Lin Xiao's visits were routine, and though the researchers felt humiliated at times, they had no choice. Unable to escape, they preferred to negotiate calmly.
However, that madman was different...
The last time he visited, he had nearly taken the entire base's personnel as experimental subjects!
As researchers, they could sense that the person who looked like he was from Long Country was of the same kind.
They hadn't expected him to appear here at the same time as Lin Xiao.
Could it be that the madman was actually one of Lin Xiao's experimental subjects?
That couldn't be right...
When did Long Country have so many individuals who couldn't be classified as human?
Had their clandestine development over the years brought their technology to an incomprehensible level? Or was this something inherited from Long Country's five thousand years of civilization?!
Regardless of the reason, they no longer cared. The base immediately activated its self-destruct sequence. In five minutes, the base would be annihilated, all data uploaded to the cloud, and everyone would immediately enter the emergency escape tunnels for underground evacuation.
They had already prepared superconducting trains underground.
Unfortunately, fate had other plans.
BOOM!
The ceiling of their base was directly blown apart.
Two enormous figures descended from the ceiling.
They were two giants, over three meters tall, and behind them were the two familiar figures.
Lin Xiao and that madman.
"It seems they're not going to leave us anything useful," Lin Xiao said with a smile as he heard the base's alarms. "The base's self-destruct mode has been activated. In four minutes, this place will be reduced to ruins, and everyone is preparing to evacuate."
"Zuo Qian!"
Qi Tian let out a cold snort. The giant on his left immediately grabbed two researchers, one in each hand. "Want to leave? It's not that easy."
He was furious. He had approached them with integrity, agreeing to all their trade demands. But what did he get in return? These people had broken their word, withholding information. The cutting-edge technology and knowledge he needed had not been given to him.
He couldn't accept this.
Today, he had come to demand an explanation!
It's over...
Seeing two people captured, the remaining researchers who hadn't managed to evacuate immediately scattered, rushing frantically towards the escape tunnels.
But alas, the other giant and Lin Xiao would not allow this to happen.
Lin Xiao moved like a gentle breeze, instantly passing more than ten people. Each of them felt their footing slip and fell to the ground.
The giant, on the other hand, was even more decisive. In just a few steps, he reached the escape tunnel and blocked it with his body.
"Don't rush to run," Lin Xiao said to them on the ground. "We're just here to chat, have a heart-to-heart, and, by the way, celebrate the New Year here."
"If you don't understand, I can translate."
Lin Xiao looked at the terrified researchers.
He remembered that a few of them understood Long Country's language.
"I... I'm not afraid of you..."
One of the researchers, whom Lin Xiao found somewhat familiar, scrambled up from the ground, his voice wavering slightly with panic.