Chapter 25 - 25 25 First Encounter with the Nine Headed Snake

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25: Chapter 25: First Encounter with the Nine Headed Snake 25: Chapter 25: First Encounter with the Nine Headed Snake Only Lin Xiaosu remained in place. With the gun in his hand, with the Heavenly Tao Wisdom Eye, he eliminated all immeasurable threats around him. It was a desperate solution. His agility was his weak point. He couldn’t even leap over a five-meter-wide trench. Once he moved, he would reveal his weakness, giving the enemy an opportunity to exploit. Thus, his best tactic was to stay on the hillside, monitor the entire field, and shoot anyone who showed themselves. Ten minutes! A full ten minutes. Number 88 let out a long howl, slashing down the formidable enemy with whom he had been entwined for a long time, and stepped in front of the cabin. With a flick of Chang Ye’s finger, touching the emptiness, at the moment of contact, there appeared to be no one in front, but as her finger reached, a figure suddenly emerged and slashed at Chang Ye’s finger. It seemed Chang Ye’s finger had captured the position but lacked any real lethality. However, with a flick of her fingernail, a wisp of light fog drifted up. And with that, the formidable enemy fell. Poison! That was her forte! Lin Xiaosu saw everything clearly, filled with myriad emotions. The bamboo forest shook violently, Xinyue stepped off the ground, flew over the rooftop, and landed in front of the cabin, face brimming with pride: “Instructor, I took down seven people! Each worth a hundred points, just these alone make seven hundred points, my total score is secure!” Her gaze shifted, and upon seeing Lin Xiaosu on the distant hillside, she chuckled: “Lin Xiaose, you’re still at the starting point? Even if you were a tortoise, at least crawl to the edge of the trench...” Whoosh! Chang Ye leaped into the air and shot toward Lin Xiaosu. Number 88 turned and entered the cabin behind him. Chang Ye arrived in front of Lin Xiaosu: “Come on, I’ll take you across!” With a reach of her hand, she grabbed Lin Xiaosu’s hand, and in the next moment, they crossed the trench in front of them and arrived in front of the cabin, with Lin Xiaosu feeling as if his feet never touched the ground. They entered the cabin together. From the outside, the cabin seemed no different from a rural hut, but it had to be different, because the enemy’s strongest person, an old lady, was always guarding in front of it. As the two entered the cabin, passing through the front, middle, and back rooms that looked just like those of an old rural house, they saw what was different. At the back of the house, where it connected to the mountain, a cupboard flipped over, revealing a door behind it. The door was already open. Entering the interior, it was a different world. Inside, it was as clean and modern as a control room. A row of machines flashed with red and green lights. At the very center, a computer with a middle-aged man collapsed in front of it. And in front of the computer, Xinyue was sweating profusely, her hands almost blooming with speed as they flew over the keyboard... On the computer screen in front of her, rows of code were scrolling up as fast as lightning. Amidst the code, the image of a devil with two crossed bones appeared. The devil even emitted a chilling laugh. With the laugh, a percentage prompt on the computer screen: 93%, 94%... Jumping about every five seconds... “The symbol of Nine Headed Snake!” Chang Ye’s heart thumped: “They are destroying computer data! Xinyue, hurry up...” Xinyue’s speed visibly increased, but the destruction percentage mercilessly approached 100%. Number 88’s forehead also throbbed with bulging veins... He knew how important the research data inside was, yet as they broke into this secret room, the enemy had initiated the self-destruct program. Only 6 percent points left, half a minute! Can half a minute really solve this problem? To leave Nine Headed Snake with a set of research data from a secret base? In a fleeting moment, the time reached 96%, and the very next, 97%! “It’s too late! Retreat!” Number 88 ordered gravely. Once the computer’s self-destruct program started, it would destroy much more than just the computer storage; in line with the Nine Headed Snake’s usual practice, the entire base would be obliterated. They had 15 seconds, barely enough time to escape. Chang Ye suddenly reached out and grabbed Lin Xiaosu, seemingly a conditioned reflex. In times of crisis, her priority was to protect him. But she grabbed at thin air. Unknown to her, Lin Xiaosu had already made his way to the wall on the left. In a dozen more seconds, this place would explode. No time to delay! Chang Ye pointed her toes and crossed a space of ten meters... At the same moment, Lin Xiaosu swept through the wall... Crack! Another door opened under his hand. Number 88’s eyes brightened instantly. “Come on!” Lin Xiaosu shouted, jumping down. Whoosh! Three figures jumped down almost simultaneously. Above them, the stone slab closed. With a thunderous roar, the earth shook, and the control room above was completely ripped apart. Numerous rocks and dust poured down with a terrifying blast wave, rolling up all four of them and slamming them against the stone wall behind. In the instant when Lin Xiaosu was helplessly hurled toward the stone wall. A figure suddenly appeared behind him, reaching out to grab him fiercely, turned around, and pressed him against the stone wall. Lin Xiaosu only felt a soft, jade-like warmth in his arms. Chang Ye! In the midst of the explosive shockwave, she used her body as a shield to protect him! This impact brought about a terrifying change, which was Lin Xiaosu’s lips brushing against her flowing hair. As soon as he felt it, Lin Xiaosu’s lips no longer seemed to be his own. His entire body didn’t feel like his own. Just a moment ago still immersed in the unique pleasure of soft jade-like warmth, the next instant, all his senses left him, and the silver fish in his brain also seemed to have sunk into the mire, slowly losing their way. Poison? She is poison man; am I poisoned to death by her? Must it be so ironic? This might be the last trace of Lin Xiaosu’s consciousness... The next moment, his lips slowly regained their sense of touch, he felt a pill in his mouth, and centered around this pill, the nerves seemed to be slowly reactivated. Finally, the consciousness silver fish broke free from the mire and returned. He could move his whole body again. The surrounding dust and sand slowly dissipated, and Chang Ye’s bright eyes looked at him in the darkness: “Are you alright?” “It seems I’m not injured.” Chang Ye let out a long sigh: “If there’s nothing wrong, walk for a bit, 88 and Xinyue might have found something new.” They walked side by side through a natural cave, with light coming from ahead. It was the faint glow emitted from the Qianlong Suit No.88, and under the dim light, a person lay on the ground, wearing a diving suit. “Still an enemy?” Chang Ye scanned the surroundings. This was a cave with nowhere to hide, there were many boxes, but the boxes were relatively small with nowhere to conceal a person. “This is probably the last one!” No. 88 pointed at the person on the ground: “When the explosion above started, he wanted to run but I stopped him!” “It was ‘we’! He was stopped by ‘us’! Coach!” Xinyue called out, emphasizing the word “we,” fearing to erase her own credit. “This is the place where they store various specimens?” “Yes!” No. 88 confirmed: “Checked four boxes, all containing genetic samples. We must admit, Comrade little Su made a major contribution!” Just moments before the blast, with only the last dozen seconds, they should have followed standard procedure and fled the control room. Run as far as possible. If they had really done so, the control room’s explosion would bury the specimen room beneath the rubble, and no one would think that there would still be specimens of value comparable to the research materials underneath. But Lin Xiaosu thought of it. And in an extremely urgent situation, he opened the hidden secret door, allowing them to obtain the most valuable target of their mission. Xinyue’s lips curled upward in the darkness, extremely displeased, she wanted to emphasize herself and belittle Lin Xiaose, but how could she? She actually admired that scoundrel, and could not sincerely utter words against her conscience... Chang Ye asked, “This person wanted to run, so he must be carrying the most important samples, did you check his personal belongings?” “Just about to check!” No. 88’s hand reached towards the diver’s suit. “Wait!” Lin Xiaosu said. Everyone’s gaze turned to him. Lin Xiaosu said, “The most important samples could be very special, be careful, and be ready to react if there’s any living creature.” Only he knew among all present that there was one thing in these samples which could not be judged by ordinary standards, that was the White Snake. He had been tracking this White Snake. After being subdued by No.325, the White Snake was snatched by these people. And then, taken to this specimen room, now on this man in front of them. If the White Snake were to violently struggle, even No. 88 might have a tough time. Even if it wouldn’t cost No. 88 his life, if it escaped and hid in a crevice, it would still be a significant loss. It must be understood that this White Snake was almost obtained at the cost of No. 325’s life. No. 88 gave him a deep look: “Step back!” Chang Ye and Lin Xiaosu stepped back. Xinyue, filled with defiance: “Just specimens, spoken of so ominously, I doubt if you really have professional knowledge...” Despite saying so, she still stepped back. Because the command was issued by No. 88. She could be willful in front of Lin Xiaosu, but she wouldn’t dare to disobey No. 88’s orders. Because her life was firmly in the hands of No. 88. The man’s diving suit was carefully unzipped by No. 88, and from the bag meant for storing items, there was only one thing, a metal cylinder. No. 88 held the metal cylinder, cautiously opening it as if defusing a bomb, a puff of white vapor emerged, and as soon as the vapor appeared, the cave’s temperature seemed to drop several degrees. Inside was a frozen White Snake and a bunch of grapes. The White Snake did not move at all, seemingly dead or possibly hibernating. Chang Ye lightly tapped on the White Snake, her eyebrows slightly furrowed: “The Scale Armor is incredibly hard and its structure is exceptionally unique; if all its scales are extended, its crawling speed would be unimaginable.” “That’s why we need this special specimen bottle made of G95 material!” No. 88 placed both the snake and the grapes inside the bottle, preparing to screw the cap back on. “Hold on!” Chang Ye said: “Don’t put this with the snake.” No. 88 reopened the bottle and took out the bunch of grapes, then closed the bottle: “What are these grapes?” “These aren’t grapes; these are green orchid seeds extracted by No. 325 from the mutated Green Orchid bud, they’re his spoils of war,” Chang Ye reached out and took them: “Hand these over to me for research.” She was a Grandmaster in plant research. Even among the entire Qianlong team, she ranked amongst the top three. Thus, plant research was naturally within her expertise. Chang Ye took out another bottle similar to the first but much smaller, and put the bunch of grapes into it.

Chapter 25 - 25 25 First Encounter with the Nine Headed Snake

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