Chapter 109 If you dare, then come!

[There is another kind of medicine, which is red, and is specially given to the powerful and wealthy and visiting guests. You can see for yourselves what its effects are.]

The camera was just showing ordinary people suffering and groaning as they were transformed into polluters, and the next second it switched to a luxurious and extravagant entertainment venue.

The place offers a wide variety of entertainment options; it's hard to imagine that this is a place that still exists in the apocalypse.

Gambling dens, entertainment venues, a place of extravagance and debauchery.

On stage, attractive superhumans perform amidst dazzling lights and a life of debauchery. Customers inject themselves with a red potion to enhance the experience, and their reactions afterward are no different from those of people who used contraband before the apocalypse.

The contrast is too cruel; someone is being tortured in the basement, while people on the upper floors are indulging in pleasure.

It is a microcosm of the real world.

The common people at the bottom of society struggle to survive, while the powerful and wealthy at the top live a life of ease and comfort.

People were already furious when they saw this.

Immediately afterwards, Shan Ran dropped another bombshell.

Next, there is evidence of the Colosseum.

The basement of Crocodile Island was used to house a large number of polluters, apparently for the purpose of hosting performances at the Colosseum.

Unsuspecting people are tricked into coming here, enjoying a wonderful life one moment, only to be thrown into the arena in the blink of an eye to fight against the corruptors.

The stark contrast provided a great thrill for the audience.

The polluters kept entering the area, and even if one wave was eliminated, the next wave could come in at any time.

The performer cannot stop, for stopping would mean death, but there will always come a time when his strength is exhausted.

One by one, the people standing in the center of the field died, their flesh and blood mingling with the soil, leaving only a filthy mess.

After the day's "performance" ends, the remaining remains are sent back into the lake to feed the crocodiles.

Shan Ran also released videos of viewers raising their glasses in cheers, placing bets, and shouting happily at the "performance" on the screen.

They revel in the suffering of their compatriots, using it as leverage, their nerves throbbing with excitement.

The above is the truth about Crocodile Island. I infiltrated it to find the whereabouts of a companion, but I did not expect that such a filthy thing was hidden there, so I destroyed the whole island without thinking.

I admit to killing them all. But this time, I'm not wrong; they deserve to die.

Many people were stunned for a long time after watching it.

This is a man-made tragedy, a horrific act that ordinary people could never imagine, yet they treat it as an amusing performance.

[A beast! This is a beast!]

[Well done! I watched with gritted teeth, wishing I could rush onto the island and wipe them all out!]

This is terrifying. How could anyone be so cruel? Is this really something a human being could do?

[Just doing it casually, did you guys notice? Boss Shan just did it casually, and he uprooted all that trash!]

[I've done my fair share of killing since the apocalypse. Resources are scarce, food and water are only going out, not coming in, but we still have to survive. I thought the apocalypse had hardened me, but seeing these videos still shocked me. Sometimes killing is necessary to survive, but I ask you, what were those bastards in the videos doing? For fun? So, the lives of ordinary people are just worthless?]

"That's my brother! It's my brother! I saw my own brother! My brother doesn't have a fever or any special abilities, he's just an ordinary person. After the apocalypse, our family of four hid at home. Our house was in a remote location, so there weren't many monsters. When the people in the neighborhood gathered together, half of them were ordinary people."

Once, a group of us superpowered individuals went out to search for supplies. When we returned to our neighborhood, it was already a ruin. Many people had died, my brother was missing, and many ordinary people had also disappeared. I thought they had been eaten by monsters, but now I know that they were all captured!

Damn Solomon! Mikhail! Ram! All participants in the arena! You all deserve to die! I curse your entire families to perish without a burial place!

It's said that when people are very wealthy, they enjoy extreme sports and other thrilling activities. Over time, their threshold for excitement rises, and they need even more exciting things to feel thrilled.

Are those people insane? The human population is already dwindling; if this continues, everyone will die out, and you'll be ruling an empty planet? What's the point?

【No need. We won't even live to see that day. The monsters will have already wiped out all of humanity. Let them all be killed, let them be destroyed. Humanity is beyond saving.】

[Who the hell said humanity is beyond saving? Go ahead and destroy yourself, don't drag me into it. I'm doing just fine. Even with all the darkness and injustice in the world, I believe someone will always stand up, break it all, and create a new world. Look, isn't Shan Ran standing up now?]

[It's not just Shan Ran, it's me too. I'll stand with her!]

[Me too, me too! Even though Shanran might never know me, I'll definitely stand behind her and push those beasts down!]

What are they injecting? The colors are different, so the effects are different, right? Where do they all come from? This is human experimentation!

[I also noticed this. When were these reagents made? It's unimaginable how many people sacrificed their lives for these experiments.]

[Wait, the place where Shanran is now has corpses wearing white lab coats, which look very similar to the white lab coats that appeared in the video just now. Could that be the place where they conduct experiments?]

The live stream footage was zoomed in, showing the appearance of all the buildings on the island. Although it was not clear, it could be roughly seen that they were large office buildings.

Before they could speculate for long, Shanran released the evidence.

The videos of Crocodile Island are formatted every 7 days, and backups are saved elsewhere, so the information that Shanran found is all recent.

However, things are different here in the laboratory building. In order to record the experimental process and help improve the subsequent drugs, the videos will be kept on the island for a long time.

Therefore, the collection of mountain dyeing is more complete.

She selected some very important ones to release.

This includes the improvement process of the three reagents: red, blue, and green.

Every improvement is built upon the sacrifice of many test subjects.

The cruelty of the experiment was thus laid bare and displayed to the public without reservation.

After Shan Ran appeared, the top elites went crazy and desperately attacked the network, trying to shut it down. However, Chandler, together with several powerful digital information ability users, kept fighting against them.

The war between digital information superpowered individuals is without gunpowder and is not particularly thrilling.

Fortunately, Chandler and his team won in the end.

He let out a long sigh, took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and silently stared at the laboratory that appeared in the video, as well as the medicines placed in the experimental cabinet behind it. He frowned and clenched his fists.

"Brother? What's wrong?" Nan Guishang, who was standing nearby, noticed that something was wrong with him and came over.

Nan Guishang has been battling online trolls for two days and two nights, showing no signs of fatigue.

Shortly after receiving Shan Ran's message, the internet exploded and went completely crazy!

Public opinion overwhelmingly turned against Shan Ran.

Nan Guishang, hands on hips, laughed heartily and continued his online verbal battle.

But not long after, Chandl next to him seemed a little off.

Chandler shook his head, took out his phone, edited a message, and sent it up.

Hello everyone, I am Chandler, the cybersecurity manager of Region 1, Third Continent.

In the video just now, I discovered contraband that was sold to the Third Continent before the apocalypse. These were products from the laboratories of the elite.

Before the end times, they sold these contraband items to our Third Continent, making money off the people while also harming their bodies.

My parents were killed because they were investigating these contraband items. But the case was later shelved and the higher-ups stopped investigating because they knew who was behind it and didn't dare to get involved.

Even after the apocalypse, they continue to harm ordinary people for their own selfish desires.

Shan Ran is a citizen of the Third Continent and the best partner of the Safe Zone. We will stand unconditionally behind her. Anyone who opposes Shan Ran is our enemy!

This time, Chandler did not hold a meeting with senior management, nor did he even consult with Lu Wenrou, before making a public statement.

He knew that Lu Wenrou shared the same thoughts as him.

Since that's the case, it's best to state your position sooner rather than later.

Nan Guishang was stunned. He glanced cautiously at the blond man. "Brother? Brother, are you sure the contraband came from that lab?"

Chandler nodded, without saying anything more.

Nan Guishang wasn't doubting anything; he was just so shocked that he couldn't help but want to verify it.

Then he thought of how close Chandler was to Shan Ran, and a pang of sadness welled up in his heart.

"Brother, Shanran is really a very good person."

"Um."

After a video ended, Shanran preemptively revealed her "secret" to the public.

My ability is [Copying], which allows me to copy the abilities of those close to me without causing them any harm. Anyone who wants to take my ability is welcome.

Shan Ran's counterattack rhythm is the same as that of the aristocratic families: one bomb after another, a series of bombs.

[Ahhhhh, she admitted it! What kind of ability is this? It's amazing!]

【My God, that's so arrogant! I love it!】

[What does this mean? Who wants to steal Shanran's superpower? Is there anything else I don't know?]

Shan Ran released another video, which was an experiment.

The experiment involved a bizarre brain surgery.

However, it was a clear failure, and both people on the operating table died.

[Completely baffled, what is this?]

What's going on here? It doesn't look like a transplant, and it doesn't look like treatment either.

Shan Ran explained.

This is a secret experiment conducted jointly by the three great families—the Solomon family, the Arlesde family, and the Ram family—to research how to transplant the spiritual energy of superhumans into ordinary people, thereby enabling ordinary people to become superhumans.

The whole world is in an uproar.

With messages coming in one after another, some people who are slower to process information are already dizzy and their minds are almost unable to process them.

[No, why conduct such experiments? Regardless of whether the recipients survive, those with superpowers are destined to die!]

[If anyone dares to touch my superpowers, I'll fight them to the death!]

I thought they already didn't care much about human life, but I never expected them to lower the bar even further.

Wait, didn't you guys notice? Why are only these three families involved? Don't the four smaller families know about this?

The four minor families were too shocked to reply to the message.

What was the purpose of this experiment? They had absolutely no idea!

On the shore, the Mikhail family members had all silently retreated a few steps, slowly distancing themselves from the Solomon family.

Shan Ran: [The heads of these three families, as well as the archbishops, grand mages, and great gods, do not possess supernatural abilities, nor do many of the higher-ups in their families. Therefore, they urgently need to conduct this research to acquire supernatural abilities as soon as possible.]

I know you all want my superpowers. If you dare, then come and try.

If you dare, then come.

This is already a public falling out.

They sent assassins to kill her, waged a propaganda war while she was unconscious, and sent people to kidnap her and imprison her for research...

She and those families were now locked in a life-or-death struggle.

People online were initially excitedly discussing the arena and the laboratory, but the influx of news has left them somewhat flustered, unsure which to research first.

[I'm curious, does the fact that only the three major families are involved mean that the four minor families are unaware of this? If they are unaware, does it mean that most of the heads of the four minor families possess supernatural abilities, but the three major families, used to being the leaders, are afraid of being overthrown, so they're keeping it from the four minor families? Wouldn't that lead to infighting among them?]

Oh dear, there's infighting! Let's fight!

[Laugh, laugh, laugh! What's so funny! This is a very serious matter. If it weren't for Lord Shanran discovering this beforehand and exposing it, you and I could both be experimental subjects lying in beds! You bastards, you deserve to have no superpowers, this is retribution, understand?]

[What's wrong with being an ordinary person? Ordinary people are useful too. I'm an ordinary person, but I've been accepted into the safe zone. I work diligently every day, contributing to its development. I still have value.]

[This isn't to say that ordinary people are useless, it's just that people who are used to sitting at the top of the world can't stand the feeling of suddenly discovering that those below can easily replace them. And what can they do if they can't stand it? They'll just cause trouble.]

I'm just an ordinary person. Luckily, I have a loving family. In this apocalypse, it's thanks to them that I can survive safely and even browse forums online. Although I long for superpowers, my goal is to not have to hide under my family's wings and to be able to protect them someday. But if it comes at the cost of such a cruel surgery and the sacrifice of so many innocent people, then I'd rather stay this way.

I don't have any superpowers, and I used to be too afraid to speak up for fear of being looked down upon. But from now on, I won't be afraid anymore. The top elites don't have superpowers, yet they can still stand in high positions, commanding others and harming their own people. So what do I have to be afraid of?

Those scourges want to capture Shanran for research, hoping to obtain her [cloning] ability. Absolutely not! If those beasts get their hands on her, the world is doomed.

"Impossible. Shan Ran could easily wipe out Crocodile Island. How could a powerful family possibly fight against them?"

[...]

Gongyang Qing had initially guessed that Shan Ran might have destroyed the laboratory, but there was no evidence or trace. He just had this intuition, which is why he sent assassins to kill her.

Unexpectedly, she not only actually did it, but also exposed it directly.

He slammed the cup down in his hand in a fit of rage.

"Master, please calm your anger."

Everyone inside the room knelt down, heads bowed, eyes downcast, not daring to look directly at each other.

Gongyang Qing pressed his right hand down on his violently trembling left hand, not wanting to appear too out of control.

But he is really hard to control.

Having been in a high position for so long, he had become accustomed to keeping his emotions hidden. This was the first time in all this time that someone had made him so angry.

“Shan Ran…” He gripped the armrest of the armchair so tightly that he almost crushed it, gritting his teeth as he uttered the name.

If he had superpowers, the handrail would definitely be broken by now.

But he didn't.

Why does everyone else have it, but he doesn't?

From childhood to adulthood, whatever he wanted was always readily available, and everyone around him would give it to him.

He obtained everything so easily that when he discovered he was just an ordinary person without any superpowers, he resentfully killed all the servants in the courtyard at the time.

They defined the rules of the world, so why should they be bound by the rules of the apocalypse?

He stood amidst a mountain of corpses and a river of blood, his expression gloomy and his eyes fierce.

The experimental plan was also set up starting from that day.

Everything was going smoothly and there were initial results, but everything was ruined by the mountain.

"Shan Ran... Shan Ran! I must obtain your superpower!"

After posting all the content online, Shanran stretched and fell asleep peacefully.

Regardless of the uproar outside about the devastating flood, she needed to sleep and rest first, since she had just woken up and her body hadn't fully recovered.

Her recovery was also very quick this time. In just one day, all the toxins were expelled from her body, and she returned to her peak condition.

After her powers returned to their peak, the first thing she did was to burn Gavin's body.

Whether on land or at sea, no corpses will be left behind; the monsters will not let them go, they will even gnaw on the bones.

Of course, Gano would not allow his brother to be disturbed even after his death.

Shan Ran arrived at the laboratory freezer where Jia Wen was housed.

He lay quietly inside, his body still curled up, because when Gano woke up, his body was already stiff.

His face was still as delicate as a doll's, but because of the poison, his complexion was pale while his lips were very red, which looked incongruous, yet beautiful.

Like a proud red spider lily in the snow, vibrant yet withered.

His expression was gentle, without his usual feigned smile, and he showed no signs of pain.

It was an ordinary expression, but you could tell that in the moment before he died, he felt joy and true relief.

What he wanted most before he died was just an ordinary life.

Shan Ran sighed softly, took out his body, and placed it on the ground.

Gano was at the door, but hesitated to come in, instead pacing back and forth in the corridor.

His fist clenched and unclenched repeatedly, and soon Shan Ran came out.

She took a pinch of ashes, put it in a small sealed bag, and handed it to Gano.

The remaining ashes were placed in an urn and stored in the spatial dimension, to be buried in a suitable place when we return.

Gano carefully took the sealed bag, placed it in his palm, stared at it blankly for a few seconds, and then put it in his pocket.

Compared to Gavin, Gavin is not a person with his own opinions.

All the operations planned so far have been spearheaded by Gavin.

Gano simply wanted the two of them to live well.

The older brother said that they had to leave the Gongyang family and the organization to find the antidote so that they could be safe and truly live in peace.

He agreed.

Since it's for the good of both of them, he naturally agreed.

But unexpectedly, after the poison was cured and he left the Gongyang family, no longer needing to return to the organization, his brother was gone.

The dead will never return.

He turned his head to look at Shan Ran beside him.

He will follow her and protect her from now on.

Shan Ran isn't in a hurry to go out; instead, she plans to meet up with an old friend first.

Thinking of this, Shan Ran's eyes widened, and she gasped.

"They've been neglected for so long, they must have all starved to death!"

Gano bent down slightly, looking directly into her eyes. "Sister, are you talking about the superhumans imprisoned in the basement?"

Shanran nodded.

Upon hearing this, the corners of his mouth slightly curved upwards, forming a beautiful arc.

Not stiff at all, just like Jiawen, this is the result of his continuous practice in front of the mirror over the past few days.

"Don't worry, sister. I know you care about the people down there. I've been feeding them on time these past few days."

Feed them?

Are they being treated like tiny lab rats?

Shan Ran glanced at Gano with a complex expression, but that glance made her pause for a moment.

In a daze, she thought the person standing opposite her was Jiawen.

If she remembered correctly, Gano had never smiled before, rarely spoke, and always had an expressionless face like an ice block.

What's wrong with him now?

Gano was still smiling. "Hmm? What's wrong, sister? Is there something on my face?"

Shan Ran shook her head.

She didn't know how to describe this strange feeling, as if the characteristics of twins were concentrated in one person.

It seems she wanted to use this to keep her brother alive.

That's enough. There's no need to expose him or say anything more. As long as he's alive and well, that's enough.

I just hope he doesn't have any mental problems.

If a high-level superhuman is also mentally ill, that's really dangerous.

Since Shanran woke up, two more little orbs of light have appeared in her spiritual world.

One is Q Xiaoran, who is usually invisible and only appears very occasionally, and the other is a big rock.

There are now ten light clusters.

Fortunately, her mental world is vast and boundless; otherwise, it might not have been able to contain so many orbs of light.

Both invisibility and petrification are Class D.

At the same time, she gained the ability to communicate with Gano.

When using synesthesia, the two people can not only use each other's superpowers, but also interact with each other's five senses.

She has the touch of Gano, and Gano can see the image on her side.

The twins' unique abilities are truly extraordinary.

However, it's a bit inconvenient to use it on her.

She glanced at Gano, only to be caught by him.

His lips, which had just been upturned, now drooped slightly.

The dog's slightly droopy eyes looked innocent and aggrieved.