Seeing these guard robots, Goro's muscles instantly tensed. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes. Just as he was about to issue an attack command, Yuan Mei, who was beside him, calmly stepped forward.
Although Yuan Mei was hunched over, with a mess of white hair scattered over his shoulders, a confident light flashed in his sunken eyes.
He slightly raised his hand, his dry, withered fingers dancing lightly in the air, making just a few seemingly casual gestures.
The guard robots, which had been baring their fangs and claws and assuming an attacking posture, seemed to have received some special command. The hostile red light in their mechanical eyes dimmed instantly, and then they neatly lined up in two rows.
Their metal shells gleamed coldly under the faint polar light. Their mechanical joints made clicking sounds, as if they were carrying out a sacred mission, clearing a path for everyone.
The group hurried inside. A biting cold wind poured in from the open passage, cutting into everyone like knives.
As Yuan Mei walked, he explained in a hoarse voice, "Because the weather in Antarctica is too harsh, it's impossible for ordinary humans to stay here long-term. Even with the most advanced cold-weather gear, they can't last long."
"So most of the people here are robots. Only a few dozen genetically modified researchers are true humans. These researchers have been modified to significantly improve their physical fitness, speed up their metabolism, and enhance their cold resistance, allowing them to work in such extreme environments."
His voice echoed in the cold air, carrying a hint of weariness and helplessness. Each word seemed frozen, reaching everyone's ears with a touch of chill.
As one door after another slowly opened under Yuan Mei's skilled operation, each opening was accompanied by a low mechanical roar and rising white mist.
Everyone finally arrived at the core location of this Geocentric Base. The scene before them made everyone gasp. A massive circular laboratory appeared before them.
The walls of the laboratory were embedded with various flashing instruments and complex pipelines. The eerie light emitted by these instruments intertwined in the dim environment. Red, blue, and green lights crisscrossed, creating a mysterious and strange atmosphere, as if they were in an alien base from a science fiction movie.
In the center of the laboratory, a massive glacier was enclosed. This glacier was hundreds of meters high, crystal clear, and refracted colorful light under the illumination of the lamps.
Within the glacier was a creature that was entirely golden. It had three heads resembling dragon heads, each head the size of a house, majestic and terrifying.
The eyes on the dragon heads were tightly closed, but beneath the closed eyelids, boundless power seemed to be hidden, making people afraid to look directly.
Massive dragon horns twisted out from the tops of the heads. Their surfaces were covered with mysterious patterns, as if recording the vicissitudes of time.
A pair of enormous wings spread open within the glacier, covering the sky and obscuring the sun. The length of the spread wings made it hard to imagine their fully extended form. The scales on the wings were clearly visible, each one like a small shield, gleaming with a metallic luster, seemingly indestructible.
If Zhou Qi were here, he would definitely recognize at a glance that the creature within the glacier resembled King Ghidorah.
Goro and the group of Lizardmen couldn't help but widen their eyes upon seeing this creature, their eyes filled with shock and awe.
This creature was simply too enormous. Even frozen within the glacier, it was still lifelike, like a mythical beast frozen in time.
A powerful sense of oppression emanated from it, like materialized power, making it hard for everyone to breathe.
This sense of oppression came not only from its massive size but also from the mysterious and ancient aura surrounding it, as if it were a terrifying giant beast that had traveled from ancient times, carrying boundless power and the unknown.
Everyone present felt it difficult to breathe, and their heartbeats involuntarily quickened, as if their hearts might leap out of their throats at any moment.
Some of the Lizardmen even unconsciously took a few steps back, a hint of fear revealed in their eyes.
In the laboratory, the researchers conducting various experiments saw the group walking quickly towards them and stopped their work.
They were wearing white protective suits and transparent protective masks, a hint of confusion in their eyes.
But soon, they saw Yuan Mei's face through their masks, and their eyes instantly became respectful. They bowed towards Yuan Mei one after another, collectively greeting their Chief.
Their voices came through the protective masks, slightly muffled but still clear and loud.
Goro and Yuan Mei exchanged glances, a silent understanding passing between their eyes.
Goro nodded slightly. That small action was like issuing a silent command, giving an implicit signal to the Lizardmen beside him.
The Lizardmen immediately understood. Relying on their agile movements and strong bodies, they charged towards the researchers like a pack of trained cheetahs.
Before the researchers could react, they were tightly pinned down by the Lizardmen.
The Lizardmen were extremely strong. Their hands were like iron pliers, gripping the researchers' arms tightly. The powerful grip made it impossible for the researchers to resist.
Then, one by one, the Mind Control Demon Bug were taken out.
These Mind Control Demon Bug trembled slightly in special containers, emitting an eerie light.
The Lizardmen carefully controlled the Mind Control Demon Bug, making them release gentle yet highly invasive mental waves.
These mental waves were like soft threads, slowly invading the researchers' brains. At first, the researchers struggled, their eyes revealing fear and resistance.
Their bodies twisted as they tried to break free from the control of this mysterious power, uttering muffled cries.
But in the face of the Mind Control Demon Bug' powerful Mental Energy, their struggles gradually became futile.
Before long, one by one, the Mind Control Demon Bug crawled into their brains. The researchers' eyes became vacant, their original consciousness completely erased, replaced by absolute loyalty to Zhou Qi.
Their eyes were filled with reverence, as if Zhou Qi was the only faith in their lives, and they were willing to sacrifice everything for him.
After dealing with the researchers, Goro began to carefully observe the mysterious laboratory.
The laboratory was filled with various advanced instruments and equipment. These devices had peculiar shapes, and flashing lights and complex pipelines intertwined, seemingly forming a mysterious technological network, exuding an aura of technology and mystery.
On the walls of the laboratory hung numerous research blueprints, covered with gene maps and experimental data of various creatures.
These maps and data were dense and dazzling, but Goro found some key information among them.
Among them, some research reports about mysterious crystals from Antarctica caught his attention. He picked up one of the reports and read it carefully.