Infinite Game Ch.64.1

Chapter 64.1 – Duolan Mountain (4)

A group of people fell directly to the ground. Xiao Mei supported Zhang Xin, carefully stepping over the bodies on the ground while keeping an eye on the person walking ahead.

That person acted swiftly, clearing the path within a short amount of time. The blade was clean, devoid of blood, and the movements seemed unusually proficient.

Among the SIU were people from the HQ. Jiang Yujin glanced and recognized them, then gestured in a direction, signaling Xiao Mei to take her good friend to meet these individuals.

He must have had his reasons for doing so. Xiao Mei nodded, assisting Zhang Xin step by step upwards.

Unexpectedly, someone who was supposed to be captured appeared voluntarily. The SIU members were taken aback. Seeing someone heavily injured behind, they paused, immediately securing a place for them.

Now far from the exit, they had used some force upon entry, and that side had already collapsed. They were constructing a way out but it would likely take some time.

They had specialists carrying first aid kits for treating wounds. They found a nearby experimental bed and transferred the injured there, transporting them to a cleared area.

Chen Jing wasn’t there.

Jiang Yujin watched the two high school students vanish amidst the chaos, heading towards another experimental area.

Similar to this area, the other experimental area was chaotic, not entirely cleared. It mainly consisted of the SIU H City branch team.

As Jiang Yujin passed by, someone pulled him, saying, “There are too many people here, lend a hand.”

So, Jiang Yujin was pulled to the lowest level. Someone noticed he was unarmed and thought his weapon had malfunctioned, so they picked up a gun dropped by one of the organization’s members and tossed it to him.

The H City branch’s overall strength didn’t match the headquarters but was still considerable. Although their numbers were less compared to the Zero organization, they were almost sufficient. Realizing the disparity in strength, the Zero organization’s people, under extreme pressure, directly opened the cages of the experimental subjects on the lowest level, letting loose what was confined inside.

The experimental subjects varied in strength; due to the experiments, some modified individuals were barely clinging to life in corners, and even breathing seemed difficult for them. Meanwhile, others, transformed to the brink of losing sanity, exuded a primal and violent aura. The moment they were released, they began attacking.

Being employees working in this area, their sole advantage was understanding these half-finished entities’ traits, using these characteristics to evade their attacks at crucial moments—but it wasn’t guaranteed to be effective.

This was a tactic that ultimately caused more harm than good, one they would only resort to in extreme situations.

Jiang Yujin held a gun, tasked with clearing out the first floor alongside others, targeting both the organization’s members and aggressive experimental subjects.

Assigned inexplicably, carrying the weight of temporary camaraderie, Jiang Yujin chose a cautious balance between assisting and self-preservation.

The gun wasn’t as effective as expected, but it sufficed. One shot for each semi-mutated entity, and while reloading, he managed to shoot down a person preparing to ambush from behind.

As he dallied around, taking gradual steps toward the edge, when he brought down the last semi-mutated entity, Jiang Yujin casually tossed the gun aside and slipped away without a sound.

Having gone this far, if his temporary ally couldn’t handle it, it was no longer his responsibility.

There was no trace of the high schooler in the fourth experimental area, or perhaps there had been, but he had already left.

The area was eerily empty. The primary objective now was to rescue the abducted teachers and students and clear out this branch. The SIU members, upon realizing there was no need for further clearance, left, leaving only Jiang Yujin and occasional passersby from the lowest levels.

The top-floor office had been partly demolished, walls teetering, with an almost unrecognizable body lying amidst fragmented barbed whips.

A slight raise of the eyebrows beneath the goggles, and Jiang Yujin turned downwards, heading towards the location of the laboratory.

White lab coats were scattered all over inside the lab. Stepping through the empty spaces, he glanced at the still lit computer screen.

Someone had already made a copy of all the data from the computer, but they had been merciful enough not to delete everything after copying.

Deep within the lab was a fully sealed space with a metal door. A small glass panel allowed a faint view inside. The glass was thick, and beside it was an all-black screen, seemingly an iris recognition system.

Next to it lay a discarded white lab coat, clearly used for iris recognition access and then abandoned.

Jiang Yujin didn’t need to enter; a quick glance through the small window sufficed.

Inside the door, there was only a central platform, and the glass covering it had been shattered. There seemed to have been something atop it before, but it had been taken away.

Not overly concerned, he glanced briefly and then moved away.

He descended at an opportune moment, blending into the crowd, and overheard that all students except the teachers had been located and evacuated. Some of the rescued students were already in the laboratory, but fortunately, they were only undergoing initial health checks, sedated to unconsciousness, and hadn’t faced irreversible actions.

The place where the teachers were detained was in the last experimental area. The branch director, Hu Li, went alone. Before his announcement, no one was allowed near that location.

Efforts were underway at the exit. When Jiang Yujin arrived at the scene, he witnessed the last boulder being collectively moved, and light flooded in from the exit.

Glancing through the crowd, he spotted the high schooler in a different corner. The high schooler had injuries on his face and hands, seemingly looking down at his clothes.

Jiang Yujin redirected his gaze.

Priority was given to the unconscious and injured students for evacuation. The transport beds in the laboratory came in handy, far better than manual handling.

Enthusiastic Citizen Jiang stepped forward to assist, taking the lead in leaving through the exit before others.

Upon exiting, he gestured to someone nearby, indicating a pressing need to urinate. After someone took over his position, he quietly slipped away first.

The ascent was lengthy, but the descent surprisingly quick. Not taking the main path used for ascending, Jiang Yujin briskly made his way down from the forested side, returning to the car.

Putting on his wrinkled shirt once again, he patiently waited inside the car.

After the first person descended and noticed their heavily damaged and dirtied uniform, Jiang Yujin offered a brand-new spare, saying, “This might be more comfortable.”

The person accepted the clothes, expressing gratitude.

People kept coming down one after another, changing into spare clothes from the car. A pile of dirty clothes accumulated behind the vehicle, making it hard to distinguish whose were whose.

Xu Gao carried a student down at the rear and, noticing the relaxed figure by the car, realized the person hadn’t wandered off, easing his mind. An inexplicable sense of relief washed over him.

Jiang Yujin, engaged in conversation by the car, seemed to sense something and glanced up. His gaze passed over Xu Gao, who was about to wave at him, and turned toward the high schooler descending the mountain.

Amid a heap of black uniforms, the white shirt stood out prominently. Chen Jing also noticed the person standing by the car.

As he looked over, the person casually put his hand in his pocket and waved at him.

Surprised by this person’s presence, Chen Jing hesitated for a moment, then descended the steps, approaching the car. He asked, “What are you doing here?”

Jiang Yujin replied, “It’s a long story, but I’ll explain later.”

Chen Jing didn’t grasp the meaning behind Jiang Yujin’s “explain later.” It seemed Jiang Yujin didn’t intend to elaborate further. He simply gestured in a direction and said, “Your friend is in that car. Looks like she’s seriously injured.”

Without much concern or consolation, he let the high schooler leave.

Zhang Xin’s injuries were severe; she was now placed in the car, in need of urgent medical attention. As soon as Chen Jing got into the vehicle, it departed.

After all the students had been sent away, the remaining SIU members in the mountains emerged with the teachers.

Compared to the students, the teachers seemed relatively okay, with fewer physical injuries. However, they appeared mentally shaken and somewhat disoriented due to the recent events.

The last to appear was Hu Li.

He didn’t seem much different from when he entered the branch, his eyes lifted, speaking with a smile. The only change was his flower-patterned shirt, now stained red—a floral pattern turned into a red floral shirt. He wasn’t injured; the red stains clearly belonged to someone else.

After descending, his gaze scanned the crowd and landed on someone crouched not far away.

With everything else sorted, he stepped forward.

A person appeared in front of Jiang Yujin, who was engrossed in playing Xiaoxiaole on his phone. He asked, “What’s up?”

Hu Li inquired, “Have you been here the whole time?”

“Well, yeah,” Jiang Yujin glanced up, “Your few cars here weren’t stolen, partly thanks to my presence.”

Hu Li chuckled, “Well, thanks for that then.”

Jiang Yujin waved dismissively, “No problem.”

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