Chapter 118 exposed the three of them, but to be precise, none of it was a safe bet...

The drain outlet was narrow and icy cold, and the water flow carried silt.

There was also a lot of brownish liquid.

Sang Li, Chi Du, and Amber followed the drain upwards.

Sang Li was wearing a mask and couldn't smell anything, but she vaguely felt that the water seemed a bit... dirty.

It has color and also contains fluffy substances.

They finally slid down to the very bottom of the entire island.

Before me was a thick filter screen.

Sang Li reached out and pushed it away, the water pressure hitting her face, making her almost hold her breath.

Then, it finally emerged.

As she removed her oxygen mask, a stench assaulted her senses. The smell was so strong that it made Sang Li momentarily dizzy and her head throbbed with pain. When she finally saw her surroundings clearly, her mind went completely blank.

Beneath the surface of the water are countless bones.

Stacked, scattered, and broken into fragments.

It wasn't necessarily bone; there were also limbs and a gelatinous substance that Sang Li couldn't describe.

This place is a stagnant pool.

The objects in the water were dazzling under the light, reflecting the dim shimmer of the water, like a forgotten graveyard.

This is……

Abnormal body?

She could feel it.

An endless wave of sorrow and pain swept over us.

It instantly invaded the chest and heart.

Sang Li gasped, her whole body trembling. Her gaze slid across the gaps in the pile of bones, and she saw some limbs that still retained some blood, covered with dense scars, which should all be traces left by injections and other containment procedures.

Amber stood beside her, her expression unusually cold and stern in the shimmering water.

“Let’s go up first,” Chi Du said, patting Sang Li on the shoulder.

The three of them climbed up.

really.

This is a wastewater pool used to wash the remains of corpses.

Sang Li's throat tightened, and she could barely make a sound.

All around, the remains of the aberrations floated, twisted limbs, broken tentacles, and even fragments of bones with remaining flesh and blood.

Sang Li's stomach was churning.

A feeling of nausea washed over me, as if countless tiny ants were crawling out from under my skin.

My breathing became heavier and heavier.

She didn't know what to say, and could only stare at the floating debris. Some of the bones were small, with traces of incompletely developed cartilage, clearly belonging to "abnormal" children. Others, however, were almost complete, with proportions of spine and limbs that were even very similar to humans, except that the joints were curved and the skulls were deformed, making them look more like "incomplete" people.

It felt as if a blunt object was pressed against my chest, and each breath became somewhat painful.

This is not research, this is crime.

Bloody and blatant crimes.

Experiments on anomalous bodies.

Chi Du stood on her other side, his dark eyes fixed on the corpse before him.

He didn't speak.

She just kept her lips tightly pressed together, staring coldly, as if afraid that if she opened her mouth, her anger would overwhelm her reason.

Although he felt he should be used to it.

But he couldn't get used to it.

"Oh."

Amber let out a very soft laugh, which rolled out from deep in her throat and echoed in the stinking wastewater, becoming all the more jarring. Her silver hair clung wetly to her neck, and her eyes shone with an astonishing light, as if she were watching a filthy performance.

Although, in the mermaid's dictionary, there is only "survival of the fittest".

Sang Li closed her eyes.

The blood and bones before her eyes became increasingly clear in her mind, as if branded into her nerves.

Hatred welled up little by little, filling my chest.

She grew up in human society, knew about order and law, and tried to accept the reality that she was not human. She had identity issues, inner turmoil, and a vague sense of belonging. But at this moment, this naked, undisguised challenge shattered her bottom line.

She was almost suffocating.

The bloody wastewater pool was like a mirror, pushing the truth about BEAM, her past, and the roots she didn't want to touch upon right in front of her.

"Find my mother, find her first," Sang Li said.

Chi Du did not respond. He pulled a semi-transparent folded map from his pocket and spread it out on the dim wall. The paper was damp with moisture, but the intricate lines on it were still clearly visible.

Like a complex spider web.

The layout of the entire island is layered and grid-like.

This inexplicably reminded Sang Li of the Umbrella Corporation she had seen in the movie.

Neither of them mentioned the scene they had just witnessed; they were perfectly in sync.

Chi Du traced his finger across the map: "It has three underground floors and three above-ground floors. We are currently in the wastewater pool on the lowest floor. Next to it is the warehouse where medicines are stored."

Sang Li didn't speak.

“The basement level is a hazardous materials laboratory,” Chi Du said coldly. “The second floor contains a containment facility and petri dishes.”

When he said the last few words, his gaze swept over Sang Li for a moment, but he quickly looked away.

"Go up to the dispatch center. To find He Chen, we need to go inside first. We can check the surveillance footage." Chi Du put away the map, his voice low.

“Then let’s go,” Sang Li said.

These are things we always have to face.

The three carefully climbed up the passage.

The iron walls were cold, and there were very few people on the three underground levels.

Finally, they pushed open a heavy alloy door.

We went from the wastewater pool to the second basement level.

The air here is much fresher.

However, the scene before him forced Sang Li to stop again.

laboratory.

Transparent glass walls, suspended petri dishes, and vine-like tubing winding upwards, filling sealed nutrient chambers. Something floats in each chamber; some are indistinct, others curled up like infants—all immature, abnormal organisms.

Sang Li squinted.

Fei Ling.

Fei Ling had shown her the illusions in the "Memory Flower Room".

Light and shadow, corridors, and memories peeling away like petals all overlap at this moment.

“Here,” she said softly, her voice trembling slightly.

Chi Du was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "This is where they conducted human experiments on us."

The BEAM071 logo is no longer present here.

However, the shelters are still full.

Sang Li snorted.

She wanted to destroy this place.

Think of a solution.

When it's over, destroy this place completely.

To become trash.

Just as we were about to cross the corridor to go to the ground floor.

Sudden.

Footsteps suddenly rang out.

Someone's here?

The sound was getting closer.

The three exchanged a glance and retreated into the shadows around the corner.

Sang Li clutched her chest, trying to remain calm. Amber turned to the side, partially shielding her in her arms, her silver hair falling beside her face, masking her slightly rapid breathing.

The two researchers walked and talked in hushed tones.

"Failed again." The visitor's voice was tinged with impatience.

Another person sneered: "Failure is failure, it's just consumables anyway."

The footsteps paused, and someone seemed to frown: "What do you know? Collecting advanced anomalies from outside is becoming increasingly difficult; it's a chain reaction. The higher-ups are already anxious. Dr. He refuses to hand over the data, and even the reagents are incomplete. The experiment is stuck at a bottleneck."

"Heh, if she won't cooperate, so be it. There's always a way to get her to talk."

The two chatted and laughed as they pushed open the door and entered a laboratory on the side.

Sang Li heard it all.

They're talking about Dr. He?

Is it He Chen?

Sang Li gestured and asked, "Capture prisoners?"

Chi Du: "We can consider it, but we shouldn't alert them."

After all, there are surveillance devices everywhere here.

Sang Li was somewhat dissatisfied.

Chi Du changed his mind: "Whatever you say."

After all, he and Amber now have the ability to solve the problem.

Sang Li then smiled and said, "Let's deal with whatever comes our way."

The corridor fell silent once more.

Sang Li was thinking about how not to expose herself.

suddenly.

A sharp, mournful cry echoed from the end of the empty corridor.

High-pitched, unlike anything human.

Sang Li immediately heard the alarm.

It came from the lab!

A piercing scream, abrupt and sharp like a knife slicing through the air, exploded from the laboratory, its intensity sending chills down her spine.

Immediately following was the sound of a heavy object falling, and the screeching sound of metal instruments being dragged.

Sang Li's eyes widened suddenly.

Are you conducting an experiment?

Before Sang Li could react, she felt the air around her grow heavy.

Amber's body tensed, his pupils suddenly contracted, and a malicious glint appeared on his face as if scorched by fire. A murderous intent suddenly erupted from his entire body, as intense as an undercurrent suddenly surging in the sea, carrying with it blood and violence.

For a moment, Sang Li even felt that she was being affected and couldn't breathe.

Enraged to the point of losing one's mind.

"The sound of a mermaid," Ike Watari explained.

It sounds like the scales have been plucked.

Amber suddenly moved, rushing out like a sharp blade.

Chi Du reacted quickly, grabbing his arm and hissing, "Calm down."

Amber's muscles tensed as if they were about to burst, and her silver eyes flashed with a cold light.

A low growl escaped from his throat, like a wild beast that had been imprisoned for too long, wishing he could tear everything apart immediately.

Sang Li had never seen Him like this before.

out of control.

This is not the aloof and playful Amber of usual.

At this moment, His killing intent was like a raging fire, scorching one's skin.

Then so.

Okay then.

“Go and take a look.” Sang Li said in a low voice, adding, “We have to go.”

It cannot be exposed.

But what good will it do to be exposed?

Amber stared intently in the direction of the laboratory.

Sang Li looked directly at Chi Du: "You've acted rashly. Do you think we can't beat them?"

The air in the corridor was as heavy as solidified water.

Chi Du's eyes flickered slightly, then he chuckled softly.

As if some long-suppressed obsession had finally been released, a hint of arrogance and relief flashed in his eyes: "Okay."

sure.

No one says you can't do that.

To be precise, none of the three of them are reliable people.

There's no need to be cautious.

Sang Li cocked her gun with a "click," tilted her head, and smiled in a way that seemed rather innocent and cute.

The three of them stared at each other in silence for a moment.

The next second, Amber suddenly shook off Ike Wataru's hand and rushed towards the laboratory. Her human legs, which were transformed from her tail fins, were just as impressive on land.

The movement was fierce; he raised his leg and delivered a powerful kick!

The heavy alloy door of the laboratory was kicked open and crashed into the inner wall, sending sparks flying!

Inside the laboratory, under the blinding white light, five researchers in protective suits looked up in astonishment.

At the same time, Sang Li also saw it clearly.

A mermaid was firmly nailed to an experimental bed, her limbs locked with iron hoops, and her tail fin mangled and bloodied. Her body writhed violently, covered in wounds, large scales falling off and scattering on the ground, blood dripping down the metal bed edge into tiny puddles.

Inside the glass enclosure behind the bed, more than twenty petri dishes were lined up, filled with tiny mermaid embryos curled up, some with their transparent eyelids already open, and others floating in a murky liquid.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood and cold disinfectant, so strong it could almost choke a person.

The researchers, upon seeing the uninvited guests, panicked and turned pale; some immediately reached out to trigger the alarm.

An anomalous entity, how did an anomalous entity get in?

In the very instant before they could react.

A flash of silver light.

Amber's figure left almost no afterimage.

The next second, a strong smell of blood hit us.

Click!

The researcher's head was forcibly pulled from his neck and rolled to the ground, his eyes still filled with desperate terror.

Blood splattered, carving a shocking arc across the white floor of the laboratory.

Screams suddenly exploded out, and the remaining researchers were thrown into chaos, almost falling to their knees in terror.

Amber didn't even use mental attacks.

As expected of the deep-sea siren.