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Chapter 400 The Mysterious Red Eyeballs

A thick, gray fog, like a living thing, silently spread from the depths of the experimental area.

Wherever the fog passed, the lights went out one after another, and a layer of white frost condensed on the alloy walls, emanating a chill.

"Zi...ZiZi..."

In the darkness, a series of static noises from electrical interference could be heard.

A five-man assault team was slowly advancing in a standard diamond formation through the passageway leading to the laboratory.

The specially made military boots on his feet made almost no sound as they stepped on the floor.

Only the muffled breathing coming from under the mask sounded exceptionally clear in this deathly silent environment.

At the very front of the group, a team member held a heavy riot shield in front of him.

Another team member followed closely behind, peering a tactical peephole through the side of the shield into the doorway.

The camera's infrared thermal imaging mode clearly projected the dark scene ahead onto the display screen on his helmet visor.

After confirming there were no ambushes behind the door, he retracted the spyglass and gave a safety signal to the captain behind him.

The captain nodded, and the team, like well-coordinated predators, filed in.

Inside the laboratory, it seemed as if a catastrophe had just occurred.

Most of the instruments and equipment were violently destroyed; the control panel was covered with claw marks and bullet holes, and sparks were still flying from the broken wires.

"Commander, this is Black Hawk Team 3."

The team leader lowered his voice and reported the situation to his superiors through his headset:
"Experimental Zone One has been destroyed, showing signs of intense fighting. Upon investigation, the target... is not here. Repeat, the target is not here."

"Buzz... Received... Buzz... Continue exploring other areas..."

The commander's voice was distorted and intermittent amidst the hum of the electrical circuits.

Just then, a few points of pale blue fluorescence flickered in the dark corner.

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The squad members all turned their guns in unison.

Several bright beams of tactical flashlight beams, along with the crimson dot of light projected from the scope on the firearm, precisely locked onto the direction of the light source.

It was a cultivation room that had been forcibly broken open.

The Black Hawk team, in combat formation and rifles at the ready, cautiously entered the area.

Several beams of flashlight light quickly swept across the mess inside.

The sight before them made even these battle-hardened soldiers feel a chill in their hearts.

Most of those heavy glass petri dishes were broken.

Thick, blue culture medium spilled all over the floor, reflecting a faint glow under the flashlight.

The blue fluorescence we saw earlier came from this.

pat.

One of the team members stepped into the sticky liquid, seemingly touching something.

Following the beam of light, everyone's gaze fell upon a severed arm submerged in liquid, causing them to gasp in shock.

Various unrecognizable mutilated limbs were mixed with shards of glass, emitting a pungent odor mixed with formaldehyde.

"Crack...knock..."

Suddenly, a sickening chewing sound came from behind a row of overturned instrument cabinets not far away.

The sound was mixed with a crisp, cracking sound, like bones being crushed, making it particularly eerie.

The beam of light is focused instantly.

The outline of a bloated, deformed monster with exposed muscles emerged.

It was lying on the ground, with its back to everyone.

Beneath it lay a Noah Pharmaceuticals guard, his body already mangled and bloodied.

The creature's head was buried deep in the guard's chest cavity, and every time it lifted its head, a long, bloody string of organs would be pulled out.

Then he swallowed it greedily, making a satisfied gurgling sound in his throat.

The Black Hawk team members' eyes widened suddenly, their mouths opened silently, and a suppressed gag escaped their throats.

The hand holding the assault rifle trembled slightly, uncontrollably.

..............................

"Zizi...Zizi..."

In the misty corridor, Luo Lie stood ramrod straight.

The static in the headset on the tactical helmet suddenly became shrill.

A terrified scream, distorted in tone, and a sudden gunshot pierced through the noise and struck his eardrums.

A few seconds later, everything quickly returned to deathly silence.

Communication was completely cut off.

Luo Lie's eyes flickered, and his brows furrowed.

The person who contacted him just now was the pursuit team stationed in the inner layer of the experimental zone.

Following instructions, they first investigated the laboratory from which the alarm had been sounded, only to hear such a strange noise.

It was clear that the team was in grave danger.

Perhaps the killer is the murderous fiend "White Owl" who infiltrated the building.

The lives of the team members were secondary; what worried Luo Lie most was that "thing" hidden deep inside the laboratory.

Is this sudden appearance and spreading gray mist related to it?

A wave of emotion rippled through his mind.

"Jasang, what exactly happened?"

Luo Lie then asked in a deep voice.

"I am using mental networks to find the source of the change."

Jasang's voice came through the mental link, and it also sounded somewhat unstable:
"Now it seems that the target deliberately sabotaged the incubation room, released the out-of-control experimental subjects, and tried to cause trouble for us, taking advantage of the chaos to escape."

"Can you lock onto him?"

Luo Lie immediately pressed for an answer.

"His ability should be spatial teleportation, but it seems to have limitations in distance and cooldown time."

Jasangyi paused for a moment, then replied:

“Each time it is used, it leaves a brief mental fluctuation in the place, like ripples created when a stone is thrown into water. This is the beacon we use to track him.”

At this point, Jasangyi changed the subject and added an explanation:

"However, this gray fog is strange. It not only affects electronic communication signals, but also distorts mental power to some extent. Tracking targets in this environment carries certain risks."

"I need to focus all my energy right now. Please don't contact me during this period of time, so as not to affect my operations."

"Don't worry, this fog will also interfere with the ability users. The target won't be able to escape the experimental area for a while. I will notify you immediately if there is any news."

After Jasangyi finished explaining, the mental link in his mind was immediately severed.

Luo Lie frowned slightly.

After a moment's thought, he raised his eyes and looked into the depths of the corridor.

Thick gray fog, like a surging tide, was engulfing everything around it.

Everything ahead becomes blurred and unclear, as if leading to some unknown dark abyss.

Faint gunshots could be heard piercing through the thick fog.

"We must catch that flea that's jumping around so much as soon as possible and restore order to the laboratory!"

Upon realizing this, Luo Lie immediately raised his hand, joined his index and middle fingers together, and swung it forward.

No unnecessary words.

He took the first step, his figure steady as he stepped into the cold, gray tide.

A dozen or so well-equipped pursuers followed silently behind, like ghosts blending into the darkness.

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The experimental area was shrouded in gray fog.

All conventional surveillance and laser detection networks failed in this eerie fog.

Only the relentless, piercing alarm echoed, intertwining with the ghastly green light cast by the emergency indicator lights in the passageway, creating a suffocating, claustrophobic space.

With the unconscious Goro Majima on his shoulder and the female researcher who was almost pulled down by his other hand, Cheng Jiashu ran rapidly through the maze-like passage.

Behind them, the churning gray fog pursued relentlessly like a predator.

Deep within the fog, countless twisted black shadows swayed vaguely. A series of slippery dragging sounds, and a sharp scraping noise like claws scraping against metal, echoed continuously from behind.

Mixed in with these were inhuman screams of pain and ecstasy, indicating that those things were approaching.

Intermittent gunfire rang out in the distance.

As Cheng Jiashu ran, he listened intently to identify the source of the sound, deliberately avoiding the area where the fighting was most intense.

In the darkness, his eyes shone unusually brightly, like two cat's eyes gleaming with an eerie light, capable of accurately locking onto the tracks of prey in the night.

However, at this moment, his expression was tense, making him look more like prey fleeing from a wild beast.

"hiss--"

A shrill scream suddenly exploded behind me.

At the same time, a foul-smelling, cold wind swept in.

Danger!

Cheng Jiashu's heart pounded, and he made a decision without hesitation.

A glint flashed in his eyes, and he instantly grabbed the female researcher's arm.

The next moment, the three figures blurred and disappeared from the spot.

Almost simultaneously, a massive, scythe-shaped limb, accompanied by a whooshing sound, slashed through the air from where they had just been, leaving a trail of blinding sparks on the alloy wall.

A dozen meters away, Cheng Jiashu and his two companions reappeared.

This gray fog not only swallows up light, but more importantly, it blocks vision.

Even with Cheng Jiashu's extraordinary perception, his field of vision was compressed to its limit.

Fourteen meters is the farthest distance he can currently travel through space.

"This way!"

The female researcher was breathing heavily. Relying on her memory of the surrounding facilities, she quickly identified the direction and pointed to a fork in the road.

"Exit 3 is over there!"

Gunfire was particularly concentrated in the direction of the other two exits, indicating that Noah's guards had clearly surrounded the area.

They are not only hunting down the intruders, but also inevitably besieging the terrifying monsters hidden in the gray fog.

The female researcher took out an access card and swiped it forcefully onto the sensor.

"drop--"

With a heavy hydraulic creak, a heavy, high-pressure airtight door slowly opened.

Cheng Jiashu, carrying Majima Goro, slipped inside.

As soon as the female researcher entered the room, she rushed to the control panel and slammed the close button down.

"Bang!"

The heavy alloy door closed again, temporarily isolating the terrifying, dark world behind it.

The female researcher's legs went weak, and she slumped against the door, her chest heaving as she gasped for the relatively clean air.

His face was deathly pale, almost bloodless, due to lack of oxygen and fear.

Cheng Jiashu was much more composed, simply gently setting Majima Goro down and leaning him against the wall.

He looked at the female researcher who was so exhausted that she was almost collapsing, and decided to give her some time to catch her breath.

The woman in front of them and the unconscious Goro Majima were two absolute burdens.

But since he had promised to help the two escape this hellhole, he had to do everything in his power to ensure their safety.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Cheng Jiashu focused his gaze and once again attempted to establish a mental connection with Gao Jin, the living coordinate outside the building.

As a buzzing sound rang out, a wisp of black line appeared in front of him, attempting to tear open the barrier of space and construct a miniature black hole vortex.

However, the vortex flickered unstablely a few times as soon as it formed.

Then, like a shattered mirror, it quietly crumbled and vanished.

Only a faint ripple remained in the air.

Failed again.

Cheng Jiashu sighed helplessly.

Previously in the laboratory, he thought that the harsh sound wave attack had affected his concentration.

After escaping, the noise inexplicably disappeared, but the eye technique that allowed him to travel through space was still unusable.

Is there a problem with Gao Jin's side? Or is it this strange gray fog that's causing the trouble?

Cheng Jiashu recalled the eerie calls he heard from behind that giant steel door in the laboratory.

The sound didn't actually go away; on the contrary, it became clearer as the surrounding fog thickened.

It was like a whisper from the depths of his soul, carrying an air of blasphemy and filth.

This instilled in him a deep-seated fear stemming from his biological instincts.

Every syllable of the sound distorted the stability of space and tore at the boundaries of his mental perception.

The only saving grace is that the noise that had been filling my ears has completely disappeared.

This gave him a lot of peace and quiet.

It seems that there is some kind of conflict between these two voices, with one being silently swallowed up by the other.

Clearly, not all the changes were orchestrated by the Noah organization.

Cheng Jiashu looked at the emergency lights around him, which had returned to normal, and asked:
"Ms. Cui, what's the terrain like at Exit 3? Is the view open? How far is it from the nearest emergency exit?"

He glanced at the access card the female researcher was holding in her hand; it had her name printed on it.

This female researcher was none other than Goro Mashima's fiancée, Choi Soo-young.

After catching her breath, Choi Soo-young stood up, leaning against the wall, and replied breathlessly:

"Outside Gate 3 is a backup transport corridor for experimental materials. It's spacious and well-hidden, directly connecting to the freight elevator and emergency exit in Zone B. If we can get there, we'll have a chance to escape."

She didn't understand why Cheng Jiashu couldn't use that magical ability to escape this hellhole with her and Majima Goro.

Looking at Cheng Jiashu now, his eyes were filled with lingering fear, and he couldn't help but ask:
"What exactly did you see in the lab just now...?"

"I saw an eyeball."

Cheng Jiashu's answer was simple and direct.

Upon hearing this, Cui Xiuying looked completely stunned.

"The iron gate opened by itself."

Cheng Jiashu's expression was solemn, a lingering look of surprise flashing in his eyes:

"Behind the door was pitch black, with only a huge, eyelidless red eyeball floating in the darkness. It just glanced at us, and the dead test subjects in the petri dishes... seemed to come alive."

"Moreover, I can sense that as long as one is engulfed by the gushing gray mist and loses their mind, they will become part of those monsters in the mist."

Upon hearing this, Cui Xiuying was even more horrified.

What exactly was that thing that could make this man with mysterious abilities feel fear?

As the two were talking, faint gunshots, shrill screams, and the sounds of monster claws scraping the ground and chewing flesh drifted from afar once again.

Both of them knew that things outside were in complete chaos.

This may be a serious accident that even the Noah Organization itself was caught off guard by.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, a heavy, dense thud came from the high-pressure airtight door behind me.

Each impact caused the heavy alloy door panel to bulge inward by a slight arc.

Deformation began to appear at the door seam.

Even the wisps of gray mist were seeping in through the twisted cracks.

sizzle-

The lights overhead also began to flash wildly.

"Come on!"

Without further hesitation, Cheng Jiashu shoved Majima Goro back onto his shoulder, pulled Cui Xiuying up, and continued running forward along the passage.

Fortunately, they successfully reached Exit 3 on the outskirts of the experimental area.

The gray fog here is noticeably thinner, no longer so thick as to completely obscure the view.

But their good luck ended there.

At the exit, a fully armed team of pursuers was already waiting in ambush.

The leader was a muscular man with sharp, hawk-like eyes and a strong, pungent smell of blood.

(End of this chapter)