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Xiao Qiang observed Zou Xia's calm demeanor towards the situation, devoid of any signs of surprise, which left him feeling quite taken aback. After further probing, they learned that the madman had already informed the newcomer, Matt, about the circumstances here.
However, what they did not expect was that his confession not only failed to earn him leniency but also resulted in restrictions on his freedom. He was forbidden to leave the isolated island even by a step, or else he would face dire consequences.
Of course, this did not rule out Matt's commitment to secrecy; as an assistant in a classified biochemical research unit, he had no choice but to act this way.
The madman's sudden and inexplicable loss of control surprised Xiao Qiang and the others. Concerned for his well-being, those who had entered the Subterranean Spaceship began to exit one by one. A faint light appeared on the horizon, and the blurry scene gradually became clearer.
The madman knelt on the ground, weeping uncontrollably. "It wasn't me! I didn't kill them! It was that monster that controlled my mind—"
Xiao Qiang, Lin Yu, and the recently awakened Wu Yi understood everything. The madman had inadvertently stumbled into the Subterranean Spaceship and was attacked by some harmful bacteria that invaded his brain, controlling his consciousness and compelling him to lure others into the Subterranean Spaceship. One by one, he killed them and stole their bodies.
The instigator was the madman! And the mysterious spaceship was the true culprit! The transparent creature mentioned by the madman was—UFO! Was the transparent object an alien?
Zou Xia dismissed the madman's claims, stating that this place had been reviewed by Professor R and was intended for use as a Tough Guy Training Ground.
Her words left Xiao Qiang and the others speechless once again. However, it was fortunate that the Skeleton Mutants from the future world had already been eradicated.
Lin Yu reminded Xiao Qiang with a single sentence: "Don't forget about that Skeleton Mutant we haven't found yet. If there really are UFO aliens at play, things might not be as simple as they seem."
Xiao Qiang nodded. "Yes, where exactly did things go wrong? Let's think this through." With a heavy sigh, he glanced again at the madman, who had been persuaded by Hansen to stop his wailing. "Are the madman's words true or false? Who knows what kind of thing invaded him?"
It was clear that Xiao Qiang still did not fully trust the madman. After one lie, could there be another? This was his genuine concern at that moment.
"Don't forget," Lin Yu interjected, "Wu Yi's brain was also controlled when he entered the control room, which harmed Wen Kai." He continued to explain: "Once the madman's consciousness was invaded by that entity, he probably didn't even know what he was doing. So he lured everyone around him—and anyone he came into contact with—into the Subterranean Spaceship."
“...I was wondering, what exactly is invading human consciousness?” Xiao Qiang gazed into the distant horizon with deep-set eyes. “Is it a virus?”
“There’s a possibility— the stolen corpses evolved into Skeleton Mutants after the virus invaded their bodies,” Lin Yu replied.
“Then why is that madman unaffected?” Wu Yi couldn’t help but interject.
“That’s another question I can’t figure out,” Xiao Qiang said, lowering his gaze to his shoelaces. There was no dirt on his shoes; despite running around recklessly last night, how could there be no mud?
“Could it be related to his eating habits?” Lin Yu recalled the madman mentioning he drank water from the lake. Her words interrupted his train of thought.
“You mean he drinks lake water?” Xiao Qiang frowned and turned to Zou Xia. “Aunt Zou Xia, could you help us test the water quality of the lake?”
Water quality testing: color, turbidity, odor—levels of inorganic and organic substances—bacteria, microorganisms, plankton, benthic organisms, etc.
Zou Xia went to test the water quality while Xiao Qiang told Hansen something important: “There are corpses in the lake.” Hansen was skeptical since they had arrived directly from the air and were not familiar with the lake's conditions.
Xiao Qiang and the others donned diving suits and descended to the bottom of the lake where they had seen the corpses—surprisingly—there were no bodies—none at all!
Now Xiao Qiang was in big trouble, explaining himself until he was hoarse. In the end, only Lin Yu believed him. “Alright, I understand you.”
The water quality results came back—color at 50 centimeters, turbidity showing an increasing trend, with a slight odor. The inorganic content was moderate, organic content was also moderate, bacteria—beneficial bacteria were low, and plankton were scarce—
The water quality was already polluted; did the madman drink lake water to resist the invading virus? But why were there no corpses at the bottom of the lake? Xiao Qiang rubbed his forehead in frustration and suddenly asked Lin Yu a question that almost slipped out: “Is the lake really stagnant water?”
"No," Zou Xia said, shaking her head with a finger raised. "The lake may appear to be still water on the surface, but it has hidden currents—"
"Hidden currents?" Xiao Qiang's brow relaxed as he pressed on. "Is it possible to find the source of these currents?"
Hansen interjected, "It's hard to say. They once tried diving to find it, but they came up empty—"
The madman's emotions gradually stabilized, but the missing Skeleton Mutant weighed heavily on Xiao Qiang's mind. He had a bad feeling that one day they would have to face the terrifying Mutant again.
"Did anyone notice if there were any foreign objects in Professor R's aircraft when he left?" This was a question Xiao Qiang had long wanted to ask. At that time, things had been too chaotic to pay attention to the already headless Skeleton Mutant, which should have been impossible to escape. Coincidentally, Professor R left just as the Skeleton Mutant went missing!
At first glance, it seemed like Xiao Qiang was suspecting his teacher, and Hansen snapped, "How can you casually accuse someone?"
"Uncle Hansen, I'm not making baseless accusations. You know that the Skeleton Mutant has no humanity; it's a Bloodthirsty Creature. It is Uterus. Although Uterus is dead, there is a successfully gestated Skeleton Mutant baby ready to be born inside her."
"So what? You can't just assume that the professor took it!" Hansen's expression darkened as he angrily waved his sleeve and walked away.
"Protect your own! You don't even know how you'll end up," Xiao Qiang muttered angrily. He wanted to warn Hansen that the corpses at the bottom of the lake would eventually become Living Dead.
Based on previous bizarre events, the Living Dead were caused by Professor R injecting Wu Yi's blood into them.
Zou Xia had quietly informed him about Wu Yi's blood situation.
She had half-beast Human Blood within her, and her implication was for Xiao Qiang to stay alert at all times—
"Look at you, all done. Our mission is pretty much complete, let's head back!" Lin Yu said, linking arms with Xiao Qiang and Wu Yi. Her playful smile couldn't quite hide the weariness in her eyes.
"Yeah, things never really end, there's always... so much..." Xiao Qiang said, staring blankly at the shimmering surface of the lake, where their future landing spot lay across the water.
At some point, it seemed that the Madman had overheard their conversation. Suddenly, he lunged forward and knelt beside Xiao Qiang, tears streaming down his face as he pleaded, "Take me with you, I’ll be your servant, whatever you need!"
Xiao Qiang was taken aback and turned away in silence, ignoring him.
Lin Yu quickly tried to comfort him. "Madman, listen to me. In the future, you will be a remarkable hero."
The Madman blinked in disbelief. "Really?"
"Yes—" Wu Yi chimed in.
Lin Yu hurried after Xiao Qiang and noticed Wu Yi still talking to the Madman. She quickened her pace and casually linked her arm with his. "Where to next?"
"I want to see Zhao Liya."
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