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Chapter 66 Chemical Accident, Experiment Explosion (Please read, recommend, and vote!)

"Well--!"

Before the echoes of the explosion had even faded, screams and wails followed.

The young people who had just been joking around suddenly panicked after experiencing such an ordeal.

"what happened!"

"It's a chemistry lab! How could there be an explosion there?"

The young lab technicians panicked, but the soldiers had already reacted: "Alarm! Alarm! Explosion in chemical lab number three! Repeat, explosion in chemical lab number three!"

"Seal off the access road to Zone C! Medical team dispatched immediately!"

The soldiers escorting them reacted extremely quickly, immediately issuing an alarm via walkie-talkie and drawing their weapons from their waists, assuming a defensive stance to protect Sun Minchu and the others behind them.

The alarm sounded throughout the entire experimental base.

At the other end of the corridor, the heavy isolation door slammed shut.

Immediately afterwards, several figures dressed in full protective suits and carrying first-aid kits rushed from the other side of the emergency exit into the smoke-filled chemical laboratory.

"The chemistry group was doing purification experiments today, right? Those experiments are very mature, and they're not dangerous chemicals, so how could something have gone wrong?"

The female researcher who had previously mentioned beef stew with potatoes looked anxious.

Sun Minchu's heart sank.

Old Zhang is the head of the chemistry lab, a workaholic in his fifties. Just yesterday, the two of them were discussing how to analyze and extract new alkaloids from exotic plants and try to use them on crops.

He wanted to go over and take a look, but as soon as he moved his foot, he was stopped by the soldiers in front of him.

"Professor Sun, danger! Please stay where you are!"

Just then, through the thick smoke, several figures carried out several injured researchers.

Seeing the researchers covered in soot and blood, everyone looked worried.

Just then, a large number of reinforcements arrived, and Su Mingjin and others also arrived.

She looked at the still-smoking chemistry lab, her brow furrowed: "What happened?"

"It seems like Lao Zhang and the others were testing a chemical experiment today. The power is so great, it's suspected to be an explosion of some kind of high-energy material," Sun Minchu said worriedly.

The chaos at the scene was quickly brought under control with the intervention of the soldiers.

The wounded were quickly carried out. Professor Zhang, the leader of synthetic materials science, was the most seriously injured and was unconscious when he was carried out.

The other three experimenters were also injured and disoriented.

The medical team acted swiftly, providing emergency treatment and immediately sending the four back to the modern world via a teleportation portal to receive the best possible care.

Su Mingjin looked at the people being transported away, then looked at the experimental area.

Several minutes passed, but the smell of burning and blood in the air had not yet dissipated.

Her temples throbbed.

She turned around, her face ashen, her voice devoid of emotion: "Expedite the compilation of monitoring data and experimental logs."

"Yes!"

"Follow the lightly injured lab technicians; those who can speak should be questioned quickly."

"They were impacted by the explosion, suffering from severe tinnitus and some confusion. They need to be examined first..."

“Then let’s wait until the inspection is complete.” Su Mingjin interrupted her subordinate, her gaze sweeping over the sealed-off laboratory. “Send in the evidence team with chemical expertise. Don’t miss any fragments. I need to know what caused the explosion.”

Inside the command center, the atmosphere was as oppressive as solidified cement.

Everyone stared at the big screen, replaying the surveillance footage of the few seconds before the explosion over and over again.

In the footage, Professor Zhang is carefully dripping a pale yellow liquid into the reactor, strictly adhering to the procedures, and there seems to be no problem. Until Professor Zhang increases the dosage and tries to produce more TNT, an accident occurs…

“Deputy Commander,” a bespectacled researcher stood up, his voice somewhat hoarse, “It’s confirmed, it wasn’t a violation of regulations. Professor Zhang and his team synthesized TNT, one of the most mature and stable chemicals on Earth.”

To address the shortage of supplies at the expedition base, the strategy of sourcing materials locally in the alien world to prepare necessities was established long ago.

Explosives were of paramount importance.

No one expected that the most basic and reliable step would have such a huge flaw.

"...We reviewed the experimental logs, and Professor Zhang and his team replicated the small-dose synthesis. Everything was normal at the time."

Everyone was surprised.

The researcher adjusted his glasses and continued his report: "But when the amount prepared reached 500 grams, it seemed to break through a critical value. It may be magical elements from another world, or free energy that we do not yet understand, that are causing a violent interference with the formation of chemical bonds, like a runaway catalytic reaction."

He paused, then said with difficulty, "I think the chemical experiments in the other world will probably need to be upgraded."

Su Mingjin rubbed her temples, feeling a splitting headache.

Chemistry, the core discipline of matter synthesis and metabolism, is even the fundamental building block of many substances in the universe. Now that such a deviation has occurred, who knows what the future holds?

Two hours later.

Modern world, headquarters for pioneering and strategic support in another world.

Li Weiguo, sporting two enormous dark circles under his eyes, paced restlessly in the corridor outside the operating room, turning the smooth floor into a washboard with his footsteps.

His assistant, Xiao Wang, held his water glass, barely daring to breathe.

"Mr. Li, please have some water. It's been two hours."

"I can't drink it!" Li Weiguo waved his hand, as if shooing away flies.

Ding--

The operating room lights finally went out, the doors opened, and several exhausted-looking doctors came out.

Li Weiguo rushed forward: "Doctor, how are Professor Zhang and the others?"

The lead surgeon removed his mask, revealing a face soaked in sweat: "His life has been saved, but he has multiple blast injuries, a concussion, a complex fracture of his left arm, and many internal injuries... Sigh, the next 72 hours will be the most critical time for him."

"Treat him with the best medicine, at any cost!" Li Weiguo said resolutely. "I want him to live, and I want him to be able to stand up again!"

"Commander-in-Chief Li, rest assured, we will do our utmost."

After watching the doctors leave, the anxiety on Li Weiguo's face faded, and he turned to his assistant: "Over there, have the investigation results come out yet?"

Xiao Wang quickly handed over the tablet: "It's out. The research team has confirmed that the magical elements of the other world will deeply interfere with our chemical reactions. Many experiments that are stable and harmless on Earth will become deadly bombs there..."

Li Weiguo took the tablet, swiped his finger across the screen, and looked at the shocking report.

"Our various gunpowder weapons are also chemical energy-based, so why didn't they cause any problems for so long? What's the mechanism behind this?"

"There are scientists speculating that this might be related to modern world production!"

Li Weiguo frowned deeply: "This matter is very serious. Have the research team come up with a plan for me overnight. The experiment to synthesize dangerous chemical substances from another world... Apply for permission first before proceeding, and make sure to take proper precautions."

Li Weiguo thought for a moment and continued, "Besides this, we also need to confirm the 150-meter radius test of that time portal!"

"Yes, I'll pass it on right away!" Assistant Xiao Wang stood at attention, turned around, and quickly left.

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