The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Inside and outside the cracking barrier of the research institute, Zhao Wuji and Wang Miao looked at each other.

"So it's Team Leader Wang Miao. I heard you were reinstated, but I haven't had a chance to send someone to congratulate you yet."

Wang Miao ignored him and instead pressed the focused detection button on the detector to narrow the detection range and accurately capture the subtle dark energy.

The readings are still normal.

Wang Miao looked at the barrier that was still cracking.

"Patriarch Zhao, it seems you've encountered quite a bit of trouble. If you don't mind, why not open the barrier? I have a team member who specializes in array formations; perhaps he can help you repair the barrier."

"Then there's no need to trouble you. The Special Bureau's investigation team is extremely busy; this is a small matter that doesn't need your help. Our Zhao family also has people who are proficient in formations, and they can fix it quickly."

"It seems that Patriarch Zhao is not very welcoming of me coming in."

"Haha, not at all. You know, this is a life science research institute. We're worried about viruses and bacteria getting into you."

"Isn't Patriarch Zhao afraid of getting infected?"

"I've been vaccinated."

Wang Miao was speechless.

This Zhao Wuji, despite his usual dignified appearance, is quite adept at playing dumb.

The leaders of these powerful families are all flexible and adept at manipulation.

In the distance, in the roadside bushes, the 899th clone sent by Monkey King to follow Wang Miao peeked out and eavesdropped on Wang Miao and Zhao Wuji's conversation.

At this distance, normally one wouldn't be able to hear anything, even for professionals with more acute senses.

But Song Gua managed to get another great treasure from Doraemon.

A small gadget similar to a hearing aid, worn on the ear, can enhance hearing tenfold.

The bandit who was eavesdropping relayed the entire conversation he overheard to Song Gua.

Song Gua patted the dust off his clothes.

"It seems that even though the barrier has cracked, Wang Miao hasn't detected any abnormal life fluctuations, so he can't legitimately go in to search."

Pao Ge, who was standing nearby, said, "Once the two of us completely blast open the barrier, Wang Miao and the others should be able to detect the mutated beasts inside."

"I'm afraid there aren't any mutants left inside... It would be great if we could get a mutant and throw it in."

Just then, Song Gua noticed the movements of Yan Zu, Edison Chen, and others who were taking the martial arts exam, and searched their memories.

Do you remember the position swapping method that Song Gua helped Yanzu and the others use when they gathered on an island?

That method would leave a clone on each of Yanzu's original islands for transit.

These clones, not content with being alone, didn't stay in the burrow but crawled out and wandered around aimlessly.

With the memories of these clones added to his understanding, Song Gua became certain of one thing.

"No wonder Wang Miao couldn't detect the mutant beasts. The Zhao family sent all the cloned mutant beasts to Heart Lake! Now there are mutant beasts on every island in Heart Lake! Why don't we help one of the mutant beasts go home? Hehe..."

With this in mind, Song Gua decided to go all the way.

In any case, the photos of the mutant beast have already been exposed to the public.

Why not let the general public see something even more exciting?

"Monkey Bro, you keep streaming from the research institute. I need a streaming group; I'll take you to a thrilling place!"

……

Jiangnan City, Xinhu Lake Island Cluster.

The mysterious Dark Compass, using unpredictable spatial power, teleported all the cloned mutant beasts awakened by the Zhao family to various islands in Heart Lake.

Some of them fall from the sky, some emerge from the ground, and some climb up from the bottom of the water.

The screams echoed through my heart.

"Ah!! What kind of monster is this?!"

"Monsters are eating people!"

"Why is my wound wriggling?! It's getting worse, what is this thing?!"

"Help! Where's the examiner?! Where's the examiner?! Help!!"

"This is part of the exam?! This is killing us!"

"Mommy, I want my mommy, waaaaah!!"

"The monster is too powerful! It's going to eat me! I don't want to die, I don't want to die, ahhhhh!!"

If fear had a shape.

At this moment, the sky above Heart Lake was covered by a terrifying black skull.

For the mutant beasts, the negative energy, like a powerful tonic, is being continuously transferred through their special organs to the mutant beast king in the underground cave of the research institute.

However, one corner of this black skull is slightly chipped.

On the island where Daniel Wu, Edison Chen, and others were located, three mutated beasts emerged from underground!

One of them appeared at the feet of the fifty-odd examinees who had gathered together, preparing to unite against the nine-person undercover team.

The mutated beast possessed superhuman strength and crawled out of the ground, causing mud, soil, and rocks to scatter everywhere, frightening the more than fifty people standing on the hill into scattering like birds and beasts.

When Yanzu and the others saw it clearly, they were extremely excited.

"What did I think it was? It's just these little quaint things."

"This is good stuff. We can dig out the beast cores from their brains, charge that broken balance, and unlock the fusion function."

"After we merge our A-rank first-stage jobs, we might be able to go toe-to-toe with the Grand Slam or Grand Quadruple Winner! We might even be stronger than them!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get it done!"

"But the abyssal rock in our belts has been exposed, which will suppress our abilities. I'm afraid we can't win."

"This belt is really sturdy; it's completely unbreakable!"

"I'll try to break it by self-destructing!"

Edison Chen called out to the crowd.

"etc!"

He smiled, took out a cigarette, slowly lit it, and exhaled a smoke ring, looking incredibly handsome.

"I have a good idea."

The other eight people rushed up and stomped on Edison Chen to the ground.

"Damn it, hurry up and tell me! You think you're so cool?"

"So what if you look like Edison Chen? Next time, I'll have Huozi disfigure you and turn you into a monster!"

"Serves you right for showing off! Serves you right for showing off! You even brought cigarettes, you don't look like a model student or an outstanding class leader at all!"

Edison Chen begged for mercy, his face bruised and swollen.

"If we just exchange with the old thief, and then have the old thief exchange with the cannon fodder group, then the people wearing our clothes will be the brothers of the cannon fodder group, and we'll be free."

Before the eight of them could even utter a word of praise, Song Gua's voice rang in their heads.

"Why go through all that trouble? Just go and dig the hole!"

The nine undercover agents dashed to a small hill, each using their skills to quickly carve out a cave and squeeze inside.

Song Gua and Edison Chen switched places and came to this island.

He first released a clone group equipped with live-streaming equipment, sending them to film the mutated beasts that were chasing the examinees.

Then, by unleashing the power of unity, their strength attribute surges.

"Click!"

With a gentle tug, Yanzu's belt snapped off by Song Gua.

"This thing is designed with the level of test takers in mind, so it's no match for my attack."

Yanzu picked up the broken belt and looked at it.

"This is a trap. Now, all the examinees' belts on Heart Lake should be revealing Abyssal Rock, and there are probably mutated beasts on every island as well. Someone is sending the examinees into the monsters' mouths!"

The Song hexagram made a "crackling" sound, tearing off all the belts of the other people.

"The Zhao family and I were of one mind and chose to launch our operation on the same day."

"If every island in Heart Lake is inhabited by mutant beasts, the Zhao family alone shouldn't have the capacity to send so many cloned mutant beasts over. There must be a powerful figure behind them helping them."

"Who cares who they are? The Zhao family is courting death, let's just let them die quickly! Brothers, put on your hoods and Taoist robes, let's seize the beast core!"