Chapter 183
It's unusual that the elevator is still functioning normally, suggesting that there is an independent power supply system here.
It's obvious that this place must be extremely dangerous.
But Rongrong and the others still went down, because Rongrong wanted to find out what was going on.
Of course, Ruan Qing also insisted on going to see, even more so than Rong Rong.
Rong Rong and the others were sitting in the elevator. Xiao Mingxu, Ling Xi, and the others were much more vigilant than usual. They protected Rong Rong in the middle, and Yin Wang held Rong Rong's hand the whole time.
"What's going on outside? Can you see?" Rong Rong asked Yin Wang softly.
With his mental powers, Yin Wang could always know the situation at their destination beforehand: who was there? How many zombies were there? What was the layout? This made their subsequent actions much simpler.
But this time it was unexpected.
“I can’t see it.” Yin Wang frowned.
"How could this happen?" Wang Tao asked in surprise.
Ling Xi's solemn voice followed, "There might be something blocking mental energy down there, or there might be a stronger mental ability user."
Almost instantly, everyone tensed up; the unknown always inspires fear.
Ruan Qing hid in the corner of the elevator. This time, she felt the same panic she had when she first met Ling Xi. In fact, her heart beat faster and faster as they went down the elevator.
She prayed silently, for the research luminary was about to appear, and this time she would not let him slip away from her again!
The research luminary is named Fang Jianming. He is only 30 years old, 178 cm tall, and always wears gold-rimmed glasses, giving him a refined and scholarly appearance.
Ruan Qing kept repeating this sentence in a low voice, so others couldn't hear what she was saying; they only knew she was muttering to herself.
Rong Rong glanced at Ruan Qing and thought this person was acting strangely, perhaps she had gone mad?
Afraid of getting infected, Rong Rong quietly moved to the side.
The elevator rang with a "ding".
Almost simultaneously, a violent banging on the door and the howling of zombies came from behind it.
It seems the commotion has alerted the zombies, who swarmed to the elevator doors.
Everyone instantly prepared themselves. As the elevator doors opened, a strong stench of blood and decay hit them, along with howling zombies rushing towards them.
One glance at Rong Rong made him feel uneasy.
Since she came into this world, she has been well protected and has seen zombies before, but this is the first time she has faced so many zombies at such close range.
The corridor in front of the elevator wasn't narrow, but it was densely packed with zombies.
They frantically pushed their way into the elevator, piling up on top of each other until they reached the roof.
Fortunately, Qu Chao erected an earthen wall immediately, successfully keeping all the zombies out.
Rong Rong turned her head away, not wanting to look anymore. Yin Wang, imitating how Rong Rong had comforted him, awkwardly pulled Rong Rong into his arms and gently patted her back.
At this moment, Xiao Mingxu and Ling Xi no longer cared about being jealous. They swiftly broke free from Xiao Mingxu's hand, moving like silver snakes through the zombie horde. Qi Xiu also flung out vines, each one piercing the zombies' brains.
Wang Tao also imbued the lightning and vines with raging flames, instantly boosting their attack power.
Ling Xi was in charge of cleaning up the battlefield. His flames were extremely hot, instantly turning the zombies to ashes, leaving only charred black marks on the walls and floors.
Killing zombies doesn't necessarily require turning them to ashes.
However, fearing that Rong Rong would be disgusted by the zombie corpses, everyone developed the habit of cleaning up the corpses.
The fact that they were able to do this also shows that their squad has a lot of combat power.
When the zombies were mostly cleared away, Rong Rong finally got used to the environment. She mustered up her courage to look at the zombies and found that many of them were wearing white coats.
This really is a research institute!
Rong Rong's eyes were bright, but she didn't know why this place was not mentioned in the world's background information at all, nor was the place where the original owner saved the scientific research expert.
Perhaps because the commotion here was too great, zombies were still pouring in from the end of the corridor.
As Rong Rong and her group walked forward, clearing away the zombies, Rong Rong soon realized something was wrong.
Among the zombies were many strangely shaped creatures, monsters that I had never seen before, but which I could vaguely make out to resemble some kind of creature.
Rong Rong and the others had seen animals that had turned into zombies outside. They still retained their original forms. The zombie virus did not mutate the animals; it only turned them into living corpses.
Now, the monsters in front of us must have turned into this before they became zombies. This research institute has a large number of mutated animals, so what exactly are they researching?
A sense of foreboding arose, and everyone's faces turned serious.
Is this research institute conducting biological experiments? And are the experimental subjects really only animals?
The thought had barely formed when several humanoid monsters rushed out from around the corner. Some of them had arms all over their bodies and crawled on the ground, some had four legs and kept jumping, and some had serrated teeth and mouths as big as buckets.
But they were incredibly fast, roaring and howling as they pounced on Rong Rong and the others.
"Ah!" Ruan Qing screamed.
Xiao Mingxu quickly summoned lightning to strike them down, but there was still a continuous stream of humanoid monsters behind them.
Everyone was heavy-hearted, their faces tense as they fought the zombies. Finally, Wang Tao couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, if we hadn't all been unconscious on the day of the apocalypse, I would have thought this place had leaked the zombie virus!"
"That's about right." Ling Xi sneered. "Didn't you notice that the zombies here are more powerful than those outside? They must have been drugged."
Xiao Mingxu nodded, "Speed and strength have both improved significantly."
Just like how superhumans evolve, the zombies here are clearly evolved.
Rong Rong looked solemn, never expecting that humanity's future salvation would be found in such a place.
Suddenly, a gust of wind came from above.
Rong Rong looked up, and at the same time, Ruan Qing's scream pierced everyone's eardrums.
There are zombies on the ceiling!
It was a giant monster, resembling both a human and a lizard, with its limbs glued to the ceiling and hanging upside down.
It had a wide-open mouth with rows of extremely sharp serrations, and its saliva dripped onto the ground from time to time, instantly corroding and piercing the floor, making a sizzling sound.
It was drooling over Rong Rong and the others when suddenly its tongue shot out, heading straight for Rong Rong's face.
Rong Rong instinctively stepped back, but the tongue shot towards her like a long whip in the blink of an eye.
Fortunately, when it was about a fist's distance from Rong Rong, its tongue was blocked by something, and it suddenly stopped in mid-air, unable to move forward any further.
Yin Wang gripped Rong Rong's hand tightly.
"Don't be afraid!" he tried to comfort Rong Rong, even though he was covered in sweat and his body was trembling slightly.
Yin Wang forcefully opened his mental barrier and covered Rong Rong's body.
Unable to harm Rong Rong, the tongue then shot towards Ruan Qing.
Ruan Qing screamed, and then there was a loud bang.
An earthen wall was erected, blocking Ruan Qing's way.
Qu Chao exerted his strength, enlarging the earthen wall and moving it above everyone's heads.
The monster couldn't see anyone, so it finally jumped from the ceiling to the ground.
Xiao Mingxu, Ling Xi, and the other three focused their efforts on attacking the monster.
Rong Rong looked at Yin Wang beside her with concern.
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