Chapter 378: Jim

Barrow was young and strong, with a swift pace, and had even won excellent results in school sports meets.

At this moment, he kicked off with both legs to chase wildly, but was actually having some trouble keeping up with the tramp pushing a bicycle.

This physique…

Can he even support himself by delivering takeout?

Fortunately.

The tramp was probably unfamiliar with the nearby roads, and in his panic, he actually ran into a dead end alley.

“Stop!”

“You, stop right there!”

Barrow blocked the other person in the alley. Under the dim streetlights, the shadows flickered. He grabbed the other person’s shoulder:

“You run, you keep running…”

“Professor Jim!”

The tramp turned around. The familiar face made Barrow’s heart pound wildly, and a chill ran from his tailbone straight to the back of his head, causing his body to involuntarily shiver.

What the hell!

How could Professor Jim, who had already passed away, appear in front of him?

“It’s me.”

Professor Jim, dressed as a tramp, slowly nodded:

“Barrow, don’t panic. I didn’t die. It’s just that someone wanted me dead, so I had to create an accident to cover it up.”

“Ah!”

Barrow came back to his senses, his mind buzzing. He subconsciously said:

“Someone wants to harm you?”

“Then quickly call the police! Arrest that person. Tracy hasn’t been in good spirits lately.”

Tracy was Professor Jim’s daughter, a high-achieving student in literature, and also the person Barrow had a crush on.

“Call the police?”

Jim shook his head, his expression complex:

“The police can’t handle them.”

“Listen!”

He grabbed Barrow’s shoulder, his face solemn:

“Barrow, I need you to help me do something.”

“Hiss…”

Barrow only felt like his shoulder was being clamped by iron pincers. His flesh and bones were aching, and he couldn’t help but gasp.

What strength!

How could Professor Jim, at his age, have such terrifying strength?

“You say, you say. I’ll definitely help if I can.”

“Do you remember the culture fluid in the safe?”

“Remember?”

“Is it still there?”

“Yes, it is.”

Barrow nodded:

“Professor Karl’s research doesn’t use those culture fluids, so they’re still there untouched.”

“That’s good.” Hearing this, Jim breathed a sigh of relief and slightly loosened his grip.

“Help me take out the No. 7 reagent inside.”

?

Barrow was stunned, and said in a low voice:

“Professor, the things in the lab belong to the Bi Tuo Group. No one except the person in charge can take them out.”

“Even you and Professor Karl, if you want to take something out, you have to report it first.”

“I…”

“It won’t pass security checks at all.”

“Heh…” Jim chuckled upon hearing this:

“Barrow, you’re still so obedient.”

“You should ask around at school. Which student hasn’t taken something from the lab, or brought something they shouldn’t into the lab?”

Barrow pursed his lips.

He was always careful and never allowed himself to do anything that didn’t comply with the rules, and it had gradually become a habit.

“Professor.”

Lowering his voice, Barrow said:

“I think if you have a problem, you should go to the police. Hiding like this isn’t a solution?”

“Tracy is waiting for you to go back.”

“Bang!”

Jim’s face flushed with anger, and he punched the wall behind Barrow. The hard concrete wall was actually dented by his fist.

If that had landed on me…

Barrow’s eyes narrowed, his face full of disbelief.

How could Professor Jim, who had always been weak and often took sick leave, have such terrifying power?

“Barrow, you’re really useless. I wasted my time thinking highly of you.” Shaking his head, Jim suddenly opened his mouth and bit towards Barrow’s throat.

“Pfft!”

“Ah!”

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Barrow only felt a stinging pain in his neck, then he screamed and backed away. He touched the area where the pain came from, and his palm was covered in blood. He couldn’t help but feel horrified:

“Professor, what did you do to me?”

“A little toxin.”

Jim sneered:

“Look at your blood. Isn’t it turning blue?”

“I’ll give you three days to bring me the things from the lab. Otherwise, you’ll be poisoned to death!”

Looking at the blood on his hand gradually turning blue, Barrow’s face turned pale, and his body felt cold.

“Don’t think about finding a doctor to detoxify you. It’s useless.” Jim snorted:

“In this world, only I can cure this poison.”

“Three days!”

His voice rose:

“I’m only giving you three days.”

“Swish!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Professor Jim rushed towards the wall behind him. His hands and feet lightly touched the wall, and his whole body scurried upwards like a nimble gecko, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Watching this scene, Barrow’s eyes were vacant, and he felt like his values from the past ten years had almost collapsed.

How can a person,

be able to do this?

That person…

Was that really Professor Jim?

He was just an ordinary college student, and he had never imagined that he would encounter something like this one day.

Pushing his bicycle, he walked out of the alley in a daze. The cold night wind blew, and Barrow subconsciously tightened his clothes.

How could this happen?

In the darkness.

Two figures landed at the end of the alley. One of them sniffed the air and said in a muffled voice:

“That thing was here, and there’s also a strange scent.”

“Jim…” The other person stroked his chin and said slowly:

“The shapeshifter on him should be a special mutation. It has been fusing for so many years before awakening its supernatural power.”

“Check who the other person is.”

“Yes.”

The shadows flickered and disappeared.

“Professor Karl!”

“Rui Li!”

In a corner of the library, the two shook hands and sat down.

“I didn’t expect Professor Karl to be interested in history as well.” Rui Li smiled and handed over a few books:

“It seems we have a common topic now.”

“When I was observing some biological evolution data, I found that there were special changes several hundred years ago, which seemed to be related to the historical environment at that time.” Karl took the books, flipping through them casually:

“So I wanted to look at the history books from that time. Thanks to you, otherwise these materials would have been really hard to find.”

“The chaotic era six hundred years ago, because of tectonic plate collisions, various regions had complex migration processes, so it’s indeed not easy to understand.” Rui Li nodded:

“Whether it’s biology or history, it seems that everything eventually comes down to geology.”

Karl smiled without saying anything.

Six hundred years ago, there were many kingdoms on this continent, but now they have become a unified federal polity.

Dozens of states make up the federation. In some cases, they are autonomous and not under the jurisdiction of the federal government.

Looking at the world map, one can vaguely see the traces of the various kingdoms of the Eastern Kingdom Continent back then, but there have been great changes.

Six hundred years ago?

He remembered that he had only left the Eastern Kingdom Continent a few decades ago, but so much time had passed here.

Moreover,

the terrain, history, environment…

All of it had undergone tremendous changes, and even the gods who had ruled this world for countless years had been eliminated.

You must know.

The gods of the Eastern Kingdom Continent were not ordinary deities. Every single one of them could be traced back to ancient times.

At least Sixth-Order!

One level higher than him.

Such beings could almost never be killed, so what exactly happened back then?

“Six hundred years ago was also known as the Era of the Gods. At that time, technology had just awakened, and the ignorant people who believed in the gods began to suppress science, causing chaos.”

Rui Li said:

“Plus, the tectonic plate movement during that period caused the world situation to fluctuate drastically for a while.”

“It wasn’t until the federation was established two hundred years ago that it was completely stabilized.”

Karl nodded and continued to flip through the books in his hand.

For some reason, there isn’t much research on the history of six hundred years ago in this world. Perhaps it’s because there is a lack of historical records from that time, so relatively authentic books are scarce.

“Bang!”

Suddenly.

A loud bang in the distance made the two of them look up.

“That’s…”

Rui Li suddenly stood up, her eyes showing experience:

“The lab is on fire!”