The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert-Chapter 590 - 587: Mutation

What’s going on?

With the sound of that explosion, everyone in the control room was stunned, looking at each other, clueless about what had just happened.

Suddenly, the sharp-eyed Ling Chen noticed that the surveillance feed monitoring the laboratory had turned to static, while the other feeds were still functioning normally. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Could it be... could it be that there’s been an incident in the laboratory?

In the blink of an eye, Ling Chen glanced around and saw that Zhu Jin and Yi Shuiyan were both distracted by the loud noise. He immediately moved his legs at a high speed, dashing between the gap of Zhu Jin and Yi Shuiyan, and pressed his hand on the red button.

Before Zhu Jin and the others could react, Ling Chen quickly pulled out the key and then retreated swiftly.

"Don’t let him get away!"

Zhu Jin shouted angrily, reaching out to grab Ling Chen.

Hiss!

Instantly, a rip appeared in Ling Chen’s shirt. Noticing his shirt being pulled, Ling Chen flung his arms, quickly shedding his shirt and immediately rushed towards the exit of the control room.

Upon leaving the control room, Ling Chen casually closed the main door behind him, blocking Zhu Jin and Yi Shuiyan’s pursuit, and quickly fled outside.

After crossing a passage, Ling Chen abruptly halted his rapid steps, frowning at the smoke filling the air in front of him.

On both sides of the corridor, cracks had formed on the walls, the ventilation duct had broken, and smoke billowed through the space. Moreover, faintly, one seemed to hear screams from the end of the corridor, creating a terrifying atmosphere.

Could the explosion just now be related to this place?

Ling Chen thought to himself.

If he remembered correctly, this corridor should lead to the laboratory. Perhaps an accident occurred there, causing this mess.

In a flash of thought, Ling Chen cautiously moved forward, paying attention to the changes in his surroundings.

As he entered the smoke-covered area, the alert Ling Chen immediately noticed a pool of blood on the ground. The blood hadn’t coagulated yet; it must have been fresh. However, there were no bodies nearby.

"Kai!"

Ling Chen called out loudly, hoping to get a response from Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun.

But the surroundings were silent, dead silent.

At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from not far away. Ling Chen turned to look behind him, thinking to himself that this was not good—Zhu Jin and Yi Shuiyan had caught up.

Without hesitation, Ling Chen quickened his pace, running straight ahead through the corridor.

After about twenty meters, Ling Chen’s expression suddenly turned sharp with a hint of amazement. He saw a person in a white lab coat lying next to the corridor, drenched in blood, with disheveled hair, already dead. There was a large hole in their chest, through which blood was pouring out—a fatal wound.

Ling Chen observed for a moment, his face looking rather uneasy. The hole seemed to have been made with a blunt instrument, even the breastbone had caved in.

And judging by the twisted expression on the person’s face, they must have endured inhuman torture before death.

What on earth happened here?

Full of suspicion and confusion, Ling Chen didn’t know who had killed these scientists, or why the methods were so brutal.

While pondering, Ling Chen cocked his ear to listen, as the footsteps behind him gradually slowed down. Clearly, Zhu Jin and Yi Shuiyan had both noticed something off about this place, which was why they did not dare to quicken their pace and chase after him.

He let out a sigh of relief in his heart, Ling Chen composed himself, and continued walking forward.

In the short distance of just over ten meters, Ling Chen saw one after another, six to seven corpses, including those of scientific researchers in white coats and security personnel in suits. Without exception, all of them had died horribly, with some having half of their heads smashed in, brains scattered all around.

Seeing the sorry state of these dead, Ling Chen’s heart couldn’t help but leap to his throat, his gaze becoming increasingly grave.

Without a doubt, the deaths of these people were definitely man-made.

As he walked on, Ling Chen arrived in front of a blast-resistant door that had been broken open.

Entering the blast door, he saw a spacious laboratory inside. However, perhaps due to a short circuit, the lighting inside was flickering on and off, creating the kind of terrifying atmosphere one might find in a horror movie.

Eh?

At that moment, Ling Chen suddenly noticed that in the center of the laboratory, there were two beds laid out with bloodstains on them. And at the corner opposite the beds, a surveillance camera was installed. However, for some unclear reason, the surveillance camera had been damaged.

That’s it!

Ling Chen immediately remembered the scene he had seen on the security monitor. At that time, Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun were both bound on the two beds, unable to move.

Now, the staff in the laboratory were all dead, with only Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun missing. Could it be that they, too, had encountered some misfortune?

No, that’s not right! Ling Chen shook his head secretly. If Jiang Yunkai and others had faced danger, why weren’t their bodies found?

With this thought in mind, Ling Chen immediately left the laboratory and walked straight along the corridor. He had not encountered Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun on the way he had come, and with no one in the laboratory, they should be ahead.

While moving forward, it wasn’t long before Ling Chen suddenly heard a rustling noise coming from up ahead. The sound was very strange, like the low growl of a wild animal, sending shivers down one’s spine.

Ling Chen took a deep breath, trying to tread as lightly as possible, and moved toward the corner ahead. As he got closer, the sound became clearer and clearer.

At the end of the corner, Ling Chen reached for his waist, only to find that there was nothing there.

He had almost forgotten that during the confrontation with Zhu Jin, he had thrown his dagger away.

Without a weapon, Ling Chen had no choice but to steel his nerves, clenched his fists, and stealthily cast his gaze around the other end of the corner.

Instantly, under the dim light, he saw two bloodied figures standing in front of the wall, their backs to him, shoulders twitching slightly, doing something unknown.

Gazing at the two’s silhouettes, Ling Chen carefully stepped closer, and softly called out, "Kai..."

As soon as his voice sounded, without waiting for Ling Chen to call out Bai Huanjun’s name, the two people standing in front of the wall turned around abruptly, their cold eyes fixed on Ling Chen, their beast-like, icy gaze causing Ling Chen’s heart to skip a beat, and he couldn’t help but take a couple of steps back.

The two people in front of him were Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun, but their conditions seemed somewhat peculiar.

At this moment, they appeared to have lost their senses, their eyes cold and filled with a bloodthirsty desire, especially the intense murderous aura emanating from their bodies, chilling one to the bone.

"Kai... it’s me, don’t you recognize me?"

Ling Chen backed away while speaking. Unfortunately, Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun seemed deaf to his words, showing no response at all.

Growl!

All of a sudden, a low growl came from their throats, their legs lightly sprung, and their bodies instantly soared more than two meters in the air, pouncing straight towards Ling Chen.

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