Chapter 58
Xiao Shengyun was awakened by the thick smoke.
Before he could even get dressed, a deafening alarm blared in his ears.
"The research institute is under attack! The research institute is under attack! Please evacuate via the emergency exit at the end of the corridor!"
The entire building seemed to begin to shake, the smell of smoke in the air grew stronger, and the temperature began to rise. There were chaotic footsteps coming from below, which meant that the researchers inside the building were quickly evacuating.
He put on his coat and tried to push open the door to the room.
It's very hot.
The metal door handle was already extremely hot.
Xiao Shengyun thought for a moment, then split open his arm, and tiny tentacles emerged from it, turning the door lock slightly.
When in contact with hot metal, the tentacles make a sizzling sound, like grilled squid.
He was sprayed with water as soon as he stepped out. The fire extinguishers in the corridor had already put out the flames. Under the alternation of high temperature and cold water, small explosions could be heard continuously.
A multitude of chaotic auras emanated from below; they were his kind.
These people not only infiltrated the research institute, but also released many of the institute's surviving contaminants.
What about Zhou Zhi?
He suddenly realized something, ran straight to the end of the corridor, opened the window, and jumped out.
At the entrance of the research institute, the Awakened guards and the intruders were locked in a fierce battle. The institute contained a wealth of classified information and samples, so the higher-ups had specially assigned five A-level Awakened to guard it.
Healing, Heartbeat, Shadow Blade, Divine Power, Thunder.
There are only five people, but they have healers, support, and damage dealers.
The strength of an Awakened is determined by two factors: their innate talent and their level of corruption. The former determines the lower limit, while the latter determines the upper limit.
But these five awakened individuals felt like they had seen a ghost today.
What is this?
Bubbles made of water rose into the air, their surfaces shimmering with iridescent colors. Thunder roared down from the sky, but it was all blocked by an invisible wall of air, which also blocked blades launched from the shadows.
The intruder's face bulged to the side, with a small hole on each side revealing layers of red subcutaneous tissue that twitched slightly, like a fish stranded on the shore.
The figure of the man in black beside him slowly melted away, like heated chocolate, his entire body merging into the wall as he moved towards the interior of the research institute.
The bubbles flew toward the guardian, bursting little by little just before they touched his body, leaving behind a few water molecules in the air.
How could that be?
One of the intruders looked at his companion with a puzzled expression.
Companion: "Why do we have to work? Why do we have to fight? Can't we go back? I really want to swim around in the bathtub."
Those present:
Even though everyone thinks that way, you don't need to say it out loud, and isn't this occasion a bit inappropriate?
But regardless, this is a good opportunity.
"Thunder", "Shadow Blade", and "Divine Power" swiftly attacked the intruders, while behind them, "Healing" and "Heart Sound" exchanged a glance, the latter with her eyebrows curved and an innocent look on her face.
"Heart Sound" is also a type of mental talent, but it is not as abnormal as mind control. It can amplify human emotions and desires.
Just like the invaders this time, laziness is their nature, and slacking off is their instinct. As long as these desires are amplified, they will naturally crumble on their own.
The most troublesome issue is not these people, but the pollutants that have been released.
Zhou Zhi knelt in front of the door, his face smeared with some red and black substance, which could be blood or some other liquid.
Unidentified black beetles, birds with bat wings, giant frogs with wide mouths and hands... they surrounded Zhou Zhi, but dared not take a step forward.
The monsters' pupils were deep and lifeless, with fine threads connecting their brains.
These monsters are all controlled by their prey.
"This really caught us off guard."
Zhou Zhi straightened up. Controlling so many creatures at the same time caused his head to throb with pain, and a white fog clouded his vision.
This is a backlash caused by overusing one's talent.
He raised his hand, and a group of pollutants in front of him made various noises and then began to fight each other.
Of course, there were also some who escaped the net because they were too stupid to be controlled. These fish quickly pounced on Zhou Zhi and were killed by a bullet.
Zhou Zhi held the silver, specially made pistol in his hand, still covered in gunpowder smoke. The bullets from this gun could instantly kill pollutants below level C, but the white before his eyes grew thicker, as if he were deep in a dense fog.
This won't last long.
The monsters' battle was nearing its end. The giant frog had devoured other pollutants, its bulging eyes filled with dense red blood vessels.
It needs more food.
So when it smells a fragrance in the air, it instinctively walks in that direction.
A huge black net descended from the sky.
When Xiao Shengyun saw the dense mass of unidentified creatures before him, a chill ran down his spine. This was a war of attrition.
The black source material condensed into countless needles, shooting towards the source core of the contaminant. As the battle progressed, the power within the body gradually diminished.
"Pfft—"
Tiny tentacles passed through several insect contaminants, like inserting a habit into a beverage, and the insects quickly turned into a thin skin.
What humans say makes some sense; eating and exercising at the same time is indeed terrible. But at least he doesn't have to worry about a prolapsed stomach. Xiao Shengyun casually twisted off the heads of a few small pollutants and was amused by the joke he had come up with.
However, these sources are not enough, and they need to be properly digested before they can be used.
He gently sniffed the familiar scents around him.
Isn't it a bit inhuman to cling to your teammates while fighting monsters? Oh, he's not human to begin with.
Blood stained the white lab coat. The excessively high level of contamination damaged the optic nerve, leaving Zhou Zhi in complete darkness. However, due to his unique talent, he gained another "eye" to see his surroundings clearly.
He could feel something creeping up his blood-stained sleeve.
"Dean Zhou, are you alright?" The person next to him took his arm.
"It's alright," he replied calmly.
The increasing darkness before our eyes signifies a more intense onslaught of pollutants.
At the same time, he also saw those black threads, the other end of which was wrapped around...
The fighting here seemed to have caught the attention of the invaders, who sprinkled some fine powder.
The pollutants, which had been under control, suddenly began to stir.
Shen Yao was held in the arms of the dark figure. She wore a special ring on her wrist, which contained a potion that could weaken her.
This stuff belongs to the research institute, but now it's convenient for intruders.
The intruder was also carrying a box of antagonists in his other hand.
"Mission objective achieved!"
In the midst of the chaos, Xiao Shengyun felt dizzy, as if he had been drinking. He was aware of what he was doing, but his consciousness and physical actions were clearly out of sync.
He practically wrapped his entire body around Zhou Zhi, but fortunately, he didn't get too much blood or monster secretions on his body.
Zhou Zhi could only see blurry outlines beside him, his arm was being tightly wrapped by the little thing.
Looking at the pollutants across the way, and then at the person clinging to him.
Without making a sound, he made two more cuts on himself, in very precise locations, causing a significant amount of bleeding, but without damaging any arteries.
Black threads spread out in front of them, quickly enveloping the two in a huge black cocoon.
When Ye Ting led his team to the scene, all they saw was the research institute burned down by the fire, corpses littered with contaminants, and two people at the very back of the corpses.
What's going on here?
His teammate had already fainted, leaning on Dean Zhou's shoulder. Zhou Zhi had one hand supporting him from behind. His white clothes were spotless, the bloodstains having been licked clean by someone.
The two were bound together haphazardly by thin black threads.
"Did you come on a tricycle? Clean up the scene." Zhou Zhi raised his eyelids, and Ye Ting noticed that his eyeballs had turned golden-red, and his pupils were larger than normal. Just one glance made something explode in his mind, and he hurriedly lowered his head.
One of them was mentally unstable, and the other was half-blind. They should have been resting, but the research institute had exploded, and there were too many things to deal with.
"The inventory has been completed. The fire suppression system was activated promptly. Of the 152 personnel, only five sustained minor injuries from the fire; the rest were safely evacuated. Based on the intelligence provided by those individuals, the target was likely the humanoid contaminant. Apart from that, all other samples, experimental materials, and reagents are intact. All thirty-two living contaminants have died and have been recovered into specialized incubators. The building sustained varying degrees of damage, and the maintenance personnel dispatched from above will arrive in three days." The assistant compiled the losses into a table, which his superior, due to poor eyesight, read briefly.
At the same time, he glanced curiously at the person behind the dean out of the corner of his eye.
"Okay, I understand."
"Dean, the executive officer is in good condition. He was unconscious only because of the backlash from the pollution. However, with his current pollution level, I'm afraid even antagonists won't be able to help."
The young man whose talent was "healing" examined Xiao Shengyun's physical condition. His talent could only heal injuries, but it had no effect on pollution.
"How many?"
"Huh?" The young man paused for a moment, then replied randomly, "3200."
He glanced at the person lying on the bed with pity. Usually, someone would have completely lost their mind by 1000, so 3200 was truly unimaginable.
The fact that the other party and the dean withstood the attack of dozens of pollutants was enough for him to admire them.
The person on the bed was sleeping peacefully, and everything seemed normal, except that small scales had grown on his face and arms.
"Dean, with this level of contamination, there's no way to turn him back into a human. You'd better hurry before he wakes up..."
deal with.
He keenly sensed the unusual atmosphere between the dean and the executive officer, but an awakened person with a pollution level as high as three thousand was a bomb that could be ignited at any moment.
"Test again," Zhou Zhi ordered.
"There's no difference even if we test again." The young man felt that emotions were indeed irrational; even someone as calm as their dean had lost his mind.
Wouldn't it be the same if we tested again? Does this person's contamination level suddenly drop after two minutes?
"Two thousand, two thousand five!" He looked at the instrument in disbelief as the numbers on it plummeted at an unbelievable speed.
Is this reasonable?
He looked at the executor on the bed again. The tiny black scales gradually disappeared, and the skin in that area became white and smooth again, revealing a clean and gentle human face.
"As expected," Zhou Zhi said in a low voice, as if he had confirmed something. In his vision, the black area was rapidly decreasing, like a faded ink.
The research institute suffered heavy losses this time. Not only was the building burned down, but the five awakened individuals guarding the place were seriously injured, and those people also took away Shen Yao and some medicines.
Zhou Zhi's pollution gradually subsided, and he quickly threw himself into his work.
Rebuilding the research institute, organizing data, reconstituted reagents...
at the same time
"dad……"
Shen Yao stared at the man in front of her in disbelief, tears streaming down her face.
The man before her was Shen Xiuping.
Shen Xiuping held the girl in his arms, letting her cry uncontrollably.
"Dad, I miss you so much."
“Baby, I miss you too.” Shen Xiuping knelt down and gently wiped away Shen Yao’s tears, but his eyes were cold.
Will researchers be lenient with experimental subjects?
After Shen Yao cried herself out, he took her to a laboratory where there was a bed and various instruments and sensors.
"Baby, lie down, we need to check your physical condition," Shen Xiuping said gently.
Shen Yao had no doubts. She obediently climbed onto the bed, her large, clear eyes wide open, and waited quietly until the needle pierced her skin and the blade sliced across her neck.
pain.
it hurts.
it hurts!
Shen Yao wanted to shout, but a soft voice came from beside her: "Baby, hang in there a little longer, okay?"
Hang in there a little longer, don't let Dad down.
Shen Yao swallowed the scream that was about to come out.
Red blood flowed from the tube and was poured into another container.
As Shen Xiuping watched the little monster struggle in pain, a sense of pleasure flashed through his heart.
The color red reminded him of the red dress he bought for He Yun.
This project was initially intended to better observe Shen Yao, so the organization selected three researchers.
Later, the project leader proposed selecting a man and a woman to form a couple, as they wanted to understand what this little monster would become in society.
Will he call his parents "Mom and Dad" like a normal child? Will he develop feelings for them? Will he interact normally with his peers?
Therefore, Shen Xiuping and He Yun were chosen to carry out this task.
Shen Xiuping had met He Yun.
Their laboratories were on the same floor, and there was a common lounge where He Yun often drank.
Brandy or whiskey with ice, the aroma of alcohol mixed with flowers and fruits wafts through the air.
Aside from her lab coat, He Yun always wore black or brown clothes, and her hair was tied up haphazardly. She didn't seem to know how to tie her hair very well, so there were always some stray hairs near her ears.
A pretty person, but they've ruined themselves by making themselves look drab and dusty.
Having spent many years together, Shen Xiuping felt that he might have been a little bit attracted to her, but only a little. When He Yun showed any signs of resistance, he still killed her.
He went back to his bedroom and took out a document.
That was the initial model for this project.
Over the years, people have been exploring ways to eliminate pollutants.
Initially, they tried to integrate the pollutants with humans. However, the integration process was never satisfactory.
However, during the research process, it was discovered that pollutants can also have human emotions, and thus a crazy plan was born.
They wanted to use "love" to manipulate pollutants.
Shen Yao was the "02" test subject.
Once, a person brought Shen Yao into the world, but later, due to a series of changes, Shen Yao ended up in an orphanage.
They then burned the welfare home to the ground.
Shen Xiuping and another member of the organization formed a family, and the two raised Shen Yao together, just like countless other human families.
Unfortunately, that woman actually developed feelings for the pollutants and even tried to take Shen Yao away.
That woman is now a corpse.
This project can almost be described as a complete success.
At least Shen Yao developed an extreme dependence on him.
"There's been a slight problem with the second batch of fusion experiments," a member said as they approached.
"knew."
"As we expected, the experimental subjects did not kill the host, but they subtly influenced the host's thoughts and behaviors."
In the huge glass fish tank, a handsome young man was completely naked, and his lower body was not like the legs of an ordinary human, but a long fish tail, which shimmered with a ghostly blue halo under the white light.
But his face showed extreme pain.
His body was severed, and a part no less capable than his was reattached below.
Forty, that was his code name.
The forty struggled violently, and huge splashes of water erupted from above, drenching the faces of the people outside the water tank.
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