25: Halftime ended

Smelling the scent of gunpowder that wafted to his nose.

Feeling his temples throbbing wildly, pounding in sync with his heart.

Looking back at the infected creature hanging upside down from the ceiling, its head blown off by Lin Mo's two shots.

A suffocating sensation enveloped Yang Dian.

Just a little bit.

Just a little!

Just that tiny bit more, and his head would have exploded!

'Golden Bell Shield, Iron Shirt, Iron Head Skill, Iron Crotch Skill...'

'After learning the Heaven and Man Unity Skill...'

'No!'

'I'm not learning it!'

'As soon as I get back, I'm going to stack defense!'

Just as Yang Dian made up his mind to stack defense relentlessly, until no one could break through it.

The infected creature, whose head Lin Mo had blown off but still clung stubbornly to the ceiling, suddenly trembled.

The next moment, its bloody head suddenly burst open, and a crystalline, conical shape, seemingly made of crystal, emitted a seven-colored glow, replacing its head.

"It mutated again?"

In his surprise, the crystal-like conical shape suddenly split open, and six barbed, crystalline valve extended out, blooming like petals towards Yang Dian:

"Chirp~~~"

Looking at the dense circles of sharp teeth inside the infected creature's crystalline valve, where its neck should be, Yang Dian subconsciously pulled out the high-voltage electric net capture ball he had placed behind him.

"Chirp your big head, ghost."

"Eat my Pokeball!"

As his voice fell, the golden high-voltage electric net capture ball had already turned into an afterimage, smashing heavily into the infected creature's mouthparts.

"Beep~"

After a soft sound, blinding electric sparks entered Yang Dian's eyes, causing him to instinctively squeeze them shut.

After noticing the blinding light disappear through his eyelids, Yang Dian reopened his eyes and found that the mutated infected creature was tightly entangled by a high-voltage electric net as fine as a fishing net.

However, seeing it twitch occasionally, Yang Dian was basically certain that it was not dead yet.

"High voltage electricity can't kill it?"

Lin Mo, who had walked closer, heard Yang Dian muttering and couldn't help but let out a soft breath:

"Actually, this type of infected creature, besides having extremely strong infectious properties, its individual strength is only average among abnormal creatures."

As his voice fell, Lin Mo, who was operating something on his phone, made another call.

A moment later, the call connected, and Lin Mo spoke:

"Professor Shen, infected creatures parasitized by Firefly Bugs will undergo a second mutation."

"Or perhaps infected creatures parasitized by Firefly Bugs have undergone a metamorphic evolution similar to insects."

"I've already sent you the specific mutation video."

"I'm not a researcher, so I don't know if this mutation will occur after the Firefly Bug dies."

"And whether it will be inherited by the next generation through the infected creature's gene chain."

"So when you conduct genetic research, please be careful and take precautions."

Professor Shen Fei on the other end of the phone did not rush to reply to Lin Mo.

Instead, he first watched the video Lin Mo sent, then asked:

"Is the infected creature that underwent the second mutation still alive?"

Lin Mo looked down at the infected creature, then nodded:

"It should still be alive."

Professor Shen Fei's voice sounded a bit excited:

"Please, on the premise of ensuring your own safety, absolutely do not harm the infected creature."

"Cases where parasites cause secondary mutations in their hosts are appearing for the first time globally."

"It might be of great help to our research on talent and evolution."

Lin Mo nodded:

"I understand."

"We will try our best to ensure the safety of the infected."

"Thank you."

"I am now arranging for personnel to rush over to receive the parasite..."

...By the time Lin Mo finished his call, Wang Jian had also completed his count:

"There are a total of 27 infected individuals in the hall, which is the same as the number of infected mutations detected by Skynet monitoring within the New Donggang Company."

Saying that, he looked at Yang Dian again, thanking him from the bottom of his heart:

"It's a good thing we had you, Little Yang, otherwise, Heaven knows how many people would have been injured or even died in the line of duty."

Yang Dian shook his head:

"I merely did what I was supposed to do."

"Moreover, the mission isn't over yet."

"According to the information previously investigated, the number of infected individuals potentially parasitized by the mutated parasite has reached over 300."

"This is still a conservative estimate."

"Heaven knows how much the actual number of infected individuals has exceeded."

At this point, Yang Dian glanced subtly at Lin Mo again:

"Besides that, the source of the mutated parasite has not yet been clarified."

"We only know that the source of infection is Yang Fei, the owner of New Donggang, but where Yang Fei was parasitized, and why he was parasitized by the mutated parasite, we have not yet clarified."

Hearing Yang Dian's words, Lin Mo's expression also changed from clear to cloudy.

As early as when he knew Tian Xin intended to help conceal the situation of the infected, he suspected that this parasite infection incident was caused by human factors.

Now, hearing Yang Dian say this, he immediately had a premonition that the matter was not over.

'I wonder if I can handle it...'

Whether Lin Mo could handle it, the other Policemen didn't seem to care much.

After everything settled, what they cared about was whether they could become as strong as Yang Dian.

"So, Commissioner Yang, I am also practicing the ancient martial art 'Five Animal Frolics'."

"How long do I need to Cultivate to become as strong as you?"

Facing the Policeman, who was over thirty but sincerely respected him, Yang Dian didn't know how to answer him for a moment.

He was just an ordinary person.

But he had a cheat, unlike ordinary people.

He had heard Lin Mo say before.

For ordinary people to Cultivate to his level, it would take at least twenty to thirty years, or even fifty to sixty years.

And it had to be practiced day after day, year after year, without interruption through hot and cold seasons.

However, looking at the Policeman's eager eyes, Yang Dian still didn't say anything to discourage him:

"You just need to practice."

"Practice until the next person asks you this question, then you'll know the answer."

"Then, Commissioner Yang, I have some questions during my Cultivation of ancient martial arts, may I consult you?"

"Of course, you can."

"I will tell you everything I know, without holding anything back."

"However, there are some areas where I'm not entirely clear either; we can probably say we'll discuss them together..."

...Time slowly passed in questions and answers, answers and questions.

An hour later, Yang Dian finally waited for the Research Institute convoy, which had been delayed by rush hour traffic for quite some time.

Perhaps because of his intense concern for the secondarily mutated infected creature, Professor Shen himself led the team this time to receive the mutated creature.

"First, give the infected creatures sedative injections to put them into dormancy."

"After confirming they are dormant, place them into cryogenic chambers to maintain their cellular activity at a low level..."

After arranging the transport tasks, Professor Shen came over to Yang Dian, who seemed a bit distracted:

"What are you thinking about?"

Yang Dian turned to look at Professor Shen, then at the Policemen who had scattered like birds and beasts to maintain order after the transport team entered the building, and the members of the transport team who were injecting the infected creatures:

"I'm wondering if such incidents will happen frequently in the future."

Professor Shen fell silent for a moment, the smile on his face gradually disappearing.

"Yes."

"Not only will they, but even more serious catastrophic events than this are bound to erupt..."