Reversing Falsehood and Preserving Truth: All Gods and Gods Are in My Hands

Lu Yu, Chen Mo, and Zhao Lei exchanged a knowing glance.

With Su Wan absent, the task of investigating the experimental building naturally fell to Lu Yu.

Lu Yu nodded slightly, and the perception of the True Dao, like invisible tendrils, quietly extended towards the direction of the experimental building.

There lingered a faint, yet distinct, illusory fluctuation, seemingly out of place with the peaceful atmosphere of the campus.

Just as the three were about to step into the experimental building, Lu Yu paused slightly and sighed helplessly; Chen Mo's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, and he adjusted his glasses half a beat faster than usual; Zhao Lei froze on the spot, his face filled with a look of utter despair, as if he had been given a life-or-death plea.

"Oh! What a coincidence!"

A clear, slightly coquettish voice came from behind.

The three turned around and saw three beautiful figures standing not far away:

Weiwei, a member of the school cheerleading team, was wearing a shortened school uniform skirt. She was full of energy, and her eyes were glued to Zhao Lei like adhesive.

Li Menglu, the class beauty of Class 18, had exquisite makeup and her bold gaze lingered on Lu Yu's face, filled with undisguised curiosity.

Lin Xiaoyu, Chen Mo's math-savvy classmate, was carrying two thick exercise books that could practically hit someone. Her cheeks were flushed, and she kept stealing glances at Chen Mo, looking as shy as a startled fawn.

"How did they get here?!" Zhao Lei nudged Lu Yu with his elbow, mouthing the words silently, looking utterly hopeless.

Chen Mo remained expressionless, but the frequency with which he adjusted his glasses subtly increased by half a second.

Lu Yu tried to keep his expression natural: "It's quite a coincidence, we... were just browsing around."

"Let's just stroll around!" Weiwei said with a smile, coming closer to Zhao Lei, almost touching him, her fragrance wafting in his face.

Chen Mo spoke expressionlessly, his tone as flat as if reciting a mathematical formula: "After the school collapsed last time, this building was not rebuilt. The walls are loose, and there may be rodents nesting there, posing a safety hazard. It is not recommended to enter."

He had intended to scare the girl away, but Weiwei's eyes lit up. She grabbed Zhao Lei's arm and said infatuatedly, "Rodents? White mice? Don't worry! Zhao Lei is here. He's got such a great physique and strong muscles, he could kick one of them away with one kick!"

Zhao Lei was so stiff from her grip that he almost choked on his own saliva. He could only force a dry laugh: "Ha...haha...you flatter me, I'm not that good."

Knowing he couldn't shake off these three "tagalongs," Lu Yu gave Chen Mo a wink. Chen Mo nodded almost imperceptibly, a fleeting glint of insightful golden lines flashing in his eyes.

Just then, a faint yet piercing rustling sound, mixed with a low-frequency sharp shriek, came from behind the tightly closed door of the biology lab. That illusory fluctuation suddenly became clear, like mist blown away by the wind, instantly lingering around the tip of the nose, carrying a faint sinister aura.

"They're here!" The three of them felt a chill run down their spines at the same time.

The girls were also startled by the sudden noise.

"Ah! What was that sound?" Weiwei was so frightened that she shrank into Zhao Lei's arms, clinging tightly to his arm with both hands, her nails almost digging into his school uniform;

Curiosity and nervousness flashed in Li Menglu's eyes. She subconsciously hid behind Lu Yu, pressing half of her body against him.

Lin Xiaoyu clutched her workbook tightly, closed her eyes, and leaned closer to Chen Mo. Her shoulder accidentally brushed against his arm, and she jerked away as if she had been electrocuted, her face turning bright red.

Lu Yu's senses had accurately locked onto the target behind the door: a mutated rat two or three times larger than an ordinary rat, with messy fur like withered grass, and eyes that glowed with a scarlet light, like two clusters of dancing will-o'-the-wisps. Its aura was chaotic but carried obvious traces of illusory erosion. Its energy level was not high, but it was frightening enough.

"Shall we go in and take a look?" Zhao Lei asked with his eyes, looking eager and impatient, as if he couldn't wait to rush up and drag the rat out.

"It's probably a stray cat that slipped in. Let's go in and check, but make sure it doesn't damage the lab equipment." Lu Yu pushed open the half-closed lab door, and a pungent smell of formaldehyde mixed with the smell of dust hit them.

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The laboratory was dimly lit, and the human models, skeletal specimens, and glass jars containing specimens outlined eerie silhouettes in the twilight, causing the girls to gasp.

As soon as they entered, Wei Wei and Li Menglu stuck to Zhao Lei and Lu Yu on either side; Lin Xiaoyu followed quietly behind Chen Mo, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far, and occasionally stealing glances at him adjusting his glasses.

"Squeak—!"

Startled by the commotion at the door, the mutated rat sprang out from under the corner instrument rack, its messy fur bristling and its scarlet eyes gleaming in the dim light. It moved with such speed that it created a gust of wind, rushing straight at the feet of the group!

"Ah!" The three girls exclaimed at the same time. Weiwei clung tightly to Zhao Lei's arm, almost hanging on him. Li Menglu shrank back behind Lu Yu in fright, instinctively grabbing the hem of his school uniform. Lin Xiaoyu closed her eyes and uncontrollably bumped into Chen Mo, her forehead almost touching his back.

The scene instantly descended into chaos, giving the three men an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"Watch out!" Zhao Lei instinctively took a step forward, trying to protect Wei Wei in front of him, but Chen Mo gently pushed him with his elbow. The push was at a tricky angle and with just the right amount of force, so that his broad back blocked Wei Wei and Li Menglu's view, like a human barrier.

At the same time, Chen Mo's foot "accidentally" hooked onto an empty metal equipment rack, and he gently lifted it with his toe.

"Clang!"

The equipment rack crashed to the ground with a loud bang, the clanging of metal echoing through the empty laboratory like a thunderclap. It successfully drowned out the faint sounds of the rats scurrying about and drew the attention of all the girls.

"Zhao Lei, are you alright? Did you run into anything?"

Weiwei's scream was sharp and piercing; she was completely unaware of the movement on the ground.

In a flash, Chen Mo had already predicted the mutated rat's escape trajectory by observing the vertical lines. Seemingly to avoid the falling equipment rack, he sidestepped and bumped into the experimental table behind him. His shoulder hit the table with a "thud," and the table shifted, the empty test tubes on it rattling, blocking the mutated rat's original route.

The rat didn't have time to turn around, so it had to change direction and rush towards Lu Yu.

With a thought, Lu Yu instantly condensed his azure array power, and a miniature trapping array quietly unfolded.

As soon as the light flickered on, he pretended to be startled by the sound of the equipment rack collapsing, his back slamming into the light switch by the door. "Snap!" "Snap!"

The laboratory lights suddenly turned on and then abruptly went out, the brief flicker of light as natural as a power outage, perfectly concealing the faint burst of light.

The mutated rat crashed headlong into the trap, as if hitting invisible glass, with a soft "thud," and then spun around in place, letting out anxious hissing, but it couldn't break free no matter what it did.

Just as the girls' gaze was about to shift from the fallen equipment rack back to the ground, Chen Mo "accidentally" reached out and knocked the exercise book out of Lin Xiaoyu's arms.

With a "crash," the books scattered all over the floor, with the top one sliding down to the vicinity of where the mouse was trapped.

"I'm sorry." Chen Mo apologized calmly, immediately bending down to pick it up, his movements so natural and fluid as if it were a conditioned reflex. As his fingertips brushed the ground, they precisely hooked the mutated rat trapped in the trap and silently slipped it into the side pocket of his backpack.

When he zipped up the zipper, he deliberately slowed down his movements so that the slight "click" sound would be drowned out by Lin Xiaoyu's apology: "It's okay, it's okay, I didn't hold it properly."

"Lu Yu, turn on the light."

Chen Mo straightened up and casually handed the exercise book back to Lin Xiaoyu, even tidying up the scattered pages with his fingertips, his tone as calm as if nothing had happened.

Lu Yu raised his hand and pressed the switch, and the lights came back on. Everything in the laboratory was as usual, except for the overturned equipment racks, scattered books, and the girls' still-shaken expressions.

They were too busy with their lingering fear and packing their things to notice the slightly bulging outline of Chen Mo's backpack pocket, nor did they notice the fleeting flash of light and the mouse's tracks.

"It seems... there's nothing left?" Li Menglu peered around the ground, her face full of confusion.

Weiwei patted her chest, still shaken: "It must have been a rat that got out! That squeaking was terrifying! This place is so creepy, let's get out of here!"

Lin Xiaoyu took the exercise book, whispered "thank you" to Chen Mo, her cheeks still flushed, and her eyes filled with gratitude.

Zhao Lei breathed a sigh of relief, scratching his head and grinning foolishly: "It probably ran away. Let's hurry out so we don't run into anything else."

Lu Yu nodded in agreement, his gaze sweeping over the side pocket of Chen Mo's backpack. He could clearly sense the faint, illusory fluctuations inside being firmly locked by the trapping array, and he understood.

The three exchanged a knowing look, their eyes gleaming with unspoken understanding, and walked out of the lab building together amidst the girls' complaints and lingering fear.

No one noticed that the true protagonist of this "horrifying incident" had been quietly taken away from the scene.