Lost Land (GL)

Chapter 43

He Shang raised an eyebrow and made a gesture of invitation. He wanted to see what other tricks she had up her sleeve. Even if she escaped from him now, she wouldn't be able to survive long enough to find No. 4 with such severe injuries.

It was a dead end either way. He didn't take her words seriously. He just thought she was putting up a brave front.

"Don't worry, you're doing the right thing. Killing this body of mine will indeed remove the poison I planted," the purple-haired woman's body began to turn purple. "But I won't die because of it. This is a secret that even the doctor doesn't know."

He Shang instinctively jumped back, his eyes fixed on her with suspicion. The purple hue all over her gave him an ominous feeling. What did she mean by those words? Could someone be destroyed and yet not die?

If she had that kind of ability, she shouldn't be the lowest-ranked in the guard team. Was she actually hiding her strength?

He was not only confused but also asked aloud. But the purple-haired woman clearly didn't want to explain her words. She just gave a sinister laugh. When her body turned completely purple, she left behind one final sentence.

"Just wait. The doctor and I will not let you go." Her vicious words lingered in the air.

Then, to He Shang's astonishment, the purple figure slowly melted away, turning into a large puddle of purple liquid. It was as if her entire body, including her bones, had melted away, leaving not a trace behind.

The purple liquid that remained was like paint, but it emitted a strange aura, a sense of absolute danger, an undeniable feeling that it was not something good.

"I underestimated her." He Shang realized a moment later that he had let her escape. He let out a sigh of relief.

At the same time, in a room somewhere, a little girl with purple hair, wearing a white lab coat and pants, clutched her head and let out a painful scream. Her body was covered in strange purple patterns...

Mo Ran suddenly raised her head and looked towards a certain direction, her eyes filled with confusion. She seemed to have heard someone's voice.

"What's wrong?" Huang Shan stopped behind her and asked.

"Nothing. Maybe I heard wrong." She shook her head and continued walking forward.

Just how many secrets were hidden in this research institute? The words Qi Kui had spoken on the rooftop, words that had no beginning or end, echoed in her mind.

She remembered the question Qi Kui had asked Zhang Wan Ying before leaving: "Is your ability to foresee the future 100% accurate?"

She had asked the question without waiting for an answer, then smiled and left. At the time, she hadn't understood the meaning of that smile. She had only thought that it was more natural than the smile Qi Kui usually wore.

Now, thinking back, it was clearly the most genuine expression of a person who was ready to die.

Qi Kui probably knew she was going to die and wasn't going to resist it. It was more like she was seeking death.

What kind of environment, what kind of past and experiences could make a person live like that? What was the purpose of Blue Star, this research institute? What was the doctor trying to do?

As they walked towards the exit, they came across a slender figure standing at the entrance of the smooth, round hole that had been punched in the massive metal door. The figure's expression was serious, as if they had been waiting for them for a long time.