Chapter 205: The Risk Of Overtime (ii)

"You don’t really think you’re my captain, do you?"

"You—"

"Shut up! Shut up!"

After Wen Lan’s sharp command, Yan Cheng, who was lying on the ground, actually repeated the words, "Shut up."

Immediately,Mo Xian mouth trembled, and he couldn’t say another word.

"Damn it! What exactly is this guy’s talent?"

Clang, clang, clang, clang.

The elevator kept going up.

When it passed the fifth floor, a rotten egg-like stench suddenly filled the air.

And beneath the elevator’s opening, some feathers could be seen falling.

Clang, clang.

The elevator continued upward.

No one dared to make a sound.

Thankfully, nothing pressed the stop button, and the elevator finally reached the sixth floor.

Ding dong.

Sixth floor has arrived.

As the elevator doors slowly opened, Wen Lan anxiously looked outside.

Fortunately, this time there was no absurd scene outside the elevator.

"Damn!"

What lay before her was a vast expanse of grass.

In the dark night, faintly glowing grass, about the height of a calf, stretched out before her.

At the end, wooden fences on both sides formed an empty arena.

"What?"

"What is this place?"

Wen Lan hesitated, slowly stepping out of the elevator.

After taking a few steps on the grass, she felt something strange.

The already dead Yan Cheng, with an eerie movement, stood up and followed her, walking silently behind her.

This scene made people feel rather intrigued.

Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack.

Suddenly, when Wen Lan halted her steps, her feet sank into the grass as though she had stepped on something.

She looked down suspiciously.

Beneath the grass was a shattered long bone.

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"Ha! What is this?"

Wen Lan frowned slightly.

Behind her, Yan Cheng slowly crouched down and picked up the broken bone for her.

The bone was thin and elongated, not like a human bone.

There were sharp, fine tooth marks on it, looking somewhat like the fragmented teeth of the black spiny wild boar from the fourth layer.

"Horse... horse bones."

"It’s horse bones."

Yan Cheng muttered blankly.

Wen Lan narrowed her eyes, sinking into deep thought.

"I think I understand now."

Keep going.

Rustle, rustle, rustle.

Stepping on the soft grass, Wen Lan gradually approached the small fenced-in area.

These enclosures were about the size of a dormitory, and faint traces of fur could be seen inside.

Wen Lan had sharp eyes and walked up to one enclosure, looking at the wooden railing.

On it, there was a line of blurry words written:

Mutation. Extreme temporary evolution. Clear. Return.

"What does this mean?"

The puzzling words left Wen Lan confused.

She was just about to move closer for a better look.

Ding dong!

From a distance, the elevator door slowly closed, as if something had called the elevator again.

"Damn it! Get out here now!"

When Wen Lan shouted, Yan Cheng followed with a low shout.

"Get out now!"

Instantly, Mo Xian and Liang Lingxue, who had been slumped in the elevator, hurriedly ran out.

Mo Xian looked at Wen Lan in fear.

"You... your ability. Can you control the dead?"

Mo Xian was a bit slow on the uptake.

With Yan Cheng’s condition, he should have been dead long ago, and it wasn’t that Wen Lan had used her ability to deceive him.

Moreover, every time Yan Cheng used his ability, his face showed no signs of injury.

No matter how one looked at it, it seemed like a corpse was following Wen Lan.

No wonder Wen Lan had always been passive.

It turned out she could only wait for people to die before controlling their corpses and activating the abilities they had in life.

This ability... it always felt a little eerie, right?

"Poof. Not too stupid."

"Mo Xian , you stay in the left enclosure area."

"Liang Lingxue, come with me to the right enclosure area."

Without explaining anything to the two, Wen Lan now assumed a leader’s position, giving orders to Sandy and Liang Lingxue.

"You damn—"

Mo Xian’s face alternated between green and pale, still wanting to say something.

When Liang Lingxue looked toward the right enclosure, her eyes filled with panic, but suddenly filled with joy.

"It’s... it’s Xiao Ji!"

"Captain, Captain!"

"Just trust her."

"If we go to the enclosure area, we’ll find Shao Ji."

Liang Lingxue didn’t hesitate and immediately rushed into a right-side enclosure.

But for some reason, the moment she entered the enclosure, Liang Lingxue felt a pressure growing in her rear.

Her pants tore with a sizzling sound, and a brown horsetail flicked out from behind her.

"Ah! This—this is—"

Ding dong.

The sixth floor has arrived.

Before she could express her surprise, the elevator, which had just gone down, opened again.

Nearly a dozen black spiny wild boars rushed out from the elevator.

Their crimson eyes flickered in the dark.

The black spiny wild boars initially ran out excitedly.

But when they saw the three standing in the enclosure area, they all shrieked, hesitated, and began to circle around the area, showing no sign of coming any closer.

"What?"

"What is this?"

Mo Xian leaned against the enclosure railing, his horns becoming more grotesque and exposed.

He vaguely seemed to have guessed something, and his face turned grim.

"They’re... they’re penning us in."

"Damn. A bunch of pigs penning humans."

"Ha! I’m afraid it’s not that simple."

Wen Lan murmured, her gaze still fixed on the words on the railing, lost in thought.

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Live comments exploded.

"Peppa Pig, damn!"

"I’m dealing with a corpse controller."

"No wonder Wen Lan hasn’t done anything."

"It turns out she needs a corpse to activate her abilities."

"This ability has a bug. The more teammates die, the stronger I get."

"What kind of plague-bringer strategy is this?"

"I think I understand a bit."

"The company is keeping humans like cattle and horses in pens."

"As long as you act like cattle or horses, they won’t kill you for now."

"See? The Evolution Food Company doesn’t treat humans like humans."

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On the other side, the Fei team had just escaped death, feeling a sense of relief after surviving the calamity.

Meanwhile, Shen Yu was completely at ease here.

There’s a saying, isn’t there?

When you’re carrying the weight and moving forward, there’s always someone enjoying the good life.

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Sixth Floor — Male Dormitory

Inside the sixth-floor male dormitory, Shen Yu, Chu Chang’an, and Ning Su, the three of them as a team, casually chose a six-person dormitory.

They were already lying on the beds, leisurely chatting about their plans ahead.

"Vice Captain, do you think the three tasks in this instance are too easy?"

"Find the truth of the company."

"Pass through all areas."

"Escape the company’s control and become a true evolver."

"It’s only been one day. We’re almost done with the company building, aren’t we?"

Ning Su said, a little silly.

At this moment, the live-streaming chat from their perspective was exploding.

"Take my elbow strike, 666."

"Too easy? If Mo Xian hears you, he might kill you."

"Preemptively wish everyone a prosperous year of the horse."

"Over there, they’re barely escaping with their lives, drenched in blood and rain."

"And here, we’re casually chatting at night, lying down and relaxing."

"Same instance, yet the difference is huge."

"Carrot tissue."

"Wait, is nothing happening on Shen Yu’s side?"

"Why?"

"Is the overtime really that big of an impact?"

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Amidst the lively chat, Shen Yu slowly sat up from the bed, looking toward the direction outside the window.

"I just remembered something."

"What?"

As soon as he spoke, Chu Chang’an and Ning Su immediately sat up straight.

"Do you guys remember the machine on the second floor?"

"Oh, the one for the physical examination."

"What about it?"

Ning Su didn’t understand.

Shen Yu pointed to himself.

"I remember mine was 3% when I tested, but you guys didn’t have any."

"It’s been a day."

"Do you think the data has changed, Vice Captain?"

"You mean the data might be linked to our daily activities?"

Chu Chang’an said thoughtfully.

Shen Yu nodded.

"That’s right."

"If we don’t have to work overtime, maybe we can use the time to search for other clues."

"Like the data from the morning."

"I have a feeling this data is really important."

"So, should we go out now?"

Chu Chang’an immediately got up and looked outside the dormitory door.

It was already past 9 p.m.

In the corridor outside the dorm, the sound of tap, tap, tap echoed as if someone was patrolling.

Chu Chang’an opened the door slightly, peeking at the source of the sound outside.

There clearly was Zhu Weiman’s similar youth, Zhu Xian.

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"Is it him?"

"What?"

"The personnel department is still responsible for dormitory checks at night."

Shen Yu also moved closer to the door.

His face was suspicious as he looked outside, his eyes full of doubt.

"If the patrol in the male dorm was Zhu Xian, does that mean there’s a corresponding Zhu Weiman patrolling the female dorm too?"

"Feels like he’s trying to stop people from going outside."

Ning Su’s head came over, murmuring to himself.

Tap, tap, tap.

Hearing the footsteps rapidly approach outside, all three of them simultaneously pulled back their heads.

Their expressions were strange.

"What should we do?"

"Should we still go out?"

Chu Chang’an instinctively looked at Shen Yu.

Shen Yu hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"The more something is not allowed, the more important the secret hidden inside."

"Wait a bit."

"Wait for Zhu Xian to walk further away."

"Chu Chang’an, you run deeper into the male dorm to lead him away."

"If something happens, can you use Damage Transfer to stall him for a bit?"

Shen Yu hesitated briefly, then came up with an idea.

He looked up at Chu Chang’an, who nodded without hesitation.

"No problem, Captain."

"Since you and Ning Su don’t have direct combat power, it’s best for me to delay him."

"If I can’t handle it, I can still find Yanning."

"Don’t worry."

"Stay safe."

Without further discussion, decisions between men were always swift.

Shen Yu patted Chu Chang’an’s shoulder.

Then the three of them pressed against the dorm door, listening as the footsteps grew louder and then faded away.

"Now’s the time."

With a loud bang, the dormitory door was suddenly pushed open.

Without saying a word, Chu Chang’an immediately ran deep into the male dorm.

Tap, tap, tap.

The hurried footsteps rang outside.

The face of Zhu Xian, who was patrolling, suddenly turned serious.

"Who is it?"

"Who’s not sleeping in the middle of the night?"

"What do you want?"

Step, step, step.

Without saying a word, Zhu Xian chased after Chu Chang’an, running wildly.

When he passed the dormitory door again, Shen Yu waited until he was far enough before pulling Ning Su.

"Let’s go!"

Step, step, step!

The heavy footsteps echoed in the hallway.

The two of them passed the empty cafeteria and reached the elevator, pressing the elevator button.

Ding dong!

After entering the elevator, only the buttons for floors 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 were lit up.

Shen Yu pressed the button for the second floor.

The two waited for a moment before the elevator door opened, revealing that half-circle machine again.

"You first, or me first?"

Shen Yu walked straight to the half-circle machine, looking at Ning Su.

Ning Su stared at the dark interior of the half-circle and awkwardly smiled.

"Vice Captain, you go first and show me."

"All right."

Lying back on the movable shipboard again, Shen Yu lay down.

The machine seemed to sense it and sent him into the half-circle.

Vroom, vroom, vroom.

After a moment, a red light flickered on the half-circle.

0%

"Ha. Zero."

"Vice Captain, your data is zero."

"I remember your test this morning was 3%, right?"

"How come after a whole day it’s still zero?"

Ning Su looked confused.

Shen Yu, after getting up from the machine, was also baffled.

He pointed to the machine.

"Why don’t you try?"

"I remember your test this morning was zero, right?"

"Let’s see what your value is now."

"I... all right."

The machine started again.

Shen Yu watched as Ning Su entered the half-circle.

This time, a number popped up on the sphere.

**10%**

"Hmm. 10%."

"What’s the principle behind this?"

Shen Yu was a bit stunned.

It didn’t make sense.

Logically speaking, if this value represented pollution, after a whole day of activity, with my starting value being the highest at 3%, mine should have increased the most, right?

"But why?"

"I ended up with a lower value, while my teammates’ value increased."

"Hiss."

"Could it be that something I did in between caused the value to decrease?"

"What does an increase in value mean?"

"And why does a decrease happen?"

Shen Yu stroked his chin, thinking about the daytime.

Ling Yao rejected him from joining her wolf team because of the high value.

But thinking about it, having a high value didn’t seem to be a good thing.

"Vice Captain, how is it?"

"Did my value change?"