Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

"Um?"

Tian Qing, who had just finished the battle, suddenly felt a burning gaze and turned to meet Wu Xiao's battle-ready eyes.

"What's gotten into this kid now?" Tianqing asked Zhou Shanhai through the contract.

"They must have been impressed by your heroic bearing," Zhou Shanhai casually made up, as he was busy summoning the police to clean up the mess.

"Yes, is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Tianqing was somewhat skeptical, but humans should understand each other better, so it seemed plausible. Besides, its previous battle had clearly impressed the little guy without any problem.

With this in mind, Tianqing nodded to Wu Xiao with a happy mood. It also thought highly of this young man. Among so many newcomers, no, among so many humans, only this young man dared to challenge it to a duel.

Seeing Senior Tianqing nod at him, Wu Xiao was overjoyed, knowing that Senior Tianqing had agreed to their sparring session.

However, this sparring session will have to wait until he finishes another round of physical training.

Now Wu Xiao has something even more important to do, which is to see for himself what the Adaptor that the Advent Society talked about is like.

Are you sure?

Upon hearing Wu Xiao's words, Zhou Shanhai, who was busy arranging the aftermath, widened his eyes. He naturally knew that the members of the Advent Society were conducting experiments on the adaptors.

The picture book that Mimi was carrying at the time recorded everything inside, but the failure rate of the adaptation experiment was extremely high. With only a dozen or so people, it was almost impossible to produce an adaptation.

But at this moment, Wu Xiao told him that there were survivors in the cave, people who had survived the experiment, and without a doubt, these were the adaptors.

"I'm sure, Mimi told me that."

Wu Xiao nodded. Mimi, carrying the picture book, only managed to capture a portion of the scene. In a corner that wasn't captured, Mimi spotted a living person.

"Let's go take a look!"

Upon hearing Wu Xiao's confirmation, Zhou Shanhai suppressed his elation and led Wu Xiao to the cave. The Security Bureau had conducted a lot of research on the Advent Society's adaptable forms, but all of this research was based on data obtained from the Advent Society's destroyed strongholds. To date, the Security Bureau had not obtained any real adaptable forms.

If we could obtain a true Adaptor now, it would be of great help in understanding the Advent Society. Furthermore, turning this Adaptor to the side and making it a mole planted by the Security Bureau within the Advent Society would be of great assistance in gaining insight into the Advent Society's future movements.

"Tianqing, you stay outside and don't let anyone in." Zhou Shanhai called his pet beast over and had it guard the cave entrance. If there really was an adaptable being inside, then this information needed to be kept absolutely secret.

"Aww~~"

Upon hearing this, Tian Qing nodded. The battle was over, and the security guards who had arrived were cleaning up the mess, so there was no need for Tian Qing to do anything.

Following the downward passage, Zhou Shanhai and Wu Xiao entered the spacious basement. There were no traps or mechanisms in the basement, since it was originally guarded by the earth python, so there was no need to set up any traps.

"Mimi mimi!!"

After entering the basement, Mimi poked her head out of Wu Xiao's pocket and pointed her little paw at a corner where the living person she had found was.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shanhai and Wu Xiao quickened their pace. Along the way, they saw the gruesome deaths of the people in the cages nearby. Fortunately, both Wu Xiao and Zhou Shanhai were seasoned veterans, and this scene did not move them.

If it were newcomers Ren Yuan, Lu Xu, and Zhu Jiayin here, the scene would definitely be an unforgettable experience for them.

Of course, Zhou Shanhai still glanced at Wu Xiao. After all, in his eyes, Wu Xiao was a newcomer like Ren Yuan and the others. But seeing Wu Xiao's calm expression, Zhou Shanhai was amazed. This kid had an incredibly strong will.

Soon, the two arrived at the place Mimi had pointed out. There, in a cage, was a curled-up figure. It was a girl, about the same age as Wu Xiao. Because her back was turned, her face could not be seen, but her fiery red hair was particularly eye-catching.

"Snapped!"

Almost simultaneously, Wu Xiao and Zhou Shanhai grabbed each other's hands, signaling them to stop. This action startled both of them.

Something's not right!

Sensing Zhou Shanhai's questioning gaze, Wu Xiao spoke.

"Hmm, this might be a highly compatible adaptee," Zhou Shanhai said solemnly. According to his understanding, some highly compatible adaptees will exhibit some physical mutations, such as the girl's fiery red hair, which is clearly not a normal hair color.

At least in the Liuquan City area, everyone has black hair and black eyes. Only people in other, far-off areas have hair of different colors, and this girl is clearly not from another area.

Upon hearing Zhou Shanhai's introduction, Wu Xiao nodded. He didn't know about this, but his martial artist's intuition told him that something was wrong with the girl in the cage.

Because Wu Xiao sensed a familiar aura from the girl, an aura he faced every day during his visualization practice. Although this aura was far weaker than the lava giant he visualized, it was only a tiny spark of light.

But this girl did indeed exude a faint aura of a lava giant.

Wu Xiao had some doubts before, but after hearing Zhou Shanhai's explanation, he understood. It was the girl's extremely high contract level that allowed her to fuse with a trace of the lava giant's power.

This power also changed her body, turning her hair red.

"What should we do then?"

Wu Xiao's understanding of the Adaptors was clearly inferior to that of Captain Zhou Shanhai, so he naturally asked him questions.

"If the girl is still conscious, it's simple; we can just take her away. But if she's confused, it'll be troublesome." Zhou Shanhai tried his best to sift out the information he had on the adaptors.

To be honest, Zhou Shanhai hadn't tried so hard to recall things he'd seen in a long time. The last time was when he was taking an exam at the academy. Unfortunately, adaptables are rare, let alone adaptables with such a high degree of compatibility.

If this news leaks out, the members of the Advent Society will definitely go crazy and rush to seize it. It's hard to say whether it will lead to a major war.

"Young lady, we are from the Public Security Bureau. The evildoer has been brought to justice, and you are safe now." Zhou Shanhai took a deep breath, walked to the cell, and called out softly.

"Um!"

As Zhou Shanhai spoke, a soft hum rang out, and then the curled-up figure slowly stood up. The moment the girl stood up, Zhou Shanhai sensed something was wrong. Almost instantly, Zhou Shanhai released his surging spiritual power, transforming it into a spiritual shield to protect himself.