Chapter 44
The phantom cat rubbed its tail against the glass. They searched for a long time but couldn't find any information about it, so after settling in the gathering place, it also got a new name: Phantom Cat.
Jiang Zihan's mental power connected with hers and understood its meaning. Some of the escaped war beasts rushed back to call for reinforcements, while the rest remained in wait nearby, waiting to be rescued at any time.
Her heart felt warm, they were really a group of little angels.
Phantom Cat tore through space and entered the isolation cabin, climbed on her body and bit open the control lock tied around her neck. The feeling of suffocation immediately dissipated, and Jiang Zihan was finally able to breathe deeply.
"System, are you sure the target of the mandatory mission is nearby?" She pressed against the cold glass hatch. "Can you get a door opener first? I need to break this thing open."
The system suddenly hesitated.
It's not that it doesn't want to give, but the goods in the mall were all found by it in the cracks of the planes, and it has no right to choose.
Jiang Zihan almost laughed out loud with anger. And then it brought that "space junk" to her place to steal her mental energy? Just issuing tasks without providing any convenience, did it expect her to smash this place open with her fists?
"Whatever it is, let's get out of here first."
System: [Then give me some mental strength, and I'll look for it again.]
Jiang Zihan was filled with questions: "You've become so useless that you can't even draw out your mental strength?"
Dark clouds gathered over the system: [I issue tasks to make you feel that this spiritual power "belongs to the system." Points are merely a quantification of spiritual power, and it's essentially an equal exchange. But once you begin to doubt, the spiritual power I can extract will be very limited.]
When I picked her up, she was just a fragment of soul. I thought she would be easy to control, but after her soul was replenished, it was suppressed instead. Every step it took was like walking on a tightrope.
Jiang Zihan took a step back and provided some of his mental energy to it: "A hammer will do. If you really don't have anything, even a piece of iron will do."
[Understood!] The system responded eagerly.
After tinkering with it for a long time, they finally dug a hole in the hatch.
Jiang Zihan used his mental power to restrain the alarm above, reached out with one hand and pressed the unlock button, and the first thing he did when he got out was to smash the surveillance camera. He clapped his hands, finally getting out.
The surrounding isolation cabins were opened one after another, and the battered war beasts took timid steps forward, looking at the stranger in front of them warily.
Jiang Zihan saw that Huan Miao looked back from time to time, and immediately understood that it meant to lead the way. He did not care about the other war beasts and hurriedly followed.
The surveillance cameras along the way were broken one by one, and the number of war beasts following her increased.
Phantom Cat walked straight in until it stopped at a corner. It rubbed against the glass and saw the dark fog inside dissipate, revealing the shape of a tortoise-shell mountain cat.
The bobcat's fur is layered like a sea of clouds, complex and gorgeous. Its body is lean and agile, and it is twice as big as the Phantom Cat. However, when the two look at each other through the glass, they appear to be in extraordinary harmony.
The skills on Phantom Cat's body flashed, as if it wanted to tear through the space and pass through the wall that was blocking them, but the mountain cat took a step back and shook its head at it.
Jiang Zihan frowned. The thick fog inside seemed to be a highly concentrated form of distorted virus gas, which would be extremely damaging to the war beast's body. Her gaze fell on the phantom cat, and she paused after her gaze shifted to its stomach. Could it be...?
"Phantom Meow? Are you pregnant again?" She widened her eyes. So this tortoiseshell cat is the father of Didi and the others?
Huan Miao walked over gently and put his forehead against Jiang Zihan's trouser leg. When he looked up, his cat eyes were full of pleading.
Jiang Zihan gritted his teeth, raised his hand and pressed it against the glass. After his mental power penetrated, he tried to connect with the mountain cat. There was a hint of vigilance in the other party's eyes, but after sensing the presence of his mental power, he lowered his head slightly.
The situation was worse than she'd imagined, as her mental energy seeped into the mountain cat's body. The long-term experiments had already severely damaged its body, making it impossible to completely eliminate the distortion in a short period of time. She could only try her best to protect its vital organs and purify the distorted energy entangled within them. Just as she was about to begin, the system suddenly issued a warning—
【Someone is coming.】
Jiang Zihan quickly stopped, looked at the two cats apologetically, and quickly hid in the corner.
"Huan Miao, go out and get some help first." She reminded him in a low voice.
She didn't know how many people were around. With only her and Phantom Cat, their fighting power was still limited. It would be better to seek external help so that there would still be hope.
Phantom Cat received the order, and immediately his figure flashed, tearing a hole in the air and disappeared on the spot.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer. She looked around, carefully pulled out an iron rod, and at the same time took out a spare tranquilizer gun from the system warehouse. She held her breath and looked towards the door, a dark light flashing in her eyes.
The hatch opened and Jiang Zihan immediately pulled the trigger. The unsuspecting guards were immediately hit. Their eyes rolled back and they fainted on the ground in a few seconds.
The remaining companions reacted in time and just as they were about to come around, they were hit on the head by the iron rod.
Someone quickly flashed in from behind. Jiang Zihan's heart trembled, and she swung the iron rod to block again. The rod was like hitting a steel plate, and the recoil force made her take several steps back.
What a strong power!
Her arms were numb from the shock. The man was too strong. She gritted her teeth and fought hard. She tried to use a tranquilizer gun to assist, but was knocked away by the other party with one blow.
She backed away defensively, repeatedly sweeping past the various instruments around her. Sparkling glass fragments scatter all over the floor.
The man raised his head, his metal mask gleaming coldly under the laboratory light.
"Pa pa pa." The masked man clapped his hands. "I underestimated you."
Jiang Zihan suppressed her trembling breath. Her physical strength was consumed very quickly under the intense confrontation. If she had not undergone a series of physical training before, she would definitely not have been able to hold on for so long with her original physique.
She felt a strong sense of threat from this person. This person's strength was probably comparable to Lu Chenyuan's.
Jiang Zihan's eyes swirled around the metal mask, and he said in a deep voice, "What on earth do you want to do with me? It shouldn't just be to drain my mental energy, right?"
"Oh? You even know this?" The masked man slowly approached. "I don't intend to do anything. I just want to cooperate with you."
Jiang Zihan sneered: "Is kidnapping your attitude towards cooperation?"
"No, no, no." The masked man spread his hands, "I just wanted to show off my strength!"
Before he could finish his words, the figure leaped up and approached quickly. Jiang Zihan's heart trembled and he quickly dodged in panic.
She rolled and crawled to dodge, and hurriedly asked in her heart, "System, can you improve my physical fitness?"
The system's voice was tense: [Yes, but it consumes a great deal of mental energy. Once you reach that level, you'll need even more energy to maintain it. With your current mental state, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold out for long!]
Jiang Zihan stared at the other person's movements, not daring to be distracted at all. If she was even a second late, a powerful fist would be waiting for her!
"If you don't improve now, let alone completing the mission, I'll even give you a cardiac arrest right here and there!"
The tranquilizer gun was thrown aside, and Jiang Zihan used both hands to hold the iron bar to hold the man's hands, and was slowly pressed down. Her physical foundation was weak to begin with, and even if she forcibly improved it in a short period of time, it would not make up for the gap between her and the masked man. All she could do now was to delay as much as possible. As long as she could wait for reinforcements, she would be truly safe.
"Chi." The two men were fighting so fiercely that the fallen shelf almost hit the snow leopard cub, scaring it so much that its legs jumped up. Jiang Zihan's gaze suddenly paused, and he gritted his teeth and desperately turned around, running towards the door.
The masked man thought she wanted to run away, so he kicked her in the back without saying a word. She felt so much pain that her whole body went numb, and she rolled over and hit the wall on the side.
Jiang Zihan's vision went dark, and the intense pain almost made her lose control of her body.
The masked man snapped his fingers and said, "Why are you running? If you stay here, you won't have to suffer like this."
Jiang Zihan breathed hard, leaning on the iron rod and trying to stand up: "If I don't run, am I going to die?"
The masked man's eyes swept over her body like a snake's tongue. "I didn't expect that a test subject could have such thoughts."
Jiang Zihan spat: "There are many things you can't imagine." She raised the iron rod high and smashed it hard towards the isolation cabin not far away.
In an instant, a figure jumped out from the black air, crouched down and bared his teeth at the masked man, protecting Jiang Zihan behind him.
I have to say that Huanmiao has good vision, and the hawksbill cat is quite responsible.
Tick.
The culture medium in the isolation chamber overflowed, and the situation suddenly came to a standstill.
Jiang Zihan raised his eyes, and the man and the beast raised their eyes at the same time. After their mental powers were connected, they immediately reached a state of telepathy, and their expressions were highly unified.
The masked man narrowed his eyes; he actually felt a subtle pressure.
"system!"
[The physical upgrade function has been fully charged and will be strengthened soon! ]
Jiang Zihan felt a chill in his chest and breathing suddenly became difficult.
Her entire body began to heat up, rising from the bottom to the top of her head! Her body began to visibly expand, and finally her arms almost doubled in size. She gestured quietly, and her loose combat uniform instantly turned into a tight one. Now she felt like a Barbie doll from an anime!
The masked man's eyes flashed with surprise. "You have enhanced abilities? No, the difference between these abilities is too great... Could it be that you've already started to distort?"
"...System, I feel like my internal organs are being strangled. Is this normal?"
How can you strengthen your physique by only strengthening your muscles? Does that make sense?!
[Host, with your current mental strength, you can still hold on for ten minutes. Please hurry!] The system announced at an extremely fast speed, but Jiang Zihan could hear a hint of weakness in the mechanical voice.
She gritted her teeth and said, "I'll settle the score with you later."
The three figures suddenly started fighting with each other.
At this time, there are less than 7 hours left in the countdown for the system mandatory task.
…
Outside the laboratory, Zhuifeng suddenly pricked up his ears and looked towards a corner.
The air there suddenly twisted, a thin crack opened, and Phantom Cat struggled out. The continuous transfer had consumed a lot of its energy. It smelled a familiar scent and quickly rushed towards the herd.
Soon, the roars of beasts rang out, and pairs of green eyes surrounded them like a tide.
The gunshots of the guards were soon drowned out by the roars of beasts. Xiaoyue crashed into the electric fence and his sharp wolf fangs directly bit through the surrounding shields.
The gate of Area D was violently blown open, and Lu Chenyuan rushed in with a gloomy face, leading a large group of elite soldiers.
When he kicked open the door of the laboratory, he saw Jiang Zihan, covered in blood, strangling the masked man's throat. The strong muscles made even him stunned for a few seconds.
There were several war beasts lying in the corner, looking exhausted.
Jiang Zihan struggled to wrap his mental conduit around the masked man's neck: "Don't just stand there, come and help!"
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