Chapter 43
“The Energy Core is stored in the deepest level of the underground laboratory, but there’s an extremely powerful mutant creature imprisoned there. It’s a monster artificially created by the lab, with energy levels measured to reach the Tenth Rank Superpower. Even if the team regains peak combat strength, combined, they are no match for it p>
Shen Tang took the research materials handed over by Lu Xiao, the last page showing a photo of the mutated monster.
Inside the lab’s glass pod, a massive creature nearly five meters tall hovered quietly in pale green liquid.
Its body was pieced together from hundreds of biological traits, its claws sharp enough to tear steel apart, different creatures’ eyes growing on its head and abdomen, able to swivel 360 degrees, its body covered with translucent scales, faintly showing writhing blood vessels and twisted, bizarrely connected organs underneath—just looking at it was a sanity-dropping experience!
“This monster… What’s the highest win rate?” Shen Tang looked at it with a chill running down her spine, almost swearing.
Lu Xiao looked at her silently, mouth lightly opened,
“Ten percent p>
Shen Tang had no use for these Crystal Cores, so she decided to give them all to Lu Xiao to boost affinity.
“You should take these Crystal Cores. I have little use for them anyway. You can distribute them to your subordinates, increasing our chances of escaping the polluted zone p>
Lu Xiao looked at her puzzled, but ultimately didn’t refuse and accepted them.
“The whole team will rest tonight, and we’ll set off tomorrow morning. You can rest here in the workshop tonight p>
Before leaving, Lu Xiao said to her, “Thanks p>
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Lu Xiao’s affinity +10! Keep up the good work p>
Shen Tang looked towards the narrow window; the sky was gray and foggy, making it hard to tell whether it was day or night.
Exhausted mentally and physically, she found a few mattresses in the corner stacked together and fell asleep on them.
Half-asleep, Shen Tang heard some kind of low growl from a creature.
Initially, she didn’t pay attention, but gradually, the strange growling got louder, and the frequency increased.
Shen Tang awoke in terror from a nightmare, drenched in sweat.
She got up, opened the door, and walked out of the room, finding several Beastmen awake too.
They lay on the ground or in corners, yawning lazily, apparently accustomed to it.
Shen Tang looked towards the ground, clearly feeling the sound coming from below—the monster had awakened?
Seeing everyone unconcerned, the monster probably couldn’t escape, right?
Shen Tang comforted herself and returned to the room intending to sleep again, but the sound persisted, annoying her immensely, with an unknown fear looming in her heart.
Unable to endure it, she planned to find Lu Xiao.
She just opened the door.
Bang!
Boom boom—
Explosions sounded from the depths underground, making the whole factory sway.
The Beastmen in the factory were all awakened.
Someone shouted,
“Run, the monster has broken out p>
Shen Tang’s face turned pale and she ran after the Beastmen, panting heavily, left far behind at the end of the team.
Just about to escape the factory, she instinctively turned her head to look inside; the elevator connecting to the underground lab had exploded, and a large creature with tubes all over it crawled out of the broken elevator, looking exactly like the one she saw in the picture!
Seeing it in person, the blood rushed to her head, and the horror only intensified.
Lu Xiao was suppressing the monster with some Beastmen, buying time for others to escape.
Shen Tang had no time to consider others’ safety, but when she was about to dash out the door, seeing the scene outside the factory, her pupils shrank!
Mutant creatures surrounded the factory, densely packed, numbering in the thousands!
“Not good, these mutant species heard the commotion and came out p>
“Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, we’re really finished this time p>
“No way out, fight and carve out a path to survive p>
Weapons and flames flew everywhere.
Beastmen who ran out of bullets directly transformed into beast form, fighting desperately with the mutant creatures outside.
Previously, they were no match at all, but having eaten well and drunk plenty tonight and restored energy, plus the Crystal Core providing power, their combat strength reached its peak, enabling them to hold their own against the mutants without being overpowered.
But, Lu Xiao’s team faced trouble with the experimental monster, which seemed oblivious to pain; bullets barely affected it.
A Fifth-rank Beastman transformed into beast form, violently slashing with claws to sneak attack its back.
The next second, the monster’s head eyes swiftly turned backward, spotting the Beastman’s attack; immediately, its back split open into a mouth full of sharp teeth, biting the Beastman in half, blood splattering!
Seeing this made Shen Tang nauseous.
In just a few minutes, two more Beastmen fell to the monster’s mouth.
No, they couldn’t wait any longer; Beastmen, though powered by Crystal Cores, could fight a prolonged battle outside with mutants. Regardless of how many mutants there were, they could hope to blaze a trail.
But the monster inside the factory was too powerful; they couldn’t hold out for three days. Today, it could wipe them all out!
Shen Tang’s mind raced, plotting a new plan, shouting towards Lu Xiao’s direction, “Lure this monster outside p>
The Beastmen present cursed angrily in their hearts: Is this fat woman crazy p>
High-level Mutant Species can control lower-level ones; they even suspected the outside mutant group was drawn by this monster, yet Shen Tang wanted to release the “King,” letting them unite and lead them to faster death p>
Lu Xiao didn’t understand Shen Tang’s intentions but recalling her determined gaze tonight, impulsively some hesitation arose.
He transformed into his true form, a Golden Eagle with wingspan matching the experimental subject’s size, his sharp eagle claws wrapped with powerful Wind Blades, fiercely ripping the experimental subject’s scales, letting pale cyan blood flow.
“Roar p>
The experimental subject instantly enraged, emitting a piercing soundwave attack.
Lower-ranked Beastmen were blasted into walls by invisible soundwaves, spitting a mouthful of blood.
The experimental subject’s eyes glowed scarlet, chasing after the Golden Eagle.
Lu Xiao swooped towards the door, clawing Shen Tang as he passed her, flying outside.
Shen Tang quickly took out the blue potion from her bosom, “Smash this thing against the experimental subject p>
“What’s this?” The Golden Eagle spoke in a human voice, his voice hoarse and bloody amid fierce winds.
Shen Tang replied, “This is the Frenzy Potion; the scent can hallucinate and bewilder polluted creatures, making them go berserk, crazily attacking the source of the scent p>
Lu Xiao’s eagle eyes flashed surprise, not expecting her to have this.
He didn’t doubt her words, grabbing the potion with one claw, his wings flipping and diving, releasing it just ten meters from the experimental subject.
The potion hit the monster’s scales with a “bang!” shattering the glass bottle instantly, spilling pale blue liquid on the scales as sharp as blades.