89: [Secret Code #8] Knife Run 1.0

"Classmate Chu Hong, you left in such a rush last time that I didn't have a chance to properly host you. You might as well stay at the manor tonight. It's so late, and it wouldn't be convenient to go back."

Inside Song Family Manor.

President Song Ming, a prominent big figure in Huangshan Base City, pouring wine for him personally didn't make Chu Hong feel flattered, but the way the other man looked at him made Chu Hong's back tense up.

Beside them, Uncle Fu smilingly directed the maids to serve steaming hot dishes, many of which were even processed using collected ingredients.

"Hehe, Uncle Song, what do you mean by hosting or not? Classmate Song Jiaojiao and I are currently teammates, entrusting our lives to each other inside the secret realm. You..."

"Good! What a great entrusting of lives to each other!"

Chu Hong was startled by President Song Ming's sudden loud laugh.

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Although he hadn't met President Song Ming many times in total, but... today's President Song Ming seemed to have changed quite a bit from his image in memory.

He seemed... very anxious?

Clearly, Chu Hong wasn't the only one who noticed the abnormality in President Song Ming's emotions.

When the dinner—which was almost entirely one-sided, with President Song Ming praising Chu Hong while flaunting the merits of his daughter Song Jiaojiao—ended, Chu Hong, led by Uncle Fu, returned to the room arranged for him.

Whether it was an intentional arrangement or not, right next door to Chu Hong's bedroom turned out to be Song Jiaojiao's room.

Inside President Song Ming's study.

When Song Jiaojiao knocked and walked in, she saw that President Song Ming, who rarely smoked, was puffing on a cigar with a deeply furrowed brow. He was smoking fiercely, as if he couldn't wait to vent all the depression in his heart.

Yet, the hand holding the cigar was trembling incessantly.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?"

…

Inside Chu Hong's bedroom.

"Enter the Special Service Department!"

When his physical body outside looked as though it was asleep, the real Chu Hong had already returned to the Special Service Department, which truly brought him a sense of security.

Today's dinner with the Song family father and daughter hadn't been eaten in vain.

From his conversation with President Song Ming, Chu Hong acutely gathered a piece of information that was crucial to him!

The top-secret-grade [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] in reality.

The evacuation countdown for the [East District Cliff Cableway] was ten seconds!

"If the countdown for the top-secret-grade cableway evacuation point is ten seconds, then the confidential-grade exclusive to my Special Service Department might also be ten seconds!"

A sharp glint flashed in Chu Hong's eyes.

He casually equipped a set of gear that met the entry threshold for the confidential grade.

He brought along the "Portable C4 Evacuation Point".

"Enter [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital · Confidential]!"

…

"Landing at slot one of the [Exotic Beast Research Laboratory] at the start!"

"Falcon taking off~"

Inside the dim twilight [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] map.

As soon as he entered the map, Chu Hong immediately deployed a [flying bird drone], accompanied by a loud explosion ringing out from the direction of the parking lot.

All the monsters across the entire map instantly acted like machines that had been instantly activated.

Swarming and roaring, they rushed toward the direction where the explosion sound came from.

"Roar——!"

Chu Hong also saw two bosses, the [Project Dominator Clone] and the [Project Code Fenrir Matrix], rushing out of the [Exotic Beast Research Laboratory] one after another in anger.

"A confidential-grade explosion will draw out two bosses. President Song Ming said during dinner that they only encountered two bosses even in the top-secret-grade [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital], which means... unless actively provoked or entering the underground area, the Kraken Matrix itself won't proactively leave the building."

This immediately reduced much of the pressure in Chu Hong's heart, while...

…he also quickly began simulating a viable knife-running route in his mind.

Since the current [source energy space] only had two slots,

Chu Hong didn't bring the [cobweb brain-computer interface] in, but the internal structure of the map itself and the resource distribution were identical.

"Landing at slot one of the [Exotic Beast Research Laboratory], then let's loot the big safe first!"

The location of the big safe was on the second underground floor. Knowing that the first underground floor didn't have much high-value loot and was extremely prone to alarming the mutant wolves and mutant dogs in the cages,

Chu Hong unhesitatingly bypassed the first underground floor directly from the elevator shaft,

entering the second underground floor directly.

"The mutant zombie [Biochemical Barbie] should be near the big safe..."

Clinging to the edge of the elevator shaft, Chu Hong poked his head out. Under the effect of the night vision goggles, he quickly and precisely locked onto the target wandering unconsciously beside the big safe's [Confidential Biomass Storage Cabinet (High-Value Container)].

He didn't rush out directly.

A short crossbow of only green quality suddenly appeared in Chu Hong's hand.

He took out a needle crossbow bolt containing a certain injection potion.

[Item Name]: [omega virus] Blocker

[Item Grade]: Blue

[Type]: Medical Supplies

[Weight]: 0.03 kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 1 × 1

[Item Description]: A strong inhibitory potion targeting the [omega virus] developed by the biochemical medical team of the [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital]. It can be used for early emergency treatment of infected persons and can greatly inhibit the activity of the [omega virus] inside the user's body. It can currently be produced at the pharmaceutical bench of the [Special Service Department].

Ordinarily, because they were in the secret realm, even if injured or infected, one's state would instantly recover after leaving the secret realm.

This thing, conversely, had no special value to Chu Hong.

However, today Chu Hong had a sudden whim.

"Heaven bless me, hopefully this thing can play some role..."

Holding the thought of simply looting the big safe and using "Portable C4 Evacuation Point" to evacuate if worst came to worst, Chu Hong instantly pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh!"

Amidst the sharp piercing sound through the air, [Biochemical Barbie] mechanically turned her head, and the silver-bright needle crossbow bolt directly pierced into her body.

The potion was injected instantly.

Under Chu Hong's expectant and nervous gaze, [Biochemical Barbie], who shouldn't have felt any pain, abruptly curled her body up, her whole figure hunching and trembling in place.

"F*ck! It works!"

Chu Hong's [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] Knife-Running Guide · Entry Equipment Chapter》, Content + 1.

Rushing right in front of her instantly, while [Biochemical Barbie] hadn't broken free from this "debuff" state yet, the [saber - source blade] directly cleaved off her head.

"Silently killing the mutant zombie [Biochemical Barbie]—don't try this without the virus blocker needle..."

Chu Hong chuckled.

The direction of the outside parking lot was still bustling with excitement, but his hand had already pressed onto the big safe's [Confidential Biomass Storage Cabinet].

Searching [Confidential Biomass Storage Cabinet (High-Value Container)]: ...

The three-by-three grid he expected did not appear.

"A small gold of the source energy organization category, [Virus Flesh Sample], a bottle of [Exotic Beast Spirit Liquid (Purple)]... The former can serve as a material for potion making at the pharmaceutical bench, while the latter can be given to Wang Suming's gang—though I wonder if drinking a third bottle of this stuff still has any effect..."

Chu Hong muttered. Anyway, [Exotic Beast Spirit Liquid (Purple)]—this thing hadn't had any effect at all ever since he advanced to the fifth stage of the [Qiyuan Realm].

Of course, it might also be due to the reason that he injected the red collectible [exotic beast serum (codename: swan song)].

Searching [Biochemical Barbie]...

A craft-collection category small gold, [Diamond Earring].

"After looting the big safe of the [Exotic Beast Research Laboratory], rush straight to the [Sanatorium and Rehabilitation Center]..."

Going upstairs!

Chu Hong didn't choose to walk out of the building of the [Exotic Beast Research Laboratory]; instead, he went straight up to the second floor, effortlessly and safely eliminating two or three zombies along the way that hadn't been lured away by the explosion because their positions were too tricky.

Chu Hong's [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] Knife-Running Guide · Monster Distribution Chapter》, Content + 1.

The two areas on the second floor of the [Exotic Beast Research Laboratory] were places Chu Hong had wandered through at least a dozen times.

[Gene Research Conference Room], [General Planning Office Area].

"On the desks in the office area on the second floor, some open-air craft collectibles and small gold items of electronic goods might spawn. Remember to check..."

Chu Hong's gaze was like lightning as he continuously executed the [Goblin Assassination Technique], which not only allowed him to make no sound whatsoever, but also made his speed as fast as a lingering shadow along the way.

"The drop rate for this match is bad, retreat!"

Seeing only a scattering of blue-quality and purple-quality items on the desks, Chu Hong immediately walked out of the [General Planning Office Area]. When passing by the semi-damaged vertical blinds of the [Gene Research Conference Room], his footsteps suddenly paused.

Through the glass at the twisting and twitching zombie figure inside the conference room,

Chu Hong suddenly saw that on the desk, there appeared a diamond card that did not exist in his memory.