The guard captain tapped his wristwatch, connected to his earpiece, and said:
"Turn off the alarm. We've temporarily gotten the situation under control here. Don't alarm this visitor from beyond the heavens again."
"Captain Chen, the alarm went off because something happened to the test subjects. They broke out of the laboratory and are wreaking havoc everywhere. Please evacuate your current location as soon as possible. You're not far from the test subjects."
The voice in the earpiece was clearly anxious.
Captain Chen froze for a moment, then immediately gave orders to the team members beside him:
"Quick, escort them back to the safe zone. Something has gone wrong with the test subjects here."
Then Captain Chen looked at Han Lian and Professor Huang and shouted:
"You two, please leave with me first. The test subjects in Zone C have broken out of the laboratory and are charging this way. Hurry, follow me—"
Before he could finish, Han Lian saw the people and monsters rushing toward them. Professor Huang's expression changed as well, and his lips trembled as he said:
"Madam, let's leave first. Those test subjects are extremely dangerous."
Han Lian remained where she was, merely frowning at those things crawling on all fours, neither human nor beast. Aside from their human heads, their stretched-out bodies and long, powerful limbs looked bizarre no matter how one looked at them. Their eyes were vacant, and they mindlessly destroyed everything in sight.
Just then, a fully armed squad of guards appeared before them. The moment they took position, they swiftly opened fire on the humanoid monsters.
The monsters seemed to sense the threat. With a roar, they bared sharp claws and slashed at the guards' heads. They were incredibly fast, and injuries immediately appeared among the guards.
Captain Chen had no