Chapter 184
"Are you alright?" Rong Rong grasped Yin Wang's hand, as if holding a block of ice, chilling to the bone.
"My head hurts! I can't exert any strength!" Yin Wang pounded his head with one hand, his face contorted in pain.
"There must be a mental energy shielding device here. Yin Wang forcibly used his mental energy and suffered a backlash!" Ling Xi analyzed calmly.
Rong Rong immediately told Yin Wang to withdraw his mental barrier, as she didn't want anything to happen to him.
The monster was quite difficult to deal with, but Xiao Mingxu and his group still managed to kill it.
Once the corridor was cleared and no more zombies came, Rong Rong and the others were finally able to move forward.
After walking through a long corridor, you arrive at a place that resembles a large hall.
There stood one cylinder after another filled with liquid, each containing a deformed creature.
Further in, we encountered new zombies, but fortunately they were scattered and not a threat.
However, the deeper you go, the more powerful the zombies become. If the zombies at the elevator entrance are at the initial stage of evolution, then the zombies deeper inside are at the intermediate stage.
Based on this, could the zombies at the very back be highly evolved? So advanced that they can't handle them?
Everyone was heavy-hearted, but no one said they wanted to leave. Even if Rong Rong didn't want to find that scientific research expert, they had to find a way to destroy this research institute. They absolutely couldn't let the zombies escape, and they couldn't let the medicine here leak out easily.
When they reached the end, a door appeared before them.
Xiao Mingxu stepped forward, while Qu Chao, Wang Tao, Qi Xiu, and others hid on either side of the door. Rong Rong was protected by Yin Wang and Ling Xi at the very back, while Ruan Qing was free to move around.
Xiao Mingxu listened quietly to the sounds coming from inside the door, but there was no response.
So he gently turned the doorknob, flicked his wrist, opened the door, and rushed inside.
Gunshots rang out immediately, and Qu Chao promptly erected an earthen wall to block all the bullets.
"Stop! It's a person! Someone's coming!"
A joyful shout suddenly rang out from inside the door.
Qu Chao put away the earthen wall, revealing a fairly large laboratory.
Inside stood two young people, a man and a woman, each holding a small pistol, watching them excitedly.
Xiao Mingxu led the way and went in first, followed closely by Rong Rong and the others, who then slammed the door shut.
"Great! Someone made it in alive! We're saved!" the two young men shouted excitedly, but their voices suddenly faltered, and they looked dazed. "Uh...maybe it's God?"
The two of them stared intently at the direction of the door.
Behind the group of people, a woman of unparalleled beauty entered, a beauty so stunning that even before the apocalypse, she would never have been seen.
In a post-apocalyptic world where hunger is intermittent, zombies roam, and everything is rotten and filthy, the other person is wearing a clean and high-quality light-colored dress. The dress has smooth lines that accentuate the beauty's slender waist, creating the most graceful curves in the world.
Her skin was as white as snow and her face as beautiful as a flower. Her smile was like a peach blossom in spring, and her bright, watery eyes shimmered and pierced the depths of people's hearts.
As it flows, it soothes the fear and anxiety in people's hearts.
It evokes a warm feeling in people's hearts and stirs their spirits.
What kind of person possesses such beauty? And such magic? And such a profound influence on others?
That must be the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, a goddess beyond the mortal realm!
For a moment, the entire room was silent until a soft cough suddenly came from behind a table, bringing the two young men back to their senses.
"Uh..." The two of them didn't know what to say.
Xiao Mingxu said in a deep voice, "These are our teammates."
"Oh, a teammate! A teammate! It's a teammate?" The two were incoherent, but at least they knew that the beauty was a real person.
"Is someone behind us?" Xiao Mingxu asked again, not wanting the two to continue paying attention to Rong Rong.
Sensing the hostility from Xiao Mingxu and Ling Xi, the two shrank back and dared not mention Rong Rong again.
"Yes! Dr. Fang! The doctor is injured! The table fell on his leg and hurt him! Don't worry! He wasn't bitten by a zombie!" The two said as they walked towards a large table at the back of the laboratory.
Just as Xiao Mingxu and the others were about to go over, Ruan Qing shouted and rushed over first, "Is it Dr. Fang Jianming?"
Ruan Qing ran to the table and came face to face with the person sitting on the floor. The person looked to be in his thirties, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and was looking up at her in surprise. "You know me?"
With his gentle voice and delicate features, he had the air of a refined gentleman.
It really is him!
Ruan Qing was greatly encouraged, "I've read your article in a journal!"
Ruan Qing's voice was filled with excitement and anticipation. As for having read the other person's article? How could that be? It was just a lie to get closer to her! Didn't you see she deliberately didn't mention any magazine?
"It's my honor!" Fang Jianming smiled modestly, but the two young men behind him insisted.
"The PhD is the second youngest person in the world to publish a paper in Science!"
"That's right, everyone else is a professor over 50 years old."
"Science is the most authoritative and difficult journal to get published in in the world. Currently, only two people from our country have published articles in it, and the PhD is one of them."
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The two men were so engrossed in their flattery that they completely failed to notice the moment their idol, Dr. Fang, grimaced in a moment of groaning when they uttered the second two words.
Unfortunately, Ling Xi, who had just stepped forward, saw everything.
This person is not as nonchalant as he appears on the surface. On the contrary, he values fame highly, has a strong competitive spirit and vanity, and is even ruthless and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
Almost instantly, Ling Xi drew a conclusion about Fang Jianming, but the others were unaware of Fang Jianming's personality.
Wang Tao, Qu Chao, Qi Xiu, and Ruan Qing all looked at each other with admiration and respect, while Xiao Mingxu's face was solemn, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.
Rong Rong, who was walking at the back, also frowned slightly. The joy she had felt when she heard Fang Jianming's name was gone from her eyes, replaced by some hesitation.
Intuition told her she disliked the doctor, though she couldn't pinpoint the reason. Perhaps it was because the institute was conducting human experiments?
"Let me help you heal your injuries!"
Ruan Qing stepped forward, raising one hand above Fang Jianming's leg. A layer of white light emanated from Ruan Qing's palm, covering Fang Jianming's wound.
Fang Jianming's wound was visibly healing slowly. During this time, he felt no pain or itching, only a warm sensation at the wound site.
His eyes gleamed as he stared intently at the white light.
"This is superpower?" Fang Jianming's breathing quickened, his eyes filled with longing and fascination. "It's amazing!"
"Indeed, those with superpowers born from nature are the most perfect! They don't need any human intervention at all!"
Fang Jianming gave a wry smile at the end, and the two young men next to him also looked grim, as if they were thinking about their experiment.
"Are you conducting human experiments?" Rong Rong asked.
Her usually soft and sweet voice seemed to contain frost.
Fang Jianming looked over in surprise, his face instantly blank.
Then his gaze grew increasingly fervent, and he muttered to himself, "Perfect! Perfect! So perfect!"
His burning gaze made Rong Rong very uncomfortable. Just as Rong Rong's face darkened, Yin Wang stepped forward and stood in front of Rong Rong, blocking Fang Jianming's gaze. At the same time, Xiao Mingxu struck Fang Jianming with a bolt of lightning.
With a sharp crack, Fang Jianming was unexpectedly slapped.
He convulsed, covered half of his face, and glared at Xiao Mingxu with resentment.
He couldn't find out who hit him, but Rong Rong noticed that Ling Xi's clothes were swaying slightly.
Rong Rong knew that Ling Xi was a speed-type ability user, but he rarely used this ability, so she didn't know that his speed was so fast that it was impossible for the naked eye to detect it.
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