Chapter 148 – Awakening

“It seems that aside from absorbing Xenospecies and becoming a Mutant, my original Precognitive Ability has also undergone some changes because of the alteration in Earth’s environment…” Su Lifeng looked at the test report and thought silently.

This was still the initial stage. Presumably, after this, such changes would be further magnified.

“It feels like a layer of membrane has been pushed aside. This, let’s call it Awakening,” Su Lifeng thought inwardly.

However, it also seemed that not everyone could Awaken. Su Lian and the other two had no abnormalities at all.

Su Lifeng had nothing to be disappointed about regarding this. Judging from the present alone, it was still impossible to tell whether this kind of Awakening was good or bad.

“I’ll test you every day from now on,” Jiang Yushi said. Clearly, she was also somewhat worried about Su Lifeng’s condition. From her perspective, all she could see was that Su Lifeng’s data differed from that of ordinary people, and even differed from all the data from when they had tested Xenospecies before. After seeing Su Lifeng nod, she hesitated a little and continued, “Speaking of which, when I came here, I discovered that someone seemed to be monitoring us nearby. But the moment I found them, those people immediately disappeared.”

“I know.” Su Lifeng furrowed his brow. His first reaction was to suspect whether they were “Douzi-Ge’s” people, but after thinking again, “Douzi-Ge” did not even know who he specifically was, so how could he possibly find the area near his home?

But someone able to monitor them in this kind of environment was definitely not an ordinary person. After all, Xenospecies were lurking all over the streets now. These Xenospecies were like hunters hiding in the dark and observing. As long as someone revealed even the slightest opening, they would immediately become prey.

Although judging only by numbers, it did not seem especially terrifying, as long as one thought of how any corner, patch of grass, or space behind a door could have a Xenospecies jump out at any moment, it became very frightening.

“Since that’s the case, we’ll do environmental monitoring later as well and take a further look,” Su Lifeng said.

During the testing process, Su Lifeng used the radio from time to time to confirm Su Lian’s safety. After finishing now, he contacted her again and learned that Su Lian was about to finish as well.

“We’ll just meet at the entrance,” Su Lian’s tone sounded somewhat excited. This was not strange. As long as she was given a computer, she could maintain this state around the clock.

“All right,” Su Lifeng replied.

After leaving the laboratory, Su Lifeng glanced again in the direction where he had previously sensed a gaze. Unexpectedly, that gaze was still there.

Probably because it felt Su Lifeng looking in that direction, the gaze soon disappeared again.

Su Lifeng furrowed his brow and said to Jiang Yushi, “I… let’s go take a look there first.”

Hearing Su Lifeng change “I” into “we,” the corner of Jiang Yushi’s mouth immediately revealed a faint smile.

After their agreement tonight, she and Su Lifeng tacitly did not mention that kiss again, but Jiang Yushi could feel that the look Su Lifeng gave her was already somewhat different.

It was a kind of gaze that would become very gentle when he occasionally looked at her…

“I really didn’t expect him to have such a gentle side,” Jiang Yushi thought secretly.

This kind of situation, where Su Lifeng took the initiative to suggest acting together with her, was also the first time.

“Let’s go. We’ll head over.” Su Lifeng kept feeling that gaze was a little strange. If it had only kept staring at him, or if it had avoided him from the start, he probably would not have cared much.

This was an administrative building. From the entrance onward, both sides were offices. Now, naturally, the elevator could not be used. Su Lifeng walked up along the stairs, while making a careful gesture to Jiang Yushi behind him.

Jiang Yushi also silently took out the handgun and remained very cautiously on guard… In truth, she shared the same unspoken worry as Su Lifeng, fearing this might be some sort of trap.

But unexpectedly, after reaching the upper floor, Su Lifeng actually heard several people speaking. He hurriedly stopped. After glancing back at Jiang Yushi, he slowly moved toward the place where the voices were coming from.

Through the glass window of an office, Su Lifeng vaguely saw several figures.

A man in his thirties wearing a leather jacket, and several strong young men. What surprised Su Lifeng was that among them was actually someone he knew.

Among those young men, one was his classmate Xu Hao. Xu Hao had not passed the entrance exam for the School of Life Sciences graduate program, and it was said that he had been working part-time on campus while preparing for the next year’s exam. Su Lifeng did not interact with him much. He only remembered that this person had been quite enthusiastic, greeting him every time they met and often asking him some questions.

However, at that time, Su Lifeng had not paid much attention to such things. Now that he thought about it, the reason Xu Hao had acted that way was actually because he wanted to use him to build a relationship with their adviser and understand the adviser’s preferences. But this was also human nature. After Su Lifeng figured it out, he did not develop any particular opinion of him.

The leather-jacketed man was bare-chested beneath the jacket. Muscles bulged all over his body, and he was holding a dagger, tossing it up and down. Without even looking, he could catch the handle every time. It seemed he was very practiced.

Su Lifeng guessed that he might be a Mutant. As for his specific identity, Su Lifeng was not very clear. Why Xu Hao and the others had not gone into the Quarantine Cordon, Su Lifeng did not know either.

Could the gaze have come from them? But looking at them now, they did not seem to have noticed anyone had come to the school… Su Lifeng felt puzzled. He quietly pressed closer to the door and gradually heard their conversation clearly.

“Boss, are we really going there?” another student whom Su Lifeng did not know was asking.

The boss he mentioned should have been the leather-jacketed man, but the one who picked up the thread was Xu Hao. “We go. Of course we go. We know Shen Fei. As long as we can make Shen Fei really believe we’re going to help, or make him let us in out of classmate friendship, then it’ll work. I heard his parents were both brought in there. If he speaks up again, he should still have some say.”

“That place is genuinely good. I heard before that Shen Fei and Su Lifeng had gone to some independent laboratory, and I thought at most it would be a small project carved out for them inside a big company. I didn’t expect there to even be soldiers guarding it,” another student sighed excitedly.

At the mention of Su Lifeng, Xu Hao revealed a trace of disgust. “Heh, don’t you know? Su Lifeng has always been good at currying favor with people. His adviser, Jiang Yushi, which of them did he not deliberately approach? It’s just that you can’t see it. But that’s exactly where his scheming runs deep. When Boss leads us to take the laboratory, we have to hand Jiang Yushi over to Boss for some proper fun. That woman always acts so aloof. I can’t stand it!”

The leather-jacketed man revealed a faint smile, while that student continued asking, “But can we be certain Jiang Yushi and Su Lifeng are definitely inside the laboratory?”

“Where else could they be? Speaking of which, that female classmate can serve nicely as a bit of pre-battle entertainment, hahaha…” Xu Hao said with great confidence.

Su Lifeng looked back and found that Jiang Yushi’s face had turned somewhat pale with anger. She was usually a favored daughter of heaven. She had probably never heard anyone speak of her in such shameless, filthy terms.

At that moment, a somewhat surprised voice suddenly came from behind.

“Who are you?”