AITAMITB Chapter 143

Their movements were swift, but the guards’ reactions were quicker.

Although these great evil spirits lost the ability to pass through walls after possessing bodies, with the protection of [blank], their vitality became even more robust. Even those highly skilled in restraining them found it challenging to deal with them quickly.

Fortunately, their purpose this time wasn’t to annihilate enemies.

Carrying Zhao Xiaokui on Arthur’s back, the strongest in defense, the others displayed their unique abilities. They forcefully carved a path through the swarming great evil spirits.

Occasionally, in passing through laboratories, they would encounter research personnel huddled in corners, trembling with fear. Though they wished to rescue them, they were too preoccupied with their own safety, only managing to instruct them to hide and not get involved in the battle.

Blades have no eyes, and this isn’t a game; attacks only land on the monsters.

Even if it’s self-inflicted, those wounds still hurt.

They were currently in the midst of a chaotic brawl, and if ordinary people were to emerge, it would only make matters worse.

However, some brave souls, realizing that these dark, evil entities weren’t targeting them, took courage. After the great evil spirits chased Zhao Xiaokui and others, these daring individuals emerged from behind armed with laboratory stools.

Spotting isolated targets, they exchanged glances, swallowed nervously, and swung the stools.

Zhao Xiaokui, lying on Arthur’s back, originally couldn’t open her eyes or speak. She could only reluctantly sense the external information and, in the darkness, watch the continuously pulsating crimson digits.

But when she heard the voices of ordinary people, she suddenly realized something was amiss. Loisette had mentioned giving her only ten minutes. Was that time limit directed at her personally, or was it for the entire base?

“Run, everyone, run.”

A weak voice came from behind Arthur, sounding as if it could give out at any moment.

Initially, Arthur didn’t pay attention to Zhao Xiaokui speaking. As someone skilled in observation and stealth, Ye Ying vaguely noticed the change in Zhao Xiaokui’s expression. He said to Arthur, “The captain is speaking; listen to what she’s saying.”

Arthur overturned a large evil spirit and loudly said to Zhao Xiaokui, “Captain, say it again, didn’t catch it clearly.”

“Go, everyone… leave no one behind.”

Zhao Xiaokui’s voice remained very light, almost like a breath, but this time, Arthur heard it.

He shouted at the others, “Captain says we go, not a single person stays.”

Hill asked, “What does this mean? Does someone want to stay here?”

Lin Bai was the first to react, “It’s the research personnel! This base is going to self-destruct!”

The others immediately changed their expressions.

Originally, they thought that these researchers were already in this base. Even if they rescued them, there was no place to accommodate them. It was better to let them stay, as resolving the issue of the evil gods and mysterious domains on this continent would allow them to return to normal life. If they couldn’t solve it, death awaited them anywhere.

But having rescued people and then letting them die was a completely different concept from knowingly neglecting to save them when there was a chance.

Ye Ying said, “I’ll take them out.”

“I’ll go!” Lin Bai had the weakest strength and was already at the back. He handed an instrument to Ye Ying, then turned and sprinted toward the approaching passage. “Everyone, come out! Hurry up and leave the base; it’s going to self-destruct!”

“I—I want to leave this cursed place. I’ve had enough; I don’t want to stay with a bunch of half-humans and half-ghosts anymore…” In the laboratory, a black man who had been hiding under an operating table, upon hearing the commotion, suddenly stood up and exclaimed loudly.

Squatting beside him was a blonde woman. She vehemently shook her head, “If you want to go and die, go ahead. You’ll never know how powerful Lord Loisette is. She won’t spare those invaders…”

The black man lifted a round stool, tested its feel, and said to the others in the laboratory, “Does anyone want to leave with me?”

A petite Asian girl stood up, speaking in somewhat broken French, “I—I also want to leave. I don’t want to stay in this place. I want to go home, back to Huaxia… I still don’t know how my mom is doing.”

They were originally base researchers, and due to poor internet access here, going online was a rare occurrence, sometimes taking ten days or half a month.

For this group of people, the arrival of the mysterious domain felt like an apocalypse descending from the sky.

Even though they were confined by the evil gods in this laboratory, having a temporary safe haven, everyone’s hearts were filled with worry. Especially the girl, fearing that Huaxia might face a similar crisis, regretting not listening to her mother’s advice, insisting on participating alone in the exchange student program to study here.

Several people stood up one after another, quickly joining the courageous individuals from other laboratories.

Lin Bai happened to run over at this moment, and upon seeing them, he urgently shouted in English, “This base is about to be destroyed. Everyone run towards the exit, quickly, seize the time and speed! Women, don’t wear high heels, run—”

“Where are you going?” the first black man who stood up asked.

“I’m going to call people further inside.” With Lin Bai’s intellect, he could tell at a glance that the group following them was not even half the number of laboratory personnel they passed. Moreover, the base was not a straight path; the distribution map of hanging laboratories from the outside indicated there were many labs in different locations.

The black man said, “I’ll go with you. I’ll inform the people on the right.”

The Asian girl stepped forward with a determined expression, “I’ll go to the left.”

Lin Bai looked at the two people, paused for a second, and nodded heavily, “Thank you both. Don’t hesitate, don’t delay. Just notify them, and if no one wants to come out, it’s okay. After you shout, run straight out. Time may be running out.”

After slamming the last door shut, Lin Bai began to run back.

Not everyone among those called out had confidence in this slender Huaxia guy. They followed Lin Bai, their faces uneasy and hesitant, unsure whether leaving the secure laboratory and running outside was right or wrong.

“Lord Loisette mentioned that if we leave the lab within the specified time, we’ll be attacked by those evil spirit knights… Is what that man said really true? What if he’s deceiving us?”

At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed, “The door, the door!”

It turned out that due to Lin Bai disrupting the program, the large door, which had already completely closed, was slowly descending from the top.

“Go!” Lin Bai shouted.

No matter how frightened they were, everyone now let loose and started running.

…

In the control room, a woman with black hair and black clothes sat on a soft swivel chair, elegantly crossing her legs and leaning back. She observed the images on the surveillance screens.

Seeing Zhao Xiaokui’s team, with one person breaking off to rescue the ordinary people inside, she smiled, her finger lightly tapping on the screen. The previously damaged doors, as if receiving a signal, began to restart.

“What disobedient little kids… still trying to take away my cattle and sheep.”

To exit from the deepest part of the base, they had to go through nine electronic doors.

At first, the first couple of doors were relatively easy. They managed to run past them when there was still a considerable distance to go.

But gradually, the height at which these doors descended became lower and lower. Despite the slow closing speed, everyone felt the impending sensation of being trapped in a tomb constructed by laboratories.

“You damned whore, get out of my way.”

“Ahh—let go of me!”

“Get out of the way!”

The true nature of human evil manifested vividly in this moment.

Some, in a bid to pass through first, pushed their companions down.

Others, disgusted by people blocking the way, forcefully shoved them aside.

Lin Bai couldn’t spare much thought for these actions. With exceptional physical fitness, he consistently ran at the forefront.

Forget about the nonsense of letting the general public have priority. If this group of powerless researchers ran at the front, without a life-and-death crisis, they would die even faster.

“This way!” There were many paths in the laboratory, but Lin Bai always managed to find the shortest one.

Zhao Xiaokui’s team also noticed the electronic doors closing.

Even when they ran to the door, which had been previously broken open by them, it was tightly sealed.

Without Lin Bai, breaking open this door wasn’t an easy task.

Hill directly took out a small device from his own space, pressed it against the door, and slid both hands left and right. A red line appeared between his hands. His movements were fast, and the force he exerted was considerable. It could be seen that muscles bulged on his two black arms, and sweat dripped down his face.

As his fingers pressed against the door, pulling it down all the way, he then took out an RPG from his space, aimed it at the center of the still glowing outline of the door, and fired.

Boom!

Accompanied by a deafening sound, the metal door, with a thickness of half a meter, was directly blown open, creating a mouth-shaped hole.

The hole was neatly cut on the left, right, and above, resembling a knife cutting through tofu. Only the bottom was uneven, but that didn’t matter. Seeing the outside scenery, everyone’s mood lightened a bit.

Even though the sky was still overcast, with no sunlight visible, everyone hastily ran out from the hole, retreating while still facing the ongoing battle.

Unexpectedly, the great evil spirits didn’t leave. Thinking of Lin Bai still at the back, they didn’t dare to leave. They had Arthur find a safe place to hide Zhao Xiaokui. The rest continued the attack.

Just at that moment, Lin Bai and his group also reached a passage not far from the exit.

Ye Ying, with the keen eyes of a hawk, noticed him and informed through the earpiece, “Lin Bai, charge outside, the rest of us will support you!”

“Yes!”

Just as everyone was preparing to cut through a path like before, suddenly, a metallic door descended from above, smashing a large evil spirit flat. It landed in the middle of the group and Lin Bai.

Helplessly watching the exit right in front of their eyes being blocked, the researchers exclaimed, “No—”

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