Graveyard Plot 7

In a daze

A familiar voice rang in his ear.

It was the voice of a junior apprentice from the laboratory urging him on. This junior apprentice was deeply favored by the mentor and usually served as a go-between to report important matters.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother! You're the only one who hasn't submitted the paper for external review!"

"Damn... I haven't finished revising it yet!"

Those words were a hundred times more terrifying than a nightmare.

The indescribable mental shock tore straight through the barrier of his dream and dragged Yi Chen back to reality.

He sat up abruptly.

His back was soaked through.

Before his eyes was not the familiar laboratory, but a desolate, dark, and rotten cemetery.

At the same time, a corpse with its brain blossoming and all signs of life gone lay beside him, utterly still.

Just then,

a faint light flickered across his cheek.

A black little meatball with thin arms and legs stood beside him, holding a kerosene lamp.

"You're awake!

Not bad at all~ You actually managed to kill this mutant.

The wounds on your body that could have caused death have all been stopped and stitched... Try standing up."

"Hm?"

Yi Chen hurriedly examined his body.

His left arm, which should have been impossible to move, actually lifted along with the motion.

The coin-sized hole in his upper left arm had been packed with unknown black flesh and joined together with dense fine hairs.

Not only had the bleeding stopped,

the severed muscles and nerves had also been connected and repaired.

The other parts of his body had received similar treatment.

Using his hands for support, he slowly stood.

Apart from some dizziness and pain in certain areas, there was basically nothing wrong.

"Thank you... Next, I still have to send this corpse to Graveyard Plot 7."

Yi Chen knew very well that the matter was far from over.

Until the corpse had been dealt with and the extra grave mounds had been leveled, he could not relax for even a moment.

Little Meatball was quite pleased with Yi Chen's attitude.

It bounced onto his shoulder again and even helped carry the kerosene lamp with one hand.

Creak, creak~

The wooden wheels of the cart rolled over the ground, making a strange scraping sound.

After the corpse packed among the sacks had endured a short, bumpy journey, it finally arrived at Graveyard Plot 7, which stood alone at the edge of the Cemetery, completely isolated from the rest.

According to the handbook,

it only needed to be brought here when an unknown corpse transport cart appeared in the Cemetery. Normally, there was no need to approach this place, much less patrol it.

Its style was completely different from that of Graveyard Plots 1 through 6.

The entire area was enclosed by stone walls over five meters high. A Crow Sculpture adorned the wall every three meters, as though watching everything nearby.

In addition,

Yi Chen could smell a completely different scent drifting from Graveyard Plot 7.

Apart from the cemetery's own rotten stench, there was also a charred aroma.

It seemed something was burning.

Just then,

the iron gate embedded in the stone wall opened on its own.

At the same time, the sound of leather shoes stepping across stone came from within.

A tall man wearing a top hat and a Black Suit strode out.

His hands, clad in White Gloves, elegantly held a cane before him. A golden skull decorated the tip, and the aura of the dead could faintly be seen escaping from its eye sockets.

For some reason,

the light from the kerosene lamp could not clearly illuminate the man's face. It was as though a layer of mist covered it.

Only the high bridge of his nose could be vaguely seen.

However,

through his unique vision, Yi Chen noticed an additional important detail.

Engraved on the ring of gold around the middle of the cane was the Organization Mark:

G&D

Apparently,

this man was very likely an agent sent by the organization to deal with trouble. If Yi Chen had died in Graveyard Plot 4, this person would have personally handled the matter.

There was another possibility: this man belonged to the organization and had always been stationed in Graveyard Plot 7.

At that moment,

the other party spoke first.

"William Berens.

An ordinary external employee actually managed to deal with the disease outbreak in Graveyard Plot 4 alone... This Cemetery hasn't seen an interesting fellow like you in seventeen years.

Push the corpse inside. I still need to conduct a more thorough examination of the infection."

The Mysterious Figure took a special look at Little Meatball on Yi Chen's shoulder.

He seemed to be determining whether the meatball was harmless or checking its category and identity. Then he led Yi Chen farther inside.

Contrary to what he had expected,

this so-called Graveyard Plot 7 did not contain a single grave mound.

There was only a hemispherical metal building at the center, with a tall chimney rising from its roof... The charred aroma he had smelled earlier was coming from the chimney.

In addition,

Yi Chen noticed that a telephone line from the Wooden Cabin extended all the way here. The Mysterious Figure before him was very likely the "Administrator" mentioned in the handbook.

After entering the hemispherical building,

the interior was mainly divided into two areas.

One was the Autopsy Area, which contained various surgical instruments and an old-fashioned operating table.

The other was the Cremation Area, connected to the chimney and burning all day long.

Following the instructions, Yi Chen carried the corpse with its head split open onto the operating table.

The Mysterious Figure put on a spotless apron, picked up his instruments, and began working.

He was incredibly fast, so fast that it was almost dazzling... In just a few minutes, he reached a conclusion.

"Plant Variant Infection, a relatively rare case.

The pus-like Pathogen is flattened and spherical.

It has excellent transparency, and obvious 'Chromogenic Particles' can be seen.

It's a special and uncommon mutant, currently in the early stage of infection.

The wound is very deep. The pus-like Pathogen was cleaved in a single strike... Silver Infusion eliminated the disease.

Elegant and effective."

While examining the Living Corpse's fatal wound, the Mysterious Figure suddenly gave Yi Chen a meaningful look.

"With some cultivation, you might become a fine gentleman.

Since you cleaved the Pathogen in a single strike without using any non-physical form of attack,

the damage to this corpse is less than ten percent. Its value can still be squeezed further.

Next, send the corpse to the Cremation Furnace. Let's see how lucky you are."

Yi Chen merely listened in silence.

Although there were parts he did not understand, he could faintly sense an opportunity.

Cremation Area

Before the enormous, heat-belching incinerator stood a hook-style conveyor belt.

The corpse had to be hung on an iron hook, then sent into the furnace using the hand-cranked wheel beside it.

This structural design

reminded Yi Chen of a delicacy he had often eaten in his previous life—Peking Duck.

Thinking of the charred aroma filling the air, his stomach immediately churned.

In the end, he managed to restrain himself.

Following the Mysterious Figure's instructions, he pierced the corpse's shoulder blade with the iron hook.

When the Plant Living Corpse was sent into the incinerator, Yi Chen could still see several other corpses that had been burned down to their skeletons.

"Um... The extra coffins and gravestones in Graveyard Plot 4 haven't been removed yet. I'll go take care of them now."

"No need to hurry.

You killed the Pathogen and eliminated the 'disease.' The gravestones and coffins associated with this corpse will all disappear one after another. There's no need to deal with them again.

Before the cremation is complete, we can have a private chat."

"Okay."

Yi Chen himself wanted to learn more about this world.

The strange experiences in the Cemetery alone had already completely drawn him in.

The Mysterious Figure opened a hidden passage leading to the Basement.

It effectively isolated the heat and smell of the Cremation Area.

The so-called Basement was actually a lavish room with a strong European style. It had three bedrooms and a living room, with every kind of household item one could need.

From this,

it seemed very likely that the other party had been living here for a long time.