70: Chapter 70 Biological Weapon Cultivation Lab!

[Investigation Area "Cliffside Epidemic Hospital · Confidential"]

[Entry Requirements: Qiyuan Realm Stage 5, Equipment Value ≥ 180k Source Energy Points]

[Writing up to here, I hope readers remember our domain name: Massive Taiwan Novels on Qing Song Du]

[Area Description: You need to adapt to this even more perilous combat environment in a dark environment. The number of mutant unit targets has increased, the value of items retrieved from high-value containers has increased, and the countdown for regular extraction points has been extended to 30 seconds.]

Chu Hong's pupils contracted slightly.

He paid no attention to the entry requirements or anything like that.

However, when he saw the description of the confidential map, the so-called "dark environment" and "extended regular extraction point countdown" inevitably brought a hint of solemnity to his eyes.

"In normal mode, when I evacuate from the West District Helipad, those ten seconds almost have zombies and bosses right in my face. Evacuating in this confidential environment actually takes 30 seconds. Doesn't that mean I have to fend off a zombie siege for a full 20 seconds?"

Chu Hong instantly felt the thick malice emanating from this map.

Immediately following that, thinking of the reality realm... Wang Qinghai had said at the time that the realm level rating given by the Pioneers Guild to the real-world [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] was Top-Secret!

Chu Hong gasped inwardly, his expression changing slightly.

"Something is going to happen!"

[Ding!]

[Action Department authority points have reached 1,000, department upgraded!]

[Action Department Lv1 - Lv2]

[Unlocked "Biological Weapon Cultivation Room"]

While Chu Hong was dazed and pondering the crisis that might erupt in the outside world next, the prompt sound of the Special Service Department came again, and a rolling shutter door around him suddenly rose without any warning.

Revealing a room full of technological vibes inside, filled with various petri dishes and nutrient tank pods.

[The host can choose to start hatching the "thunder horn dragon egg", estimated time required: 7 days]

[Estimated source energy points consumption: 10,000,000]

Chu Hong was stunned, and immediately the young man's face instantly flushed red with anger.

"This fucking costs money too?! And ten million?!"

The veins on Chu Hong's temples throbbed.

A collectible sold in the Special Service Department's recycling department worth 10,000,000 source energy points, translated to the real-world Pioneers Guild...

That could easily sell for twenty-five million!

It sounded like it was just a "truckload" worth of effort for that fellow Wang Suming.

But... Chu Hong still had to consider the subsequent impact!

Things on him were already bizarre enough. Once he kept collectibles on a large scale without selling them externally, it would inevitably arouse some related suspicions soon.

Taking a deep breath, he looked at the [thunder horn dragon egg] in front of him, which was fiery red and flashing with thunderous light.

In the end, reason managed to suppress that petty, miserly psychology.

"Start hatching!"

[Ding! The advance payment of 1,000,000 source energy points has been paid. Please prepare the remaining balance of 9,000,000 source energy points before the biological hatching is completed. Failure to pay overtime will affect the excellence of the hatching result.]

"Damn it! You motherfucker are even threatening me?!"

After a long period of impotent rage...

Chu Hong finally had to resign himself to accepting the current predicament of being heavily in debt.

Casually grabbing a blue-quality pistol, an ordinary combat uniform, and a backpack, the 120,000 source energy point entry threshold was met.

"Enter the Investigation area [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital · Confidential]!"

Following a brief period of darkness before his eyes...

The strange, foul stench in the air caused Chu Hong to open his eyes slightly. The scene before him instantly left him frozen in place.

He landed at the [North Gate Entrance].

However.

The dim light before him and the much stronger stench of decay in the air instantly gave him the feeling of having arrived at a completely new map.

"Is this Dusk Mode?"

Chu Hong gasped softly. The divergence and perception of source energy within his body were obviously suppressed the moment he entered the map.

"Compared to regular maps, my perception has been suppressed and weakened by at least 20%!"

"This is still just confidential; if it were changed to a real-world top-secret realm..." Chu Hong didn't dare to think further!

He instantly lowered his posture.

At the same time, he immediately entered the passive state of the "Goblin Assassination Technique".

"Fortunately, it's not all bad news. At least the casting consumption of the Goblin Assassination Technique has decreased significantly, and the stealth effect has also been somewhat enhanced..."

Pondering in his heart, he was already gripping the [source blade] in his hand. Moving like a ghost and using various cover, he arrived at the open space in front of the [Main Hospital Building].

"Damn! The number of these bot zombies has actually increased too!"

Chu Hong cursed inwardly.

Originally, in the regular-grade dungeon's peripheral areas where "bots" consistently spawned, in Chu Hong's memory, there were only three zombies wandering around in that corner.

At this moment, there were a full five figures within Chu Hong's line of sight!

Furthermore, Chu Hong gazed with a frown. In his line of sight, under the dim light, those few swaying, hunchbacked zombies actually had eyes emitting a faint red glow.

Not only had the number increased.

Even their strength had visibly increased.

But fortunately... he still didn't have to worry about true death!

His figure instantly rushed out from the side, the power of Water Magic surging under his feet, making Chu Hong look like a tuna shooting out from the sea, instantly rushing in front of a zombie.

The latter turned its head in confusion, and at that moment, the [source blade] precisely slashed towards the other's neck with a single strike.

"Crack!"

The clear breaking of bones, accompanied by a faint but distinct sense of resistance, caused Chu Hong's expression to change slightly as he swung the blade.

When he used the [source blade] to hack zombies in regular maps...

Let alone hacking the neck, even stabbing straight into the skull with a single strike felt completely devoid of resistance. Under the blessing of source energy, it was truly like cutting tofu.

The zombie's head was severed.

The ferocious gazes of the four zombies instantly locked onto Chu Hong. Within those scarlet eyes that were even more terrifying than a beast's, a strong greed for fresh flesh and blood suddenly surged forth.

"Roar!!!"

The huge, ferocious roar sounded so clear and piercing in this dusk-lit [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital].

Chu Hong's pupils contracted slightly, but a wave of source energy instantly surged across his body.

"Blossom!"

"Roar, roar, roar..."

It felt as though the ground and the building structure of the [Main Hospital Building] on the left side were both vibrating. In the light under the dusk, Chu Hong raised his head slightly and saw a pitch-black "dark cloud" pressing down from the roof.

Those dense, scarlet eyes made all the hairs on Chu Hong's body stand on end instantly.

...

"Lord City Lord, are you sure you want to lead the team in person? Within the top-secret realm, it is exceptionally brutal. Furthermore, in many realms, threats cannot be overcome simply by relying on strength alone. We haven't figured out the mechanics within the [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] realm yet..."

"There is no time, Geng Lei."

Inside the City Lord's Mansion late at night, President Song Ming and other base city dignitaries and top Pioneers had just left. Over on Jiang Xingdong's side within the residence, preparations for entering the realm had already begun.

Before Huangshan Base City Armed Forces Department Director Geng Lei could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Xingdong's aged yet calm eyes that seemed to have seen through life and death.

"There is no time... [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] is a quasi-hell-grade realm. Shangcheng Base City already knows about this. How long can it be before those lunatics from the Black Hole Council find out?"

Geng Lei's expression stiffened, and he stammered speechlessly: "You, you mean... the Black Hole Council might attack Huangshan Base City?"

"Not might! Definitely!"

Jiang Xingdong's heavy voice caused a thick layer of gloom to instantly shroud Geng Lei's heart.

The Black Hole Council!

This terrorist organization, which had been active in Daxia and even Blue Star for hundreds of years, had always been dedicated to preaching that realms were gifts bestowed by gods for Blue Star's ascension and evolution.

In their eyes, the actions of Pioneers entering realms, searching for collectibles, and curbing realm ruptures were blasphemy against the gods and disrespect toward the divine gifts.

Destroying base cities everywhere, killing Pioneers who entered the realms, and then shattering the realms to release the monsters inside—

these had always been the work of the Black Hole Council.

Geng Lei's voice trembled.

"Once [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] shatters, what awaits the descent of disaster won't just be Huangshan Base City! Base cities and realms within a radius of hundreds of miles could all be destroyed one after another as a result. By then..."

"An unstoppable monster tide..." Jiang Xingdong nodded solemnly.

A flash of light in his hand revealed an exaggeratedly shaped weapon resembling a Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

Meanwhile, inside Huangshan Base City.

In a dim and enclosed residential area, a figure sneaked through the dark night and quietly walked into a residential building.

"Knock, knock, knock"

The sound of knocking on the door rang out.

"Who is it! Not sleeping in the middle of the night, you..."

"Cousin, something happened at home! Open the door quickly, a few brothers were attacked by monsters in the wilderness and got hurt!"

A voice clearly tinged with a bit of panic rang out, followed by the sound of the iron door being opened.

Entering the room.

The figure instantly removed the mask on his face, revealing a ferocious visage.

"President Sha, what happened? You came looking for me without giving a heads-up in advance..." The so-called "cousin" was a physically robust and stout man who looked like a fitness coach.

If anyone from the base city were present, they would definitely recognize him at a glance.

This person was none other than President Sha Lie of the renowned [Shazhou Chamber of Commerce] in Huangshan Base City.

Sha Lie's expression was excited.

"Today the City Lord summoned us and said that the newly appeared [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] realm outside the city is not top-secret! It is quasi-hell-grade!"

"Jiang Xingdong is already prepared to lead the team into the realm in person. This is definitely the best opportunity for Your Excellency the Councilor!"