Chapter 92 can crack

When a "mermaid" shows a blushing, shy expression in front of you, it is a very eerie thing...

Xiao Rou also knew exactly how high Zhou Yan's status was in this building, so for a moment, she didn't know how to answer him and could only look at Wang Youde with pleading eyes.

But it was difficult for Zhou Yan to read the expressions and demeanor on a mermaid's face. Seeing her staring at Wang Youde, Zhou Yan assumed Old Wang knew.

Consequently, the hallway fell into a silence. Old Wang looked at Zhou Yan, puzzled: "Why do you keep staring at me? Do you think I know?"

Xiao Rou lowered her head in a panic.

"I don't mean anything else, I'm just purely curious..."

"Sigh... The Young Man, right! Curiosity is perfectly normal..."

After saying this, both of them fell silent.

Why was the conversation getting more and more inappropriate?

Old Wang turned to go deliver the meat, and took the opportunity to arrange for people to go downstairs to move the diesel and generator. Before leaving, he asked Xiao Rou to take Zhou Yan to find Professor Li.

But as soon as Zhou Yan saw Old Wang leave, his curiosity returned...

Zhou Yan didn't really mean anything else, but seeing that he had teased Old Wang's daughter into such a state, he could only explain: "I... I'm just purely curious from a biological perspective..."

As he spoke, his curiosity reached its peak...

His gaze also gradually moved down from Xiao Rou's face...

As soon as the words left his mouth,

The scales on Xiao Rou's neck and collarbone began to turn a shade of red, visible to the naked eye, from their original light purple.

Xiao Rou's upper body instantly turned a deep purplish-red...

Xiao Rou had just gathered the courage to come over; after all, her father, herself, and even her whole family were alive because of Zhou Yan, so it would have been impolite to just leave. But the moment Zhou Yan spoke, Xiao Rou instantly lost her composure...

"I'm just curious, you don't have to answer, it's nothing... Could you take me to find that Professor Li?"

Zhou Yan's attempt to change the subject was unsuccessful.

Xiao Rou took a deep breath, thinking that in her current state, she didn't seem to be the same species as humans anymore...

There really was no need to be so shy.

She spoke rapidly: "The... the scales on the critical parts... they can split open... they can open when needed..."

After finishing the last word, as if she had used up all her strength, she quickly scurried back into the room and slammed the door shut with a "Bang!"

Leaning her back against the door, she fanned her face with her hand...

She had overestimated her own sense of shame.

"It can actually split open?" Zhou Yan lowered his head, contemplating the wonders of nature's creatures.

When Xiao Rou opened the living room door, Professor Li Guoming, who was sitting on the sofa, was pleasantly surprised to see Zhou Yan standing at the doorway.

He had thought Zhou Yan wouldn't be coming back!

After he brought Xiao Wei to escape to Building 16, they hid in the room where Wu Yang was standing guard. Watching that monster begin the massacre, both of them were scared senseless!

Only Xiao Wei looked at Professor Li Guoming with eyes full of admiration!

If it hadn't been for that critical moment when he called out to him, he would likely have died at the hands of that monster!

After everyone jumped into the water and escaped to Building 16, Professor Li Guoming and Xiao Wei mingled into the crowd. When they heard the sound of the speedboat, it was already too late.

They could only watch helplessly as Zhou Yan drove the speedboat away...

Furthermore, Professor Li Guoming could be considered to have "returned to his old profession" at Old Wang's place.

After all, he had always been engaged in biological and genetic research. If it weren't for the lack of a laboratory and analytical instruments at hand, Professor Li Guoming could have set up a small research studio here.

Before Zhou Yan could catch up, and before any pleasantries could be exchanged, Professor Li Guoming looked at Zhou Yan excitedly: "I think I understand how this power is obtained!"

Professor Li Guoming was very excited; he pulled Zhou Yan over and sat him on the living room sofa.

"In Building 17, I met a young man named Xiao Wei. Through him... and these young men..." As he spoke, Professor Li Guoming pointed to several young men in the room and said excitedly.

"After cross-referencing with each other, I have a rough understanding of how this power is obtained!"

Xiao Wei was the only young man who had accompanied Professor Li Guoming in running away to escape to safety in advance, and he was also the one who had originally refused to target Zhou Yan with Wang Huan.

His ability was "Diving".

It was a very simple ability, but he had never used it.

Because he couldn't beat the mermaids in the water...

After Professor Li Guoming learned of Xiao Wei's ability, he had been thinking about how this Awakening actually came about and the process of the ability...

In front of Zhou Yan, Professor Li Guoming was clearly holding back, but that sense of superiority of "possessing knowledge" was still very obvious.

If a Middle-aged man wants to avoid being annoying, he only needs to do three things:

Do not talk about sex in public.

Do not preach to young people.

Do not reminisce about the past.

Conversely, utilizing these three points can also win the favor of a Middle-aged man.

Give him the opportunity to preach to you.

Talk to him about the past.

Talk to him...

Ahem!

Professor Li Guoming fell hard amidst the constant praise from the young men around him, bragging extensively about how he was back at the research institute...

Now, he was acting like he was presenting a treasure, roughly explaining the process of "Awakening" to Zhou Yan.

The source of the energy that causes Awakening comes only from rainwater and the beads inside the mutated organisms.

It is like unrefined uranium ore; direct contact has a very high lethality rate. After getting rained on, some people, due to their physical constitution, cannot effectively absorb the Awakening substances in the rainwater, so they either die directly or, after being rained on, their genes are invaded by that mysterious energy and they mutate into mermaids.

People who mutate due to rainwater also have strong biological adaptability, belonging to those who have kept up with the pace of nature.

And the success rate of Awakening lies in energy purification!

Professor Li pointed at the empty cup on the coffee table, gesturing.

"This is like an extraction device. Those mutated organisms first absorbed the Awakening energy full of impurities from the rainwater, and through their own life systems, performed a safe biological transformation and storage of it. This process is like extraction and concentration!"

Therefore, people who Awaken through those beads have more sound and more powerful abilities! Most importantly, this method is safer!

"But... you were also rained on, yet you didn't Awaken, nor did you mutate!"

Seeing the look of confusion on Zhou Yan's face, Professor Li Guoming became even more enthusiastic.

"I also thought I didn't have that ability! But today I discovered that I do! And the ability is extremely special!"

Xiao Wei nodded vigorously from the side!

"We were originally lying at the window watching you use Wang Huan to hunt mermaids. As we were watching, a thought inexplicably appeared in my mind!"

Professor Li Guoming took a deep breath excitedly and continued: "I felt at that time that a very terrifying monster was hiding behind us! It was cruel, bloodthirsty, and exceptionally powerful! That sense of warning made my scalp tingle!"

Xiao Wei quickly testified: "Yes! Old... Professor Li even brought me along when he ran away!"

"That sense of warning kept reminding me! As long as we escaped to Building 16, we would be safe! So..."

"A prophet?" Zhou Yan was very interested.

"Not a prophecy, just a certain kind of hint about one's own safety!" Professor Li Guoming clearly understood his ability very well.

"When did you obtain it?" Zhou Yan asked curiously.

Professor Li Guoming pondered for a moment before replying with a hint of uncertainty: "At the very least, it was before I entered Building 17! I was heading towards that Warship at the time! I had a premonition then that the journey would be very smooth and that I could swim to that Warship...

But when I had swum halfway, I inexplicably felt that I would die immediately... I chickened out, so I was the first person to turn around and swim back at that time..."