Seeing that the two were about to enter the toilet together, one of the white coats said slowly, “Do you all go to the bathroom together?”
Xia Chi’s footsteps stuck to the ground, and he looked at Bai Lixin with a stiff face.
Bai Lixin nodded expressionlessly, “Yeah, we have a good relationship.”
Xia Chi nodded, “That’s right, the kind of friends who say ‘one, two, three, come on’ While in the toilet.”
The corners of Bai Lixin’s eyes twitched: “…”
There’s no need to go into such detail. It’s a bit too much. Why are you so sincere?
The four in white coats looked at each other.
Finally, one of the white coats clicked twice and said, “Ah, youth. It reminds me of my youthful years. I really miss it.”
“You guys have to work hard.”
Xia Chi: “???”
Bai Lixin: “???”
Are you sick?
Encouraged by the four white coats’ gaze, Xia Chi and Bai Lixin reluctantly entered the toilet.
Inside the toilet, Xia Chi and Bai Lixin turned around and noticed a ventilation duct above their heads. They exchanged a silent glance and walked toward the far end of the room.
After locking the door of the toilet cubicle, Bai Lixin closed his eyes and activated several threads.
Since the color of the crystal nucleus in his mind had turned red, the number of red threads he could disperse had increased from a hundred to an overwhelming tens of thousands.
Although the inside couldn’t be detected while outside the laboratory, there were no barriers now that he was inside.
With the red threads surging like a well, the entire layout of the vast laboratory gradually appeared in Bai Lixin’s mind.
What they had seen before was only the tip of the iceberg. Within his broadened view, he noticed the place was much larger.
Several threads extended to Dr. San and Dr. Adolf.
Dr. Sang had found a way to conceal his colorful nucleus, making him appear like an ordinary person.
Next to Dr. Sang, Dr. Adolf had a faint white light shining on his body. It was very subtle, almost unnoticeable. It was the weakest power among the abilities Bai Lixin had ever seen.
Dr. Sang was engrossed in conversation with Dr. Adolf, discussing various obscure professional topics. Suddenly, he raised his eyes without warning, and his teasing gaze met a certain “sight.”
It was like when they met for the first time, except that this time, the person’s eyes weren’t cold but different.
Bai Lixin was momentarily dazed, observing as Dr. Sang raised his hand and effortlessly “grabbed” the red threads that shouldn’t exist in reality.
The rough texture of his fingertips seemed to feel the threads in his palm, even though no one else could see them.
In essence, these red threads were Bai Lixin’s nerves, each one connected to his brain.
Without physical barriers, the sensations of touch and caress traveled unhindered to his brain.
A strong electric current surged through Bai Lixin’s brain, and for a moment, it felt as if the man was right behind him, playing with his threads at will.
Bai Lixin blushed, leaning against the wall, and the red thread held in the man’s hand trembled.
Seeing the threads swaying coquettishly, a smile flashed in the man’s eyes.
“Dr. Sang, what are you laughing at?” Dr. Adolf asked curiously, glancing at Dr. Sang’s suddenly relaxed expression.
“It’s nothing,” Dr. Sang replied, circling the air with his index finger and wrapping a soft red thread around his fingertips. “I’m just a little happy that I can solve a problem right away.”
Dr. Adolf smiled kindly and nodded in agreement. “Yes, there are inevitably detours on the road of science. Continuous trial and error is necessary to learn lessons and obtain the true meaning of science.”
“Really? Dr. Adolf seems to have a deep understanding of the true meaning of science,” Dr. Sang remarked, his dark eyes focused on the furrowed wrinkles of the old man. “It seems that Dr. Adolf must have a lot of experience with trial and error. What mistakes have you made before?”
Dr. Adolf was momentarily stunned, and for some reason, the man’s dark black pupils, devoid of light, appeared hollow and piercing, as if they could penetrate his body and reveal all his secrets.
Avoiding eye contact, Dr. Adolf averted his gaze and said, “They were just some small mistakes, not worth mentioning. They are in the past now. Let’s continue reading today’s research content.” Dr. Sang withdrew his gaze with a meaningful expression and replied, “Okay.”
Bai Lixin attempted to retract the red thread but failed. He stopped paying attention to Dr. Sang’s small movements and focused on observing the laboratory as quickly as possible.
Soon, he noticed something was amiss. According to the information on the ark, there were no zombies present to prevent the ark from becoming a breeding ground for zombie viruses. However, he had noticed hundreds of white dots representing zombies in this laboratory.
Among them, there was a particularly bright white spot that caught his attention. The energy emanating from that spot was enormous, slightly larger than the red crystal zombie he had killed in the abandoned city. Its size was comparable to that of a child, but it appeared pale and almost translucent.
Bai Lixin mentally marked the positions of these white dots on the map and retracted all the red threads. Dr. Sang felt the red thread disappear, and a momentary disappointment flashed across his face. Then he noticed that the end of the red thread seemed to be entangled around his fingertips, causing his expression to brighten.
Dr. Adolf: “…”
Was Dr. Sang going through menopause? One moment he was cold and frosty, and the next he’s smiling brightly. It’s almost like he had a serious mental illness. Look at how this unlucky boy is being tormented by the experiment.
Bai Lixin slowly opened his eyes and met Xia Chi’s curious gaze.
Xia Chi: “Brother, what did you see just now? Your face is flushed.”
Bai Lixin licked his slightly dry lips and coughed lightly. “It’s nothing. It’s a bit hot here.”
He pointed to the ventilation duct above his head and changed the subject before Xia Chi could get crazy ideas. “Well, I saw a place just now. I’ll go check it out quickly, and you can stay here to keep watch. If I haven’t returned after 20 minutes, you can go find Dr. Sang and try to buy me more time.”
Xia Chi’s previously curious eyes immediately turned serious. “Okay, brother, you go. Leave this to me, don’t worry.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
I’m a little worried because I’m Ieaving it to you, okay?!
The ventilation duct was a bit high, so Bai Lixin touched Xia Chi’s shoulder and the wall, easily pried off the filter, and slipped into the dark passage.
He crawled quickly, and within a few minutes, arrived above a huge laboratory.
Through the thin filter, he observed the scene below. The laboratory contained enormous circular glass tanks, almost all of which held a “person” connected to tubes. The tanks were filled with light green liquid, and all the “people” inside had their eyes closed, appearing as if they were dead or merely sleeping.
Among the many tanks, he also spotted the three missing players.
However, due to the limited viewing angle from the ventilation duct, he could only vaguely see a glass tank that differed from the others. He couldn’t discern its contents because it was in his blind spot.
He carefully surveyed the surroundings and concluded that this was a storage area with no staff present. However, cameras were intermittently placed around the corner, leaving no blind spots.
After considering for a moment, Bai Lixin contacted S419M in his mind: [Your specialty will come in handy here.]
S419M: [What do you need, Lord Host?]
Bai Lixin: [Disable the cameras. I need to go down.]
S419M: [That’s simple, Lord Host. Leave it to me.]
[Ding! Data interference successful, and will last a duration of 5 minutes.]
[Lord Host, you only have five minutes. My abilities are limited here, so I can’t interfere for too long.]
Bai Lixin gently removed the filter and thanked S419M: [Five minutes will suffice. Thank you, S419M.]
With that, he jumped from the air vent and landed silently on the ground.
The entire room now lay before Bai Lixin, revealing the wires extending from the glass cylinders that were tightly wound on the ceiling, leading to a massive computer in front.
In the area he couldn’t see earlier, a wall-sized display screen emitted a faint blue light.
The screen was divided into several sections, some displaying frequency fluctuations, others showing data groups that he couldn’t understand at the moment. One section repeatedly showed an image: a slightly hunched zombie merging with a normal human, producing a new “human.”
S419M’s voice echoed in his mind: [Does this indicate that the ability users are the result of combining zombies and humans?]
Bai Lixin focused on the screen for a moment and then looked away: [The possibility is very high. Otherwise, how can we explain the presence of crystal nuclei in the ability users’ bodies?]
S419M: [It seems that even the ability users are unaware of the crystal nuclei within them.]
[The higher-ups on the Ark deliberately concealed this.]
[Tsk tsk, perhaps it’s out of shame. If humans were to discover that the so-called “new human” heroes are actually products of zombies, what would happen?]
Bai Lixin: [Your suggestion is plausible, but there may be other reasons.]
S419M: [What other reasons?]
Bai Lixin: [Since the day I discovered the crystal nuclei in my brain, I have been speculating about the relationship between ability users and zombies. Do you remember when Sally mentioned that all newborns have no abilities? The babies are taken for testing, and those confirmed to have powers are raised together, while those without powers are returned to humans.]
[I’m thinking, is this testing just a cover? Perhaps they are actually selecting babies for crystal nucleus transplantation?]
S419M: [Your conjecture is highly reasonable.]
[The structure of this laboratory bears a striking resemblance to Laboratory No. 13.]
[In Laboratory No. 13, they have already cultivated crystal nuclei. The logical progression would be to enter the clinical stage of transplantation.]
[If everything went as planned, they would transplant crystal nuclei into suitable humans, creating these so-called “ability users.”]
Bai Lixin glanced around and noticed a large metal pillar next to him.
From his current angle, he could only see one side of the tall metal pillar, but judging by the wores extending from its edge, there should be “people” stored on the other side.
Bai Lixin took a step toward it and continued speaking as he walked: [If these ability users are “new humans” with zombie crystal nuclei, then the crystal nucleus must be the essence of the zombie virus. If humans can be infected, not just through transplantation, how do they avoid getting infected? And how can there be secondary infections after being bitten?]
S419M: [Yes, why Is that?]
Bai Lixin: [There’s only one possibility—the “ability users” are not yet perfect. While they initially resisted the crystal nucleus’s contamination, their internal stability is questionable.]
[I believe I know why the transplantation is done during infancy. Newborns have highly active cells and a natural ability to accept external stimuli. Additionally, their vitality is remarkably resilient.]
[Fusing the crystal nucleus at birth minimizes rejection. This is likely the conclusion drawn from extensive long-term experiments.]
S419M wrinkled its nose: [Lord Host, when you mentioned that, I noticed a troubling point—the lifespan of ability users doesn’t seem to be long. However, given the doomsday circumstances, many humans’ lifespans are shortened, so it hasn’t received much attention.]
S419M: [So, Dr. Adolf was truly involved in those biological experiments fifty years ago, and the research has continued, albeit unfinished.]
During their conversation, Bai Lixin had already circled around the metal pillar.
Finally, the hidden scene behind the pillars was revealed in its entirety.
As soon as Bai Lixin saw what was inside, his pupils contracted slightly, and two words flashed in his mind: “so beautiful.”
In a massive fiberglass structure that was half metal and half glass, a figure floated.
Based on its body shape, it appeared to be female.
She possessed a robust physique, standing about 2.5 meters tall, with long legs and arms displaying vigorous and well-defined muscles beneath her pale, taut skin.
Her entire body lacked any trace of fat, and the perfection of her physique left Bai Lixin in awe.
This must be a female zombie. Unlike the decaying zombies, her skin was pale but exuded the beauty of health and strength.
Even with her eyes closed, her facial features were exquisitely beautiful, and her thick, seaweed-like hair flowed freely in the water, resembling a magnificent and alluring pure white peony.
The surface of the female zombie’s body was covered in a layer of fine, dense scales. These scales neatly adorned her body, concealing all the secrets within, akin to a beautiful white bodysuit.
On the outside of the pure white scales, strange black lines wrapped around her body, forming an intricate and exotic totem.
Peculiar and captivating.
S419M: [Wow, what a stunning zombie.]
[Could this be the Zombie Queen?]
Bai Lixin didn’t respond but took a step forward.
Suddenly, as if sensing someone’s presence, the female zombie’s eyes snapped open. Her beautiful golden pupils met Bai Lixin’s gaze.
The female zombie glanced at Bai Lixin for two seconds before her hair gracefully swept through the water, and in an instant, she moved in front of Bai Lixin, leaving behind only a faint afterimage.
There were no screams or wild roars, as one might expect.
She pressed her arms that were filled with tubes against the glass wall, and curiously observed the stranger she had never seen before.
While the female zombie examined Bai Lixin, he also observed her.
After a moment, the female zombie clenched her fist, extended an index finger, and drew a symbol on the pool’s wall.
Bai Lixin looked at the symbol, then at the female zombie, feeling puzzled.
S419M: [What does it mean?]
Bai Lixin furrowed his brow and shook his head: [I don’t know. It resembles a triangle, but it’s different. I can’t understand its meaning.]
Seeing that the two were about to enter the toilet together, one of the white coats said slowly, “Do you all go to the bathroom together?”
Xia Chi’s footsteps stuck to the ground, and he looked at Bai Lixin with a stiff face.
Bai Lixin nodded expressionlessly, “Yeah, we have a good relationship.”
Xia Chi nodded, “That’s right, the kind of friends who say ‘one, two, three, come on’ While in the toilet.”
The corners of Bai Lixin’s eyes twitched: “…”
There’s no need to go into such detail. It’s a bit too much. Why are you so sincere?
The four in white coats looked at each other.
Finally, one of the white coats clicked twice and said, “Ah, youth. It reminds me of my youthful years. I really miss it.”
“You guys have to work hard.”
Xia Chi: “???”
Bai Lixin: “???”
Are you sick?
Encouraged by the four white coats’ gaze, Xia Chi and Bai Lixin reluctantly entered the toilet.
Inside the toilet, Xia Chi and Bai Lixin turned around and noticed a ventilation duct above their heads. They exchanged a silent glance and walked toward the far end of the room.
After locking the door of the toilet cubicle, Bai Lixin closed his eyes and activated several threads.
Since the color of the crystal nucleus in his mind had turned red, the number of red threads he could disperse had increased from a hundred to an overwhelming tens of thousands.
Although the inside couldn’t be detected while outside the laboratory, there were no barriers now that he was inside.
With the red threads surging like a well, the entire layout of the vast laboratory gradually appeared in Bai Lixin’s mind.
What they had seen before was only the tip of the iceberg. Within his broadened view, he noticed the place was much larger.
Several threads extended to Dr. San and Dr. Adolf.
Dr. Sang had found a way to conceal his colorful nucleus, making him appear like an ordinary person.
Next to Dr. Sang, Dr. Adolf had a faint white light shining on his body. It was very subtle, almost unnoticeable. It was the weakest power among the abilities Bai Lixin had ever seen.
Dr. Sang was engrossed in conversation with Dr. Adolf, discussing various obscure professional topics. Suddenly, he raised his eyes without warning, and his teasing gaze met a certain “sight.”
It was like when they met for the first time, except that this time, the person’s eyes weren’t cold but different.
Bai Lixin was momentarily dazed, observing as Dr. Sang raised his hand and effortlessly “grabbed” the red threads that shouldn’t exist in reality.
The rough texture of his fingertips seemed to feel the threads in his palm, even though no one else could see them.
In essence, these red threads were Bai Lixin’s nerves, each one connected to his brain.
Without physical barriers, the sensations of touch and caress traveled unhindered to his brain.
A strong electric current surged through Bai Lixin’s brain, and for a moment, it felt as if the man was right behind him, playing with his threads at will.
Bai Lixin blushed, leaning against the wall, and the red thread held in the man’s hand trembled.
Seeing the threads swaying coquettishly, a smile flashed in the man’s eyes.
“Dr. Sang, what are you laughing at?” Dr. Adolf asked curiously, glancing at Dr. Sang’s suddenly relaxed expression.
“It’s nothing,” Dr. Sang replied, circling the air with his index finger and wrapping a soft red thread around his fingertips. “I’m just a little happy that I can solve a problem right away.”
Dr. Adolf smiled kindly and nodded in agreement. “Yes, there are inevitably detours on the road of science. Continuous trial and error is necessary to learn lessons and obtain the true meaning of science.”
“Really? Dr. Adolf seems to have a deep understanding of the true meaning of science,” Dr. Sang remarked, his dark eyes focused on the furrowed wrinkles of the old man. “It seems that Dr. Adolf must have a lot of experience with trial and error. What mistakes have you made before?”
Dr. Adolf was momentarily stunned, and for some reason, the man’s dark black pupils, devoid of light, appeared hollow and piercing, as if they could penetrate his body and reveal all his secrets.
Avoiding eye contact, Dr. Adolf averted his gaze and said, “They were just some small mistakes, not worth mentioning. They are in the past now. Let’s continue reading today’s research content.” Dr. Sang withdrew his gaze with a meaningful expression and replied, “Okay.”
Bai Lixin attempted to retract the red thread but failed. He stopped paying attention to Dr. Sang’s small movements and focused on observing the laboratory as quickly as possible.
Soon, he noticed something was amiss. According to the information on the ark, there were no zombies present to prevent the ark from becoming a breeding ground for zombie viruses. However, he had noticed hundreds of white dots representing zombies in this laboratory.
Among them, there was a particularly bright white spot that caught his attention. The energy emanating from that spot was enormous, slightly larger than the red crystal zombie he had killed in the abandoned city. Its size was comparable to that of a child, but it appeared pale and almost translucent.
Bai Lixin mentally marked the positions of these white dots on the map and retracted all the red threads. Dr. Sang felt the red thread disappear, and a momentary disappointment flashed across his face. Then he noticed that the end of the red thread seemed to be entangled around his fingertips, causing his expression to brighten.
Dr. Adolf: “…”
Was Dr. Sang going through menopause? One moment he was cold and frosty, and the next he’s smiling brightly. It’s almost like he had a serious mental illness. Look at how this unlucky boy is being tormented by the experiment.
Bai Lixin slowly opened his eyes and met Xia Chi’s curious gaze.
Xia Chi: “Brother, what did you see just now? Your face is flushed.”
Bai Lixin licked his slightly dry lips and coughed lightly. “It’s nothing. It’s a bit hot here.”
He pointed to the ventilation duct above his head and changed the subject before Xia Chi could get crazy ideas. “Well, I saw a place just now. I’ll go check it out quickly, and you can stay here to keep watch. If I haven’t returned after 20 minutes, you can go find Dr. Sang and try to buy me more time.”
Xia Chi’s previously curious eyes immediately turned serious. “Okay, brother, you go. Leave this to me, don’t worry.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
I’m a little worried because I’m Ieaving it to you, okay?!
The ventilation duct was a bit high, so Bai Lixin touched Xia Chi’s shoulder and the wall, easily pried off the filter, and slipped into the dark passage.
He crawled quickly, and within a few minutes, arrived above a huge laboratory.
Through the thin filter, he observed the scene below. The laboratory contained enormous circular glass tanks, almost all of which held a “person” connected to tubes. The tanks were filled with light green liquid, and all the “people” inside had their eyes closed, appearing as if they were dead or merely sleeping.
Among the many tanks, he also spotted the three missing players.
However, due to the limited viewing angle from the ventilation duct, he could only vaguely see a glass tank that differed from the others. He couldn’t discern its contents because it was in his blind spot.
He carefully surveyed the surroundings and concluded that this was a storage area with no staff present. However, cameras were intermittently placed around the corner, leaving no blind spots.
After considering for a moment, Bai Lixin contacted S419M in his mind: [Your specialty will come in handy here.]
S419M: [What do you need, Lord Host?]
Bai Lixin: [Disable the cameras. I need to go down.]
S419M: [That’s simple, Lord Host. Leave it to me.]
[Ding! Data interference successful, and will last a duration of 5 minutes.]
[Lord Host, you only have five minutes. My abilities are limited here, so I can’t interfere for too long.]
Bai Lixin gently removed the filter and thanked S419M: [Five minutes will suffice. Thank you, S419M.]
With that, he jumped from the air vent and landed silently on the ground.
The entire room now lay before Bai Lixin, revealing the wires extending from the glass cylinders that were tightly wound on the ceiling, leading to a massive computer in front.
In the area he couldn’t see earlier, a wall-sized display screen emitted a faint blue light.
The screen was divided into several sections, some displaying frequency fluctuations, others showing data groups that he couldn’t understand at the moment. One section repeatedly showed an image: a slightly hunched zombie merging with a normal human, producing a new “human.”
S419M’s voice echoed in his mind: [Does this indicate that the ability users are the result of combining zombies and humans?]
Bai Lixin focused on the screen for a moment and then looked away: [The possibility is very high. Otherwise, how can we explain the presence of crystal nuclei in the ability users’ bodies?]
S419M: [It seems that even the ability users are unaware of the crystal nuclei within them.]
[The higher-ups on the Ark deliberately concealed this.]
[Tsk tsk, perhaps it’s out of shame. If humans were to discover that the so-called “new human” heroes are actually products of zombies, what would happen?]
Bai Lixin: [Your suggestion is plausible, but there may be other reasons.]
S419M: [What other reasons?]
Bai Lixin: [Since the day I discovered the crystal nuclei in my brain, I have been speculating about the relationship between ability users and zombies. Do you remember when Sally mentioned that all newborns have no abilities? The babies are taken for testing, and those confirmed to have powers are raised together, while those without powers are returned to humans.]
[I’m thinking, is this testing just a cover? Perhaps they are actually selecting babies for crystal nucleus transplantation?]
S419M: [Your conjecture is highly reasonable.]
[The structure of this laboratory bears a striking resemblance to Laboratory No. 13.]
[In Laboratory No. 13, they have already cultivated crystal nuclei. The logical progression would be to enter the clinical stage of transplantation.]
[If everything went as planned, they would transplant crystal nuclei into suitable humans, creating these so-called “ability users.”]
Bai Lixin glanced around and noticed a large metal pillar next to him.
From his current angle, he could only see one side of the tall metal pillar, but judging by the wores extending from its edge, there should be “people” stored on the other side.
Bai Lixin took a step toward it and continued speaking as he walked: [If these ability users are “new humans” with zombie crystal nuclei, then the crystal nucleus must be the essence of the zombie virus. If humans can be infected, not just through transplantation, how do they avoid getting infected? And how can there be secondary infections after being bitten?]
S419M: [Yes, why Is that?]
Bai Lixin: [There’s only one possibility—the “ability users” are not yet perfect. While they initially resisted the crystal nucleus’s contamination, their internal stability is questionable.]
[I believe I know why the transplantation is done during infancy. Newborns have highly active cells and a natural ability to accept external stimuli. Additionally, their vitality is remarkably resilient.]
[Fusing the crystal nucleus at birth minimizes rejection. This is likely the conclusion drawn from extensive long-term experiments.]
S419M wrinkled its nose: [Lord Host, when you mentioned that, I noticed a troubling point—the lifespan of ability users doesn’t seem to be long. However, given the doomsday circumstances, many humans’ lifespans are shortened, so it hasn’t received much attention.]
S419M: [So, Dr. Adolf was truly involved in those biological experiments fifty years ago, and the research has continued, albeit unfinished.]
During their conversation, Bai Lixin had already circled around the metal pillar.
Finally, the hidden scene behind the pillars was revealed in its entirety.
As soon as Bai Lixin saw what was inside, his pupils contracted slightly, and two words flashed in his mind: “so beautiful.”
In a massive fiberglass structure that was half metal and half glass, a figure floated.
Based on its body shape, it appeared to be female.
She possessed a robust physique, standing about 2.5 meters tall, with long legs and arms displaying vigorous and well-defined muscles beneath her pale, taut skin.
Her entire body lacked any trace of fat, and the perfection of her physique left Bai Lixin in awe.
This must be a female zombie. Unlike the decaying zombies, her skin was pale but exuded the beauty of health and strength.
Even with her eyes closed, her facial features were exquisitely beautiful, and her thick, seaweed-like hair flowed freely in the water, resembling a magnificent and alluring pure white peony.
The surface of the female zombie’s body was covered in a layer of fine, dense scales. These scales neatly adorned her body, concealing all the secrets within, akin to a beautiful white bodysuit.
On the outside of the pure white scales, strange black lines wrapped around her body, forming an intricate and exotic totem.
Peculiar and captivating.
S419M: [Wow, what a stunning zombie.]
[Could this be the Zombie Queen?]
Bai Lixin didn’t respond but took a step forward.
Suddenly, as if sensing someone’s presence, the female zombie’s eyes snapped open. Her beautiful golden pupils met Bai Lixin’s gaze.
The female zombie glanced at Bai Lixin for two seconds before her hair gracefully swept through the water, and in an instant, she moved in front of Bai Lixin, leaving behind only a faint afterimage.
There were no screams or wild roars, as one might expect.
She pressed her arms that were filled with tubes against the glass wall, and curiously observed the stranger she had never seen before.
While the female zombie examined Bai Lixin, he also observed her.
After a moment, the female zombie clenched her fist, extended an index finger, and drew a symbol on the pool’s wall.
Bai Lixin looked at the symbol, then at the female zombie, feeling puzzled.
S419M: [What does it mean?]
Bai Lixin furrowed his brow and shook his head: [I don’t know. It resembles a triangle, but it’s different. I can’t understand its meaning.]
