Xia Shizhao turned on his flashlight, put on his protective mask, and waved it in front of him with disdain, revealing a lot of dust.

When were these research institutes established?

Upon finding the power source, Xia Shizhao discovered that the energy here was depleted. Without thinking, he took an energy stone and put it in.

The lights in the dimly lit room gradually came on, and the instruments made a ticking sound. The cold color scheme reminded Xia Shizhao of the morgue in his previous life.

"It looks like a morgue."

Liu Ruxuan muttered a complaint under her breath.

Xia Shizhao nodded silently, and the two of them turned off the lights above their heads at the same time.

They searched the research institute.

The table was messy, covered with a thick layer of dust, as if it had been hastily scrambled to escape and hadn't had time to tidy up. Xia Shizhao stared blankly at the documents on the table; they were all human data and analyses, all labeled with code names.

On the other side, Liu Ruxuan was rummaging through drawers, trying to see if there were any leftover documents. She found a folder, opened it, and looked at it, but couldn't understand it. It was full of technical terms, but she could roughly tell that it was about cyborgs.

Liu Ruxuan was startled when she pulled out the chair that was facing away from her and was about to sit down. A skeleton in a white coat was sitting on the chair with its head down, its bald eye sockets staring straight at her.

Liu Ruxuan felt a chill run down her spine at the sight, and slapped him across the face. "You lunatic! You scared the hell out of me! You think even in death you can still cause trouble, huh? Take this!"

The skeleton fell apart the next second.

"Heh, it has nothing to do with me. You've had osteoporosis for so many years, you're definitely not strong enough to withstand a beating."

After muttering to herself, Liu Ruxuan searched for a long time but found nothing. She then grabbed the folder and ran out.

Xia Shizhao stared at the scattered documents on the table, lost in thought.

This laboratory was established more than 300 years ago, and the numbers on the table are no longer just numbers, but represent vibrant lives.

Each one has a big red X at the bottom.

The documents were so thick in my palm, and when I turned the pages, they were all shockingly red.

They've almost never succeeded.

Even if someone is highly capable, their lifespan is still short, making them a failure.

Many others couldn't withstand the effects of their potions and died instantly from their bodies exploding.

Orcs were the main test subjects at that time.

When exactly did they reach out to someone?

With a furrowed brow, a folder came into her view.

"I don't understand this. You can keep it for now and study it when you get back."

Xia Shizhao flipped through a few pages quickly, while Liu Ruxuan leaned closer to her and became increasingly alarmed as she read. The experiment wasn't without progress; in fact, it was progressing quite fast for an inhumane experiment.

They have already discovered a Zerg race whose appearance is indistinguishable from that of normal people.

"ah!!?"

Liu Ruxuan, who had only glanced at it casually, exclaimed in surprise.

Xia Shizhao's eyes widened in shock. Zerg that showed no abnormalities in normal people?!

The two quickly turned to the next page and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the words "not long lifespan".

"This is outrageous! Why would they research Zerg, who are no different from ordinary humans?! Have they gone mad?"

Liu Ruxuan felt a chill run down her spine. Xia Shizhao closed the folder, turned and walked inside, saying slowly, "They've already done this inhuman experiment, and you still pray that they still have any normal people left?"

Liu Ruxuan felt a chill run down her spine and quickly caught up with Xia Shizhao: "That's right. There was a skeleton in a white coat in the room where the folders were just now. There were words on the nameplate. I'll check it out in the management system later. It feels like the laboratory from the mass extermination three hundred years ago. That person was probably wanted by the police and didn't dare to leave. He died in there."

"It's good that you know what's going on."

After Xia Shizhao finished speaking, he casually looked up and glanced at the screen.

He froze on the spot.

Liu Ruxuan, who was walking behind her, bumped into her. Seeing Xia Shizhao's pale face, she looked up curiously and then froze.

Above them lay a mountain of corpses, their bodies still intact, perhaps due to the numerous drugs injected during the experiment, their dark eyes fixed straight at the ground.

The corpse was wrapped in a thick layer of spider silk and wouldn't fall off.

The image entered their brains and instantly gave them a huge visual shock, raising goosebumps on their skin.

"vomit……"

Liu Ruxuan, somewhat unable to accept it, leaned against the wall and dry heaved.

Xia Shizhao calmed his breathing and rubbed his forehead to relieve the pressure.

That's outrageous!

This image is so nauseating it would make anyone want to vomit; it's enough to trigger trypophobia.

Liu Ruxuan leaned against the wall and dry heaved for a while, feeling that she had been subjected to great mental pollution. "Damn it, even the Zerg didn't have this kind of impact."

Without even lifting his head, he searched room by room, constantly moving towards the next door.

Half an hour later.

The two of them walked to the last door, which had a password. After searching for a while, Xia Shizhao and Liu Ruxuan decided to forcefully break down the door. A large hole was cut in the door, and inside it looked like a spider's nest, with silvery-white and resilient spider silk everywhere.

Once inside, they took out their energy swords and quickly cleaved away the spider silk that was blocking their view.

Finally, they found the corpse of Spider-Man lying quietly against the corner of the wall.

Xia Shizhao gestured for Liu Ruxuan not to move, and then stepped forward and pushed her with the back of his sword.

Spider-Man collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Xia Shizhao squatted down and pulled open his eyelids. His eyes were unfocused, and he was skin and bones from hunger. He was dead.

Not feeling entirely at ease, I tied him up securely.

Liu Ruxuan stood in front of the water column and tapped on the glass. Seeing the object floating inside, she asked in confusion:

"What is that potion inside that can prevent the corpses inside from decaying?"

Xia Shizhao leaned closer to the water column and looked for a while. There were only some dead fish inside. "It feels more like it was fed to some kind of creature. Let's check the drawers here for notes or diaries. Once we've done that, we should head back."

"oh oh."

Liu Ruxuan rummaged through the drawer again and found a silver-white card that looked very high-tech. She walked to the door and swiped it, puzzled.

The uncut door retracts automatically.

The incessant sirens of the alarm also disappeared from our ears.

She breathed a sigh of relief; the noisy commotion was finally over.

Xia Shizhao waved his hand at the control panel, "Come here quickly, find a diary."

January 10, 8794

An anomaly occurred during the experiment; Spider-Man became uncontrollable, attacking lab staff even while wearing the control card, seemingly regaining his sanity.

January 30th

Spider-Man stopped eating, and his mental strength began to collapse.

February 1st

The new drug was successfully injected, and after ten hours of continuous observation, Spider-Man has returned to a controllable state.

...

8800

The Spider-Man experiment was a success; the next batch of experiments will begin.

The experiment stopped being recorded in 8800. Xia Shizhao and Liu Ruxuan looked at each other and said in unison, "That was around the time when interstellar space was mass-producing laboratories."

Looking at the documents, Liu Ruxuan said, "These documents are very useful. Take them back and study them. Then, secretly hand them over to General Ye and the others for safekeeping."

Xia Shizhao nodded, "Okay."

Ye Qiuling and her team were also searching for these unusual laboratories. They were responsible for gathering information on those involved at higher levels, while Xia Shizhao and his team were responsible for finding the laboratories and collecting all the data.

He quietly left the laboratory and returned to Liu Ruxuan's house.

Looking at the rain outside, which was getting heavier and heavier, Xia Shizhao, who had gained a lot this time, stared blankly and couldn't help but think of the insectoid race, which was no different from humans and could freely change its form.

Would this kind of 'person' stand with the Zerg they are fighting against or with the humans?

They don't know how long the remaining antisocial researchers continued their work.

Xia Shizhao took out the folder and looked at it for a while. He had to study many of the technical terms on it to understand their purpose.

But she found something—a potion to stabilize her disordered mental state.

The filial son Xia Shizhao decided to find some work for his mother.

He ran home as soon as it was light the next day.