Male Lead, Please Don’t Covet the Mob Character Cannon Fodder (Quick Transmigration) - Chapter 29

Vivid red spinal fluid dripped into the test tube from the extractor drop by drop. The rhythmic ticking of the liquid seemed to merge with Qingshi’s heartbeat.

He lay prone, fixed to the experimental bed like an experimental animal with no autonomy. His head was tilted to one side, his face was pale, and his eyelids were half-closed to hide his unfocused pupils.

On the other side, Bai Lin pulled out the needle after extracting enough spinal fluid. An assistant hurried over to press down on the wound to help stop the bleeding. Looking at the butterfly-shaped cyan bruises covering Qingshi’s lower back, the assistant could not help but frown with pity.

This was already the third time this week that Mr. Bai Lin had extracted spinal fluid from this man. Despite having painless extraction instruments available, Bai Lin insisted on this primitive method, as if it were specifically designed to torture him. It was truly inhumane.

With a sharp metal clang, the rings binding his hands and feet opened. Qingshi propped himself up with his arms, and a dark-colored blood-replenishing agent was handed to him by the assistant.

Qingshi reached out and took it, waiting for a long moment before he had the strength to open it. Before he could bring it to his lips, the experimental bed beneath him suddenly vibrated. No, the entire laboratory was vibrating. For a moment, the room was filled with the sound of things shattering and crashing.

Bai Lin held onto the laboratory table to steady himself, turning to look at the assistants. “Go outside and see what happened!”

The two assistants wobbled toward the door. Just as they opened it, they saw several members of the guard team rushing toward them.

The lead guard shouted, “Mr. Bai Lin, a group of giant crocodiles has appeared out of nowhere and is attacking the base. Please follow us quickly to take shelter.”

Bai Lin heard the urgency in the guard’s words. Whatever the base was suffering from was definitely not a simple attack; otherwise, they would not suggest he hide.

“Alright!” He gathered a few important documents and prepared to follow the team.

The two assistants followed behind him. Before leaving, one assistant looked back at Qingshi, who was still slumped on the experimental bed, and asked cautiously, “Mr. Bai Lin, are we not taking that man with us?”

Hearing this, Bai Lin glanced back at the helplessly collapsed Qingshi. Thinking of the test results he had just obtained again, he let out a cold hmph and said indifferently, “He is useless now. Do not bother with him.”

The blood-replenishing agent in Qingshi’s hand shattered on the floor, releasing a sweet, cloying scent. Listening to Bai Lin’s words, Qingshi felt no ripples of emotion in his heart.

They quickly left the laboratory, leaving Qingshi alone in the vast room. From time to time, instruments tipped over with a loud crash. Fortunately, the area around his experimental bed was relatively clear, so there was no risk of being hit.

A few minutes later, the vibration stopped. Qingshi recovered some strength and crawled off the bed to walk toward the door. Outside, people were running past in a hurry. Qingshi supported himself against the wall, following the direction of the crowd.

Before he had gone far, the ground began to heave again. Cracks appeared in the floors and walls. The previously orderly evacuation turned into instant chaos, including screaming, shoving, and trampling.

Already dizzy from excessive blood loss, Qingshi felt his head spinning even more. Looking at the hopelessly jammed crowd ahead, he turned and ducked into a dead-end alleyway. Backed against the wall, he slid slowly to the ground, closing his eyes and gasping for air.

“Qingshi! So you are here!”

Someone grabbed his shoulders. Qingshi opened his hazy eyes and saw Meng Xi’s concerned face. “Meng Xi?”

“Yes, it is me.” Meng Xi looked at Qingshi’s pale face, his eyes full of heartache. “Are you alright? Can you walk? We have to leave immediately.”

With Meng Xi’s support, Qingshi stood up. “I can walk, but the exit seems to be blocked.”

“It is fine. We are not going that way.”

The shaking beneath their feet grew more violent, as if the entire base was being shoved with great force. Meng Xi led Qingshi to the parking pad on the top level of the base, where a new model K55 flyer was hovering above.

Upon seeing Meng Xi, the flyer lowered a metal ladder, and two men in black suits stepped out.

“Young Master Meng, please get on board quickly!”

Qingshi was somewhat surprised and cast a questioning glance at Meng Xi. Meng Xi smiled but said nothing, helping him into the vehicle.

Compared to other flyers, the K55 consumed very little energy and could reach a flight altitude of 10,000 meters, which was ten times that of a normal flyer. Qingshi had heard news about the development of this model before coming to the Antarctic; he had not expected it to be in use in less than five years.

As the flyer ascended, Qingshi finally saw the disaster unfolding at the Dawn Base through the window. Dozens of giant crocodiles with single horns on their heads surrounded the base, ramming the outer walls with their powerful bodies. The guard team’s heavy energy guns were completely useless against that thick scale armor.

However, the attack of these giant crocodiles alone did not seem enough to cause such massive upheaval in the base. Qingshi looked at the thick layer of ice beneath the base, lost in thought. What was down there?

With a sharp crack, the center of the nest-like circular base suddenly rose high before the horrified eyes of countless people. A massive four-fingered scaly claw pierced through the center, tearing the entire base in half.

With a roar that shook the heavens, a giant crocodile that blotted out the sun crawled out. In front of it, the other giant crocodiles looked like miniature versions.

“Quick! Ascend!”

The flyer Qingshi was in rose to its maximum height with extreme speed. Some flyers that were slower to escape were swatted away by the giant crocodile’s tail.

In the blurred scenery, Qingshi thought he saw someone standing on the back of the giant crocodile. That shade of deep green looked remarkably familiar. That is, it could not be.

Suddenly, a flower of fire erupted on the ground. It was a J0089 heavy weapon missile; one missile could easily kill a mammoth weighing nine tons. But judging by the crocodile’s roar, the J0089 did not seem to have caused it much damage.

The resulting air blast caused the high-altitude flyer to shake violently. Qingshi hit the window and fainted.

Bai Lin boarded a ship under the escort of the guard team. The A-type 003 battleship had a maximum capacity of ten people. At this time, besides him and his two assistants, there were seven guard members on board.

Because the most important task was to ensure Mr. Bai Lin’s safety, the battleship did not participate in the battle and sped out of the encirclement of the giant crocodiles at top speed. After racing for hundreds of miles until the crocodile that crawled out from under the base was no longer visible, the battleship slowed down slightly.

Bai Lin sat in his seat with his eyes closed to rest. Just as the people on the ship began to relax their tension, the battleship suddenly emitted a piercing alarm.

“What happened?”

“Something has caught up to us!”

“What? Is it a giant crocodile?”

“No, it looks like a human. No, a snake. It is a human with a snake tail!”

Hearing this, Bai Lin snapped his eyes open. “Move quickly! It is the Heinos Naga!”

Just as he finished speaking, a loud crash came from the top of the battleship.

“It is too late. He is on top!” the guard in the cockpit shouted, staring at the infrared scanner.

With a sharp rip, the hull made of alloy was torn open, creating a large gap. A pair of violent, dark-green vertical pupils scanned the interior of the ship, finally landing on Bai Lin and his two assistants.

Jia had tracked his partner’s scent to find this battleship, but he did not see his partner. Instead, he first caught the scent of a large amount of his partner’s blood on these three people.

“Damn it!” Endless rage erupted from his eyes. He tore apart the hull of the supposedly strongest battleship like it was a cardboard box.

The guards’ energy bullets hit Jia’s skin, but they failed to leave even a mark.

“Heavens! What is this?”

“Mr. Bai Lin, run quickly!”

“Escape!”

Being stared at by those bloodthirsty eyes, even Bai Lin felt his skin crawl. He stood behind the guards and slowly retreated, trying to escape through the back door.

Jia bared his teeth, revealing two sharp fangs in an aggressive posture. The guards only saw a streak of black flash past their eyes. In the next moment, Mr. Bai Lin was lifted by the neck, strangled by the Naga.

“Monster! Stop!” The guards surrounded Jia but had no way to rescue Bai Lin. This monster’s flesh was like a copper wall and iron bastion. Since he was inside the battleship, their attacks could not harm him at all.

Jia ignored the noisy people around him, his eyes fixed on Bai Lin in his hand. “Where is Qing?”

Bai Lin, whose face was flushed red from suffocation, tried to negotiate. “Let me go, and I will tell you where he is.”

Jia’s grip loosened slightly. Bai Lin thought he had succeeded in his negotiation, a faint smirk forming at the corner of his mouth. Naive monster.

He did not expect that in the next moment, Mr. Bai Lin’s head was wrenched clean off his neck under the wide-eyed gaze of everyone on the battleship. Blood splattered onto the two assistants nearby; the warm sensation made them feel unimaginably cold. This was especially true when Jia’s icy gaze fell upon the two of them.

“Please, let us go! The person you are looking for is still at the base! Bai Lin left him behind; it has nothing to do with us!” The two of them kowtowed repeatedly toward Jia.

Jia could see they were not lying, but this honesty could not diminish the rage in his heart because he had turned that wretched building upside down and had not found Qingshi.

The 003 battleship turned into a brilliant spark over the ice sea, and along with the ten bodies inside, they died without a place for burial.

Main City, Lower City District.

Unlike the Upper City with its skyscrapers, the ecosystem of the Lower City was well-preserved, featuring green mountains and clear waters. It was a good place for leisure and holidays.

A standalone two-story house sat at the foot of a mountain. In the courtyard, a young man dressed in casual clothes lay on a rocking chair. The gentle sunlight fell softly, and his raven-feather eyelashes cast curled shadows on his fair face.

A robot butler stood beside the rocking chair, broadcasting the news: “October 25, 4035, Star Calendar, 17:27. Latest news report regarding the attack on the Antarctic Continent Base.”

“At 13:27 on October 24, the last base on the Antarctic Continent, Dawn, was also destroyed by the Wingless Dragon, an exotic beast awakened from beneath the ice.”

“Experts infer that a great change is occurring beneath the Antarctic Continent, causing ancient beasts to awaken continuously. However, the exact reason is still unknown.”

“The Council has ordered the abandonment of the Antarctic Continent and a full evacuation.”

“As of 16:55 today, the last group of personnel stationed in the Antarctic has completed their evacuation.”

Hearing this, the young man on the chair, Qingshi, slowly opened his eyes. The Council actually ordered the abandonment of the Antarctic. It seemed the situation with the awakening of the exotic beasts was more severe than imagined.

A flyer stopped outside the courtyard, and Meng Xi, dressed in regular clothes, stepped out.

“The weather is turning cold. Why are you sitting outside wearing so little?”

Qingshi raised his eyelids to look at him. “The Second Young Master Meng is not wearing much either.”

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