"Director Jiang, the experimental materials have all been put in. If we can truly create a Jiaolong this time, it will prove the authenticity of our Yan Hua's ancient myths. This research achievement will shock the entire world. Even if we fed thousands of people to that giant snake, we can just push a scapegoat forward, and the country won't hold us accountable."
In Jiang Xingye's lounge, Huang Jianchuan looked at the giant snake on the monitor, a smile plastered on his face as he spoke to Jiang Xingye.
Jiang Xingye rested his head on his hand, lying on his side on the bed.
He ignored Huang Jianchuan, his brow furrowed as he stared intently at Ye Ling standing in the elevator on the monitor.
He had a feeling...
That person seemed familiar.
"He actually forced Mo Jie to self-destruct... What is his background?"
Jiang Xingye murmured, reaching for a black USB drive on the bed.
"Director Jiang?"
Huang Jianchuan, seeing Jiang Xingye's strange action, asked tentatively with a face full of confusion.
"Get out."
Jiang Xingye coldly snapped at Huang Jianchuan, causing him to tremble violently.
"Yes, yes! I'm getting out!"
Huang Jianchuan didn't understand what had gotten into Jiang Xingye, but he dared not disobey his orders and quickly bowed and retreated.
After Huang Jianchuan left, Jiang Xingye, shedding his earlier fatigue, sat up and quickly inserted the USB drive into his computer.
...
"Wh-what should we do now?"
In the center of the laboratory, within the giant pit, the cage had completely overturned. Except for Ou Gui's three unconscious students who were directly dumped into the giant snake's lair below, the other students and Jian Gu were clinging to the cage, suspended in mid-air.
However, their efforts only bought them more time. Soon, students began to lose their grip, falling like dumplings.
"Damn it!"
Jian Gu's expression was ferocious. He rarely exercised, and although his light weight allowed him to hang on for longer, he couldn't last more than a few minutes. It was only a matter of time before he died!
The giant snake below began to writhe. Ou Gui's three students were fortunate enough to be wedged between the snake's scales. The other students who fell either broke their arms or legs, lying in the gaps of the snake's body, howling in despair.
The researchers outside watched the situation in the pit with indifference, accustomed to such scenes.
A leading researcher quickly said, "Initiate the resuscitation program and proceed with the sacrificial feeding. The elevator will arrive here in two minutes. We must ensure that before they arrive..."
*Thump!*
The researcher's words were cut short as the entire underground base shook violently. The researchers and the fully armed mercenaries looked in horror towards the source of the loud noise, only to see a man and a woman emerging from the swirling dust.
"I knew it, the elevator was too slow. It's faster to come down directly."
Ye Ling walked into the underground base, glanced at the surrounding researchers and mercenaries, and squinted with a smile, "Hello everyone!"
Researchers: "..."
Mercenaries: "..."
Everyone stared at Ye Ling in silence, swallowing hard, their bodies trembling slightly.
They had all seen on the monitor screens that Ye Ling was unstoppable in the research institute above. The armed forces of their Zero Laboratory would not be able to stop him!
"Brother, look there quickly! Go save them!"
Lin Yu saw her classmates hanging in the cage in the center of the laboratory and quickly called out.
"Damn it! How could they be so fast?"
The leading researcher hadn't expected Ye Ling to descend so quickly. He quickly reached for a button on the control console, but before he could touch it, a sword energy flashed!
*Swish!*
"Aaaahhh!"
The leading researcher's arm flew off, blood splashing onto the console. The other researchers, seeing this, all showed expressions of terror and quickly raised their hands, moving away from the console.
The other mercenaries exchanged glances, then quickly threw down their weapons, giving up resistance.
Having intimidated everyone in the laboratory, Ye Ling said to Lin Yu, "Go save them."
Lin Yu was stunned by Ye Ling's words and asked in surprise, "Brother, aren't you going to act?"
"They are your classmates, and it's up to you to save them. I have more important things to do."
"With your current potential, if you push yourself to the limit, you can save everyone."
Ye Ling smiled. He had no intention of saving them from the beginning.
Of course, if Lin Yu wanted to save them, he wouldn't stop her.
The giant snake below, on the verge of transforming into a Jiaolong, would have the strength of a sixth-rank if it awakened, and half of Jiang City would be destroyed.
However, the snake was still in a dormant state, its consciousness hazy. Lin Yu, using her Yin Yuan sword energy, had a chance to kill it.
This was an excellent training opportunity for Lin Yu.
"Oh..."
Although Lin Yu didn't understand why Ye Ling wasn't acting, the situation was urgent, and she didn't have time to hesitate. She immediately rushed towards the center of the laboratory, smashing through the glass enclosure in front of everyone and charging in.
"Holy crap!" As Lin Yu rushed into the glass enclosure, she saw the giant snake coiled below in mid-air, and was startled, letting out a curse.
"Little Qilin, help me!"
Though her heart was filled with shock, Lin Yu didn't stop thinking. She had Little Qilin spit out a rope woven with spiritual energy, which wrapped around the cage in the middle of the pit.
Lin Yu grabbed the other end, swung it forcefully out of the glass enclosure, wrapped it around a pillar, and accelerated her descent.
The entire sequence of actions was fluid and seamless.
"Everyone, grab the rope and climb out yourselves!"
Lin Yu landed on the giant snake and shouted to her classmates still hanging in the cage.
"Lin Yu?"
The other students hanging in the pit saw Lin Yu appear and were all incredulous, unable to imagine that the heroic girl they had just seen was their classmate!
"Wait a moment, I'll save you right away!"
Lin Yu glanced at the giant snake, confirming it was not awake, and breathed a sigh of relief.
She quickly jumped off the snake and helped up the students with broken legs and arms.
"This girl, she's quite brave..."
Ye Ling watched the situation below through the glass enclosure, a gratified smile flashing in his eyes.
Then, Ye Ling casually grabbed a researcher and instructed, "If you don't want to die, open the passage leading out of the snake's lair."
"Y-yes!"
The researcher, trembling with fear, dared not disobey Ye Ling's orders. He quickly went to the control console and operated it, opening a door in the pit.
"Th-that's where we usually draw blood samples for Zero. They can come out from there."
"Mm."
Seeing the exit opened, Ye Ling then threw the researcher out and said to Lin Yu below, "Xiao Yu, the exit has been opened. You can come out from there!"
"Thanks, Brother!"
Lin Yu glanced at the door that had opened in the corner of the wall and quickly helped her classmates out one by one.
Seeing that the rescue was proceeding in an orderly manner, Ye Ling no longer paid attention to Lin Yu's side and shifted his gaze to the lounge in a corner of the laboratory.
That was Ye Ling's target for this trip.
Jiang Xingye was contacting the Hong Chen Pavilion.