Chapter 6 Magical_1

As Ross loaded the electromagnetic shield onto the van, a group of people took the bread van towards the suburbs.

Evening came, with a sparse moon and stars, and only the sounds of insects and birds could be heard in the forest.

Qin Ming led the team around the surveillance to slowly approach the base entrance, the abandoned ancient castle.

A tense and dangerous atmosphere spread, and Ross's grip on his gun tightened, with everyone else also fully alert.

Contrary to their cautiousness, at this moment, two security personnel in the surveillance room of the experiment base were chatting idly.

"Ethan, do you know, the other day I heard a monkey in the lab say 'funk your mother.'"

"That's impossible, you must have misheard. How could a monkey speak human language?"

The two chatted relaxedly, utterly unaware of the approaching danger. The base was surrounded by hidden surveillance, and the main gate could withstand the blast of heavy artillery; they could not imagine someone sneaking in undetected.

Soon, they paid the price for their carelessness.

Two steel needles rotated slowly over their heads, entering their brains at unimaginable angles through the eardrums.

Qin Ming's telekinetic field had encompassed the entire base, smothering any variable in its cradle. The two men in the surveillance room had been dealt with, and to be safe, a high-powered electromagnetic signal shield was also used to ensure no messages could get out, turning Aiben Experiment Base into an isolated island cut off from the outside world.

This was the crushing advantage of information asymmetry.

The alloy gate was opened from the inside by Qin Ming using telekinesis, and Ross led the team through in single file.

Is this all mercenaries are capable of?

Ross felt an unreal sensation as he easily slit the enemy's throat, surprised by how weak they were. He had the illusion that he alone would be sufficient.

Could it be the effect of the drug?!

In the end, he attributed his ease to the brain-enhancing drug.

Ross didn't realize that without Qin Ming, the operation would not have gone so smoothly.

There was no helping it, the telekinetic field was too overpowered. For any invader, the external surveillance alone would be a hurdle, let alone the alloy gate that was two meters thick.

Half an hour later, the remaining dozen or so security personnel were silently taken out by the team with daggers, and the only one who discovered the intruders and attempted to draw his gun was turned into a sieve by a silenced pistol.

The rest of the people inside the base remained undisturbed, still sleeping soundly in their beds.

Qin Ming ordered half the people to rest while the other half cleaned up the bodies neatly. This place was now his, and of course, he wanted to keep it well maintained.

Then, Qin Ming began to wander around his new base, wanting to familiarize himself with the environment.

From top to bottom, the base had four levels, each about the size of a football field. The first level was a recreation room with a basketball court, billiards, and even a shooting range.

The second level housed the restrooms and kitchen, full of many small rooms where the researchers were currently sleeping.

The third level was the biological laboratory, filled with microscopes, atomic absorption spectrophotometers, fully automated refractometers, and several dozen high-tech medical and chemical devices that Qin Ming couldn't yet understand.

The fourth level contained the surveillance room, the area where the experimental animals were kept, and the food cold storage.

In addition to New York's municipal power, the base was powered by two backup diesel generators; aside from lacking artificial intelligence, it was almost the perfect base Qin Ming envisioned in his childhood.

Who didn't have a secret base with their playmates as a kid?

After exploring the fourth level, he did not leave. Instead, he stood motionless, staring intently at a particular spot on the floor.

Following his gaze, there was nothing there but the alloy floor reflecting a metallic shine.

But Qin Ming knew that there was another level beneath this one, and it wasn't simple—it held the base's and even nzt-48's greatest secret.

This was the entrance to the fifth level!

Although the base appeared to have only four floors on the surface, even the central elevator had buttons for just four levels, Qin Ming's eyes might have been fooled, but not his telekinetic field.

After standing for a moment, he turned and left.

He had already formed a hypothesis about the secrets below, but he did not intend to unveil them just yet; the time was not right.

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A night passed, and morning came.

For the people in the base, it was just a matter of sleeping through the night to find that the base had changed hands.

In the first-floor activity room, more than thirty scientists and engineers who maintained the base's equipment stood in several rows, their fear tinged with confusion as they stared with nervous eyes at the young man on the stage, who was peeling a hard-boiled egg with slender fingers.

They had been woken up to find themselves with guns pointed at their heads, herded here to stand for an hour already.

Seeing five menacing individuals with guns, everyone understood that the base must have been hijacked by a mysterious group.

On the stage, Qin Ming finished peeling the freshly boiled egg and swallowed it whole, nearly choking to death on the spot and hurriedly drank a few sips of water.

The yolk of the egg was rich in lecithin, an important component of the brain that greatly benefits its development. Since he was still growing, he needed to eat eggs to nourish his brain.

"Dr. Qin, all communication devices have been collected as you directed," Ross said, carrying a large bag in one hand, then placed it beside Dr. Qin, "Everything's here."

Qin Ming glanced over and saw that the bag was filled with mobile phones and other communication devices that could contact the outside world, along with some pistols and other weapons.

"Ross, there's one missing."

"How can that be, Dr. Qin? I've searched everywhere, including their persons," Ross replied.

"Has your drug's effect worn off?!" Qin Ming asked, glancing at Ross before saying, "Nothing is impossible, only things you haven't thought of."

After speaking, he glanced towards the young woman at the back.

The woman was wearing provocative jeans that hugged her curves beautifully.

Following his gaze, people turned to look and recognized her as Anna, the youngest and prettiest female scientist at the base, a mere 25 years old and a brilliant student from the University of Cambridge.

Anna's body shook with fear,

"Anna, just give them the phone, or you'll be in trouble," someone beside her urged.

Oh, so the woman's name was Anna.

Qin Ming learned her name from the person advising her.

He smiled and said, "Ms. Anna, would you prefer that I order someone to search you, or will you hand it over yourself?"

His words seemed like a death knell, causing Anna to tremble even more violently.

Minutes later, under everyone's watchful eyes, she turned red with embarrassment and hesitation before finally handing over her phone.

When she brought out a Nokia phone, thick as a child's wrist, everyone was startled; some looked on with admiration, some were dumbfounded, while others showed a lecherous grin.

Qin Ming observed everyone's reactions from the stage and was himself quite amazed.

The human body is indeed extraordinary!

Qin Ming noticed Anna's legs trembling fiercely, about to give way, and, considering himself very considerate, he had someone bring a chair for her to sit down.

Wait, how did Dr. Qin know it would be there? Ross's mind was greatly shocked.