Chapter 208: Chapter 166: Oh My God, Did the Outhouse Just Explode? (Part 2)
Shark Hunter held a cigarette in one hand and scratched his head with the other: "Kid, you don’t understand."
"This world is tough, really tough."
"Just now, I was asked to clean a laboratory, and it smelled absolutely awful."
"It felt like something got stuck to the wall, making me feel sick."
"I just came out to get some fresh air."
A trace of gloom flashed across Shark Hunter’s face.
"Kid, when you do experiments, you don’t actually blow up a cesspool, do you?"
Shark Hunter said angrily, emphasizing that he came to clean, not to scoop out waste.
Ye Bai found it somewhat strange.
"That can’t be, our competition project only involves studying cabbage worms."
"It’s not possible to the extent of blowing up a cesspool."
"Could it be mud monsters?"
Ye Bai immediately became cautious.
"Mud monsters?"
Shark Hunter, after being prompted by Ye Bai, also sensed something was amiss.
"Let’s go check it out. I want to see who did the experiment."
"Able to blow up a cesspool."
Shark Hunter extinguished her cigarette.
She placed it in the ashtray.
She clapped her hands and led Ye Bai towards the laboratory.
However, the once unbearably smelly experiment had returned to normal.
How could this be possible?
And the lab was as clean as new.
Could someone have cleaned it after I left?
That’s not likely, right?
Shark Hunter rubbed her eyes, looking incredulous.
"Was it just my hallucination earlier?"
"Or did I find the wrong place."
Shark Hunter murmured, feeling a bit self-doubtful.
"No, something was definitely here just now."
"It’s just left now."
"Mud monsters are acidic and contain toxins."
"That’s why the pH test paper in the lab changed color."
"I’m afraid a mud monster has mixed in, and we must report it immediately."
Ye Bai noticed a detail and immediately told Shark Hunter.
"Every laboratory actually has surveillance footage."
"We just need to review the footage."
Ye Bai said calmly.
"According to the rules of our third-round assessment."
"To prevent cheating, surveillance footage can be watched at any time."
"Let’s go, let’s apply for it right away."
"Let’s see who’s playing tricks in the dark!"
The dark.
People from the Evangelical Association, dressed in black robes, gathered in an abandoned warehouse.
The place was filled with mud monsters.
"Our actions this time haven’t been exposed, right?"
A hoarse voice came through, the speaker wearing a star-shaped mask.
The mask had a number one written on it.
"Our goal in taking hostages this time is to exchange for Lord Star Sage."
"This task cannot have any mistakes. If anything goes wrong, it will be your heads."
"Is the list of hostages we’re going to take ready?"
"Our priority is researchers with potential."
"Preferably those who stood out in the Young Qilin Cup."
At this moment, someone stepped forward.
"Priest."
"We are currently selecting."
"However, the mud monsters have already captured several hostages, and it’s said these individuals rank well in the Young Qilin Cup."
The Priest nodded: "Just be mindful of it."
"Don’t alarm the Provincial City Union and arouse suspicion."
"It’s unexpected that Chairman Zhang of the Provincial City Union hid so deeply, being a Tier Seven powerhouse."
"Almost catching up with his mentor."
"We managed to use Gu Poison to suppress his mentor, only to find this guy is more talented."
"This time, let’s try to capture as many hostages as possible."
"They can be bargaining chips for negotiation! The more people we capture, the greater our leverage."
"Everyone spread out and set up properly."
"Remember, don’t let anyone suspect a thing."
The Priest advised solemnly.
The committeemen were moving briefcases into the inspection room.
To prevent cheating, once the briefcase is sealed, it cannot be opened and can only be scanned with special equipment.
Soon, data for each Pet Beast appeared on the display screen.
Contestants entering the third round were no ordinary folks.
Thus, all cabbage worms successfully evolved.
But the evolved individuals varied in quality.
The equipment would initially give a score.
Then three committeemen would review it and electronically sign their names.
Once everything was settled, they would compare the top ten.
Review again, and if discussion was needed, they’d all stop and discuss.
Decisions were made by majority rule.
Once there were no issues, the final rankings would be submitted.
By this time, Ye Bai had brought Shark Hunter to the monitoring room.
"Hello, I need to retrieve the surveillance records for Laboratory 442."
As soon as Ye Bai said this, the people in the monitoring room’s expressions changed.
They exchanged glances.
"Student, may I ask for what reason?"
"You need a valid reason to view the surveillance."
Ye Bai furrowed his brow: "I remember during the Young Qilin Cup, any player could request to view surveillance without providing a reason."
"This rule is documented in the Young Qilin Cup handbook."
"You’ve organized the Young Qilin Cup so many times, surely you know this rule."
Ye Bai had already noticed through the Eye of Insight that these people had traces of gray mist, indicating that they were imposters from the Evangelical Association.
He was intentionally provoking them to preemptively engage.
From what happened earlier, some students may have already been kidnapped by the Evangelical Association.
"Haha, classmate, we belong to the school."
The lead individual stepped forward, trying to diffuse the situation with laughter.
"School? Who are you trying to fool?"
"Have you read the Young Qilin Cup handbook?"
"The handbook states that during the Young Qilin Cup competition, all surveillance footage is handled by the cup’s committee."
"No one else is allowed to manage it, so don’t bother trying to deceive me."
"If you’re part of the Young Qilin Cup, and you refuse to show me the surveillance footage, it must mean there’s an unspeakable secret inside!!!"
Ye Bai spoke with pressing aggression.
Angrily, one of them suddenly stood up.
A strong, foul stench emerged from him, and Ye Bai and Shark Hunter’s feet were tightly bound by mud.
Just as Shark Hunter was about to summon her Pet Beast, Ye Bai calmed her with his eyes, signaling her to stay calm.
Yes, knowing there’s an issue here, it’s likely the Evangelical Association has begun taking action.
We’ll take this opportunity to pretend to be caught, getting directly taken to wherever the missing students are held.
Figuring this out, Shark Hunter stopped resisting, allowing the mud monster to swallow her.
The taste was intolerable for Shark Hunter.
She felt as if the mud was entering through her nose and invading her mouth and other parts.
It made Shark Hunter feel extremely nauseated.
After capturing Ye Bai and Shark Hunter, the security captain glared at his subordinates.
"I told you to be discreet, be discreet."
"Also, understand the rules of the Young Qilin Cup."
"You see how easily we gave ourselves away when questioned."
"Take these two to the warehouse for detention."
"I just checked this guy; he’s ranked first in both the first and second rounds."
"He developed a whole new evolution of the cabbage worm."
"This guy is a key bargaining chip; whether we can negotiate with Chairman Zhang to release the Star Sage depends on how many chips we have."
The others rolled their eyes. Sure, but why capture a janitor?
"If anyone else comes asking for surveillance, we’ll handle it the same way."
"Once we’ve caught enough people, we’ll use the Priest’s Void Jellyfish to transfer them to our base."