Why did you have to do this? "
Meng Chao could not help but say, "I'm a student of Monster University. This case is related to all the people working in the upstream and downstream of the monster industry chain and my alma mater. I have a duty to find the truth.
"But you could have stayed in your mansion comfortably and enjoyed the priority to mine the Red Radiance Jade mine. Why did you come to this place and go against your body as a Spirit Sensor?"
"I … Urgh …"
Lu Siya was a little angry that Meng Chao had seen how pathetic she looked, but she could only take the disinfectant Meng Chao handed her and wipe the corners of her eyes and mouth. She gritted her teeth and said, "If I want to find the real culprit behind Lin Chuan's death and the mastermind who created the White Spirit, I have to climb up to the higher ranks of the abnormal beast research department. If I want to climb up, I have to do it myself. "If I hand the clues to someone else and stay at the back, I'll be comfortable and safe, but I'll have to contribute, get promoted, gain the trust of the important people, and have the right to get in touch with more core secrets.
"Besides, I just said that I will fulfill Lin Chuan's final wish and change Dragon City's current situation. But I'll do it in my own way. I won't be stopped by … urgh … such a small problem!"
Meng Chao's expression changed.
It did not matter whether Lu Siya was purely ambitious and wanted to climb to the top of Sky Pillar Corporation and the abnormal beast research department.
Or did she really want to take revenge for Lin Chuan and use her own method to create Dragon City's future?
At the very least, during the last mine exploration mission and this investigation, she had been able to "take the lead".
"The truth is right in front of us."
Lu Siya pressed a hand against her chest. She had just recovered a little when she sucked in a deep breath, unwilling to admit defeat. The stench made her face turn stark pale, but she suppressed the churning in her chest and said with great difficulty, "As long as we can find a Giant Sandworm that has gone out of control and detect the mutated rabies in its body, we'll be able to verify our previous hypothesis. Jin Yongqiang poisoned Trash Site 4 and Blessed Paradise twice in an attempt to make the pets go out of control to defame Spirit Creation Creatures and help Heavenly Works Machines get a huge, profitable deal.
"This case is more than half solved.
"I have to go down. You can stay here and help me keep watch and provide support."
Meng Chao hesitated.
The dark entrance of the sewage pipe reminded him of the strange nightmare from last night.
A huge Giant Sandworm that looked like a demon from hell opened its mouth wide enough to devour everything in the underground world. It even invaded the foundations of the skyscrapers, causing countless skyscrapers to collapse. Before the citizens could react to the situation, they turned into souls in the ruins.
Meng Chao's eyeballs stung.
[Increased progress for the Mystery of the Supernatural Entities by 2%. Current progress: 4%. Increased contribution points by 1,000.]
Meng Chao's heart froze.
The previous mission progress was 2%.
It jumped by two percentage points in one go. Could it be that finding this sewage pipe would be the key to the mission?
What was the connection between the out-of-control Giant Sandworms and the terrifying Supernatural Entity? Could it be that Giant Sandworms could evolve into Supernatural Entities after being injected with mutated rabies? This was too simple and crude!
"I'll go with you," Meng Chao blurted out.
Lu Siya cast him a deep glance and nodded. She bent her back and crawled into the drainage pipe.
When a normal person entered a drainage pipe that had not been repaired for years and was filled with collapsed parts, they had to wear a full set of equipment and even carry an oxygen tank.
Meng Chao and Lu Siya had awakened to supernatural abilities. Their nasal mucosa, alveoli, and blood cells had all been strengthened and strengthened by spirit energy.
Even if the depths of the pipe were filled with fatal methane, it only made them a little dizzy.
They bent their backs and walked for three minutes down the slightly inclined pipe. When they turned a corner, they found the place where the pipe had collapsed.
The crack in the pipe was connected to a long, thin, and twisted crack. It was dark, and they could not see the end of the crack. They shouted inside, and based on the echoes, they deduced that there was a lot of space.
The tattooed man had told them that a long time ago, this place had been attacked by underground monsters.
Later, it was invaded by creatures like Giant Sandworms and was riddled with holes. It looked like a 3D maze.
Fortunately, once they went underground, the stench of trash on the ground became thinner. Lu Siya could use both her abilities as a mine explorer and a Spirit Sensor to distinguish the scent of Giant Sandworms' excrement in the depths of the crack.
She pressed her palm gently against the crack.
She mumbled, and spirit tattoos appeared on her arm. They danced in a bewitching manner as if they were alive. They also looked like ripples from a gurgling stream that slowly flowed into the depths of the crack.
Then, something unbelievable happened.
The stones on both sides of the crack turned into gravel and fell off with rustling sounds. The crack continued expanding, and the sharp edges were flattened. In the end, the wall became as smooth as a mirror, and it could allow two adults to walk through it.
They left the drainage pipe and crawled underground.
There were no mother lodes of crystals in this place. Therefore, there was no dim light. When Li Yao looked over, it was all darkness. He could not even see his toes. Only by closing his eyes and calming himself down could he sense the ripples of spiritual energy outlining a complicated, mysterious world.
Lu Siya noticed more signs that Giant Sandworms had crawled here.
It was especially so for the cracks where Giant Sandworms had rubbed against them.
"These Giant Sandworms are really big. Their diameters are probably more than two meters."
She gasped in amazement. "Are the Giant Sandworms created by Spirit Creations Creatures that ridiculous?"
"I don't think so."
Meng Chao thought about it. "Normal Giant Sandworms have a diameter of 1.5 meters to 2 meters, and their length is controlled to be less than twenty meters. Since they're products of genetic modification, the difference in their body size isn't too great. Logically speaking, it's impossible for a super Giant Sandworm with a diameter of three meters to appear."
"Fortunately, Giant Sandworms are rather tame."
Lu Siya paused for a moment before she suddenly asked, "What's this?"
Suddenly, dozens of scarlet light spots appeared in the darkness.
They were rats.
Dozens of rats widened their red eyes and stared at the two of them.
Lu Siya snorted coldly and released a powerful killing intent.
The rampaging magnetic field of a Heaven Realm superhuman was not something normal rats could withstand. The rats screeched and scattered. Meng Chao was quick to react.
Meng Chao reacted quickly. He spun his chain sabers and captured two more rats.
One of them disintegrated on the spot. Just as he expected, its organs had changed to different degrees. It was a sign that it was infected with mutated rabies.
The other rat was placed in mithril-based stabilizing fluid so that he could bring it back for further examination.
"There's something ahead," Meng Chao said.
"The rat I dissected just now has meat in its esophagus and stomach. The meat is a little rotten. They should be having a meal here. Be careful where you step."
"I smell it," Lu Siya said softly.
"It should be the smell of rotting Giant Sandworms."
They found the carcass of a Giant Sandworm not too far away.
More accurately speaking, it was a carcass.
Based on the degree of decay, the Giant Sandworm had been dead for at least a week and had been eaten by pests. Only a few bone plates that did not belong to annelids were left, and they had grown out through genetic modification. There were also control chips embedded in the ganglia.
Meng Chao carefully picked up the chips with a pair of forceps.
He used his phone as a light source and saw the words "Spirit Creation Creatures" carved on the chips.
It proved that this was one of the missing Giant Sandworms.
Of course, since only a few pieces of meat were left, he could not tell whether it was infected with mutated rabies.
Besides, Meng Chao did not know what sort of symptoms the mutated rabies would show when it acted up in annelids.
He could only try his best to gather all the rotten meat and seal them up so that he could bring them back for examination.
At that moment, the depths of the ground trembled slightly.
Meng Chao and Lu Siya became wary.
"Earthquake?"
They looked at each other in puzzlement.
"I think it's about time."
Meng Chao swung the sealed bag in his hands. "We found the carcass of the Giant Sandworm and the rat that seems to have been infected with mutated rabies after it ate the carcass. Now, as long as we can detect the virus in the carcass, it will be solid proof. We don't have to find the remaining Giant Sandworms. These things are born to be experts at digging holes. With just the two of us, we might not be able to find them tomorrow without a professional team and tools."
Lu Siya hesitated for a moment.
"Don't forget that when you acted willfully last time, two mine exploration teams were practically wiped out," Meng Chao reminded her.
Lu Siya's face turned red. She gritted her teeth and said, "Was I the one who acted willfully? It was Lin Chuan and the White Spirit! "
"Lin Chuan and the White Spirit used your willfulness," Meng Chao said.
"I think that you should learn from your lesson and trust my instincts. Didn't you say that my instincts are very accurate?"
Lu Siya thought about it for a while before she nodded and said, "Alright, I'll listen to you. Let's go back the way we came."
The two of them changed directions and crawled out.
Right after they took two steps, they froze at the same time.
"Your instincts are indeed very accurate," Lu Siya said airily.
Lu Siya said airily. "… It works too well."
At some point of time, their path had been blocked by a huge Giant Sandworm.
The monster was at least three meters in diameter. It seemed to have swelled up a lot within a short period of time, and its body was covered in ring-shaped patterns. Between the patterns were lumpy sarcomas, but they were incredibly sturdy. They showed signs of keratinization.
The ring-shaped fangs in its mouth were used to crush trash and rocks, and they were much sharper and denser than those of normal Giant Sandworms. Even in the dark underground, they shone with a light that made people shudder.
When more than ten ring-shaped fangs rotated and shuddered at the same time, no one doubted that they could crush and devour the sturdiest rocks or the skulls of powerful fighters.
Meng Chao saw that the super Giant Sandworm's front and side had a bunch of fragmented numbers that had been deposited in pigments.
They were the numbers Spirit Creation Creatures used to manage the biochemical work beasts.
It meant that this thing was one of the missing Giant Sandworms.
But no one knew how it managed to grow to such a terrifying degree in just half a month.
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