January 25, 06:44:04.

"What's your name?"

Inside the dark passage, He Yu followed the man at a leisurely pace and suddenly spoke.

Who knows how this person with facial paralysis ended up in their own home? Maybe it's because of this equally strange passage, which is like a rainbow bridge from a science fiction movie, connecting to countless different places.

He had so many questions he wanted to ask, but he didn't know how to put them into words.

“D04, Lu Jin.” The man took out a flattened pack of cigarettes from his pocket, without asking He Yujie if he minded, took one out, lit it, and took a deep drag before replying, “You can also call me Test Officer, whatever you like.”

"This channel is called Eoubs-035. Once activated, it can travel to all the locations we have detected, but currently it is limited to within China."

"Is that so..." He Yu was more concerned about the first half of Lu Jin's sentence: D04, which was a level higher than his own.

He still didn't know what the so-called E05 meant to Eoubs—was it a disposable consumable? Or something else entirely?

In short, it doesn't seem like anything of value.

Seeing his thoughtful expression, Lu Jin exhaled a puff of smoke and said with a forced smile, "You know what kind of monster your infection came from, right?"

“659, I looked at the information yesterday.” He Yu rubbed his nose; he didn’t smoke and was choked by the smoke. “What exactly is it? Is it something like an indescribable substance that can drive people insane?”

His worldview had been refreshed several times last night. The insane communication channels, the Control Operations Department, the anomalous species—everything seemed like a dream, yet it was undeniably real.

“It’s not that simple. You only know the basics because of your level and access restrictions.” Lu Jin took a long drag of his cigarette, ignoring the cigarette butt that was about to burn his fingers, and his expression returned to calm: “Never mind, you’ll understand what I mean once you pass the test.”

He Yu felt that asking the question was pointless; the man's words had a hidden meaning, which made him very uncomfortable.

The two said nothing more and continued walking for about five minutes until they came to a wall. Lu Jin stopped, threw the cigarette butt into the passage, and took out another one to light.

"Stop, we've arrived."

Just like last time, He Yu witnessed the wall opening on its own like a double door, and was somewhat taken aback after seeing the scene inside.

The space behind the wall was much larger than he had imagined. There were no high-tech instruments or researchers inside, and at first glance it looked like an iron box, with white space all around.

In the center of the room, a gaunt-faced, abnormally thin man sat on the ground. He was wearing a black bodysuit and his limbs were abnormally long, reminding He Yu of the rubber man in comics.

【E01: Ape.】

A familiar-looking ID tag hung around the man's neck, but it had no photo, only a string of characters representing his rank.

"Are you good at fighting?" Lu Jin slowly turned his head and asked expressionlessly.

"What do you think?" He Yu didn't think he looked like a tough guy.

“I think even if you can’t fight, your patience should be pretty good.” Lu Jin got the answer he wanted, and he urged He Yu to go inside, saying meaningfully, “Go in, stop dawdling.”

"What should I do next?"

He Yu had no idea what was going on. He understood that testing should involve running around to various instruments that detect bodily functions, not this bizarre situation.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the room, the wall behind him closed shut again at an extremely fast speed.

"..."

The incident happened so suddenly that He Yu stood there for more than ten seconds, stunned, before finally realizing what Lu Jin's so-called test was.

The man sitting on the floor stood up. He was a full head taller than He Yu. Although he was much thinner than the average person, his disproportionately large limbs were still enough to make one's scalp tingle.

"Uh, good morning?" He Yu subconsciously took a few steps back, distancing himself from E01.

A deathmatch in a cage? He pondered. Perhaps the man before him was in the same predicament, if only they could communicate…

"Hello."

E01 tilted his head, carefully examined him, and then swung his right hand at a speed that was impossible for the naked eye to perceive, sending a powerful gust of wind crashing down on He Yu's head.

"Fuck your mother..."

There was no time to dodge.

*Pfft*

Half of his head was smashed into a bloody pulp by the blow, and the leaked brain matter and bone fragments gushed out like a fountain, staining most of the floor and walls with blood.

The idea of ​​strangulation was rehearsed in an instant and then put into action. E01 did not react in any way; he simply knelt on the convulsing body and pounded He Yu's head again and again.

In less than half a minute, E01 smashed his entire head into a bloody mess, brain tissue was scattered everywhere, and even his eyeballs popped out and were crushed by him.

After finishing everything, E01 looked up at the ceiling and said blankly to the air, "I'm really bad at cleaning."

“Since you come to see me every month anyway, why not just give me a quick death this time? I’m fed up with this life of dealing with test subjects 05.”

Inside the observation room, Lu Jin yawned. He found the scene on the screen rather boring, so he threw a cigarette butt into his mouth and chewed it.

“06:56, Eoubs-659-1 died.”

"Hazard level assessment: ESF".

No life regression detected.

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