Chapter 83: Smooth

If one were to speak of something incredible, perhaps what happened in the underground research institute was called incredible.

Previously, Lian Ruixue could not figure out why they had waited a full month before sending out a distress signal, but now she finally understood the truth. It was very simple: Su Yunan had ordered a research lockdown to conquer the final key problem encountered in Electromagnetic Technology. Since this place was twenty-five meters underground and under lockdown, no one knew what exactly had happened above.

It should not have been like this originally, but the people here were all research maniacs; as long as they had food and drink, they would throw themselves wholeheartedly into their research. And the few non-research personnel were forbidden from contacting the outside world. If the power room had not developed a problem, they presumably would not have noticed at all that the world above had already changed.

Of course, regarding the great commotion of this place being razed to the ground, the people below naturally had some awareness, but they did not pay too much attention to it.

Hearing Su Yunan’s explanation, Lian Ruixue instantly felt a mix of laughter and tears; facing this kind of research maniac, what was there for her to say? After all, he was making a contribution for the mission given by the country. To a certain extent, for these special talents, their status might even be above that of her, the captain of the X Squadron. War machines like herself could be cultivated if lost, but geniuses in a certain Domain like this could not be cultivated just by wanting to.

“Dr. Su, my mission is to protect you and safely return to the rear.”

Su Yunan gazed at the silent streets all around. Here, he could still see Flying Fierce Beasts streaking across the distant sky. He felt that spending a month doing research underground was like a space-time shift; by the time he returned to the surface, it was as if he had arrived in a completely magical world. Many things had already surpassed his understanding.

Lian Ruixue seemed to remember something and said, “Dr. Su, your research results…”

Su Yunan nodded, raised the satchel holding a mobile hard drive in his hand, and said, “It is all inside; only the final experiment is needed to confirm its feasibility. You also know that the underground research institute does not have a professional experimental site, so there is no way to carry out this final step.” Actually, he understood in his heart that the country spent such a huge price to rescue him; looking at himself as an individual was one part, and the other part was probably this research result.

“Dr. Su, for the safety of the data, please hand it to me.” Lian Ruixue’s words made Su Yunan pause, but in the end, he still handed over the satchel and said, “General Lian, I hope you can guarantee its safety and deliver it into the country’s hands. Also, these researchers are all very transparent personnel.”

Lian Ruixue’s tone was very calm, but it revealed determination: “Dr. Su, please rest assured. If I still have a breath left, I will crawl to bring it back even if I have to crawl. You all will similarly return safely to the rear.”

At this time, Number 4, who had gone to search for vehicles, drove back in five different business cars and reported to Lian Ruixue: “Captain, mission accomplished. Every car has been checked, and there are no problems. The fuel is very sufficient, enough for our use.”

The car ownership rate in Yue B City was shockingly high. In the most prosperous districts, finding a few cars was very simple; the underground parking lots of many buildings were filled with cars. With Number 4’s ability, wanting to open the locks of these cars was something that could be completed in a moment. Several cars, this kind of mission, for him, had no difficulty at all.

Chen Yejun’s code number was 3, and the five people he led quickly returned as well. The food was found in a supermarket not far away, mostly things like canned food and biscuits. Due to the urgency of time, foods like rice that needed to be cooked before eating were not within the scope of his consideration.

“Number 5 lifts the alert, we are leaving here.”

Number 5, who received the order, soon led the others to evacuate from the buildings. Those who could fly slowly descended from the air, and those who could not fly simply jumped down from the seventh or eighth floor.

Su Yunan looked in surprise at the entire X Squadron; all of this had overturned his cognition of humans. That a physical body could be powerful to this extent was simply unprecedented. Especially the people who possessed the ability to fly; their wings only lightly flapped, yet they could make such a heavy person hover in the air. Who could explain this clearly?

Lian Ruixue assembled the entire Squadron and began to call headquarters: “Headquarters, Headquarters, this is the X Squadron. Mission accomplished, successfully picked up Dr. Su.”

“Received, the Transport Aircraft is currently refueling in mid-air, estimated to arrive at the previous landing spot in one hour.”

“Received, understood.” Lian Ruixue hung up the call and counted the number of people. There were twenty-three researchers and five ordinary service staff in the underground research institute; five business cars were enough to accommodate them. Considering that they had already stayed here for over half an hour, Lian Ruixue said: “Dr. Su, this is not a place to stay for long; let’s leave quickly. The Transport Aircraft will arrive at the Guang-Shen Expressway in an hour to pick us up and leave.”

Su Yunan did not say much more. His status in the country was currently very high, but now he still needed to obediently follow orders. He sat in one of the business cars, and naturally, someone brought water and food. When the others saw that Dr. Su had no objections, naturally they did not dare to have any and all sat inside.

Five business cars could seat about thirty-five people, so the people of the X Squadron did not crowd together with them but ran alongside the business cars. For the members of the X Squadron, their speed was not much slower than the cars, especially in the city streets where they could easily leave the cars behind.

Now Dr. Su and the others also had a certain immunity to this group of people, just surprised at how the country possessed this batch of special people.

When evacuating Yue B City, with the help of satellites, they could use the real-time map function to find streets where Fierce Beasts had not appeared. Although it took a lot of time, the advantage was that there was no conflict with Fierce Beasts. Actually, Fierce Beasts all had their own personalities, and not every single one of them had a cruel side.

The real-time map function was very powerful, but it could not be invincible; sometimes they would encounter unexpected problems, such as some fast Fierce Beasts. Many times they would rush to the edge of the convoy, and some even ran across from the front of the convoy. It was just that these Fierce Beasts did not pay much attention to this convoy, only sweeping a glance before disappearing into the streets again.

On some streets, one could see traces of Fierce Beasts fighting each other; puddles of blood and shredded meat could prove that in the world of Fierce Beasts, there was similarly a class hierarchy of the weak being prey to the strong.

Occasionally, there would also be some low-level Fierce Beasts charging at the convoy, but the X Squadron members protecting the side would not be polite; their sharp claws very easily tore them to pieces.

Compared to entering, the extreme smoothness when leaving made Lian Ruixue feel greatly surprised. When the convoy got on the expressway, Lian Ruixue still could not quite believe that she had successfully escaped from Yue B City so luckily? One had to know that this was the coastal forefront city known as the Fierce Beast landing line.

Everyone in the entire X Squadron was immersed in joy, with only Zhou Liming as the exception; he felt that things were a little too smooth.

Looking into the distance at the ocean from where the sound of waves came, an uneasy feeling was transmitted from that vast sea, causing the power in Zhou Liming’s body to start boiling again, as if his whole person was about to burn up. This was a sense of excitement that only appeared when facing something powerful, just as if his dignity did not allow any other creature to violate it.

In the final analysis, the Fierce Beast Gene on his body, even if inherited by himself, still carried some imprints from its life.

Then, what kind of Fierce Beast could cause his unknown Fierce Beast Gene imprint to also get excited?

The next moment, Zhou Liming got the answer.

On the calm sea surface, a huge fiery red sphere floated up. The seawater around it would boil as long as it got close to the sphere, and some was directly vaporized and evaporated. The boiling seawater emitted steam, forming a mist-like thing on the sea surface.

Following the shattering of the sphere, a bird-type Fierce Beast with a wingspan reaching nearly forty meters, its whole body crimson red and burning with flames, let out a cry and flew up into the sky from the water mist…