Chapter 394 Research Institute

Chapter 394 Research Institute

The first to notice the abnormality were An Xiang and Pan Lizhi.

The eyes of the two men suddenly became as sharp as knives, their expressions changed suddenly, and they almost simultaneously dropped the disposable bowls and chopsticks that were still steaming in their hands.

The hot soup from the instant noodles spilled onto the cold ground, forming patches of water stains.

This sudden change shocked the others.

The moment he stood up, Pan Lizhi's gaze finally fixed on Lu Jiawei, who had a confused look on his face.

His tone was very serious: "Master Lu, something is wrong outside. You stay here and find a safe place to hide. No matter what happens, don't come out."

Before he finished speaking, the two figures had already rushed out of the room like an arrow from a bow, leaving only Lu Jiawei and the other psychics sitting at the dining table.

Lu Jiawei's face was full of confusion and astonishment: "No...what's going on?"

But the unusual atmosphere still gave him a sense of crisis.

Seeing this, Liu Chong and Wan Sha stopped eating and looked at each other: "Let's go."

Soon, everyone who staggered out of the repair shop had their eyes suddenly lit up, and were nailed to the spot by the shocking scene before them.

In the sunlight, two agile figures were fighting fiercely with a hideous zombie. They were Xiao Jin and Cen Nian.

Xiao Jin took the lead in the attack, swinging his long sword with great force, sending sparks flying everywhere.

Cen Nian didn't dare to get close. Firstly, the zombie was too fast, and secondly, if he got too close, it might cause obstacles for Xiao Jin.

Therefore, Cen Nian only dared to secretly activate auxiliary props from the outside and try his best to clamp the zombies for Xiao Jin.

The zombies were covered in blood and rotten flesh, their eyes flashing a blood-red light that did not belong to this world.

Every time it swung its claws, it was accompanied by a whistling sound that tore through the air, as if it was going to devour all living things.

The moment everyone saw this inhuman monster, their pupils suddenly shrank, fear spread along their spine like ice, and their hearts almost jumped out of their chests.

However, beyond this fear, an even stronger feeling of astonishment quietly arose.

Are the two of them... so strong?

No wonder he dared to participate in Class A missions without any special abilities!

Pan Lizhi was experienced and had a sharp eye. He could tell at a glance that this zombie was different.

The opponent is by no means comparable to those ordinary zombies who only know how to attack blindly. Its movements are swift and it is obvious that it possesses the ability of speed.

What's even more frightening is that the zombie's advance and retreat in the battle with Xiao Jin was well-planned and its attacks were continuous, which showed that it definitely had thinking ability.

"Hiss - can she do it?" An Xiang stood aside, his hands clenched into fists, his nails deeply embedded in his palms, but he felt no pain at all.

His eyes wavered between fear and hesitation, and he felt mixed emotions.

Xiao Jin's figure was sometimes blurry and sometimes clear in his eyes. Every time she narrowly avoided a zombie's fatal attack, An Xiang's heart rose to his throat.

"Then attack together, or wait and defeat them one by one?"

Pan Lizhi next to him uttered a harsh word, then flipped his palm and an ice cone appeared in his hand. He seized the opportunity and threw it at the zombie.

The ice cone was like a silver lightning, accurately piercing into the zombie's rotten and smelly shoulder.

Although the blow was not immediately fatal, it caused the monster's body to shake violently.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Jin seized this fleeting opportunity, and the long sword in his hand, shining with cold light, cut through the air, and with determination and ruthlessness, he chopped fiercely at the zombie's fragile neck.

However, this zombie was unexpectedly agile, and even when injured, its speed did not decrease at all.

Although Xiao Jin's long sword was sharp, it only cut off most of its neck.

The head, covered with blue veins and bulging eyeballs, hung loosely on one shoulder, swaying back and forth with the zombie's staggering steps.

At first glance, it actually has a bit of absurd humor.

"Wow, this knife is so cruel!" Liu Chong witnessed all this and was secretly amazed in his heart.

He had to admit that he had indeed underestimated Xiao Jin before.

Xiao Jin's calmness, courage, and precise moves all showed that she was no ordinary person.

Not to mention, the seemingly immature kid next to him was so agile and skillful in his movements that no ordinary child could achieve.

When he spoke or acted, his eyes revealed a calmness beyond his age.

Liu Chong and Wan Sha looked at each other, with the same curiosity flashing in their eyes. What kind of experience would turn them into this?

Like Pan Lizhi, Liu Chong and Wan Sha also wanted to help.

Without any extra words, the two nodded in understanding, then rushed into the battlefield and started a desperate fight with the zombies.

The rest of the psychics began to clean up the low-level zombies attracted by the sound of fighting!

Soon, with the joining of others, no matter how powerful this zombie was, it was destined to die here today.

Everyone planned to end the battle quickly.

Pan Lizhi took a deep breath, gathered all his supernatural powers, and waved his arm.

The last crystal clear ice cone cut through the air, bringing with it a biting chill, and accurately pierced into the zombie's thick right leg.

The zombies' movements suddenly slowed down.

Immediately afterwards, flames burned in An Xiang's palms, condensing into a fireball that seemed to be able to devour everything, and roared out, smashing hard into the zombie's twisted body.

In an instant, the zombies' clothes and skin were burnt by the high temperature, emitting a pungent burnt smell.

On the other side, Liu Chong was like the god of thunder descending from the sky, surrounded by raging arcs of electricity, and every jump was accompanied by deafening thunder.

He raised his hands high, and lightning flashed across the sky, accurately striking the zombie's head covered with hideous scars.

The zombie's body began to tremble uncontrollably. It wanted to retreat and escape, but Wansha didn't give it that chance.

Wansha was concentrating on controlling her earth-related abilities at this moment.

She waved her hands gently, and the earth seemed to respond to her call. Countless sands quickly gathered together, like invisible shackles, firmly fixing the zombie's huge lower body to the hard ground.

The zombies' struggles became futile.

So what if it has the ability of speed? Once it is caught, its ability will become useless.

At this critical moment, Xiao Jin flashed forward with the fragment in his hand.

She found the right moment, and her figure flashed out like a ghost. The long sword cut through the air, leaving a silver trail, and with lightning speed, she accurately chopped at the zombie's already crumbling head.

With a crisp sound of "click", the zombie's head finally left its body and rolled to the ground. Its eyes, which were once full of murderous desire, lost their luster forever.

"Huh, it's over." The other psychics who were responsible for cleaning up the low-level zombies finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the level 4 zombies don't die, they will be terrified.

Now that the hidden danger has disappeared, everyone is able to clean up the remaining zombies very smoothly.

After a few minutes, peace returned to the repair shop.

This time they have to rest here for a while longer. Those who have overused their superpowers have turned pale and their steps are a little unsteady.

Except for An Xiang, Pan Lizhi and Liu Chong, everyone else needs to recover their strength, even Wan Sha.

Here, Xiao Jin inserted the knife into the head of the fourth-level zombie. The next second, she held a towel in her hand and wrapped the zombie's crystal core in it.

The others couldn't help but flicker their eyes when they saw this.

They had known the function of zombie crystal cores for a long time, but before that they could only obtain level 1 or 2 crystal cores, and had rarely seen level 3 crystal cores.

Seeing that Xiao Jin didn't say a word and directly put the crystal core away, some people suddenly became unhappy.

But the most powerful ones didn't say anything, and they didn't dare to be the first to speak out.

"Hey..." You are not the only one who kills zombies, so why should the crystal core belong to you?

Just as An Xiang was about to open his mouth to scold Xiao Jin, he was stopped by Pan Lizhi who was standing beside him.

Pan Lizhi shook his head at An Xiang. Seeing this, An Xiang's lips twitched and he stopped talking.

Seeing this, the others didn't dare to ask Xiao Jin for the crystal core.

………………

In the repair shop, Lu Jiawei was hiding in the inner room, not saying a word, but the anxiety between his brows still showed his inner unrest.

"Why haven't you come back yet!" He clenched his fists.

Pan Lizhi and others had been out for a while, and Lu Jiawei could still hear the sounds of fighting and the roars of zombies.

He remembered Pan Lizhi's words and hid himself without making any sound.

Finally, Lu Jiawei heard the sound outside become weaker and then disappeared.

A moment later, a series of footsteps entered the repair shop. Lu Jiawei's face lit up with joy and he quickly jumped out from the back.

"Are you okay?" After seeing everyone, he finally felt relieved.

"Tsk." Liu Chong snorted coldly, and Wan Sha glanced at Liu Jiawei with disdain.

An Xiang nodded: "Mr. Lu, the zombies have been cleared out and the repair shop is safe now." After saying that, he secretly glanced at Xiao Jin.

But Lu Jiawei didn't notice it.

"Okay then, you guys recover your powers first, then we can leave."

"Huh?" At this time, a superpower suddenly asked in confusion: "Where is that Xiao Guo?"

Pan Lizhi's heart skipped a beat. Yes, where are the people?

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, as if... they hadn't seen him since the zombies appeared.

"I'm here~"

"Fuck, what the hell!" The sudden faint voice startled An Xiang.

When everyone heard the sound, they looked and saw Xiao Guo crawling out from under a car on the other side of the repair shop, covered in dust and dirt.

It turned out that when the accident happened, everyone was busy fighting zombies, and Lu Jiawei was also busy hiding, so no one cared about Xiao Guo at all.

In desperation, Xiao Guo could only find a safe hiding place and hide there, and only dared to show up after it was safe.

"Ahem, it's okay, come here!" Liu Chong coughed awkwardly.

The living map that should have been protected was completely forgotten!

Xiao Guo gave a fake smile. Although he was angry in his heart, he also knew that the future depended on this group of psychics, so he could only hold back his dissatisfaction.

After resting for more than an hour, Pan Lizhi and others' abilities had recovered about 60%. Seeing that it was getting late, they decided to continue on their journey.

The zombies encountered along the way were both sporadic and large-scale.

Inevitably, Xiao Jin finally took action in front of Lu Jiawei.

At first, when Lu Jiawei saw Xiao Jin chopping zombies, he was also shocked, but he didn't think much about it.

After all, these zombies have limited abilities, and Xiao Jin didn't try her best, so Lu Jiawei just thought she had learned a few tricks before the end of the world.

This level of situation is not enough to make him feel afraid.

For some reason, Pan Lizhi and An Xiang never mentioned Xiao Jin's previous behavior outside the repair shop...

Finally, at four o'clock in the afternoon when the setting sun was hanging low in the sky, the superpower team arrived outside the research institute.

Instead of rushing in, they cautiously stood in a circle, looking at the printed map on the hood of the car in front of them.

"This is the internal topographic map of the institute." Xiao Guo said in a low voice: "Before, the higher-ups specially sent micro robots to sneak into the institute and get a clear picture of the distribution of zombies."

He slid his finger lightly across the map: "Look here."

Xiao Guo pointed out several areas marked in bright red on the map.

"These places are where zombies gather in large numbers. There are so many of them that it is difficult to break through head-on. Therefore, my idea is to bypass these death points and find a relatively safe passage."

Wansha's eyes followed Xiao Guo's finger closely, her brows slightly furrowed: "Do you have a specific action plan?"

Xiao Guo nodded gently: "Yes, the ventilation duct, we go in from here."

vanitation pipe?

Everyone pondered.

Xiao Jin glanced at the topographic map, and a hint of understanding emerged in his eyes. Indeed, this is indeed a relatively "safe" road.

"Professor Chen must be in the laboratory on the 12th floor. There is a most advanced security system there, enough to resist zombies." Xiao Guo continued.

"You mean we have to climb up to the twelfth floor through the pipe?" Lu Jiawei rolled his eyes.

This damn task is so troublesome.

Xiao Guo shrugged. "There's nothing we can do. If the professor wants to stay alive, he has to lock himself up in the laboratory on the 12th floor. Besides, the research materials we want to take with us are also there."

That means you have to go anyway!

After making careful arrangements again, everyone climbed over the high wall silently like ghosts and sneaked into the research institute.

Fortunately, Xiao Guo knew how to avoid the alarm, otherwise all the zombies would be attracted if he was not careful.

Xiao Jin and his group followed Xiao Guo's familiar footsteps, weaving through the shadows of the trees.

He led everyone around to the back of the institute, where there was a neglected old area overgrown with weeds that didn't fit in with the surrounding modern buildings.

Everyone saw Xiao Guo skillfully climb up a rusty air conditioner outdoor unit with an unbelievable agility.

And above his head was the entrance to the ventilation duct that everyone was looking for.

Liu Chong was stunned: "No, he is a researcher, does he need to climb over the wall when he leaves the institute?"

Xiao Guo scratched his head. He just learned this skill when he skipped classes at school.

The research institute is such an important place. If he dares to do anything sneaky, he will probably be caught as a spy at the first moment.

Xiao Guo waved his hand, signaling Xiao Jin and others to follow.

Everyone followed suit, clinging to the wall like geckos.