The researcher was caught in a specially designed composite rune trap set by Lin Ye.
To prevent damage to the research materials, Lin Ye had only incorporated Alienation and Weakening runes into the trap, combined with the spider monster's control concept, making it impossible for the researcher to escape.
"Are you the person in charge here?"
The traffic officer glared furiously at the researcher. If Lin Ye hadn't held him back, he would have already gone over to beat him.
Lin Ye controlled his spiritual energy blade to sever the researcher's right hand, causing a bottle containing gray-green gas to fall to the ground.
"Ahhhhhh!"
The researcher paused for a mont before letting out a piercing scream.
"You didn't actually think you could escape, did you?"
Lin Ye picked up the black tal briefcase near the researcher along with the gas-filled bottle as he spoke.
"Who are you people! How dare you attack a Public Security Bureau research facility? You're dead!"
The severely mutated researcher said painfully.
"Funny coincidence—I'm the investigation team captain of the Public Security Bureau. You can file a report with now."
Lin Ye took out Bill's credentials and waved them in front of the researcher's eyes.
"Dammit, you bunch of lunatics! This really is a Public Security Bureau laboratory! Do you know you're killing people here? Does your director know about this?"
The researcher was filled with hatred, wanting to imdiately call the director to have Lin Ye eliminated.
"He'll know soon enough. I'll be sending him down to keep you company shortly... Or perhaps he'll be waiting for you down there instead."
Watching the erald green vines crawling down to the first basent level, Lin Ye didn't kill the researcher. Instead, he took the items and walked toward the laboratory's main door.
"Wait! You're just leaving like this? Don't leave here! It will eat ! Please! I know many things! I know where the director and the lab chief are hiding! Please, just kill !"
Having observed nurous experintal subjects being consud by it, no one understood the agony of being devoured better than this researcher.
Trapped by Lin Ye's rune trap, he couldn't even commit suicide.
"I only hope you can die quietly, just like a plant."
As the vines entangled the researcher's body, Lin Ye watched the despairing researcher being dragged into the pit before slowly closing the tal door.
"What do we do next?"
Back in the sanatorium lobby, the traffic officer seed lost. If the researcher hadn't been lying, they would have to deal with the Public Security Bureau Director.
"Next, you can go ho. I'll handle the remaining matters."
Lin Ye opened the briefcase to find a tal hard drive, a wetsuit-like bodysuit, and five gray tal syringes.
Lin Ye: Yongsen Laboratory has been dealt with. I obtained a tal hard drive. How are things on your end?
Zhao Yu: Not so good. We took care of two Public Security Bureau squads, but the target escaped during the engagent. While fleeing, the target mutated so citizens, and these mutated citizens began attacking nearby people. Those attacked by mutated citizens also underwent varying degrees of mutation.
Lin Ye: Zombie movie?
Shen Bing: These mutated citizens are much more difficult to deal with than zombies. Ordinary attacks can't kill them, and they grow mutated flesh vines inside their bodies that perform area attacks. People stabbed by these vines also beco mutated.
Li Qihou: If we don't stop the target from running around, most of the city's population will turn into mutated monsters before long. Also, as our contact with these mutated monsters increases, we're developing slight mutation reactions within our own bodies.
Lin Ye: Inside your bodies? That's probably because those monsters are releasing so kind of pollen-like gas. You're inhaling this gas, causing slight internal mutations.
Lin Ye thought about that bottle of gray-green gas—it was likely concentrated plant secretions.
And the target young girl was probably secreting large quantities of this gas, causing mutations in nearby organisms.
Shen Bing: So wearing masks could prevent internal mutation?
Lin Ye: No, what I an is, if most of the city's population undergoes mutation, the entire city will be enveloped by that gas. By then, we'll be dood.
Li Qihou: Holy shit! I'm going to kill the target right now!
For Li Qihou, no side mission reward was more important than his own life.
Although he couldn't get close to the target, killing her wouldn't be difficult.
Lin Ye: No need. Send the target's location. You handle the nearby mutated citizens—I'll deal with the target.
Zhao Yu: Then be careful! We'll co help you after cleaning up the mutated citizens!
Shen Bing: I'll update the target's location in real ti in the chat room.
Li Qihou: Just say if you need anything—don't hesitate to ask.
Lin Ye: Understood.
Lin Ye changed into the 'wetsuit' from the case, then turned to look at the traffic officer who had been standing nearby the whole ti.
"Your city is about to be destroyed now. Are you willing to do sothing before everything becos irreparable?"
"Of course. What do you need to do?"
The traffic officer replied firmly.
"Do you know how to drive fast?"
Lin Ye put away the case and walked toward the nearly wrecked sports car.
"Nobody understands fast driving better than ."
The traffic officer pulled open the car door and took the driver's seat.
"Then let's hurry, before everyone turns into monsters."
Lin Ye provided the address, then sat in the car contemplating his next steps.
He wouldn't kill Sarah.
Not because she was a victim—the mont she started mutating nearby residents, she beca a perpetrator. She might not have been intentional at first, but she must have discovered her abnormal condition long ago. The fact that she remained in the city center until now was highly suspicious.
Lin Ye didn't want to kill Sarah because of the side mission.
The system wouldn't give aningless side missions. Why did they need to protect Sarah? What would happen if Sarah died?
This was the real reason Lin Ye didn't want to kill her.
There had to be a reason why the Public Security Bureau Director selected her as the main subject of this experint.
Yes, all of this was a large-scale experint that had escaped Yongsen Laboratory. The entire city was the testing ground, and all citizens were experintal materials.
The missing person mission was just one part of the experint, probably to test what kind of reaction would occur when spiritual energy user teams made contact with Sarah.
As Lin Ye pondered the complete picture of events, signs of chaos were already appearing on the streets—screams ca from alleyways, car accidents happened in the middle of roads, blood-covered pedestrians ran wildly through the streets...
Clearly, Sarah wasn't the only experintal subject that had escaped the laboratory.
"Almost there. Turn right ahead—the address you ntioned is about a hundred ters down."
The traffic officer also sensed the chaotic atmosphere, but he didn't know what he could do to reverse the situation. He could only pray that Lin Ye could truly resolve things.
"Pull over to the right. No need to turn off the engine—I'll be right back."
Lin Ye walked directly toward a truck parked by the roadside. Inside the vehicle were five spiritual energy users—three second-tier and two third-tier.
But after Lin Ye passed by the truck, there were no longer any spiritual energy users inside.
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