Chapter 224: with translation of chapter title

Lin An led the way at the front, his steps gradually quickening.

Since we already figured out what the monster inside is, naturally we don't need to worry too much.

Unless the information from the past life is wrong, or the situation has changed.

Otherwise, with his current strength, he shouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

Moreover, he still has a bunch of trump cards.

Whether it's the S-rank item Causal Sequence, or the Death God Crystal, energy core, black dragon.

These trump cards, any one of them could be called a killer's mace.

That is, when encountering memes and supernatural incidents, there's nothing to do, after all those things aren't solvable just by strength.

The speed increased, and the following several doors opened quickly.

Each door's contents were different, but they in no way hindered Lin An and his group's steps.

Seeing this kind of thing a lot, it's just so-so.

As for Zhang Tie and Wen Ya.

The two got used to vomiting, and later they simply couldn't be bothered to even glance.

Holding absolute trust in Lin An, they didn't ask anything further.

Red light flickered, the bloody smell grew stronger.

Lin An's figure stalled, stopping before a heavy safety door.

"This is, the last door."

"That monster is inside..."

"Zhang Tie, you go up first to probe a bit later. I'll be ready to strike at any time."

Lin An flipped his wrist, directly pulling out an alloy long sword from his Space Ring.

It seemed he thought of something, and before opening the door he glanced back at the girl behind him:

"Wen Ya, deploy your Mental Power Barrier, test whether it works on this special lifeform."

Since Mo Ling appeared, Wen Ya has hardly used her own talent skill.

Most of the time she just serves as a tool, providing mental power for others.

This isn't because Wen Ya's skill is useless, but rather Mo Ling's undead summoning is just too useful...

If it were another faction, Wen Ya's Mental Power Barrier could practically be called a strategic-level talent.

"Received."

Wen Ya heard the voice, a flash of silver crossed her eyes; after a brief delay, four Mental Power Barriers were bolstered onto everyone.

The Mental Power Barrier is colorless and formless, yet can be faintly sensed in perception.

"Go!"

There wasn't much to say; Lin An decisively approached the safety door, his peripheral vision glancing at the camera above.

After a brief delay, the safety door slowly opened to both sides.

As the heavy alloy door slid and hid into the sides, the interior of the passage became clearly visible.

Directly ahead, a middle-aged man in a white uniform, sturdy build, had his back to him.

"Beep-beep-beep-beep"

Successive keypress input sounds rang out.

Only saw the man's fingers flying fast inputting the password on the lock, while on the other side he aimed his eyes at the iris scanner on the door.

As for Lin An and the others.

He didn't turn back, didn't react.

Perhaps it was due to the Mental Power Barrier, or perhaps he simply didn't care.

"Beep, iris verification successful."

"Beep, password verification successful."

Successive prompt sounds rang out.

"Click-clack"

The safety door before the monster slowly opened, retracting to both sides.

At the moment the safety door opened, the man lifted his foot and walked away, seeming truly unaware of the people behind him.

"Zhang Tie."

Lin An spoke calmly in the team chat, bringing Wen Ya and Colonel Chu to stand aside.

Xiong Hanzi heard the voice, nodded and gave a feral grin:

"Hey!"

The voice echoed in the passage.

The man's stepping foot paused, behind him.

Zhang Tie crossed his arms, stood in the passage, raised his head and loudly called out to "him":

"Shabi!"

"Your Zhang Grandpa calls you!"

"Bear Transformation!"

"Frenzied Rush!"

"Boom!"

The ground trembled.

With a roar, a three-meter-tall black bear's form flashed, and it threw a punch blasting toward the man's back.

Inside the monitoring room, the piercing alarm had been manually turned off.

"They've made a move!"

Sixteen researchers crowded in front of the monitoring console, eyes fixed tightly on the screen.

Deng Xiang stood at the very center, likewise staring at the screen with extreme tension.

Although he deep down didn't hold out hope for this external "search and rescue" team.

But what if...?

What if luring the monster to the liquid nitrogen (ultra-low temperature gas) could freeze it, thereby destroying it?

This is the only method they haven't tried yet.

But if they go out, they'll die; they simply can't lure the monster near the liquid nitrogen.

Moreover, he thought it through clearly.

If this group can't lure the monster to the liquid nitrogen, or the liquid nitrogen can't destroy the monster.

Then they can only choose to detonate the nuclear bomb and flee before the explosion.

But then the supplies and weapons inside the test facility would be wasted for nothing.

No weapons or equipment, no supplies.

He himself belongs to the non-combat type of Awakened Ones.

And bringing along so many frail researchers...

The future survival prospects are grimly imaginable.

These past few days he has seen plenty of messages from other survivors in the chat channel.

Danger everywhere, crisis everywhere.

Zombies run rampant, mutants appear frequently.

Across all of Huaxia, aside from the Long'an Base that has never appeared, it seems nowhere is safe.

As for contacting the Military Region after escaping?

He is a rebel!

Perhaps after joining another Military Region, he won't be discovered for a short time.

But over time, it will inevitably be discovered that they come from the equipment test facility that self-destructed long ago.

A group of people who should have died in duty are still alive?

Defying orders, killing superiors, concealing military intelligence.

Any of those charges would merit execution by firing squad.

After the Apocalypse, regulations and military law are far stricter than before.

"Look! He's transformed!"

"That bald hulk is an Awakened One!"

On the monitor screen, it was exactly the moment Zhang Tie transformed.

After activating his skill, the black bear was unstoppable, charging straight at the Indestructible Shura.

At the moment of close contact, Zhang Tie threw a violent punch, slamming into the Indestructible Shura's rear skull.

The fist wind howled; the force of a single blow could reduce a flesh-and-blood body to fragments.

However, the expected scene of brain matter bursting did not appear.

The black bear's punch felt like striking alloy armor, the violent recoil shaking him so he grimaced and bared his teeth.

The attacked monster suddenly turned its head 180°, its spine twisting eerily in a full circle.

Carrying a berserk charge, the powered punch merely left a few cracks on its skull.

The man whose head had turned, expressionless, swayed as he spread his arms, reaching to grab the black bear's limbs.

Between the man and the bear, the fighting style was simple and brutal.

Flesh to flesh, each attack made no attempt to dodge or evade.

Zhang Tie relied on his high physique and skill bonuses to endure the Shura's attacks head-on, his right hand firmly pressing the monster's skull while his left hand relentlessly hammered away.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Under tremendous force, the flesh pounded the skull, producing a sound like metal striking metal.

With continuous pounding, the cracks on the monster's skull grew larger and larger.

Meanwhile, the Indestructible Shura retaliated wildly without pattern.

Blood spattered everywhere; for a moment it was unclear whose blood it was—monster's or black bear's.

"This black bear's strength..."

"Truly terrifying..."

"It's practically two monsters!"

Before the monitor console, several middle-aged researchers wearing glasses let out a chorus of sighs.

They, too, had once tried to resist while fleeing the Indestructible Shura's pursuit.

But they were merely ordinary people.

Earlier, a soldier inside the research institute was pierced through the heart by the monster's hand in a single encounter—this was before the monster grew stronger.

And after the Shura endured heavy weapons fire, its power increased dramatically.

From initially using brute force to twist off limbs, it now can tear metal apart with bare hands.

"Are the combat-oriented Awakened Ones' powers all this terrifying?"

Several middle-aged men couldn't help but adjust their glasses frames, sighing repeatedly.

Even through the screen, they could feel the immense power within the black bear.

On screen, the originally hard alloy floor had sunk like papier-mâché in the battle's aftermath.

One person and one bear had exchanged dozens of blows in just a few seconds.

Every punch was aimed at a vital spot.

Zhang Tie watched the monster whose brains had been beaten out before him, feeling a surge of irritation.

Damn it! If it were a licker or any other low-rank mutant, such a violent assault would have already beaten it to death!

Damn it!

This damned thing's skull is smashed and it still won't die!

Can't tolerate it any longer.

"Die, old man!"

The black bear bravely took the hit, then roared angrily and raised its left fist high.

"Heavy Punch Blast!"

"Boom!"

The fist shadow, fast as lightning, instantly drove the Indestructible Asura's skull straight into its chest.

The all-out strike almost blew its body apart.

In the monitoring room, the crowd watching the monster whose head had been punched into its body couldn't help but burst into cheers.

But behind them, several young researchers coldly spoke up:

"What are you happy about?"

"That monster can't be killed."

"I don't even know what you're looking forward to."

"Why not run? Staying here just waits for death."

"Do you really think liquid nitrogen can wipe out that monster?"