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Jiang Xiao and the others approached the water tank and saw that the objects there were of various shapes and sizes.
Some resemble water buffalo, some resemble giant jellyfish, and some resemble creatures that do not belong to this world.
The only thing they had in common was that they all had purple markings on their bodies, making them look both beautiful and dangerous.
"These are skeletons?"
Jiang Xiao asked a question with a puzzled expression.
Everyone stared at the rescue team leader with curiosity. Although these creatures seemed to be dead, their flesh and blood were still intact. No matter how you looked at it, they didn't seem to have anything to do with the word "skeleton."
The rescue team leader frowned, clearly bewildered by the scene before him.
“I…I don’t know what’s going on. When I came here last time, there were only skeletons in this tank, and they were samples that had been studied for quite some time.”
He turned to Jiang Xiao and the others, his eyes revealing a hint of tension and confusion.
"I've never seen these plump creatures before. Perhaps... perhaps they were fresh samples that the organization retrieved from the deep ocean without my knowledge."
Jiang Xiao frowned as he approached the water tank and carefully observed the strange creatures.
Their bodies floated silently in the water, seemingly asleep, but the purple patterns seemed to hint at some ominous sign.
"Fresh sample?"
Jiang Xiao asked in a deep voice.
"Shouldn't we contact the researchers in charge of this? They should know more about the situation."
The rescue team leader nodded and took out his communicator to try to contact the other members of the base.
However, when he pressed the button on the communicator, there was no response, only silence and stillness.
"Is there a problem with the communicator?"
The old man beside her frowned. She tried to communicate using her own device, but she was also unable to send a signal.
"Why is the signal here being jammed?"
The rescue team leader's voice carried a hint of anxiety.
"Something seems wrong. We need to find the manual signal control room as soon as possible and see if we can solve this problem."
Jiang Xiao nodded, realizing that the situation might be more serious than he had imagined.
He signaled everyone to remain vigilant, and then followed the rescue team leader deeper into the laboratory.
They walked through narrow corridors, each step feeling unusually heavy.
The surrounding walls were covered with a dense network of pipes, and the occasional mechanical roar sent chills down one's spine.
Finally, they arrived at a room that looked like a control center.
The screens in the room displayed various data and images, but one screen in particular caught the eye.
It was a huge underwater fissure, and something seemed to be moving slowly inside it, with the purple patterns shimmering with an eerie light on the screen.
The rescue team leader stepped forward, his fingers trembling as he operated the control panel, trying to restore communication.
Jiang Xiao and the others watched the screen intently, wondering what kind of creature it was and what its connection was to the disaster...
Just as they were completely absorbed, a sudden tremor broke the silence of the laboratory, and the entire space seemed to shake.
"What happened?" someone exclaimed.
The rescue team leader hurriedly looked up from the control panel, his face pale.
"Something's wrong! It looks like the situation outside has changed. This is the sound of the weapons platform starting to operate. We have to retreat immediately!"
Weapon platform?
Jiang Xiao sneered, "That's more like it."
No wonder they were able to enter such a heavily guarded base so easily.
No wonder I haven't seen a single living person since I came in.
That makes sense now.
It must have been the two guards outside, Karami, who contacted the staff inside the lab.
I guess they were exposed to the cameras from the very beginning?
Seeing the rescue team leader, who looked just as panicked as everyone else, Jiang Xiao felt that Shi Shi had gone too easy on him.
Chapter 549 If you break your promise, I'm not a good person either.
"Quick! We seem to have been discovered! Everyone, follow me! I have a secret passage that can help us escape!"
But before he could take more than a few steps, Jiang Xiao picked him up like a little chick.
Jiang Xiao used his arm to lift the rescue team leader's entire body into the air.
This sudden turn of events caused everyone to stop in their tracks and stare in astonishment.
"Captain, it seems Shi Shi's lesson to you just now wasn't severe enough, was it? The secret passage? The secret passage that killed us all?"
Jiang Xiao's tone was cold, and his eyes were sharp as knives; his gaze seemed to penetrate the depths of the rescue team leader's soul.
A flicker of panic crossed the rescue team leader's eyes. He struggled to explain, but his lips trembled and he couldn't utter a single meaningful sound.
His eyes darted around, clearly searching for someone to ask for help.
But everyone present was intimidated by Jiang Xiao's imposing presence, and no one dared to step forward.
"I...I don't know what you're talking about."
The rescue team leader's voice was weak; his face was pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Do you think I'd believe all of this is a coincidence? The commotion outside, the anomalies here, and your ridiculously fake panic."
Jiang Xiao's words were sharp, each one like a needle piercing the rescue team leader's heart.
The rescue team leader swallowed hard, clearly cornered.
His gaze began to wander, and he dared not look Jiang Xiao in the eye.
"Okay, okay! I admit it."
The rescue team leader suddenly broke down, his voice trembling with tears.
"But I was forced into it. If they knew I had leaked information about the wastewater to outsiders, I felt like I couldn't go on living."
‘Click~’
Without hesitation, Jiang Xiao coldly snapped his neck.
"Heh, you're not trustworthy? Perfect, I'm not a good person either."
The rest of the people remained motionless, all shrinking their necks and not daring to move.
Although Jiang Xiao killed the rescue team leader in front of these people, everyone seemed to be calm.
First of all, the elderly men who initially had very poor psychological resilience have "matured" a lot after experiencing the incident of maggots attacking their faces.
There is.
Funny
This guy is a demon prince!
Do you know what a demon is?
Although the prophecy mentions that the world crisis was saved by the Demon Child, it doesn't say that the Demon Child is a good person.
The rescue team members had somewhat complicated expressions, but they didn't say anything.
Because they didn't know each other before, they formed a small team on the spot.
Although the captain had taken good care of them before.
But if it weren't for Jiang Xiao, they would probably have been led to a dead end by the captain by now.
After everyone calmed down, all eyes turned to Jiang Xiao, asking him what to do next.
"How to do?"
Jiang Xiao sneered.
"Now our every move is probably being watched by cameras. Besides taking direct action, do you have any other good ideas?"
"Now, our most important task is to find out the system controlling these cameras and then destroy them."
Shi Shi frowned, and as soon as she finished speaking, some of the cameras on the ceiling of the room exploded.
“We split into two groups. The ‘useless’ group will stay here and keep watch. Anyway, the cameras in this room have been destroyed, so there shouldn’t be any problems for a while.”
Then Jiang Xiao looked at Shi Shi.
"The combat team is responsible for creating chaos and drawing the enemy's attention. Shi Shi, come with me."
Shi Shi nodded in understanding.
She knew that her combat strength was among the best in the area.
Despite their varying degrees of fear, in this situation, not causing trouble was already the best they could do.