Lantern Sister is still very capable.

"Thank you for your cooperation. You can leave now." Yu An nodded to the girl in front of him, and then, while casually flipping through the documents, he learned that she was the top student in the weekly test, and couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.

Besides his exceptionally refined appearance, this candidate exuded an air of effortless composure, inspiring trust in those who saw him.

Another investigator, Bai Xinxin, was with Jin Xiaoyue outside. When she saw the door open, she said to Jin Xiaoyue, "Look, your friend is out."

Jin Xiaoyue stood up from her chair and looked at Chu Deng, who shook her head at her.

"The other two are still here. Do you want to wait together?" Bai Xinxin checked her personal terminal after receiving the message and said to the two girls. Yu An waved the documents in his hand at her and then turned and left.

Chu Deng grasped Jin Xiaoyue's fingers, which were nervously twisting the hem of her clothes. "No, my friend is a little tired. Let's go first."

Chu Deng could feel a terrifying pressure enveloping the Jin Tie Building. Just in case, she took Jin Xiaoyue back to the dormitory to rest, leaving Meng Qiuhe and Bai Hongxue to continue the investigation.

They are still at the Wenshan training base. After the weekly test, the four of them, who were witnesses and participants in the accidental death of a camel during the test, were called in to ask about the situation.

Although the investigators were mild-mannered throughout, the individual questioning revealed some other motives.

Standing in the elevator, Chu Deng gazed thoughtfully at the empty corridor.

"Dengdeng..." Jin Xiaoyue seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Chu Deng.

"Let's go eat first. We didn't get any supplies at the exam hall at noon, and we're a bit hungry," Chu Deng said casually, watching the floor numbers keep dropping.

25、24、23、22……18、17……5、4、3、2、1。

"We've arrived." As the elevator doors opened, the seemingly unnoticed gaze was finally withdrawn. Chu Deng said this without changing her expression and stepped out of the elevator.

Jin Xiaoyue didn't understand why Chu Deng suddenly said something, but she could sense her friend's serious expression, so she shut her mouth and followed her out of the elevator.

monitoring room

“Hmm, nothing unusual! Just two ordinary girls.” Qian Wen scratched his head and said, then as if he had thought of something, he slapped his forehead, “Oh right, the one named Jin Xiaoyue seems to be Jin Dahai’s daughter.”

"Huo Xuan, what do you think?" He Feiquan asked.

“Oh right, these are all students from Haishi No. 1 High School. Huo Xuan has been teaching them for over a month.” Qian Wen also looked at Huo Xuan.

"...It's nothing, they just look a little pale, I wonder if they're hungry," Huo Xuan said.

"Definitely, it's already past three o'clock, but there's food in the cafeteria, Wang Shun has prepared it a long time ago." Qian Wen couldn't help but drool when he thought of Master Wang's cooking skills.

"咚咚-"

"Enter."

"Lieutenant General, the camel's autopsy report is out." The man handed the documents to He Feiquan. "Because it's a special case, the testing center sent the documents to your email address. Here is the paper report."

He Feiquan took the report, glanced at it, and then closed it after a moment. He sent a message to the group: "Seal off the Wenshan training base. No one is allowed to leave without my orders. Focus patrols on the Yuanshan beach. Report any abnormalities immediately."

Huo Xuan pursed his lips, but ultimately said nothing.

Qian Wen frowned immediately. "Lieutenant General, what happened?"

“Traces of Alpha parasites were found in the camel’s brain,” He Feiquan said succinctly. Qian Wen was the head coach who replaced Qin Chuanfeng to assist in the training camp, but he knew more about Alpha parasites than anyone else at the Shanghai Superpower Base.

"What is an alpha parasite?" Huo Xuan was somewhat confused by He Feiquan's question.

"How should I put it? You could call it a virus. Have you ever seen a zombie? People or animals that are parasitized are just like zombies, so some people call it a zombie virus. It was first discovered in Guangdong Province. Some people say it was caused by eating seafood, but the real source is still unknown. Because it reproduces quickly and is very harmful, it was listed as a Class I dangerous organism a couple of years ago. However, because it has appeared infrequently, relatively few people know about it."

Qian Wen explained, but then felt a chill run down his spine.

"Is there a way to cure it?" Huo Xuan asked, getting straight to the point.

“It can be cured, but if it has already multiplied in the brain, it is basically brain dead. It will just be a breathing body when it comes back, which is useless.” Qian Wen shook his head. “The most terrifying thing is not this, but that the ability user is parasitized, which will cause the ability to go out of control.”

Huo Xuan suddenly looked up at Qian Wen, staring at him in disbelief.

“That’s right. The winter tsunami in Guangdong Province was caused by a group of tertiary water systems parasitized by Alpha parasites,” Qian Wen answered his silent question.

"A whole group?!" Huo Xuan exclaimed.

"Emergency support activated. Currently, even those with superpowers below level four are susceptible to parasitism. You two hurry back and put on your protective suits. I've already notified the pathology department to arrange for someone to examine you. After all examinees and instructors have been examined, quickly evacuate Wenshan Base. This place will be temporarily closed afterward." He Feiquan was extremely busy, his fingers constantly jumping across the personal terminal, contacting different departments and arranging the lockdown.

"Yes." The two knew the situation was urgent, so they stopped exchanging messages and went out to put on their protective suits.

Meanwhile, a person stood impatiently on tiptoe in the central forest.

"Why is it so slow?" Zheng Weiduo clicked his tongue, grabbing at the leaves of a tree beside him, scattering leaves all over the ground.

After a long while, a man and a woman emerged from the shadows of the trees.

Zheng Weiduo didn't waste any words, and took out two glass bottles. "Drinking this will help you hide your identity. Be careful not to expose yourself."

The two silently took the glass bottle and drank it down in one gulp.

Zheng Wei smiled with satisfaction, "Hurry back, don't let anyone find out."

The man and woman then turned and left.

Zheng Weiduo looked at the lush green bamboo, tugged at his hair, and squatted down on the ground in a madman-like manner, muttering to himself, "What a nuisance. I accidentally lost [Xi]. Ah, I can feel it. It hasn't been discovered yet. It's right here, but this place is so big. I don't want to look for it... But what if [Xi] is being used by someone? Ugh, so annoying. It's probably better to just kill it."

Having found the answer, Zheng Wei smiled brightly, wild flames erupting from his fingertips.

"Although I have to leave Haishi, I will not allow [hope] to remain here. Just burn them all."

The dazzling firelight reflected in his reddened eyes, illuminating the burning forest, creating an eerie and terrifying effect.

"beep--------"

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire Wenshan training base.

"what happened?"

"It's a fire alarm!"

Where did the fire start?

"It was so sudden! The entire perimeter of the forest suddenly caught fire, and smoke was also rising from the direction of the bamboo forest!"

"It's like, it's like—"

"It's like trying to seal something away in the forest," Bai Xinxin murmured, gazing at the distant firelight.