Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 197 - 171 Not Just Poisoned

Chapter 197: Chapter 171 Not Just Poisoned

Xingfu Village, Sunyang Road.

Dongjiang Special Affairs Office.

Row upon row of flat houses were neat and clean, with a variety of green plants and flowers growing by the roadside, giving the air a fresh feeling.

Luo Juan, carrying Zhao Shiying, had almost tumbled and scrambled out of the car.

When they had set out, including Deputy Director Zhao, there were a total of eighteen elite agents. Now, only the two of them had returned.

Deputy Captain Zhao was still unconscious, his body showing more and more black energy, clearly in a tough struggle for life.

"Bang bang bang..."

Luo Juan rushed into the Special Affairs Office.

She naturally didn’t have the ability to help Zhao Shiying; as a combatant and an on-site nurse, she could only deal with some external injuries.

For poisoning, the only thing she could do was give him a dose of universal antidote serum in the car.

If it were an ordinary poison, this injection could mostly cure it, and then, relying on the victim’s own resistance, it might tide over the crisis.

But the toxins from the Southern City Biological Genetic Research Facility were different and could not be resolved.

It’s a wonder what those people were thinking, fusing all sorts of strange genes together, occasionally creating extremely violent and bizarre toxins.

Ordinary doctors simply couldn’t save such a case, nor was there time for them to slowly analyze and concoct an antidote.

Logically speaking, Zhao Shiying, having been poisoned so severely, should have been long dead.

That he had held on for so long was due to his abnormal constitution and the strange psychic energy blocking the spread of the toxins.

But even so, he couldn’t hold on much longer.

Yet, Luo Juan knew there was someone who should be able to save him, a specialist in the field.

"Shen Yao... hurry, call Director Shen; is the director in seclusion?"

Luo Juan burst into the cultivation chamber on the east side and saw a delicate girl, tall and dressed in a white t-shirt, hitting a wooden dummy with rapid taps.

The force she used wasn’t great.

In her ears was the sound of rainfall-like impacts merging into one continuous noise.

She couldn’t see the shadow of the punches that she threw.

When she heard the shouting.

The girl’s limbs slightly paused.

In an instant, she stopped.

Several cylindrical columns supporting the wooden dummy cracked, all breaking apart.

It was all due to her unintentional loss of control over her strength, breaking all the wood with excessive force.

There was also a deep hole at the base of the wooden dummy, obviously, when she punched out, she had also kicked, piercing through the post.

"Sigh, Sister Luo, can’t you stop frightening people so much?"

Shen Yao wiped the sweat from her forehead gently and let out a sigh.

Father always said that when fist techniques are practiced to the extreme, it’s no longer about the amount of attack power, but control, absolute control.

However, no matter how much I practice, I can’t seem to wield this energy at will.

Getting excited, I tend to exert too much power.

’Indeed, the Gene Strengthening Solution still has its side effects. Power that’s not originally one’s own can’t be controlled as easily as one’s own limbs.

To integrate it into my martial arts, it requires hundreds, even thousands of times more effort...’

She was feeling a sense of loss.

Turning her head, she saw Luo Juan’s ghastly expression and Zhao Shiying on her back.

"What’s this..."

"Deputy Director Zhao?"

Shen Yao immediately recognized that the very Deputy Director Zhao, who arrived with a false smile and strived to win over hearts, seemed to be in a terrible condition.

He must have been poisoned, and his life was in danger.

"If we don’t call the director now, it’ll be too late. Yao Yao, I know you don’t like Deputy Director Zhao, but now is not the time for grievances."

"I’m not harboring a grievance. Sister Juan, what do you take me for? It’s just that even my father might not be able to save him."

Shen Yao quickly denied.

Since Zhao Shiying came to Dongjiang, he had been power-hungry, chasing after pretty women, and had even resorted to disgraceful means to scheme against her several times.

As much as she reviled his actions, she never truly wished him dead.

In fact, his abilities were somewhat special and not that easy to deal with.

Furthermore, considering the Zhao family’s influence, any decisions to deal with him had to take many factors into account, and even her father, Director Shen of the Special Affairs Office, had to tolerate him.

"Come with me."

Shen Yao’s eyes flickered slightly as she led the way, casually asking, "What about the others? Why haven’t they returned?"

"They’re dead; they all died."

Luo Juan suddenly broke down into tears.

She had seen it all clearly when she was rescued.

The team members who had charged in front were overwhelmed by a mist-like tide, collapsing like burning candles...

The poison mist was ten times more ferocious than a strong acid, to the extent that even the special armor made from a metal alloy which they wore provided no protection.

Her survival was frankly a matter of luck.

"Ah..."

Shen Yao was shocked.

"What enemy did you encounter? Wasn’t there any prior intelligence? How..."

At that moment, she couldn’t care less about thinking further as she rushed ahead in a few strides to a tightly sealed chamber in the back courtyard.

She entered a few numbers on the light screen in front of the door.

Soon, there was a stir inside the chamber, and a somewhat helpless voice came through, "I’ve said it before, if that Zhao guy wants to meddle in Special Affairs Office matters, let him handle it; I’m busy."

"Father, it’s not that. Deputy Director Zhao is dying, and everyone else has perished."

"What?"

The door swung open.

A middle-aged man clad in a loose robe with disheveled hair and a wildly grown beard strode out.

This man was none other than the Director of the Special Affairs Office, Shen Yanguang.

"This is, poisoning."

Luo Juan hadn’t even clearly seen how he moved or approached.

It was just a blur before her eyes, and Director Shen was already in front of her, a hand resting on Zhao Shiying’s upper left arm.

"So fast..."

Luo Juan thought to herself in shock; was this the same man reminiscent of dough, who couldn’t fart even with three strikes, the always agreeable Director whether left or right?

Wasn’t it said that he just got lucky with a strange flower that caused his body to undergo alienation, able to detox and heal, but was not much in terms of strength...

Yet looking at the speed with which he moved from five meters away, was he not strong?

Even if her elite team members faced him, fully equipped, they probably wouldn’t even see his shadow before being beaten to death.

"Have Doctor Qiu prepare for surgery, to perform blood renewal on Deputy Director Zhao, and also prepare for a heart transplant.

That’s right, use the isolator as well, Yao Yao, call your Uncle Gu in Linhai and ask him to come over."

"Asking Uncle Gu to come too?"

It was the first time Shen Yao saw such a cautious expression on her father’s face, her heart slightly puzzled, "Can’t even you save him?"

"Save what save? It’s not just a poisoning, all of Zhao Shiying’s organs are failing, his life force is rapidly draining every second, I’m no deity, what’s so great about not being able to save him?"

The hand that Shen Yanguang had on Zhao Shiying’s arm emitted a faint green glow, like an illusion, barely discernible.

Strangely, the black aura spreading along the blood vessels on Zhao Shiying’s body like a pattern started to fade away gradually.

Luo Juan and Shen Yao now understood.

Indeed, it wasn’t just poison.

They could see Zhao Shiying’s skin and complexion turning as pale and discolored as someone dead for three days and nights, dreadfully frightening.

If it wasn’t for the faint breathing and the slight beating of his heart,

Almost no one would think he was still alive.

"Luo Juan, recount everything about the mission, every single detail, leave nothing out."

Gently pressing on Zhao Shiying’s arm, Shen Yanguang stared for a long while at a pore in the man’s skin and asked in a deep voice.

He had figured it out.

Three inches above where Zhao Shiying’s arm was severed, there was a pore that was larger than normal, with tiny bloodstains, it looked as though someone had pricked it with a sewing needle.

Luo Juan was part-time battlefield medic; even in emergency aid, she wouldn’t target this spot for injection.

Moreover, what kind of needle would make such a minute wound when it pierced?

"That’s right, also investigate what Zhao Shiying was busy with this period, and whether he offended anyone."

...

Zhou Ping’an looked back as the two from the Special Affairs Office left.

He couldn’t even afford to make a snide comment but leaned close to the little crocodile’s mouth, sadly saying, "This biological research facility is extremely dangerous; our colleagues from the Special Affairs Office were careless and suffered a great loss."

"If you ask me, such a place shouldn’t even exist, we really need to overhaul our regulatory system.

Remember to cut this part out later; nobody should record it. It’s entirely because the host spoke without thinking..."

He made a joke with his fans.

Zhou Ping’an’s expression grew serious again, then he said:

"But regardless of how dangerous the facility is, we can’t just ignore it.

Let’s go and see what kind of demons and evil spirits lurk inside."

The fans in the live broadcast were also not joking around at this moment.

Eighteen members from the Special Affairs Office team went in, only two came out...

And the leading Deputy Director who came out looked like he was on his last breath.

No need to ask.

The fate of those who went in was more likely grim than fortunate.

Considering their high-quality gear and the ferocious aura they carried when they arrived, contrasted with the outcome now...

Anyone would be anxious and fearful of further mishaps.

"Sister, just stay close behind me later, don’t stray too far."

Zhou Ping’an said softly.

"Okay, be careful."

Tang Tang obviously recognized the seriousness of the situation as well.

She waved her hand, signaling her team members to line up two by two, following closely behind Third Group.

"Remember, follow commands, no unauthorized action."

At this point, Zhou Ping’an was not at all polite.

The Deputy Captain of the Special Combat Squad was one of their own.

In essence, the entire Special Combat Squad was their own... Losing one was a failure on his part as the leader.

Now during the live broadcast, not only did he have to fight this battle, but he also had to make it look good.

The Special Affairs Office "Pearls and Gems Ahead" mustn’t repeat the same mistake.

They entered the first subterranean level.

What they saw caused everyone to take a sharp intake of breath.

The eighty thousand fans in the live broadcast room fell silent for a moment before the chat erupted like a tidal wave.

"What’s this situation?"

"Shattered armor, it looks familiar... Could it be that everyone who came before has died?"

"That creature, ugh..."

"This place is simply a den of devils."

"Eye-opening indeed. Does Dongjiang actually have such places?"

"What are those people doing, using live humans for experiments?

Look, there are at least a few hundred people being transformed on the side, all turned into monsters."