Super Gene Hunting Ground

Then, Yang Xiao felt his body struck by a current of electricity and became numb in an instant. With a "snap," an electric arc flickered, and his body was repelled by the electric current, collapsing to the ground.

No. 25 stood in the darkness, leaning against the wall, letting out a long breath, straightened her clothes, and then knelt down to pick up Yang Xiao and place him on the bed. After hesitating for a moment, she turned and left.

More than two hours later, Yang Xiao woke up by himself. When he opened his eyes, all was pitch black.

"Something's not right, I remember..."

Yang Xiao recalled the events that led to his sudden numbness and collapse.

He got up and turned on the light.

He had originally planned to go look for No. 25, but after calming down he decided not to. It was deep into the night by now, and No. 25 had probably gone to rest.

"Damn, I was so close. No. 25, that girl, obviously has feelings for me, otherwise she wouldn't have responded to me. But why, what happened after?"

Thinking of No. 25's ability to emit electricity, Yang Xiao really felt a bit intimidated.

After pondering wildly for a while, Yang Xiao fell asleep again until he woke up the next morning.

Now accustomed to it, Yang Xiao didn't need an alarm clock to wake up; he would wake up on his own.

Nothing special happened in the following days. Every morning he practiced the Genetic Transformation Technique "Surging Waves" as usual, drank a bottle of Genetic Transformation Potion, and then ran the stairs.

Apart from the rewards given to the top three on the first day, there were no more rewards, which was a bit disappointing to Yang Xiao.

Of course, Yang Xiao came in first in the subsequent days, gradually managing to get a floor's lead over Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing.

In the afternoon, he continued practicing Surging Waves, drank Genetic Transformation Potion, and then did push-ups.

In the evenings, Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing took turns inviting Yang Xiao out for night snacks. The three had even become good friends. Regarding the topic Yang Xiao mentioned last time about human beings joining forces against the alien invaders, the three of them started to consciously leave the Financial Building at night, walking in the surrounding snow while quietly discussing various possibilities.

The three reached a consensus that the issue of uniting other City Kings to establish a unified Xuanming District council could be discussed openly inside the building. However, the matter of potentially joining forces to resist the alien invasion must be absolutely kept secret for now. After all, their current abilities were too modest — they couldn't even handle the Iron Tower Warriors, let alone someone like Master Long.

Yang Xiao believed that even someone like Master Long was likely quite weak within this mysterious alien organization. The real powerhouses were beyond everyone's current imagination.

During this period, Yang Xiao's Genetic Attributes increased by another 2 points, resulting in a total increase of 3 points after about ten days of training, all of which he used to enhance his Defense.

Yang Xiao's current Genetic Attribute System is as follows:

Strength 50, Agility 50, Defense 43, Wisdom 40.

Since that night, No. 25 had temporarily disappeared, no longer seen at the service bar on the 68th floor.

A new waitress appeared on the 68th floor, taking over No. 25's work, and the name tag on the girl's chest was No. 39.

Without No. 25 to play Go with, Yang Xiao could only invite No. 39 to play, but her skills in Go were much inferior to those of No. 25. Yang Xiao didn't have the patience to teach her, so he ended up playing Go downstairs at the Genetic Store every evening, sticking to three games per night.

Initially, assistants in the store played Go with Yang Xiao, but later it was the shopkeeper who played with him.

The shopkeeper's name was Guluo.

"Boss Gu, between you and Gu Bo, who has a higher ranking within the Gu Family?" Yang Xiao casually asked while playing Go.

Guluo replied with a smile:

"Gu Bo is my elder; I have to address him as 'Uncle' when I see him."

"May I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead."

"The Gu Family controls all the Genetic Stores, so you must be the leading family in your domain, right?"

Hearing this, Guluo chuckled and said:

"Our Gu Family merely engages in business. The true leading family is the Long... hehe, it's your move now."

It seemed that Guluo realized he had misspoken and quickly shut his mouth, changing the subject.

With a chuckle, Yang Xiao feigned indifference.

However, based on the "Long" character that Guluo mentioned, Yang Xiao surmised that it referred to the Long Family to which Master Long belonged.

If he was not mistaken, the Long Family must be the controllers of this alien civilization, as evidenced by the current situation in the Financial Building.

The Genetic Store was merely conducting business outside of the building, and Yang Xiao had not seen Guluo enter the building, nor take part in the current training affairs.

The highest commander of the entire training operation was Master Long himself.

Yang Xiao speculated that behind Master Long, there must be even more powerful individuals, but they have yet to show themselves.

Over these days, through contacts with No. 25, the Genetic Store's Guluo, Master Long, and so on, Yang Xiao continually pondered one question:

"What is their end goal?"

With such immense effort put into thrusting Earth into an apocalyptic state, triggering mutations across all of Earth's creatures, establishing Genetic Stores around the world to assist humans in their mutated growth, and now gathering some of humanity's elites for training—what is their ultimate purpose?

This question was something Yang Xiao did not dare discuss with people like Gu Beifeng and Du Tianxing. Just raising the issue of humans uniting against alien civilization was already extremely risky—the consequences could be unimaginable if it were leaked.

Yang Xiao did not want to put himself in danger for the time being. If people like Master Long found out that he could pose a potential threat to them, they would kill him immediately.

All they would need to do is send an Iron Tower Guard to easily eliminate him.

He had to continue laying low!

That was the conclusion Yang Xiao ultimately reached.

To play it cool, he had to blend in with everyone else and not appear aloof, right?

Since everyone else had female company every night, he would find someone as well.

Yang Xiao approached No. 39 at the service bar.

"Ahem, well, why don't I have a lady companion in the evenings? Everyone else does."

No. 39 smiled and replied:

"No. 25 left instructions; you don't need one."