Chapter 515: DNA Test
Meeting his brother’s sharp gaze, Cheng Yue knew that it was useless to argue with him about this matter now. The most important thing to do was to find out how Subject Eighty-Eight regained his consciousness and recovered.
After a moment of silence, he let out a sigh and said, "Okay, let’s discuss this matter another time."
Since his brother had already taken a step back, Cheng Rui also dropped the matter. The two of them didn’t take on any missions and decided to stay at home to rest today.
While Cheng Yue was calculating their supplies and points, Cheng Rui suddenly asked, "Ah Yue, have you heard the news about the spies sent by Pei Xun?"
Cheng Yue nodded and replied, "Those spies are not Pei Xun’s people. They were sent by the Facility. It is mostly the Eleventh Elder’s order."
"Do you mean the Eleventh Elder knew about Subject Eighty-Eight’s location?" Cheng Rui asked with surprise.
Cheng Yue nodded but said nothing.
Cheng Rui thought for a moment and said, "If the Eleventh Elder already knows that his target is here, why doesn’t he catch him directly? Why should he use Pei Xun as cover?"
Hearing this, Cheng Yue replied, "Until today, no one knew the identity of the Elders, even between themselves. If the Eleventh Elder caught Subject Eighty-Eight directly, he would expose his identity."
"While the Facility was under the Elders’ command, they were fighting with each other behind closed doors. If the other Elders learned about his identity, then he would lose a layer of protection and put his life in danger."
When he heard this, Cheng Rui clicked his tongue and shook his head. "I know the Elders are nothing good, but I never expected them to be this rotten. They even killed their comrades."
"For people who use humans as experimental subjects without batting an eye, they are worse than demons," Cheng Yue replied coldly.
Cheng Rui glanced at his brother when he noticed the killing intent in his voice. He didn’t know what his brother had experienced during the three months he was brought to the laboratory. But judging from how much he hated the Facility, it must have been a hellish experience.
At the same time, Jin Xuyan, Jiao Lizhi, and Du Beiye finally cleared the zombies in the area near the hospital.
With a swing, Jin Xuyan removed the black blood on his longsword and sheathed it. He checked the surroundings and said, "We only need to get the medicine and should be able to go back today."
Jiao Lizhi finished her water and nodded. "Brother Yan, I want to come back after we report our mission."
When Jin Xuyan heard this, he knew that his fiancée wanted to clear the zombies and get more crystal cores.
Compared to before, the number of Level Two Zombies increased by at least twenty percent. With the addition of Mutants, the danger outside the base was doubled.
If they didn’t lower the risk, the casualties of the mercenaries would be too high. With the population of women and children dropping sharply, humanity would face extinction if this situation continued.
After reaching this conclusion, Jin Xuyan nodded and replied, "Okay. Let’s take a fifteen-minute break before we continue."
The three of them went into a pharmacy and took a rest there. Jiao Lizhi had already collected all the supplies in the buildings around this area. At this moment, the supplies inside her Space were almost doubled.
While they were resting, Jin Xuyan transferred his energy to his fiancée. In these past two days, Jiao Lizhi continued draining her energy and expanded her energy pool. Right now, she only needed an opportunity to break through to Level Three.
Sitting not far from there, Du Beiye drank her water and asked, "Krayan, have you checked her Space?"
Not long after, a mechanical voice echoed in her mind. "Host, the System has confirmed that her Space was indeed Gaia."
"Can you enter Gaia’s main System?"
"Without the Host’s permission, it’s impossible to enter the main System."
Although she had already expected this, Du Beiye still felt disappointed. If they could enter Gaia’s main System, they would be able to access the memory storage and find out what happened to her sister during their space jump.
After a moment of silence, she said, "Did you get her DNA sample?"
"The System is currently running a DNA test between the Host and the target. The test will be complete in ten hours," Krayan replied.
Now that they had managed to get Jiao Lizhi’s blood sample, she only needed to wait for the result to find out if she was her sister.
Unlike Ability-Users who needed to absorb the crystal cores to recover their energy, Du Beiye could recover sixty percent of her energy by entering a Sleep Mode for ten minutes.
During this period, her body’s functions would slow down, which allowed it to recover several times faster than when she was awake. While this method was effective, she could only use it when she was in a safe area as she would lose all of her senses.
Under normal circumstances, she would never enter Sleep Mode during a mission. But since she was with her father, she felt relaxed instinctively.
Not long after she entered Sleep Mode, Jiao Lizhi and Jin Xuyan were taken aback when they heard soft snoring coming from her.
As they exchanged glances, she leaned closer to her fiancée and whispered, "Brother Yan, why do I feel that she trusts us too much?"
When he heard this, Jin Xuyan let out a chuckle and replied, "I’m not sure either. But from what I observed in these past two days, she didn’t harbor any bad intentions toward us. On the contrary, she seemed to be a little bit too enthusiastic toward you."
Jiao Lizhi recalled how Du Beiye always stayed close to her when they fought the High-Level Zombies.
At first, she thought that she only wanted to get some protection as she was not an Ability-User. But after witnessing her combat strength, she was sure that Du Beiye was more than capable of killing a High-Level Zombie by herself.