My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 245: Chapter 0245: Severely Injured and On the Run_1
 

Ghost struggled to his feet, ready to escape, when the transformed Ye Xiong walked over and kicked him again, sending him flying into the wall.

“Impossible, without cognitive awakening, Gene Warriors can’t properly identify people. How could you possibly attack me?” Ghost asked in shock.

The transformed Ye Xiong grabbed him and lifted him into the air.

“Do you know how long I’ve put up with you?”

The transformed Ye Xiong let out a beast-like roar, and that unique sound sent Ghost’s heart sinking.

He had never imagined that Ye Xiong could awaken his cognition and possess autonomous consciousness.

With a forceful throw, the transformed Ye Xiong slammed Ghost against the wall.

Under the vast disparity in strength, Ghost’s power was rendered useless. Like a ball being thrown against the wall, he was battered by the transformed Ye Xiong, and soon he was gasping for breath.

Ye Xiong returned to his normal state, his clothes completely torn, just ragged strips left, but he paid them no mind and collapsed on the ground, enduring the aftereffects of the transformation.

Vermilion Bird, following his orders, stayed by his side, preventing anyone from approaching.

Since the transformation didn’t last long, only about five minutes, the aftereffects were not as painful, and the recovery time was shorter. About one minute later, he revived.

Ye Xiong walked over to Ghost and, seeing him barely alive, coldly said, “Let’s see who you really are beneath this fake face.”

With that, he walked over and was about to tear it off with his hands.

At that moment, an unexpected change occurred.

Ghost suddenly swung his hand, and a puff of purple mist spread out.

Ye Xiong, wary, quickly retreated.

Ghost rolled on the ground until he reached a corner of the wall.

At the same time, a large hole appeared on the wall, and as Ghost’s body rolled into it, the hole immediately closed.

Ye Xiong ran over, drew his dagger, and viciously chopped at the secret door, but it was too thick; he couldn’t break through it.

Ah!

Ye Xiong, in a frenzy, pounded his fists against the secret door, bloodied from the blows yet paying them no heed.

He was just about to unmask Ghost, just about to finish him off, only to have him escape in the end.

He was filled with rage, wishing he had just crippled his limbs first.

Even so, Ghost was indeed tough. When Ye Xiong transformed, he had nearly pulverized all his bones, and still, in that state, he managed to escape.

“The opponent is too cunning. Who knew they had a secret mechanism installed here? Let it go,” Vermilion Bird came over and consoled him.

“Although Ghost has escaped this time, from the looks of it, even if he didn’t die, he’s gravely injured. It will take at least half a year for him to fully recover,” Minister Jiang said as he approached.

The two consoled him for a while until Ye Xiong’s mood stabilized.

After Ghost escaped, the entire base was undefended, and it quickly fell.

The dead lay dead, the wounded lay injured, those who could escape did, and even Ghost Shadow wasn’t caught.

“So-called clever rabbits have three burrows. If they could build a base here, they must have many secrets we don’t know about. It won’t be easy to catch them,” Vermilion Bird remarked.

Before long, countless police officers surged in, took control of the entire base, and took away all the researchers, staff, and experimental subjects.

Upon seeing the police, half of those people even yelled out in joy.

It seemed that many of the researchers were unwilling to be there and had been coerced by the Beast Organization.

Ye Xiong stood up, walked out of the laboratory, and sat down in a daze outside in the cave.

Seeing him unhappy, Vermilion Bird came over at some point, sat down beside him, and was lost in thought as well.

The two sat as if each harbored their own concerns, neither speaking.

After a while, Ye Xiong finally said, “I’m upset because Ghost got away. Why are you pretending to be melancholic?”

“I feel like there’s something familiar about Ghost’s eyes,” Vermilion Bird suddenly said.

“Could it be that you’ve seen him?” Ye Xiong thought for a moment before suddenly asking, “Is it Long Tianya?”

Vermilion Bird thought for a bit and only after a long while did she nod.

If at first there was doubt, now Ye Xiong had become a few points more certain.

The true identity of Ghost could very possibly be Long Tianya.

Because on him, Ye Xiong had also sensed Long Tianya’s presence, and combined with his martial arts, he felt even more certain.

That day at the cliff, he had deliberately disguised himself as himself, aiming to keep himself from suspecting him.

What a sly fox!

“Ghost has been seriously injured by me this time and won’t be able to recover in a short period,” Ye Xiong said, then turned his gaze to Vermilion Bird, saying earnestly, “You’re working for Long Tianya now. If Ghost’s true identity is Long Tianya, your situation could be very dangerous, so I hope you won’t go back for now. Find a time, and I’ll go with you to see him to test whether he’s injured or not.”

Vermilion Bird nodded and sighed, “The chief is the person I’ve admired most in my life; I really hope it’s not him.”

“All we can say is that people these days are too complicated.”

Ye Xiong stood up, ready to leave when he suddenly noticed something tugging at his trouser leg.

Looking down, it was an animal about the size of a small dog.

Covered in snow-white, soft fur, its body somewhat resembled a dog’s, but its face was more like that of a cat’s—it was a type of small animal he had never seen before.

“What is this? It’s so cute!”

On Vermilion Bird’s face, a rare childlike innocence appeared as she reached out to pick up the little creature.

Wuu wuu, hiss hiss!

The little creature suddenly roared at her angrily, looking like a little dog showing its anger at her.

“You’re getting angry? Miss here didn’t even want to hold you!” Vermilion Bird huffed.

“This thing doesn’t look like a dog or a cat; I’ve never seen it before, and it appeared right at the laboratory door. It must be a genetically modified animal that the laboratory has researched,” Ye Xiong said.

Vermilion Bird nodded in agreement, also thinking it made sense, especially since they had just seen many research outcomes inside the lab.

“It’s so cute, but it’s a shame it’s a gene-modified creature; I hate those the most,” Vermilion Bird said.

Wuu wuu, hiss hiss!

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Wuu wuu, hiss hiss!

The little animal suddenly became extremely agitated, roaring at Vermilion Bird. It wasn’t clear whether it was because she disliked it or because she called it a modified creature that it got angry.

“Hehe, this little guy sure has a temper!” Ye Xiong kicked it lightly.

The little animal rolled on the ground, looking so adorable it was as if it was playing coy with its owner like a little puppy.

Vermilion Bird, imitating Ye Xiong, wanted to kick the little creature too. But before she could extend her foot, the little animal let out a wuu wuu hiss hiss again, showing its aggression towards her.

The fortunes of people are indeed so different!

Vermilion Bird was nearly exasperated to death.

“I bet it’s like me, a basketball fan, not into table tennis,” Ye Xiong teased her again about her flat chest.

“I think it’s a female,” Vermilion Bird retorted.

“It’s obviously male; didn’t you see that thing under its belly that symbolizes masculinity?”

Vermilion Bird rolled her eyes at him: “Then it must be gay.”

The two bantered about topics unsuitable for children, and Ye Xiong’s mood lightened a great deal.

Just as they were about to leave, the little creature ran over and bit down hard on Ye Xiong’s trouser leg, refusing to let him go.

On its face, there was a pitiful expression.

“Hey, it looks like it’s taken a liking to you,” Vermilion Bird said jealously.