"This is it. They've got a huge stockpile of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Gene Serum upstairs. The scent is even richer than the monster materials trading center in the Superhuman Tower!"
Meng Chao locked onto his target.
Unfortunately, two fully armed security guards were stationed on every level of the stairwell above.
No matter how spacious the emergency stairs were, they could not compare to the underground parking lot.
Meng Chao could not swagger through four or five flights of stairs without alerting the Giant Tooth Crocodile.
After pondering for a moment, he pressed his ear against the wall and listened to the activity on the floors above.
Meng Chao released his last mutated rat.
Stimulated by his Spiritual Energy, the mutated rat squeaked wildly, immediately drawing the attention of the security guards deployed at the entrance to the thirty-third-floor emergency stairwell.
The two guards followed the sound.
Meng Chao seized the chance to dart to the entrance of the safety passage.
The door was tightly locked and required a card swipe to enter.
Meng Chao took out the VIP card Senior Harvester had just given him.
"Treating a dead horse like a living one. If this doesn't work, I can only force my way in."
Meng Chao held the raised laser-microengraved pattern and code on the VIP card up to the card reader.
Beep beep.
The green light above the safety passage flashed, and the door opened without a sound.
Meng Chao relaxed slightly and slipped through the crack before the two guards caught the mutated rat.
But the scene behind the door made him pause.
Underfoot lay a plush, soft handmade carpet, as springy as though springs had been installed beneath it.
Besides the dazzling golden decor, the walls on both sides of the corridor were