Chapter 748: Tomb Guardian
"Never heard of it."
Bai Xiqin replied expressionlessly.
Whether it was her past life or this one, she had never heard of this organization.
Now it was clear that the organization that deceived her was Wang Ge and his son’s research institute.
Why did another organization similar to a research institute suddenly pop up?
"It’s not surprising that you haven’t heard of us; our organization has been around much longer than their branch. We’ve lived normally in this world, only rapidly rising after the advent of superpowers."
The middle-aged man seemed not to hide anything, even directly saying,
"China’s history spans five thousand years, and the records before five thousand years ago aren’t clear – many areas are vague, and no one knows what kind of era it was."
"Our ancestors were ancient tomb guardians, uninterrupted from antiquity to now. A prophet once predicted that a great opportunity would arrive five thousand years later, today."
"You’ve seen the opportunity; it’s not hard to become the legendary True God, you just need to enhance your superpower."
"But enhancing superpower is not a simple matter. If you join us, you can easily control powerful mutant animals like me and become someone who can command Divine Beasts in legends."
"As for Wang Ge you mentioned earlier, if you wish, our organization can easily erase them."
The middle-aged man’s lips slightly curled, revealing a bloody smile.
Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai exchanged a glance, and both saw a hint of shock in the other’s eyes.
Legend, yet another legend.
Records of history from five thousand years ago are very scarce, even the names of the rulers aren’t clearly known.
Could that era’s legacy still be passed down until now?
"Tsk! I didn’t expect there to be so many people with exceptional abilities besides you and Hong Yu; Shanghai indeed hides talents."
The middle-aged man suddenly sighed, directly reached up and pulled off the antenna device from his head, and threw it on the ground.
One end of the antenna device had a thick needle, and even though it was pulled from the temple, there was no residual blood on it.
Magically, there was no wound on the middle-aged man’s temple either.
It was as if this device had never been installed on his head.
"This device is already wasted; Gale was killed by your people." The middle-aged man still had a smile on his face, "So, you must come back with me to make up for the loss."
As soon as the words were spoken, the middle-aged man suddenly moved.
Strong superpower waves exploded from his body, scorching flames wrapped around him, and from the floors below came the roars of zombies.
Energy waves erupted from this man in the No. 9 blue uniform were of Fifth Rank.
Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai could handle it easily.
But soon, one high rank zombie after another suddenly ran from downstairs to the rooftop.
They were all Fourth Rank Zombies, and there was even a Half Zombie King.
"Xiao Niu, I’ll handle the zombies."
Leng Yebai turned back, standing back to back with Bai Xiqin.
He had once turned into a zombie, having antibodies against the zombie virus, not afraid of being scratched.
Although everyone at home had eaten Fusang Tree Leaves and might be able to resist the zombie virus, there hadn’t been any human experiments yet, so it wasn’t known if humans were as lucky as regular little fish.
"Alright!"
Bai Xiqin responded, and the two charged forward simultaneously.
Bai Xiqin’s small wooden box opened at her waist, and steel needles strengthened with Gold Ability flew out into the air, all targeting the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man appeared surprised to see the steel needles suddenly appear.
The playful look on his face had vanished, and his gaze became serious.
Their legacy was ancient, long prepared for the end times, already fully prepared.
He thought they were at the forefront of superpower users, and even if they couldn’t surpass everyone, they wouldn’t be crushed by so many people.
How could a random young girl give him such a sense of pressure?
Red flames surrounded him, and steel needles shot towards him sharply. The formidable control power prevented him from resisting the steel needles’ attack, forcing him to dodge.
The steel needles were like heavy rain, densely packed, and even though the man was agile, his body was still left with numerous scars.
Red blood oozed from the wounds.
He was human.
Bai Xiqin glanced back at the high rank zombies intercepted by Leng Yebai, her eyes flickering.
Just like Wang Ge, they were human yet could command zombie hordes.
How did they do it?
Human superpower users and the crystal cores in a zombie’s brain were different, as were the brain waves they emitted.
The brain waves from a human brain cannot be distinguished or received; the frequency bands differ from a zombie’s brain waves.
Due to traversing time and space, Bai Xiqin’s brain waves could just barely communicate with Xiao Lan Zombie.
Then how did they manage it?
Did they replace their brain with a crystal core?
Looking at the numbers on the middle-aged man’s chest, Bai Xiqin felt things weren’t that simple.
"You’re quite good; how about it? Interested in joining us? Maybe you can even command a Zombie King someday."
The middle-aged man wiped the wounds on his face, smiled, and pointed at his head,
"Just by replacing with a crystal core from a powerful mutant animal, human brain waves can merge with animal brain waves, creating a formidable superpower user."
The middle-aged man didn’t seem concerned about Bai Xiqin leaking these secrets.
He had already set his sights on Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai, and also had his eyes on the superpower users in the safe base who killed Gale.
Even if he failed today, the organization would send someone else.
These individuals were prime candidates for experimentation.
Becoming a True God was only a matter of time.
Whether it was Wang Ge’s True God Research Institute or their "Flame" organization, all shared the same goal.
To become the legendary deity.
Both organizations had an ancient heritage.
However, the "Flame" organization was extremely low-key, so low-key that it seemed as though the heritage had been severed.
In reality, this organization had deeper roots than the True God Research Institute.
The organization originally had no plans to intervene in outside affairs so quickly.
But the organization has been restless lately.
After two near cataclysmic blows, many promising candidates had died.
So, they had to come out to search for experimental subjects.
He was No. 9, Experiment No. 9.
"Not interested. You’ve been tortured to the point of being neither human nor ghost, just with Fifth Rank Ability, isn’t it embarrassing?"
Bai Xiqin assessed the middle-aged man who looked somewhat beaten, shaking her head slightly.
Blatant disdain.
The middle-aged man’s forehead vein throbbed, invisible brain waves instantly skyrocketing.
"Roar—"
The zombies attacking Leng Yebai became even more frenzied.
They desperately lunged at Leng Yebai to bite him.
"Xiao Niu."
Leng Yebai’s voice sounded somewhat eerie.
"What’s wrong?"
Bai Xiqin controlled the steel needles to attack the middle-aged man, innocently looking at Leng Yebai.
"Nothing."
Leng Yebai pursed his thin lips, ultimately unable to bring himself to criticize his own wife, the purple lightning on him became much more abundant.
The dense purple lightning struck the zombies, piercing the brains of the high rank zombies, causing them to fall straight to the ground.
Fortunately, he could handle it.
Downstairs, dense footsteps echoed.
More zombies charged towards the rooftop.
"Heh, didn’t expect there’s a Zombie King nearby."
The middle-aged man faced Bai Xiqin’s attack with slight difficulty, satisfactorily watching the Zombie King charging upstairs.
With this, the chances of winning were greater.
Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai also turned to look at the approaching Zombie King, and with just a glance, they felt relieved.
Charging forth was the gentlemanly dressed, yet actually a crudely mannered, Xiao Li.