Without heavy firepower like tanks to support them, those foreign soldiers were as weak as chickens raised for two and a half years in front of the robots.
The robots might not have been able to casually pinch them to death, but it wouldn't take much effort either.
Xu Long didn't go in with them. He waited outside and even had the Red Queen drive the car farther away.
The Beast's senses were extremely sharp. If they got too close, he could easily detect them.
Xu Long didn't intend to fight a decisive battle with the Beast here, so he would avoid him if he could.
As the number one assassin on the rankings, the Beast loved nothing more than killing martial arts experts.
If he sensed Xu Long's presence, he would surely abandon everything else and come over to fight him to the death.
Less than half of the ten days had passed, so there was no need to end things so soon. What Xu Long needed to do now was uncover the secrets of this mental hospital, not fight the Beast to the bitter end.
"Are there really martial arts experts like you said? You're not lying to me, are you?"
After Sing found him, the Beast was like an old man out for a stroll, walking along at a leisurely pace while asking about the martial arts experts.
"Since I came to find you, of course there are. Hurry up and come out with me. If we're late, there'll be trouble."
Sing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, wishing he could carry the Beast on his back.
The mental hospital was heavily guarded, and there were tanks parked outside. If they got trapped, even a hundred lives wouldn't be enough.
As for the Beast, this supposed expert, Sing felt that Brother Sum had tricked him. No matter how he looked at the guy, he seemed like a senile old man, with nothing about him that suggested he was an expert.
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
Bang!
A burst of gunfire rang out, followed by a foreign soldier who crashed to the ground at their feet.
Sing glanced at the foreign soldier who had died cleanly and quickly, then at the robot walking in from outside, and was dumbfounded.
They had fucking killed the guards outright, so why had they made him sneak in?
After sending both the man and his gun flying with one punch, the robot turned to Sing and the Beast, its electronic eyes beginning to scan them.
Sing's hands and feet broke out in a sweat, and he trembled all over. The Beast, on the other hand, looked intrigued.
"Which school does this disciple belong to? His whole body is trained in external martial arts, yet I can't tell where his techniques came from."
The Beast was thoroughly puzzled. Neither the robot's movements nor its build bore the characteristics of the schools he remembered. Could it be a new one?
The robot was covered in a layer of synthetic human skin and looked no different from an ordinary person.
But the Beast couldn't sense the slightest trace of an expert's aura, so he couldn't be bothered to make a move.
"Special target! Cleared!"
After scanning the Beast thoroughly from head to toe, the robot's eyes flashed red, and it continued searching for foreign soldiers.
"Hurry up! Hurry up!"
When Sing saw the robot leave, his heart, which had nearly leaped out of his chest, dropped back into place.
"Master, all the foreign soldiers have been killed, and the tanks have all been disabled. The area is clear! We can go in now!"
The Red Queen spoke after receiving the information from the robots.
"Mm, let's go, then!"
Xu Long nodded and followed the Red Queen.
The Beast had already left with Sing, and the foreign soldiers in the area had all been wiped out.
The mental hospital was like meat on a chopping board; they could gnaw on it however they pleased.
The mental hospital's interior wasn't complicated. With so many robots exploring inside, there was no chance of traps or anything of the sort.
There was no need to enter the many rooms one by one. After the robots scanned them, only a small number required Xu Long to visit in person.
"According to the information collected, this really is an experimental base. They captured many martial arts experts and have been experimenting on them all this time."
The Red Queen pushed open the door beside her, revealing an appalling scene before Xu Long.
A cold operating table, corpses mangled beyond human shape, and tools scattered all around.
"These lowly foreign devils! Their entire race should be exterminated!"
Xu Long slammed a fist into the wall. Unable to withstand the force, the solid wall instantly collapsed into rubble across the floor.
"Are the other rooms like this too?"
Xu Long turned and asked.
"They're all like this. The scenes are a little bloody, but the data is very valuable for research."
The Red Queen spoke. She knew the weaknesses of human nature, and many deeply rooted beliefs were hard to change.
She was afraid Xu Long would act on emotion and destroy all this precious data.
Fortunately, Xu Long wasn't that kind of person. He was rational and knew what he should do.
"Preserve the data and collect some of the necessary specimens too. Incinerate everything else."
A cold gleam flashed in Xu Long's eyes. He had already made a decision.
Researching the T-virus would inevitably require animal experiments. Foreign devils weren't human, so they could serve perfectly well as test subjects.
This precious data obtained from martial arts experts was just right for use on the foreign devils.
"Master, besides these, we also found an ability user."
"An ability user?"
Hearing the Red Queen's words, Xu Long couldn't help but pause.
Was this a joke? An ability user had actually appeared in this world?
An ability user appearing in a martial arts world was like a cultivator popping up in Transformers. They belonged to completely different systems.
Still, ability users were very valuable for research. With the T-virus's extraordinary adaptability, Xu Long might be able to gain an ability without spending points or an authorization card.
"Take me to see him!"
After following the Red Queen through a series of twists and turns, Xu Long arrived at the first basement level.
Several robots stood motionless at the door, like statues.
"That's him!"
Following the direction of the Red Queen's hand, Xu Long saw the ability user.
He was seven or eight years old, thin and scrawny, huddled in a corner, his eyes full of fear as he looked at Xu Long.
"Don't be afraid! I'm Chinese. I won't hurt you!"
A harmless smile appeared on Xu Long's face. He then squatted down in front of the boy, took out a large piece of pork knuckle, and offered it to him.
When he saw the pork knuckle, the little boy, who hadn't eaten for who knew how many days, snatched it away like a vicious dog and tore into it madly.
Xu Long wasn't in a hurry and waited patiently for him to finish.
After spending more than half an hour there, Xu Long finally figured out what had happened.
The little boy had been born able to produce flames from his palms. The people around him treated him like a monster and shunned him.
Later, the foreign devils learned about the little boy and captured him. The villagers had naturally all been killed by them as well.
"Collect a sample, then make sure he's settled somewhere."
Xu Long sighed.
Once he left, this world would be reset, so what he was doing really had no meaning.
But what made people human was that they had compassion.
If they were cold and heartless, how would they be any different from beasts?
[Hidden mission: 15, uncover the secret of the mental hospital! Complete! 1,000 points awarded!]
The Main God's notification sounded in his mind. Xu Long glanced around, then turned and headed outside.
"Let's go. The show is about to begin!"