Chapter 145: Retreat

Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Retreat

Shi Feng watched them bare their teeth. Their claws were incredibly sharp, and they were fast, lunging at him in an instant.

Shi Feng didn’t have time to react, but the gun in his hand was faster than he was.

It instantly transformed back into a silver whip and wrapped itself around Shi Feng. The two mutant beasts slammed right into the whip.

The whip seized the opportunity, lashing out and strangling the two mutant beasts to death.

"Holy shit—" Shi Feng was stunned again. ’Is this whip really that badass?’

"You have a consciousness of your own?" Shi Feng asked, lifting the whip, his eyes wide with shock.

The shock was evident on his face as well.

Lin Jingjing and Mo Xuan rushed over, sighing in relief only after seeing he was unharmed.

"You’ve recovered?" Lin Jingjing asked, looking him up and down.

Shi Feng nodded. "I’m pretty much all better now."

"By the way, where are Gu Kaiwen and Feng He?" Shi Feng asked, looking left and right but not seeing them. "Are they okay? Did something happen to them?"

"What’s the deal with these large mutant beasts?"

"Is this place about to collapse?"

After firing off a series of questions, Shi Feng looked at them anxiously.

"Those two are fine. They’re over there."

"The owner of this base probably just wants to destroy this place."

Lin Jingjing answered his questions one by one. Just then, more mutant beasts charged toward them.

’It’s never-ending.’

They had no idea how long the battle had been raging. It had long since grown dark.

If it weren’t for the light orbs, they probably wouldn’t even be able to see the path.

"How come no one’s come to help you?" Shi Feng asked with a frown. "This is the heart of the mutant beast territory. Why hasn’t anyone come in to help?"

"They’re being cowards," Mo Xuan replied.

’Cowards?’

’Interesting. I thought all these so-called experts were supposed to be brave and fearless.’

"Let’s give it our all and see if we can wipe them out. If not, we’ll run for it." Lin Jingjing had already given up on struggling pointlessly. If they tried and failed, the five of them would turn and flee immediately without a moment’s hesitation.

"Alright."

Without another word, the group grabbed their weapons and charged forward.

A few people not far away snapped out of it, and seeing everyone fighting bravely, they grew annoyed at themselves.

They had actually zoned out in such a critical place. It was a true sin.

"Let’s go!" Beisang yelled to the others beside him, then charged forward as well.

—

Already on a spaceship leaving the area, Beijasi watched the large screen in front of him. On it was the scene of them fighting back bravely.

He watched person after person die, a faint smile playing on his lips. ’Die. The more, the better.’

’As long as enough of them die, the Young Master will be very pleased.’

’But who are these five? For their abilities to be so outstanding...’

"Investigate these five," Beijasi said, pointing at Lin Jingjing on the screen.

"And be quick about it."

The man standing behind him nodded and retreated. Beijasi picked up the glass of red wine beside him, swirled it, and took a sip.

The bitter, heady taste spread through his mouth. He frowned slightly and put the glass down.

His gaze fell on the dark red liquid in the glass, a look of confusion in his eyes.

He didn’t understand why the Young Master liked this kind of wine. It was rather unpleasant.

The investigation into the five of them was quick. By contacting a mole in the First Corps, their files were obtained in less than ten minutes.

After receiving the files on the five of them, Beijasi began to read them carefully.

Beijasi chuckled after reading the files. All five of them had Grade D spiritual power, but from the looks of it, that didn’t seem right at all.

Especially that girl. Her spiritual power was off the charts.

She alone could cast a spiritual shield over the several hundred people present. He’d never believe that ability was anything less than Grade 2S.

"I heard that this girl, Lin Jingjing, has had her spiritual power drop to Grade F," the assistant said calmly, watching Lin Jingjing on the screen as she blasted a large mutant beast with a cannon.

’Grade F...’

Beijasi frowned. ’Impossible. Grade F spiritual power is the same as an ordinary person’s.’

’How could she possibly have such strong spiritual power?’

"Capture that girl. I think Dr. S will definitely be interested in her."

Beijasi said, stroking his chin with a slight frown. ’How could just one be enough? Better to grab all five.’

’It feels like all five of them have a lot of research value.’

"On second thought, let’s capture all five of them. They have such a good relationship, how could we possibly split them up?"

Beijasi picked up his wine glass and took another sip, an expression of distaste once again appearing on his face.

No one knew just how many test subjects were in this experiment. In any case, they still hadn’t managed to deal with them all.

Not only that, but they were also now emerging from underground.

When many people saw mutant beasts climbing out of that pitch-black hole, everyone despaired.

They hadn’t dealt with the large mutant beasts, and now new ones were appearing. ’Are we all going to die here?’

"Sister Lin, let’s run," Shi Feng said, already wanting to give up. "More of those mutant beasts are coming out."

"What?!" Gu Kaiwen was shocked.

’Just how many mutant beasts are hidden here?!’

’Don’t tell me the entire desert underground is their lair. And not only that, why are there so many mutant beasts?’

These mutant beasts were different from the initial ones. They walked upright, their eyes looked like they had cataracts, and they weren’t very fast. They even retained their appearances from before they were turned.

Just when you thought they were harmless, they’d open their massive jaws and bite right into someone.

They would bite and bite, chewing the mouthful of flesh a couple of times before swallowing it whole.

The person who was bitten collapsed in a pool of blood, their face twisted in agony.

Not only that, but laser guns couldn’t kill them!

Even after being blasted by a laser cannon and losing half their bodies, they could still walk on their own.

Their eyes held only a craving for flesh.

They didn’t do much damage, but their life force was extremely tenacious, and their regenerative abilities were first-rate.

As long as they ate flesh, their bodies would slowly repair themselves.

"Are they that messed up?" Shi Feng asked, having witnessed the entire scene of the monster eating a person. He couldn’t help but swallow hard.

"Are these even mutant beasts anymore? They’re practically monsters."

"We can’t beat them. Let’s run for now." Shi Feng took a couple of steps forward, tugged on Lin Jingjing’s sleeve, and suggested in a low voice, "We can’t let everyone die here."

"These monsters are beyond what we can handle."

’Do we really have to retreat?’

Lin Jingjing hesitated.

"This has exceeded everyone’s capabilities. All personnel, retreat now." General Zhang stood in mid-air, using his spiritual power to amplify his voice.

Hearing General Zhang’s words, the hesitating Lin Jingjing immediately made up her mind.

"Let’s run!" Lin Jingjing shouted, then turned and started running.