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The office area you just saw on the ground floor is merely the tip of the iceberg for the security department.

Chapter 433 The Bizarre Above-Ground Office Area

As Kato Megumi spoke, she pointed out the window. The guardhouse window faced the direction of the prison gate, and from there one could vaguely see the cold cell doors inside.

"Go through the cells and further inside, that's where the ninjas interrogate prisoners."

At the deepest part of the interrogation room, there is a door leading to the second basement level.

Go down that door, and you'll find Orochimaru's laboratory.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ming's expression froze.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

What are laboratories used for?

Kato Megumi was silent for a moment, then spoke:

"Human experimentation..."

really.

This guy was restless in the original work, nicknamed the Naruto Biological Scientist, who focused on human experimentation for a hundred years and was a madman who used himself as a test subject.

"The underground laboratory is dangerous. I once went inside. It contains many products of Orochimaru's failed experiments."

Furthermore, Orochimaru himself is extremely cunning, and this is his stronghold, so please be very careful.

Kato Megumi repeatedly emphasized this point.

"I will."

Xu Ming nodded solemnly.

Kato Megumi must have her reasons for saying that.

Perhaps after the 'essence of water' disperses, there is a high probability that it will run to the underground laboratory, which is why Kato Megumi warned him to be careful in advance.

After Kato Megumi repeatedly gave Xu Ming instructions, the ceremony officially began.

As Kato Megumi danced gracefully, the clear, melodious sound of bells pierced through the walls and echoed throughout the underground prison, as if something in the darkness had been awakened...

Before long, Kato Megumi skillfully removed the old 'Mizu no Tama'.

Five light blue dots immediately flew out of the sphere and flew in all directions.

One flew upwards, one flew towards the prison area ahead, and the remaining three all flew downwards.

Upon seeing this, Xu Ming panicked and instinctively reached out to grab it.

Surprisingly, he miraculously managed to snag one.

However, the remaining two burrowed under the floor, or rather, into the underground laboratory.

Xu Ming shook his head; his bad premonition had come true.

It seems he has no choice but to venture into this dangerous place.

He placed the 'essence of water' that he had luckily retrieved into the light sphere, and the light sphere, which had been flickering, immediately began to emit a faint light blue glow.

"I'm going to find other fragments. Be careful."

Xu Ming nodded to Kato Megumi.

"You too."

Kato Megumi responded with a faint smile.

Xu Ming quickly left the guard room and walked towards the office area on the ground floor.

Only one flew up, starting with the easier ones and then moving on to the more difficult ones.

Whether it was his imagination or not, the atmosphere in the Ninja Guard gradually became strange after Kato Megumi began the ceremony.

It was as if the entire garrison was submerged in water, and the chilling sensation was like tiny insects slowly seeping into my body.

With each breath, it felt like inhaling a large amount of water vapor, and the water seemed unclean, like meat or something similar being soaked in water and left to rot and spoil.

But when Xu Ming tried to sense it carefully, he couldn't feel anything at all.

Xu Ming could only suppress his discomfort and focus all his attention on finding the fragments.

Xu Ming started his search near the entrance to the basement.

Nearby is the garrison's rest area, which includes a small canteen, a games room, and a lounge with several cots.

The room was in complete disarray, with furniture lying on the floor, walls covered in bloodstains and scratches, and even several kunai nailed to the wall, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had taken place there as well.

Xu Ming searched for a long time but still could not sense the 'essence of water'.

Now he just hopes that nothing strange happens here again, and that he won't have to play any games.

Unable to find anything, Xu Ming could only expand the search area and slowly head towards the front hall.

Upon arriving at the lobby, he quickly searched the entire first floor and the entire hall, but found nothing.

Did Fei go upstairs?

Xu Ming couldn't help but turn his gaze to the second floor.

His first look was at the railing on the second floor facing the lobby, where the strange face had appeared earlier.

creak!

suddenly!

Footsteps came from the stairs!

Xu Ming immediately looked at the stairs on both sides with a wary expression, but saw nothing.

This bizarre scene immediately made Xu Ming frown.

The stairs in the security headquarters are old-fashioned wooden structures, and they make a loud noise when you step on them.

Just as he was pondering this, the footsteps gradually descended the stairs on the left to the first floor.

Then the footsteps disappeared.

Xu Ming hesitated for a moment, then walked up the stairs on the right to the second floor.

Upon reaching the second floor, Xu Ming discovered that the railing with the human face on it was facing an office.

Xu Ming walked over.

There used to be a nameplate on the door, but it's gone now.

The door was ajar, and it was pitch black inside.

Xu Ming turned on his phone's flashlight, pushed open the door, and went inside.

This is a private office with only a desk, calligraphy and paintings on the wall, a filing cabinet in the corner lying on the floor, broken glass everywhere, and documents scattered on the floor.

Xu Ming walked over, trying to find any clues to confirm whose office it was.

Those with private offices must hold a high position and might be able to obtain some clues, such as information about interrogation rooms or underground laboratories.

Of course, Xu Ming knew that such an important document would not be carelessly thrown away by others; he was just hoping to get lucky.

If it exists, great; if not, go and explore for yourself.

Xu Ming had just picked up a document from his desk and started reading it.

A pale face suddenly emerged from under the desk.

Xu Ming, whose attention was mostly on the documents, was immediately startled and instinctively kicked out.

In the blink of an eye, the face disappeared again.

Xu Ming quickly raised his phone, squatted down, and looked under the desk.

There was only a pile of scattered documents under the desk.

Xu Ming frowned.

Just as he was about to stand up, he suddenly noticed a leg wearing black pants behind him out of the corner of his eye!

There was someone standing right behind me!

Xu Ming quickly and silently tightened his grip on the crowbar in his hand, then suddenly stood up and swung the crowbar behind him.

Unexpectedly, he missed.

The office remained quiet, as if he were the only one there...

Ten minutes later, Xu Ming left the office with a gloomy expression.

He found neither useful clues nor anything 'strange', and even his spiritual vision failed to find anything.

Everything in the office seemed normal.

But that's the biggest abnormality.

Xu Ming knew very well what he was seeing; it was definitely not a hallucination.

dong dong!

As he pondered, the eerie footsteps reappeared, this time heading upwards.

At this moment, Xu Ming was standing outside the office, facing the direction of the lobby.

He immediately kept a close eye on the exit of the staircase leading to the second floor.

But the footsteps disappeared again after reaching the second floor.

What the hell is going on in this place?!

Chapter 434 On-the-spot cheat (crossed out) level up

Xu Ming paused for a moment, and after finding no movement, he was about to leave the spot and head to other places to search for the 'essence of water'.

Just then, a figure suddenly flashed past Xu Ming's right side of the corridor.

When Xu Ming noticed, he only saw half of the shadow turn into the right corridor.

Xu Ming immediately gave chase.

However, when he turned the corner, all he saw was an empty corridor, with no shadows in sight.