The roar of the transport plane's engines gradually faded into the distance. Qin Yuanfeng stood outside the research base, watching as his mother and the three divine doctors departed. Not until the aircraft vanished into the clouds did he withdraw his gaze and turn back toward the interior of the facility. The base was now completely deserted, save for the faint indicator lights flashing on various instruments and equipment.
Qin Yuanfeng walked straight to the core control room and punched in a complex sequence of passwords. Red warning text immediately popped up on the console screen: "Self-destruct sequence initiated. Countdown: 10 minutes."
Without the slightest hesitation, he left the control room, leaped into the air, and sped off toward the Kunlun Ruins. Behind him, the research base vanished in a deafening explosion that billowed into a towering fireball, thick smoke billowing upward as all research data and equipment were instantly reduced to ashes.
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