"These are survivors, and we used our last resources to protect them," Dr. Chen said. "But if we can't develop a vaccine, they will become zombies sooner or later."
Xiao Yu fell into deep thought. He knew this might be a trap, but looking at Lin Xue in the incubator, he had no choice.
";What should I do?";
"Enter the incubator and use your mental power to connect with her," Dr. Chen said, "but be careful, this process is very dangerous. If you fail, both of you will die."
Xiao Yu took a deep breath and walked towards the incubator. When the hatch opened, he looked back at Dr. Chen: "If I find out you're lying to me..."
"I guarantee it on my reputation as a scientist," Dr. Chen said seriously.
Xiao Yu lay in the incubator, the cold nutrient solution covering his body. He closed his eyes and slowly released his mental energy.
In an instant, he felt himself falling into a strange space, surrounded by countless fragments of memories, some of Lin Xue's, some of his own.
He saw Lin Xue undergoing experiments in the lab day after day, saw her secretly recording experimental data, saw her planning her escape...
Suddenly, a black shadow appeared in the memory space. It was a monster composed of countless viruses, roaring and rushing towards Xiao Yu.
"This is the consciousness of the virus!" Dr. Chen's voice rang in his ears, "If we destroy it, we can awaken Lin Xue!"
Xiao Yu concentrated all his mental power, turning it into a sharp sword and stabbing the monster. However, the monster was too powerful and his mental power was rapidly depleted.
At this moment, another spiritual force joined the battle. It was Lin Xue's consciousness!
"Xiao Yu, listen to me..." Lin Xue's voice sounded in his mind, "The core of the virus is in its left eye, which is its weak point..."
Xiao Yu seized the opportunity, concentrated all his mental power into one point, and shot it towards the monster's left eye.
";ah!!!";
The monster screamed miserably, and its body began to disintegrate. The memory space also collapsed, and Xiao Yu felt himself falling rapidly.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on the laboratory floor. The incubator was already open, and Lin Xue was kneeling beside him, tears in her eyes.
"You did it..." she whispered.
However, at this moment, the laboratory alarm suddenly sounded. Dr. Chen's holographic image became distorted: "Oh no! The death of the virus consciousness has triggered a chain reaction. The entire underground facility is about to collapse!"
Xiao Yu pulled Lin Xue up: "We have to leave here quickly!"
"Wait!" Lin Xue ran to a computer and quickly typed in the instructions, "I'm downloading experimental data, which is crucial for vaccine development."
Pieces of debris began to fall from the ceiling, and Xiao Yu held up a mental barrier to resist. Suddenly, he felt a powerful energy wave coming from underground.
"What is that?" he asked in horror.
Lin Xue's face turned pale: "It's the virus matrix...it's awakened..."
"Data download completed!" Lin Xue pulled out the data chip.
At this moment, the entire laboratory shook violently. Lighting equipment on the ceiling fell one after another. Xiao Yu held up a mental barrier to protect the two of them.
"Let's go!" He pulled Lin Xue and rushed to the elevator, but found that the elevator was out of service.
"This way!" Lin Xue pointed to an emergency passage, "I remember there is a freight elevator there!"
The two ran frantically in the shaking corridor, and behind them came the loud sound of concrete collapsing. Xiao Yu's mental power sensed that a terrifying energy was awakening deep underground.
"What exactly is that virus matrix?" Xiao Yu asked as he ran.
"It's the original experimental subject of the 'New Human Project', X-01." Lin Xue said breathlessly, "It has integrated the genes of all the experimental subjects, but has undergone terrible mutations..."
Suddenly, a roar came from the front. Several mutated experimental subjects rushed from the corner, their bodies twisted and deformed, emitting a sickening stench.
Xiao Yu immediately launched a mental attack, but these experimental subjects seemed to be resistant to mental power and only paused for a moment.
"Let me do it!" Lin Xue pulled out a test tube from her pocket, which contained a light blue liquid. She threw the test tube to the ground, and the liquid instantly vaporized.
After the experimental subject came into contact with the gas, his movements became noticeably slower.
"This is an inhibitor, it works on them!" Lin Xue explained.
The two took the opportunity to rush past the experimental subjects and finally arrived in front of the freight elevator. Xiao Yu used a fire axe to split the control panel and forced the elevator to start.
The elevator slowly ascended, but the vibrations grew more and more intense. Xiao Yu's mental power sensed that the terrifying presence was rapidly approaching.
"It's catching up!" Xiao Yu's face changed drastically.
At this moment, the elevator suddenly stopped at the -3 floor. The moment the door opened, a huge tentacle suddenly stretched out!
Xiao Yu immediately erected a mental barrier, and the tentacles hit the barrier with a harsh friction sound. He felt his mental power being rapidly depleted.
"Think of a solution quickly!" he shouted through gritted teeth.
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