Starting from the bottom of the bamboo house, there is a huge hollow underground.
The interior is a maze of interconnected spaces, with people coming and going, making it feel less deserted.
The hole started spreading from under the bamboo building and even extended to the bottom of the winding lake.
The scene below the winding lake is different from that below the bamboo building.
If the area below the bamboo houses is the living area, then this place is simply hell on earth.
A thick gate made of lead plates and reinforced concrete completely separated the two.
The hollow at the bottom of the lake was divided into several areas, including a detention area, an injection area, an observation area, and so on.
Before Gao Ang could fully observe the situation, the situation inside the bamboo building changed again.
Xia Weiwei wasn't completely stupid; after asking a few questions, she realized something was wrong.
This is bait!
This was her first reaction, because the two people couldn't understand what she was saying at all and didn't react at all.
She even switched between several languages, and apart from the South Vietnamese language, both men looked bewildered and angry.
why is that?
This was her second question: Why did Lillian lie to her?
They were best friends in college, sharing everything.
She's impatient, but not stupid.
Seeing the puzzled look in her eyes, Lillian shrugged and sighed. "Darling, I really mean it. I just want to be with you forever. I have no intention of harming you. You can trust me completely. Don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth about your parents' deaths."
Gao Yang, who was lying high in the air, was almost scared to death by Lillian's words.
"Damn, was this exciting? Could it be that everything she did was... because of love?"
Xia Weiwei frowned. "Lily, I'm from the East, so my views might differ from yours," she said, glancing around at the crowd.
“This place doesn’t look like a good place either. If you still consider me a friend, let me go back to my country.”
Lillian sighed and leaned on her shoulder. "Darling, can you go back? Have you forgotten how those people stopped us when we came out? Aren't you afraid they'll kidnap you if you go back?"
"Hmph, even if they kidnap me, I'd rather not stay in this godforsaken place."
Xia Weiwei then realized that those who were stopping them weren't afraid of her knowing the truth, but rather they didn't want her to leave the country.
But here's the problem: there are many ways to prevent her from leaving the country, such as simply reporting her to the relevant authorities, wouldn't that be enough?
Why make such a big fuss and cause her to misunderstand?
Lillian patted her and sighed, "Alright, if you want to go back, that's fine. But I can't see those people anymore. Tonight, at ten o'clock, I'll take you home. You should go and get some rest."
Xia Weiwei wanted to argue, but Lillian waved her hand to interrupt her, "Darling, this is my bottom line. I'm sure you don't want me to be shot to death, do you?"
Lillian waved her hand, and a little girl popped out from the side and led Xia Weiwei to the rest area at the back.
After Xia Weiwei had been gone for a while, Lillian finally spoke up, "How are the preparations going?"
"Everything is ready, and all the instruments have been calibrated."
"Okay, add something to her food later."
"Understood, Miss Dort."
Lillian then entered the underground laboratory through another passage.
"Miss Dort."
"Miss Dort."
A group of doctors in white coats greeted her, and it was clear that they were all old acquaintances.
Any recent progress?
"The work of deciphering base pair 711 is still ongoing, but so far... there hasn't been much progress."
Lillian glanced at the thin old man; he was one of the escaped members of the Longevity Creatures.
When Changsheng Bio was ordered to shut down, these people were like stray dogs, hated by everyone.
Out of self-preservation and in pursuit of immortality, they accepted Lillian's suggestion and came to South Vietnam to continue their research on the human genome.
"Mr. Wang, this won't do. I brought you so much inside information about the Human Genome Project from the mountains and the sands, and you're telling me there hasn't been much progress?"
“Miss Dort, listen to me, deciphering genes is difficult enough as it is, and then…”
Lillian interrupted his explanation, "Is it difficult? If it's difficult, why were we able to decipher bases 5874 and 5875?"
"Impossible. The Human Genome Project has been studying this for nearly thirty years and hasn't deciphered a single base. Besides, base 711 is related to immortality."
Lillian didn't refute, but pointed to the several burly men behind her, "It's fine if you don't believe me, but what about them? If we didn't decipher it, you'll explain it to me."
Old Wang was speechless. Yes, how could he explain the situation of these people?
"Keep going, time waits for no one. You don't have much time left for yourself, and you don't have much time left for me either."
After saying this earnestly, Lillian left the place and went to another room.
"Is what I asked for ready?"
“Here you are, Miss Dort.”
A man in a white coat walked over, dragging a miniature safe.
Thank you.
Lillian nodded and said politely.
He took the safe, turned and left the underground laboratory, returning to his resting place.
Back in the bedroom, he stripped naked, took a shower, and then went to the safe, still naked.
Opening the safe revealed two storage compartments, one white and one red, both emitting cold air.
Lillian took a cherry out of the red storage compartment.
It's called a cherry, but it only looks similar; it's actually teardrop-shaped.
Lifting her scalp—no, it was a wig—revealed her small bald head.
This scene startled Gao Ang. "Holy crap, is it that exciting?"
He was too embarrassed to look at them before, let alone their heads. What was there to see? Weren't long legs attractive?
Unexpectedly, a hidden paradise was found in the places we didn't pay attention to.
Place a teardrop-shaped, blood-red cherry on your head; the teardrop will gradually melt and disappear.
It didn't even flow down her scalp; it was actually absorbed by her!
From 10,000 meters above the ground, Gao Feng witnessed all of this.
He even knew what those red and white things were, and where the little red cherry had gone.
"Damn it, so it's not that there are no vampires, but that the vampires have evolved."
Gao Feng is indeed an atheist, but that doesn't mean he doesn't believe in some stories and phenomena that science cannot explain.
For example, are the legends of vampires really false?
He seemed to have learned something from Lillian:
In the earliest vampire legends, they sucked blood with their mouths.
Accompanied by the legends of the vampires, these vampires can be described as capricious, unable to distinguish between good and evil, and capable of committing all sorts of wicked deeds.
With the development of science and technology, these legends have become increasingly rare and have eventually been classified as evil legends.
However, Gao Ang doesn't think so. He believes that it is the development of the times that has assimilated or modernized these vampires.
Why were the earliest vampires so violent?
Because they are drinking the most ordinary blood and using the most primitive method of transfusion.
Blood may indeed be the source of their strength, and it may contain some protein or trace element that they urgently need.
Just like the little cherry Lillian just took a bath with, its components are hemoglobin and other blood components, and there are no abnormal substances.
However, due to incorrect methods of intake, or limitations imposed by the technological level at the time, ancient vampires were unable to purify their blood.
Blood contains many other substances, which vary greatly from person to person and are highly individual.
For example, people with a strong preference for salty foods tend to have slightly higher levels of sodium chloride in their blood, while people who frequently eat vegetables tend to have relatively lower levels of amino acids in their blood.
People with diseases or blood-borne infectious diseases will have more other bacteria and viruses in their blood.
It was precisely these differences in blood that ultimately led to the violent nature of the ancient vampires.
The human body is a balanced ecosystem, and so is the vampire system.
They need blood, but the impure blood from outside disrupts their own internal balance.
Fortunately, they were physically strong enough to avoid sudden death, but it still caused physical and even mental shock.
When these negative energies accumulate to a certain level and exceed their limit, they will erupt and become manic.
With the progress of the times and the development of technology, vampires have discovered the secrets within their blood.
So they began to try to transform their business.
The Dort family is a driving force behind this transformation, after all, they are the oldest vampire legend and should have enough influence and wealth.
Therefore, they have established unknown laboratories in many parts of the world to conduct a series of genetic studies and manufacture blood foods.
What Lillian just said—that they can obtain internal documents from the Human Genome Project—can corroborate these speculations.
The little cherry she had just bathed in was a new type of blood food they had developed.
Of course, calling it food is not accurate; it should be described as a blood-type nutrient solution.
The way it is ingested has also changed.
Previously, it was taken orally, but now it is ingested directly through the capillaries of the scalp and then spread throughout the body.
As for why it is ingested through the scalp, it may be because this is the body's central nervous system.
Of course, all of this is just high-level speculation, and there are still many aspects he doesn't fully understand.
For example, when Lillian says "time is running out," Old Man Wang's time might refer to his lifespan.
If we don't decipher the bases, should we kill him?
So, what about her own time, as she mentioned?
Was it a time limit given to her by the upper echelons of the Dort family, or was there an inherent instability within her?
At eight o'clock in the evening, Xia Weiwei hadn't eaten dinner. She wasn't stupid, but she was so thirsty that she could only carefully drink a little plain water.
Even so, he was still affected and fell into a coma.
Immediately afterwards, a trolley took her to the marrow cleansing area.
Gao Feng knew very well what she would face next.
First, they are injected with a drug, then they are rapidly frozen, and then bone marrow is extracted from all over their body.
Then there was the synthetic bone marrow injected into the white storage compartment of Lillian's safe.
Next, she was injected with a different drug to neutralize the drug injected the first time, while simultaneously fusing the synthetic bone marrow with Xia Weiwei's body.
This process will last three to five days, the exact time depending on the individual.
If the fusion is successful, her blood will be replaced.
The blood transfusion is divided into two steps. The first step is to inject the original blood core fluid that Lillian used to bathe in before.
The second step is to inject the blood product concentrate that was retained when making the same batch of blood nucleus concentrate.
In this way, the two can attract each other perfectly without mutual repulsion.
The blood transfusion procedure will last seven to ten days, during which time she will receive intermittent electroconvulsive therapy.
The goal is to completely integrate all these new non-her substances implanted into her body with her original self.
After all these steps are completed, a final finishing touch is needed before Xia Weiwei becomes a new human.
All of this was extracted by Gao Ang from the computer in the lab, along with his observations and summaries from an afternoon.
There was just one thing he didn't understand: how exactly should this ending be concluded?
There are no records on the computer, no one is discussing the topic, and there are no ongoing experiments of this kind in the various test areas.
"Could it be something like the Embrace of vampires?"
He had already categorized Lillian as a vampire, and the legends related to vampire mutations were all about the Embrace.
Unfortunately, no one would let him continue his investigation, and his time was running out.
If he continues to watch like a spectator, Xia Weiwei will probably have to be reformed.
He certainly didn't want anyone he knew to be... a new human? Or perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them non-human.
Moreover, from the moment he saw the experimental area at the bottom of the lake, he had no intention of letting this place see the sun tomorrow.
The experimental area at the bottom of the lake houses many animals, including some apes.
The observation zone has many... That's why Gao Ang called it a living hell.
Although these animals were not subjected to inhumane treatment, such unethical experiments should not exist in the world.
Because both synthetic bone marrow and blood nucleus are composed of various animal bases.
It's bases, not the finished product, which means that these experimental subjects all have genes from other animals in their bodies, including the future Xia Weiwei.
"No wonder people say that paranoid scientists are crazy... You and those crazy people in Saudi Arabia are really demons."
Gao Feng is not against innovation or scientific research, but he simply cannot understand or accept experiments like this.
After partially disabling the full-force field, Gao Ang once again opted for a semi-free fall, his target being their armory.
A little over a minute later, the people who were busy intubating Xia Weiwei felt a violent earthquake, along with a loud explosion.
Various alarms sounded in response, and red warning lights flashed, causing everyone to scramble in panic.
They've never encountered anything like this before, in all these years.
Lillian frowned, but remained unusually calm, adjusting her Bluetooth headset. "Ruan Hongyu, what's going on?"
Unfortunately, Gao Ang has blocked all signals here.
The power was still reserved because he needed to open all the gates to let the animals and the sick leave.
To his surprise, although the gates to each section were opened, everyone inside, whether people or animals, remained timid and hesitant, not daring to move an inch even when the world was raging outside.
"Alright, then I'll do it myself."
Gao Ang never imagined that one day he would use his full power field to do such a thing.
Suspended on a small hill about 500 meters from the shore of Qushui Lake, he unleashed his full power.
He wanted to rescue those people or animals who were too afraid to move; as for those who could run and jump, they were not within his scope of consideration.
A little lamb was shivering in a corner, and before it could even prepare itself, it was sucked in by a strange force.
Following the fence, through the walkway, out of the gate, and through the unobstructed elevator shaft, we smoothly reached the ground.
"Meow~ Meow meow~"
Despite the deafening roar of cannons, it didn't stop the little lamb from finding its favorite grass and fallen leaves.
Other people and animals were also present when the lamb was born.
Without exception, everyone had a blank stare or a look of terror on their face.
They had no idea what was happening. They heard a loud bang, and after the earth shook, they were on the ground.
It was only at this point that they realized they had gained their freedom.
The bamboo building was engulfed in flames, some caused by an explosion in the armory, and others by Gao Feng's deliberate detonation.
He knocked all the armed guards unconscious in mid-air with a single blow.
They piled them up one by one, forming a small hill on the high ground by the lake.
The sound of sirens could be heard in the distance, and a large number of police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances arrived at the scene.
The police were called by Gao Feng, who told Qian Sui to describe the situation as serious as it was.
Exactly 10 minutes have passed since the high-flying crash.
"South Vietnam is quite efficient."
Muttering something to himself, Gao Ang flew directly towards a jeep where Xia Weiwei and Lillian were also present.
Lillian had never been so embarrassed. The explosion happened inexplicably, and she inexplicably lost control of the entire base.
She felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness, and all of this left her, who was used to being in control of events, somewhat at a loss.
But she knew one thing: this place was about to be exposed, she couldn't stay there, she had to get out of there quickly.
As for the mess she left behind, someone will handle it. She's not afraid of it being exposed, because this matter is unlikely to be exposed.
I started the car, floored the accelerator, and the Jeep shot forward immediately.
He hovered high above them, curious to see where this woman was headed.
As for what happens after his death, he wasn't worried at all. With the Emperor's arrangements, he was certain that the patients and animals would be sent to where they belonged.
However, before leaving, there was one more thing he needed to do.
He soared into the sky again, reaching an altitude of 10,000 meters, and once again chose to free-fall, his target being the filthy and sinful underwater laboratory.
"Chief, what's that?"
A South Vietnamese policeman pointed to a white light rapidly falling above Qushui Lake and shouted something.
The director had just turned around when, with a loud bang, an explosion occurred at Qushui Lake.
The water, more than ten meters high, cascaded down like a waterfall, soaking the rescuers.
Immediately afterwards, Qushui Lake started to drop as if it had leaked, due to backflow.
Suddenly, all the lights went out, and then came back on three seconds later.
...
Gao Gao, who had destroyed the underwater laboratory, quickly caught up with Lillian, who was running around like a headless fly.
During this time, she kept trying to contact the outside world, but there was no response at all.
Looking back at Xia Weiwei in the back seat, Lillian said to herself helplessly, "Darling, I have to go back to England. I was planning to wait until you became one of us before we went back together."
Looking at the direction where the flames were shooting into the sky, Lillian said through gritted teeth, "It's all that bastard Ruan Hongyu's fault for ruining our plans. But don't worry, once I've dealt with this, I'll come to Shanghai to find you. I believe we can definitely make up. No one can refuse immortality."
Gao Ang, who was in the sky, curled his lip and said, "Still talking about immortality... Are you out of your mind? If you could really live forever, why would you even have an 'immortality plan'?"
The jeep drove all the way to the border. After turning off the engine, Lillian picked up Xia Weiwei and, with a few leaps, entered the territory of the Eastern Kingdom.
"Damn, I knew you had something wrong with this. This explosiveness and speed, I couldn't even catch up with you back then."
Half an hour later, Lillian, dressed in full disguise and completely covered up, threw Xia Weiwei at the entrance of the Honghe City Public Security Bureau, tossed a note down, knocked on the glass of the duty room, and left with a flourish.
"Your Majesty, take good care of this foolish woman. I'm going to see where that wicked woman is going."
"Yes, sir."
Lillian returned to Southern Vietnam, but instead of going to the old town, she wandered around in the forest.
During this time, she tried to contact the outside world, but Gao Ang stopped her every time.
He wanted to see if this wicked woman had any other strongholds.
From 8:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m., Lillian was unable to contact the outside world and was about to explode.
A person was venting their anger in the forest.
She could kick a tree as thick as a person in half and easily climb a tree ten meters tall.
Even if she fell from above, she only bled a little from the corner of her mouth and wasn't seriously injured.
Gao Ang knew that she was venting her emotions, but it wouldn't cause her to break down.
However, this also confirmed one thing for him: vampires cannot fly; their bodies have simply been enhanced.
As for why vampires and bats are said to be connected, he has his own guess.
These people can jump very high, and when they land, they usually rely on external forces, such as cloaks.
The billowing cloak, in the darkness, especially in the eyes of frightened people, doesn't it look just like a pair of large wings?
Then, considering the rumors about them drinking blood, they were associated with bats, and the story spread from one person to another, and from another to yet another…
"It seems you're really out of options. I'll let you off this time."
Once her signal jamming was removed, Lillian's phone immediately rang.
"Go to the Mountain Kingdom. Don't go to the Eastern Kingdom again. Why did you have to offend her of all people?"
A slightly somber voice came from the phone.
"She... shouldn't hold a grudge against me. Aren't all people from the East like that? They value relationships and loyalty."
Lillian was still making excuses.
"Hmph, she doesn't hold a grudge against you, but what about others? What about Bureau 303? I told you long ago that her father is a veteran of Bureau 303, so don't mess with her."
The person on the other end of the phone replied with dissatisfaction.
"Isn't my plan to recruit her as one of our members before she even joins Bureau 303, so that it will be easier for our subsequent operations?"
Lillian made excuses once again.
Do you know how Base 17 was destroyed?
"It's all that bastard Ruan Hongyu's fault, the armory exploded..."
"Bullshit," the voice on the other end of the phone cursed. "After you left, Qushui Lake overflowed. I suspect it was Dongguo's space weapon. Someone saw a white light fall from the sky and plunge into the lake. Change your identity and go to Shanguo to take charge of Base 7. Remember, this is your last chance."
After saying that, the other party hung up the phone immediately.
Gao Long stopped tracking Lillian.
Instead of torturing her to extract a confession now, it would be better to wait until she goes to the Mountain Kingdom to take over another business; perhaps then we can reap even greater rewards.
The key is to catch the leader first. He regretted killing Robert last time, and he couldn't afford to lose this lead so easily this time.
The next day, September 24, was uneventful in international news.
Only one news item is somewhat interesting: the British Dort family will invest £100 million in South Vietnam to support local development.
"Sigh, money really can make the devil turn the millstone!"
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