The Great Raid (3)

Underground facility of the Epidemic Prevention Directorate.

The epidemic prevention personnel here were equipped with excellent standard-issue Plague Extermination tools. Every one of them was an official-grade Plague Exterminator, dressed in Epidemic Prevention Directorate uniforms, though they were actually Guardians of Northland Pharmaceuticals.

The Plague Extermination group Guardians was Northland Pharmaceuticals' counterpart to Shenwu Pharmaceuticals' Rankers. Unlike Shenwu Pharmaceuticals, whose top ranks were all Medical Dragons, only the Guardians' Number One was a Dragon Among Men. According to Xu Huanjun, he was even a member of the Xue Clan and rarely appeared in public, serving as the leader of a covert mobile unit.

"What a pity... that Human Dragon isn't here."

Zhou Zhi entered the passageway.

Dragon Among Men represented a broad category, but not all of them were still in their prime. Take Lü Yuanzhi, for example—Plague Exterminator was not a profession that gained fame solely through Pestilence combat, and there simply were not as many Human Dragons truly capable of fighting as one might imagine.

Hua Qianqiu's figure flickered in and out of sight beside Zhou Zhi, clearly the effect of some special Plague Extermination Art.

From Zhou Zhi's observations, phantom limbs seemed to be surging behind Hua Qianqiu.

"This guy is formidable."

Twenty-Three gave an accurate assessment. "Really formidable."

Zhou Zhi nodded lightly.

Still, Hua Qianqiu counted as an ally for now.

Using the Plague Extermination Arts [Line-of-Sight Isolation] and [Perception Shielding], Zhou Zhi and Hua Qianqiu advanced through the facility as if no one else were there.

Hua Qianqiu seemed thoroughly familiar with the facility and led Zhou Zhi onward.

"A few days ago, I had already taken control of a researcher and kept some of his blood. Using the [Forensic] Blood Tracking Art, I had long since figured out this facility's precise layout."

As he