5: Chapter 5 Cooperative Kill

The door panel trembled violently, and the cracks on the bolt grew larger and larger, ready to snap at any moment.

Chen Ye leaned against the back of the door, his muscles tensed, and shouted urgently at the flustered Qin Ruoxue who was rummaging around:

"Do you have anything like sulfuric acid, rubbing alcohol, or sedatives? Anything that can subdue the monsters will do!"

Qin Ruoxue hurriedly crouched down, her slender fingers quickly rummaging through the medical shelf.

Her brows were tightly furrowed, and her cold, delicate face was filled with anxiety. After searching through two shelves, she turned back, clutching a glass syringe and a small bottle of anesthetic:

"I... I only found this! Anesthetic!"

"Quick! Draw it all into the syringe!" Chen Ye's eyes lit up, and he ordered sternly.

Not daring to delay, Qin Ruoxue gripped the syringe with her long, fair fingers and carefully drew all the anesthetic in. Her movements were gentle yet flustered, and her fingertips trembled slightly.

"Find me a thick iron rod! The faster, the better!"

"Okay!" Qin Ruoxue turned quickly, dragged an IV stand from the corner, and handed it to Chen Ye.

With the cold iron rod in his hand, Chen Ye felt slightly relieved and immediately gave another order:

"Turn off the lights in the storage room! Quick! Then hide behind me immediately!"

Qin Ruoxue was stunned, her cool almond eyes filled with confusion: "Turn off the lights? We won't be able to see the monsters in the pitch black..."

"Don't ask! No time to explain! Just do it!" Chen Ye's tone was unquestionable, carrying the decisive ruthlessness of someone who had died once before.

Intimidated by his aura, Qin Ruoxue hurriedly stood on tiptoe and pressed the switch on the wall.

"Click!" The storage room was instantly plunged into pitch blackness, with only a faint green glow from the Toxic Mist outside seeping through the cracks in the door.

Qin Ruoxue hurriedly ran behind Chen Ye, her slender arms wrapping tightly around his waist, her soft body pressed against his back.

"Hold onto me! When I count to three, you follow me out immediately!" Chen Ye gripped the iron rod tightly, channeling all 75 points of his Basic Strength into his right arm, his ears fixed on the sound of the impacts outside the door.

"Three! Two! One!"

The moment he counted to one, Chen Ye abruptly pulled away the table and chairs bracing the door and yanked the iron door open!

"Bang!!!" The three Aberrants were ramming the door with all their might; losing resistance instantly, the massive momentum caused them to charge into the storage room all at once.

They stumbled forward three or four meters, roaring disoriented in the darkness.

Now is the time!

"Go!" Chen Ye let out a low shout.

Dragging Qin Ruoxue behind him, he used the cover of darkness to dash out the door like a cheetah.

With a backhand motion, he used all his strength to slam the iron door shut!

"Clang!" The iron door closed heavily, and Chen Ye did not wait for the Mutated Beasts to react.

He immediately jammed the iron rod between the door handle and the door, locking it tight!

In the darkness, the four strange beasts kept ramming the iron door. However, the Aberrants only knew how to use brute force, and since the door opened inward, they couldn't get out unless they smashed it to pieces.

After doing all this, Chen Ye leaned against the wall and panted heavily.

His back was already drenched in cold sweat.

Qin Ruoxue leaned beside him, equally shaken.

This man not only possessed terrifying strength, enough to send a Primitive Beast flying with a single punch, but he also had such a calm mind!

By using the tactics of turning off the lights and removing the door support, he had easily trapped the three low-intelligence Aberrants inside!

[Ding! Qin Ruoxue admires the male lead's intelligence]

[Trust +10! Current 60!]

[Obedience +5! Current 30!]

[Symbiosis Value +15! Current 90!]

[Host Basic Strength +15! Current 90!]

"Whew... Fortunately, these low-tier Mutated Beasts hunt by sight; if they suddenly rush into the darkness, they can't find their target, otherwise we would be done for."

Chen Ye wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and murmured softly.

But before he could catch his breath, a Phantom Child Beast suddenly jumped out from the corner of the hallway!

Its pitch-black eyes, devoid of whites, stared fixedly at the two of them. Its childlike face was twisted in rage as it opened its mouth and let out a shriek so sharp it could pierce eardrums!

"Squeak!!!" This sound wave was even more piercing and bizarre than before.

It echoed back and forth in the enclosed Basement, drilling straight into their minds!

Chen Ye and Qin Ruoxue both felt dizzy at the same time, their vision blacking out, their mental energy being frantically interfered with, almost falling into an illusion again!

"Not good! It's launched a mental attack again!"

Chen Ye's pupils shrank, and without the slightest hesitation, he gripped the scalpel in his hand and slashed his own palm hard!

"Hiss!" Blood gushed out instantly, and the heart-piercing pain made him sober up immediately!

"It's fortunate I knew its weakness in advance, otherwise we would really be done for here today!"

He grabbed Qin Ruoxue's fair, soft little hand, turned her palm upward without allowing for refusal, and lightly slashed it with the scalpel.

"Mm!" Qin Ruoxue let out a soft groan in pain, her slender fingers curled slightly, and bright red beads of blood seeped from her pink palm.

The intense pain instantly dissipated the dizziness in her mind, keeping her completely clear-headed.

"Waa!" Seeing the sound wave was ineffective again, the Phantom Child Beast roared in a rage.

Its gray-black monster body kicked off the ground, brandishing sharp, hooked claws as it lunged straight at Chen Ye's face!

Chen Ye's eyes sharpened; instead of retreating, he advanced!

"This time, you've come to your own death!"

He stepped abruptly to the left, dodging the Phantom Child Beast's claws, the fierce wind brushing past his cheek and bringing with it a stench.

He reached back and grabbed the Phantom Child Beast's spiky tail, pulling with all his might.

Using the momentum, he slammed its entire body hard against the concrete floor!

"Bang!" The Phantom Child Beast let out a shrill, miserable wail, its body deformed from the impact.

It struggled to get up, opening its massive mouth to bite at Chen Ye's thigh.

Chen Ye immediately blocked with his left arm, slamming his elbow hard into its abdomen!

Seizing the gap, Chen Ye suddenly raised his right foot, 90 points of Basic Strength stomping hard onto the Phantom Child Beast's pale skull, pinning it firmly to the ground so it couldn't move!

"Quick! The anesthetic!" Chen Ye roared sternly!

Qin Ruoxue snapped back to reality, clutching the syringe filled with anesthetic, and rushed forward, her slender arm raised high.

She jammed the syringe hard into the Phantom Child Beast's neck, pushing all the anesthetic in at once!

"Woo... woo..." The Phantom Child Beast's limbs struggled frantically a few times, but the large dose of anesthetic took effect rapidly.

Its childlike eyes slowly closed, its body went limp, and it stopped moving completely.

"The anesthetic must have taken effect. Fortunately, its size isn't that large," Qin Ruoxue looked at Chen Ye, as if waiting for the next order, "What do we do next?"

Chen Ye breathed a sigh of relief, but showed no mercy, "This kind of mental-type alien beast is a disaster if left alive!"

He gripped the scalpel tightly, aimed at the Phantom Child Beast's skull, and stabbed down hard!

"Puchi!" The blade pierced through the skull, green fluid splattered everywhere, and the Phantom Child Beast completely lost its life.

The next second, its corpse slowly turned into a gray light, and a pale cyan crystal core the size of a ping-pong ball landed quietly on the ground, emitting a faint glow.

[Ding! Cooperative kill of a Primitive Tier 1 Phantom Child Beast!]

[Symbiosis Value +50! Current 160!]

[Host Basic Strength +50! Current 140!]

Chen Ye was a bit surprised to hear the voice in his mind; so cooperation can also increase Symbiosis Value.

His current Basic Strength was already double what it was on the second floor; this was definitely a high-level cheat!

Qin Ruoxue looked at that strange crystal core, her face slightly pale, and hurriedly grabbed Chen Ye's arm: "What is this thing? Will it be dangerous?"