Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!-Chapter 501 - 484: Suicide

"Your Majesty, why push me this far?" Vine sighed softly, then suddenly pulled out a silver handgun from inside his jacket.

Shen Tang and the Beastmen turned pale in an instant.

Lu Xiao immediately moved to shield her, and Xue Yinzhou was ready for action, yet in the next second—

"Bang!"

The gunshot rang out! Vine had turned the gun on himself, aiming at his temple, the bullet piercing through his head instantly, spraying a mist of blood!

"Ah!"

"Help, someone died!"

The sudden change stunned everyone. The staff at the institute witnessed the director collapse and die, immediately causing a panic, with some fainting on the spot.

Shen Tang snapped out of her shock, quickly rushing forward to try using her healing ability, but found Vine’s body already rapidly decaying, turning into a pool of blood and bones, emitting a pungent corrosive smell...

"Be careful! Stay away!" Jia Lan hurriedly pulled Shen Tang behind him, simultaneously raising a wall of water to block the toxic gas and quickly clearing the scene.

He muttered under his breath, "To directly commit suicide, this is too extreme, too insane."

Originally, it was expected he would feign ignorance, argue, or resist; no one thought he would actually kill himself.

Now with his death, there is no evidence to follow, and all clues are cut off.

Shen Tang’s face looked grim; this was simply madness!

She suddenly recalled something, grabbing a nearby trembling researcher. This was Vine’s assistant, usually responsible for organizing core data.

In a hurry she asked, "Where is the research data I handed to him a few days ago?"

The assistant’s face turned pale with fright, "Wha-what data? I’ve never seen it!"

Shen Tang’s heart sank.

It seems Vine had no intention of researching that data at all, likely having destroyed it long ago, fortunately, she had the system make a backup in advance.

Yet even with a backup, without a way to decode it, she still could not uncover the true secrets of the experimental base.

The system urgently voiced, [Host, Vine must be tied to the experimental base, otherwise, he wouldn’t have resorted to such extreme suicide.]

[He spent years at the Zero Point Research Institute, surely leaving behind many things in the database. If you let me access the mainframe, we might be able to crack these research reports!]

"How long will it take?"

[At least three hours, using the Light Computer to connect to the lab mainframe.]

"Okay."

Shen Tang immediately followed the system’s instructions to operate.

However, three hours later, the situation was far from hopeful.

The system for the first time cursed in anger, [Damn! That cunning bastard... he actually altered the database in advance!]

Receiving the information from the system, Shen Tang’s face instantly darkened—

"Your Majesty, I wish you well. I guessed you would find this letter."

"Forgive my departure without a farewell. I cannot disclose the answers you seek, but I know what you need."

"Before leaving, I prepared a gift for you, hidden in the secret safe on the left of the entrance of the top-floor laboratory."

"The password is: miracle012."

When Lu Xiao, Jia Lan, and Xue Yinzhou saw this "letter", their faces grew serious.

There’s a saying, "When a man is about to die, his words are good," but with Vine, it seemed especially eerie.

He seemed to have foreseen his own death—or perhaps had long been prepared for his exposure.

If he was truly a traitor, why leave clues? Could the safe contain a trap?

But if he wanted to harm others, why go to the trouble of setting all this up?

This seemed more like... a death game carefully designed by a quirky scientific madman.

"Female Master, this person is too cunning. Who knows what he’s up to," Lu Xiao stopped Shen Tang, "Stay here, let me go and take a look."

"Alright, be careful."

"Hmm."

Lu Xiao went to the top-floor lab and indeed found a hidden chamber on the left wall.

The small space was filled with sophisticated equipment, with only an old password safe in the corner.

Upon entering the password, the safe door clicked open. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

No bomb, no trap.

Only a vial of liquid with a ghostly green glow.

Underneath it was a note:

"Your Majesty, this liquid can save your companion’s life, but sadly it’s only a semi-finished product..."

"It lacks the most crucial ingredient—Blood Clan essence."

"That truly is a good stuff, able to enhance cell regeneration, making one stronger, but sadly—once it’s used, it’s gone."

"Your Majesty, you have no more than three days left. Retrieve the Blood Clan’s essence and produce the complete liquid; otherwise, your beast husband will turn into one of those monsters you encountered at the experimental base... the only path is death."

Shen Tang looked at each word on the note, seemingly able to see the gentle yet inscrutable madness of the young man.

Her fingers clenched tightly, trembling slightly at the tips, causing the paper to crease.

What was Vine’s true identity? Why did he know all this?

Shen Tang did not know, but the most urgent matter now was to save Xiao Jin!

If what Vine said was true, there was at least a glimmer of hope; if he was deceiving her... she still had to give it a try!

"System, can Vine be trusted?"

[Host, humans have a saying: there’s a fine line between genius and madness. If Vine intended to deceive, why go to such lengths? What could be his motive?]

"A mere joke?"

[Can’t rule out that possibility, but the host currently has no other options.]

"..." Indeed.

Shen Tang fell into thought.

Back in Shen Li’s Spiritual Illusion Realm, she learned from the High Priest that the Blood Clan had been extinct, and now the only pureblood Blood Clan alive in the world is likely—

The leader of the rebel army, Necro!

To obtain the Blood Clan essence, she must start with his true form.

Xue Yinzhou and Lu Xiao might be able to fight Necro, but he is extremely cautious, rarely revealing his true form. It’s only possible to catch him at his most relaxed moment—like last time in the bath.

Does she have to use the same trick again?

But this means Shen Tang must infiltrate the rebel army headquarters again, where that guy is likely already on guard, not to mention Necro’s true form is deeply powerful; how can she ensure her own safety?

The system reminded, [Host, don’t forget about the system reward tool, Telekinesis, which doesn’t require you to touch his true form directly. As long as you’re within ten meters, you can get the essence!]

Shen Tang’s eyes lit up, this was indeed a feasible method, although still risky, the chance of success was significantly improved.

[But how do I find his true form?]

Last time she went to the rebel army headquarters, it was by sheer luck.

According to Fu Teng and those rebel Beastmen, Necro usually doesn’t stay long at the rebel army headquarters either. With only three days and even with the tool’s help, she might not find him.

[Host, since you’ve had some of his blood, I can track his true form’s location.]The system volunteered, [Would you like to teleport there now?]