"Data!" Yang Qi roared at the researcher in charge of monitoring, "Give me the data!"

"The target infection process's rate of increase is currently sixty-four units... No! It's already increased to sixty-seven units! The absorption rate is only twenty-five units... No time! There's simply no time!"

"It's eighty units now! Absorption still hasn't improved!"

"The target infection process has already breached the third-stage threshold, the experiment must be stopped immediately!"

"Sun Hang, can you hear me?" Yang Qi shouted hoarsely, "Hurry! Get out quickly! You can't continue any longer!"

The exposed skin on Wang Xiyi's body grew less and less, black dragon scales almost covering every inch of her skin, blue flames began to spread outward from her, surrounding equipment also started to burn fiercely, the screens of the monitoring devices outside the glass dome turned to static one after another, and the voices of the researchers began to panic.

"Monitoring devices one to six have all disconnected! Data lost!"

"The situation is losing control! No, it's already out of control! Plan B cannot be executed! I request an immediate switch to Plan C!"

"Quick! Gather all the Hunters on site! Prepare for impact!"

"It's meaningless! I suggest everyone evacuate immediately! The estimated impact intensity has exceeded the test site's tolerance limit... It won't be long before this place is razed to the ground!"

Many researchers in white lab coats have already started packing their things, dozens of field operatives in combat suits looked at each other — even though they all wore full-face masks and couldn't see each other's expressions, their subtle body language showed that these battle-hardened field operatives didn't know what measures to take now either.

How can mere mortals resist the raging flames spewing from the black dragon?

Candle Dragon stared gravely at the scene inside the glass dome, a chilling water curtain already rising under his feet, ready to strike.

Zhong Ling's expression remained unchanged, but a dozen eerie skeletons surrounded her, with the one numbered 001 standing directly in front of her.

Yang Qi kept pounding on the already scalding glass dome with his palm, shouting, "Sun Hang! Sun Hang!! Can you hear my voice? The situation is out of control! Get out immediately! We are about to implement Plan C!"

Sun Hang did not move.

Of course, he could hear Yang Qi's voice, even though the communication headset was out of order, he could still clearly hear Yang Qi's voice coming in from outside, not just Yang Qi's voice, but every subtle sound on site couldn't escape his detection. He could even hear the researchers whispering amongst themselves, discussing whether he had already been or would be 'safely' disposed of along with Wang Xiyi...

But in this whole world, the loudest sound was the beating of Wang Xiyi's heart.

It didn't sound like any human heart could produce, it was like the drumbeat of an ancient beast reviving, thunderous and deafening, striking Sun Hang's eardrums with every beat.

Wang Xiyi's bones started to mutate, her lower limbs began to extend, joints reversed, her ten fingers bent like eagle claws, sharp talons broke through the tips, exuding a heart-pounding glow.

The blue flames burned ever fiercer, and when they became absolutely clear and pure, they started to gradually approach white.

Inside the glass dome looked like a pure white world, the surrounding precise equipment continuously emitted small or loud explosion sounds, colossal mechanical arms like iron towers crashed to the ground, glass screens shattered, and splinters flew in the air, reflecting the white flame's glow, like the Milky Way in the night sky.

Theoretically, Sun Hang's protective suit could withstand temperatures above 2,500 degrees Celsius, but it was still melting and becoming fragile bit by bit, crackling sounds came from everywhere, as high-temperature polymer components flowed down like heated rubber, evaporating before hitting the ground and disappearing completely.

The mycelium connecting Sun Hang and Wang Xiyi was scorched black and curled up, the absorption rate of the mutative meme dropped repeatedly...

Compared to ordinary flames, the dragon's blaze released from Wang Xiyi's body was more like a concept—a concept called "burning."

"Mr. Wang, I promised you that when the day comes, I will help you get free..."

Sun Hang said quietly.

The woman lying before him gradually turned into a monster, while the people in the distance also became blurred and distorted in the heat-distorted air.

"...But that day is not today."

Sun Hang tore off his deformed protective helmet, an indescribable heat wave hitting his face.

But compared to the scorching sensation brought by the absorbed mutated meme, this heat wave was negligible.

Sun Hang squatted down, took a deep breath.

Then he pounced forward, opening his mouth toward Wang Xiyi's slender neck.

Sun Hang's teeth suddenly sharpened like a beast's, piercing the hard dragon scales, piercing the tough skin underneath, deeply penetrating the flesh tissue.

The blazing dragon blood gushed into Sun Hang's throat, he felt like he was swallowing a highly intoxicating sixty-seven-degree spirit, the scalding liquid felt like a hot blade, scraping the insides of his throat with every swallow.

This dragon blood seemed to come from another dimension, it was hard to imagine Wang Xiyi's body could produce so much blood, they converted into the purest flame, coursing through Sun Hang's body, destroying every organ they touched, yet in the next second, these organs would rapidly restore to their original state.

Sun Hang's flesh was constantly undergoing a cycle of destruction and rebirth, he felt like he was a monkey tossed into Tai Shang Laojun's Eight Trigrams Furnace... However, while Sun Wukong could find a 'wind without fire' Xun position in the furnace, Sun Hang had nowhere to hide from the dragon's flame rising from his own internal organs.

"Damn, I'm on fire."

As soon as Sun Hang said this, his throat turned to ash, but in the next second, his newly-formed flesh regrouped once more, repairing the damaged parts.

...

...

At this moment, outside the glass dome.

"The temperature of the flame... seems to have dropped?" Among everyone present, Candle Dragon was the one most sensitive to the dragon's flame, a trace of doubt crossed his brow, he took a couple of steps forward.

"What did you say?" Yang Qi turned his head, staring fiercely at Candle Dragon.

"Wait on executing Plan C..." Candle Dragon raised his hand, "Sun Hang... seems to have brought the situation under control."

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