"That's not right," Xu Jinsong frowned, pointing at the building dozens of meters away. "If this is the God Kingdom Research Institute's outpost, isn't it a bit too small?"
The building before them occupied an area of barely a hundred square meters, not even two hundred, making it unlikely to house many experimental instruments or a team of over ten people.
"Let's go take a look," Chen Jinzhao said.
Xu Jinsong hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself.
Before he could utter a word, Chen Jinzhao had already leaned out and walked towards the building. Seeing this, Xu Jinsong had no choice but to follow.
Not long after.
The two arrived at the main entrance of the building. It was a normal double door, with nothing unusual.
Chen Jinzhao looked up at the building's walls and indeed saw several damaged cameras, muttering, "What did they go through to destroy the cameras? Logically, cameras are the most important thing. If they abandoned even the surveillance cameras, what are they afraid of?"
The more this was the case, the more cautious Chen Jinzhao became.
As Chen Jinzhao was about to step through the door, Xu Jinsong suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm. Chen Jinzhao looked at him in confusion.
"What's wrong?"
"Why do I feel like you've been acting strange ever since we went out to sea? Do you have a premonition of danger?"
Sometimes, human intuition is very sharp.
Especially for warriors like Xu Jinsong, who had experienced countless battles, their sense of danger was even keener.
Xu Jinsong nodded. "Yes, I feel danger is approaching. If we don't leave soon, we might be in trouble."
Chen Jinzhao didn't take it to heart. Instead, he comforted Xu Jinsong, "If there were any real danger, it would have been sealed the moment we landed on the island. We have no way back now. Therefore, what we need to do is keep moving forward."
"You will die," Xu Jinsong suddenly said.
Chen Jinzhao chuckled, "No one lives forever. What is destined to come will come."
Before Xu Jinsong could say anything more, he turned and pushed the door open.
Xu Jinsong stood at the entrance for a moment, no one knowing what he was thinking. It wasn't until half a minute later that he entered the building.
The building had three floors in total. Judging by the furnishings and layout, it wasn't a laboratory but more like a fortress.
However, it was now deserted.
After carefully searching the three floors, they found nothing. All the useful and valuable items had already been removed.
It was an empty building.
There was nothing left.
Chen Jinzhao thought of something and returned to the first floor, where he found a secret passage in a room.
If nothing unexpected happened, the real laboratory would be at the end of the secret passage.
The two looked at each other. Xu Jinsong suggested, "How about I go down first? If there's any danger, you retreat first, and I'll cover you."
Chen Jinzhao said without hesitation, "No need. We'll go down together. It's more convenient to have each other's back."
Xu Jinsong couldn't argue with Chen Jinzhao and could only nod in agreement.
The passage to the secret tunnel was an iron ladder, about seven or eight meters from the ground. When the two reached the basement, they were stunned by the sight before them. The secret chamber was as large as seven or eight football fields. Many instruments were placed around, and Chen Jinzhao knew at a glance that these were things he couldn't understand.
"Look, what is that?" Xu Jinsong patted Chen Jinzhao's shoulder and pointed to a large glass container on the right. Many pipes were connected to the container, which was filled with green liquid. Even more astonishingly, a humanoid creature was immersed in this liquid.
It was called a humanoid creature because it had a long, hairless tail behind it; otherwise, it was no different from a human.
"This must be the God Kingdom's laboratory," Chen Jinzhao said.
Xu Jinsong remained silent.
Chen Jinzhao also stood still, pondering, "Since the laboratory is still here, it means destroying the surveillance cameras outside was just a trap to lure us in. But they underestimated me. Even if this is a sea of knives and flames, I will still venture in."
Playing such petty tricks, was it a sign of looking down on him?
Looking at the brightly lit laboratory, Chen Jinzhao suddenly said loudly, "Come out. I apologize for keeping you waiting."
As his voice fell.
Chen Jinzhao's voice echoed in the laboratory.
After patiently waiting for ten seconds, a burst of applause sounded from the end of the laboratory.
Clap, clap, clap!
Hearing the sound before seeing the person.
"Haha."
"As expected of the renowned Candle Dragon. You are indeed as brave and fearless as the legends say, remaining calm even in the face of danger." A gruff voice came, followed by the sound of many footsteps. From this, it could be judged that there were no less than ten people on the other side.
A moment later.
More than a dozen well-built men emerged from all directions, surrounding Chen Jinzhao and Xu Jinsong.
Chen Jinzhao scanned their faces one by one and found that most of them were from overseas and possessed formidable auras.
Among them, a young man with a Chinese face took the lead.
The young man was about 1.8 meters tall, similar to Chen Jinzhao. Just standing there, he exuded a powerful aura.
As for the others, their auras were slightly weaker than the young man's, but still very strong.
Chen Jinzhao stared at the young man and asked slowly, "What's your number?"
The young man looked at Chen Jinzhao in surprise. "You actually know about these? I underestimated you. I'm Number Three. Do you hear me clearly now?"
The lower the serial number, the stronger the individual.
Chen Jinzhao estimated that Number Three's strength was likely among the top ten on the world's individual combat rankings, not to be underestimated.
"And them?" he asked again.
Number Three smiled and said to the people beside him, "Introduce yourselves."
A middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes said lightly, "Robinson Ross."
Another foreigner chuckled, "Isaac, from the Black Blood organization. You should have heard of my name."
Chen Jinzhao's eyes narrowed instantly.
He had indeed heard the name Isaac. When he was on a mission overseas, many of his brothers had died at Isaac's hands. His strength was also S-class, ranking twelfth on the world's individual combat list.
Before he finished speaking.
Another young man with an Asian face stepped out. This young man was short. Before he could speak, Chen Jinzhao said dismissively, "From the Land of the Rising Sun?"
The young man chuckled upon hearing this. "Indeed, your grandpa is from the Land of the Rising Sun. My name is Tsuda Ryunosuke."
"To show my respect for you, I will use my tachi to sever your head!"
Among the more than a dozen people, only these four carried significant weight. The remaining individuals were around A-class, or at most A+, not worth mentioning.
"If there are only four of you, it's not enough to kill me," Chen Jinzhao said.
A smile appeared on Number Three's face.
"You are indeed more arrogant than the rumors suggest. However, I also admire your confidence."
"Number Four, when will you rejoin the ranks?"
His gaze fell on Xu Jinsong.