Those who reincarnate must die.

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"Perhaps... the altar made our mission easier?"

A glint of light flashed in Catherine's glasses as she analyzed:

"This world is full of powerful monsters, and it's extremely difficult even among level three worlds. We're not the only ones who come here to do quests; even hero-level reincarnators do."

Arsi tossed her silver hair and frowned. "You mean, this place has been cleared by a Hero-level expert?"

Catherine nodded: "The altar will assign the right tasks to the right people. Powerful heroes clear out powerful monsters, making it easier to clear McKinsey City, and then we sacrifices will escort Dr. Bard—that makes perfect sense!"

"I don't think so..." Fujita's briefcase had somehow transformed into an exoskeleton attached to his body.

"These dead monsters, those with a score of 500 or higher, mostly appeared alone; those with a score of 300 or 400 appeared in groups of three to five at most; and only those with a score of 100 or 200 appeared in groups. So it seems that if we proceed step by step, the monsters we encounter each time are either not many or not strong enough. With our strength, we should be able to handle them all, and there's no need to use the Hero Altar."

Old Gaman clasped his hands together and shook his head: "It might not be a fully-fledged Hero Altar, but perhaps a 'daycare' after number 30. We haven't seen any monsters with a score above 1000 yet, so the difficulty level is just right for a Hero Altar after number 30!"

The reincarnators chattered amongst themselves, their opinions varied and numerous, which annoyed Young Master Ning. Suddenly, he slammed his long sword down and roared:

"Stop arguing! All I care about right now is when I'll encounter a monster that I can really enjoy!"

"I guess there's no chance outside..." Arcee looked ahead.

Ning Chengyu followed her gaze and saw that the convoy had entered a spacious courtyard. A magnificent building stood ahead, with a row of letters on its roof that translated to:

Biological Research Center

They had arrived at their mission's destination. According to Dr. Bard, the research data, the viral sample, and the mysterious viral prototype should all be hidden in this research institute.

"So smoothly?" Ning Chengyu's mouth dropped open, seemingly somewhat unwilling.

But the others didn't think so. The reincarnators all breathed a sigh of relief. As for Dr. Bard, he excitedly ran to the car window and looked tremblingly at the research center where he had worked for many years.

The reincarnators parked the armored vehicle in a concealed location and only began to disembark after confirming that there was no danger nearby.

"Smooth sailing is always better than hardship." Catherine comforted Ning Chengyu: "Young Master, you've already earned quite a few points this time. You've completed the main and side quests, and you've also gained some points. If you kill some more monsters in the research institute, you can easily break the record from last time."

"But I just feel like I missed out on a lot of points..." Ning Chengyu muttered as he got off the bus.

The reincarnators formed a formation and cautiously entered the research institute.

Leading the charge was Iron Fist Kang Hai. This guy had high attack and a tough shield, with outstanding attributes. He could hold out for a while no matter what the situation, making him the perfect choice for a striker.

Kang Hai clenched his fists, his entire body wreathed in invisible energy, ready to strike at any moment.

The lobby on the first floor was very empty, with nothing but collapsed furnishings and dust all over the floor.

It seems the research institute wasn't as dangerous as I'd imagined...

Kang Hai had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly heard some strange noises coming from the direction of the stairwell, which startled him so much that he immediately raised his fist.

"What is it?"

Not only him, but the reincarnators behind him also raised their weapons, as if facing a formidable enemy!

However, what emerged from the stairwell was not a monster, but a tall man wearing a trench coat.

"A...hunter?"

Upon seeing the leader's appearance, the reincarnators were greatly surprised.

"You're not dead?" Kang Hai stepped forward, his face full of suspicion.

"Why did I die?" This question surprised Zhang Lang as well.

"Did you use your flying ability?" Catherine walked up, adjusted her glasses, and looked at the dusty hall, devoid of any extra footprints. "Did you take Dr. Bard's map, fly all the way here, land directly on this rooftop, and then walk down?"

At this point in her analysis, Catherine's eyes showed doubt: "However, Dr. Bard's map only marked the location of McKinsey City. How did you find the research institute so accurately?"

Zhang Lang took out a map from his pocket: "Thanks to this."

"This is..." Catherine took it and looked at it: "A map of McKinsey? Where did you get this? What are all these red markings on it?"

"I got this from the survivors in the city; it marks dangerous locations."

"There are still survivors in the city?" The reincarnators exclaimed in surprise. Ning Chengyu, upon hearing this, excitedly snatched the map: "There are still survivors in McKinsey City? There must be a hidden quest! And this map even marks the locations of powerful monsters? Haha, let's go now and have a good kill first!"

"Young Master, please don't rush," Catherine hurriedly advised. "We should prioritize completing the main quest!"

"How can that be?" Ning Chengyu retorted, "Once the mission is complete, we only have half an hour left. How is that enough time to do a hidden mission?"

Catherine showed the main quest description: "Young Master, look at the description. The quest requires us to find the information and then safely escort Dr. Bard out of the city to complete it. In other words, as long as Dr. Bard doesn't leave the city, we still have time to develop hidden quests and kill more monsters!"

Hearing Catherine's words, Ning Chengyu hesitated. Kang Hai, who was standing beside him, pressed on, "That's right, young master. Now that the main storyline is complete and you have a better grasp of the game, why can't you just rack up points?"

After being persuaded by everyone, Ning Chengyu finally calmed down and decided to clear the research institute first.

Zhang Lang looked at them, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but swallowed his words back.

These reincarnators probably thought he used a map to avoid dangerous locations and managed to fly all the way here. Once he finishes the main quest and they see these monster lairs filled with nothing but corpses, this young master Ning will probably break down...

It's better to leave him with a beautiful vision for the future, so he'll have some motivation when he does the task later.

According to information provided by Dr. Bard, the buildings above ground are only part of the research institute, housing administrative offices and regular laboratories. Research on the virus is conducted in the institute's underground laboratories.

Strictly speaking, the real research institute is underground.

Zhang Lang had also heard Sasha and Jess mention this; the monster's lair they spoke of was located in the underground research institute.

After a brief reorganization, the reincarnators decided to march underground.

"Speaking of which..." Before setting off, Young Master Ning walked up to Zhang Lang: "You didn't encounter any monsters on your way down from the rooftop, did you?"

Zhang Lang waved his hand: "Nothing worth mentioning."

"They're just weak zombies, right?" Ning Chengyu felt slightly relieved. He believed that Zhang Lang had entered the city first to kill monsters and rack up points while he was away. Although he didn't believe that the monster corpses on the street with hundreds of points were Zhang Lang's work, considering that this hunter could fly, he should be able to use his speed and aerial advantage to hunt weak monsters and rack up points.

Since I didn't encounter any particularly strong monsters, this guy's score shouldn't surpass mine...

Ning Chengyu nodded in relief.

Led by Dr. Bard, the group entered the hidden underground area.

No one noticed that a flock of mutated crows were flapping their wings and flying into the building through the broken windows on each floor.

What attracted the flock of mutated crows was the pervasive smell of blood throughout the building. The source of this blood was the fresh corpses on each floor, recently killed and still bleeding from their wounds.

These corpses vary in shape, but they can all be generally identified as mutated humans. They have grown terrifying limbs and organs, are tough, muscular, and huge, exuding a frenzied and twisted terror. If they were alive, the sense of oppression they would give would be far stronger than that of the zombies in stage three.

Clearly, these monsters were mutated from the research institute's staff. Being at the source of the disaster, these people were exposed to the highest concentration of the virus before their deaths. Those who survived must have mutated into the most terrifying monsters.

But now, these monsters are all corpses.

Not worth mentioning...