He tilted his head slightly, his gaze fixed on an isolated area deep within the laboratory, isolated by thick lead alloy and a force field barrier. Through the layers of reinforced glass, he could see several specially crafted sealed canisters suspended within, their surfaces condensed with icy frost. Within, a dark purple, viscous substance, slowly wriggling like a living thing, emitted a faint, heart-wrenching radiation—a sample of the active protoplasm of the "Bury Worm," recovered at great cost from the depths of the collapsed Zone B.
"Also," Vincent continued, his gaze falling back on Heisen, "the core protoplasm of the 'Bury Worm' is the key to understanding the connection between the 'Legacy' and the underground. Don't let me down."
"Understood! Mr. Speaker! I will definitely not let you down!" Dr. Heisen was so excited that he was incoherent. "I already have a preliminary plan! The most direct! The most efficient! Use the most violent active factor of the 'worm' protoplasm as a catalyst! Combined with the highest intensity nerve current stimulation! Directly impact the dormant core consciousness of the 'legacy' carrier! Let it completely awaken and burn in pain and chaos! It's like... like forging a peerless and fierce blade! Only the most intense flames can temper the sharpest blade!"
He danced with his hands and clicked on the console, calling up a program interface with a red danger sign flashing wildly. A few cold characters were displayed above the interface: [Neural Furnace Protocol: Virus Incubation].
"Virus..." Vincent repeated the name softly, an elusive light flashing across his icy blue eyes. "Very fitting. It requires absolute chaos and destructive power to tear open the shell of the old world and usher in a new era for the 'Ark'. Execute it, Doctor. Let me see... the light of the birth of the 'Virus'."
"Yes! Mr. Speaker! You will witness a miracle!" Dr. Heisen was shaking with excitement, and he suddenly pressed a scarlet physical button with a skull logo engraved on it on the console!
Buzz——!!!
A piercing hum of electricity instantly filled the entire laboratory! The inner wall of the metal cabin restraining Lu Chenen's body instantly lit up with dense, numbing blue arcs! Countless hair-thin neural probes, like the fangs of a venomous snake, suddenly pierced from beneath the restraints, piercing deeply into various parts of Lu Chenen's body, especially the neural connection point of his left mithril arm!
"Well--!!!"
Lu Cheneng, who had been resembling a corpse, suddenly arched his body upwards! As if thrown into a high-voltage electric rack! His tightly closed eyes suddenly opened! The pupil of his only remaining right eye instantly dilated to its limit, filled with unspeakable pain that surpassed the limits of human endurance! An inhuman, hoarse howl erupted from his throat! The sound was like his soul being crushed inch by inch!
But this is just the beginning!
Deep within the laboratory, a tiny crack opened in the thick barrier that isolated the protoplasm of the Burial Worm. An alloy tube connected to a special pumping device stretched out like a venomous snake, precisely piercing a port on the side of the restraint chamber.
Phew!
A dark purple, viscous protoplasm, emitting a strong radioactive stench and strange life fluctuations, was forcibly injected into the restraint chamber under high pressure! This substance, like living blood, seemed to have life the moment it came into contact with the air, frantically rushing towards Lu Chenen's body, especially his cracked mithril left arm!
Sizzle! Sizzle!
As the dark purple protoplasm came into contact with the mithril arm, it reacted violently like strong acid! The dark red cracks on the mithril arm instantly activated and expanded! Dark purple veins, like living blood vessels, crazily spread and eroded along the cracks! Even more terrifying, a cold, chaotic, and violent will filled with endless hunger and a desire for destruction, like billions of red-hot steel needles, pierced deep into Lu Chenen's brain along the neural probes and the eroded purple veins!
The double attack of physical pain and mental pollution!
Lu Chen's body twitched and spasmed wildly in the restraint chamber! The blood vessels beneath his skin bulged out like twisted earthworms! His only remaining right eye rolled back, and white foam mixed with blood gushed out of his mouth and nose! His consciousness sank and tore apart in the boundless abyss of pain! Countless shattered and terrifying images impacted his spiritual world like a tsunami:
—The cold metal operating table…the glaring shadowless light…the excruciating pain of drilling into the bone…a silver-white arm roughly joined to a severed limb…
—Boundless data streams…cold electronic commands…killing…endless killing…Qingyi’s face of fear and despair…
——The hoarse voice of the Web Weaver whispered in my ear: "…'Legacy'…is hope…and a curse…"
—Finally, there were Vincent K’s icy blue eyes, looking down upon ants with the coldness of a god…
“Ah——!!! Qingyi…no…get away…get out of my mind!!!” Lu Cheneng roared like a beast in extreme pain and confusion. It was the wail of a soul that was completely polluted and torn apart!
Outside the restraint chamber, Dr. Heisen stared excitedly at the monitor screens, watching the physiological parameters and energy readings soar wildly. He especially noticed the growing glow of energy on Mithril's left arm, its color gradually shifting from dark red to an eerie deep purple. He danced with joy, "Yes! That's it! Suffer! Struggle! Let the will of the 'worm' and the power of the 'legacy' clash and fuse within you! Birth! My 'virus'! Birth!!!"
Vincent stood quietly by, as if appreciating a subtle drama. His icy blue eyes reflected the brutal and eerie light within the restraint chamber, and a faint, cold curve curved around the corner of his mouth. Shadows shrouded in mist, silence as solid as a rock.
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