Armor: After finding the Demon-Sealing Box, I won't eat beef.

When Bei Miao struggled to lift her heavy eyelids again, all she saw was the hospital's stark white ceiling.

An IV needle was inserted into the back of his left hand.

The cool medicine was slowly flowing into the body through the blood vessels.

"Little Xi!"

He practically sprang out of bed.

Ignoring her dizziness, she ripped off the blanket covering her and struggled to get out of bed.

"The patient in bed number four is awake!"

The nurse who was organizing the medical records nearby was startled.

She quickly stepped forward and pressed down on his shoulder, "What are you doing? You still have an IV drip in your hand, you can't move around!"

Bei Miao felt like a fire was burning in her heart.

Xiao Xi was captured by those monsters, and now we don't know if she's alive or dead.

He had no mind to lie in the hospital bed receiving an IV drip.

"Get out of the way! I'm in a hurry!"

Bei Miao forcefully pushed the nurse's hand away and staggered towards the door.

Seeing that she couldn't stop them, the nurse quickly shouted for help down the corridor.

Three more nurses rushed in and tried to push him back onto the bed.

Bei Miao struggled to squeeze towards the door.

His voice trembled with urgency: "Get out of the way, all of you!"

I have a really urgent matter that could kill me!

"Sir! You are badly injured."

The car accident caused a mild concussion, so I can't get out of bed easily.

"Sir! Sir, please listen to me!"

The nurses were frantic, but the strength of those girls was no match for Bei Miao, who was used to regular exercise.

Just as Bei Miao finally managed to squeeze out of the ward and stumbled to the stairwell.

A man wearing a black metal mask was standing with his back against the cold wall.

He had his hands in the pockets of his black trench coat.

His voice was deep and resonant: "You want to save your sister?"

Bei Miao stopped abruptly as if frozen in place.

He slowly turned around, his eyes fixed on the masked man, his pupils shrinking to the size of pinpoints.

"Who are you?"

Bei Miao's mind raced, and a terrifying guess surged into his head: "Are you from the Shadow Realm?"

The masked man did not answer his question.

He continued slowly, "You really disappoint me."

Despite holding the Water Shadow Stone for over a decade, he couldn't even unleash half the power of the Black Rhino Armor.

Even if I told you where Xiaoxi is right now, could you defeat those mutant beasts?

If Bei Miao were to completely merge with the Water Shadow Stone at this moment.

So at the moment the car accident occurred.

The armor will automatically activate its protection mode.

Obviously.

Bei Miao did not.

"It really was you guys!"

Bei Miao's eyes instantly turned red, his anger clouding his judgment, and he lunged forward.

He grabbed the masked man by the collar and roared through gritted teeth:

"Tell me quickly! Where is Xiao Xi?!"

Otherwise, I won't be polite to you!

"Oh."

The masked man let out a contemptuous sneer, "Impotent rage."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand, grabbed Bei Miao's wrist, and gently twisted it behind her back.

At the same time, a precise whip kick landed on Bei Miao's knee.

Before Bei Miao could react, she suddenly knelt heavily on one knee on the cold cement floor, her face almost hitting the steps.

My wrist was held tightly by the other person, and even the slightest movement brought excruciating pain; I couldn't break free at all.

At this time.

The masked man's voice came from above again:

"When you can fully master the power of the Black Rhino Armor, you will be able to rescue your sister."

Now, go back and get stronger.

There are no shortcuts on this path, so fight!

After saying that, the masked man released his grip.

When has Bei Miao ever suffered such a loss?

As soon as his wrist was freed, he immediately got up from the ground, clenched his fist, and slammed it hard into the masked man's face.

Snapped.

The masked man simply stretched out his hand and steadily caught Bei Miao's full-force punch.

The force was so light, it was like an adult holding a baby's tiny hand.

I'll say it again.

"You are not qualified to save your sister right now."

The masked man's tone remained indifferent, as if Bei Miao in front of him was less than an ant.

He flicked his wrist lightly.

Bei Miao was thrown to the left as if hit by an out-of-control car.

It slammed heavily against the corridor wall with a dull thud.

"Ugh—!"

The intense pain caused him to curl up on the ground and roll around incessantly.

The pain was so intense that he couldn't even speak, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his hospital gown.

The masked man didn't even glance at him again, turned around and walked into the shadows of the stairwell, disappearing from sight.

Not long after, the nurses who had chased after them found Bei Miao curled up on the floor in the hallway.

It took several people working together to help him back to his ward.

As he walked out of the hospital, the masked man raised his hand and removed the black metal mask from his face.

What was revealed was Lin Zhen's calm and expressionless face.

Lin Zhen knew perfectly well that Bei Miao's sister had been kidnapped by Chou Jiang's men.

Even if the ugly general were incredibly bold, he wouldn't dare to do such a thing behind his back.

But the decision to arrest him was indeed made by Chou himself without authorization.

The purpose of doing this is obvious: to force Bei Miao to comply.

Ugly General had long known that Bei Miao possessed the Water Shadow Stone.

Therefore, I have always had the idea of ​​bringing Bei Miao into my camp ahead of time.

Now they're simply putting it into action, using Xiaoxi's life as leverage.

The deeper reason, however, is probably to upset Bing'er.

Lin Bing'er was just a helpless orphan in an orphanage before, but after Lin Zhen took her in as his adopted daughter...

Not only did he rise to the top in one step, but he also gained access to a vast amount of resources that others wouldn't even dare to dream of.

The ugly general was resentful from the bottom of his heart.

How could a woman with no background or qualifications be in charge of the entire Zenith Technology?

It's important to know that the ERP research lab has been around since its inception.

All the funding, technology, and talent were provided by Tianzhengxing Technology.

What is an ERP system for?

That's a place specifically for training warriors in light and shadow armor.

The Light and Shadow Warriors and the Alien Beasts are natural enemies.

When one side becomes stronger, the other side will inevitably be suppressed.

Meanwhile, the Ugly General now holds dozens of magic stickers and commands the mutant beasts of the entire Dark Shadow Realm.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was second only to the emperor.

Last time, the battle with Flame Dragon Knight was only stopped by Lin Zhen making that phone call at the last minute.

The White Shark Beast had already torn Li Xinnan and his summoning device to shreds.

Lin Zhen knew that Chou Jiang harbored resentment towards both Bing'er and west Zhao.

But he never got involved in this matter, nor did he want to get involved at all.

If Bing'er holds all the power over the technology of the Zenith.

If someone who oversees the entire ERP research lab can't even withstand such a petty trick from a scoundrel.

That only proves that she doesn't deserve to sit in that position at all.

The ugly general clearly saw through this as well.

So as long as he didn't harm Lin Zhen's core interests, he would find all sorts of ways to annoy Bing'er, doing whatever was most offensive.

The same principle applies to this matter of focusing on small details.

Ugly General knew that Lin Zhen was about to launch a full-scale war between the alien beasts and the Light and Shadow Armor.

That's why he wanted to recruit Bei Miao into his ranks ahead of time.

It would be best to subdue them if possible; if not, use hostages to control them.

In any case, we absolutely cannot let Bei Miao fall into Bing'er's hands and serve ERP.

The reason Lin Zhen intervened in this matter ahead of time was to force Bei Miao and his group to grow up quickly.

The mutant beasts of today are no longer the easily defeated trash they were in the original story.

Each of them possesses astonishingly strong combat power.

Judging from their current apparent strength, ERP simply doesn't have many capable warriors to fight with.

Li Xinnan was a green recruit who couldn't even defeat a mutant beast.

Bei Miao isn't much better.

However, this person's personality is much more interesting than Li Xinnan's.

Long before the ugly general came knocking, Bei Miao had already been secretly investigating the movements of the Dark Shadow Realm.

However, due to limited abilities, we haven't been able to find any useful clues.

As Lin Zhen had predicted, not long after he left the hospital, Chou Jiang came to his door in person.

The ugly general was not as easy to talk to as Lin Zhen.

As soon as he entered the ward, he sent all the nurses out and ordered two of his men to guard the door, forbidding anyone from entering.

Once inside, without saying a word, he first gave Bei Miao, who hadn't recovered yet, a severe beating.

Then he slowly told him that Xiao Xi was now in his hands.

If you want Xiao Xi to live, you have to obediently listen to him.

Otherwise, we'll just have to wait to collect Xiao Xi's corpse.

Bei Miao was trembling with anger, but there was nothing he could do.

He wanted to rush up and fight the ugly general to the death, but two strong henchmen immediately surrounded him and beat him up again.

In just one day, Bei Miao received two solid beatings.

……

Two days later.

ERP Research Lab.

In the largest, high-rise conference room.

An important meeting requiring the attendance of all key personnel is about to begin on time.

As a representative from the ERP side.

Meizhen, Dongshan, and even Dr. Garu, who spends most of his time in the laboratory, came in person.

On the other side...

The senior managers of the ERP Armor Project Department of Tianzhengxing Technology Company had also arrived at the conference room well in advance.

It was exactly 12 noon.

Once everyone on both sides was seated, the meeting room was so quiet that the only sound could be the scratching of pens on paper.

"Brother, what could be so important that you even came all the way here in person?"

Meizhen moved closer to Dr. Garu and asked in a low voice, her eyes full of doubt.

Dr. Garrut sported a messy, unkempt hairstyle.

His complexion was sallow, and he had heavy dark circles under his eyes.

It's obvious he's been working on research for several nights in a row.

"I'm not quite sure either."

I heard that Zenith Technology has made some major new discovery, which is why they urgently convened this meeting.

Dongshan also came over and said in a low voice:

"For Zenith to hold such a grand meeting, it must be a very important discovery."

Dr. Garru shook his head, indicating that he was also unaware of the specifics.

He turned to look at the row of senior executives from the Zenith Project department sitting opposite him, all dressed in suits.

He asked, "Old Li, when will General Manager Wang arrive?"

The man called Lao Li is one of the technical leaders dispatched by Tian Ding Xing to the ERP system.

He glanced at the watch on his wrist and replied:

"It should be soon, in a few more minutes at most."

By the way, we'll be getting a new overall manager for this armor collaboration project.

"A new person in charge?"

Dr. Garrut was stunned on the spot, his face full of bewilderment.

Old Li looked at him with some surprise: "What? Didn't we notify you in advance?"

"No!"

Dr. Garru quickly shook his head, "I only found out because you told me that."

After he finished speaking, his brows furrowed tightly.

The entire ERP project was a collaboration that he personally negotiated with Tianzhengxing Technology.

The other party is responsible for providing funding, technology, and personnel.

He is in charge of core technology research and development.

Such a large project needs a change of the person in charge, such an important matter, yet no one informed him beforehand.

A few minutes later.

The conference room door was pushed open from the outside.

The first thing that catches everyone's eye is a pair of long, straight legs wearing black boots and sheer black stockings.