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Chapter 681: Chapter 686: Trapped in the Laboratory (2)

Just as Hu Fei hesitated, a faint noise suddenly emanated from the loudspeaker, sounding like something had fallen to the ground.

Then, following a few ’bang bang’ sounds, Ling Chen’s roar instantly erupted.

"Not good!" Kaelina said worriedly: "Ling Chen must have encountered danger." Saying this, Kaelina turned around and dashed out of the office, ready to rush to the laboratory to rescue Ling Chen.

"Don’t be hasty." Compared to Kaelina’s anxiety, Hu Fei was more composed. He pressed the intercom and asked, "Ling Chen, how’s the situation on your end, do you need our support?"

"No need, just make sure the lab is sealed off, don’t worry about the rest."

Ling Chen’s voice came through the speaker, immediately relieving everyone.

Hu Fei thought for a moment, then said to Kaelina at the door: "You take a team over there first, stay outside the lab, and if Ling Chen needs support, I’ll notify you right away."

"Okay."

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At this moment, in the sealed laboratory, Ling Chen held his breath, swiftly navigating through the white smoke, evading Xia Mutong’s pursuit. His voice had betrayed his location while he was responding to Hu Fei just now. Now, with Xia Mutong relentlessly chasing after him, he had to escape quickly and find a safe place to hide.

After a moment of pursuit, with Ling Chen’s efforts, Xia Mutong eventually lost his trail and aimlessly wandered in the laboratory, searching for Ling Chen’s whereabouts.

Meanwhile, Ling Chen hid behind a machine in the lab, silently strategizing.

Although the lab was enveloped in dense white smoke, Ling Chen was very familiar with the experiment’s layout. Right now, he could roughly deduce his position through his reliance on that machine.

If he remembered correctly, the place where Xia Mutong had been lying was less than twenty meters away from him, where there should be anesthetics. If he could inject the anesthetics into Xia Mutong’s body, she would fall into a deep sleep. In this way, both he and Zhu Xiaozhu could escape the danger.

Thinking this, Ling Chen did not hesitate, discerned the direction, and immediately moved towards the location of the anesthetics.

After carefully advancing more than ten meters, Ling Chen’s outstretched hands finally touched a mobile cabinet placed with medical equipment. Besides medical equipment, there were many bottles and jars of drugs, including anesthetics.

Picking up the anesthetics, Ling Chen found a syringe and drew twenty milliliters of the anesthetic into it, to ensure there was enough to sedate Xia Mutong.

Hiding the syringe in the palm of his hand, Ling Chen moved to a position against the wall and gently tapped it, waiting for Xia Mutong to appear.

Over ten seconds later, a gust of wind moved from far to near, heading in Ling Chen’s direction. Ling Chen listened attentively; Xia Mutong’s footsteps were soft, yet they didn’t escape his ears.

As the footsteps rapidly approached, Ling Chen held the syringe in his hand and stared intently at the white smoke.

"Ling Chen!"

However, at this very moment, Zhu Xiaozhu’s anxious voice suddenly came through the white smoke.

Xiaozhu... Ling Chen cursed silently; it was bad timing for Zhu Xiaozhu to make a noise. Now, all he could do was pray that Xia Mutong had not been lured by Zhu Xiaozhu.

But as seconds passed, Xia Mutong never appeared in Ling Chen’s field of vision.

"No, no, don’t, who are you... let go of me."

Suddenly, Zhu Xiaozhu’s panicked voice arose, making Ling Chen’s heart skip a beat.

Not good!

Xia Mutong had actually abandoned her to find Zhu Xiaozhu.

The situation was critical. Without a moment’s hesitation, Ling Chen dashed toward the direction of the voice.

Upon approaching, Ling Chen glanced over and saw Xia Mutong holding Zhu Xiaozhu’s neck with one hand, pinning her entire body against the wall. Under the force of Xia Mutong’s arm, Zhu Xiaozhu’s body was lifted, her feet off the ground, face flushed red, desperately slapping Xia Mutong’s arm, trying to break free from her grip.

Unfortunately, Zhu Xiaozhu’s strength was no match for Xia Mutong’s.

Seeing Zhu Xiaozhu about to give in, Ling Chen rushed forward, ready to assist and rescue her. But at this moment, Zhu Xiaozhu, out of nowhere, pulled out several acupuncture needles and drove them fiercely into Xia Mutong’s shoulder.

Instantly, Xia Mutong’s arm seemed to lose function, dangling limply and powerlessly.

Seeing this, Ling Chen’s eyes lit up. Xia Mutong’s one arm was now disabled, presenting a perfect opportunity. Seizing the moment, Ling Chen pounced from behind, one hand choking Xia Mutong’s neck while the other hand raised a syringe, forcefully stabbing toward her neck. noveldrama

However, before the syringe’s needle could touch Xia Mutong’s skin, Ling Chen felt his body being flung with immense force, almost airborne, with only his left hand still tightly choking Xia Mutong’s neck.

Tsk tsk! What incredible strength.

Ling Chen was somewhat surprised. He had always known Xia Mutong was exceptionally strong, but this was astonishingly so.

As Xia Mutong’s other hand reached backward, trying to grab his collar to fling him off, Ling Chen hurriedly pressed close to her body, and directly injected the syringe into her neck. As all the anesthetic from the syringe was injected, Ling Chen finally sighed in relief and let go, preparing to step down.

However, before Ling Chen’s feet could touch the ground, a strong hand suddenly reached out, firmly grasping his wrist, and with a shoulder throw, flung him toward the opposing wall.

Bam!

With a muffled sound, Ling Chen’s body slammed into the wall and then dropped to the floor, grimacing in pain.

"Ling Chen, be careful!"

At this moment, Zhu Xiaozhu’s scream filled the air. Ling Chen looked up to see Xia Mutong’s hand reaching for him again, easily lifting him off the ground and forcefully pressing him against the wall.

Facing Xia Mutong, who was incapacitated in one arm, Ling Chen remembered those who had perished at her hands and felt a wave of relief. It was fortunate that Xia Mutong’s other hand was out of commission; otherwise, his body might have acquired a new bloody hole by now.

Just as Ling Chen was preparing to struggle and fight back, he felt the strength in Xia Mutong’s hand gradually waning, her eyelids flickering as if she could no longer muster any strength.

That was close!

Ling Chen exhaled a breath of air—it seemed the anesthetic was taking effect.

As Xia Mutong’s body slumped to the ground, Ling Chen collapsed on the floor and shouted towards the ceiling: "Fatty, it’s time to come in and clean up."

The words had barely left his mouth when the sound of ’clack clack’ was heard, and all the steel plates around the laboratory lifted. Immediately after, Kaelina led a team of people rushing in.