In the mountain forest, Lin Feng was pursuing a pack of wolf-type mutant beasts.
During the hunt, Lin Feng noticed something strange.
Lin Feng did not know whether he was imagining it, but he kept feeling that these mutant beasts possessed intelligence rather than acting on instinct.
These mutant beasts were not particularly powerful, but they gave Lin Feng a sense that something was wrong.
To get to the bottom of it, Lin Feng deliberately held back his full strength. Instead, he slowed down and followed behind the mutant beasts, keeping up the chase.
At the very front of the pack, the mutant wolf king leading them looked back at Lin Feng pursuing them, and a smile of successful scheming appeared at the corner of its mouth.
After breaking through to the Qi Sea Realm, Lin Feng's five senses had become exceptionally powerful.
Even from such a distance, Lin Feng still noticed the mockery at the corner of the mutant wolf king's mouth, further confirming his suspicions.
Lin Feng decided to keep following like this. Perhaps he would run into something interesting in a little while.
Both sides moved swiftly, heading ever deeper into the Redbud Mountain Range.
His skill gave him courage, and Lin Feng followed them onward without the slightest hesitation.
The mutant wolf king seemed able to sense other mutant beasts. Along the way, they did not encounter a single powerful mutant beast.
The mutant wolf king led Lin Feng to a valley, then passed through a rock wall and disappeared.
Lin Feng froze. How did it suddenly vanish?
Lin Feng felt around in front of the rock wall for a while, then discovered that it was fake.
Lin Feng found it rather strange. What kind of damn advanced technology is this? It's so impressive.
After entering the rock wall, the mutant wolf king led its subordinates straight to an enormous square.
Rows of houses stood beside the square, and wretched cries kept coming from inside them.
Those screams made one's hair stand on end upon hearing them. Who knew what kind of torment it would take to produce such agonized cries?
Along the edge of the square, corpses hung from stone pillars.
There were not only adults but also many children, and even the bodies of infants, all hanging from the stone pillars just like that.
A tall figure in black robes smiled upon seeing the mutant wolf king and reached out to stroke its enormous head.
Awooo, awooo.
The mutant wolf king howled rhythmically, as though recounting something.
"Oh, you're saying you lured a human back here?" The black-robed figure seemed to understand the mutant wolf king's words.
The mutant wolf king nodded in a humanlike manner.
"Hahaha, well done." The black-robed figure burst into laughter.
After tossing the mutant beast a pill, the black-robed figure rose and looked toward the passage.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng plunged headfirst into the rock wall.
Ripples spread across the rock wall, and Lin Feng entered the world behind it.
Following the path, Lin Feng headed farther inside.
As he walked, Lin Feng gradually began to hear screams.
Hearing those sounds, Lin Feng frowned.
What exactly is this place? Why are there such agonized screams?
Quickening his steps, Lin Feng hurried forward.
Before long, Lin Feng reached the square where the black-robed figure stood.
"Welcome to the Gene Cult, young man."
The black-robed figure's voice drew Lin Feng's attention.
When he saw the corpses hanging from the stone pillars in the square, killing intent surged within Lin Feng.
"Young man, you seem to be in a very bad mood." Sensing Lin Feng's killing intent, the black-robed figure was not angry and instead spoke with a smile.
"Are you saying you killed all these people?" Lin Feng narrowed his eyes and stared fixedly at the black-robed figure.
"That's right. These people were all our test subjects."
"Young man, don't you think these test subjects hanging here are full of artistic beauty?"
The black-robed figure's tone carried a hint of boasting, as though killing so many people were something to be immensely proud of.