Chapter 339: 349. Capture
Kharkov is Yukolun's second-largest city and also the hometown of General Sergey.
Ever since the Star Alliance Country's laboratory appeared here five years ago, mysterious contagious diseases such as anthrax and the plague have frequently erupted.
Recently, a strange cold broke out in the barracks, infecting over 200 soldiers, and as of now, dozens have died.
No wonder Sergey was so furious, as this was his hometown and the place of his rise, yet it had become someone's testing ground.
Biological laboratories are fraught with dangers; any viral leak could lead to catastrophic losses.
Therefore, the Star Alliance Country despicably built it abroad, so even if an accident occurred, it would be someone else's disaster, occasionally allowing for an "accidental leak" to gather data.
At this moment, Lu Yao was riding the Spiritual Sparrowhawk, overlooking the Star Alliance Country's fourth-level biological laboratory from high above.
The laboratory occupied an area of 100 hectares, with an electrified metal protective fence on the outermost perimeter, and a technologically-infused semicircular building at the very center.
One had to go through strict layers of security checks to enter, with all the security personnel armed to the teeth, carrying loaded guns, and wearing heavy bulletproof vests.
The intelligence provided by Sergey indicated that the laboratory's security was tight, with only one access corridor and various stringent disinfection procedures, making infiltration nearly impossible.
Lu Yao was on a tight schedule, and as they were all old friends, he didn't bother with any flashy tricks—heading straight for the main entrance.
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At the security checkpoint of the main entrance, four fully armed security personnel saw Lu Yao approaching and immediately aimed their guns and shouted,
"This is a facility of the Star Alliance Country, please leave immediately, or we will use force…"
Before they could finish speaking, in the blink of an eye, Lu Yao was beside them, gifting each of them a blow to the head.
After four muffled sounds, four people with bleeding from seven orifices collapsed to the ground.
Casually picking up two HK416 automatic rifles, Lu Yao continued forward, through the main hall on the first floor of the building, and arrived at the "changing area."
There were rows of metal lockers here where staff would change into their work clothes.
By now, shrill alarm sounds had begun, countless footsteps approached, along with the sounds of loading weapons.
But this was only the beginning; the time ahead was precious.
In about 10 minutes, Yukolun's SWAT team would arrive for backup;
meanwhile, the lab's manager could completely destroy the data on the "Central Computer" at any moment!
Therefore, he had to race against time.
Feeling a large group of enemies about to appear, Lu Yao exerted force in his legs, ran up walls with a "wall-kick," and arrived above his enemies!
The quick-reacting ones had already looked up in shock, simultaneously raising their guns.
But by then, Lu Yao had already pulled the triggers, the muzzles flashed fire as bullets rained down from above.
In a flash, a mist of blood and screaming erupted, and Lu Yao didn't even look back as he rushed forward, also grabbing a living prisoner.
Intelligence showed—just ahead was the "disinfection zone," blocked by a metal door that required fingerprint verification.
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The fully-armed strong man in his grasp struggled, but to Lu Yao, he was as weak as a little rabbit.
Dragging the man to the metal door, there indeed was a fingerprint lock. He had the hostage help to open it and then casually discarded him afterward.
The man hit the wall hard, letting out a dull groan before falling silent, dead or alive, it was up to his luck.
Lu Yao continued directly into the "disinfection zone," the laboratory's level 2 area.
Ultraviolet lamps were everywhere, bathing the area in purple light, designed to shatter the genetic material of viruses.
There were no people here, and Lu Yao quickly passed through, entering through a resistant door into the level 3 area—the negative pressure zone.
Negative air pressure prevented substances from high-risk areas from leaking out. Beyond this point was the laboratory's "core area."
There were people here; a middle-aged Caucasian woman with glasses was in the midst of changing into protective clothing. She suddenly saw Lu Yao with two rifles in hand and let out a piercing scream.
[Quiet~]
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The Mind Force infused his voice as Lu Yao activated 'Spring Breeze and Drunkenness,' making his tone incredibly magnetic and sexy.
[What's your name?]
The middle-aged woman instantly calmed down and responded blankly, "My name is Jenny..."
[Dear Jenny, please open the door to the "Core Area" for me.]
A struggle appeared on the middle-aged woman's face, "To enter the Core Area, you must wear a 'Positive Pressure Suit'..."
The "Core Area" is where biochemical research is conducted, and one must wear an "Positive Pressure Protective Suit" that isolates the wearer from the outside environment; otherwise, there's no telling what kind of strange viruses one might catch.
However, this was of no concern to Lu Yao, who could swallow all the viruses in the entire laboratory and it wouldn't matter.
"Mere things" can no longer harm an Innate Grandmaster; any microorganism that enters their body turns into nourishment.
Lu Yao intensified his investment of Mind Force as he hypnotically commanded, [Open~]
The middle-aged woman blankly walked to the door leading to the Core Area.
This metal door displayed a "Biohazard" warning sign and required both iris verification and a password to open.
After she operated the controls, the door opened with the sound of air being drawn in, revealing a narrow passageway.
This was the Airlock Chamber of the level 4 bio-lab, with decontamination nozzles all over the ceiling.
With an "inside man," there was no need for a violent demolition, so Lu Yao went straight in.
As soon as he entered, armed guards with live ammunition arrived, but hesitated to advance at the entrance.
The Airlock Chamber of a level 4 bio-lab, dubbed the boundary of hell, is where the normal world meets the high-risk world.
The employees working here knew something about the research contents, to a greater or lesser extent, and didn't want to have any contact with the things inside.
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Having passed through the Airlock Chamber, Lu Yao finally arrived at the Core Area of the lab.
The doors here had "Automatic Interlocking Devices," preventing adjacent doors from being open at the same time to avoid leakage.
Along the way, the walls were plastered with warning signs for "High-Risk Areas" and "Biological Hazards," along with yellow spiral tubes hanging from the ceiling.
These tubes were for venting the Positive Pressure Suits of the research staff; of course, Lu Yao had no need for them, heading straight for the Central Computer.
By this time, exactly three minutes had passed since his intrusion.
At this point, the lab supervisor was likely preparing to delete the data.
After passing numerous rooms with password-protected cold storage cabinets, Lu Yao finally found the target of his mission—the Central Computer room.
All of the lab's research data was stored inside.
At that moment, two men were operating a computer inside.
These were the lab's primary and deputy supervisors, who would enter the codes to delete all the data together.
Lu Yao aimed his gun at the two men through the observation window.
The deputy supervisor immediately raised his hands in surrender while the supervisor sneered, pointing at the refrigerated cabinets behind him,
"These contain the most dangerous bacteria and viruses in the world. You madman have no protective measures, so go ahead and shoot if you want to die!"
Having said this, he pressed the Enter key on the keyboard, which was the "confirm" key for data deletion.
Lu Yao, of course, was not going to indulge him; his guns fired immediately, the bullets whistling from the chambers and easily penetrating the glass window.
The gun in his left hand knocked away the palm of the man's hand on the keyboard, and the gun in his right hand blew his head off, splattering the deputy supervisor's face with gore.
Lu Yao shouted, "Open the door!"
Facing a man ruthless enough to shoot guns in a virus lab, the deputy supervisor hurriedly typed in the code, trembling, to open the door.
Lu Yao strutted in and took away the entire mainframe of the Central Computer.
This device was physically disconnected from the network, and its construction was different from a regular computer—best to take it away in its entirety. Stay tuned with My Virtual Library Empire
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