Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 185 Melting

"A group of people went out, but two people were missing when they came back?!" Just as Xie Xingzhou finished settling the wounded and collecting the bodies of the giant ape and the mutated monkey, news came from his subordinates who were in charge of dealing with the group of rich kids who insisted on going up the wild mountain to cause trouble.

"They said they were chased by mutated monkeys and were so focused on escaping that the two of them fell behind and went unnoticed until they came down the mountain for treatment and recovered."

A surge of anger welled up in Xie Xingzhou's heart, and he cursed, "A bunch of people with brains! They took stock immediately when we came down the mountain, and asked so many questions!" He knew there was more to this than met the eye, so he barely suppressed his anger and patiently asked, "What were the identities of those two who were missing?"

“One is named Xue Minying, the youngest daughter of the general manager of Contemporary Electronics Information, and the other is named Shao Xingyu, the second son of the chairman of Xiangjia Group,” the subordinate said succinctly. “What’s a bit unusual is that these two were recently found to be in a potential awakening period, but their parents are currently abroad, so we haven’t informed them yet. We were just waiting for them to return to China to notify them to join the team. We didn’t expect them to suddenly come here…”

Jie Xingzhou closed his eyes in frustration. Contemporary Electronics Information has a business that cooperates with the official medical industry, while Xiangjia Group is responsible for medical equipment. Both companies were brought in by the higher authorities to research superhumans after the Jin family, but they are still in the preparation stage because they have not yet made room for them.

I don't know which bastard saw this opportunity and started stirring things up.

"Take a few skilled men and come with me up the mountain to search. We'll do everything we can to search for them within 48 hours. They are latent awakened beings, they can hold out longer than ordinary people, we can't give up any hope." After making the arrangements, Xie Xingzhou immediately reported to his superiors. He couldn't cover this up, he could only do his best.

He looked up at the mountain peaks that had suddenly become shrouded in fog, and thought to himself: I hope the two of them can escape danger and turn bad luck into good, otherwise the authority of the government will be greatly diminished in the face of these two families.

I wonder if Chu Deng got to try the legendary monkey wine...

Thinking of Chu Deng and Jin Dahai's possible drinking spree, and then of his impending grueling mountain search, he couldn't help but curse.

This miserable life.

Who says life is tough? For Shao Xingyu, life is incredibly exciting.

In his view, this search for the mountain was not a conspiracy, but it was fraught with danger.

While being chased by the mutated monkey, he and Xue Minying accidentally lost their footing and tumbled down a hillside. Xue Minying fell into a snake pit, where a dense multitude of intertwined snakes strangled her to death. At the last moment, Shao Xingyu, at the cost of dislocating his arm, was left hanging from a crooked tree outside the snake pit.

Before he could even save himself, the snakes in the snake pit suddenly scattered in all directions. A spider that would make anyone's scalp crawl blocked the entrance and devoured the snakes in the snake pit like they were eating spicy snacks.

Shao Xingyu was so scared he almost wet his pants. He trembled and held his breath, hoping the spider wouldn't notice him, a nobody.

But when he saw the spider wrap Xue Minying's body in a cocoon and drag it out of the cave, Shao Xingyu finally couldn't help but gasp in fright, which alerted the spider with its keen senses.

In the blink of an eye, Shao Xingyu was also wrapped in the snow-white spider silk, but he did not die. He could even clearly feel himself being carried by the spider. After a bumpy ride, Shao Xingyu seemed to be able to sense that he was being dragged back to the spider's nest, because he could hear the dripping sound of water.

At this moment, he was unaware that this was because he was about to awaken his supernatural abilities, and his senses were unconsciously being enhanced. He could only feel his increasing thirst and hunger through the dripping sound of water.

When he felt a slight stinging sensation on his skin, Shao Xingyu struggled to raise the back of his hand and wipe his face. His hand was covered in an unknown sticky substance. He felt like a melting candle, and it wouldn't be long before he was melted into a pool of blood by the spider web.