The convoy arrived at a huge canyon outside the imperial capital at top speed.
The area was surrounded by precipitous cliffs and was a top-secret base where no one was permitted to enter or leave.
Military soldiers patrolled back and forth around the clock.
However, on this day alone,
the army stationed here had already entered a state of full combat readiness.
Main battle tanks blocked the road.
The missile systems of the tank destroyers were also ready to fire at any moment.
As the convoy arrived,
a middle-aged general in the military uniform of the Star Ancient Empire strode over, his expression solemn.
Emperor Yang Yu got out of the car. Before the middle-aged general could speak, Yang Yu asked, "How is the situation?"
"Your Majesty, we currently have no idea what happened inside."
"Half an hour ago,"
"the laboratory's entrance suddenly sealed itself off."
"Before the entrance was completely sealed, we received the four words 'Virus, run!' Then we completely lost contact with the Biological Gene Research Institute."
General Dragon Tooth looked solemnly at His Majesty the Emperor and said, "We've tried many methods, but we still can't contact the researchers inside the Biological Gene Research Institute."
"Virus, run?"
Solemnity surfaced in Yang Yu's eyes.
What exactly were they researching at the Biological Gene Research Institute? It had actually resulted in a virus leak and prompted them to send the most urgent message possible: run.
"Your Majesty, we should leave this place now."
The Secretary-General spoke in a low voice. "Your safety is the most important thing."
If the virus had truly leaked, they had to prioritize ensuring His Majesty the Emperor's safety.
"Have you sent anyone inside to investigate?" Yang Yu raised his hand to stop the Secretary-General and stared fixedly at Dragon Tooth as he asked.
General Dragon Tooth shook his head slightly and said seriously, "We're worried that the virus from the Biological Gene Research Institute spreads through the air, water, or other means. In addition, no orders have come from above, so we didn't dare send anyone down on our own."
"Guardian Dragon, prepare to lead a team down and investigate the situation."
Yang Yu's gaze flickered as he looked at Guardian Dragon beside him.
"Yes." After receiving His Majesty the Emperor's order, Guardian Dragon, fully armed, respectfully accepted the command.
Once everything was ready,
Guardian Dragon led more than a dozen well-trained soldiers. With the assistance of the stationed troops, they opened the first door leading into the Biological Gene Research Institute.
Yang Yu returned to the car and quietly watched the situation inside the Biological Gene Research Institute.
"Xingchen, what exactly is the situation inside?"
Yang Yu asked.
Xingchen not only supervised the empire's networks but also had clones supervising those laboratories.
"I don't know either at the moment."
"The subsystem's uploaded message is from two days ago."
"According to the log uploaded by the subsystem, Academician Yang Chang was conducting human experimentation."
The artificial intelligence "Xingchen" immediately answered His Majesty the Emperor's question.
"Human experimentation? Wasn't that already rejected?"
Yang Yu frowned.
The empire had never used human experimentation.
Even the White Race and Ink Race had never been used for human experimentation.
After all, that violated human ethics and morality.
"Yang Chang made himself the subject of the live experiment."
The artificial intelligence "Xingchen" explained.
In an instant,
Yang Yu was stunned.
Was Yang Chang really that insane?
He had actually conducted human experiments on himself?
You've got to be kidding me.
Sure enough,
a scientist's thought process was impossible to understand.
Guardian Dragon led more than a dozen elite soldiers, fully armed, through the door.
"Check the power supply."
Guardian Dragon warily surveyed the pitch-black surroundings through his thermal imaging night-vision goggles and spoke cautiously.
The darkness gave everyone an oppressive feeling.
"The external power supply has been cut off."
"The internal power supply is still operating."
A soldier quickly began checking the power supply.
"Reconnect the power. Prepare to head to the base core." Guardian Dragon led the way onto the train heading toward the core laboratory of the underground Biological Gene Research Institute.
The soldiers behind him followed closely.
The next moment,
the electric train started and headed toward the underground core.
However, the dozen or so people remained on high alert the entire time.
About seven or eight minutes later,
the electric train finally arrived at the entrance to the Biological Gene Research Institute.
They got out of the train and stepped onto the platform.
The surroundings were filled with sturdy walls made entirely of reinforced concrete, as well as a gleaming silver-white steel door.
"Commander, this door is 1.52 meters thick. We can't blast it open with any explosives."
An Imperial Guards soldier looked solemnly at Guardian Dragon as he spoke.
A 1.52-meter-thick steel door made of chromium.
It was completely impossible to deal with by ordinary means.
"I don't care what method you use. Open this thing."
Guardian Dragon spoke in a deep voice.
At this,
the Imperial Guards soldier also wore a troubled expression, but there was nothing he could do. He could only try various methods to open the door.
After trying every method,
the cold metal door was finally opened.
However, behind the door was a passageway twenty meters long.
Just as Guardian Dragon was preparing to move forward, an Imperial Guards soldier hurriedly said, "Commander, stop."
"Hm?"
Guardian Dragon turned to look at the Imperial Guards soldier.
"According to the empire's research institute construction standards, any corridor over ten meters long is certain to have an infrared detection system."
"Once the infrared beams are touched, the laser system will inevitably be activated."
The Imperial Guards soldier took out a device for detecting infrared beams and said, "Under normal circumstances, the infrared system isn't activated. When the intelligent system automatically seals the laboratory, however, the infrared system is activated to prevent outsiders from stealing information."
"Once the infrared system is touched, all the research data stored on the system's server will activate a self-destruct protocol."
"It will also activate indiscriminate laser attack mode."
"The infrared system in the Biological Gene Research Institute's corridor is currently active."
After the Imperial Guards soldier finished explaining,
the others were also left completely bewildered.
"How do you know all this so clearly?"
Guardian Dragon asked with a frown.
"Ahem, Commander, I graduated from the Imperial Academy." The Imperial Guards soldier gave two awkward coughs as he spoke.
"You're overqualified for this."
Guardian Dragon patted him on the shoulder.
Young man, you've got a bright future.
"If there's an infrared system, why can't we see it?" another Imperial Guards soldier asked in confusion.
There was clearly nothing in the passageway.
"Could you turn off your thermal imaging?"
He looked at his comrade speechlessly.
"Uh..."
The Imperial Guards soldier was instantly dumbfounded, but after he turned off the thermal imaging, the infrared system clearly appeared before everyone's eyes.
"This infrared system really is quite the challenge!"
Seeing the intricate infrared system, even the corners of Guardian Dragon's mouth twitched.
It was absurdly complicated.
"Everything follows patterns."
"We'll take it slowly."
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