Chapter 196 - 196 The Assault

196 The Assault

On the basement floor, the researchers were busy.

The mutated cuttlefish had damaged a lot of equipment when it escaped, and they had spent a lot of energy to repair most of it.

“Director, didn’t Boss say that if we can’t find Number One within three days, our Branch will have to close down?

“Isn’t fiddling with these things now a waste of effort?” a researcher complained.

“A waste of effort?

“Have you ever thought about what would happen if Number One was found?

“If you slack off now and set us behind schedule…

“Think about it. When we let Number One escape, how many people were dragged away to be experimental subjects?”

The Director of Branch One, a white man in his 60s, lectured the offending researcher.

The researcher sighed.

He was a top talent who had graduated from a top university, but now he had to screw a device back together.

It couldn’t be helped. The virus had spread too quickly, and maintenance workers quickly became an endangered species.

This was at least the case within their research institute. Maintenance workers were even rarer than researchers, and they were forced to get their hands dirty.

“By the way, Director, what should we do with the mutant creatures that are locked up?

“We don’t have enough manpower at the moment. We can’t spare anyone to manage them.

“A lynx threw a tantrum a few days ago. It gave us a hard time.”

The researcher brought up a pressing matter.

“Let’s do it this way. Have the specialized teams shoot anything above Class B.

“Especially that gorilla. It’s always causing trouble,” the director said, after thinking for a while.

Last time, when Number One escaped, the gorilla happened to go crazy at the same time, which spread their manpower thin.

If not for that gorilla’s tantrum, Number One wouldn’t have been able to escape so easily.

The researcher nodded and immediately went to make arrangements.

Not long after, the researcher brought a few staff members in protective clothing to the room where the animals were held.

These mutated animals had rough skin and thick flesh, and they were especially prone to going berserk. They had to be fed a bout of tranquilizer gas before being shot to death.

In the corner of the room, there was a huge glass container. A burly female gorilla was playing with stones.

There were many wounds on its body.

It had been heavily experimented on before human experiments began.

Although the gorilla was covered in injuries, it had been imbued with supernatural strength, thanks to the heavy doses of virus within its bloodstream.

Before the mutated cuttlefish went berserk, it could be considered the strongest mutated creature in the institute.

“Stupid ape, you didn’t expect this, right? I’m here to kill you today!” the researcher said proudly through the glass.

The gorilla had injured many people, and this researcher was one of them.

Seeing the gorilla die with his own eyes today would give him some satisfaction.

Just as the researcher was feeling proud of himself, the gorilla suddenly punched the glass, causing him to shiver in fear.

“F*ck! Are you trying to scare me?

“When the time comes, I’ll shoot myself!

“Do it!” the researcher said angrily.

The squad immediately stepped forward and prepared to inject anesthetic gas.

This gorilla was very violent. If it was not tranquilized before they fired their rifles, it might go berserk. If its mutation advanced in the struggle, it would break out and escape.

At that moment, an alarm blared throughout the entire facility.

“What is it now…”

Everyone stopped what they were doing.

“Worry about that later. Just get this gorilla neutralized, first!” the researcher urged them.

The alarm had been a constant recurrence, so it was possible that someone had been infected.

The security team would take care of those minor issues, so it was not their concern.

Just as the team was about to proceed with the anesthesia, a loud noise was heard…

A female zombie with long legs and red eyes showed up at the door.

“Red… red eyes!

“How did you get in?”

The researchers and the dangerous goods handling team were all shocked.

The female zombie was covered in blood, so he was sure that she wasn’t a zombie under the organization’s control.

“Shoot! Shoot her!”

The researcher screamed.

The dangerous goods handling team immediately reacted. They put down the anesthesia equipment and pulled out their guns from their waists.

The red-eyed female zombie turned into a streak of red and appeared in front of the group. Her sharp claws, which were covered in blood, quickly pierced through the heads of those people.

“Pfft…”

The heads of the team were skewered in two like candied haws.

The researcher was so terrified that he peed in his pants and fell to the ground.

“Master, I’m done here.

“I’ve found some mutated animals.”

The female zombie spoke into the walkie-talkie and kicked the researcher’s throat.

“Alright, Xiaoyu. Let the animals out.”

Wang Ran’s voice was heard from the walkie-talkie.

The long-legged female zombie was Su Xiaoyu.

She used her sharp claws to cut open the glass and let out the gorilla and some other animals.

Most of these animals had mutated, and they were not weak. Once they came out, they tore at the bodies on the ground, venting their anger.

After the gorilla stuffed the researcher’s head into the researcher’s butt, it looked at Su Xiaoyu warily.

Although Su Xiaoyu had saved it, its experience had made it difficult for it to trust others so easily.

At that moment, a flash of gold came in from the door.

“Big monkey, you’re still here!”

Ada rushed in and hugged the gorilla.

The gorilla trembled!

‘Who the f*ck is this?!’

However, it instantly came back to its senses. She said “big monkey”. Blonde hair…

Could it be…

The gorilla looked at Ada in disbelief.

“Hey, it’s me, Number One!

“Don’t you recognize me when I’m older?”

Ada sighed with her hands on her hips.

The gorilla stretched out a finger and scratched its head.

It was indeed a familiar smell…

Previously, this gorilla’s child had turned into a zombie gorilla in an experiment and was euthanized by the people of the research institute.

It had met Ada in its despair, and little Ada had aroused its maternal instincts, so it had been taking care of Ada like she was its child.

In order to help Ada escape, it had even injured itself on purpose to drive itself berserk and attract the attention of the security guards of the research institute.

It didn’t expect that Ada would return after only a few days, as a grown-up too, at that.

The gorilla was shocked.

She really was Number One… The gorilla immediately gave Ada a hug.

“Oh, right, where’s the pig?”

Ada looked around and didn’t see her wild boar friend from before.

The gorilla sighed and made a gesture of cutting a steak and stuffing it into its mouth.

“The little pig was eaten?

“Damn it, I want to kill them all!”

Ada was very angry, and her brows were tightly knitted together.

The little pig was one of her few companions, and it was eaten. That was too much!

“Let’s go, Master is waiting for us in the main hall,” Su Xiaoyu said.

Ada nodded and led the gorilla and the other animals to the main hall on the first floor of the research lab.