Longzang

Chapter 790 Enlightenment

Wei Yuan stood in an underground passage that was clearly opened up temporarily, watching two explosives experts carry explosives and set them up at the end of the passage.

This was the last obstacle leading to the underground experimental area; once the explosion was completed, entry would be possible. Wei Yuan's hand holding the gun trembled slightly; his body was shaking, seemingly out of fear, yet his mind remained calm, as if it were an instinctive disguise.

With a little time left, Wei Yuan mustered his courage and asked, "What's behind the passage?"

As Ji Liuli wiped the large-caliber pistol in his hand, he said, "There are two dangers. One is a completely new virus that, once it reaches a certain quantity, can develop its own intelligence. This is a great discovery, but unfortunately, we haven't found a way to control it yet; otherwise, it would be the greatest discovery in the company's history. And now, the alarm in the underground experimental area indicates that it has leaked."

The second type is those at the very bottom who haven't completed their abilities or have failed.

"Superpowers?"

"Where do you think so many superpowered people come from? Many of them are trained by companies, then their memories are erased and they are released."

"Why?" Wei Yuan didn't understand. On the one hand, the company was eliminating and hunting down ability users, and on the other hand, it was secretly training them.
"To observe how people with superpowers survive in ordinary society. As genetic modification technology matures, there will be more and more people with superpowers in the future. These people carry powerful abilities that are significantly beyond the limits of ordinary people. How will they adapt to society? This is obviously a question, but the bigger question is, why doesn't society adapt to them?"

Wei Yuan had never considered this possibility. If a group of people is significantly stronger than others and there are enough of them, then they will inevitably gain more power and even privileges, and human society will be stratified accordingly. The greater the difference in ability, the more privileges will be granted, and the greater the differences in social hierarchy will be.

Wei Yuan instinctively felt that this was how things should ultimately develop. He didn't know where this sense of entitlement came from, but once he had this preconceived notion, the more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that it would be this way.

Ji Liuli glanced at Wei Yuan and asked, "Do you know why the company restricts people with superpowers and only wants to help them integrate into the lives of ordinary people, instead of the other way around?"

"why?"

"Because the company's board of directors is filled with ordinary people, and they're all old men."

What is the reason for this?
At this moment, the demolition experts led everyone into a side passage, closed the door, and began a countdown. Then, with a deafening roar, earth and rocks rained down from the passage.

A team of special operations soldiers entered the passage and sent a signal a moment later that the entrance was safe. Then two doctors came over, injected Ji Liuli and Wei Yuan with blocking agents, and waited for five minutes before signaling that they could proceed.

Wei Yuan followed Ji Liuli to the end of the passage, where an entrance had been blasted open. Several strong soldiers were using demolition tools to further level and widen the entrance so that smaller vehicles could enter later.

The area chosen to be breached was a general warehouse, which contained commonly used supplies.

"Everything here may have been infected. If any moving object tries to get close, shoot first," Ji Liuli instructed.

Wei Yuan nodded, showing no tension whatsoever. Instead, his body relaxed, which would allow him to react faster and more nimbly.

A small squad of soldiers advanced from the side, searching. Just as they reached a row of shelves, a dark shadow suddenly fell from the ceiling, moving at an incredible speed!

It landed directly on a soldier's helmet, emitting a series of sharp, clanging sounds, clearly attempting to pierce it, but failing. Then, it immediately changed tactics, suddenly springing up and forcefully ripping the soldier's head off, leaving a long spine trailing behind!
The soldiers opened fire immediately, but their reaction time was clearly no match for the dark figure. The figure leaped a few times through the hail of bullets before disappearing behind a shelf. The sudden casualties froze the atmosphere; Ji Liuli's languid expression vanished, replaced by a hint of confusion.

The dark figure seemed to think one head wasn't enough, and in the blink of an eye, it reappeared and pounced on another soldier! But it had only landed halfway when a ghostly green bullet suddenly flew from the side and hit it mid-air!
The dark figure let out a shrill scream, its body glowing with a green light, revealing its true form: a monster resembling a weasel, only much larger.

Ji Liuli fired several shots, blasting the monster to pieces, splattering almost black blood everywhere. Wei Yuan also raised his gun and aimed, but had no chance to fire.

Just as Wei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the monster die, he suddenly saw Ji Liuli slowly turn around, then his expression changed, and he opened his mouth as if he were saying something to him.

However, her movements were extremely slow, as if she were watching a slow-motion video. The sound Wei Yuan heard also became low and distorted, making it impossible for him to understand what she was saying.

She actually raised her gun and aimed it at Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan instinctively tried to dodge, but his body felt as heavy as a ton of tons, completely ignoring his commands, and he had to exert all his strength to move even a little bit.

Just then, Wei Yuan felt something cold land on the back of his neck. Several sharp claws pierced his skin and nailed into his skull. Then, a series of pulling pains came from his neck, as if they were about to pull Wei Yuan's head off!

Wei Yuan instinctively wanted to grab back, but his long-trained instincts immediately suppressed the impulse. Instead, he raised his gun to the side of his neck, intending to shoot through it and then blast away the attacker on his back. That was the fastest way.

But at that moment, my body suddenly resisted, and I couldn't lift my hand!

Wei Yuan was shocked. Soon, the excruciating pain in his neck became unbearable. His body tissues began to tear, and even his neck, which was no different from that of an ordinary person, was on the verge of collapse.

My body is acting up again!

Wei Yuan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He never expected that the first step of his exploration would lead him into a deadly trap. And his body, which he thought was fine, actually had a backup plan, which was activated at the most critical moment!
Am I really going to die?
The fear of death enveloped Wei Yuan once more, followed by a sudden, inexplicable rage: How could he die here?! Even if he were to die, he would drag the entire world down with him, imprisoning every living being in this world here, never to escape!
The rage awakened a certain point deep within Wei Yuan's consciousness, as if a world-destroying storm was about to erupt, destroying everything around him, including Wei Yuan himself.

But at that moment, Wei Yuan caught a glimpse of something on the shelf out of the corner of his eye: an ancient bronze lotus lamp with a faint blue flame burning on it.

The moment Wei Yuan saw the lotus lantern, he suddenly felt as if two overlapping worlds had appeared before him. In the other world, the lotus lantern stood tall, reaching the heavens and the earth, its light illuminating a dark land of unknown distance.

The intricate patterns on the lamp body had now transformed into a scripture. Wei Yuan instinctively focused his gaze, and suddenly, runes burst forth with shimmering Buddhist light, all surging towards Wei Yuan. Then, a scripture appeared in Wei Yuan's consciousness: The Undying Law of Emptiness and Form.

The scripture activated immediately, instantly coating Wei Yuan's head and body with a layer of gold, even the slashed flesh was golden. Then the golden flesh automatically closed up, proving to be indestructible. In the process of closing up, it directly cut off and crushed the sharp claws that had pierced into his body, then turned them into particles, which were then converted and became part of Wei Yuan's body.

In the blink of an eye, Wei Yuan's entire body turned golden, and a point of five-colored glass light shone between his brows. He put his hands together and said, "So that's how it is."

Its sound is like a bell.

(End of this chapter)