The footsteps were getting closer and closer, echoing in the narrow underground passage like a death knell.

"Something's wrong." Xu Wen frowned and listened for a while, "The footsteps are too consistent, they don't seem like they're from an infected person."

Huo Yanshen quickly turned off the flashlight: "Walk close to the wall and try not to make any noise."

In the darkness, Su Wanwan felt her father grab her hand. The weathered palm was still trembling slightly, obviously trying hard to suppress some kind of uneasiness.

"dad......"

“Shh.” Her father whispered in her ear, “Remember, no matter what happens, don’t look back.”

The footsteps suddenly stopped.

The passage fell into an eerie silence, with only the suppressed breathing of the crowd to be heard. At this moment, a red light suddenly lit up in front of them!

“Get down!”

Huo Yanshen threw Su Wanwan to the ground. Almost at the same time, a bullet flew over their heads, striking the wall with sparks.

"It's an infrared sight!" Xu Wen quickly fired back, "They have night vision equipment!"

"Scatter!" Su Yun pulled his sister back behind a pillar. "The enemy is uphill, and we are at a disadvantage in terms of range!"

Intensive gunfire echoed in the passage. With the help of the firelight, Su Wanwan saw a dozen fully armed men in black advancing from the top of the slope. They acted extremely professionally, and were obviously elite soldiers who had received special training.

“This is the secret unit of the Magnolia Society!” Father’s face turned pale. “How did they know this road…?”

Before he finished speaking, a red dot lit up in the passage behind him!

“Surrounded!”

Under attack from both sides, everyone was forced to retreat to a fork in the road. But what was even more despairing was that the roar of the infected could be heard from the front!

"It's over..." Xu Wen gritted her teeth, "We are surrounded on three sides."

"Wait!" Su Wanwan suddenly remembered something and took out the metal box from her arms. "Mom said that I should trust Aunt Yujie!"

She opened the box, and the biochip was emitting a faint blue light. Under the chip, a line of small words was engraved:

“In desperate situations, trust your blood-connected instincts.”

Connected by blood?

Su Wanwan subconsciously touched the pendant around her neck. It was the last gift her mother left her, and now it has completely merged with her genes.

"Wanwan, put the chip on the pendant!" Father suddenly reacted.

In a flash, Su Wanwan attached the chip to the crystal pendant. A miraculous scene happened -

The pendant suddenly emitted a dazzling blue light! Then, glowing symbols appeared on the walls of the passage, forming some kind of mysterious pattern.

"This is......"

“The complete layout of the underground passage!” my father said excitedly. “Your mother used bio-energy to mark the walls. Only those who carry her genes can see it!”

With the guidance of the fluorescent light, a hidden escape route was clearly presented to everyone. And the most important thing was that this route just avoided all the encirclements!

"quick!"

Before he finished speaking, a tear gas bomb exploded at everyone's feet! Choking white smoke quickly spread.

"Ahem... split up!" Huo Yanshen fired to cover while pushing Su Wanwan to evacuate to the safe passage, "I'll cover you!"

"No!" Su Wanwan grabbed his hand tightly, "You were shot and the wound is still bleeding!"

It turned out that Huo Yanshen was hit by a bullet in the right shoulder during the exchange of fire. But he endured the pain and said nothing.

“Leave me alone!” he insisted, gritting his teeth. “Your safety is more important!”

"Then let's go together!" Su Yun suddenly said, "Xu Wen and I will cover you."

"But......"

"Listen to me!" Su Yun pushed his sister towards his father. "We will be able to meet at the safe house soon."

But at this moment, a creepy voice came from deep in the passage:

“The evolution process has started.

Genetic samples are not retrievable.

Execute the ultimate cleanup plan.

Countdown: Ten minutes. "

"Damn it!" Xu Wen's face changed drastically, "They are going to blow up the entire underground tunnel!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud "boom" from the top of the tunnel! Large chunks of concrete began to peel off, and the entire tunnel was about to collapse.

"It's too late!" The father picked up the injured Huo Yanshen and said, "We must evacuate immediately!"

At this critical moment, a dazzling red light suddenly broke through the darkness!

Everyone saw a blood-soaked figure standing deep in the passage. Her eyes had turned completely blood red, but strangely, her movements were extremely graceful and calm.

"Aunt Yu...Aunt Yujie?"

"Let's go!" Li Yujie's voice was hoarse and firm, "Let me stop them!"

She drew a strange arc with her hands, and suddenly her whole body burst out with amazing energy! Dense blue lines appeared on her body, like a butterfly spreading its wings.

"This is... the true power of the earliest experimental subjects!" exclaimed my father.

Li Yujie turned her head and gave her last gentle smile: "Take care."

Before she finished speaking, she rushed towards the encirclement! In an instant, countless bullets pierced her body, but she still rushed forward like a god of war!

"Let's go!"

Taking advantage of this precious opportunity, everyone finally rushed into the safe passage. A huge explosion was heard behind them, and the entire underground space began to collapse!

But just as the tunnel was about to collapse completely, Su Wanwan heard a familiar voice. The voice was ethereal, but it brought tears to her eyes:

"Mom's last gift, finally..."

Boom!

The passage collapsed completely.

But in the darkness, the blue light of the pendant was still as bright as before, guiding them to move forward. But everyone knew that in order for them to get to this point, another important person was left behind forever...

Suddenly, a faint light appeared ahead.

But what awaits them is hope or a new crisis?

More importantly, what exactly is written on the last line on the back of the photo? Why does it stop at the word "laboratory"?

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