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Chapter 396 Eye Techniques, Monster Specimens
hum-

After a low hum, Cheng Jiashu's figure re-formed in the distorted space.

The intense feeling of weightlessness vanished instantly, replaced by a sense of solid ground beneath my feet.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and after a moment of blurred vision, his vision quickly became clear.

I found myself in a small cubicle.

The air was filled with a faint smell of disinfectant mixed with some kind of odor.

A faint glow emanated from overhead, barely illuminating the surroundings.

Looking up, he saw a tightly closed cubicle door in front of him, and the place where he was standing was the lid of a toilet.

This is... a toilet?

The moment the thought crossed Cheng Jiashu's mind, he saw a figure pressed against the wall not far in front of him, staring at him stiffly.

The man was wearing Noah Pharmaceuticals' signature blue uniform, his long hair was tied back, and he wore a mask that covered half of his face.

The other party was clearly startled by the sudden turn of events, their eyes filled with astonishment.

From her trembling eyelashes and slender body, Cheng Jiashu judged that she was a woman.

The two faced each other, so close they could feel each other's breath.

The dim lighting and cramped space in the cubicle made the encounter somewhat awkward.

Cheng Jiashu raised an eyebrow slightly, his voice coming through the mask as he asked:
"So you're the mole planted by Commander Gao?"

The female researcher's face was pale, as if she had been waiting for a long time, and she looked somewhat sickly in the dim light.

Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but hesitated and simply nodded in response.

It seemed that the woman had been hiding alone in this small, dark, and smelly cubicle for a long time.

She was in a state of high tension and exhaustion.

"take it easy."

Cheng Jiashu slowed his speech, trying to make his voice sound more soothing, then chuckled softly:
"It seems my positioning was quite accurate."

The "precise positioning" he mentioned is precisely the secret of his pupil technique, "Mind's Eye in an Instant."

This is a rare superpower that uses the eyes as the core medium to manipulate the instantaneous folding and crossing of space, ignoring physical obstacles along the way.

The only limitation is that an "anchor point" must be set beforehand when activating the ability.

Within his field of vision, as long as he can clearly see the target, he can instantly teleport himself from his current position to the vicinity of the target point, with an error margin of approximately one meter.

However, the target of this operation was hidden in the core area inside the building.

In this situation, when the target is far beyond visual range or obscured by obstacles, an anchor point is needed that can be perceived by his consciousness and a mental connection can be established.

In other words, it is a self-aware "living coordinate".

Only in this way can precise teleportation be achieved across the multiple layers of protection of the Noah Building.

To ensure the plan went smoothly, Cheng Jiashu frankly told Gao Jin about the conditions he needed to use his pupil technique.

Therefore, Gao Jin arranged for this Noah Pharmaceuticals researcher, who was willing to act as an inside agent, to enter Cheng Jiashu's mental realm in advance and plant a "mental imprint" deep in her consciousness, using it as an anchor point.

In exchange, Cheng Jiashu must help her rescue a friend imprisoned by the Noah Organization after obtaining the experimental data, and guarantee their safety.

"...This is the restroom in the core area of ​​Noah Pharmaceuticals."

The female researcher finally spoke, her voice slightly hoarse.

"I can take you inside the lab, but you have to keep your promise and help my friend escape this hellhole."

When she said those words, her eyes were extremely firm, with a hint of pleading in them.

Cheng Jiashu chuckled lightly, completely unconcerned by her doubts:
"Don't worry, with my abilities, taking two people away is a piece of cake."

The confidence emanating from his words immediately eased the tension in the female researcher's body.

The two said no more, silently walked out of the stall, and gently pushed open the restroom door marked with a female symbol.

Outside was a quiet corridor, dimly lit, with the occasional sound of patrolling guards' footsteps coming from not far away.

Although Cheng Jiashu used live coordinates to directly infiltrate the core area of ​​Noah Pharmaceuticals, bypassing the outer laser monitoring network.

However, to reach a truly confidential laboratory, one still needs to bypass the tight patrols and guards, as well as the final layer of multiple security systems.

"Go this way..."

The female researcher gestured in one direction, her steps a little stiff, but her professionalism allowed her to quickly regain her composure.

"stop."

Just as the two reached the corner, she suddenly stopped and her breathing became rapid.

With a soft "click," a surveillance camera slowly rotated, about to bring them into its surveillance range.

At the same time, the sound of approaching footsteps came from not far away, the usual route of the patrol guards.

Hold my hand tightly, don't let go.

Cheng Jiashu instructed in an almost whispered voice.

Before he finished speaking, without the slightest hesitation, he instantly grabbed the female researcher's wrist with his left hand, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

As the guards' footsteps drew closer, and the camera was about to be pointed at them—

hum!
With a ringing sound barely perceptible to the average person, Cheng Jiashu and the female researcher vanished almost simultaneously, like two ethereal figures scattered by the wind.

The sound of guards' boots echoed through the empty corridor as the camera slowly panned across the spot where they had just stood.

The area is completely empty.

As the guards with rifles brushed past and headed to the next patrol point...

The two had mysteriously appeared in a blind spot at the end of the corridor.

The female researcher's chest heaved as she breathed slightly.

She could feel that, in less than a second, her body had been pulled by an invisible force.

It was as if her soul had been stripped away and then instantly returned to its place; that extreme sense of disorientation made her dizzy.

Cheng Jiashu's breathing remained steady, and his pupil technique demonstrated astonishing efficiency and precision in short-range "flashes".

Even when carrying a person, it will not produce the remarkable spatial distortion phenomenon seen in long-distance travel.

And so, the two of them cautiously groped their way forward.

Using Cheng Jiashu's pupil technique, combined with the female researcher's familiarity with the internal routes, they successfully evaded surveillance and patrols several times.

Finally, the two arrived at a heavy metal door.

This is the last barrier to the laboratory.

"Be careful."

The female researcher, fully accustomed to the tense atmosphere of stealth, whispered a reminder:

"There are vibration monitoring devices here. Even the slightest vibration from touching the door panel could trigger an alarm."

She stepped forward first, skillfully took out an access card from her pocket, and stuck it on the card reader.

Then, the screen next to the metal door lit up, and a red beam of light shot out, precisely landing on her eyeballs to perform an iris scan.

beep!

The alarm device emitted a slight sound, and the indicator light changed from red to green.

The heavy metal door slid open silently to both sides, revealing a pitch-black passage.

At the other end of the passage lies Noah Pharmaceuticals' most confidential experimental area.

The two cautiously stepped inside, and the metal door behind them immediately closed again. Darkness enveloped everything.

The entire space was eerily silent, with only the low rumble of the air conditioning blowing air from the ventilation ducts overhead.

That was the sound of the laboratory's temperature control system operating continuously throughout the night.

After passing through another security gate, the two found themselves in a relatively spacious area.

Indicator lights on various precision instruments flashed red and green dots in the darkness, outlining blurry shapes.

The air was filled with the smell of formaldehyde mixed with some unknown chemical substance.

Cheng Jiashu felt a little uncomfortable and couldn't help but want to sneeze.

"The data room is on the right; most of the classified files are there."

The female researcher lowered her voice even further, pointed in a direction, and quickly gave an introduction:

"The left side is the culture room, where live experiments are conducted."

Cheng Jiashu's gaze swept across the area, then suddenly fell on the left.

He was drawn to a straight passage that stretched into the depths of darkness.

At the end of the passage was an even heavier steel gate, with a red dot flashing on it.

It should be a more sophisticated monitoring system.

Cheng Jiashu, filled with curiosity, couldn't help but ask:
Where does that passage lead?

The female researcher followed his gaze and shook her head:
"That's another experimental area, classified as top secret by headquarters. Even we researchers aren't authorized to enter."

"Perhaps... there are more clandestine biochemical experiments taking place inside? We've already obtained enough experimental data this time; there's no need to complicate things further."

Cheng Jiashu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

The female researcher then walked to the data room on the right and opened the door with practiced ease.

Inside, a computer screen was dimly lit. She quickly sat down, her fingers flying across the keyboard as she typed in a long, complex password.

After logging into the system, an encryption software icon on the desktop was clicked, and a password box popped up again.

Without hesitation, she entered another line of password, and the software opened smoothly.

The female researcher kept her eyes glued to the screen, quickly conducting a search.

She quickly found a hidden entry, and after confirming it was correct, she took a USB drive from her bag and plugged it into the computer.

This USB drive was given to her by Gao Jin. After being modified by the special investigation team's technical department, it can exploit system vulnerabilities to gain administrator privileges and remove USB restriction policies.

The progress bar jumped rapidly on the screen, and lines of filenames and images scrolled by like a waterfall.

Cheng Jiashu moved closer to the screen, and the powerful perception of his pupil technique allowed him to capture a lot of information instantly.

Those were all shocking records of human experiments—illustrated with text and images, sometimes even accompanied by photos or videos.

Each record is outrageously detailed:
On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, a certain experimental subject underwent certain genetic modification or was injected with some unknown drug. All the data, from the cellular level to the organ response, were presented in great detail.

Seeing this, the female researcher offered a few explanations:

"The earliest record in these documents dates back to sixty years ago... during World War II, when the Japanese army secretly conducted an experimental project codenamed 'Tree of Life' in China."

"After the defeat, the project was not completely destroyed, but fell into the hands of the Noah Organization, and the research project was able to continue. Some of the data is now stored in the database of this computer."

As she said this, a complex light flashed in her eyes.

"These experimental data are only of some reference value to our internal researchers, and much of the content is outdated."

"But for Xia Kingdom... as long as this evidence is released and public opinion is ignited, the Noah Organization will have no foothold in Xia Kingdom!"

Just as the USB drive's data transfer progress bar reached one-third, a series of footsteps suddenly came from outside the data room, growing louder as they approached.

"Someone is on patrol!"

Cheng Jiashu immediately noticed the abnormality, and his pupils contracted slightly.

The female researcher tensed up abruptly, instinctively holding her breath, her heart pounding in her throat.

The two of them stood motionless in the darkness, like two statues.

The footsteps stopped, and the beam of the flashlight swept across the room a few times.

The patrolling guard appeared to be standing in the passageway behind the access control, conducting a routine check before leaving the area.

The footsteps faded away; it was just a false alarm.

The female researcher took a deep breath and relaxed her body again.

She glanced at the progress bar, which was still slowly transmitting, then raised her wrist to check the time on her watch, her face immediately turning anxious.

“We need to hurry. After 11 o’clock, someone will come in to do the cleanup. We have to get my friend out before then.”

Cheng Jiashu was somewhat surprised upon hearing this:
"Does the lab need cleaning in the middle of the night?"

"It's not the kind of cleaning you're thinking of."

The female researcher shook her head, her tone clearly urgent:

"It's not something that can be explained in a short time. Let's talk about it after we get out. Now is the time for you and Commander Gao to fulfill your promise."

Since Cheng Jiashu had made a promise to save people, he would naturally not break his word.

With some doubt, he followed the female researcher out of the data room and headed towards the culture room on the left.

The temperature here is much lower than outside, and an ice-cold chill permeates the air.

As they went deeper, the surrounding darkness seemed to grow even thicker.

Occasionally, a faint blue light would shine through from the depths of the passage, emanating a chilling aura.

When they arrived at the incubation room, the sight before them instantly caused Cheng Jiashu's pupils to shrink.

Rows of enormous glass cylinders, numbering in the dozens, stood neatly in the darkness.

Each cylinder was filled with a dark blue culture medium, which gleamed unsettlingly in the dim light.

And in that blue liquid, naked human bodies were clearly submerged.

Their muscles were unusually developed, their blood vessels were twisted like earthworms, their bodies were in a strange, curled-up position, and their heads and backs were filled with tubes.

Some of them still have recognizable human facial features, but their eyes are somewhat vacant.

Some have distorted faces, deformed limbs, and skin covered with abnormal tissue, resembling monster specimens preserved in formalin.

"These...are all human specimens?"

Cheng Jiashu's voice carried a hint of suppressed shock.

The female researcher's expression was surprisingly calm; perhaps she was used to such sights, and her voice was largely unwavering:
"No, some of them are still alive."

"These are petri dishes for sustaining life, containing experimental subjects captured by the Noah Organization in the Xia Kingdom over the years."

As she spoke, her gaze suddenly fell on one of the petri dishes, and her originally calm eyes instantly became soft and complicated.

Cheng Jiashu followed her gaze and saw a petri dish that looked quite similar.

A man was submerged inside. He was bald, burly, and had unusually developed muscles, but his appearance could barely be described as human.

His eyes were closed, and tiny bubbles were constantly coming out of his nostrils and around his mouth, clearly indicating that he was still alive.

Cheng Jiashu's gaze shifted to the bottom of the petri dish, where the identification label clearly stated:

“Number 1053, a collateral descendant of the Majima family of Japan, Goro Majima.”

This man is the friend the female researcher is trying to save.

(End of this chapter)