Twin female zombies come to the door: My lord, please have mercy!

The red brick building of Jiangzhou University was originally built in the 1950s.

The shady side of the wall, which never sees sunlight, has long been covered with patches of blackened moss.

Lin Ye and his group of four stood in front of the side entrance of the building.

Lin Ye had one hand in his work pants pocket and the other holding the newly acquired Soul-Suppressing Copper Coin Sword.

He raised his right foot, without any unnecessary effort, and kicked the rusty wooden door straight with the sole of his shoe.

The door hinge turned, emitting a piercing, sharp metallic scraping sound.

Wood chips fell down in a flurry.

The sun sank completely below the horizon.

There were no lights installed in the corridor, and Lin Ye relied entirely on the military-grade flashlight in his hand to illuminate the way.

When the beam of light shone through, countless dust particles floated in the air.

The walls are covered with black and white photographs of archaeological discoveries from previous years, the glass frames reflecting a stark white halo that is almost blinding.

Quiet.

Inside the building, there was no sound of ordinary cicadas chirping.

The damp, cold vapor flowing down the walls became the only dominant feature here.

"Clatter".

"Clatter".

The water pipes on the second basement floor had been in disrepair for years, and the sound of leaking water was amplified on the marble floor, reflecting a deep and resonant echo.

Interspersed within the monotonous sound of dripping water was the scratching sound of fingernails on metal.

It wasn't loud, but it specifically targeted the most vulnerable parts of people's nerves.

Leng Yue, wearing a black French wide-brimmed hat, walked to Lin Ye's left.

The hem of the black trench coat fluttered slightly in the cold wind.

She didn't look around; her dark golden eyes gleamed with a cold light in the darkness.

Her delicate hand, hanging by her side, naturally hooked onto Lin Ye's little finger.

Where their skin touched, they could feel each other's pulse beating.

Froststar followed closely behind, clutching half a watermelon rind with its red flesh completely devoured.

The little girl closed her eyes, and her pink little nose twitched a few times in the air.

"Brother-in-law, the smell down here is getting stronger and stronger. The sour and stinky smell of the pickled cabbage that's been fermenting for three years is hitting me right in the head. I don't want to eat it."

Ayougu held a small, glowing glass bottle in her hands, and fireflies inside were frantically hitting the glass walls.

"Manager, my Gu worm is usually fearless, but now its wings are trembling. That thing down there is definitely a big one."

Lin Ye walked with extremely light steps, testing the vibration frequency of the ground with the soles of his shoes with each step.

"The sun's true fire has receded, and the evil energy in the earth's veins is beginning to revive. Everyone, be alert and stay close to me."

The corridor became narrower and narrower, and large patches of brown mold appeared on the walls on both sides.

Lin Ye shone his flashlight at his feet.

The water on the ground was ankle-deep, and the water was a dark, murky yellow.

The air was filled with a strong, strange smell of rust mixed with formaldehyde.

At the end of the passage, a doorplate covered in dust appeared.

【B2-04 Independent Showroom】.

The heavy, explosion-proof steel door was tightly shut.

A thick layer of dark red grease had formed on the door lock.

The scratching sound of metal coming from behind the steel door was coming from behind it.

Lin Ye stepped forward and put the flashlight in his mouth.

He raised his right foot, identified the position of the door hinge, and suddenly exerted force from his waist and abdomen, kicking out with great force.

The sound of cracking followed one after another.

The heavy explosion-proof steel door collapsed inward and slammed hard onto the display shelf behind it.

The wooden frame shattered, and fragments of blue and white porcelain scattered all over the ground with a clattering sound that echoed on the second basement level.

Several dim green emergency lights were on inside the laboratory.

The indicator lights on several high-precision instruments were still flashing continuously.

Bai Yu slumped on a high stool in the corner.

He clutched the yellowed leather notebook tightly to his chest, his once handsome face now deathly pale.

His once neat, tousled hair was now completely soaked with sweat, sticking messily to his forehead.

A fine layer of water mist covered the lenses of the gold-rimmed glasses.

In the very center of the hall stands a two-meter-tall bronze cauldron.

The body of the cauldron is covered with green rust, and its shape is simple and heavy.

Thick, dark red liquid was gushing out from the seams of the ancient cauldron.

This is definitely not human blood; it is clearly "earth marrow yin blood" formed from yin iron ore deep in the earth's veins mixed with thousands of years of death energy.

The liquid meandered across the laboratory's tiled floor, converging to form a blurry and distorted character for "death."

"Clang!"

An extremely dull thud came from inside the ancient cauldron.

With each impact, the heavy cauldron would lift off the ground by a few inches, shaking off large patches of green rust.

Lin Ye stepped over the broken porcelain shards on the ground, took the flashlight out of his mouth, and shone the beam of light directly onto Bai Yu's face.

"Hey Lao Bai, why aren't you back in your dorm to sleep in the middle of the night? You're here cooking a self-heating hot pot? You've put in a lot of ingredients, I can smell the sashimi of pork intestines from far away."

"Also, I've discovered that you clash with antiques; you should probably change careers."

Bai Yu squinted as the bright light shone on him.

When he saw that it was Lin Ye, he let out a long breath.

He pushed up his slipping gold-rimmed glasses, coughed twice, and his voice trembled noticeably.

"Mr. Lin... you've finally arrived. This situation is beyond my comprehension."

"I just used a spectrometer to measure it, and the molecular structure inside this ancient cauldron contracts once every ten seconds. It's breathing."

Lin Ye walked to the ancient cauldron and tapped the cauldron wall with the hilt of the Soul-Suppressing Copper Coin Sword.

"Clang! Clang!"

A dull, metallic echo reverberated.

"Breathing? I think it's hungry. Didn't you burn some paper money for it?"

Lin Ye had an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth, his tone full of teasing.

Bai Yu pointed to a tall testing instrument in the corner of the wall, connected by countless thick cables.

"I tried shining a high-powered ultraviolet lamp on it, and the bulb exploded into pieces on the spot. This thing has an unreasonablely strong magnetic field; it even stopped my mechanical watch."

Ayougu pinched her nose and walked forward, her eyebrows furrowing tightly as she looked at the viscous liquid winding all over the ground.

"The smell of these insects is too strong. What's locked in this cauldron must be a cannibalistic ancestor. The poisonous Gu in my jar is almost scared to death."

"Clang!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a deafening roar, far louder than before, erupted.

The heavy bronze lid of the ancient cauldron was blown off by a tremendous force, tumbled twice in mid-air, and crashed diagonally onto the concrete ground, creating a deep crater.

From the pool of viscous, dark red liquid, a faceless mask made of white paper slowly rose.

The mask expanded as the liquid surged wildly, vaguely coalescing into a half-human figure without arms.

The pale green emergency lights in the laboratory went out instantly.

All around was plunged into pure darkness.

Only the pale green glow reflected from Bai Yu's glasses stood out starkly in the darkness.

Ripples appeared on the semi-transparent light screen in front of Lin Ye's retina.

The system's soothing female voice rang out at an inopportune moment.