HLnovel Chapter 146
Chapter 146
After absorbing a yellow crystal core, Miao Yin's molten fire became even more powerful. The two mutants were burned to ashes in mid-air, and two green crystal cores fell into Miao Yin's hands.
"The mutants here eat so well, every single one of them has a crystal core. Unlike those who have to endure the elements and are constantly being killed outside. Su Yongfeng is truly a good father," Miao Yin said jokingly.
Miao Yin tossed one to Tu Hao: "Take this, don't get dizzy on the way."
Tu Hao subconsciously took the crystal core, his expression momentarily blank.
When did this crazy woman become so considerate?
The thought that the word "considerate" could be associated with Miao Yin sent a chill down Tu Hao's spine.
How terrifying! Is this some kind of new tactic?
"Why are you stunned? You're not so cowardly that you don't even dare to take the crystal core, are you?" Miao Yin tilted her head and chuckled.
"...You're overthinking it." Tu said uncomfortably, clenching his fist and absorbing the thousand-pound crystal core.
The power of the crystal core quickly filled his energy pool, sweeping away much of the day's fatigue, invigorating his spirit, and making his mind much clearer.
“I saw that the two mutants were wearing white coats.”
Although he was killed by Miao Yin in the blink of an eye, his dynamic vision still allowed him to see clearly.
"You're a doctor, aren't you?" Miao Yin said as she walked.
"A doctor?" Ling, who lacked social experience, hadn't yet realized where she was.
"He's not the doctor you think he is, he's an unlicensed organ harvester, this is a fraud ring," Miao Yin said.
"Scam? Is it the kind of scammers the teachers talk about in class who cheat grandparents out of money?" You Wenwen asked curiously.
"It's even worse than that."
Ling was somewhat surprised, then frowned in disgust: "Disgusting. They deserve to become deformed people and spend their whole lives in this dark and sunless place."
They circled around several entrances before finally reaching the end.
"arrive."
A dilapidated wooden door, leaning against a few nails, hung crookedly on the doorframe; the first bloody handprints began here.
Under the light of the flashlight, a room filled with medical equipment was clearly visible ahead.
The room was large, and the first thing you smelled upon entering was the stench of decay and rot. Rusty surgical instruments were scattered all over the floor, and there were three operating tables in the center of the room, each covered with large patches of congealed blood.
Bloody footprints were found under one of the beds, extending all the way to the door.
"That corpse must be the victim who escaped."
Miao Yin raised her hand and pressed the switch for the shadowless lamp, but there was no response.
"It seems there's a complete power outage."
She walked to a few cabinets, opened the doors, and found some documents inside.
Miao Yin randomly picked out a few sheets, which were all transfer records and requests for organs.
"That's quite a fortune."
Tu Hao came over and took a look, then said, "The most profitable methods are all in criminal law."
Miao Yin then pointed her flashlight at him: "Just like you, right? A mercenary."
"You're comparing me to them?" Tu Hao scoffed, pointing to a line on the document. "I'm selling my physical labor, not my childish skills."
Miao Yin smiled but didn't say anything.
Even in the most advanced human societies, there are still social classes, even among outlaws.
"Creak—" Ling pushed open a door and said, "There's another passage here. Strange, why are there so many paths in this underground space? What are they after?"
Miao Yin put down the documents and walked to her side: "Not all the passages existed before the apocalypse. You can tell by looking at the metal. These are new passages dug by people with superpowers after the apocalypse, with the purpose of trapping everyone who comes down, so as to help the mutants grow crystal cores."
"Whether it's before or after the apocalypse, bad people will never change."
"It's truly ruthless and exploitative..." Ling said with disgust.
Having spent time in a laboratory, she deeply despises this kind of behavior that utilizes every part of the human body to the extreme.
"Let's go, there's nothing left here." Miao Yin patted her shoulder.
"Ah."
Ling released her grip on the door and took a step forward.
"click"
Miao Yin's expression changed, and before Ling could react, she grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a huge metal square fell from above the door frame, sliding down to their calves before stopping.
Ling gasped as she looked at the object, exclaiming in surprise and disbelief, "What is this?!"
Miao Yin crouched down to look. The metal square was embedded in the door on both sides, the size was just right, and the lower edge was extremely sharp, reflecting a sharp and cold light.
It's easy to imagine that if Ling had been standing in this position, he would probably have been cut in half horizontally by now.
Startled by the commotion, Tu Hao quickly walked over. He first looked around the door, then squatted down and dug away the dust piled up on the ground.
In no time, a square metal object appeared on the ground.
Tu Hao pressed it; it was loose.
"It's a pressure sensor. There's a mechanism here that triggers the guillotine above once this device is stepped on."
Yes, Tu Hao called it a guillotine.
There is no better adjective than this.
“No one who works here would set up such a dead end for themselves. It was Zhang Wenshi who did it. He can manipulate metal,” Tu Hao said coldly.
He looked at the unknown road ahead with a serious expression: "If there's a first trap, there will be a second and a third. The road ahead will be difficult. Miao Yin, with their abilities, are you sure we won't see two corpses on the way?"
"You underestimate them, Tu Hao. Who knows, they might get out of here before us?"
"Whatever. They're all yours anyway, so it's none of my business if they die." Hearing her say that, Tu Hao also looked indifferent.
He reached out and grabbed the guillotine, pried it out of the mechanism, and threw it on the ground.
"There will be plenty of these kinds of things later, so be prepared."