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Chapter 174 The Lively Underground Laboratory

"So, what have you figured out during this time?" Liu Lang asked An Qingyu, looking at the newly renovated underground laboratory.

"And... what's with these seven rats? Have they all become spirits?"

Hearing that Liu Lang seemed to be calling them, the seven mice reacted as if they had received an order from their superior.

The seven mice that were originally patrolling the laboratory quickly gathered together and stood at attention in front of Liu Lang and An Qingyu.

"The mouse team is assembled, awaiting instructions!" one of the mice, which appeared to be slightly larger than the others, stepped forward to report.

"As you can see..." An Qingyu waved her hand casually, "These are all 'unexpected surprises' during the experiment, all 'mutated' from the white mice I used to experiment on your mysterious blood."

"They can actually talk?" Liu Lang's face was full of question marks, like a black man with a question mark face. He thought to himself, "An Qingyu, what exactly did you do? Even if you are the key to the magical door, you can't be this abstract, can you?"

"They can't really talk, it's just that I think they've developed a certain level of intelligence, so I taught them a few phrases," Nasita said softly, sitting on the experimental table not far away, swinging her tiny, elf-like feet.

"And what kind of fish do you have?"

"Yes, it's still them. But with version 4.2.1 and later, we don't need to manage so many 'fish species' simultaneously anymore. We just need to control the other 'fish species' through them."

After listening to Anqingyu's explanation, Lei Yingdian and Mavica looked at them with curious eyes.

Lei Yingdian pointed at the seven neatly arranged rats and asked, "Didn't you say you created them using Liu Lang's blood? So they're not just a little smarter, are they?"

"What else can they do?"

“Right,” Liu Lang realized as well. “You were able to create an elemental orb using my blood before, so what about now…”

"Could this mouse squad also have...?"

“That’s right.” An Qingyu nodded. “It’s exactly what you think.”

"From Fish Big to Fish Seven, they each possess certain elemental orbs' abilities..."

Liu Lang didn't know where to begin criticizing the name An Qingyu had chosen, but he was even more shocked by An Qingyu's ability to create "mysterious" things.

Looking at An Qingyu and the rat squad beside him, Lei Yingdian recalled the scene when he created the paratroopers and subconsciously asked, "Can you be sure that you can keep them from slipping out of your control?"

"Huh? Why would you ask that?" Liu Lang asked curiously, "Could these rats possibly get out of control?"

“How could that be?” An Qingyu said confidently, “The ones I create, although they still have some flaws, will never escape my control... This is similar to the byproducts of my [The Only Correct Solution] through the ability of 'fish species'. I can take back their abilities and intelligence at any time.”

“This is different from man-made forbidden objects like elemental orbs. In a broader sense, they can be considered a new kind of ‘mystery.’ It’s just that they have never appeared in historical legends and myths.”

As An Qingyu spoke, she turned her gaze to Lei Movie.

He also had some guesses about Lei's origins, that is, her identity as a divine agent.

......

"By the way, do you know about those five bizarre murder cases recently?" Liu Lang suddenly asked An Qingyu.

"With the 'Rat Squad' here, if there weren't enough rats in Cangnan City, I'd know every single kid in the city who soiled their pants. How could I not know about this?" An Qingyu replied without turning her head.

"It's good that you know. Do you have any clues?" Liu Lang pressed. "All five of them had their ten fingers cut off, their limbs nailed to the ground, and most importantly, their hearts were nailed in."

He couldn't remember how many times the ceremony was supposed to be performed, but since it hadn't started yet, it definitely wasn't finished.

All you need to do is capture him before he completes the ritual.

Even if the ritual is completed now, it only revives the insect; its strength is simply insufficient.

If, after that, the enemy kills and sacrifices hundreds of people in one go, then the insect's strength will rise to a level that they currently cannot handle.

Anqingyu's "fish species" ability is crucial in this situation; even Liu Lang would not be able to find the other party quickly without the help of external information.

However, An Qingyu's next words disappointed Liu Lang.

“As of now, I probably don’t know as much information as you do; that’s all I know,” An Qingyu said. But he added, “However… if I were to examine those corpses, I might find something else.”

"Emm..." Liu Lang thought for a moment, then asked, "Do you know the location where the fourth case occurred?"

"Hmm." An Qingyu nodded. "It's at a hotel. What's wrong? How about I go check on the victims of these five cases first, let me study them... maybe I'll find some clues then!"

"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me if you know or not?"

"I know."

"Find a mouse to lead the way."

"Big rat!"

"Zhizhi——!"

"Take Liu Lang to the place you observed last time."

"squeak--"

With Rat Big leading the way, Liu Lang and the others quickly left the underground laboratory.

Lei Films and Mavica followed closely behind.

As for Naxida and Anqingyu, they silently waited at the laboratory entrance, watching their backs gradually disappear from their sight.

Once everyone had disappeared, An Qingyu prepared to go back to her "homebody" routine.

But he didn't see Nasita out of the corner of his eye, so he turned around and looked.

Eh? !

"Naxi Da, why aren't you back?" An Qingyu asked in confusion.

They got along quite well over the past six months...

Therefore, they were somewhat surprised by Naxida's unusual behavior.

Nasita said earnestly, "I'm going to follow them and see if there's anything I can do to help."

However, this scene, coupled with Nasita's face and childlike voice... made it truly impossible for An Qingyu to imagine Nasita fighting.

That's really...

"We can't be of much help in the past, so we might as well wait here for their news. If you want to see how they fight, I can project what they see using the [Unique Solution] starting from 'Fish Species' 3.0."

"You know that already..." An Qingyu wanted to persuade Naxida not to go in a more tactful way.

But Nasita suddenly spoke up, saying, "My current realm is also the 'River' realm."

This instantly made An Qingyu swallow back the words she had been preparing to say.

Seeing that An Qingyu stopped talking, Naxida walked away without looking back.

An Qingyu looked back at her underground laboratory, then at Naxida.

Ultimately, he was still somewhat worried about Naxida.

He activated the camouflage function of the underground laboratory and jogged in the direction Nasita had left.

"Wait for me, I'll go too!"