42: T-virus raw serum obtained!

[Global Announcement: Dragon Kingdom contestant Wang Yi has successfully killed the ultimate bio-weapon "Tyrant T-103"! Personal Points +10,000!]

[Dragon Kingdom national fortune points +10,000!]

When this cold mechanical voice resounded throughout the national destiny arena, time seemed to stand still for a moment inside the Steel Labyrinth.

Chen Hu, Wu Qiong, and Zhao Zihan,

stopped their movements almost simultaneously,

turning their heads to look at the man who had just jumped down from the Tyrant's corpse.

His chest heaved violently, he was covered in blood, and his face was full of exhaustion, but his eyes were frighteningly bright.

They won.

They really... won!

"Cap... Captain Wang..."

Chen Hu's voice was a bit dry as he threw away the high-frequency battle blade in his hand, which already had a chipped edge,

and walked over step by step, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

Wu Qiong and Zhao Zihan also followed, and the three of them silently surrounded Wang Yi.

The relief of surviving a disaster, the joy of defeating a powerful enemy,

and the concern for their companion—various emotions intertwined,

leaving these three warriors, who had just been struggling on the line between life and death, momentarily speechless.

"I'm fine."

Wang Yi spoke first, forcing a somewhat strained smile at the three of them,

then let out a heavy sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.

It was too exhausting.

Physical fatigue was secondary;

it was mainly the intense mental tension

that finally relaxed completely at this moment, a wave of weariness surging in like a tide.

"It's all over."

Wang Yi looked at the motionless corpse of the Tyrant lying on the ground and muttered to himself.

"It's over! We won! Hahahaha!"

Chen Hu snapped out of it and suddenly let out a thunderous laugh,

rushing over to hug Wang Yi, slapping him hard on the back,

"Captain Wang! You're a damn god! Did you see that? That big guy just now was pinned to the ground and beaten by you! That was so satisfying!"

"Cough, cough... Take it easy, Old Chen. My newly healed bones were almost broken by you again."

Wang Yi coughed as he was squeezed.

Zhao Zihan stood to the side, her eyes red. She walked up to Wang Yi, lowered her head, and said with a sob in her voice:

"Captain Wang... I'm sorry... if it wasn't to save me..."

"Don't say such silly things."

Wang Yi interrupted her. He looked up at this girl who was only in her early twenties, and his gaze softened,

"We're a team; there are no 'ifs'. If it were you and you saw me in danger, would you just stand by and watch?"

Zhao Zihan shook her head vigorously.

"Then that's all there is to it."

Wang Yi smiled,

"Don't think too much about it. We won, and that's what matters most. You did great, Zi Han. Without your long-range suppression, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

Wu Qiong also came over and said sincerely:

"Yeah, Zi Han. You, Chen Hu, and Captain Wang are all amazing. I... I feel like I was holding everyone back the whole time."

"Don't say that, Old Wu."

Chen Hu let go of Wang Yi and casually slung an arm around Wu Qiong's shoulder,

"You weren't hesitant at all when you solo-killed that spider monster! And those traps—if it weren't for you, we would've been finished long ago! Our squad can't do without anyone!"

That's right, they couldn't do without anyone.

Wang Yi looked at his teammates, each with a different personality,

yet all worthy of having his back entrusted to them, and a warm current welled up in his heart.

He stood up and walked over to the Tyrant's massive corpse.

This bio-weapon, even in death,

still exuded a terrifying sense of pressure.

Wang Yi could even feel an astonishing amount of heat still radiating from the corpse.

He crouched down and began to inspect it carefully.

"Captain Wang, let me help you!"

Chen Hu also leaned in.

The two of them searched the Tyrant for a long time,

but found nothing except for skin as hard as rock and knotted muscles.

"Damn, is this guy that poor? Nothing dropped?"

Chen Hu kicked the corpse in frustration.

"No."

Wang Yi's gaze finally locked onto the back of the Tyrant's neck, which had been scorched black by the shock glove.

He reached out and tapped the charred area, producing a crisp "knock-knock" sound.

"There's something inside."

Wang Yi pulled out a military dagger from his waist,

and forcefully pried open the layer of charred shell.

As a piece of the blackened carapace was pried open, a wave of scorching air rushed out,

followed by an extremely dazzling red light, as hot as lava, that suddenly erupted from the wound!

That light was a hundred times brighter than the core of the Ghost-Faced Spider from before!

Within the light, a giant heart about the size of a basketball,

its surface covered with irregular vein-like patterns,

and still slowly pulsating, was revealed to everyone!

This heart seemed to still possess life; with every pulse, it emitted a terrifying energy that made one's heart skip a beat!

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[Type: Rare Material]

[Effect: Contains vast biological energy and life essence. It is a core material for advanced equipment modification and genetic potion synthesis.]

[Note: Extremely unstable, please handle with care.]

"Holy... Is this... a heart?"

Chen Hu's eyes were practically bulging out of his head.

Such a large heart, still beating—the sight was incredibly impactful.

Wang Yi also felt a chill in his heart;

he could feel that if the energy contained within this heart

were to explode, its power would likely be no less than that of a heavy bomb.

He didn't dare be careless and immediately removed it from the Tyrant's body with great caution,

then quickly placed it into his personal space.

As the heart core was removed, the Tyrant's massive corpse,

as if all its energy had been drained,

shriveled and weathered at a speed visible to the naked eye, finally turning into a pile of grayish-white powder and dissipating into the air.

Having done all this, everyone's eyes,

in unison,

turned toward the altar-like platform located in the very center of the entire laboratory.

There, a giant cryogenic storage tank stood silently.

Their ultimate goal—the t-virus original serum—was inside!

The four members of the Assault Squad looked at each other, seeing excitement and anticipation in each other's eyes.

They set off, walking slowly toward the platform.

After the eight monsters were annihilated, the entire underground laboratory became exceptionally quiet, with only the faint hum of the air purification system remaining.

The footsteps of the four people sounded remarkably clear in the empty space.

One step, two steps... the closer they got, the more a strange sense of solemnity and mission

jweighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

They knew that what they were about to touch was a Pandora's box capable of changing the world.

Finally, the four of them ascended the platform and stood before the massive cryogenic storage tank.

The storage tank was made of some unknown silver-white metal, its surface covered in a thin layer of frost, with wisps of white cold air constantly escaping from the gaps in the tank.

Directly in front of the storage tank, on a virtual screen, that line of red text was still striking.

[t-virus original serum]

t-virus original serum!