Chapter 1029: Odd Condition? I

Yue Lan stared at the back of his head.

Suddenly, she felt an impulse to also give him a try.

The Bee King is such a precious thing, yet he treats it so violently?

If the force isn't controlled, he'll smash the 'Hidden Achievement' to death…

Putting aside everything else, Su Yang was the first to wake up and kill him.

"I've already sent the coordinates to your hand ring; drive carefully," Yue Lan instructed.

"Don't worry, this car belongs to my friend; he often drives me, so I'm very proficient," Cai Xu said, waving without turning his head.

Yue Lan glanced twice, confirmed it was temporarily safe, then turned and walked to the corridor.

She noticed that everyone on both sides showed signs of vigilance.

"What, we're comrades fighting side by side, and you won't even exchange a greeting?"

Zhang Tiancheng crossed his arms, lifted his chin, and said, "Friendship is friendship, and identity is identity."

"Putting aside experience, we are ultimately people from different camps."

"And what's up with your gaze, you guy?"

"Don't forget, I, Zhang Tiancheng, saved the life of comrade 'Demon'!"

"That amounts to indirectly saving all of you."

"There's no need to thank me, but of course, if you insist on thanking me, there's nothing I can do."

Upon hearing that, Wen Ran was both amused and exasperated.

The other party's temperament was like a child's.

His mouth was stiff, but his heart was rather soft.

"Um… thank you," she said proactively.

Zhang Tiancheng gave her a glance, his expression cold, and said, "No need."

Inside, he was overjoyed.

Zhuang Wu, however, scoffed, "Without you, we could still rescue the Boss."

Zhang Tiancheng, already prepared, said, "Don't romanticize any path you haven't walked."

"The fact is, I saved your Boss."

"What the heck, kid, you look at least two years younger than me; show me some respect."

"Call me Brother Tiancheng!"

Zhuang Wu's anger flared instantly; just as he tried to stand, Wen Ran's gaze froze him.

He let out a dissatisfied snort and turned his head away.

Wen Ran, seeing this, sighed softly.

In fact, she could understand Zhuang Wu's feelings.

After all, they had experienced too much tonight.

First it was Guo Fan, then immediately the 'Blood Vampire'.

In between, Wang Defa met an untimely fate.

He fetched an injection himself, and only after using it discovered it was poison.

When the final battle erupted, even giving their all couldn't budge the 'Resurrection' monster in the slightest.

If Su Yang hadn't stepped forward, they would have been unable to escape this disaster.

However, no one expected that at the final moment, the Strange Man would choose to self‑destruct.

And suddenly a squad broke out to launch a surprise attack.

All these matters tangled together, leaving him mentally exhausted and physically drained.

Guilt and self‑reproach filled his heart.

His mood was at its lowest.

"Yue Jie, what do you all plan to do next?" Wen Ran turned his head and asked.

The address also added a 'Jie' suffix.

Yue Lan thought for a moment, then said, "First, find a safe place to settle the Bee King."

"'Demon's' condition is off; find a way to restore him."

"Additionally… White Bear City has entered a closed state."

"Entry only, no exit; Guo Fan must still be inside the city."

"We must find the people!"

Ximen Zhirou's heart stirred at the words, and he explained, "Actually, we have already grasped the secret of the Imperial Company."

"But…"

He looked at Wang Defa, sighed deeply, and said, "The one who knew the secret has already breathed his last."

Oh?

Yue Lan pried open Wang Defa's eyelids to examine his eyes, then immediately touched his neck.

"Strange, his condition is no different from a dead person, yet his pupils haven't dilated."

"What does that mean?" Ximen Zhirou was startled.

"Was he poisoned?" Yue Lan's brows furrowed.

"It's an unknown lethal toxin, seemingly designed specifically to target gene‑modified warriors," he explained.

"Muscle rigidity, body temperature dropping…"

Yue Lan found it increasingly odd, and suddenly got a sense of déjà vu of breaking the norm.

Having suffered such severe injuries without receiving timely treatment.

On top of that, he was poisoned during the process.

He should have been dead as a doornail, but she had a vague feeling things weren't that simple.

With that thought, she asked Luo Qing for a Small Knife.

She then made a cut on Wang Defa's wrist.

Reddish-brown blood flowed out in a steady stream, filling the entire carriage with a foul, stinking odor.

"Bring me the Injection!" Yue Lan said, extending her hand.

"Huh?" Zhang Tiancheng was stunned, his gaze darting to Wang Defa. "Sis, he's like this and you still want to waste an Injection?"

"What are you saying? Watch your Mouth!" Zhuang Wu shot up with a bang.

Zhang Tiancheng shrugged, looking casual. "Everyone here knows his condition inside out. You're just refusing to face reality."

Zhuang Wu's face flushed with agitation. "Yue Jie said he can be saved, so he definitely can be saved!"

"Hurry up and bring out the Injection!"

Yue Lan spoke up coldly, "I never said he could live."

What?

A bucket of cold water was thrown over their heads.

Zhuang Wu suddenly became at a loss. "Then what did you want the Injection for just now..."

Yue Lan turned to meet his gaze and said seriously, "This poison is a research product of the Imperial Company. I happened to learn about its toxicology once."

"The toxin's effect is to seal off the five senses and weaken the power of Gene Modification warriors."

"At the same time, the Muscle will grow increasingly stiff over time."

"The internal organs will also gradually harden."

"The end result—you can think of it as a mummified corpse."

Suddenly, Wang Yuning seemed to think of something and blurted out, "A specimen?!"

"Exactly!"

Yue Lan nodded slightly and said, "This is the Imperial Company's method for dealing with failed products."

"They seal them with Poison and store them in an Incubator."

"This works better than traditional freezing."

"They think they might come in handy someday in the future."

"By the way..."

"Where did you guys find this kind of poison?"

Zhuang Wu's face immediately showed shame.

Yue Lan understood at a glance and didn't ask further.

She then added, "The Injection can eliminate the toxins in his body, but there are two possible outcomes."

"First, he returns to his peak condition."

"Second, it only removes the toxins."

"We provide the Injection; you make the decision."

As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Qing proactively took out the Injection from her arms.

Yue Lan reached out to take it and looked at Ximen Zhirou and the others.

At this, they immediately fell into hesitation.

Saying they didn't want to save him would be a lie.

Wang Defa was a member of the team, a brother to everyone.

His contributions went without saying; Lu Junsheng could feel his sincerity.

Even setting all that aside for a moment.

Just the fact that he knew the secrets of the Imperial Company's experimental results made it necessary to treat him.

"So... there's no guarantee he'll live?" Lu Junsheng asked.

"If it's the second outcome, does that mean death?" Wen Ran's eyes were filled with worry.

"It might be." Wen Ran nodded slightly.

This...

Everyone exchanged glances, their faces showing difficulty.

Gambling on probabilities wasn't something they couldn't do.

But betting a comrade's life on it was a bit...

"Inject!"

Suddenly, a faint voice came from the back seat of the car.

"Boss?!" Ximen Zhirou was startled at first, then overjoyed.

A hand suddenly grabbed the seat, and then Su Yang propped himself up, his gaze serious.

"You handle the detox."

"I'll handle saving the man!"