"What the hell did you bring in here!"
Qi Yan strode down the metal passage in a furious panic. Unlike the passage Su Bai had taken on his way in, this one led straight to a dilapidated elevator at the far end. Qi Yan was clearly planning to flee to another floor-or escape the Underground Research Institute altogether.
"Awooo-"
A wolf's howl faintly echoed through the cold metal passage. It seemed distant, yet also seemed to sound right beside their ears.
"H-he's someone Captain Qin knows. Qin Ge said he was just a healer!" Lin Xiao'an and Kong Rui had been the first to meet Su Bai, and their first impression of him was still vivid. Even looking back now, he had seemed utterly harmless no matter how they looked at him!
But recalling the sight of that "Mr. Su Heng" protected by blue flame, the couple couldn't help shuddering.
"Qin Ge." Qi Yan's voice grew bitter through gritted teeth. "It looks like we were already exposed the moment that bastard introduced Su Heng to you! This whole thing was a setup!"
"Did you hear a wolf howling?" Jiang Hong looked around in alarm.
"Are you kidding? How could there be wolves underground!" Despite his words, Kong Rui's expression turned wary too.
But after looking around, they found no one pursuing them.
"Strange. Isn't he going to chase us?" Lin Xiao'an frowned as she ran after the others. "Those mutated creatures shouldn't be hard for him to shake off."
After all, they had all seen that eerie blue flame. Its terrifying blaze had made them feel that even getting a little closer would leave them swallowed by the fire and burned to ashes.
"Because he won't hurt those mutants." Qi Yan seemed very confident of that. "He went to all