200: Chapter 20 Two Tufts of Beard

Huo Sixian had no way to answer Ye Qingqing's words, nor any way to answer at all.

Because Huo Sixian didn't know either; he also wanted to end this Post-Apocalyptic World as soon as possible.

By the time Huo Sixian, Ye Qingqing, and the others returned to the base, Ye Qingqing felt as if a long time had passed.

She missed Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan a little.

The moment Ye Qingqing got out of the car, she saw Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan, as if they had been waiting at the base entrance for a long time.

Seeing Ye Qingqing and Huo Sixian, Deng Jiayu immediately walked over to Ye Qingqing's side.

She looked Ye Qingqing up and down thoroughly.

While patting Ye Qingqing, she said with a sob in her voice, "How did you end up being gone for so many days? I was worried to death."

"You didn't run into any danger, did you?"

Ye Qingqing had been a bit worried, but seeing Deng Jiayu like this, she suddenly felt at ease.

So, this was what it felt like to be cared for by someone.

Ye Qingqing thought of her past life, where she was all alone; even if she left the base, no one would worry about her.

Of course, the times Ye Qingqing could leave the base on her own were also rare.

For the most part, she had been locked in a room.

This was the first time Ye Qingqing felt the sensation of being cared for.

So, this was what it felt like to have someone waiting for you.

Ye Qingqing suddenly felt very happy.

She patted Deng Jiayu's shoulder. "It's okay, Grandma. I'm perfectly fine. You don't need to worry about me."

"Actually, we have some matters that require your and Grandpa's help."

Deng Jiayu glanced at Ye Qingqing. "You silly child, what's this talk of 'help'? As long as you ask, would Grandma ever say no?"

Ye Qingqing acted spoiled in Deng Jiayu's arms, behaving exactly like a young daughter. "Okay, I knew Grandma was the best."

Grandma looked at Ye Qingqing. "Alright, what happened?"

Only then did Ye Qingqing look at Huo Sixian.

Huo Sixian looked at the sky and frowned. "Let's enter the base first. Grandma Deng, do you know where my grandfather is?"

Deng Jiayu thought for a moment. "He should be in the office. What exactly did you discover on this trip?"

Looking at Ye Qingqing and Huo Sixian, Deng Jiayu felt that this matter was far from simple. Though she didn't know the specifics, a deep sense of unease filled her heart.

Just then, Ah Huang finally leapt out from the trunk of the car.

When he saw Deng Jiayu, Ah Huang wagged his tail enthusiastically.

Deng Jiayu also held Ah Huang and checked him over. Only after confirming that both Ah Huang and Ye Qingqing were unharmed did she truly feel relieved.

However...

When Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan went to the laboratory together, the smile completely vanished from Deng Jiayu's face.

Inside the laboratory, Ye Qingqing, Huo Sixian, Huo Cunsheng, Kong Ziyi, and even Wang Xiaochun were all gathered together.

They were looking at a truckload of monsters brought back from the Viper Base's laboratory.

Both Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan widened their eyes in shock.

Pei Siyuan stammered, "W-w-what are these things?"

At that moment, Pei Siyuan looked at something in front of him that resembled a rabbit.

But it wasn't exactly a rabbit.

Because this rabbit didn't have a single hair on its entire body.

The rabbit's entire body was covered in gray skin, appearing pale and somewhat eerie.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, one could see black blood vessels densely covering its skin, looking very gruesome.

The ears were indeed the shape of a rabbit's, and it had a rabbit's tail.

The limbs were also those of a rabbit.

However, on what should have been the rabbit's round tail, numerous tiny eyes had appeared.

If someone with Trypophobia saw this rabbit's tail, they would surely faint from terror on the spot.

Even the red pupils that originally belonged to the rabbit had changed.

The pupils still looked like a rabbit's, but the color had turned black.

Furthermore, the rabbit had as many as six eyes, with three on each side.

It looked extremely gruesome.

Seeing this, a wave of discomfort surged in Deng Jiayu's heart.

Just then, Lu Huan arrived.

"Professor Deng, Professor Pei, the empty room has been prepared."

Hearing this, Ye Qingqing said to Deng Jiayu, "Grandma, I'm going to that room to take out everything from that laboratory."

Deng Jiayu nodded and continued looking at the rabbit with Pei Siyuan.

The rabbit was actually looking at them too.

At this moment, the rabbit didn't seem to have much offensive power.

If one ignored its appearance, it looked like a harmless rabbit.

However, Huo Sixian and the others had seen the Bat Zombies.

Thus, they knew that the monster before them was far from being as harmless as it appeared.

In reality, the offensive capabilities of these monsters were still unknown to them.

When Ye Qingqing went to the empty room, she directly released everything from the Viper Base's laboratory exactly as it was.

Then she called for Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan.

As soon as Pei Siyuan and Deng Jiayu entered, they picked up the research data on the table and looked through it.

With just one glance, shocked expressions appeared on the faces of both Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan.

Huo Cunsheng was extremely anxious on the side.

He couldn't understand the data, but he desperately wanted to know what was happening.

He kept urging them, "What did you find out? Why do you have those expressions?"

Neither Deng Jiayu nor Pei Siyuan paid any attention to Huo Cunsheng.

But their hands never stopped flipping through the data.

This made Huo Cunsheng even more anxious.

"Oh, why aren't you saying anything? At least tell me what the situation is..."

Huo Cunsheng was truly at a bit of a loss.

And it was in front of so many people, too.

Had he known, he wouldn't have asked.

These two were exactly the same as when they were young; every time he spoke, once they got immersed in research, no one would pay him any mind.

Furthermore, he was in front of his Granddaughter-in-law now; how embarrassing.

Huo Cunsheng was so angry that the two tufts of his mustache seemed ready to fly off.

But Deng Jiayu and Pei Siyuan continued to ignore him.

Leaving Huo Cunsheng alone to pace around in circles anxiously.

At this moment, Huo Sixian spoke up.

"Grandfather, the person in charge of this experiment at the Viper Base has been killed by us."

"He was likely... conducting experiments on Ability Users."

Upon hearing about experiments on Ability Users, Huo Cunsheng stopped pacing anxiously.

Instead, his entire face took on a serious expression.

After a long silence in the air, Huo Cunsheng suddenly shouted, "You brat! Since you knew all along, why didn't you say so earlier when I was asking?!"

Huo Sixian: ...