Desperate people, accept the seed of my soul!

The jeep's tires chugged over the snow, making a low, mournful sound.

Li Su drove the car onto the highway and headed north.

The lights of Shiquan Town grew smaller and smaller in the right-side rearview mirror.

Finally, it turned into a few blurry specks of light and disappeared into the deep darkness of the night.

She glanced at the dial.

The fuel gauge needle remained steadily at three-quarters of its maximum position.

That's enough for her to run four or five hundred kilometers.

She stepped on the gas, and the jeep accelerated into the night, speeding northward like a silent steel beast.

The wind was blowing in through the cracks in the car window.

Li Su did not close the window.

She needs the cold wind to stay awake.

Her fingers gripped the steering wheel firmly.

The knuckles still retained the warmth of the murder.

The temperature is slowly getting colder.

It was as cold as the night wind outside.

"I am coming."

Li Su's voice was scattered by the wind, like a piece of ash falling on the snow.

"You wait."

She gripped the steering wheel even tighter.

The car was going faster and faster.

The snowfield sped past in front of the car headlights.

Like a long, white road torn open, it stretches straight northward.

She thrust it into the place where all her enemies were hiding.

------

Alpha Biotechnology Industrial Park, located in the southern suburbs of the Northern Federal Capital Region.

On the top floor of the 27-story headquarters building, the chairman's office has floor-to-ceiling windows facing south, offering a view of the distant, continuous outline of the Baiwei Mountain range.

Lin Zhenghong stood by the window, his fingers unconsciously stroking the gold-edged buttons on his cuffs.

He had just received an encrypted communication from the border military district that the No. 17 outpost had been attacked and all personnel were killed. The attacker was suspected to be an Asian woman.

The communication did not provide further details.

It was only stated that no intact bodies were left at the scene, and all surveillance and communication equipment was physically destroyed. The only thing that could be confirmed was that the attackers had crossed Mount Shirai and entered Kitahara territory.

Lin Zhenghong's brows furrowed into a tight knot.

He knew who this person was.

Li Su from Shannan Province.

That awakened one who massacred Huike Biotechnology, destroyed the Ning branch of the Five Mountains Guild, and slaughtered his way through the southern stronghold of Black Falcon Mountain.

He didn't expect her to actually dare to cross the border.

I never expected her to be so fast.

"Chairman, you wanted to see me?"

The office door was gently pushed open, and Security Director Zhao Wei walked in, holding a newly printed notice of heightened alert.

Lin Zhenghong turned around, his expression completely composed.

"You should have received the notification from the Southern Military Region."

Zhao Wei nodded and handed over the notice.

"Received. The border checkpoint was attacked, and the attacker is most likely the target we're monitoring. I've ordered the entire park to raise the security level, triple the number of patrols on the perimeter, and install identity verification systems at all entrances. Unauthorized personnel are strictly prohibited from entering."

Lin Zhenghong glanced at the notice of assistance in the investigation. The photo was blurry, and only the outline of a woman wearing a black trench coat could be vaguely seen.

"Any news from Black Falcon?"

"The head of the department, Andrei, just called. He has deployed thirty tactical team members to the industrial park and set up hidden sentries on all the main roads leading to the capital region. As long as Li Su dares to approach, we will receive an early warning immediately."

Zhao Wei's tone carried a certain certainty.

He personally built the defense system for the Alpha Industrial Park.

The perimeter is protected by a three-meter-high high-voltage electric grid, with a surveillance camera every fifty meters. Inside the park, there are two hundred professionally trained security personnel, plus Black Falcon's tactical team members. Not to mention an Awakened One, even a small army could hold out until military reinforcements arrive.

Lin Zhenghong, however, did not breathe a sigh of relief.

He walked behind his desk, sat down, and tapped his fingers on the surface.

Have you ever witnessed the combat power of someone who has awakened psychic abilities?

Zhao Wei was taken aback, then shook his head.

"No, I've only seen some video clips sent from Shannan Province."

"Those clips were all edited."

Lin Zhenghong's voice was low, carrying a hint of barely perceptible coldness.

"Her actual combat ability is ten times stronger than what's shown in the videos. She can fight her way in and out of the three-layered firepower network in the city square, destroy six psychic jammers and two soul locks, and single-handedly take down Black Falcon's southern stronghold. Do you think our two hundred security guards can stop her?"

Zhao Wei's expression changed slightly.

"Should we... request reinforcements from the military?"

"Not yet."

Lin Zhenghong rejected the proposal.

"Alpha's 'Dawn II' experiment has reached its most critical stage. Allowing the military to move in at this point will only disrupt our plans. Besides, if the military comes, will we still be able to keep those things we've hidden underground in the industrial park all these years safe?"

He stood up, walked to the panoramic view of the industrial park on the wall, and pointed to the location of the underground laboratory.

"We are not unprepared. The mental suppression devices on the three underground levels are all activated, and all entrances to the experimental area are equipped with biometric locks. If she dares to enter the underground, she won't be able to come out again."

He turned his head and looked at Zhao Wei.

"Pass down the order: all researchers must remain in the park today and are not allowed to leave without my permission. Also, transfer all the experimental subjects of 'Dawn II' to the secure cabin on the fourth basement level. They must not fall into her hands."

"Yes."

Zhao Wei accepted the order, turned around, and quickly walked out of the office.

Lin Zhenghong was the only one left in the office.

He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked up at the southern sky.

The sky was overcast, with low-hanging dark clouds that looked like it was about to snow.

He knew Li Su would come sooner or later.

The "Dawn One" vaccine her child received was developed by Alpha, and Huike Biotechnology was funded by Alpha. The Black Falcon organization has a deep collaboration with Alpha.

All her enemies ultimately pointed to this place.

Lin Zhenghong's fingers clenched tightly.

He was not afraid of Li Sulai.

He was afraid she wouldn't come.

He was confident that he could keep her there as long as she dared to step into the Alpha Industrial Park.

One living, awakened mind is more valuable than one hundred infant test subjects.

If we can thoroughly understand her abilities, Project Dawn can be completed at least ten years ahead of schedule.

At that time, the entire Northern Plains Federation, and even the whole world, will belong to them.

------

At the same time, in the Black Falcon organization's Kitahara headquarters operations command center.

Andrei stood in front of the huge electronic screen, staring at the densely packed red dots on it.

Those red dots are surveillance cameras and hidden sentries deployed along major roads leading to the capital region.

As long as Li Su dares to appear on any main road, the surveillance system can immediately pinpoint her location.

"Chief Andrei, all the outposts are in place, and the thermal imaging radar and mental fluctuation detectors are all activated. As long as she enters the 50-kilometer radius of the capital region, she will definitely not escape our monitoring."

Intelligence chief Su Qing stood beside him, holding a deployment report in her hand.

Andrei sneered and tapped the location of White Tail Mountain on the electronic screen with his knuckles.