Chapter 1558 - 1556: The Roar from the Foot of the Mountain

Chapter 1558: Chapter 1556: The Roar from the Foot of the Mountain

Fuyuan Mountain.

The once green mountains and clear waters, a tourist attraction, had now become a stretch of ruins.

Fuyuan Mountain, where an eruption had never occurred before, was detonated, and a disaster swept across vast territory.

However, the ruins did not hinder their scientific research.

In the midst of pain, they rebuilt the laboratory, and instead achieved breakthrough progress.

"According to this round of experiments, we should be able to create a perfect experimental subject!"

"This time, we must make the people of that eastern country pay the price!"

"Our Divine Mountain was actually destroyed by them just like that!"

"This hatred is irreconcilable!"

"We must make them pay the price!"

"The Divine Mountain of our Beihai Country must not be humiliated!"

...

Up to this point.

All three locations around the world that possessed parasites and had established experimental bases had independently achieved breakthrough research and created perfect experimental subjects.

This moment marked a cross-era leap forward.

Far away at Stone Mountain, an incident also occurred.

The men guarding Stone Mountain suddenly heard waves of roaring from below.

To guarantee personnel safety and prevent parasites from leaking out, no one was allowed to casually enter the tomb cave.

Inside, it was packed with cameras and sensors, and every hour a patrol squad in biochemical protective suits would go in for a round.

All along, there had been no particular movement inside.

But today, the repeated roars from below put everyone on edge.

Two Guard soldiers quietly discussed.

"Has the situation down there been reported to the higher-ups?"

"No idea, the roaring started at dawn, and it’s been going on all day!"

"What exactly is down there?"

"No idea! We signed a confidentiality agreement the moment we came here! No one’s told us what’s actually below!"

"Tell me about it, we’re guarding this place and we don’t even know what the hell we’re guarding! What kind of job is this!"

"You two, stop talking nonsense!" An Old Guard walked over and scolded, "All of this is top-secret. Are you qualified to discuss it? Remember! Your only duty is to guard this place. Stop thinking about uncovering any secrets! These are things you’re not meant to know, and once you do, you’ll regret it when it’s too late!"

Hearing this, the two of them shivered involuntarily.

Regret!

They would definitely regret it!

They understood that once the Old Guard started talking like this, it meant this was an extremely dangerous matter!

If they learned what they weren’t supposed to know, they’d be reassigned to new missions and sent to even stricter, harsher places, where they might never get out for the rest of their lives!

The two shuddered, not daring to say another word.

"To hell with whatever’s inside! It’s got nothing to do with me. I just need to guard this place properly!"

"Exactly! We hold this line. Whatever’s going on below isn’t our business, but no one is getting even one step close to this place!"

The two firmed up their resolve and spoke in turn.

The Old Guard nodded, deeply gratified.

Inside the command center.

The commander said in a deep voice, "Report it to the higher-ups again! The roaring is getting more and more frequent!"

"Yes, sir!"

The liaison officer immediately reported to the higher authorities.

The reply they received was: "Support units are already on their way as fast as possible, and an expert team has been dispatched to investigate!"

But they had already been waiting for a full day.

The roaring had started yesterday at dawn.

By now, it had been going on for over twenty hours. ℴ

As the roars grew more frequent, their nerves grew ever tighter.

The regular Guard soldiers might not know what was inside, but the person in charge here was very clear on how terrifying the thing below was!

If that thing ever got out, it would be a massacre of all living beings!

"We absolutely cannot allow any accident!"

This was the death order they had received!

And he would fulfill it to the death.

...

At the same time.

In Jin Chen.

The top levels were in session.

The old chief, the top leader, the Ye family, the Zhuo family and others had all gathered to deliberate.

Because of the parasite experiments and research, they all held shares.

Now that Stone Mountain, the source, had developed an anomaly, they had to sit down together and discuss.

"Everyone is aware of the situation now, right?" As the Ye family held a larger share, Ye Liangcai took the lead in speaking.

The old chief frowned slightly, gave Ye Liangcai a glance, and snorted coldly through his nose.

Ye Liangcai acted as if he hadn’t heard.

After all, the Ye family held a sizeable share, and he was Yang Chen’s father-in-law, effectively representing Yang Chen’s say in matters, so he was entitled to speak first.

The others cooperatively nodded.

Ye Liangcai said bluntly, "Right now, I suspect the thing inside is trying to get out! In this situation, we must prepare on two fronts!"

"What two kinds of preparations are you talking about?" the old chief asked.

Ye Liangcai said, "First, we send the appropriate scientific personnel to investigate and find out exactly what’s going on. Let them come up with strategies to resolve it, preferably using scientific means. That would be the best outcome."

"The second, which many of you may oppose, is that to prevent whatever’s in Stone Mountain from breaking out, we completely destroy it, cutting off all future trouble!" Ye Liangcai said in a low voice.

"No!" The old chief immediately vetoed it. "The laboratories have already developed perfect experimental subjects. This is precisely the time we need large quantities of parasites. How can we destroy it? No, absolutely not!"

Ye Liangcai said directly, "Have you considered what kind of horrific scene it would be if the thing inside got out and started spreading everywhere?"

The old chief fell silent.

Ye Liangcai looked at everyone. "You may think the perfect experimental subjects we’ve created now have great power, that they’ve given you hope and even bred your ambitions. But you must understand, among parasitic forms, these perfect experimental subjects are the most suitable for humans, yet their power is also the weakest! Those frenzied mutated experimental subjects— they grow without limit, mutate without limit, and are extremely powerful, even nearly impossible to kill! If those things get out and infect other organisms, what will the world become? Do you really think you can resolve it with perfect experimental subjects alone?"

Everyone fell silent.

Just as Ye Liangcai said, they understood how terrifying parasites were.

Once parasites spread out, it would be an apocalyptic catastrophe!

Thinking of this, several faces changed noticeably.

The top leader raised his hand to speak. "Isn’t Yang Chen currently at the experimental base? I propose we let Yang Chen lead a team to Stone Mountain to investigate the situation. Under these circumstances, only he can resolve it! If he agrees, I recommend granting him the highest command authority and full decision-making power! Whether to preserve or destroy it, the choice will be his! After all, he holds the largest share."

Ye Liangcai thought for a moment, then raised his hand. "I second that!"