Chapter 148 Secret Investigation Dilemma

The air on the second basement level was cold and dry.

The exposed light tubes flickered and emitted a low humming sound.

A thin layer of mist hung over the ground, moving slowly like a living thing.

BEAM-777A lay on the cold cement floor, its body stiff, its skin glowing with a watery reddish sheen, as if it had been burned from the inside out, its chest rising and falling weakly.

Chi Du frowned: "How did it suddenly turn out like this?"

They were just shouting a moment ago, but now they're acting like they've taken the wrong medicine.

Could I have really taken the wrong medicine?

He instinctively reached for the weapon at his waist, then stopped: "Be careful, it might be a trap."

Lu Jin didn't take it seriously. He squatted down and squinted to observe: "Could it be that it's been poisoned?"

As he said this, his eyes did not leave the slowly swirling mist.

The mist was not red, but rather a nearly transparent pale grayish-white.

Under the light, they looked just like some kind of wriggling creature, quietly slipping into the gaps in the air.

But after BEAM-777A began to struggle, the concentration of the fog decreased and it diffused.

Lu Jin and Chi Du exchanged a glance, and almost simultaneously reached out to remove their gas masks.

They held their breath for a moment, then tentatively inhaled air.

I'm feeling a little unwell, but my body can handle it.

"As expected." Lu Jin glanced at it.

“The red smoke is an illusion,” Ike Watari added.

Their breathing gradually calmed down, and they realized that their previous judgment was correct.

What's truly deadly is never the visible blood-red smoke, but this almost colorless and odorless "transparent poison."

They had already guessed it before they encountered the BEAM-777A Rest.

An anomaly of this caliber cannot function without thinking.

Moreover, BEAM's files cannot be 100% accurate.

Yan Xi did not faint. He felt unwell for a long time, but finally got up from the ground.

Leaning against a cold iron pillar, my chest heaved violently, and a buzzing sound lingered in my ears.

It took him a while to calm his breathing. His fingertips trembled slightly as he ran his fingers over the wound on his arm. His eyes remained calm, and there was no indication that he had just been beaten.

But Yan Xi was uneasy.

Yan Jue...

Yan Jue shouldn't have gotten into trouble?

Wasn't he going to find a target?

suddenly.

Loud gunfire erupted from upstairs, the clang of metal and gunpowder mingling with screams, as if the entire building had been awakened.

Dust pattered down from the cracks in the ceiling.

Lu Jin's pupils contracted: "The people from BEAM are here."

His gaze swept to the wall on one side, where the embedded surveillance screen flickered a few times before stabilizing. In the black and white image, several passageways were being slowly closed by iron gates, making the entire building look like a coffin being sealed off layer by layer.

Chi Du whistled softly, his face devoid of any smile: "You BEAM people are really ruthless." He turned his head, his voice cold, "You even kill your own people."

Lu Jin remained silent, not immediately refuting, the shadows in his eyes spreading out as the lights flickered.

Chi Du stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the images on the screen.

This is a monitoring and real-time broadcasting device used for interconnection between devices.

The corpses lying on the ground included not only ordinary armed personnel, but also several abnormal beings.

“The anomalies here aren’t just S+,” Chi Du said. “You guys at BEAM have done a pretty good job with your experiments.”

“So Sang Li is in danger,” Lu Jin said. “Can you break through?”

Chi Du: "Sang Li's anchor point is still there, but she is affected by 777. Give me some time."

"waste."

***

Under the dim light, a lingering, unsettling atmosphere remained in the air.

Sang Li released her grip and lifted Yan Jue off the ground, dragging her like a wild beast that had just lost its edge.

Yan Jue leaned against the wall, panting as he regained his strength. His lips were cold as he forced a smile: "I didn't expect you to be so capable."

Sang Li slowly approached him: "Attracting. Or rather, making people fall into my trap, to submit, that's my ability." Her voice was gentle, like poison seeping into his heart through his earlobe, "You'll like this feeling."

Yan Jue raised his eyes and met her gaze.

The darkness in his eyes trembled, like an uncontrollable flame: "Is that so? But I feel that there's also fluctuation within you." He leaned forward slightly, his gaze like that of a hunter, "Your body temperature is rising."

Sang Li paused for a moment, then looked down and touched her wrist, then stroked her neck, and finally simply raised her hand to touch Yan Jue's forehead.

Their breaths briefly mingled.

Yan Jue tilted her head: "Don't touch me."

Sang Li: "Troublesome."

She shifted her position slightly, then compared the two for a second: "It seems...yes, it's really terrible."

Then, she turned and took out a delicate little box from her bosom. With a flick of her finger, she revealed a row of sparkling candies inside.

Pick one up, put it in your mouth, and chew it.

The sweet aroma melts on the tip of the tongue.

This time it's pomegranate flavored.

Sang Li exhaled, the sweet scent spreading between them like flirting: "Much better."

Yan Jue stared at Sang Li, the blackness in his eyes like a bottomless sea.

The candy crunched in her mouth with a soft, crisp sound, and its sweet aroma, accompanied by her calming breaths, stirred up an undercurrent in Yan Jue's heart like a slowly flowing river.

He felt as if his blood was being ignited, and a long-suppressed desire was surging within him.

My body is restless.

They are itching to make a move.

A dangerous desire stirred within him; he wanted to possess her, yet feared being completely controlled by her.

Sang Li patted him on the shoulder and shook her head, commenting, "You're still too young."

At that moment, a burst of intense gunfire erupted from the end of the corridor.

Sang Li raised an eyebrow slightly; the BEAM people had arrived.

The plan is already halfway done.

However, it doesn't sound like they were fighting Lu Jin.

Is it Qian Rujun?

Or something else?

Could it be an abnormal being or an experimental subject?

"It's time to go," Sang Li asked gently. "Is it still possible to go?"

Yan Jue leaned against the wall, her lips slightly pursed: "I'm not weak."

But the burning heat and stiffness in his body made him uncomfortable, as if he were being suppressed by an invisible hand, his muscles tense.

Just then, a familiar voice came from afar.

"4 o'clock!"

Immediately following was a pungent smell of blood, so strong it was almost suffocating.

Sang Li frowned and pulled Yan Jue away from the laboratory.

The lights in the corridor outside flickered, and the iron handrail at the top of the stairs was stained red with blood. Blood slowly seeped down the steps, winding into a dark red trail, as if it had been dragged by something.

Slippery and heavy.

Sang Li's breath hitched, she narrowed her eyes, and the coldness in her eyes deepened suddenly.

She knew exactly how many monsters were locked up in this experimental building, and she also knew their level of danger.

But she never expected that Yu Qi would be here.

The squad above won't last long.

“You BEAM guys always seem to be courting disaster,” Sang Li muttered to herself.

Yan Jue feigned weakness, resting her chin on Sang Li's shoulder and pressing against her from behind: "Monsters don't discriminate between factions. What do their lives or deaths have to do with me?"

"Weren't you sent to arrest me? And you still say you have no allies?"

"……I was wrong."

***

The first floor of the laboratory building.

The incoming squads were blocked by different metal walls and forced to disperse.

They didn't even bring enough explosives, and the map here was different from the one that had been distributed; it was like a maze.

A low, eerie roar filled the air. Searchlights swept across the corridor, landing on rows of broken culture tanks. Glass shards and residual nutrient solution mixed with blood glittered coldly.

Yu Qi held the gun, his forehead beaded with cold sweat.

She was used to seeing abnormal beings and had led countless missions, but what she saw before her still sent chills down her spine.

What's even more terrifying is that none of the files and confidential documents she went through mentioned their existence.

Tang Lan stared at the still-wriggling "unfinished products," her fingers stiffening and trembling.

Some of these creatures were missing half a face, while others had exposed bones, yet their flesh and blood were still growing. Their eyeballs rolled laboriously beneath translucent membranes, as if staring at a living person.

He found a hastily discarded laboratory map in the corner, which clearly marked the location of each laboratory, each with a different code and "experimental subject".

This place... is full of human experiments.

At first, he still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that they were all studies on abnormal organisms.

Now he is certain that this is absolutely inhumane: human experimentation, human cultivation, and human modification!

Zhou Fangyang held a video camera and filmed everything in front of him: "It must be uploaded; the higher-ups must know."

But a few seconds later, he stared intently at the screen, his face darkening.

The signal is completely cut off.

Not only the network, but even military encrypted channels seemed to be completely shut down, and nothing could be sent out.

Screams came from afar, gunshots mixed with the sound of bones cracking, growing closer and closer.

The air in the corridor began to stir, and the walls seemed to tremble slightly.

At this time, although Yu Qi's unit was intact, the assault team that came with him was seriously injured and the signal was not working.

Yu Qi saw two team members being tackled to the ground. The thing looked like a four-armed monster, moving so fast it was almost a blur. Its fangs snapped down, and blood splattered onto the wall instantly. Even after the other team members fired at close range, it didn't die; instead, its muscles rapidly regenerated as it trembled.

Yu Qi's heart sank suddenly.

They had no idea what abilities these anomalies possessed.

There was no targeted plan whatsoever.

What's even more terrifying is that their movements and reactions are like a patchwork of various abnormal characteristics.

Tang Lan's voice trembled: "Someone wants to kill us all and then bury this secret here with us."

Deeper into the corridor, even more roars suddenly erupted, as if countless monsters had awakened at the same time.

But the assault team's routes in front and behind were blocked.

This is an arena.

Yu Qi lowered his voice and ordered, "Find the exit, retreat! Quickly!"

Several wounded men, supported by their comrades, struggled backward with their broken bodies.

However, the chill suddenly intensified in that instant.

Yu Qi felt a chill run down his spine.

Yu Qi raised his gun, lowered his pace, and caught a glimpse of a dark figure writhing out of the corner of his eye.

A long, slender snake neck rose from the shadows, its scales gleaming with a damp, cold light, intertwined and twisted, its eyes bloodshot.

This is BEAM-752.

She remembered this number perfectly.

This is its unusual ability.

She froze: "Tang Lan, watch out behind you!"

Tang Lan was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously turned around.

A piercing screech exploded, and BEAM-752-1 suddenly pounced!

The snake's neck seemed to stretch instantly, its fangs sharp as daggers, biting straight at Tang Lan's throat!

"Tang Lan!"