Soon, Long Ming and the others rushed to the first floor of the experiment building.

"Sister Qi!"

Just then, the surviving Rat Group members excitedly ran up to them.

Long Ming swept his gaze over them. About fifty-odd Rat Group members were still alive.

"Everyone, let’s go! Now!"

Xiaoqi said to the crowd.

"Okay!"

Everyone nodded quickly.

But at that very moment, a piercing shout came from above.

"My little darlings, I’m here!"

"Scatter!"

Long Ming looked up to see a burly figure leap straight down from the roof.

Hearing Long Ming’s shout, the crowd scattered in all directions.

BOOM!

Lula slammed heavily onto the ground.

The floor tiles instantly shattered, sending dust flying.

Long Ming and the others stared in shock. Lula, covered head to toe in blood, slowly became visible, blocking the exit of the experiment building.

"What the hell is that thing?"

Johnny and the others asked, dumbfounded.

"Th-That’s the monster. The people chasing us... she crushed their heads with her pecs."

Cloud Fish stammered, pointing a trembling finger at Lula.

Hearing Cloud Fish’s words, Johnny and the others couldn’t help but look at the woman’s chest, and each of them shivered.

Long Ming glanced down at his wristband. Seeing the information displayed, his heart sank. ’Another evolved Corpse Monster.’

At that moment, a member of the Rat Group holding a single-shot rifle decisively pulled the trigger.

"Die!"

BANG!

The bullet struck Lula’s face.

Lula’s face dented slightly, and the deformed bullet clattered to the floor.

"This..."

Long Ming was stunned. ’Is this even a carbon-based life form? A bullet can’t even pierce its skin.’

That player was also dumbfounded.

"In such a hurry, little darling?"

Lula charged forward excitedly, wrapped her arms around the player, and buried his head in her pecs with a vicious squeeze!

CRACK!

The man’s head instantly burst apart.

"Run! I’ll hold her off!"

Seeing this, Long Ming’s gaze grew colder. He threw the backpack he was wearing to Johnny.

Johnny, startled, quickly caught Long Ming’s backpack.

Then, Long Ming raised his gun and fired a volley at Lula.

’I’m already infected with the corpse poison. I’m not going to make it anyway. Might as well create an opportunity for Xiaoqi and the others!’

BANG! BANG!

Bullet after bullet hammered into Lula’s body.

"Ah, that feels so good!"

Lula excitedly turned her head toward Long Ming, then charged at him like a human truck.

Long Ming unleashed all his Power and leaped backward to dodge.

Lula missed, but her bloated body was surprisingly agile. Tapping the ground with the tip of her toe, she instantly caught up to Long Ming and asked excitedly.

"Think you can get away?"

When Long Ming saw Lula appear before him in an instant, his body trembled violently. He felt as if he had been plunged into an ice cave.

Before Long Ming could react, Lula swung her fist, smashing it savagely toward him.

THUMP—

Long Ming flew like a cannonball, crashing heavily into a wooden information desk.

CRASH—

The entire desk shattered into pieces, burying Long Ming underneath.

"Long Ming!"

Xiaoqi cried out, her face pale.

"Run!"

Seeing Long Ming taken down, Johnny and the others also made a desperate dash for the exit.

But just then, Lula suddenly spun around and leaped toward the main entrance.

BOOM—

Before Xiaoqi and the others could reach the exit, Lula smashed down in front of the doorway and spoke with excitement.

"Where are you going, my little darlings?"

Johnny and the others scrambled back in terror, their morale shattered as they muttered to themselves.

"It’s over!"

"We were so close to escaping."

...

Seeing everyone about to give up, Xiaoqi gritted her teeth and tried to rally them.

"Everyone, we can’t just give up like this! Our Fifth Rat Group may be the lowest-ranked in the entire guild, and our rewards are always the worst, but I’ve seen how hard all of you work! Are you really willing to give up now?"

"No, we’re not!"

Johnny was the first to answer.

"That’s right, we’re not giving up!"

"Why should we always be at the bottom?"

...

The others all echoed his sentiment.

"Good. Don’t give up until the very last second! Everyone, scatter and break through!"

Xiaoqi then waved her hand and shouted with grim determination.

"Go!"

The Rat Group members immediately split up. Some charged straight at Lula, while others tried to flank her from the left and right.

"Trying to scatter? How interesting!"

Lula excitedly attacked the players in front of her, sending them flying one after another with her punches.

After she finished off all the players attacking from the front, she spun around, stomped the ground, and leaped toward the players on the left, sending one flying with a kick.

Immediately after, Lula viciously punched another player to death.

But by now, the few players on the right had successfully reached the main entrance.

"Not a single one will escape!"

Lula looked up at the players about to escape, raised her foot excitedly, and stomped hard on the ground.

CRACK!

In an instant, shards of stone tiles shattered and flew into the air.

Lula kicked out again and again, sending the shards flying.

"AHH!"

Instantly, all the escaping players were struck, the shards piercing through their bodies.

Seeing this, Johnny and the others were scared stiff. This was beyond anything they could comprehend.

Xiaoqi, too, was in despair. ’We can’t break through.’ In the blink of an eye, their group of fifty had been reduced to just over thirty. More than a dozen people were gone in an instant.

"My little darlings, here I come!"

At that moment, Lula turned and locked onto Xiaoqi and Cloud Fish, charging like a wild beast.

"Sister Qi, look out!"

Johnny and the others screamed in terror.

Watching the approaching Lula, Xiaoqi and Cloud Fish were utterly consumed by despair.

Just then, a terrifying figure shot between Xiaoqi and Cloud Fish at incredible speed, colliding head-on with Lula.

BOOM!

A violent shockwave swept out.

Xiaoqi and the others looked over, expressions of utter shock on their faces.

They saw Long Ming, his entire body covered in keratinized skin. His eyes were black and crisscrossed with dark patterns. With his transformed left claw, he caught Lula’s fist, while his right claw clamped down on her shoulder, holding her back with all his might.

He was pushed all the way back to where Xiaoqi and the others stood before finally stopping.

"Long Ming, you’re not dead?"

Xiaoqi shouted excitedly, snapping back to her senses.

"Go! Now!"

Long Ming’s voice was cold and raspy, not at all like that of a living person.

"Retreat!"

Hearing Long Ming, Xiaoqi immediately turned and fled with the others.

"None of you are getting away!"

Seeing Xiaoqi and the others trying to escape, Lula angrily grabbed Long Ming’s arm and flung him away.

In terms of Power, it was clear Long Ming was still no match for Lula.

Lula then turned to charge after the fleeing group.

But Long Ming, who had been thrown, quickly adjusted his body in mid-air. He landed smoothly, stomped the ground sharply, and charged Lula again.

Lula had just sensed the danger when Long Ming’s right knee struck her right cheek.

The impact sent her flying, and she crashed heavily onto the ground.

"Nice one!"

Johnny shouted excitedly, glancing back.

"Don’t look, just go!"

Xiaoqi led Johnny and the others as they ran out.