"Little Qilin, take them and escape from here. Don't worry about me for now!"
Lin Yu threw her two classmates onto the back of the enlarged Little Qilin, and at the same time, she brought her fingers together, condensing her sword intent.
"Yinyuan Sword Intent!"
Lin Yu shouted, condensing a three-inch long sword intent and slashing it without hesitation at the giant snake, directly cutting a gash on its head.
Blood splattered out!
The giant snake, in pain, roared fiercely, directly smashing through the glass cover above the nest, its head thrusting out.
Lin Yu was sent flying by the commotion caused by the giant snake. Little Qilin also seized this opportunity, swiftly rushing out of the nest through the exit. Simultaneously, the demonic energy swirling around its body swept up the students near the nest exit who had lost their limbs, quickly carrying them out of the underground base.
The giant snake went berserk, beginning to devour people indiscriminately within the underground base. Many researchers and guards were swallowed by it.
With every person it ate, its strength increased, its scales became sharper, and the horn on its forehead grew more prominent.
"Beast, your opponent is me!"
Seeing the giant snake abandon her to devour others, Lin Yu's expression grew even more stern. She once again thrust her sword into the giant snake's body and slashed downwards with force, creating a large opening.
Blood sprayed, and the giant snake roared again, its body writhing. Its tail swept Lin Yu away, sending her flying.
Bang!
Lin Yu slammed heavily against the wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Several of her ribs were broken.
Ye Ling, watching from outside the glass cover, saw Lin Yu being swept away. His brows furrowed slightly, and he murmured, "Xiao Yu is still too easily swayed by emotions. She could have dodged that last strike, but her concern for others made her lose her composure, resulting in unnecessary serious injury."
"This personality will cause her trouble in the future."
With that, Ye Ling casually gestured. Spiritual energy swept up the students in Laboratory Zero who had not yet been taken out by Little Qilin, sending them outside the research institute.
As for the researchers and guards, Ye Ling had no intention of saving them.
They had sacrificed many volunteers to raise this giant snake. Even if handed over to Chinese law, these individuals would at least receive a suspended death sentence, and most would face immediate execution. Whether they were injected with a lethal dose or devoured by the snake now made no difference.
Lin Yu slumped in the corner of the wall, her expression changing drastically as she watched the snake's tail sweep towards her again. However, she gritted her teeth against the pain and lunged forward, dodging the snake's strike.
The snake's tail gouged a massive trench in the alloy wall!
Sparks flew!
"The space in here is too confined, not conducive to my fighting. I need to escape first!"
Lin Yu realized she was too passive staying in the nest and, without hesitation, ran directly towards the nest exit.
The giant snake, engrossed in devouring the fleeing researchers and guards, paid no mind to Lin Yu, allowing her to escape.
In the giant snake's mind, Lin Yu was the most delicious food present.
However, Lin Yu was a bit troublesome, while others were easy to swallow. It naturally chose to devour others first, saving Lin Yu for last.
Jian Gu, crouched beneath the control console, watched a giant snake head rampage through the laboratory, devouring numerous researchers. His face was pale with fear, and his body trembled.
"Get out of my way, damn it!"
Huang Jianchuan, unwilling to go out and die, also crawled under the control console, attempting to drag Jian Gu out so he could hide there himself.
"You old beast deserve to be swallowed by that bigger beast. How dare you come in here?"
Seeing Huang Jianchuan crawl in, Jian Gu, who had been filled with fear, became enraged again. He hunched over and attacked Huang Jianchuan.
However, Huang Jianchuan was prepared this time. He retaliated with a punch of his own.
The two began to wrestle beneath the control console.
"You little researcher dare to hit me, you're asking for death!!!"
"I'm hitting you, you damned beast!"
The two researchers were now like street thugs, fighting each other and resorting to all sorts of dirty tricks. They didn't even realize they had rolled out from under the control console.
Thump!
Just then, a loud noise erupted beside them, sending both of them flying.
Huang Jianchuan turned his head and saw the giant snake's cold eyes staring at him. He was utterly terrified.
He no longer dared to tangle with Jian Gu. He immediately used all his might, pushing Jian Gu towards the snake's mouth, while he himself fled frantically towards the laboratory exit.
The giant snake didn't mind the food being delivered to its mouth and immediately opened its cavernous maw to swallow Jian Gu.
"Stop, beast!"
Lin Yu's voice descended from above. She held a sword, over a meter long, condensed with spiritual energy, and thrust it fiercely into the giant snake's head.
"Hiss—!"
With its brain pierced, the giant snake let out a shrill roar. It could no longer care about Jian Gu and thrashed its head, trying to shake Lin Yu off.
Jian Gu seized this opportunity, quickly got up from the ground, and also fled towards the laboratory exit.
Rumble!
Just as he and Huang Jianchuan were about to escape, the giant snake's head smashed through the ceiling. A large rock fell, precisely blocking the escape route for Huang Jianchuan and Jian Gu.
"Damn it!"
Huang Jianchuan was covered in dust. Seeing his escape route blocked, his face turned extremely grim.
Jian Gu also stopped, despair etched on his face, and slumped to the ground.
He looked back at Lin Yu, who was still fighting the giant snake, and muttered to himself, "Shishi, Dad might die here today..."
Although Lin Yu's methods were beyond Jian Gu's imagination, the giant snake was too massive. Only a small section of its body was exposed.
Lin Yu's sword could only injure the snake, not inflict fatal damage.
By all appearances, the young girl was no match for the giant snake.
Those who could escape had already fled. Those left trapped in the laboratory would only become food for the giant snake.
"However... even if I'm going to die, I must kill the culprit!"
Overwhelmed by despair, Jian Gu's malice flared. He grabbed a piece of glass from the ground and looked at Huang Jianchuan, who was crawling nearby, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Huang Jianchuan, as a professor at Jiangcheng University, a consultant for Tianhui Pharmaceuticals, and one of the leaders of Project Zero, was a significant figure.
Jian Gu, a mere junior researcher, had no power to contend with a magnate like Huang Jianchuan before. He had even witnessed colleagues who anonymously reported issues being apprehended and later becoming "volunteers" for Project Zero.
Previously, Jian Gu had prioritized self-preservation, avoiding trouble to protect himself and Jian Shishi from disaster.
But now, since he was doomed to die anyway, he might as well kill the demon Huang Jianchuan and die a more satisfying death!
"This guy..."
Ye Ling, seeing Jian Gu creep towards Huang Jianchuan with a piece of glass, felt a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
Jian Gu was a complete ordinary person. For him to decide to act, it was hard to imagine the depth of his despair.
However, Jian Gu was, after all, Jian Shishi's father. Ye Ling did not intend to let him truly cross the line. He instantly appeared in front of Jian Gu.
"It's you?"
Seeing Ye Ling blocking his path, Jian Gu paused and exclaimed.
He remembered Ye Ling had come with Lin Yu, and his strength was clearly much greater than Lin Yu's.
Ye Ling chuckled, "You look quite pitiful. I'll send you out."
With that, Ye Ling didn't wait for Jian Gu's reply. Spiritual energy surged around him, enveloping Jian Gu completely and sending him outside the research institute!
Huang Jianchuan looked back and saw Ye Ling taking Jian Gu away. His face lit up with joy, thinking he had found a way to escape. He quickly crawled over, knelt, and grabbed Ye Ling's hand, pleading, "Please, sir, save my life too! Send me out as well!"
"I am a professor at Jiangcheng University! Lin Yu's teacher!"
"My death would be a great loss to China's biological community! You must save me!!!"
Huang Jianchuan knew Ye Ling and Lin Yu were associated and began to play the emotional card.
Hearing Huang Jianchuan's words, Ye Ling glanced at him, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Alright..." Ye Ling grabbed Huang Jianchuan's hand and said, "I'll send you on your way."
Huang Jianchuan's eyes lit up with joy, and he relaxed his body.
Saved...
But the next moment, Ye Ling grabbed Huang Jianchuan and tossed him towards the giant snake, drawing a perfect arc in the air.
The giant snake, seeing food delivered, opened its cavernous maw again and perfectly caught Huang Jianchuan.
Huang Jianchuan: "Huh?"
Ye Ling watched Huang Jianchuan being swallowed by the giant snake and narrowed his eyes, smiling, "Farewell, Professor."