"Emotional mutation? Anger made manifest?"
Qin Feng raised an eyebrow, his face brimming with interest.
"And there's a living Second Martial Soul?"
"Boss, this woman didn't mutate and evolve into Godzilla, did she?"
Grey Wolf's excited voice came through the communicator. He clearly loved watching the drama unfold.
"Come on. Let's take a look."
Qin Feng turned and walked toward the elevator.
"Secretary Hu, you're coming too."
"Yes, Master."
Hu Liena lowered her head and hurried after him.
The elevator descended smoothly, taking them straight to the Biological Laboratory on the fourth basement level.
As soon as the doors opened, a strange stench of blood and ozone washed over them.
Orochimaru stood in front of a transparent cylindrical container, his face alight with a deranged fervor.
"You're here, Qin Feng."
He pointed at the figure inside the container, his voice hoarse.
"Look. What a marvelous form of life!"
Inside the container, dozens of alloy restraints held Liu Erlong firmly in place.
She had returned to human form, but something was terribly wrong.
Wisps of black-and-red flame, like burning ash, emerged from beneath her skin.
The black flames gave off no heat, yet they made the Nutrient Solution around her appear to boil in a most unnatural way.
"Her vital signs are extremely unstable."
Orochimaru pointed at the lines on the monitor beside him, which were jumping wildly.
"The T-Virus is restructuring her genes, but her anger seems to be guiding that process in an unknown direction."
"These black flames are the manifestation of her anger as energy."
Grey Wolf leaned toward the monitor, gesturing with both paws.
"Something's not right, boss!"
"This energy fluctuation doesn't belong to Soul Power, nor does it match any form of energy we know!"
"It's more like... a negative psychic energy given physical form!"
"But