181: Chapter 181 is exactly the same!

As the heavy metal door collapsed under Su Xiaoxiao's brute-force breach, a thick, suffocating stench of blood mixed with the pungent odor of chemicals surged out like a tide.

"Ugh..."

Wang Shan and Li Murou couldn't hold it back, nearly vomiting on the spot.

Even Shen Ye and Chen Xi, who were accustomed to life and death, felt their pupils constrict sharply the moment they saw the scene behind the door, a chill rushing straight to their skulls.

This was a massive underground space, as large as several football fields.

The ceiling was hung with pale Magic lamps, illuminating the area as bright as day.

But this was no paradise; it was an absolute hell.

In this vast space, hundreds upon thousands of large, transparent Life-support pods were densely arranged.

Inside every Life-support pod, a massive ferocious beast was imprisoned!

There were Demonic Lions wreathed in flames, wind wolves with wings on their backs, and even several Tier 4 Lord-class creatures with terrifying auras!

However, these overlords who once dominated the wilderness were now in a wretched state.

Their bodies were covered in various tubes, with thick needles pierced into their spines, hearts, and brains.

Green, red, and blue liquids were being continuously drained from their bodies, flowing through the pipes to converge in the center of the factory.

"Awoo..."

"Roar..."

Inside the Life-support pods, the ferocious beasts let out weak and painful whimpers.

Their eyes had long since lost their former ferocity, leaving only endless despair and numbness. Some had even been drained of their essence, turning into shriveled corpses that were then ruthlessly grabbed by mechanical arms and tossed into the incinerator below.

"This... this is simply a slaughterhouse!"

Ye Fei covered her mouth, tears instantly welling up.

As a Beast Tamer, she could clearly feel the agony these creatures were enduring. Those heart-wrenching wails echoed in her mental world, pushing her to the brink of collapse.

"Bastards! These bastards!"

Ye Fei trembled all over, the tattoo on her wrist erupting in a dazzling golden light, a manifestation of her extreme rage.

"Welcome to... our paradise."

Just then, a cold and mocking voice drifted down from a high platform.

Everyone looked up.

On the control console in the center of the factory stood a middle-aged man wearing a white lab coat and gold-rimmed glasses.

Standing neatly behind him were fifty guards clad in special black armor.

The auras of these guards were all above Lv.50!

The two leaders among them even emitted terrifying fluctuations close to Lv.60!

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am the chief researcher here, code-named 'Doctor'."

The middle-aged man pushed up his glasses and looked down at Chen Xi and the others. There was no fear in his eyes, only the fanaticism of seeing new experimental materials.

"I must say, I'm quite surprised you were able to break in here."

"But it ends here."

"Since you're here, don't even think about leaving. Your fresh SS-rank bodies... are far more precious materials than those ferocious beasts!"

"Doctor? I think you're a butcher!"

Chen Xi snorted coldly, wasting no more words.

"Do it! Leave none alive!"

"Kill!!"

Ye Fei, who had been seething with rage, was the first to charge out.

"All Souls... Fury!!"

Accompanied by her sharp scream, a massive phantom of the Beast God emerged behind her.

That creator pressure originating from her bloodline instantly swept across the entire area!

"Roar!!!"

Inspired by this aura, the ferocious beasts trapped in the Life-support pods suddenly erupted with a final, desperate frenzy in their once-dead eyes.

*Crack! Crack!*

The sound of countless glass panels shattering rang out.

Those beasts that still had a shred of strength left actually snapped their chains and smashed their Life-support pods, lunging recklessly toward the black-clad guards!

"What?! The experimental subjects are out of control?!"

The "Doctor" standing on the high platform's face changed drastically.

"This is impossible! They were clearly injected with potent sedatives!"

"Nothing is impossible!"

Su Xiaoxiao's figure flashed, appearing directly in mid-air.

"[Void Thunder Punishment: Spear of Divine Judgment]!"

The magic staff in her hand transformed into a thunderous spear dozens of meters long, pointing straight at the Doctor on the high platform with world-destroying momentum.

"Stop her! Quickly, stop her!"

The Doctor screamed while retreating.

The two Lv.60 leaders roared and charged into the sky from the left and right, attempting to block Su Xiaoxiao's attack.

"Get out of the way!"

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes were cold as she shook the thunder spear in her hand.

Boom!

The two Lv.60 powerhouses were actually blown away by this single strike, their bodies charred black as they slammed heavily into the walls.

The crushing superiority of an SS-rank class over ordinary classes was fully displayed at this moment!

But the Men in Black were numerous, after all.

The remaining forty-plus Lv.50 guards quickly formed a formation, raining down various high-level skills upon Chen Xi and the others.

"Defend!"

Chen Xi shouted.

"Leave it to me!"

Li Murou stepped forward, the harp in her hand glowing brilliantly.

"[Time Rewind: Backflow]!"

Buzz—!

A strange ripple swept across the scene.

The fireballs, ice spikes, and sword qi that had already reached the group suddenly flew back along their original paths, like a movie being played in reverse!

*Puff puff puff!*

Many Men in Black were caught off guard and hit directly by their own skills, screaming repeatedly.

"What... what kind of ghostly skill is this?!"

"Time?! She's controlling time?!"

The Men in Black panicked completely.

The battle instantly reached a fever pitch.

Although the Nirvana Battle Team was small in number, they managed to suppress this elite guard unit through the talent suppression of being all SS-rank, combined with the assistance of the rioting ferocious beasts.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Chen Xi led Wang Shan and fought their way to the factory's core area.

That was where all the pipes converged.

A massive Cultivation tank filled with green liquid.

"Quick! See what exactly is inside here!"

Chen Xi kicked away a researcher trying to block them and shouted to Wang Shan.

Wang Shan scrambled to the control console, his hands flying as he breached the system.

"Give... give me a minute!"

Wang Shan's forehead was covered in sweat, his fingers moving so fast they left afterimages.

*Beep—Access granted!*

As the green "Pass" appeared on the screen, Wang Shan quickly pulled up the data analysis report for that massive Cultivation tank.

However, when he saw the contents of the report, he looked as if he had seen a ghost, trembling all over, his face as pale as paper.

"How... how is this possible..."

Wang Shan's lips quivered as he pointed at the gene sequence diagram on the screen.

"Captain... Captain Chen! Look!"

"The life essence of thousands of high-level ferocious beasts is gathered here. Logically, it should be a chaotic and violent mass of energy."

"But..."

"After being transformed by that machine's [Reverse Alchemy]..."

"The gene sequences of this energy are undergoing recombination!"

"They... they are being forcibly reversed from 'beast' genes into... 'human' genes!!!"

Hearing this, Chen Xi abruptly turned to look at the massive Cultivation tank.

Through the green liquid, he could vaguely see at the core where countless pipes connected.

A large, slowly squirming dark-red mass of flesh was pulsing rhythmically with a heartbeat.

And the shape of that mass of flesh...

...actually looked vaguely like a gestating...

...giant infant embryo?!"

"This is... their goal?"

Chen Xi felt a chill rush from the soles of his feet straight to his head.

Using the lives of thousands of ferocious beasts to reshape a "human"?

This was absolutely insane!

"Destroy it!"

Chen Xi didn't hesitate for a moment, instantly clutching all his Explosive cards in his hand.

"This kind of thing that defies the laws of nature absolutely cannot be allowed to remain!"

However, the moment he was about to act.

"Stop!!!"

A roar full of anger and majesty suddenly exploded throughout the underground space.

Immediately afterward, a terrifying pressure that made one's soul tremble erupted from that massive mass of flesh!

Boom!

The glass of the Cultivation tank shattered instantly.

The mass of flesh squirmed violently, and a distorted human face appeared on its surface.

That face was actually... just like the Ye Fei beside Chen Xi...

Exactly the same!