<h4>Chapter 373: Chapter 369: Locating the Target</h4><h4></h4>


    Behind therge door, it was like a meat processing nt, except those hanging from the hooks were not pork but people, dead people. Even more shocking, all of these bodies were deformed, missing limbs or having shrunken brains – not one was normal.


    Furthermore, these corpses had been disemboweled, their innardspletely hollowed out. At a cursory nce, there were about forty to fifty bodies in this storage room, presenting a grotesquely horrifying scene that was truly disturbing. Even seasoned individuals like Qiu Yong and others were stunned by this sight.


    Xia Yue covered her mouth, fighting back nausea, and turned away as she said, "What the hell is this ce?"


    Ling Chen furrowed his brows; he too wanted to figure out what experiments were being conducted in this ce. Turning around, he strode out of the storeroom and said in a deep voice, "Sooner orter, we will uncover the secrets of this base."


    Following the underground passage, the group cautiously advanced toward the deeper parts of the base.


    After walking approximately several dozen meters, blind Yang Chen suddenly stopped and looked up, saying, "Someone ising."


    Ling Chen, fully aware of Yang Chen’s keen hearing, knew he was not mistaken, and asked, "How many people?"


    "Five, based on the footsteps. They’re in the passage to the left."


    Ling Chen nced at the left corner; although the people were not yet in sight, their shadows were already cast on the wall by the light. Immediately, Ling Chen signaled everyone, and they quickly scattered, each finding a hidden corner to conceal themselves.


    Before long, five researchers in whiteb coats walked shoulder to shoulder into Ling Chen’s view. Watching the researchers who were about to pass by, Ling Chen’s expression subtly changed. Among them was someone he recognized.


    Stephen!


    The doctor who Zhu Hong had introduced to Nanrong Wanqing for treatment was here as well. Watching as Stephen and the others slowly moved further away, Ling Chen gestured to his team with a nod and then silently followed behind Stephen.


    "Kaelina, you and the fat man go to the surveince room."


    "Got it!"


    After Kaelina and Hu Fei left, Ling Chen and the others like Qiu Yong followed and soon arrived outside a clean room. Through the ss, they saw Stephen and his group putting on clean protective suits and entering through a side door.


    Ling Chen took a look at the surveince camera on top of the outside door, then stopped in his tracks, waiting for Kaelina’s response.


    Three minutes passed, and Hu Fei’s voice finally came through the earpiece: "Done!"


    With surveince under control, their next moves would be much easier. Ling Chen pushed open the door to the clean room and quickly walked up to the side door, grabbing the handle and trying to push it open. However, he quickly realized that the side door was locked and couldn’t be opened.


    Seeing this, Ling Chen looked up at the surveince camera, pointed at the side door, and said, "Fat man, can you control this door?"


    "No, that door doesn’t have an electronic lock. I can’t remotely control it; it can only be opened from the inside," Hu Fei barely finished talking when Kaelina’s voice chimed in, "Ling Chen, you bettere here and see this."


    "I’ll be right there."


    After instructing Qiu Yong and the others to stay put, Ling Chen promptly made his way alone to the base’s surveince room.


    Upon entering, Kaelina pointed at the surveince screen and said, "See for yourself."


    Ling Chen nced over and his expression changed abruptly. He saw, within the monitor screen, Nanrong Wanqing lying quietly on a bed with her arms and legs bound, eyes slightly closed as if in a deep slumber. Beside her, several precise instruments were ced with wires connected to Nanrong Wanqing’s body, seemingly monitoring her vital signs.


    At the same time, Stephen, leading a group of scientists, was conducting examinations on Nanrong Wanqing. After a moment, a scientist in a white coat approached Stephen holding a metallic case. Once the case was opened after entering the password, Ling Chen’s pupils contracted and his fists clenched involuntarily at the sight of its contents.


    "What’s wrong?" Kaelina, noticing the change in Ling Chen’s expression, asked.


    "They are nning to inject Wanqing with strengthening serums. No, we cannot let them seed," Ling Chen dered in a deep voice. He then quickly left the surveince room and returned to the cleanroom.


    Facing the tightly closed side door, Ling Chen gritted his teeth and ferociously kicked it.


    Bang!


    A dull sound followed, but the side door did not budge or even indent.


    However, the sound of the door alerted everyone in theboratory. Stephen, confused, nced at the door and then went to hisputer, pressing a few keys with fingers d in rubber gloves.


    Instantly, an image appeared on theputer screen; Ling Chen and Qiu Yong, among others, were all disyed on the screen.


    Having met Ling Chen a few times before, Stephen recognized him immediately, his face turning pale, he quickly took off his gloves and grabbed theboratory phone, dialing a number swiftly.


    But the phone signal was busy, emitting ’beep beep’ sounds and not connecting. After several attempts, the phone still couldn’t reach the other side.


    "Ling Chen, they’ve discovered you. I’ve cut off theb’s connection with the outside; they will be temporarily trapped in there. You’d better find a way to open that door quickly."


    Hearing Hu Fei’s voice from the earphone, Ling Chen nced at Qiu Yong and others and said, "Big brother, help me out!"


    "Let me do it."


    Qiu Yong walked over to the side door, sank his waist, crouched in a horse stance, hands moving from upward to downward coordinated with his breathing, Qi sinking to the Dantian. Suddenly, he roared and threw a punch like the wind heavily against the door.


    Bang!


    A loud noise urred, and a fist-shaped dent immediately appeared on the surface of the sturdy iron door. Yet, that was all; the door remained intact.


    Seeing Qiu Yong’s unsessful attempt, the people who had been eager to try instantly gave up. Ling Chen may not be aware of Qiu Yong’s capabilities, but the other members of the ’Eight entrics’ knew very well. Qiu Yong practiced the Iron Cloth Shirt of Cross Training, had incredibly strong muscles and bones, and possessed extraordinary strength; if even he couldn’t break the door, it was futile for others to even try.


    "Mr. Ling, don’t waste your efforts anymore; this door is made from a special metal. Merely relying on human strength to destroy it is simply wishful thinking," Stephen’s deep voice came from an external speaker.


    Frowning slightly, Ling Chen replied, "Stephen, open the door. Just let me take Wanqing away, and I promise not to kill you."


    "Forget it. As long as I stay in theb, you’ll never be able to harm me," Stephen retorted with a coldugh, then added, "It’s perfect that I’m in need of a few spectators; you might as well serve as witnesses."


    As his voice fell, the outer wall’s screen started broadcasting theboratory’s scene live.