<h4>Chapter 1297: Chapter 1605: Encirclement of Skyhawk Pavilion (7)</h4>


    "Lived for hundreds of years?" After hearing the other party’s words, Zhu Hong waspletely taken aback. Having lived for more than twenty years, it was the first time he had heard such a bizarre thing. Could someone really survive for hundreds of years? Zhu Hong couldn’t believe it, but looking at the researcher, he didn’t seem to be lying.


    Watching the severed limb preserved in the vessel, Zhu Hong suddenly realized a problem. Back when he worked for the God Organization, all their research was rted to dying aging, could it be... were they also researching Ling Gengqiu’s corpse?


    The Southern Ling Family... there might be a connection here. Thinking of this, Zhu Hong pointed at the severed limb and asked, "How long has this thing been here?"


    "Over a hundred years, we’ve been conducting research and experiments here the whole time."


    "Have you made any discoveries?"


    "We’ve developed several drugs that can dy human aging and enhance physical strength. Additionally, there’s an especially unique self-healing drug. Once consumed, no matter the injury, it can heal in a short time."


    "So miraculous?" Zhu Hong’s heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Where are these drugs?"


    The man pointed to a nearby refrigeration unit, "All the drugs are stored in there."


    "You better not lie to me; otherwise, I’ll make you suffer." As he spoke, Zhu Hong raised his knife and stabbed it into the man’s other thigh. With a scream of pain, the man fell to the ground, his legs too weak to stand.


    After confirming that the other couldn’t escape, Zhu Hong quickly walked over to the refrigeration unit, opened the drawer, and found a bottle of the self-healing drug. Returning to the man, Zhu Hong handed him the bottle, motioning for him to drink it.


    Not daring to resist, the man obediently unscrewed the cap and swallowed all the contents. A few minutester, a miraculous scene unfolded. The man’s injured legs began to heal slowly, and the wounds quickly scabbed over. Witnessing this, even the seasoned Zhu Hong was stunned by this miraculous self-healing drug. The efficacy of this drug made Zhu Hong abandon all doubts. He believed that Ling Gengqiu’s feats were real. Otherwise, with current medical capabilities, it would be impossible to develop such a miraculous potion.


    Holding the empty bottle, Zhu Hong’s eyes shimmered with aplex light, remaining silent for a long time.


    "Can... can I leave now?" the man pleaded.


    Zhu Hong nced at him and said with a half-smile, "You want to leave? Sure, I’ll take you with me. Go and pack up that severed limb and all the drugs in the refrigeration unit for me."


    Hearing this, the man was startled and asked, "What are you nning to do?"


    "This isn’t something you should be asking. If you still want to live, you better do as I say."


    "Yes, yes!" The man dared not disobey and hurriedly ran to the transparent vessel, carefully extracting the severed limb. In about ten minutes, Ling Gengqiu’s severed limb and all the drugs were packed up.


    "I previously checked the structure map of thisboratory. If I remember correctly, there seems to be an escape passage. Take me there."


    Under the man’s guidance, Zhu Hong quickly reached the exit of the escape passage. At the exit, several off-road vehicles were parked, with over a dozen supply boxes around. Zhu Hong instructed the man to load everything and the supplies into the vehicle. Once everything was ready, Zhu Hong drove the off-road vehicle towards the desert.


    The escape passage was quite hidden, about a kilometer away from the base. While driving, Zhu Hong continuously observed the surroundings and the skies. He knew Ling Chen had brought an armed helicopter; if it found his trail, he wouldn’t be able to leave this desert.


    After driving a few kilometers, Zhu Hong felt fortunate not to hear the sound of the armed helicopter. Possibly, the battle at the base had ended, and the helicopter had been withdrawn.


    Inside the base.


    Zhu Chuan was tied up on the ground. Besides him, a hundred assassins from the Skyhawk Pavilion were captured, with others perishing in the battle. The sudden attack by Ling Chen and Zhu Qing caught Zhu Chuan off guard. Moreover, Chen Junfeng’s intervention extinguished all hope for Zhu Chuan. It didn’t take long for Ling Chen to end the battle, capturing Zhu Chuan and his men.


    "Mr. Ling." At this moment, Liu Dongsheng hurriedly approached and said, "We’ve searched the entire base; everyone is here, with no one missing."


    "No." Ling Chen shook his head and said, "There’s one more, Zhu Hong! We haven’t seen him since we came in. Uncle Liu, send someone to search again; he’s still here."


    "Understood."


    After Liu Dongsheng left, Ling Chen went straight to Tong Zhentian’s side and asked, "Elder Tong, what’s our casualty count?"


    "We lost over thirty, with half injured. For wiping out the entire Skyhawk Pavilion, the loss is eptable."


    "I just received a message; Su He and his men will arrive in an hour. We better hurry."


    "Don’t worry, I’ve already had arrangements made; there won’t be any mistakes."


    "Mr. Ling."


    As they spoke, a young man approached Ling Chen and said, "We’ve found the main control room of the base, but we don’t have authority. Can we borrow that person?" The young man pointed to Zhu Chuan sitting on the ground.


    "No problem." Ling Chen smiled slightly. These were the technicians brought by Liu Dongsheng; they handled all the technical matters. "Let’s go; I’ll apany you." With that, Ling Chen greeted Chen Junfeng, and the three of them escorted Zhu Chuan to the control room.


    With Zhu Chuan’s fingerprint unlock, the young man quickly gained control of the entire base.


    "Hmm?" The young man leaned close to theputer screen as if discovering something and said, "Mr. Ling, there seems to be a problem here."


    "What problem?"


    "Below this base, there’s anotherboratory that we hadn’t discovered."


    "Laboratory?" Ling Chen was shocked, looking at Zhu Chuan in astonishment. Could it be... that the equipment was used here? On the ne arranged by the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, Ling Chen had secretly checked the cargo hold and found manyrge wooden boxes, all filled with precision scientific equipment. He found it strange, not knowing why the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion transported so much equipment. Now it seemed that the equipment was probably meant to equip this secretboratory.


    "Elder Zhu, what research is yourboratory conducting?" Ling Chen asked Zhu Chuan.


    Faced with Ling Chen’s query, Zhu Chuan coldly remained silent. Seeing this, Ling Chen shrugged and said, "Alright, since you won’t say, I’ll go see for myself."