Want to Use Me as a Lab Rat, But I Fear You Don't Have the Life for It

It was night, 8:30 PM!

Two moons hung in the sky, orbiting the Star Blue Continent.

No one knew where the extra moon came from.

The Astronomy Department couldn't figure it out either, only vaguely discovering that the new moon emitted a mysterious magnetic field.

This magnetic field seemed to target only the original moon.

This led scientists in the Hidden Dragon Empire to unanimously suspect that the original moon might truly have a lunar matrix, limiting human awakening and development.

And the new moon was meant to restrict the latter's potential.

Of course, all of this was still speculation.

With humanity's current technology, it was impossible to reach a definitive conclusion.

The night was as dark as ink, and mutated monsters roamed freely.

In Shangdu, at the Emperor Abyss Group building, the conference hall.

Chu Yuan sat at the head of the table, expressionlessly watching the video on the screen before him.

Four people sat around the long table.

Two elders, one old woman, and a beautiful middle-aged woman in a Taoist robe, all at the Peak Grandmaster level.

"Is this child truly human?"

The woman in the Taoist robe, gazing at the video of Gu Qijue slaughtering her Dragon Cloud Mountain disciples, her eyes grew cold as she spoke indifferently.

"This child's name is Gu Qijue. He's an orphan from the orphanage in Ling County, Yun City. His adoptive parents were not kind to him, often beating him, which led to his isolated and dark personality. He doesn't even have a close friend."

Elder Lu Tuan recounted Gu Qijue's general experiences from childhood to the present in one breath.

The old woman said, "Since he's human, why can he transform into a dragon demon at will?"

"That's the suspicious part. How did he do it?"

Elder He Rui narrowed his eyes and said, "Could it be that he withstood the mutation..."

Chu Yuan tapped his fingers lightly on the table, nodding. "We can't rule out that possibility. I've called you all here tonight to discuss how to deal with this child. Everyone, share your thoughts!"

The Grandmaster old woman said, "In this apocalypse, it's understandable that he killed some Super Martial Artists who treated him like a monster. Moreover, he didn't massacre ordinary people, so we could let him off the hook."

"Isn't Lin Zhengxiao's grandson an ordinary person?"

The Grandmaster woman in the Taoist robe retorted with a cold laugh. "He dared to kill my Dragon Cloud Mountain disciple, and I won't let him go."

Grandmaster He Rui shook his head. "Madam Zhang, isn't that going too far? He was purely defending himself. What wrong did he commit?"

"Elder He, Elder Yu, do you intend to recruit this child?"

Grandmaster Lu Tuan revealed a cold smile. "This child has a dark personality. If we don't kill him, the consequences will be endless."

"Hmph! I'm merely stating the facts. Everything awaits President Chu's decision." He Rui snorted and said no more, looking at Chu Yuan.

The beautiful woman in the palace attire, the old woman Yu Lihong, and Lu Tuan also turned their gaze towards Chu Yuan simultaneously.

"As the person in charge of the Emperor Abyss Group, I should have a broad mind. Must this child truly be killed?"

Chu Yuan's deep gaze fell upon Lu Tuan and the woman in the palace attire.

"Yes!" The two nodded heavily.

"I, however, think he's suitable for research!"

Chu Yuan said softly, "He must have withstood the mutation. If we can thoroughly research him, we might be able to transfer the genes of mutated creatures to ordinary people. At that time, all citizens of our Hidden Dragon Empire would be like dragons."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Tuan and the other four's eyes brightened slightly. They said in unison:

"Good, Chu Yuan truly thinks further ahead than us. If we can indeed research a sample that resists mutation genes from him, the benefits would be immense."

Chu Yuan nodded slightly. "Since none of you have any objections, then send a few Peak Innate experts to capture this child."

"That is only right!"

The four nodded.

Following that, as the Emperor Abyss Group issued its command.

Four Peak Innate experts took combat helicopters and headed for Yun City overnight.

It wasn't that they were cruel; it was just that if Gu Qijue were in Chu Yuan's position, facing an anomaly like himself, he would undoubtedly think of capturing and researching them.

This was the cruelty of this world.

There was no right or wrong.

Yun City, Qingyun High School.

Gu Qijue stood on the rooftop of the principal's building, gazing at the vast night sky, and sighed softly.

He wasn't a fool and understood his own situation. Once the empire knew, he would definitely become a lab rat in their eyes.

He had no intention of making enemies with anyone, but fate...

"Tonight, I must reach Tier 6... If they want to use me as a lab rat, I fear they won't live to do so..."

Gu Qijue's eyes glinted with malice, "Tomorrow, I must claim a mutation tree for myself..."

He felt some pressure facing the powerful Ancient Martial Artists among humans.

He took out his phone, added Mu Qingxue on WeChat, and sent a message: "I'll give you one more chance. Accept my friend request and give up your shelter. Otherwise, when I take it by force myself, I will kill you."

He needed a safe stronghold now, because Yun City was by the river, and soon the Yun River, which connected to the ocean, would see countless mutated sea monsters crawling onto land.

After sending the message, Gu Qijue vanished into the night with a few flashes.

Tonight, he didn't let Ji Shang and the others go out searching for supplies; instead, he let them get a good night's sleep.

Because he planned to take Mu Qingxue's shelter by special means.

He would spend the night devouring, and just before dawn, he would secretly wait outside her shelter. Once the door opened, he would charge straight in and slaughter everyone.

The iron door, over a meter thick, was incredibly difficult to blast open with brute force, so this was the only way.

Tonight, Gu Qijue would devour any Variant or higher.

He wouldn't let any strange creatures go either.

In the darkness, Gu Qijue transformed into a hunter.

After reaching Tier Five, he could already sense high-level mutated creatures within a certain range.

Even strange creatures.

Around 4 AM.

"Roar!"

Just as Gu Qijue finished devouring a strange creature and advanced to the peak of Tier Five, a ferocious roar suddenly came from a distant residential area.

"A gorilla's roar?"

Gu Qijue heard it and a peculiar smile spread across his lips. "If I'm not mistaken, Mu Qingxue has already won over that Silverback Ape Emperor."

He immediately rushed towards the sound at his fastest speed.

Gu Qijue had another plan to infiltrate Mu Qingxue's shelter.

That was through Meng Bao and the Silverback Ape Emperor that Mu Qingxue had won over.

He had been searching for Meng Bao and the Silverback Ape Emperor all night.

As mutated creatures, they would definitely come out to hunt at night.

If he could subdue them, entering Mu Qingxue's shelter would be incredibly easy.

When he arrived at the residential area, Gu Qijue saw a gorilla, over two zhang tall, being surrounded and attacked by four gray strange creatures.

Blood flowed from deep, bone-revealing wounds on its sturdy body.

The Silverback Ape Emperor had fled all the way here, but it couldn't outrun the strange creatures in the darkness.

"Damn it, heaven wants me dead!"

The Silverback Ape Emperor roared, pounding its chest. It could fight one or two strange creatures, but it was struggling to cope with four attacking it at once.

"Heh heh?"

But, at this moment.

The four strange creatures surrounding the Silverback Ape Emperor all turned their gaze towards a dark spot.

Then they scattered in fear and fled.

The fearsome reputation of the Black Dragon had long spread among the circles of strange creatures.

If you encountered it and didn't run, you would only die.

Whoosh! Crackle!!

The moment they started running, Gu Qijue's ferocious figure instantly leaped past the great ape, pursuing them.

Devouring one strange creature was equivalent to consuming twenty to thirty mutation fruits.

How could Gu Qijue let them go?

He summoned the Thunder Dragon Sword, quickly caught up to one strange creature, and forcefully pierced its chest with a single sword strike, then pursued another strange creature.

His speed was incredibly fast.

A black lightning flash flickered, and he appeared behind that strange creature.

"Spare..."

It wanted to beg for mercy, but it had only spoken one word before Gu Qijue decapitated it with his sword.

"Kill!!"

"Devour!!!"

Gu Qijue's mind was filled with only these two thoughts now, because the pressure from the Ancient Martial Artists was too great.

"So... strong!!"

The Silverback Ape Emperor's mouth ran dry, his eyes wide with shock and awe.

In less than a minute.

Gu Qijue held two strange creatures in his hands, with the Twin Dragons behind him each biting onto one.

He walked out of the darkness towards the Silverback Ape Emperor.

"Great One, spare me!!"

The Silverback Ape Emperor was so terrified he knelt and begged for mercy, his massive body trembling violently.

Gu Qijue threw the corpses of the strange creatures in his hands to the ground, then controlled the Twin Dragons to devour them. His gaze finally fell upon the Silverback Ape Emperor, and he said calmly, "Mu Qingxue, do you know her?"

"I know her, I know her!" The Ape Emperor nodded incessantly, his eyes full of fear.

This being before him killed strange creatures as easily as slaughtering chickens and monkeys, chilling him to the bone, lest he too be devoured.

Among mutated creatures, there was daily consumption of each other.

Lucky mutated creatures, even ordinary ones, could rise to become overlords.

Gu Qijue nodded and said, "So, you can enter and exit that shelter freely?"

"Yes! If you wish to enter as well, Great One, I can take you in."

The Calamity-tier Ape Emperor, before Gu Qijue, was now like a docile kitten.

"Very good. I intend to take over that shelter. I will wait at a distance, and you will have them open the doors..."

Gu Qijue revealed a sinister smile, "Mu Qingxue, since you are determined to seek death, I, Gu, will grant your wish immediately."

The Ape Emperor fawned, "Yes! I also believe that only you, Great One, are worthy of possessing that shelter."

"Late Stage Tier 4. It seems you've devoured quite a bit tonight."

"Compared to you, Great One, I am far inferior," the Ape Emperor said with a fawning smile.

"I still need a few more strange creatures to advance to Tier 6. We'll meet outside the shelter at 5:30. Here are four mutation fruits; take them to heal your injuries."

Gu Qijue casually tossed the remaining four mutation fruits to the Ape Emperor, then flashed into the darkness and disappeared.

Mutation fruits could only exist for twenty-four hours before withering.

"Thank you, Great One! From now on, I, Little Ape, will follow you."

The Ape Emperor roared his thanks in the direction Gu Qijue had disappeared.

He had narrowly escaped death and received four mutation fruits.

The Ape Emperor was ecstatic, his loyalty to Gu Qijue unparalleled.