The demon capital under the night sky was resplendent with lights.
A low-profile rolls-royce phantom glided through the streets like a ghost.
Inside the car, Ji Yao was still reporting new discoveries.
"Boss, based on the coordinates you provided, the target area has been locked."
"It's a biotechnology research institute that has publicly gone bankrupt and been abandoned, belonging to an offshore company."
"However, according to deep scan results, its underground energy system is still operating."
"And… a very high-intensity unknown reaction was detected."
Lu Cheng leaned back in the soft seat, thinking about the discovery.
These were clues dug out from the plot of the apocalypse's protagonist.
Although his plot all took place after the apocalypse, there were still some traces of the apocalypse's origin… "Interesting."
"A real Pandora's Box, just hidden under the nose of the demon capital like this."
He looked up at the rapidly receding streetscape outside the window, his eyes deep.
"Ji Tianxing should be arriving soon, right?"
"We're not going to the institute."
Lu Cheng's tone was calm, "Go to the rooftop of the building opposite it. Bring the best observation equipment. I want to watch a… live broadcast."
"Ji Ling, send a new script to your father."
"Tell him that you risked your life to uncover the Lu family's ultimate trump card."
"They… want to use the secret technology from this base to resurrect me as a monster."
"The Lu family's secret base is here."
...In the suburbs of the demon capital, the night wind was bleak.
A dark red stream of light streaked across the night sky, silently hovering above a dilapidated research institute.
Ji Tianxing, dressed in a combat suit, coldly scanned the building below.
In the communication channel, Ji Ling's "major discovery" that had just been sent was repeatedly played.
"Father! I found out! Lu Cheng's death was just the beginning!"
"The Lu family activated a plan called Pandora. They want to use the virus in this secret base to resurrect Lu Cheng and continue his rule in the apocalyptic world!"
"This base is where they will resurrect Lu Cheng!"
Following this were forged documents.
Ji Tianxing listened to the news, his face filled with genuine disgust and disdain.
"As expected, these are tricks only played by inferiors!"
His heart was full of contempt for Lu Cheng.
"He actually wants to be resurrected in such a disgusting way?"
"He can't even rest in peace after death, and still wants to turn into a zombie to harm the world and drag everyone down with him? That's simply wishful thinking!"
He activated the life detection function of his combat suit.
[Beep beep beep—]
A piercing alarm sounded, and on the screen, the underground area of the research institute was instantly covered with dense red dots.
All were "abnormal" life signals!
This completely confirmed Ji Ling's "intelligence."
The last trace of caution in Ji Tianxing's eyes was completely replaced by a sense of mission as a "heaven-sent hero."
How could he, Ji Tianxing, a savior with high-tech, tolerate such anti-human dirty experiments happening before him?
He was no longer a mere avenger.
At this moment, he was a righteous judge, a hero who would nip evil in the bud!
[Boom—!]
The energy cannon roared, and the institute's alloy door, sealed for many years, was instantly melted through.
Ji Tianxing, like a meteorite, violently smashed into this nest of evil.
The interior of the institute was even more dilapidated and terrifying than he had imagined.
The air was filled with a strong smell of blood… The ground was covered with congealed dark red bloodstains, and the walls were covered with huge claw marks, as if some terrifying presence had rampaged there.
"Roar—!"
A non-human roar came from the depths of the shadows.
Several dark figures suddenly darted out of the darkness, bringing a foul-smelling gust of wind, and pounced on Ji Tianxing.
They were some "people" wearing tattered security uniforms and researcher lab coats.
But their skin had turned a strange grayish-green, their muscles were highly bulging, their eyes were murky, and only the most primitive bloodlust remained.
They were the "researchers" who had been infected and undergone terrifying mutations due to an accidental virus leak!
"A bunch of trash!"
Ji Tianxing snorted coldly, and the weapons on his arms instantly popped out, beginning to attack.
But soon, he found that these "monsters" were more troublesome than he had imagined.
They were fearless, immensely strong, and their speed far exceeded that of ordinary people. Ordinary bullets could not cause effective damage to them.
The more this was the case, the more he could not allow Lu Cheng to undergo this mutated resurrection!
Moreover, in front of his battle armor, these guys were still no match.
After a fierce battle, he cleared out all these "zombies" that had surged out after smelling living people.
This battle, far from making him fearful, made him even more convinced that this was the source of all evil!
He must completely purify all of this!
Going all the way down, Ji Tianxing finally reached the core laboratory on the lowest level.
The sight before him made his pupils shrink sharply.
In the center of the laboratory was a huge glass cultivation chamber.
Inside the chamber, a huge mass of flesh, like a heart, was rhythmically pulsating slightly. Countless thick fleshy tubes connected to it, extending in all directions.
That strong unknown energy reaction was emanating from this "mother body."
Ji Tianxing didn't even need Ji Ling to provide any further "guidance."
The moment he saw these things, he had already mentally pieced together all the "truths."
"As expected, it's the thinking of barbarians…"
"Are they researching this virus to gain so-called immortality? Or to create an undead army?"
A strong sense of being a "cleaner" arose spontaneously in his heart.
In his opinion, a laboratory like this, which could cause a global disaster, should not exist in this world at all.
And he, a reborn person with future black technology, had the "obligation" to personally eliminate this "cancer" that threatened all humanity.
This feeling even gave him a sacred sense of mission to "act on behalf of heaven!"
He no longer hesitated.
The combat suit's power was maximized, and violent energy converged on the cannon on his arm.
The dazzling light illuminated his face, hidden beneath the faceplate, which appeared incredibly smug due to "justice."
He aimed the cannon firmly at the huge, still-pulsating "mother body."
"Filthy thing!"
"Disappear completely from this world for me!"
[Boom—!!!!]
...At the same time.
On the rooftop of the building opposite the research institute.
The night wind rustled Lu Cheng's clothes.
He was comfortably enjoying everything happening below.
Ji Ling and Ji Yao stood quietly behind him, one on his left and one on his right.
From their perspective, they could clearly see an incredibly brilliant light suddenly erupting from the underground of the research institute, followed by a violent explosion that even made the ground tremble.
Just like that, all evil and its source were completely annihilated underground.
Lu Cheng listened to the gradually subsiding explosion, a devilish smile playing on his lips.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Ji Tianxing."
"Thank you for, in the name of justice, clearing a potential huge threat for this world…"
He paused, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Then, it's time to… settle accounts with you, the current threat."