Chapter 1516: Life Has No Distinction of High or Low

"No, you are all young; if anyone is to stay, it should be us older ones," Professor Huang shook his head and said, "I cannot let you young people die for me."

"Professor Huang, you can't put it that way. We are more valuable than them; we are scientists," a balding man said, "This is what they are supposed to do."

"Zhang Ke, shut up," Professor Huang said sternly, "There is no distinction between high and low in life. Either we all stay here and wait for death together."

Zhang Ke obediently shut his mouth, but judging by the expression on his face, he would definitely seize any chance to escape and survive if given the slightest opportunity.

"Professor Huang, you are the ones we are here to protect, and you are important talents for our country, so you must be the ones to leave first. We were here to protect you in the first place," Li Hu steadied himself and said, "Go to the Escape Room immediately. The Escape Pods there have been activated; you can reach the sea surface safely."

"Yes, Professor, let's go to the Escape Room first. We can't all die here."

"Right, we still have the research results in our hands; we must at least bring these results out."

Some assistants also tried to persuade Professor Huang one after another. Looking at the expectant faces before him, Professor Huang nodded slightly.

Just at this moment, with a *shredding* sound, the laboratory door was pierced by an extremely long claw, and then this claw slowly pulled backward. *Shred... * the entire door was torn open by raw force.

Shuten-doji's gaze, carrying a hint of eerie strangeness, appeared before everyone's eyes. Li Hu roared, "Go! Take Professor Huang and leave immediately!"

*Bang, bang, bang! * Gunfire erupted inside the room. The few remaining team members frantically pulled their triggers, and angry bullets poured toward those people.

The system above had been completely breached. Chen Yu, Su Yan, and over ten members of the Longxi Tianyuan Pavilion took the elevator down to the laboratory.

After the elevator descended, the scene before them made everyone involuntarily gasp in shock, for before them, it had become an Asura Hell.

Fresh blood and severed limbs were scattered all over the floor, and the lights above flickered on and off. This place seemed to have just experienced a catastrophe.

"What happened? What did they encounter?" Su Yan was shocked.

"Captain Su, just as we were coming up, I detected that the system in this area had been shut down. Once the system is shut down, the alloy doors lock tight. No matter what is outside, it cannot get in," a technician said, holding a Microcomputer.

"Look at this," Chen Yu pointed forward, "That must be the alloy door. It was torn open from the outside by something by sheer force."

Following the direction Chen Yu pointed, sure enough, the door at that location had been torn open by something by sheer force. This metal, touted as a special alloy, was now torn beyond recognition.

Moreover, several corpses were lying scattered there; these corpses were the security personnel.

"The laboratory door was also torn open. Although this door is also made of special steel, it is far inferior to the outer defensive steel," a technician adjusted his glasses and said, "If the outer one could be torn open, the inner one would certainly be torn open with ease."

Su Yan's expression was tense. She realized that this incident had already spiraled out of control. Now that someone had broken in, the technical personnel inside were highly likely to be in grave danger. Setting aside the success or failure of the mission, these research personnel were extremely important. What should they do now?

"Shuten-doji has awakened." Standing before a corpse, Chen Yu felt the immense Mind Power radiating from the body, and he uttered this sentence.

"Shuten-doji?" Su Yan was shocked. She was no stranger to this legendary Fusang monster, known as the strongest of the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade. She had also heard from Chen Yu that the main purpose of the Fusang Onmyoji coming here was to resurrect Shuten-doji.

But she had not expected that the other side would actually succeed.

"It is him. Everyone, be careful. This fellow is bloodthirsty by nature. Although he has just awakened, the power he possesses is extraordinarily strong," Chen Yu said, "If you encounter him, do not do anything. Turn around and run."

"Did you remember Mr. Chen's words?" Su Yan said sternly, "If you want to survive, you must all listen to Mr. Chen."

"Understood," everyone replied in unison.

"Do we need to call for reinforcements?" Su Yan asked.

"No. Unless the Longxi headquarters sends people, it is meaningless. But those in Longxi who could fight Shuten-doji all have their own missions right now. If problems arise on their end, it would be equally serious. So, we must rely on ourselves here," Chen Yu said.

"Can you handle it?" Su Yan asked, still somewhat uneasy. After all, this was a legendary Immortal from Fusang; could Chen Yu handle him?

"What, do you not believe in my strength now?" Chen Yu smiled slightly.

"No," Su Yan's face flushed, "I'm just worried that the pressure on you is too great. Aside from you, everyone here is an ordinary person. We can't help you with much; at most, we can only help you look for people."

"It's fine, I am enough on my own," Chen Yu said.

"But he is a god," Su Yan was still somewhat worried, "And among the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade, his status is very high."

"A god?" Chen Yu couldn't help but laugh, "Their strongest god, Baqi, was nothing more than a monster that couldn't survive in the Huaxia land during the ancient war between gods and demons in Huaxia, and fled to Fusang."

"So, what right does this kind of thing have to be a god? Shuten-doji is the same; he was just a local monster who accidentally obtained a trace of Chaos Energy, so his status changed and he was worshipped as a god by the locals. But no matter how he changes, they cannot escape their own true nature. So, rest assured."

Hearing Chen Yu say this, Su Yan felt slightly relieved. She nodded and said, "Alright then, be careful in everything."

Following the bloodstains, they arrived inside the laboratory. The laboratory was now a sea of blood.

Weapons were scattered on the ground, along with several dismembered corpses. These corpses were all security personnel, and the expressions on their faces were horrified, as if they had seen something terrifying.

"The security personnel are almost all dead. They... are in grave danger," Su Yan said with a complex expression.

To be honest, she did not like the conclusion she had reached, but the facts were right before her eyes, and she was helpless.

"Not necessarily. These people were clearly covering the retreat," Chen Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Is there an escape device in this place?"

"Yes, there is an Escape Room set up below the laboratory, which contains six Escape Pods. These Escape Pods can go directly to the sea surface. Even if the system is locked, the Escape Pods can still be used," a technician said.