"Don't say such foolish things."
Chen Jinzhao glanced around and said to Xu Jinsong, "It's not a life-or-death moment yet. We need to find a way to survive."
"Only by surviving can we create infinite possibilities."
Xu Jinsong knew Chen Jinzhao was right, so he put down Number Three's body and looked with Chen Jinzhao towards the deepest part of the laboratory.
Roars of beasts emanated from there, causing the entire ground to tremble.
Chen Jinzhao looked up. The path they had come through was blocked at some point, and their situation was now dire.
Xu Jinsong said, "All signals are completely blocked. We're truly on our own now, with no one to call upon."
Both of them understood that they might die here.
Chen Jinzhao gave a wry smile, "It seems I won't be able to take your ashes back. The most likely scenario now is that we both die here."
Xu Jinsong suppressed his grief and suddenly said, "No, we won't. I will create an opportunity for you to leave. You must not look back then."
Chen Jinzhao remained silent.
Neither of them wanted to continue discussing such a heavy topic.
"Do you know what that is?" he asked.
Xu Jinsong nodded and described a terrifying existence to Chen Jinzhao.
In the research institutes of the Divine Kingdom, there were roughly two types of test subjects. One type was like Xu Jinsong and Number Three, appearing no different from ordinary people. The other type was the most terrifying and ferocious. These test subjects were primarily beasts, endowed with human thought and other abilities.
Since the cognitive abilities of the second type of test subject were not strong, they were absolutely loyal to the Divine Kingdom. Even if the Divine Kingdom ordered them to die, these test subjects would not flinch.
"I understand," Chen Jinzhao nodded.
"It seems another fierce battle awaits. Both of us must be prepared."
Having said that.
Chen Jinzhao rummaged through Number Three's pocket and indeed found two syringes. These were the enhancement agents.
"Give me one," Xu Jinsong said.
They had to increase their strength in a short period, or they would easily become prey for the beasts.
Compared to the weakness brought on by the agents, they cared more about surviving.
Bang bang bang!
Before they could inject the agents, a colossal creature three meters tall emerged from the dark corner. Standing before this monster, Chen Jinzhao felt utterly insignificant. It was as if the creature could crush him with a single step.
Under the dim light, Chen Jinzhao finally got a clear look at the beast's appearance.
The beast had an incredibly ugly head, covered in dark warts. Three eyes were positioned in unexpected places. What made Chen Jinzhao's breath catch was that this beast had five arms – three on the right and two on the left.
As for its skin, it was covered in crocodile-like scales.
"How can this beast be so ugly? It has warts on its skin..." Chen Jinzhao's face turned pale. Xu Jinsong explained with a heavy tone, "This is because the experiment was unsuccessful. It's only a defective product. The warts on its skin and its scattered eyes are due to its own pathological changes."
Chen Jinzhao felt his scalp tingle just thinking about it.
"What is it called?" Chen Jinzhao asked again.
Xu Jinsong replied gravely, "They, they call it 'X'!"
X –
It represented the unknown and also infinite possibilities.
From this, it could be seen that the Divine Kingdom's research institute placed infinite hope on this creature, even considering it their trump card for defying fate.
The next moment.
The beast codenamed 'X' fixed its three mismatched eyes on them, as if surveying its prey.
Upon being stared at by X, a sense of alarm rose within them, and goosebumps prickled their skin.
Chen Jinzhao instantly judged that the danger level of this beast was undoubtedly at the very top of S-class. Only a fully powered Chen Jinzhao would have had a chance to fight it, but Chen Jinzhao was in a very poor state, not even at thirty percent of his peak strength.
"Man Xiong, inject the enhancement agent!" Chen Jinzhao commanded.
As the words fell.
Without a moment's hesitation, he injected the agent into his body.
The efficacy of this injection was incredibly potent. Within seconds, Chen Jinzhao felt all his cells become excited, and his strength increased significantly, reaching about forty percent of his peak, a noticeable improvement.
On the other side, Xu Jinsong had also injected the agent, recovering somewhat.
They stood side by side. The beast suddenly roared, shattering glass incubators in the laboratory and releasing over a dozen half-human, half-beast monsters. Although these monsters' auras were not very strong, according to Xu Jinsong, they were incredibly resilient, and getting entangled with them would be difficult to escape.
"Let's fight!" Chen Jinzhao growled.
He charged forward immediately. Before he even reached the monster, its thick tail swept towards him.
Due to the tail's incredible speed, only a peak-form Chen Jinzhao could have dodged it. Chen Jinzhao clearly felt his speed had become sluggish!
Bang!
Chen Jinzhao's chest was struck by the monster's tail, causing it to cave in. He was sent flying back seven or eight meters.
Before he could even get up, Chen Jinzhao was surrounded by four half-beast monsters. These creatures bared their sharp fangs, intending to tear into him. Chen Jinzhao narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "If it were that big fellow, fine. But do you think you are worthy of killing me?"
Tai Sui once again displayed its prowess, and one monster was immediately decapitated.
What happened next made Chen Jinzhao's pupils constrict. Even though the monster's head had been severed, it could still fight him instinctively!
Truly a monster among monsters!
Just as he was about to engage these monsters in battle, Xu Jinsong's scream echoed from a distance.
Chen Jinzhao looked up and saw Xu Jinsong pinned beneath the monster's foot. With the monster's weight and strength, it could easily crush Xu Jinsong to death. Chen Jinzhao dared not hesitate, immediately throwing Tai Sui. Tai Sui transformed into a cold glint in mid-air, piercing the monster's thigh.
The monster let out a howl and instinctively lifted its foot. Xu Jinsong immediately seized the opportunity, rolling away from beneath the monster's foot.
The monster suddenly looked up at Chen Jinzhao and charged at him without a word.
Chen Jinzhao, fighting bare-handed, was no match for the monster and was nearly beaten to death. Seeing this, Xu Jinsong quickly ran over, picked up Tai Sui, and threw it to Chen Jinzhao. He, in turn, picked up a rifle from the ground and began firing at the monster.
"Damn it!" Xu Jinsong cursed.
Chen Jinzhao's Tai Sui could penetrate the monster's scaled hide, but the bullets could not. Instead, they only enraged the monster further, making Chen Jinzhao's situation even more precarious.
Xu Jinsong gritted his teeth and charged forward, taking on some of the pressure for Chen Jinzhao.
With the presence of other frenzied beasts surrounding 'X', which caused them considerable trouble, they were stretched thin and completely unable to confront 'X' head-on.
Chen Jinzhao and Xu Jinsong had become like broken dolls, toyed with by 'X'. If this continued, their lives would be in grave danger.
Without a miracle, they were bound to die here.