Chapter 27

When 428’s vital signs began to fluctuate, Tang Xiao’s heart pounded like a drum.

He was afraid 428 would suddenly put on a spectacular display of transforming into a living fungus right in front of him.

At this stage, Tang Xiao couldn’t afford to become too closely involved with 428.

Of course, thanks to that paper, Tang Xiao was already inseparable from 428 as the person who had restarted the project. But that was precisely why no one could find out that 428 had begun to evolve because it had drunk his blood.

Tang Xiao could only be the one who discovered 428, not the one who created it.

Otherwise, he might very well end up being used as experimental material.

This wasn’t just a hypothetical concern. Along the way, Tang Xiao had seen how much importance the Second Eye placed on the project now that it had been restarted. The real world wouldn’t be much different. If eating him was all it took for 428 to evolve into the King of Fungi, Tang Xiao was sure plenty of schemers would be willing to tie him up and feed him to 428 immediately.

If 428 had run out to see him as soon as he arrived at the laboratory, that would practically announce that Tang Xiao and 428 had a very close relationship...

Fortunately, 428 couldn’t get out yet.

When 428’s data settled down again after fluctuating violently, Tang Xiao let out an almost imperceptible sigh of relief. The tense atmosphere in the laboratory finally eased, though everyone was still busy recording the data from what had just happened. Tang Xiao and Rocky could only follow Abercrombie around and familiarize themselves with the laboratory...