NOVEL NEXT Chapter 761: Mutation
Evening time.
Su Mo, following the address given by Lin Zinuo, arrived at the entrance of a five-star hotel in Freedom City.
Lin Zinuo was waiting at the door. Seeing Su Mo approaching, she walked up to him.
"Why are you so slow?"
"I wandered around a bit. It's not even the agreed time yet, is it?"
Su Mo said with a smile.
"Don't you know how to come early? Anyway, let's not talk about that. Let's go."
Lin Zinuo led Su Mo inside.
"Is there anyone else invited today?"
Su Mo asked curiously.
"How could there be? My parents are such strict people; they never invite anyone to dinner. Otherwise, do you think they would have struggled so much before?"
Lin Zinuo couldn't help but complain.
In fact, she wasn't making it up; Lin Wei was the classic type of highly talented but extremely strict intellectual.
Because he was too strict in the past, always speaking the blunt truth.
He offended a lot of people and never had the chance to showcase his talents.
"Isn't it inappropriate for you to complain like that?"
Su Mo said in surprise.
"I'm telling the truth. With my father's temperament, only my mother can tolerate him and doesn't mind him. Otherwise, with my mother's outstanding talent, she would have been affected as well, impacting me too."
Lin Zinuo said, patting her chest.
"You?"
Su Mo looked Lin Zinuo up and down.
Lin Zi elbowed Su Mo, annoyed, and said, "Looking down on me, aren't you? I'm from a prestigious scholarly family, graduated with a Ph.D. at twenty-one, skipping grades all the way. Impressive, right? And I've been learning from my parents these past years. I'm genuinely talented now."
"Cough, cough, really?"
"Do you want a beating!"
Lin Zinuo raised her fist, ready to deal with Su Mo.
"Zinuo!"
At this moment, a stern voice sounded.
Lin Zinuo immediately retracted her fist and stood properly.
Unknowingly, they had already reached outside the private room, and Lin Wei happened to come out and see this scene.
Su Mo, seeing the scene, also wanted to laugh but held it back.
He respectfully greeted Lin Wei: "Hello, Uncle."
"Hmm, come in and eat."
Lin Wei said calmly to Su Mo.
So Su Mo and Lin Zinuo followed Lin Wei into the private room.
Inside the private room, Lin He saw that Su Mo had arrived and her eyes lit up. She said with a beaming smile.
"Su Mo, you're here! I haven't seen you in years; you've become more mature."
"Thank you for the compliment, Auntie."
"Why so polite? Come and sit."
Lin He warmly went up to bring Su Mo to sit down.
Su Mo felt a bit overwhelmed and quickly said, "Alright, Auntie, you sit too."
They soon sat down, and Lin Wei turned his head to the waiting waiter and said, "You can serve the dishes now."
"Alright."
The waiter responded quickly.
Lin Wei looked up at Su Mo and said, "I wanted to invite you to dinner to thank you for a long time. But Lin Zinuo said she couldn't reach you; did you join the interstellar expedition?"
"Yes, actually there's no need to thank me. Lin Zinuo and I are very good friends; it's nothing much."
Su Mo explained with a smile.
"Since you say so, I won't be too formal. If there's anything you need, feel free to come to us."
Lin Wei said steadily.
"Okay."
Su Mo nodded repeatedly.
"By the way, Xiao Su, what are you doing these days?"
Lin He curiously asked Su Mo.
"Uh~ I just retired from the Military Department recently and am now working as a manager at the Chenxi Group."
Su Mo casually explained.
"Mother, why are you asking so much? Are you investigating household registration?"
Lin Zinuo muttered to Lin He.
"I'm just showing some concern. You still speak so thoughtlessly, child."
Lin He affectionately chided.
Just then, steaming dishes started being served.
Lin Zinuo quickly changed the subject.
"Let's not talk about that. Let's eat first."
"Okay!"
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In Freedom City, a patrol team of soldiers was conducting a routine check on a passing couple.
"What are you carrying in your pocket?"
"Just gum. Do you have to check that too?"
The male of the couple pulled out a pack of gum from his pocket, complaining a bit.
The inspecting soldier glanced at it and returned the gum. Then he noticed the bulging pocket of the woman next to him and continued.
"Ma'am, take out what's in your pocket too."
"Why?"
The woman in front of him was a bit displeased.
The inspecting soldier directly reached out to grab it.
The man immediately stepped in front.
"What are you doing?"
"This is a routine check. Please cooperate."
"Do you believe I'll sue you for harassing my girlfriend?"
"I'm performing my duty. Please cooperate."
"Hmph, I think you're abusing your position to exploit!"
...
Hearing the man's words, the soldier's anger surged, and his face twisted, a flicker of red light appearing in his eyes. He suddenly raised his firearm, aiming at the man in front of him.
Bang!
In an instant, the man's head exploded like a watermelon, spraying blood everywhere.
"Ah!"
The woman beside him screamed in terror.
"Yuka, what are you doing? Are you insane?"
The teammates beside him were stunned.
However, Yuka's face was also twisted, covered in blood. He turned around and raised his gun, firing wildly at his teammates beside him.
"Shut up, all of you, die!"
...
On the bustling street, some passing citizens suddenly clutched their chests, a creepy smile creeping on their faces, their eyes flashing red light.
They instantly pounced on the passing woman next to them.
"Ah!"
...
Suddenly, screams filled the air one after another.
Some citizens and soldiers abruptly knelt to the ground, their faces twisted in a grimace, their blood quickly mutating, and red veins protruding all over their bodies.
Next, their bodies shook violently!
Their skin cracked, and then internally, blood and flesh proliferated like tumors.
In an instant, they transformed into ugly monsters without skin.
Passersby, upon seeing this, screamed in terror.
"Monster!"
"Kill!"
Those who turned into ugly monsters raised their heads, looking at the fearful onlookers around, making grizzly sounds.
In an instant, chaos erupted throughout Freedom City, and flames soared to the sky in every area.
However, it wasn't just Freedom City experiencing chaos, but the entire Earth Star, even all civilizations.
The only exception was Star Ring City. The whole city seemed to activate some device, with countless blue stars floating up, forming a blue shield that enveloped the entire Star Ring City.
The red aura radiating from the starry sky was completely blocked outside.
Inside the hotel private room, Su Mo was forcing a stiff smile while listening to Lin Wei encouraging him.
"I know that at your age, achieving a high position is already quite impressive. If it were in the past, before entering the Star Sea Era, with short lifespans, it wouldn't be an issue. But with the widespread distribution of Genetic Potions, significantly extending lifespans, life's become much longer. You need to continuously learn and study to enrich yourself...."
Lin Wei advised seriously.
"Understood."
Su Mo replied stiffly.
At that moment, Su Mo suddenly felt his heart jolt fiercely!
The suppressed Negative Energy Pollution seemed to erupt instantly.
He quickly pressed his hand on the table, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth to suppress the surging Negative Energy Pollution.
Simultaneously, he called out to the Fake Owner·Swallower deep within his mind.
"Su Mo, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell?"
Lin Zinuo exclaimed with concern when she saw Su Mo's sudden expression of pain.
Lin Wei and Lin He were also taken aback; he was fine just now, what suddenly happened?
Lin Wei immediately turned to the waiter and said, "Bring the food, please."
The waiter hurriedly complied.
Suddenly, screams of terror and sounds of things being smashed came from outside the private room.
"No need."
Su Mo replied through gritted teeth.
Just then, terrified screams and the sound of things shattering came from outside the private room.