Chapter 638: Laboratory

Lin Dui is one of ours!

The steering wheel was crushed.

In a foreign land, I ran into my own kin.

If it were just able-bodied young adults, it would be fine, but given his nature, he usually can't stand to see women and children suffer.

Combined, he instinctively wanted to save them.

Lin An glanced at the somewhat anxious Zhang Tie, and the thought flashed through his mind.

Limbs severed... such a young Awakened One...

Mechanical modification?

After a little thought, he realized there was likely a significant connection.

Even if the judgment is mistaken, what of it?

"Don't worry about it, just bring them back!"

The order was given.

After receiving Lin An's signal, Xiong Hanzi leapt from the vehicle without hesitation.

His broad figure shattered the windshield, like Mount Tai pressing down, and he lunged straight at the pursuing soldiers.

"Bang!"

The ground collapsed.

With a sweep of his palm‑leaf‑sized big hand, he instantly scooped the boy up.

The impact of the leap instantly blasted a crater into the ground.

The ensuing shockwave sent the nearby soldiers flying.

His mind jolted.

"Sir! What are you doing?!"

The sudden change left the attendant beside the vehicle stunned.

He looked in astonishment at Zhang Tie, who had intervened to save the boy, and his gaze toward Lin An was full of wariness.

The soldiers knocked to the ground first panicked, then, realizing someone dared to interfere with the capture mission, they quickly pressed their radios and simultaneously aimed their rifles at Zhang Tie.

"Who are you people?!"

"Why are you blocking the arrest?!"

"Hands up!!"

If it weren't for Zhang Tie's performance making it impossible for them to gauge his strength,

Under normal circumstances, they would have already opened fire and swept over.

"What the hell are you yelling for?!"

Zhang Tie glared at the armed soldiers, his hostility undisguised.

Looking at the boy in his hands, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

The rescued boy's thigh kept dripping fresh blood.

Although young and frightened, the boy said nothing, merely clenching his teeth tightly and warily watching the burly man who had saved him.

At the same time, Lin An ignored the surroundings, directly establishing a mental link so that Xiong Hanzi could ask the little boy what had happened.

The atmosphere stalemated.

A large contingent of soldiers rushed over, even the Awakened Ones stationed at the city wall came running.

"Someone dares to cause trouble at the base?!"

"Please, you two, return the criminal to us."

"Your actions have already violated the Safe Zone regulations."

"The Enforcement Team is on its way!"

Upon discovering that Lin An paid no heed to his meaning, the attendant suppressed his anger and, with an ugly face, repeatedly said to Lin An:

"You... just who are you?!"

These two outsiders are definitely problematic!

Especially after the other side rescued the boy, upon hearing something, the boy's face instantly revealed an agitation that could not be concealed.

A vague sense of unease arose.

The greatest possibility is that they are Awakened Ones from the Huaxia war zone.

Otherwise, there's no reason to explain why they would rescue people.

As you know.

Using the Hua Guo people left in Fushan for experiments is something nearly all high‑level Awakened Ones know.

They have also used their own countrymen, but this provoked strong opposition from most survivors.

Therefore, to enhance their strength, using these foreign peoples as material is everyone's consensus.

Thinking of the several incidents where Hua Guo Awakened Ones tried to rescue people, the attendant couldn't help but feel his heart sink.

In that case...

The Hua Guo people who remained in the Fushan theater during the early Apocalypse actually produced two Second‑Level Awakened Ones?!

So they came to the base to rescue people again?

He subtly gave the soldiers a look, signaling to call in more reinforcements quickly.

In a private chat, he sent the information that the other side might be Hua Guo Awakened Ones.

If the other side truly erupts, the Second‑Level Awakened Ones will all have to answer for it here.

Amid speculation, tensions are at the breaking point.

Soon.

Soldiers and reformers who rushed over upon hearing the news surrounded Lin An and the others.

The safety was disengaged, and infrared targeting and spiritual energy locked onto them one after another.

Along with the survivor squad that had followed them in, they were also startled at this moment.

The few people sitting in the back off-road vehicle couldn't help but exchange glances, as if realizing something.

"Hands on head! Hands up!"

"If you don't want to die, release the fugitive!"

The Safe Zone guards are highly efficient; seeing that a large number of troops are already in position, the captain in charge of the arrest couldn't help but feel emboldened.

What if they're suspected Second Level?

As long as it's not the Body System, under a hail of gunfire combined with Awakened Ones breaking defenses, no matter how strong you are you'll be turned into a honeycomb.

Moreover, the Second Level from Twin Stars Base is also on the way.

At the center of the encirclement, Xiong Hanzi paid no attention to the troops locking onto him.

"Captain Lin."

"This child is called Li Tian."

"Before the apocalypse, I came here to travel with my parents."

"After the apocalypse, Twin Stars Base suddenly began massively arresting Hua Guo people, locking them up together."

"His leg was cut off alive in the lab, but he doesn't know why those beasts did that."

Zhang Tie's face darkened; he quickly relayed the child's words, then clenched his fists and asked Lin An:

"Captain Lin, what should we do?"

"Many people are locked in the lab; this child escaped by playing dead."

"Should we first hold off this bunch of scum, or what?!"

He very much wanted to act now, then go to the lab Li Tian mentioned to rescue people.

But Captain Lin seemed to have a plan, so he didn't dare act on his own.

There are too many people surrounding; acting now would inevitably become a big battle.

Lin An's eyes twitched slightly after hearing that.

Unlike Xiong Hanzi's expectation, Captain Lin would have him first restrain himself, assess the situation, and wait for an opportunity to act.

"Go to the detention camp and find out what's happening here."

"Don't hold back when acting."

"I'll go straight to the spiritual energy core and take this place!"

"Huh?!"

Zhang Tie was stunned upon hearing that, not expecting Captain Lin to be so direct.

But it was exactly to his liking.

He didn't know that Lin An's actions were purely because Wen Ya had sent a message.

Moreover, Lin An clearly sensed that the people here probably realized that they and their group were not Awakened Ones from the Fushan war zone.

(Lin An, we have already reached the border of the Huaxia war zone; we expect to reach you in 9 hours!)

(You must hold on! All newly promoted Second Levels of the base have been brought along!)

The time since the last message was exactly midnight 12:00, just into the next day.

The cross-zone chat refreshed and came back online.

Wen Ya and the others who hurriedly followed the warplane over almost sent the message right on time.

Upon discovering the members of Long'an Base, mistakenly thinking there was trouble here, Lin An couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed.

He just wanted to make a quick call, and also summon a few more people to help move things.

He didn't expect that An Jing Tian's side, out of concern, would bring almost the entire base's high-end combat power.

Therefore.

If we delay some time, once someone domestically notices the abnormality of Long'an Base and gets ideas.

That would be a bit troublesome.

Simply, he also couldn't be bothered to investigate further; he'd just act first and talk later.

After making up his mind, Lin An openly mobilized his spiritual energy, and with highly efficient thinking, locked onto the general route.

Speed must be fast, to prevent the high-level people here from fleeing with supplies.

"Hum—"

In an instant.

Suddenly erupting pressure, it suddenly pressed the surrounding soldiers with a pang of palpitation.

And the attendant who had been standing at the side, upon sensing Lin An's erupting aura, couldn't help but be startled.

He had been ignoring his own warnings; this meant he was planning to act!

I probably wasn't wrong!

"Fire! Kill him!"

"They are Hua Guo Awakened Ones!"

Afraid of being caught in the battle, after shouting he instinctively fled into the troops.

In the panic, fortunately three auras suddenly came from not far away, easing everyone's pressure.

"Hua Guo people? Coming to die again?"

"I was worried about lacking materials, never expecting they'd deliver themselves to our door!"

Extremely fast, three Second Level Awakened Ones from the Twin Star Base rushed at high speed.

After receiving a report that a suspected Second Level Awakened One was causing trouble, they hurried over.

However, as the distance closed.

The three Awakened Ones inexplicably felt a palpitation.