A deafening roar erupted, and a zombie with pieces of rotting flesh falling off its face suddenly slammed against the glass, slamming it repeatedly!

Ruan Qing'an was startled and instinctively gripped the hilt of his knife, taking a step back, only to suddenly bump into a solid chest.

Before she could even react, she was forced against the glass, facing a hideous zombie, with a warm chest behind her and a long, slender hand pressing down on her knife-wielding hand.

A low, husky laugh sounded from behind.

"Xiao Ruan, this is my research lab. Are you scared?"

In the pitch-black corridor, with that roar, the howls of the zombies throughout the entire containment room exploded in my ears. The petite girl was pinned against the glass from behind by the tall man, a clearly overly erotic and ambiguous act.

But... right in front of her was the appearance of a zombie.

Only when he got closer did Ruan Qingan realize that the ground was not black at all, but rather the blackness of blood congealed from the bottom of the pit, while the walls were covered with splattered blood.

Beneath this one zombie, countless others clung to the edge of the glass, practically hanging from the wall of the containment chamber.

Then, one by one, they climbed up.

The entire glass surface was completely covered with zombies—hissing, crashing against the wall, cracked fangs, and rotting bodies.

"Little Ruan, are you scared?"

Behind her came Zhou Ziqi's magnetic voice, still brimming with laughter. He leaned down slightly and whispered in Ruan Qing'an's ear, "That's the boss's job, you know. Considering how well-behaved and a little clumsy Ruan is—"

"I'll allow you to not work in my lab."

Seeing Ruan Qing'an's pale face, Zhou Ziqi finally seemed to have a change of heart and took half a step back with her.

Zhou Ziqi even released Ruan Qing'an, and seeing his little bodyguard's pale and pitiful face, the smile on his lips became even more twisted, and he stepped back to another observation window.

The imprisoned, mutated superhuman...

Zombies dismembered into pieces...

The containment chambers behind each observation window are terrifying.

The man, dressed in a research lab coat, possessed a handsome, almost effeminate beauty in his features. He was smiling as he recounted the details of each containment chamber as if he knew them intimately.

The slender fingertips hooked the girl's hand that was holding the knife.

His voice was slightly hoarse: "Xiao Ruan, how are you? If you're scared, just tell the boss, and I'll let you go back to the villa to rest."

"I'm very easy to talk to."

Looking at Zhou Ziqi's affectionate expression.

Ruan Qing'an's face was a little pale, and she bit her lower lip.

037: [I only knew the male lead was a pervert, but I didn't expect him to be this perverted... Luckily, he still has some conscience. Good heavens, maybe we should run away first; this place is not safe to stay any longer.]

"Little system, do you really think I can leave?"

Ruan Qing'an paused, then looked up at Zhou Ziqi.

The man's eyes and brows were full of gentle smiles, but the madness and twisted nature hidden beneath were like vines growing and coiling in a dark corner, enveloping her completely, leaving no room for escape.

Noticing Ruan Qing'an's silence, Zhou Ziqi turned his head.

"What's wrong, Xiao Ruan?"

He spoke, but a chill crept into his eyes—how could he let her go? If she was afraid of him and couldn't accept it, she would only lose such an interesting girl like Xiao Ruan.

Ruan Qing'an, with her eyes half-closed, coldly stated: "I will die. This madman won't allow me to refuse."

037: [Good heavens, this is entrapment...]

Ruan Qing'an had already noticed this from the time in S City. Amidst the stagnant atmosphere and the roars of the zombies, she staggered forward, grabbed Zhou Ziqi's sleeve, and frowned as the man was stunned.

"Boss, please don't press me against the glass."

"Zombies are disgusting."

"...Aren't you afraid?"

Zhou Ziqi paused, looked at Ruan Qing'an with her head down, looking pitiful as if she was about to vomit from disgust, and suddenly laughed.

Why would he let something he's interested in escape?

But...

Zhou Ziqi's laughter was slightly hoarse. He pressed a button on the control panel next to him, immediately cutting off the sounds of the zombies. All the containment chambers fell silent again. Clearly, this was all done on his own.

He chuckled, "I'm so happy that Xiao Ruan can stay."

Zhou the Madman was completely satisfied;

The bodyguard narrowly escaped death.

Comment: The strategy is to teeter on the edge of death.

After discovering that Ruan Qing'an did not object, Zhou Ziqi led his bodyguard along the corridor deeper into the room. At the very back was Zhou Ziqi's actual research room, where the snow-white walls felt somewhat oppressive.

Various precision instruments, and all sorts of equipment.

Ruan Qingan could clearly sense that after entering the research room, Zhou Ziqi's perpetually smiling, seemingly fake emotion, like that of a Peking Opera actor, gradually became real, like that of a pilgrim.

The data brought back from S City was quickly imported into Zhou Ziqi's computer, but the encrypted content could not be decrypted for a while.

He casually said, "Xiao Ruan, turn on the computer over there."

"Understood, boss."

After turning on the computer, all sorts of messages appeared on the screen. Ruan Qing'an only glanced at them briefly before his pupils contracted – they were all messages from the base!

From the leader's decisions to a superhuman falling in love.

Ruan Qing'an paused, "Boss, this is..."

"Oh, it's nothing. All the potions that ability users use to enhance their abilities come from me. It's not difficult for me to find ways to monitor them, is it?"

Zhou Ziqi said nonchalantly, after quickly glancing through the text, he chuckled and said, "This is interesting."

"What's wrong, boss?"

"Jialan led the action team back to the base and made great contributions. Then the base's defenses broke down and the leader was attacked. Jialan almost died in the line of duty to save the leader. After being treated, he became the action team leader of the superhuman squad. Oh, and Lillian too."

Zhou Ziqi paused for a moment: "It seems that I have earned a lot of crystal cores with my research and even become a researcher. That's really impressive."

"I never expected that my disappearance would bring out all sorts of demons and monsters."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but marvel inwardly. Jia Lan truly lived up to her reputation as the female lead; in just five days, she had practically turned the entire base upside down. Even the two leaders, Xu Wenshan and Lu Ting, were practically eyeing Jia Lan.

She pouted.

"Zhou Ziqi has such a great strategy guide, wow..."

The thought of Zhou Ziqi's love-struck mind, his tendency to seduce people like Xu Wenshan and Lu Ting upon meeting, sent a chill down Ruan Qing'an's spine.

It's going down, it's going down too far.

Just then, the sound of an elevator arriving came from afar. Zhou Ziqi narrowed his eyes as he looked at the screen. He turned off the computer and muttered, "Tsk... This little mouse is quite self-aware enough to burrow underground."

Ruan Qingan raised an eyebrow slightly and turned to look at the corridor. Lillian was strolling in, looking like a good student.

"Teacher Zhou, are you still busy?"

"Ah, Miss Ruan, so you're here too. Why don't you go and rest first? I'll take care of things here."

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