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Chapter 42 Mutant Creature Attack
"Be careful!" Lu Zhao shouted.

A group of mutant creatures with sharp teeth and claws rushed out from the darkness.

They are about the same size as adults, but their limbs are abnormally developed, their skin is an unnatural gray-green, and their eyes emit a faint green light in the dark.

"Back off!" Xiao Ran shouted, pushing Su Wanqing and the others behind him, and rushed forward.

"Xiao Ran!"

Xiao Ran didn't look back. His muscles began to swell, and traces of energy flowing could be vaguely seen under his skin.

This is his power awakening.

The first mutant creature pounced on Xiao Ran, its sharp claws heading straight for his throat.

Xiao Ran turned sideways, swung his fist, and burst out with his strength. With one punch, he knocked the mutant creature away and slammed it into the wall.

"I'll deal with them, you find a way out!" Xiao Ran shouted.

More mutant creatures emerged from the darkness. Xiao Ran stood in the center of the passage, becoming the only obstacle blocking their progress.

He punched and kicked, each blow packed with immense force, pushing the mutant creatures back.

But there were too many mutant creatures and they soon surrounded Xiao Ran.

A mutant creature pounced from the side, and its sharp claws left three deep scars on Xiao Ran's arm.

"Ah!" Xiao Ran screamed in pain, but did not retreat. Instead, he grabbed the mutant creature's claw and threw it towards another group of its kind that was rushing towards him.

"Xiao Ran won't hold on for much longer," Lin Che said to Su Wanqing and Lu Zhao, "We have to help him."

Lin Che stretched out his hand and controlled the water molecules in the air to condense into a stream, forming a water wall to block the attack of some mutant creatures.

Lu Zhao used his mechanical control ability to break the metal pipes on the wall, spraying out high-pressure steam, which scalded several mutant creatures.

Su Wanqing took out a hunting rifle from her spatial ability: "I'll cover you!"

She aimed at a mutant creature that was about to pounce on Xiao Ran from behind and pulled the trigger.

The gunshot echoed in the narrow passage, and the mutant creature fell to the ground.

The battle lasted for several minutes, and the number of mutant creatures finally began to decrease.

Xiao Ran was covered in wounds, but he still stood at the forefront. His strength had fully awakened, and each punch he threw could send the mutant creature flying several meters away.

The last mutant creature was kicked away by Xiao Ran, and it hit the wall and stopped moving.

"Done," Xiao Ran said breathlessly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he staggered and almost fell.

Lin Che and Lu Zhao quickly stepped forward to support him.

"You're injured," Lin Che said worriedly, "We need to take care of it."

They found a relatively safe corner and let Xiao Ran sit down.

Lin Che checked Xiao Ran's injuries and found that he had multiple scratches on his arms, legs, and back, some of which were very deep.

"These wounds need to be cleaned," Lin Che said, "The mutant's claws may contain toxins."

He stretched out his hand and released a stream of clear water from his fingertips, carefully washing Xiao Ran's wound.

A faint blue light can be seen in the water flow, which is the healing effect of Lin Che's water-based ability.

Xiao Ran gritted his teeth and endured the pain: "Don't worry about me, we have to find Xiaoyu quickly."

"You'll lose too much blood if you continue like this," Su Wanqing said firmly, "Let Lin Che treat your wound before you leave."

She took out a first aid kit from her space ability, which contained disinfectant and bandages.

After Lin Che cleaned the wound with his water-based abilities, Su Wanqing applied medicine to Xiao Ran's wound and then bandaged it.

"This should stop the bleeding temporarily," Su Wanqing said, "but you have to be careful not to do anything too violent."

Xiao Ran nodded and tried to stand up: "I'm fine, let's keep going."

Although he said he was fine, he was obviously struggling when he stood up.

Lin Che and Lu Zhao exchanged glances and stood silently on either side of Xiao Ran, ready to support him at any time.

"What are those mutant creatures?" Su Wanqing asked Lu Zhao. "They look like a hybrid of humans and animals." Lu Zhao frowned and said, "According to the information I've seen before, these should be the failed products of the 'Biological Reset Project'. They tried to modify human genes to make them more adaptable and combat-capable, but most experiments failed, resulting in mutations in the test subjects."

"It's too cruel," Lin Che shook his head. "They're using people as experimental subjects."

Xiao Ran said in a deep voice: "My sister is also one of their experimental subjects. I must rescue her."

They continued along the passage, carefully avoiding the corpses of mutant creatures on the ground.

The passage gradually widened, and some small laboratories and storage rooms appeared on both sides.

"Where should we find Xiao Yu?" Su Wanqing asked.

Lu Zhao thought for a moment: "Based on the direction of the energy fluctuations, she might have been teleported to the core experimental area. That's where the most important experiments are conducted."

"Where is the core experimental area?" Xiao Ran asked anxiously.

"It should be deeper," Lu Zhao pointed forward, "If we keep going forward, we should be able to find an elevator or stairs leading there."

They advanced cautiously, wary of the possibility of more mutant creatures appearing.

Although Xiao Ran was injured, he still insisted on walking in front, ready to deal with danger at any time.

"Xiao Ran, how is your wound?" Lin Che asked with concern.

Xiao Ran shook his head: "It's okay, I've been through worse."

Su Wanqing noticed that blood had seeped out of Xiao Ran's bandage: "Your wound has started bleeding again. We need to take care of it."

"There's no time," Xiao Ran insisted, "We have to find her as soon as possible."

Just then, they heard the sound of machinery running from the front.

"What is that?" Lin Che asked vigilantly.

Lu Zhao listened attentively: "It sounds like an elevator is running."

They quickened their pace and soon arrived at a spacious area with several elevators, one of which was in operation, with the numbers indicating it was rising from the ground floor.

"Someone is coming," Lu Zhao whispered, "We have to hide."

They quickly hid in a nearby storage room and observed the situation outside through the crack in the door.

The elevator door opened and several researchers in white coats walked out. They looked hurried and seemed to be discussing something important.

“The energy fluctuations are too strong,” one of the researchers said. “The S-7’s capabilities are beyond our expectations.”

"Where is she?" asked another researcher.

"Transported to the isolation room on Level B4," the first researcher replied. "The Director is already there."

The researchers hurried past and didn't notice the four people hiding in the storage room.

"Did you hear that?" Xiao Ran whispered, "Xiao Yu is on the B4 floor!"

"B4 should be the fourth floor underground," Lu Zhao said, "We need to take the elevator down."

They waited until the researchers were gone, then carefully walked out of the storage room and to the elevator.

Lu Zhao pressed the button and the elevator door opened.

"Come in quickly," Lu Zhao said, "I'll operate the elevator."

Four people entered the elevator, and Lu Zhao used his mechanical control ability to make the elevator descend directly to the B4 floor, while blocking the elevator's monitoring system.

"Be prepared," Xiao Ran clenched his fists, "There may be more guards and mutant creatures down there."

The elevator slowly descended, and the numbers displayed went from B1 to B2, then to B3, and finally stopped at B4.

The elevator doors opened, revealing a wide corridor lined with rows of isolation rooms.

"We have to find the isolation room where she is," Xiao Ran said, "Hurry up!"

They moved quickly down the corridor, checking the markings for each isolation room.

Suddenly, they heard a commotion ahead.

(End of this chapter)