The apocalyptic livestream attracted a lot of haters, alarming the government.

"Brother Tian!"

Han Yu and Wang Yao stared in astonishment, shouting excitedly as they tried to rush in, but Ye Xiao blocked their way.

"Boss!"

With a ripping sound, Ye Xing stabbed, dug, and pulled Tian Haifeng's left arm, tearing it off completely.

Fresh blood gushed out continuously from the severed arm. At first, it was dark reddish-black blood, but gradually, the splattered blood turned bright red.

Ye Xiao quickly took out a first-aid kit and handed it to Han Yu and Wang Yao, preparing for them to go up and stop the bleeding.

Just as the two were about to rush into the room, Ye Xiao saw Ye Xing suddenly make a hand gesture. His eyes widened, and he hurriedly shouted:

"Wait, don't go in!"

Just as Ye Xiao shouted this, the left arm that Ye Xing had torn off and fell to the ground began to wriggle its tentacles and crawl rapidly on the ground.

Strange, sharp teeth sprouted from the torn wound, emitting eerie hissing sounds as it charged toward Han Yu and Wang Yao at the door.

"Fuck, fuck!"

Ye Xiao and Lu Zhao were so frightened by the sudden turn of events that they started swearing and dragged Huo Yan and Ge Dong back several steps.

The live stream was filled with exclamations of "Holy crap!" from the fans.

"I go!"

Han Yu exclaimed in surprise and slammed on the brakes. However, the arm moved extremely fast and suddenly leaped up, lunging straight at Han Yu's thigh. Fortunately, Ye Xing reacted in time, and her right hand transformed into a long tentacle, instantly wrapping around the mutated severed arm.

Ye Xiao acted decisively and hurriedly shouted to Lu Zhao:

"Quickly go to the incinerator and burn this thing!"

However, as soon as Ye Xiao finished speaking, the arm wrapped around Ye Xing's tentacles began to emit a shrill scream, and gradually turned into a pool of thick black substance, like melted rubber, completely losing its life.

The crowd at the door stood there stunned for a while before they came to their senses. Han Yu and Wang Yao hurriedly stepped forward to stop Tian Haifeng's bleeding and helped him rush towards the infirmary.

Lu Zhao stared at the dissolved black substance on the ground, still shaken, and said:

"How could this happen? How could his arm be like this...?"

Ye Xiao found the parasite increasingly terrifying, and the thought of three live ones in the lab gave him goosebumps.

"Let's kill those three. Don't leave a single one alive. These things are too dangerous."

Huo Yan finally came to his senses and remained silent, clearly indicating that the current situation had exceeded his expectations.

"We can't be sure if this kind of thing exists elsewhere. If we don't conduct research and figure out what it is, how will we deal with it?"

Huo Yan's words left Ye Xiao and Lu Zhao speechless for a moment. For them, their first thought was to destroy these things, without considering any other possibilities.

But Ye Xiao felt that the risk was too great. He stroked his chin and suddenly came up with a somewhat sinister idea.

Ye Xiao looked at Huo Yan, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke:

"It would be too risky for us to research this, but we don't necessarily have to be the ones to do it, right? Besides, we don't have the right equipment right now."

After hearing Ye Xiao's words, Huo Yan had a vague idea and asked:

"You wouldn't be thinking of selling those samples to others like those people at the Gaotang base, would you?"

Ye Xiao nodded noncommittally, "A large base like Red Maple must have experts and laboratories in this field. Instead of taking risks here, we should sell it to them."

"At that time, we can obtain the intelligence they have by cooperating with them."

Huo Yan lowered his eyes in deep thought. He knew it would be difficult for him to research anything on his own with incomplete equipment.

Nowadays, laboratories with this capability are definitely located in large bases, and it is not an easy task to find such experimental equipment.

Huo Yan thought Ye Xiao's suggestion was feasible; he wanted to transfer the risk to other laboratories.

Ge Dong and Huo Yan seemed to be thinking, and Ye Xiao continued:

“This thing is so dangerous. We have three samples, one of which has already begun to mutate. We can keep one for ourselves and sell the other two.”

"To be honest, an idea just popped into my head."

A sinister glint flashed in Ye Xiao's eyes, and Lu Zhao asked with slight surprise, "What are you thinking?"

Ye Xiao's lips curled slightly as he stroked his chin and spoke softly:

"I was wondering, aren't the Freefire people interested in researching evolutionary potions? What would they do if we sold one of them?"

Ye Xiao's words shocked everyone, not only Huo Yan and his group, but also the viewers in the live broadcast room and everyone in the special operations team's command room.

[The Heart of Isaac: Holy crap, what is Xiao-ge trying to do?]

[Have a glass of old wine: The host's idea is quite insidious!]

[Dawn's Flame: Has Xiao Ge, who isn't afraid of the Free Fire, really figured out anything?]

……

The experts in the command center were also having a heated discussion.

Ye Xiao glanced at the comments and smiled, "Whether they come up with anything or not, it won't be a loss for us."

"Moreover, this kind of thing is definitely not unique. There must be such variants in other places, but it is very difficult to capture and study samples."

A sly glint appeared in Ye Xiao's eyes. "Researching this thing is very risky. If they don't find anything, they'll take the risk, and we won't lose out. If they do find something, that would be even better!"

Ye Xiao grinned, "I can just pick up the pieces then!"

Based on the rewards for achievement tasks, after completing certain achievements, he can obtain some tangible things or results that exist in this world as a reward.

Ye Xiao's plan was sound. He would have to face those Freefire guys sooner or later. If those guys couldn't do anything and even crashed and burned, it would be a great way to vent his anger.

He's happy as long as the people of Free Fire are unlucky!

If he can really make something of it, he can kill those guys and reap the benefits without lifting a finger. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Huo Yan hesitated for a moment, then said with slight worry:

"But we can't deal directly with the Freefire people, can we?"

Ye Xiao waved his hand, "We don't need to deal with them directly. We can get the goods to the Black Iron District to sell. I heard it's a black market there. I believe the Free Fire gang won't miss it easily."

Ye Xiao smiled and reached out to rub Ye Xing's little head beside him, his smile carrying a meaningful meaning.

"Let someone else handle this dangerous task!"

Having made up their minds, Huo Yan and Lu Zhao said nothing more. Although Huo Yan was somewhat regretful, Lu Zhao clearly agreed with Ye Xiao's idea; he didn't want to leave such a dangerous thing in the base.

After the discussion, Huo Yan took some of the black substance from the ground, and the group prepared to leave.

Seeing Ye Xiao and his group walk past the door, Zhu Peng finally lost his previous arrogance. He grabbed the bars of the iron window in fear and shouted:

"Etc., etc!"

"Please don't leave me here alone! Let me out!"

The thought of the torment he had endured last night, and the thought of having to endure that empty, lonely, and pitch-black night again, filled Zhu Peng with an overwhelming sense of fear.

His eyes were bloodshot, his expression contorted as he wildly waved his arms, no longer caring about his dignity as he began to plead.

"I don't want to stay here! I was wrong, I was wrong!"

"Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, I was wrong, I don't want to stay here alone!"

Zhu Peng pounded on the iron gate, his voice trembling as he shouted hysterically, terrified that Ye Xiao and the others would leave.

"Please, Commander Lu, Brother Xiao, I promise I'll be obedient, I promise I won't cause any more trouble, I don't want to be locked up here, please!"

Lu Zhao and Ye Xiao stopped and turned to look at the face peering through the iron bars of the window.

Zhu Peng had dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were filled with fear; he was genuinely afraid to stay there.

The fans in the live stream laughed without any mercy:

[Three Foxes: I thought this guy had a lot of backbone, but he couldn't even handle one night?]

[The Wandering Little White: Nonsense, he's the only one in this prison at night, and there's no electricity. He's lucky he wasn't scared to death.]

[Milk Egg Not Bland: Serves you right, weren't you always so arrogant before? Now you're spewing filth.]

[Paper-made Tough Guy: Sliding to his knees so quickly? That's boring.]

……

Seeing Zhu Peng weeping bitterly, Ye Xiao chuckled softly:

"I thought he could hold on for a few more days, but he couldn't even last one night?"

Seeing the face weeping bitterly at the window, Lu Zhao hesitated for a moment before saying:

“If he behaves himself, let him go. If he gets scared and something bad happens, I won’t be able to explain it to my superiors, since he hasn’t done anything wrong.”

Zhu Peng hadn't committed any heinous crime, so this was a good enough show of force. It seemed that last night had terrified him. Since Lu Zhao had spoken, Ye Xiao couldn't very well refuse to give him face.

"Okay, then you'll have to keep an eye on him from now on."

Ye Xiao winked at Han Yu, who then went to open the door for Zhu Peng.

Zhu Peng, who had emerged from the scene, had completely lost his arrogant demeanor and was now bowing and scraping to Ye Xiao and Lu Zhao, tears streaming down his face.

Ye Xiao snorted and was about to turn around when he saw a strange glint in Zhu Peng's eyes. Ye Xiao caught the fleeting resentment in that eye.

Ye Xiao chuckled inwardly, "This kid still seems unconvinced!"