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Li Haotian shouted and spat a mouthful of bloody saliva at the shadowy figures of long swords.

The purple beam of light flickered in the darkness, and several lasers emerged from the cracks in the floor tiles, intertwining in mid-air.

The laser beam converged into a semi-transparent human head, and Han Dehai's old face trembled, with so many wrinkles that they could trap flies.

"Haotian, stop messing around there, you can't escape."

The old man's voice had a strange, effeminate quality, emanating from the speaker in the corner.

Li Haotian took half a step back, pulled Lin Mo into his arms, and touched her cold face with the back of his hand.

"Old Han, the quality of your screen mirroring is terrible. It looks like an old color TV with no signal."

Han Dehai's projection chuckled and waved his hand, causing the several knife-wielding shadows to stop.

"Let's make a deal. If you agree, the first batch of the elixir of immortality will be reserved for you."

The old man pointed to the surrounding cold storage compartments, his eyes gleaming with the greed of a glutton.

"The Golden Crow True Blood within you is a divine gift. Give me a little bit, and I guarantee you will rise above others."

Li Haotian scratched his ear and casually flicked the metal shavings out of his fingernails.

"An elixir of immortality? With you looking like you're about to die, it would be a waste of food for you to eat it."

Han Dehai's smile froze on his face, and the projected features were twisted into a grotesque mess, looking quite disgusting.

"Young man, you haven't yet witnessed the true allure of immortality, the ticket to transcend life and death and control all living beings."

The old man leaned forward, his large face dangling in mid-air, as if he wanted to press it against Li Haotian's nose.

"As long as you join forces with me, the Han family's business, and this underground world, will all belong to us, father and son."

Li Haotian stared at that old face for a long time, then suddenly tilted his head and burst out laughing.

"Han Dehai, judging from your tone, are you trying to claim kinship with me?"

Han Dehai paused for a moment, his body in the projection straightened, and his expression became somewhat strange.

"If you're willing, we can certainly share this great heritage; it's no different from blood ties."

Li Haotian's lips curled down, he switched Lin Mo's arms and used his right hand to reach for the lighter in his pocket.

"No way, you're too old to be my grandson, you take up too much space."

He took a step forward, and the golden light in his eyes suddenly contracted, his pupils becoming smaller than pinpoints.

"But looking at your ugly appearance, with your wide forehead and pointed chin, you look quite like the portrait in my family's ancestral grave."

Han Dehai's projection flickered twice in the air, appearing somewhat unstable.

"What do you mean by that?"

Li Haotian grinned, revealing two rows of bloodstained white teeth; his smile, under the red light, had a sinister quality.

"I want to ask you, is it possible that I am your long-lost biological father?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the wind in the corridor seemed to stop, and the joints of the several figures holding knives made a cracking sound.

Han Dehai's old face instantly turned liver-colored, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

"You...you bastard, this is utterly outrageous!"

A burst of extremely loud noise came from the speaker, indicating that the old man was now jumping up and down in anger.

Li Haotian puffed out his cheeks, made a short sound in his throat, and suddenly leaned forward.

"Pooh!"

A large mouthful of thick phlegm, tinged with purple impurities, was sprayed precisely onto the ceiling camera lens.

The laser in the lens was flashing, and when it was sprayed, the light jumped wildly and made a hissing sound.

"You know nothing about power, and you have no respect for your own father."

Li Haotian cursed, pushed off with his foot, and rolled to the side.

"boom!"

The projector on the ceiling exploded on the spot, and sparks flew everywhere like fireworks.

Han Dehai's old face was blown into several pieces, eventually turning into a wisp of rotten purple smoke.

A sharp, long ringing sound suddenly came through the earpiece, and Su Wan's voice sounded like she was about to cry.

"Boss! Are you crazy?! What time is it? Why are you still making these lame jokes?!"

Li Haotian got up from the ground and smashed open a swaying iron gate.

"I didn't like that old man, so I just calmed him down."

"Cut off my foot! The self-destruct program is already halfway through; we'll be roasted in three minutes!"

Su Wan's knocking was so rapid it sounded like hail, making Li Haotian's ears tingle.

"Three minutes? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"The signal has just been restored! Quick, go to the backup server room in the northwest corner and find that purple square!"

Li Haotian took off running in the darkness, Lin Mo in his arms swaying with each step.

"What kind of cube? Is it a gold brick or a diamond?"

"That's Lin Mo's core consciousness carrier, codenamed 'Pandora.' Without that, she wouldn't wake up!"

Li Haotian glanced back and saw that the shadowy figures of those long swords had caught up with him.

The long sword sliced ​​through the metal wall, leaving a trail of sparks, and the ear-piercing scraping sound filled the ears.

"Okay, okay, stop nagging."

He darted sideways into the ventilation shaft next to him and casually plunged the dagger into the seam of the steel plate behind him.

With a creak, he pulled down the heavy inspection door, blocking the entrance to the passage.

The space inside the pipe was so narrow and cramped that Li Haotian could only crawl forward, his knees thumping against the metal sheets.

"Su Wan, where are the coordinates? I'm practically turned into a meat sandwich here."

"Go straight, jump down from the second air vent on your right, that's the blood pool control room."

Li Haotian was covered in sweat from climbing, his clothes stained with rust from the pipes, making him look like a mud monkey.

He aimed carefully, kicked hard with his heel, and the grating panel spun and flew down.

He picked up Lin Mo and jumped, landing steadily on a slightly sticky floor.

The lights here are all blood red, and the air is filled with an intense, pungent smell of rust.

He took two steps forward, and after seeing the scene before him clearly, he suddenly stopped.

It was a deep pit, as big as a basketball court, filled with a dark red liquid.

The liquid was bubbling and steaming, and the heat it emitted stung the eyes.

In the center of the pit stood several transparent pillars, covered with a dense network of purple cables.

At the end of the cable hung a fleshy ball the size of a millstone, which was contracting and expanding in a certain rhythm.

The surface of the fleshy mass was covered with purple blood vessels, making it look like an undeveloped embryo or a huge tumor.

"This is the cube you were talking about? This thing is clearly a lump of flesh."

Li Haotian shouted into his headset, his eyes darting around in the pool of blood.

"That's Pandora's protective shell! It's right in the center of the flesh ball; it's the last vessel!"

Su Wan's voice was filled with despair, and the sound of the keyboard grew louder and louder.

"There are only two minutes left before the entire mountain collapses. If you don't hurry, it will be too late!"

Li Haotian looked at Lin Mo in his arms, then at the blood-red pool.

He gritted his teeth, unbuckled his belt, and tightly bound Lin Mo to the frame behind him.

"Lin Mo, hold on tight, let's go for a swim."

He took two running steps on the shore and plunged into the red blood like a cannonball.

The water was scalding hot, as if countless dull knives were cutting into Li Haotian's flesh.

He paddled frantically, his right hand gripping the bronze dagger tightly, and the golden light in his eyes burst forth completely.

The water in the blood pool began to swirl, forming a huge whirlpool that was trying to pull him to the bottom.

Li Haotian grabbed a dangling purple cable and used it to propel himself forward.

The enormous cocoon of flesh was right in front of him, and he could hear faint sobs coming from inside.

He raised his dagger and plunged it deep into the thick outer skin of the callus.

"Sizzle—"

A stream of black, sticky liquid sprayed all over Li Haotian's head and face, and the fleshy cocoon let out a scream that sent chills down one's spine.

He didn't stop; he gripped the handle with both hands and pulled down forcefully along the cut.

The suction inside the fleshy cocoon was very strong, as if countless hands were pulling at his arm.

"Open it!"

Li Haotian roared, and the golden light in his heart surged out through his arms.

Golden-red flames exploded in the center of the blood pool, burning the viscous liquid directly into white steam.

He finally saw it clearly: deep within the fleshy cocoon, floated a small cube emitting a ghostly purple light.

The surface of the cube is covered with extremely complex geometric patterns, and every movement causes the surrounding space to distort.

He reached out to grab the cube, and the moment his fingertips touched it, a chilling coldness seeped into his heart.

Just then, the metal walls surrounding the blood pool suddenly cracked.

Four skinless, fleshy monsters sprang out of the shadows, their claws aimed directly at the back of Li Haotian's head.

Without turning his head, Li Haotian delivered a backhand elbow strike, hitting the monster squarely in the eye socket.

Using the reaction force, he grabbed the purple cube and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Su Wan, we've got the goods. Escape route!"

A loud explosion came through the earpiece, and Su Wan's voice became faint on the other end.

"Exit...core...elevator shaft...hurry..."

Li Haotian felt the ground beneath his feet cracking, and a large amount of groundwater began to flow into the laboratory.

He carried Lin Mo on his back, clutching the cold block, and climbed up the collapsed beam.

The blood pool behind them boiled completely at that moment, and the entire underground space of the fifth floor began to collapse.

Boulders rained down, and Li Haotian charged through the rubble, his golden-red silhouette appearing and disappearing in the firelight.

He walked through the nearly closed alloy door, feeling the heat wave behind him singe his hair.

The foundation of the Han family mansion emitted a final, desperate thud before sinking completely into the ground.

Li Haotian felt the slippery steel cable in the darkness and gripped it tightly with both hands.

"It's not over yet... Old man Han, your father isn't dead yet."

He muttered something to himself and leaped upwards just before the destructive white light swept over.

A deep roar came from the deepest part of the laboratory, as if something had come back to life in the white light.

Hook: After that cocoon of flesh was cut open, besides the cube, were any other monsters released inside? Will Li Haotian, along with Lin Mo and Pandora, be able to successfully escape that deep well before the ground completely collapses? Was the roar in the white light just now Han Dehai's backup plan, or some other terrifying entity?