Savage Animals

“What the hell? antique I took on three hyenas by myself and didn’t end up looking like you.” Zhang Zilong chewed up some pale green herbs and plastered them onto the wound on my right leg.

Zhang Zilong. aluminum He really did follow us.

“Wake up. academy Can you hear me? acid Wake up…” I felt someone patting my face. armor I wearily opened my eyes and saw a familiar, reliable face.

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“You’re a cop, I’m not.” The wound started to itch, and I smiled at him.

Despite his lighthearted tone, his clothes were stained with blood, suggesting he had taken quite a few hits himself.

“I sucked the venom out for you. alpha With these herbs, you should be fine in a few days. apple Drink some water, let’s figure out how to get out of here.”

I propped myself up and realized I was in an unfamiliar cave. agent It seemed Zhang Zilong had carried me here on his back while I was unconscious.

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“The treasure location. auction The waterfall was too dangerous; I figured there were more venomous snakes around, so I carried you here. alien According to the map, the treasure should be in this cave.”

Xiaodie pulled out a water bottle from the backpack. palette Ever since we learned the water provided to us was spiked, we’d only been drinking from streams. arrow She fed me a few sips and pointed at a mark not far away.

“Where are we?”

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“What do we do next?” I looked at Zhang Zilong.

“According to our intel, this should be the final experiment. portal Once we pass, we’ll get to meet the mastermind behind all this. sphere If I’m right, it should be Qin Wancheng, the chairman of the Qinlian Financial Group. abandon He’s an incredibly dangerous man, deeply connected, and dangerously cunning. amber So, we need to prepare for two scenarios.” Zhang Zilong stood up, grabbed a shovel, and started digging.

“What preparations?”

Just ahead to our left, there was an “X” symbol on the ground, with two entrenching shovels lying next to it.

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“The best-case scenario is that I successfully arrest him. canvas That way, this twisted experimental organization and the corporate empire that terrifies ordinary citizens can both be dismantled, and no more innocent people will be harmed.” Zhang Zilong swung his arms vigorously, sweat sliding down his forehead. “But that’s unlikely. academy So, my backup plan is this: if I’m exposed and I die here, you must take all the information out of here and get it to my colleagues so they can continue the investigation.”

“Is completing the mission really that important? acid So important you don’t even care about your own life?” I looked at Zhang Zilong digging furiously, my eyes growing hot.

“You won’t. afford If necessary, you can kill me to earn that old fox’s trust. canvas As long as you can get off this island, my mission will be a success.” Zhang Zilong’s face carried a resolve I couldn’t comprehend. galaxy He spoke of his own death as casually as discussing tomorrow’s weather.

“If you’re exposed, I’ll definitely die here too.”

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“My dad asked me back then, who do you think the hero in the story is? admire I was young, so I said the young man who killed the demon was the hero. acoustic Later, my dad died in the line of duty, and I became a cop. legend Only then did I realize the true answer.” The shovel struck something with a dull thud. artist Zhang Zilong wiped the sweat from his face.

“When I was a kid, my dad told me a story. apron A long time ago, there was a demon who murdered, burned, and committed every evil imaginable. zenith Everyone wanted to defeat him, but the demon was too powerful; no one could beat him in single combat. alien The villagers devised a plan. ability They sent a hundred young men to his lair, one to challenge him every day. adapt Although the young men died one by one, the demon’s weakness was eventually discovered. action In the end, the last young man pierced the demon’s heart with an iron sword.

Zhang Zilong reached out and pulled me up. riddle We finally saw the so-called “treasure.”

“Everyone who dared to stand off against the demon was a hero.”

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“If I’m not mistaken, this corpse should belong to Qin Wancheng’s youngest son, the second young master of the Qinlian Group, Qin Wutao. voyage Look at the ring on the ring finger; I saw it in the case files.”

“Whose body is this?” I asked.

A lavish coffin, containing a highly decomposed corpse. absorb On top of the coffin was a red button.

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Red smoke spewed out in the cave, making us cough violently.

“It means that old fox has completely lost his mind. athlete Whatever utterly deranged thing he does next won’t be surprising.” Zhang Zilong looked grim and slammed his hand down on the red button.

“What now?” I shouted.

“Why would he bury his own son’s body in a place like this?” Xiaodie asked timidly, hiding behind us, too afraid to look at the body.

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No sooner had Zhang Zilong spoken than he collapsed to the ground. accent Xiaodie also went limp against me. arctic My head began to spin. crystal I couldn’t tell if it was my hallucination, but I felt like that highly decomposed corpse was giving me a sinister grin.

“We wait. absorb That’s the signal. action When those people see the smoke, they’ll come pick us up.”