Chapter 347: The Laboratory at the Bottom of the Lake

The Storm Dragon circled high in the sky, looking down at this land from above.

Its golden pupils were filled with disdain, and its body radiated the pressure of a Ninth Rank powerhouse.

It was a supreme monarch; as long as it wished, countless Exotic Beasts would throw themselves under its command.

This time, the Storm Dragon intended to turn a portion of Beautiful Country's land into its own Earthly Kingdom of God.

The Eighth Rank is Earth Tier, and the Ninth Rank is Heavenly Tier.

Above the Ninth Rank is Saint.

It was about to become a Saint, to establish an Earthly Kingdom of God, and to perform the act of ascending to godhood.

On Blue Star, the highest rank is Saint, but the Storm Dragon discovered that Blue Star's rank was upgrading; once the upgrade succeeded, the Storm Dragon would have the chance to become a demigod, or even a Zhengshen.

The Crystal Wall of the plane where Blue Star is located is exceptionally Sturdy; the Storm Dragon only appeared on Blue Star due to an accident, passing through a suddenly appearing wormhole, and gradually grew into one of the Four Cardinal Virtues known to others as the disaster, Wind Virtue.

Even though it could summon wind and rain on Blue Star and become a lord of a region, in the eyes of the gods, it was nothing more than a slightly larger reptile.

As for those ugly angels, they arrived in this land through the method of divine descent.

If it did not hurry to collect the faith of human fear, it would not become the only Zhengshen of this world.

Once the Crystal Wall shatters, the gods who view this land as their private property will take action, wiping out these ants, pulling out their tendons and peeling their bones to become materials for divine artifacts.

Their flesh and blood will become food for the gods.

The Storm Dragon did not want to become food for the gods; it wanted to earn enough capital before the Crystal Wall shattered.

This way, even if it could not defeat the gods with Qiangshen Shenli, it could at least serve as their lackey, thereby preserving its own life.

Attack with the entire army.

Monstrous waves surged toward the direction of the land.

A large number of water-type Exotic Beasts were swept up within them.

In the past, the Storm Dragon would leave Beautiful Country's territory as soon as it had absorbed some Souls.

Therefore, the Eight Kings had indifferently watched the people of Beautiful Country be swept away by the monstrous waves.

Their wailing Souls would become the Storm Dragon's meal, thereby strengthening the Storm Dragon's origin.

But this time, the Storm Dragon seemed to be playing for real.

Continuous tsunamis washed toward the land, and a large amount of rain fell from the sky, smashing heavily onto the ground.

Before long, one meter of accumulated water had piled up on the ground.

The massive volume of water caused the entire underground pipeline system to show signs of paralysis, and the surging river water turned Beautiful Country's coastal cities into marshes.

Facing their homeland turned into this state, many people's eyes were filled with despair.

The Eight Kings gathered together in secret.

The Star Spirit King's face was livid: "What exactly does the Storm Dragon want to do? Does it want to turn the entire Beautiful Country into an ocean?"

The Storm Dragon mastered the powers of wind and water; wherever it went, that place would turn into an ocean.

But in the past, the Storm Dragon had always been very restrained, trying its best not to clash with the Eight Kings.

Now, the Storm Dragon had gone mad for some reason, actually wanting to turn Beautiful Country into a marshland.

This seriously infringed upon the interests of the Eight Kings.

The Space King floated in the air with legs crossed: "Why don't we wait a bit longer? I haven't sensed any malice from the Storm Dragon."

Upon hearing this, the Strength King became furious: "You have to remember that this is the territory of that god; although we can no longer contact it, its spokesperson is still here."

"We cannot let that god's interests suffer too much damage, otherwise, once it descends, the first ones it will liquidate will be us."

"Our power comes from it."

After hearing the Strength King's words, the others fell into silence.

"The Strength King is right; even if we don't want to clash with the Storm Dragon, we must show our stance. In case that lord starts a liquidation, we will at least have an explanation."

The Star Spirit King made the final decision; they intended to confront the Storm Dragon to warn it.

After Ye Bai returned to the plaza, Doctor Zhubinuo did not even have time to announce the results of this competition before urging everyone to hide in the Banan Suo.

"In order to cope with the Storm Dragon's attack, this year's Global Researcher Competition is suspended; the Bracelet has automatically tallied everyone's harvest on the Huangdao."

"Now, please evacuate urgently to the Banan Suo."

"Repeating once, please evacuate urgently to the Banan Suo immediately."

Doctor Zhubinuo repeated this several times with a nervous expression.

This time, the Storm Dragon had come with ill intent.

It was said that even several of the Eight Kings were on the scene confronting the Storm Dragon.

Ye Bai followed Lady Bat to evacuate urgently to the Banan Suo.

The Banan Suo was originally a dilapidated air-raid shelter of Xinyue Daxue that had been renovated.

Xinyue Daxue had stocked it with all kinds of living supplies; once a natural disaster occurred, this place would become the Banan Suo for Xinyue Daxue, and the supplies inside could support tens of thousands of people for several years.

The power supply for the entire Banan Suo also used independent power generation.

Once natural disasters or similar situations occurred, it would begin militarized management.

The air-raid shelter could withstand a magnitude-10 earthquake and could also cope with a nuclear bomb attack.

Moreover, this Banan Suo had one characteristic: once the gate was closed, it could only be opened after 120 hours, which was five days.

After Ye Bai arrived at the Banan Suo, he was quickly assigned a room; the entire room was a one-bedroom, one-living-room suite, about 60 square meters.

Inside, there was also a bathroom and satellite television, where one could see information from the outside world.

Compared to the 20-person dormitory for others, this environment was already very good; even Principal Maige did not have this treatment and was forced to live in a 20-person dormitory.

This was a terrible treatment that Principal Maige had never experienced before.

She and the contestants from Yan Country had arrived at the Banan Suo early to take refuge.

However, the slightly moldy smell in the air made Principal Maige very uncomfortable.

Lady Bat is shuttling back and forth in the Banan Suo, carefully probing the origins of this shelter.

The three daily meals here are provided in fixed rations, but as a seeded player, Ye Bai can additionally request a late-night snack.

This is also because Zhubinuo Boshi holds Ye Bai in high regard, granting him special privileges with treatment second only to Zhubinuo Boshi.

Ye Bai lies comfortably on the mattress and turns on the satellite television.

"Breaking news: The Storm Dragon Tainuosi is leading Exotic Beasts in a direct assault on the coastal cities of the Beautiful Country."

"Citizens on the coast of the Beautiful Country, please proceed to the Banan Suo immediately."

"During the heavy rain, please do not remain outdoors."

Ye Bai sees the monstrous sea waves on the satellite map and scenes of hurricanes easily blowing down houses. This place has turned into a living Hell.

"Strange, with such a massive disaster, why are the Eight Kings indifferent?"

"If this were in the Yan Country, the Twelve Pillars of the Nation would have already been dispatched."

The Yan Country is a nation that puts the people first, while the Beautiful Country is controlled by capital.

As long as the interests of the Eight Kings are not touched, the Eight Kings and the men behind them will not take action.

They only step in to help when these disaster-stricken masses fall into dire straits, thereby fostering individual heroism.

If matters were controlled as soon as the first signs appeared, how could they promote individual heroism?

By nightfall, Ye Bai checks the system again.

To tell the truth, he wants to take advantage of this time to sneak into the Laboratory at the bottom of the lake for a look.

However, he just tried it, and the Space Transfer of the Space Pelican seems to be of no use.

To be precise, it can perform Space Shuttle within the Banan Suo, but it cannot shuttle to the outside world.

The air-raid shelter here seems to have been designed to prevent Exotic Beasts from entering and attacking, so they specifically had the Space Emperor reinforce the spatial barriers of the air-raid shelter.

The strength of the Space Emperor is more than a notch higher than the Space Pelican; if he were to forcibly use Space Transfer, it would be very easy for the Space Emperor to discover his movements.

To protect Zhubinuo Boshi and the others, the Space Emperor also left behind a powerful Space Jellyfish here.

Now, Ye Bai can only rely on the system to help him think of a way.

【1. The Underground Waterway of the air-raid shelter's bathhouse has a pipe connecting to the Laboratory at the bottom of the lake, and the bathhouse's surveillance system has been adjusted by someone, making it unable to record in real-time, so it is difficult to discover one's tracks.】

【2. The Laboratory at the bottom of the lake is even larger than the entire Xinyue Daxue; Siren returns to the Laboratory at the bottom of the lake from time to time to reminisce about the past, and she is skilled in sonic attacks and charming water-type Exotic Beasts.】

【3. The three major races under the Storm Dragon—the Emperor Lobster, Blade Crab, and Poisonous Pufferfish—have already invaded New York City; the entire Xinyue Daxue is soaked in water, and man-eating sharks trapped in the lake are swarming out.】

【4. The Storm Dragon intends to establish an Earthly Kingdom of God to prepare for igniting its divine fire; once the Kingdom of God is established, the Storm Dragon will become a Saint, and upon igniting the divine fire, the Storm Dragon will become a demigod.】

【5. The Calamity Angel has already descended upon the Beautiful Country; it will join forces with the high-level officials of the Beautiful Country to jointly resist the Storm Dragon, as they do not allow any gods or Saints other than the Light God to interfere in human territory.】

As expected, the system did provide a path to the Laboratory at the bottom of the lake.

But Ye Bai knows that the Laboratory at the bottom of the lake is a den of tigers and wolves.

It contains a massive amount of data, and this data can all be used to upgrade Ye Bai's Memory Palace talent.

His Insight Eye talent has already reached the second stage of awakening; the Memory Palace cannot fall too far behind.

Anyway, since he is idle staying in the air-raid shelter, he might as well go to the Laboratory at the bottom of the lake once.

Possessing the two Soul Weapons, the Beichen Sky Wolf Blade, avoiding the tracking of seventh-stage Exotic Beasts is a simple matter.

He is only afraid that the Siren will catch up.

There is just one thing that is more troublesome: what if Lady Bat comes looking for him?

Proficient in Space Transfer, it is easy for her to enter here through the door.

However, Ye Bai cannot worry about that much; the opportunity is rare.

He takes advantage of the dead of night and rushes to the bathhouse.

It is empty here, and a thin layer of mist floats over the bathhouse.

Possessing the Space Pelican, Ye Bai naturally does not need to specifically drill underground; he snaps his fingers and arrives in the passage leading to the Laboratory at the bottom of the lake.

The passage has been waterproofed and is about two meters high.

His footsteps on the ground make a creaking sound.

Just then, the stone statue to the side makes a rustling sound.

This is the gargoyle Ye Bai has seen before.

It is just that the appearance of these gargoyles is actually white, and they emit a holy light.

【Name: Holy Gargoyle Berserker】

【Gender: Agender】

【Attribute: Rock/Undead】

【Level: Sixth Stage, Level 6】

【Skills: Stone Statue Berserk (Proficient): Falls into a Berserk state, strength increases several times over, and the body also grows twice as large.】

【Soul-Dispersing Poisonous Claw (Proficient): The Lijua on its hands are covered in Highly Toxic; once it comes into contact with an opponent, it will cause the opponent to fall into a poisoned state, while also having a certain probability of causing the opponent's Soul to leave their body.】

【Bloodthirsty Aura (Proficient): In a blood-soaked environment, attack power is doubled, and it can also absorb the opponent's blood to restore its own stamina.】

【Stone Statue Healing (Proficient): Transforms into a hard stone statue for defense; ordinary Exotic Beasts cannot break the gargoyle's defense, and no matter how heavy the damage the gargoyle has received, once it enters the stone statue state, it will begin to restore its own health points.】

【Stone Statue Wail (Proficient): Emits a sharp wail from its mouth; once the sound of the Stone Statue Wail is heard, one will fall into a state of panic.】

【Night Demon Flight (Proficient): Its own body transforms into countless stone bats to attack the opponent; if the bats cannot be completely wiped out, the escaping bats will land on the ground and automatically find a suitable place to gestate themselves again.】

【Evolution Route 1: Gargoyle Berserker Commander: Defeat one hundred Gargoyle Berserkers, seize their internal cores, and fuse them into one to evolve into a Gargoyle Berserker Commander.】

【Evaluation: Exotic Beasts converted by angels; they have fallen into being the lackeys of angels, emitting a holy light from their bodies, which can weaken the damage of light-attribute skills against them.】

A large number of stone statues stand in the passage, and with Ye Bai's footsteps, the stone statues all make rustling sounds.

Quite a few gargoyles have already opened their bloodthirsty eyes, looking at Ye Bai with incomparably venomous gazes.

"This Laboratory at the bottom of the lake must have something to do with the angels."

"Perhaps this Laboratory is also imprisoning the arch-nemesis of angels."

Ye Bai summoned the Myriad-Change Butterfly, which then shot off into the distance like an arrow released from a bow.

Meanwhile, more and more gargoyles followed closely behind the Myriad-Change Butterfly, pursuing Ye Bai frantically.

Soon, Ye Bai discovered a light appearing ahead.

He discovered that the passage in front of him was actually transparent, allowing him to easily see the scene at the bottom of the lake.

Many Water-type Pet Beasts were swimming at the bottom of the lake, especially the man-eating sharks with mouths full of jagged teeth.

Each one was three meters tall, with a fierce glint in its eyes.

Their teeth were as sharp as daggers.

However, the man-eating sharks had very, very poor eyesight and were almost blind; they all identified Exotic Beasts in the water through scent.

As long as there was the slightest scent of blood, the man-eating sharks would swarm over from hundreds of kilometers away, open their Blood Basin Mouth, and tear the injured Exotic Beast into countless pieces.

Ye Bai soon discovered that those gargoyles did not dare to take a single step once they reached this section of the passage; they seemed to have a natural fear of this place.

"The gargoyles' actions are very suspicious!"

(End of this chapter)