Forbidden Zone of the Human Race

Chapter 203: I Can’t Hold Myself Back Any Longer

The safety lock lasted eight hours. Now, there were only two hours left. No matter what, Li Kaihao felt he must go check on them. First, due to Lei Zhongyuans plea and the fact that Xiang Ning was indeed a prodigy. The matter required careful handling.

Second, investigations showed that Alia was a refugee who had started working with Dong Qianyi of the Twelve Great Prodigies right after she entered Marsh City. She was the one that conducted thorough research on the berserk factor from the Octoviolet Silversnake, even formulating the antidote. Both of them were rare prodigies!

There were already more than ten soldiers surrounding the front of the research laboratory. When they saw Li Kaihao, they straightened their backs and saluted. He returned the salute and said, You all wait in the corridor, Ill deal with this.

Yes, sir! The soldiers left to wait in the hallway.

Li Kaihao stepped forward and placed his hand on the screen, which scanned his palm. The system informed him that the door couldnt be opened yet, which was no surprise. However, he tapped on a phone symbol on the side.

Within the lab, a ringtone sounded from the request for communication. Xiang Ning and Alia looked at each other.

Answer call. In the end, Alia made the decision.

Im Li Kaihao, commander of Fortress Three. I wish to talk to you two. Dont worry, Im alone. He thought he would have to wait a while, but he didnt expect the door to open immediately. Li Kaihao was surprised, but hurried in to see Xiang Ning in a soldiers uniform and an exhausted Alia. He didnt speak, surveying the entire room. He was looking for the beast core to find out what they were doing with it.

When he saw the metal tube standing within a sterile glass enclosure, his chest tightened. His gut told him the beast core was inside, but the tube looked like a storage compartment for a weapon. Did they really.... You two made a bioweapon? He trembled.

No, Xiang Ning blurted without thinking.

Li Kaihao smiled. Xiang Ning, youre sixteen. You broke into a military facility, hurt a soldier, and stole a valuable item. Do you know how long youll be locked up for those crimes?

I bled for the Federation, and Ive made many contributions to the Federation. Xiang Ning looked determined, as if he had no fear of authority, like Li Kaihao had forced him into a corner.

Alia stood next to him and covered her mouth, laughing. When she saw Li Kaihao entering alone, she wasnt worried, because if he really wanted Xiang Ning arrested, it would have been a group of soldiers bursting in to capture him instead.

Alright, alright. You two ought to tell me what the hell youre doing, alright? Li Kaihao suddenly realized he couldnt do anything with them. The two people standing in front of him had indeed made major contributions to the Federation. Each of them was equivalent to five people. That didnt mean they were powerful, being able to fight many people at once. Instead, they possessed great minds that helped advance humanity.

Take Alia, for instance. She obviously wasnt able to fight as well as those seasoned veterans on the battlefield. In a stampede, a martial artist could kill ten, or even a hundred beasts. However, she was the one that invented the antidote to the berserk factor. How many beasts had she dealt with with that one invention? Not just a hundred, thats for sure!

Furthermore, one could only imagine the value Xiang Ning had created with his participation in dimensional storage research. They could be used by civilians, industries and the military; that was the magnificence of such a cutting-edge invention.

I want to go train myself. Xiang Ning solemnly said. He didnt think he was lying. If he went out looking for Fang Rou, he would definitely encounter many beasts that would greatly advance his cultivation and earn him many Fury Points. Calling it training wasnt wrong.

Train all you want, whyd you have to make a bioweapon for it? And you broke in without telling us. Li Kaihao widened his eyes. While he couldnt do anything to the kid, he could scare him a little.

Did I? No, I didnt. Thats not true. Miss Alia was the one who brought me in. How could you say I broke in? Xiang Ning would deny every accusation to the end.

Hehe, do you think Im blind? Then, he played a video. Xiang Ning watched himself knock a soldier out without a single expression. At that moment, he had activated Disguise so he was already the king of actors. Li Kaihao wouldnt be able to tell!

No, I think theres a problem with the cameras. Thats not me. Im a good student with excellent academic results. You can check if you dont believe me. I, Xiang Ning, would never do such a thing. Xiang Ning waved, denying it. What choice did he have? If he admitted to anything, he would be sent to jail for years! What would his sister do without him?

Li Kaihao wasnt the only one who felt his mouth twitch. Even Alias face twitched. This brat was shameless! Even a tier nine Beast King would surrender in the face of such thick skin.

Li Kaihao didnt know what to do with Xiang Ning. Youre the prodigy, so youre the boss. Everything you say is right. I cant do anything even if you admitted to it.

Many people would say Xiang Ning was no boss... but he was a major contributor to the invention of dimensional space storage technology. So if he wasnt a boss, who was?

Fine, fine, fine. I dont care if you want to go out and train, but youve got to leave that here. Li Kaihao pointed at the metal tube.

Mr. Commander, I think you wont believe us if we say anything else, so Ill tell you this: other than Xiang Ning, no one can control the bioweapon. There was no point in fabricating more lies, so Alia spoke up.

Huh?

You should know that in order for a bioweapon to function, we must insert the users DNA during or after the creation process. Other people might be attacked if they tried using it. It was called a bioweapon because it was alive. Take it as a guard dog for someones house. Would it growl at its own owner, or at a stranger?

Xiang Ning looked at Li Kaihao, struggling to make out the words. Ill exchange the Kaiser Aurumsaurs carcass for this, alright? Making a bioweapon with a beast core is very difficult, we were just lucky.

Fury Points +66

Li Kaihao felt like he might not be able to hold back any longer. What the hell?! Youre acting like YOURE the one losing out on this deal. When we first asked you to pick, you picked the carcass!

Since Li Kaihao was still leaking hostility, Xiang Ning thought for a moment. This was the commander of Fortress Three after all, and Li Kaihao didnt trouble him despite all that had happened. Alright, the next time I get a beast core, Ill give it to you.

Fury Points +111

Doge & Chacha's Thoughts

he really stole a weapon from a gov facility asdfhjksjk but it's pretty funny he was like 'uh well its bluetooth is paired permanently to me so like ya wat r you gon do bout it' -doge