by this - even if Jiang Ye did not take action, he would have stopped the alien race from shouting.

Watching Jiang Ye roughly drag the person up and put them into the 'cocoon', he closed the cover of the smart terminal, lifted his foot and followed. "Aren't you going to ask anymore? I still feel like there's a lot of information to be discovered."

Jiang Ye said, "That's enough. If we keep asking, its struggles will alert the other alien races."

Tang Zhao listened to the whole thing, but he was still completely baffled. "I'm so anxious! What did you guys find out?"

Bai Chenzhu patted his head, looking at him like he was a silly child. "Can't you understand? It says that the communicator fragment is in a laboratory of an alien race called Kula, and that only people of their status can enter that laboratory, which is located on the lower level."

Tang Zhao looked at the unconscious alien, then at Bai Chenzhu, as if he had seen a ghost. "When did it say that?"

Jiang Ye raised the hand holding the knife, but Bai Chenzhu stepped forward and grabbed his wrist to stop him.

Seeing Jiang Ye's confusion, Bai Chenzhu took out his newly acquired particle gun and said, "Let me try it."

Guns always look similar, but this particle gun was very quiet. When Bai Chenzhu pulled the trigger, he felt a force rebounding on his fingertips. The muzzle flashed, and a line pierced through the alien's body, making a very soft thud.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have found it hard to believe that he had pulled the trigger. It was as simple and easy as a flashlight; a smooth slit through the air and the shot was over.

Bai Chenzhu touched the new toy.

He likes it.

Jiang Ye turned it over and showed Bai Chenzhu a small hole in the clothes and a bloodstain on the heart. "The bullet is very hot, be careful."

Bai Chenzhu nodded, "I'll see if I can get one for you two too."

It's hard for any man to resist the temptation of a gun. Jiang Ye quietly looked at Bai Chenzhu's smooth profile and suddenly wondered what Bai Chenzhu's expression would be if he brought over all sorts of advanced weapons from the alien race.

They should be very happy.

They put the corpses into 'cocoons' to create the illusion that the aliens were sleeping.

Bai Chenzhu tossed a small object to Jiang Ye, who caught it and found it was the smart terminal.

“With this, there’s less chance of being questioned, which will save you a lot of trouble. I’ll keep it here for now, and take it out when you need it.” Bai Chenzhu raised his chin. “This is the fruit of my labor, so you have to keep it safe.”

Jiang Ye was surprised that Bai Chenzhu would go to such lengths. "You really do care about them."

“No, I’m doing this for us.” Bai Chenzhu pointed to himself, then to Jiang Ye, emphasizing, “for us.”

Tang Zhao looked at the alien race that, apart from its tentacles and wings, was almost indistinguishable from humans after closing its eyes, tilted his head, and said inexplicably, "We used to kill zombies all the time, but now, I feel like we're the murderers."

Zombies don't struggle or speak, but the alien race is alive and well.

These words made Bai Chenzhu chuckle. His eyes gleamed as they fell on Tang Zhao, sharp as frost, piercing to the bone. His voice was low and gentle, but his words were anything but: "Have you forgotten where the zombies came from, forgotten the purpose of this base's experiments, forgotten those humans who were used as test subjects?"

The scenes along the way flashed by like paintings, and Tang Zhao felt a chill run down his spine. He clenched his fists and said, "I'm confused."

——

Laika has already revealed a lot of information. If they find a few more unlucky guys, they'll find out that Kula's laboratory is hidden on the first basement level, a floor that doesn't even exist on the map.

The entire base is built on the ground, almost floating on the ground, and there is a depression below that is the same size as the central layer. If you are not told, you would not imagine that there is a floor hidden in that depression.

The only elevator goes directly to the basement level.

The alien responsible for delivering the goods yawned. It dragged a group of humans by one hand. These humans had all been gagged and were tied together with ropes, eventually ending up in the alien's hands.

As soon as the elevator stopped, the alien race dragged the humans out of the elevator.

"Hurry up, all of you!" the alien shouted.

However, to human ears, it sounded like strange, babbling garbled words. Even if they couldn't understand it, anyone could tell from the alien's expression that it was displeased.

It handed the rope to another red-eyed alien, waved, and was about to leave.

The red-eyed alien called out to it, "Wait, didn't we say nine would be enough? Why are there a few more here?"

Bai Chenzhu stood obediently at the back of the line with his eyes downcast, his body tensing up at the sound of the voice. These humans were all pale-faced and unsteady on their feet, clearly having suffered greatly. Bai Chenzhu hunched his shoulders, looking timid and hoping to get away with it.

The alien being delivering the goods turned around suspiciously and counted the quantity.

Why are there three more? The alien race couldn't understand.

But it couldn't have run up there on its own, could it? It just wanted to shirk responsibility and didn't want to increase its workload. "Whatever, just get rid of the extras that we don't need. Anyway, these are the people the adults want, and I heard their physical abilities are all fluctuating significantly."

After he said that, even Red-Eye became uncertain.

"Alright." Red Eyes turned the page. "More is better than less. Remember to listen carefully next time. Adults don't like disobedient people."

The deliveryman waved to it and quickly left.

"Go!" Red Eyes turned around, his expression turning fierce, and pulled at the string of humans.

Covered in dust, Bai Chenzhu lagged behind, silently glancing around the elevator. Unlike the guards upstairs, the owner of this laboratory was extremely arrogant, leaving few guards or patrols here.

It felt empty, bright, and oppressive – that was his first impression.

But why did he hear the noisy sound of flowing water in this place where steel was forged? Bai Chenzhu looked around.

Relying on his red eyes and not turning around, Bai Chenzhu didn't continue acting. Jiang Ye looked at his dark eyes and his heart skipped a beat, surprisingly seeing a hint of curiosity about the world in them.

So simple, so clear, so...

Once the urge to do something naughty, which had been dormant for a long time, arose, I couldn't stop the itch in my hands.

Jiang Ye, being mischievous, raised his hand and pressed down on the back of Bai Chenzhu's head. Bai Chenzhu staggered from the pressure and, in anger, turned around and bit his wrist.

Red Eyes seemed to sense something and turned around, looking for a long time but unable to see the problem. With a clear purpose, it pulled everyone into a large room.