"I'd come into contact with the medicinal liquid before, and nothing like this happened. It looks like something went seriously wrong with Afterglow's original body, affecting the latest batch of medicine too."
The wound on his fingertip hadn't healed. That tiny cut seemed like a window into Afterglow's heart. His blood and Gao Ming's were devouring each other, as though he wanted to forcibly brand his memories into Gao Ming's body.
"Director Li, how about we retreat? This place is seriously creepy."
"Yeah, the pharmaceutical factory is the Takekawa Society's most important site, but there isn't a single person in sight. Those guys haven't... all died, have they?"
Jia Youzhi and Ding Xiang pressed close to Gao Ming, one on either side. Outside the forbidden zone, they had thought Gao Ming was far too good at stirring up trouble. Once inside, he became their only lifeline. Neither strayed an inch from him, clinging to his arms like heat packs.
"To the residents of this city, Afterglow has become a forbidden zone. But to outsiders, the air here is fresher and freer." Gao Ming watched the bead of blood sliding over his fingertip. It seemed to have a life of its own, guiding him somewhere. "Follow me."
He pushed open the pharmaceutical factory's main doors. The dim lights swayed slightly, driving back the darkness of the night, yet only deepening their unease.
More medicinal liquid lay spilled everywhere, and chaotic shoeprints began to appear on the floor.
"All the shoeprints lead out of the factory. They were clearly running for their lives. They didn't even bother taking their most precious medicinal liquid, so whatever they encountered must have been terrifying." Ding Xiang was a perceptive woman. She hugged Gao Ming's arm tightly, her beautiful eyes wide. "Director Li, all the factory