Chapter 264 A True Man
"Okay, Shurou, I understand."
Han Shuo nodded solemnly. He had actually thought about the last point Li Shurou mentioned earlier.
If anyone encounters a half-corpse again in the future, they must not be careless and must be more serious and vigilant than usual.
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With the matter of the half-corpse people settled, Han Shuo turned his attention back to Li Shurou and spoke with a serious expression.
"Shurou, how much longer do you need the technology for purifying turbid liquids?!"
Li Shurou sensed a stern tone in those words.
Her delicate body trembled involuntarily, because Han Shuo rarely spoke to everyone like this, which showed how important this matter was.
"I……"
He hesitated and was unable to give a precise response.
The fat man sitting next to Han Shuo was also startled and didn't dare to say anything in his defense.
"One week! I'll give you one more week at most. No matter what the outcome, we have to leave here in one week."
Han Shuo gave the maximum leniency he could muster, after all, the purification technology for the turbid liquid was extremely important to everyone.
If Li Shurou cannot fully master this technology, and if the underground research institute is destroyed in the future, then everyone's strength will only reach this point.
While the team's overall strength is currently decent, it's unrealistic to expect to survive for the rest of their lives on just these things once they've reached a point where further improvement is no longer possible.
After all, many alien species continue to mutate, and only those with greater power can contend with them.
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This time, Li Shurou no longer hesitated.
She knew things had gotten quite serious, and she nodded solemnly.
"Alright, Han Shuo, one week! I will master the technique of turbid liquid purification within one week!"
After she finished speaking, she turned around and went back to her work station, not wanting to waste another minute.
"Shurou, wait two more minutes."
Han Shuo stopped her without offering any further explanation, then turned around and pulled the fat man up from the sofa.
"Fatty, go and exchange all the honey and wine we found outside for easy-to-carry food. Leave some for Uncle Hai, and we'll use the rest when we go out tomorrow."
"good!"
The fat man didn't dare to continue fooling around, gave a serious reply, and turned to do his job.
After the fat man left, Han Shuo hesitated for a moment before finally walking to Xiao Zhao's locked door.
"Xiao Zhao... if you're free, come out for a bit."
Ten seconds later, Xiao Zhao opened the door and came out.
He forced a smile and began to speak.
"Brother Han."
Looking at Xiao Zhao's bloodshot eyes, Han Shuo couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
He stopped thinking about it and gave the order.
"We just discussed it and decided that we'll go outside tomorrow morning. Let Shurou take you to complete your second evolutionary transformation now."
Han Shuo didn't want to leave the turbid liquid in his hand any longer.
While there is no substantial difference between Level 2 evolved genetic humans and Level 1 evolved genetic humans in combat, the sensory enhancements are still quite significant for Xiao Zhao, the sniper.
Things are different now. We must be quick to go out and return tomorrow morning, and use every possible means to improve our capabilities in order to minimize the risks of this operation.
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"good!"
Knowing the importance of things, Xiao Zhao quickly went to the bathroom, splashed cold water on her face, and suppressed her emotions for the time being. Then she followed Li Shurou out of the residence.
After the three of them went about their business, Han Shuo unfolded the map and meticulously planned the best route to the chemistry lab.
He decided that this time, apart from stopping to check on the situation at the military base on the way back, the group would not stop on the road at other times.
Although he estimated the round trip to take about four days, it would naturally be better to return to the underground research institute sooner rather than later.
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Meanwhile, with the help of the man in white, Steward Wang, who had escaped from the zombie king, finally reached a safe location.
He felt his head getting heavier and his vision becoming increasingly blurry.
He lost too much blood.
"No, the wound on my back is too serious. If the bleeding isn't stopped, I'm afraid I won't make it back."
Manager Wang muttered to himself, then steeled his resolve, stopped the motorcycle, picked up a wooden stick from the ground, and set it on fire.
He decided to use the method of burning the wound with flames to temporarily stop the bleeding!
At this moment, Steward Wang did not have any good medical tools at hand, as the wound on his back was simply too large.
Burning with flames was the only quickest and most effective way he could think of to stop the bleeding.
Without any hesitation, he gritted his teeth and forcefully pressed the torch against his wound.
"Sizzle..."
The sound of flesh being burned rang out.
"hiss--!"
Steward Wang gasped, nearly fainting from the pain.
"Huff~ huff~ huff~..."
He endured the excruciating pain, panting heavily. His clothes were already soaked with sweat, and beads of sweat kept dripping down his forehead.
"That fucking hurts! That fucking hurts!"
Manager Wang couldn't help but shout, and even he, who never swore, had to utter a curse.
Because it hurt so much...
And so, each time the torch was pressed against the wound, Steward Wang would stay in place for a while to adjust himself, and only after the excruciating pain had subsided somewhat would he continue to wave the torch in his hand.
Only by doing this could he avoid fainting from the pain.
After a while, the bleeding from the wound finally stopped.
He threw the torch, covered in bits of flesh, to the ground, tore off his outer garment, quickly bandaged his wound, and then, ignoring the smell of cooked meat emanating from his back, endured the intense burning pain, turned the throttle again, and drove the motorcycle straight towards the underground research institute.
This is a true man of steel!
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As evening approached, Chief Steward Wang finally arrived at the underground research institute.
After entering the entrance passage, he avoided everyone's gaze and took a hidden route to Yue Zongyang's private residence.
"Bang!"
The door was pushed open instantly, and Yue Zongyang was startled to see Wang Zhen looking extremely disheveled and pale.
"Wang Zhen, how did you get injured like this? What happened?!"
"Someone come quickly! Someone come quickly and fetch a doctor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Manager Wang collapsed to the ground, exhausted. He slowly raised one arm and said weakly.
"Chief, I...I've been discovered by the Zombie King! He's...he's terrifying! I have absolutely no way to fight back..."
Yue Zongyang felt extremely distressed. He untied the tattered garment that Wang Zhen had wrapped around his chest and saw the incredibly gruesome wound.
His most important subordinate almost didn't make it back!
"Wang Zhen, don't speak yet, the doctor is coming right away!"
"No!"
Suddenly, Steward Wang shouted, wanting to recount everything he had discovered in the zombie city before he lost consciousness.
Because the director knows the enemy's combat strength earlier, he can make the next steps based on the intelligence sooner.
The crisis at this moment is urgent!
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