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Xiao Qiang felt dazed and confused, as if someone was moving in front of him, but it didn't seem real. It was as if something had drained his strength, leaving him weak all over. His face was pale like a blank sheet of paper, devoid of vitality, and his body felt light, almost as if he were collapsing.
He slightly opened his eyes, but there was no one in front of him. The operating room was quiet and desolate. For a moment, he mixed up time and space, thinking that the vague memories lingering in his mind were just remnants of a dream.
He leaned forward, swaying unsteadily, and pulled out various tubes attached to him. He felt a certain area bleeding; the diluted blood had lost its deep red color, resembling thin red liquid. One drop, two drops, dripped onto the ground. He was barefoot, and a cold sensation surged from the soles of his feet, causing him to shiver all over.
His body was weak, and his consciousness returned slowly. After a while, he remembered chasing Matt and trying to find Wu Yi lying on a single bed. He noticed that both of them had needle marks on their arms. At that moment, Wu Yi looked just like he did now.
Xiao Qiang didn't know that he and Wu Yi's blood had already been sent to a secret location by Professor R.
Especially Wu Yi; his blood had been injected into a specific experimental subject created by Professor R —remaining blood DNA would serve as resources for producing the first and second generations of Clone mutants.
Unbeknownst to them both, they had undergone such treatment, with their blood drawn away. When they woke up, they only felt discomfort throughout their bodies and the needle marks on their arms; they were unaware that part of their blood (the source of energy) had already been extracted.
Wu Yi's blood DNA differed significantly from Xiao Qiang's—while the former contained cells resembling those of half-beasts, this was one of the many perplexing issues Professor R couldn't comprehend.
He secretly manipulated Xiao Qiang, Wu Yi, and Lin Yu because he wanted to carve out a new path. He aimed to develop an earth-shattering project. This so-called grand project had hinted at its true meaning before: a mutant army! If successful and kept discreet enough, he and Matt would not share any profits with others. They would become global celebrities, with profits rolling into their pockets.
Xiao Qiang's blood DNA also astonished him. Initially observed under a microscope, it revealed that his platelets were not typical blood cells; they were cytoplasm released from megakaryocytes, with eosinophils and basophils particularly vigorous and highly reproductive. This was the source of Ability he had been desperately searching for—these energy bodies lurked within his blood as part of it. If not examined under a specially calibrated microscope with one hundred percent precision, no one would have discovered this secret.
Of course, Xiao Qiang himself, along with Wu Yi and Lin Yu, remained unaware.
Xiao Qiang stumbled to his feet and struggled to pull open the operating room door, finding no one outside either. He felt quite surprised; walking with a heavy head and light feet was truly uncomfortable. He leaned against the wall while touching his forehead—
At that moment, a strange sound came from somewhere nearby—gurgling noises that didn't seem human. Weakly turning his head toward the source of the sound, Xiao Qiang chuckled; it turned out to be a Micro Robot with sliding wheels.
Wait! He stared at the robot and suddenly froze. Wasn't this Amy? What the hell! His head spun. How could Amy possibly remember him in this historical era? Xiao Qiang tried to steady himself as he moved slowly like an elderly man with unsteady steps, bending slightly as he stared at the robot in a daze.
“There are new developments; everyone please stay safe,” the robot seemed completely oblivious to Xiao Qiang's presence or perhaps simply ignored him altogether as it continued rolling around while mumbling incessantly. Its metallic claw arm waved along with its movements…
Listening to the robot, it seemed something was wrong, as it issued a warning. Xiao Qiang felt a stir in his heart and quickly crouched down, reaching out to touch the robot in mid-air.
Unexpectedly, the robot had infrared sensors. He was reaching out with his back to the robot when suddenly, this seemingly unremarkable little creature swiftly turned its wheels to face him and shouted, "Don't move! Raise your hands!"
Perhaps it was an instinctive reaction; Xiao Qiang really did raise his hands...
A beam of light flashed from the round forehead of the robot, as if scanning him entirely. It then announced, "No hostile intent detected."
"Hey, don't go! I want to ask you something."
"Sorry, the robot is not fully operational yet and cannot assist you at this time."
It seemed that it truly wasn't fully operational. If it were, it would definitely be more cautious around him. Xiao Qiang thought to himself, still trying to comprehend the environment he was in.
However, this environment felt oddly familiar, as if he had been here before but also as if he hadn't. At least one possibility suggested that he wasn't alone; there must be others around...
As these thoughts crossed his mind, a dull pain throbbed at the back of his head. Instinctively, he reached back to touch it, and a face flashed in his mind—was it Xiao Chongjun who had knocked him out? Then where did they all go?
"Hey, do you have a name?"
"The robot is not fully operational yet and does not have a name."
"Alright then, I'll name you Amy. Do you like it?"
"Can't say I like it; I'll make do with it."
Looking at this quirky little robot, Xiao Qiang couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. He wondered who had created such an intelligent robot capable of responding so fluidly and what kind of energy source had been inputted for it to possess such remarkable intelligence. "Do you know where the people here went?"
"The robot has a name."
“Phew! Alright! Amy, where did everyone go?”
Amy waved her iron-clad arm and said, “They went to kill.”
“Kill who?” Xiao Qiang suddenly felt tense. He remembered Lin Yu and Wu Yi and wondered how they were doing. When the robot mentioned killing, could it mean that the people here were going to kill them?
Outside, it was dark—dark like a thick black curtain covering the entire earth. Just as Xiao Qiang managed to activate the exit and step outside, a cold wind hit him, instantly waking up his mind.
At that moment, he suddenly saw a man running towards him in a panic, one hand clutching his neck and shouting something. Feeling weak all over, he could only walk slowly over. As he focused his gaze, he realized that the man rushing towards him was Xiao Chongjun, the one who had knocked him out.
Seeing Xiao Qiang, the blood-soaked Xiao Chongjun froze for a moment, as if he had seen a savior. He grabbed Xiao Qiang and stammered, “I… I’m sorry… I shouldn’t have knocked you out… please save my wife and son!”
“What happened? Where… where is your wife?”
“The skeleton is eating people; it’s terrifying. She… she’s in the dormitory; please help her…” As he spoke, blood gushed from the wound on Xiao Chongjun's neck like a fountain. Then he stumbled and fell to the ground, convulsing… kicking… within seconds, he was dead. It was a strange feeling—watching his own father die before his eyes without feeling any sadness! Was this unfilial? For a moment, he didn’t know what to think.
As he inhaled the pungent smell of blood, he asked himself: it seemed that Xiao Chongjun had used his own hand to cover the bitten carotid artery and rushed over with all his might. Xiao Qiang shuddered at the thought: Skeleton Mutant? No wonder during his daze, his sharp sixth sense had detected something unusual; it turned out Skeleton Mutants came out at night? They hid so deeply; who knew where they were lurking? Perhaps they couldn’t resist coming out for a feast when they saw humans!
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