The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

The door to the institute was closed, with vines and purple vegetation entwined around the door frame, as if preventing anyone from entering.

The plants look normal and harmless, but deep in the gaps between their branches and leaves are hidden things that look like human facial features, which appear densely packed at first glance.

Even if the mercenaries present had never seen it, they had heard of it, the mutated plant Ghost Face Vine.

At the beginning of the apocalypse, a base was invaded and the creatures continued to devour life and proliferate, leading to the destruction of the entire base. It was also because of this tragedy that the base later became extremely strict with physical examinations for those entering the city.

Mo Ya counted the faces and took a deep breath: "This ghost face vine has eaten quite a few people."

Wen Xun disagreed: "Where do the people in this place come from? They must be eating zombies."

Chu Zhou: "It doesn't matter what it ate before. What matters is whether it will eat you now."

He casually released a small gust of wind to lift the branches of the ghost face vine. The next second, several columns of purple liquid shot out with "puff puff puff", scaring everyone to quickly dodge, and fell to the ground, corroding a hole.

If this is the case with rocks, then if human flesh is touched, the result will at least be broken hands and feet.

Andway walked forward and just as he volunteered, "I'll do it," he saw flames coming out of his bare hands.

The moment the red mass appeared, the air was heated to an extremely high temperature.

The firelight hit the man's chin, but it did not bring any warmth, but only made his eyes look even colder.

Like a god of death walking out of hell, he mercilessly pressed the flames on the ghost-faced vine.

"what--!!!"

In an instant, a shrill scream filled the air.

Every face showed an expression of pain and convulsion, which made others feel an inexplicable twitch in their hearts, and a burning sensation that they could empathize with.

Facing the screams, Chimian Wuzhu increased the firepower again. The red sea of ​​fire covered the entire entrance. After a few breaths, the ghost-faced vines that were just full of it were completely reduced to ashes, revealing the silver metal door and combination lock underneath.

Mo Ya originally thought that the combination lock must have broken down by now, but when he looked, he saw that the electronic screen on the lock was still emitting a faint light, proving that it still had power.

He turned around and asked, "Does anyone know the password?"

There was silence.

"That's right." Mo Ya felt like he had asked a stupid question. He turned back and continued staring at the lock, thinking hard. "How do I open it? Has anyone been a hacker before?"

Wen Xun said lazily, "Without any tools, even the world's top hacker can only watch helplessly. Just blast it open."

They are now human bombs. Not to mention a metal door, even the door of the vault cannot stop them.

Wen Xun was calm and confident. He raised his hand and condensed a ball of thunder.

Jiang Liujing suddenly said, "Wait a minute."

Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on him, wondering what he was going to say, but they saw Jiang Liujing walk past Wen Xun and all the way to the door.

He walked straight to the combination lock and clicked his fingers quickly a few times. A faint light shone on his face, and with a bang, the door opened.

Wen Xun: “???”

He was shocked and asked, "You know the password?"

Jiang Liujing shook his head: "I don't know."

“But it’s written on the door.”

He pointed to a few barely discernible black symbols on the bottom of the metal door. Without a closer look, one might mistake them for stains. Only Jiang Liujing knew they were a form of writing originally created by Sang Mo.

Sang Mo had indeed been here and cracked the code. He also anticipated that he would come here one day, so he left a mark here.

Could it be that Sang Mo had really sent the rescue mission himself? Was he here now?

Jiang Liujing was in a state of mixed emotions, not knowing whether to be relieved or nervous. Chi patted his shoulder, silently offering him support.

After entering the room, it was dark and silent, with only the suppressed breathing of the crowd echoing in the air.

There are many passages in the institute and they don't have an internal map, so they can only explore separately in groups according to the original plan.

Andway waved goodbye to them, emphasized that if they couldn't find it, they should retreat immediately, and led his men to the left.

Jiang Liujing and others chose the middle path.

I don’t know if it’s because of the lack of light, but this road looks much more eerie and longer than usual, and the deeper you go, the darker the color becomes.

Jiang Liujing could hear the breathing of his companions becoming slightly faster, as if they were very alert. This was the human instinctive defense against unfamiliar and dangerous environments.

Jiang Liujing should have done the same, but for some reason, he felt a strange sense of familiarity when walking in this dark passage, as if he had walked in a similar environment many times before, so he was not afraid.

This feeling was very strange. He was just a student before the end of the world, and the longest corridor he had ever walked through was in the school's teaching building. Nothing could compare to this corridor in any way.

A feeling of confusion surged in his heart, but he quickly shook it off by shaking his head. Jiang Liujing thought, now is not the time to think about this.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound of footsteps in the darkness ahead, as if something was approaching.

Chi immediately stopped and raised his hand to signal everyone to stop.

Mo Ya held his breath on the side, ready to launch a defense at any time.

Chi held the flashlight and shone it in the direction of the footsteps. The light flashed by and caught sight of a pair of shoes.

The horror movie-like scene almost gave Mo Ya a fright.

Chi looked up again and saw the corner of a white coat.

Is this costume a surviving researcher? Or a dead, mutated zombie?

"Who?" he asked in a deep voice, ready for battle.

But then a gentle male voice sounded: "It's me."

The figure took two more steps forward from the darkness, completely exposed to the light. The moment they saw his face clearly, they were all stunned.

"Dr. Sang Mo?" / "Grandpa Sang?!"

The person who came had a face exactly the same as the one they were rescuing.

Although he is very old, he accidentally gained the attribute of rejuvenation due to the awakened wood-type ability, and his appearance regressed to that of his youth.

The handsome young man with green hair stood in the passage with a smile on his face, and he felt a sense of peace and relaxation all over his body.

He looked at them and said, "It seems you received the message I sent. But why are there only five of you?"

"There are others..." Mo Ya subconsciously wanted to answer, but Chu Zhou suddenly grabbed his sleeve, and all the words he hadn't said were stuck in his throat.

Jiang Liujing, who was in front, spoke at the same time: "Grandpa Sang, so it was you who issued this rescue mission?"

"Yes." Sang Mo nodded generously and pointed to the top of his head. "You should have seen it when you came here. This research institute has its own signal tower. I was worried that the surrounding area had fallen too thoroughly and the signal would not be received. It seems that there is always a way out."