I lay low and gave up, but my servants were caught in a cycle of life and death.

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While waiting for Pang Shi'an, Lu Yan found a smooth stone in the mountains. As soon as the stone entered his palm, it was absorbed into the chessboard inside his body and began to nurture new chess pieces.

Pang Shi'an rushed over, "Phew, have you been waiting long? I'll take you to the quarantine area now."

Lu Yan nodded and released the small knife. "Go and bring Xiao Li here."

"Okay~"

The cleaver responded with a shout, then vanished in a flash.

Wow, the cleaver's skills have improved again.

"Let's go first, they should be here soon."

Pang Shi'an nodded. "The commander and the others are also heading to the quarantine zone."

"Besides Shen Rang, are there any other people in the quarantine area?"

"Yes," Pang Shi'an said, sounding somewhat dejected. "Most of the soldiers who were bitten and could be controlled are locked up over there."

Lu Yan understood; as for those things that couldn't be controlled, they were probably gone by now.

At that moment, a flash of white light appeared, and the kitchen knife transformed into a large iron gate, carrying Xiao Li in front of the two of them.

Lu Yan was shocked. "Wow! You two actually came up with this idea!"

Pang Shi'an's eyes widened. "Amazing! Flying on a sword!"

"Hehe! Aren't I clever?"

The kitchen knife swung around smugly, and Xiao Li, sitting on it, swayed from side to side. Frustrated, she slammed her hand hard on the door beneath her. "Kitchen knife! If you shake it again, I'm going to throw up!"

Lu Yan quickly waved, "Quick, get down, let us sit down too!"

Pang Shi'an: "Yes, yes, yes! Get down!!"

The cleaver landed steadily, and as he watched Lu Yan and Pang Shi'an step onto the door panel, he smirked smugly, "Hmm, this is a new skill I learned from watching TV yesterday! I even learned a few cool knife techniques!"

"What shooting stars, falling moons, broken rivers, overturned seas!"

When he got excited, the cleaver transformed into a gleaming black military knife, which he brandished in the air.

"Hold--"

The moment the door panel disappeared from under their buttocks, Lu Yan and Pang Shi'an, caught off guard, screamed and fell from the air.

Xiao Li instantly transformed into a giant, carrying one in each hand and landing steadily.

"kitchen knife!"

Hearing Lu Yan's sinister, vicious, and teeth-gritting voice, Cai Dao trembled guiltily. "Hehe, I'm excited, I'm excited."

As it spoke, it transformed back into a large iron gate and landed on the ground. "Master, come on up. This time it'll be absolutely safe, no more trouble!"

With a dark expression, Lu Yan sat back down on the iron gate with Pang Shi'an and Xiao Li.

"Stop showing off, fly lower."

Even if it flies low and is completely unreliable, it won't die from a fall.

The kitchen knife, no longer daring to show off, wilted a little, "Oh~"

Following Pang Shi'an's directions, the kitchen knife carried the group northwards from the mountaintop and soon arrived at the quarantine zone.

The guards, upon seeing Pang Shi'an, breathed a sigh of relief and saluted the two men, "Major!"

Pang Shi'an landed and, while checking the access code on his bracelet, asked, "Have the Commander and the others arrived?"

"Just arrived. The commander wants you to take Mr. Lu directly there."

After scanning the pass code with a device, the guards let the two pass.

Pang Shi'an led Lu Yan inside, the knife transforming back into nail clippers and disappearing into Lu Yan's pocket, with Xiao Li following behind them.

"The quarantine area is divided into two parts: the isolation room on the left and the biological laboratory on the right. Today, not only the commander, but also several biology professors and their assistants will be present, one of whom is from your Qingcheng University."

Lu Yan nodded.

The original owner studied business administration; he had never even met a biology professor.

Lu Yan glanced around calmly. On one side was an isolation area where zombies were held, and on the other side was a biological laboratory. This was convenient for conducting research on the zombie virus, but he didn't know if there would be any results.

Pang Shi'an led Lu Yan down one floor to the ground floor.

Upon reaching this floor, the howls of zombies and the clanging of chains intermittently reached Lu Yan's ears.

There are noticeably more guards on this floor; there's someone standing guard every few steps.

Pang Shi'an led Lu Yan to a large alloy gate. The guards opened the gate and let them in.

Standing at the door, Lu Yan saw a figure with bulging white eyes and throbbing blood vessels in the innermost cage inside the room.

His hands, feet, and neck were tightly fastened to the wall with metal rings, and a huge steel ball was stuffed into his mouth.

Lu Yan's heart skipped a beat. This was a king of soldiers?!

He was worried he wouldn't be able to control Xiao Li when he brought her along, but he never expected him to be in such a terrible state!

The commander's expression darkened. "There's nothing we can do. His destructive power is astonishing. At first, we just kept him inside, but he broke down the door and rushed out, tearing several soldiers to pieces."

The commander clenched his fist as he spoke.

If he had simply ordered Shen Rang to be killed from the beginning, those soldiers wouldn't have died!

Lu Yanshen let out a breath. "Shall we begin the enlightenment now?"

The commander nodded. "Let's begin."

The crowd quietly made way, standing silently behind the commander, watching Lu Yan walk step by step toward the prison door.

Seeing Lu Yan getting closer and closer, the zombie Shen Rang became frenzied, but his limbs and neck were firmly fixed to the wall, and he could not break free. His mouth was stuffed with a steel ball, so he could not roar.

Lu Yan looked at him calmly. At this moment, he was the zombie Shen Rang, without a trace of the demeanor of the king of soldiers he once was.

"You don't want to live like this, neither human nor ghost, do you? Today, let me give you a new life."

Lu Yan approached in a low voice, his eyes meeting Shen Rang's bulging eyes. He raised his right hand, palm against Shen Rang's chest, his voice solemn and firm.

"You are a hero respected by everyone in Great Xia. You should not be confined to this place. Now, I grant you the restoration of your thoughts and soul from your previous life, so that you may fight for Great Xia once more!"

Lu Yan felt a sharp pain in his brain, his head buzzed, and his connection with Shen Rang's special ability was instantly severed.

Two streams of blood flowed down his nose, and Lu Yan raised his left hand to wipe them away.

What happened?

Can't it?

Let's try a different word!

"You are a hero respected by everyone in Great Xia. You should not be confined to this place. Now, I grant you permission to inherit your will and soul from your previous life and fight for Great Xia once more!"

Invisible waves gradually gathered in Lu Yan's palm and flowed into Shen Rang's body, creating a mist and wind that was a sight that Lu Yan had never seen before when he transformed the kitchen knife!

Outside the cage, everyone watched the sudden change in shock. The commander unconsciously took two steps forward, but was pulled back by two middle-aged officers behind him.

It's not over yet!

Lu Yan regained his composure and continued, "From now on, your growth will be unhindered. Every crystal core you devour will become your power, without limits!"

"boom"

There seemed to be a muffled rumble in the heavens and earth.

Lu Yan felt as if his body had been suddenly emptied, and he was about to collapse to the ground from exhaustion.

"Click, click"

The five metal rings that were binding Shen Rang snapped off in an instant, and he bit and swallowed the steel ball.

The wind stopped and the fog dissipated.

The moment Lu Yan landed, Shen Rang knelt down and hugged him, his hoarse voice ringing out, "Master."

"cough"

Lu Yan covered his mouth and coughed lightly. He felt a little embarrassed in front of so many people. He leaned on Shen Rang's arm to stand up. "You can call me boss from now on."

Lu Yan felt he couldn't bear the thought of a hero calling him "master."

Shen Rang's deathly white eyes turned grayish-white, and he tilted his head somewhat bewilderedly, looking at Lu Yan.

Hey, it looks like a big wolfhound, both fierce and cute.

"Shen Rang!"

The commander's urgent voice rang out.

Shen Rang then looked up at the crowd outside the cage, his expression blank.

Everyone's spirits plummeted. "Really? No memories of his past life?"