Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 701: Night Visit to the Research Institute

"Your Dual-Element... it’s natural, right?"

Zhuozhuo tried asking.

Zhuozhuo was reminded of the Dual-Element Ability Users from the E City base; it seemed like those Ability Users had only acquired their dual abilities after undergoing surgeries at the research institute. And the recent Zombie Tide was caused by one of the Dual-Element Ability Users who had a mental breakdown, suddenly going on a killing spree outside the base, which attracted hordes of zombies.

"Don’t worry, mine developed naturally, genuine and without deception. But... are there still Dual-Element Ability Users in the base now?"

Su Jin also asked. She remembered Han Yi, who had previously gone mad. Indeed, a high-level Dual-Element Ability User like that could pose a danger within the base.

"I heard that a few are still kept underneath the research institute, but I don’t know exactly how many,"

Zhuozhuo answered. Besides, she felt that everyone in the base was currently putting all their effort into dealing with the zombies outside, so the research institute’s issues weren’t too urgent.

"I see,"

Su Jin frowned, recalling Chi Wenhua, who she had frightened into a mental breakdown before.

It wasn’t that she was worried about Chi Wenhua seeking retaliation, but researchers from the institute like Chi Wenhua were probably not in short supply. If they realized that the Zombie Tide could be effectively dealt with and that the survivors inside the base had reached an unprecedented level of unity, would they mount a counterattack?

"Gah gah eeh eeh~"

The baby’s cries interrupted Su Jin’s train of thought, and she couldn’t help but pick him up. Holding the little lightweight, Su Jin felt her heart soften completely.

"Has he been named yet?"

Su Jin asked.

"Yes, Gao Mingchang, meaning ’brightness and smooth flow.’

Zhuozhuo originally wanted the child to take her surname, but she eventually decided to give him the surname Gao, that of the man who had died trying to save her.

"That’s nice, hello there, little Changchang,"

Su Jin playfully interacted with the little baby, whose adorable appearance compelled her to take out some baby food and give it to Zhuozhuo.

"You really shouldn’t, keep it for your child. We’re always on the move, but here in the base, I can just scrape together a few bites for him,"

Zhuozhuo quickly stopped Su Jin’s hand; Su Jin had already given her more than enough.

"It’s rare to come across such an occasion, and the child is so cute,"

Huang Yunxiang was utterly charmed on the side. She didn’t find what Su Jin brought out to be much, and helping a mother and child seemed like a good deed.

After the little baby finished his milk and played for a while, he soon fell asleep. To give Zhuozhuo some rest, Su Jin and Huang Yunxiang quickly said farewell.

"Xiao Jin, about the research institute..."

Huang Yunxiang and Su Jin walked toward the city wall while chatting. She also felt that this matter should be given immediate attention.

"We’ll discuss it and see later,"

Su Jin thought that even if they were worrying unnecessarily, it was better than something bad happening later on.

It must be said that the family had seen too much in the Apocalypse. When Su Jin brought up this matter, not one person felt it was trivial.

"Let’s go tonight,"

Lian Jiyue had already planned to investigate the research institute within the next couple of days, and upon hearing Su Jin, he felt there was no time to delay.

"I’m going too,"

Nie Qing raised his hand. He had seen some science fiction movies, and the laboratories left a deep impression on him. He had also heard from Su Jin and Lu Hao about so many things related to the E City research institute and had been very curious about it for a long time.

The rest were also very curious, and Lu Hao simply suggested that they all go together. If there was any danger, they could look out for each other.

"Xiao Jin better not go,"

Lu Hao said. There were too many uncontrollable factors in the research institute, and even if they all went, he wouldn’t be at ease about Su Jin.

"Alright..."

Su Jin said regretfully. She also wanted to take a look, but what Lu Hao said was true. With all the chemicals and machinery in a laboratory, she was worried about radiation and other harms to the baby, so she had no choice but to give up.

"Great, I can finally take a look inside,"

Nie Qing said excitedly. He wondered how a real laboratory would differ from the ones shown on TV.

...

The night was still pierced with the continuous cries of zombies, as Lian Zongren was left behind to continue commanding the operations on site. freёweɓnovel.com

He heard that Lian Jiyue and the others were worried about the situation inside the research institute and planned to go take a look first. He actually wanted to go as well, but since he couldn’t leave his post here, he had to stay.

"There are zombies inside,"

Qiqi reminded everyone as they just entered the research institute.

She knew the moment she stepped into the base that there were zombies in the research institute, just like the first time she came in. However, she also knew that those zombies were being used for research and confined, and everyone was aware of this fact.

"Wow,"

Lin Xiuyuan pretended to be surprised. It was quite uncommon to see a base keeping zombies!

"How many?"

Lu Guanhai asked, as he too wanted to be mentally prepared.

"Hmm, about sixty or so, but they are scattered. If we encounter them, I will give everyone an early warning,"

Mao Qiqi said.

Lu Hao looked around. The last time they had destroyed this place, and now it had already been restored to its original state.

"In fact, after Han Yizhou died, this place was essentially destroyed. The others are just useless people organized by him,"

Lian Jiyue said. Leading his family, he walked into a machine room which housed various surveillance videos collected by the research institute as well as live monitoring of several laboratories below. This was the first place he intended to destroy.

"I’ll handle this,"

Lin Xiuyuan said.

The collected videos might contain footage of Jiang Yixiao.

Lin Xiuyuan, using his Ice-Element Special Abilities, turned the drawers and cabinets along the walls into blocks of ice. The crisp sounds of cracking followed, shattering the contents of the drawers and anything on the cabinets into ice fragments. They were broken to such an extent that restoration was impossible.

"My goodness, what are these?!!"

Nie Qing hurriedly pulled Lu Hao to a live surveillance feed.

It was a large laboratory, and clearly visible inside were people lying in nutrient solution—immersed in water but with their heads exposed—and connected to various tubes, long and short, creating a very eerie sight.

"That must be where they were creating the Dual-Element Ability Users. Those liquids are nutrient solutions,"

Lian Jiyue speculated, but the people inside...

The group continued to move forward, using their Special Abilities to destroy the experimental equipment in each room. Curiously, this floor of the research institute was utterly empty, with not a single person in sight.

"There are people below, not many,"

Mao Qiqi pointed downward as she spoke. There was still a level above this one, but Lian Jiyue said it was just an operating room and some offices with documents. Thus, the group headed towards the basement.