“Cooperation? Heh heh.”
The Doctor used a mocking tone for the first time.
“From the day I became an investigator, my first lesson was taught by an old investigator who had personally experienced several Outer God incidents, losing all his comrades.”
“He told me, ‘Never trust Outer Gods!’”
“‘No matter how rational, how gentle, or even how weak it appears!’”
“‘This ironclad rule!’” The Doctor said in a deep voice, “I would never dare forget it, and I must never forget it!”
“How stubborn.”
Xuan Hao chuckled softly.
Both sides fell into a brief silence.
Xuan Hao said playfully, “Doctor, aren’t you worried that I’ll follow the sound of this communication to find you?”
The Doctor said indifferently:
“If you truly possessed the power to transfer freely by following sounds and information streams, I would have died long ago.”
“That’s not necessarily true.”
Xuan Hao grinned: “You should know the essence of an Outer God is continuous evolution. What if I really have such an ability?”
“Then I’ll surrender immediately.”
The Doctor smiled faintly, “If you can truly evolve to that extent, please spare my life, because I will become your most loyal subordinate.”
As his voice fell, there was a brief stalemate.
The Doctor did not speak again.
Xuan Hao also did not act.
After two minutes, the Doctor’s voice suddenly rang out: “Why aren’t you acting? Is it because you haven’t inherited Long Jiu’s memories, or are you unable to find the exit?”
As he spoke, the Doctor gripped his pen tip.
He circled the word “memories.”
“It’s meaningless.” Xuan Hao said thoughtfully, “My power far exceeds your imagination.”
“You need to rack your brains to possibly find my weakness, while I can kill you with ease.”
“So, I still have the same question: why can’t we cooperate?”
“And I still have the same answer.” The Doctor said, “Outer Gods can never be trusted, no matter how sweet your words are.”
“Heh…” Xuan Hao let out a low chuckle.
Several more minutes passed.
Finally, Xuan Hao’s lips curled up, stretching to his ears, “Doctor, finally… I’ve found you.”
As he spoke, he turned and left.
Arriving in front of the elevator, under the gaze of everyone in the monitoring room, Xuan Hao’s body began to undergo a terrifying, visibly grotesque transformation!
The muscles in his back violently writhed and bulged!
His limbs twisted and elongated, and his claws grew explosively like curved hooks.
In just two or three seconds, Xuan Hao transformed from a robust human Martial Artist into a crawling beast with four limbs on the ground, a bizarre form, and exuding a ferocious aura.
This was a complete abandonment of human form.
It was a terrifying transformation aimed at slaughter and speed.
“Boom—!!!”
His front limb, which had turned into a giant sharp claw, slammed heavily onto the alloy door of the elevator.
“Boom!”
Another claw strike, and the alloy door burst and deformed.
Xuan Hao did not pause.
With the next claw, the door was completely shattered.
Xuan Hao leaped into the elevator shaft, his muscles exploding, and he climbed upwards with inhuman speed.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
The steel frame rumbled under the terrifying force, and Xuan Hao’s speed was so fast, he was like a human spider sprinting up a vertical cliff.
- Level 8…
- Level 7…
In just a moment, Xuan Hao arrived at Level 6 below ground.
In the spacious corridor, people crowded together.
Dozens of Martial Artists were drenched in cold sweat, their eyes flickering with panic, yet no one actively left.
“Boom!”
Accompanied by a loud bang, the elevator shaft’s protective door was violently torn open from the inside.
In everyone’s view, a ferocious crawling creature, bringing with it a strong stench of blood, suddenly darted out!
Xuan Hao grinned: “I’ve finally found you, Doctor. You have no more bargaining chips.”
“Attention, protect the Doctor.”
Dozens of Martial Artists roared in unison, charging forward proactively.
“I am different from the Doctor.”
Xuan Hao’s hoarse voice reached everyone’s ears, “He regards human lives as grass, but I will spare you. Does anyone want this opportunity?”
“Listen up, I’m giving you three seconds!”
“Monster, we will not be swayed by your Gu.” Everyone said in unison.
Xuan Hao instantly plunged into the crowd.
His sharp claws tore through the air, and alloy equipment was easily shredded under his terrifying strength.
In an instant, bones fractured, and warm blood splattered across the spacious corridor.
The battle was fierce, and screams erupted everywhere.
“Kill!”
Frenzied roars ripped through the air.
Blood splattered, and Xuan Hao’s body was instantly pierced by several long spears!
The moment his body died, Xuan Hao immediately possessed another person, his muscles bulging, transforming into a hideous monster!
“Pfft!”
“Pfft!”
There were several more muffled thuds of blades entering flesh, mixed with screams, and more figures fell.
Xuan Hao seemed to feel no pain, letting enemy weapons pierce his body, yet his movements were unhindered.
Every swing of his claw, every impact…
Was reaping lives.
As he died again, another mutation occurred in the crowd, and another Martial Artist’s flesh and blood uncontrollably twisted, rapidly swelling.
“Heh… it’s useless.”
Xuan Hao grinned, pulling out a cold arc.
The remaining Martial Artists were utterly terrified!
All their attacks abruptly stopped, and only extreme fear remained in their eyes.
Accompanied by suppressed gasps, they seemed to receive an order, dropping their weapons in unison and fleeing in all directions at the fastest speed of their lives!
But unfortunately, no matter how fast they were, they weren’t as fast as Xuan Hao.
In a short moment, everyone was slaughtered.
He slowly pulled out the spear tips embedded in his body one by one, and dark liquid slowly seeped from the wounds, winding a strange trail behind him.
His inhuman eyes turned towards the adjacent room.
Carrying an aura of death that crushed everything, Xuan Hao strode over.
The next moment.
“Boom!”
Xuan Hao swung his giant claw, slamming heavily onto the thick alloy door panel.
“Boom!”
Another loud bang, and the metal twisted.
The alloy door caved inwards, finally shattering with a crash, and metal fragments shot out like cannonballs.
The doorway was wide open, but the interior was empty.
Without pausing, Xuan Hao turned to the second door.
His giant claw rose again, striking down with even more ferocious power.
“Boom!”
The second door shattered in response, revealing an equally empty interior.
Xuan Hao, like a walking monster, advanced through the narrow corridor, destroying everything in his path.
Every alloy door that stood in his way was easily torn apart by his terrifying claws, and the piercing alarms blared incessantly.
“Thump!”
Xuan Hao raised his giant claw again, striking down with immense force.
The anticipated explosion did not occur.
The door panel vibrated violently, emitting a dull thud.
The door body caved inwards, its edges covered in spiderweb-like cracks, but this alloy door withstood his attack.
The light in Xuan Hao’s eyes grew brighter.
He raised his giant claw again, each heavy blow making the entire corridor tremble, yet the alloy door remained undamaged.
His offensive also stopped accordingly.
“Doctor, I’ve found you.”
On Xuan Hao’s face, the corners of his mouth, torn to his ears, slowly curved upwards, revealing his pale fangs.
It was clear that the Doctor was in this room.