Chapter 21 Chaos Hunting (3)

"You stay here and keep an eye on the situation."

Dorota went to other laboratories. There was not much change here from when she came here a few years ago. There were still those common experimental projects, research and transformation of alien species. This kind of experiment has long been rationalized. The files are actually researching something much more complicated.

Awakened transformation experiment. Dorota thought of the Federal Central Research Institute where she used to be. The not-so-good memories made her face suddenly turn much worse. She threw away the data records that had not been sorted out, and her eyes paused.

How could You Bai and Mu Jie appear here?

No wonder they were discovered so quickly before. The exposed intruders should be You Bai and Mu Jie.

"What's wrong?" Rong Yegu noticed that something was wrong with her and asked in a low voice.

Dorota reached out and grabbed his sleeve, and his sweatshirt also turned into a lab coat. She whispered to remind him: "It happened suddenly, I have to meet someone."

"Don't talk, just keep quiet."

Rong Yegu followed Dorota out. The things on the researchers' necks were like decorations. They didn't realize that the intruder was swinging under their noses, giving him the illusion that the files were not that powerful.

Is this institute not important to the files? Why didn't the looters of the files leave a "symbol"? Although he knew little about the looters, "symbol" was the part he understood.

The difference of one level is like the distance between heaven and earth. The predator can easily crush all awakened ones. He is an unparalleled top hunter. Even the remaining breath has an incomparable influence. He can clearly sense the moment other predators set foot in the territory.

Or, the scope of "symbol" does not include here.

He collected his thoughts, lowered his head and said nothing. Dorota's footsteps finally stopped in front of a laboratory, and then led the group straight in.

"Dr. Yu? Why are you here? Is there any problem with the project?" The confused researcher looked at "Dr. Yu" and stepped forward, eager to have a hearty academic discussion with the other party.

Unfortunately, he was knocked down before he could even open his mouth, along with the assistant behind him who was staring with eyes wide open and not coming back to his senses.

Dorota had a clear goal and looked in the direction of her perception.

Rows

of reagents were neatly placed on the table. The laboratory table was indeed a good hiding place. The closer she got, the stronger her premonition became. She stayed a step away, counted a few times, and suddenly took off her gloves and threw them behind the laboratory table.

The soft gloves lightly fell on the sharp tip of the knife, wrapping up the murderous intent. Dorota slowly took off the other glove and put on the new one, like a predator with ease, "Notify others, the intruder has been found."

The dagger passed by the pupil only an inch away, and she leaned back and grabbed the other's wrist. The aura of the predator that was deliberately released made the man freeze and unable to move. With her arm around her neck, Dorota stared at the person in front of her without any warmth in her eyes.

She suddenly had a good new idea.

The "underground" should still be there. It is the most important core location of the institute, and there are files of the "experiments" that are actually being carried out. "Dr. Yu" has no permission to enter, but if he brings an intruder and provides new samples, that may not be the case.

The child may have to be wronged for the time being. Dorota decisively took action to knock the man down, and then pretended to pick up the communicator and contacted the person in charge of the experimental project she was following. "The intruder has been caught, and he is a high-level one. Aren't high-level awakeners needed for the experiment recently? Do you need me to send them over?"

The other party approved her suggestion.

Dorota curled her lips, she looked at the young man wearing a white mask, squatted down and took off his mask, but what she saw was a handsome and plain unfamiliar face.

But she knew it was Makisuke.

"Take this man and go to the 'underground'." Dorota gave the order in a cold voice. Rong Yegu, who served as the assistant, stepped forward immediately and locked Makisuke with handcuffs specially used to restrain the awakened. Although he was confused, he also knew that now was not the time to ask questions.

During this period, Makisuke remained silent, so calm that Dorota felt that he was even doing it on purpose. They should have discovered the existence of the "underground", but they just couldn't find a way to get in, so they simply chose to be a "bait" to explore the way, but the method was a bit hasty.

I guess he didn't expect to run into her who was a traitor, but they used each other instead. Dorota thought about it, and saw the person in charge waiting not far away. She quickly stepped forward and handed the data to him. She slightly turned sideways, revealing Makisuke behind her.

"Transformation ability? It's rare, and very suitable for our experiment." The person in charge's cold and scrutinizing eyes wandered over Makisuke's face, and then passed by Rong Yegu and returned to Dorota. He asked in doubt, "How did you catch this high-level?"

"To be honest, it's all thanks to this invader. I almost died in his hands, but I turned a disaster into a blessing and successfully upgraded."

Dorota spoke without changing her expression, letting the person in charge grab her hand to check her ability. The person in charge reluctantly believed her words, but he did not intend to let any more people in. "You and I will go to the 'underground' together, but your assistant must stay here."

The pinky ring on Rong Yegu's index finger flashed slightly, and he heard Dorota's voice echoing in his mind: "You will find the right time to go out first, remember the appearance of other people who leave, and hide yourself."

He looked at Dorota worriedly, and saw that she turned her back and quietly made a reassuring gesture, so he had to put his mind at ease and turned to walk in the direction he came from.

The iris was scanned, and the identity authority was passed. The person in charge pulled out a data cable from the electronic chip on his wrist and connected it to the screen interface. Dorota's pupils shrank slightly, and her fingers clenched tightly on the palm of her hand, leaving a red mark, although it would not take long for the body of the predator to recover.

The Federation would never issue chips to the 15th District, which is a "resource dump", except for the so-called "privileged persons". If the research institute is linked to the chip, it must be supported by the Federal Central Research Institute.

And this place is indeed safe enough and inconspicuous, which is very suitable for conducting those prohibited experiments.

...It's ridiculous.

And she had never thought of connecting the Federal Central Research Institute with the archives research institute before.

The clean white wall shrank into the outline of a door, sinking into a very deep black. A mechanical arm stretched out from it. The person in charge put the data on it, then stepped aside and let her go in first. "A kind reminder, don't even think about going back after entering the 'underground', Dr. Yu. Just consider the previous projects as training."

He stepped into the passage leading to the secret place. The spiral staircase wound straight down. The person in charge stood a few steps away, staring at them closely, his eyes devoid of any emotion. "Don't be too sympathetic, Dr. Yu, otherwise I can't guarantee that you won't become a specimen like those researchers."

Dorota stood motionless. She "saw" that there were "symbols" left by other plunderers in this space. The repulsion between predators is extremely strong and difficult to hide. Once she enters, the predator will notice it immediately.

But it's more interesting this way.

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"A looter broke into the institute."

The dim moonlight filled the room with the drifting window, illuminating the silent figure standing in front of the window. He was tall and graceful, and the special glass reflected his face, but the shadow covered it slightly. His dark eyelashes fell down, dyeing his emotionless eyes with a cold tone.

The well-cut shirt was expensive in texture, and the gemstone collar buttons sparkled, shining brightly, just like his eyes.

The leader of the archive turned to his subordinates, his tone unchanged: "Let 01 handle it."

The deep darkness obscured a corner, and vaguely a shadow was seen swaying, as if someone laughed, and the young voice, inexplicably frivolous, only asked lazily: "Don't you need me to go?"

"If there is an accident, the 'Night Dove' will come to solve it."

"You go and receive our 'guest'." Until the rest of the people left, the person hiding in the darkness did not come out. The leader of the archive put down the formal coat hanging on his arm, "People who trace the source appear nearby, we have to set an example."

His eyes were locked on an unknown place, "Leave one alive, and you can deal with the others."

As the words fell, the last bit of human sound disappeared in the office. The curtain was blown up by the wind, and the bright light shone down. The corner was already empty, leaving only a very thin thread, which disappeared after a moment.

The black thread perfectly blended into the inky night, winding between the stacked buildings. After another corner, the thin thread fell on the wet ground, gradually becoming three-dimensional, intertwining and gathering into a human shape.

He was a handsome young man, with black hair gradually dyed gray from the earlobes, and the hair on the back of his neck was tied into a small braid, with a ghost and skull hairband, which made him cute in a way that didn't match his appearance.

He had a pair of very deep dark blue eyes, calm and melancholy, like the blue night.

The young man forced open a cruel smile, his sad and handsome skin seemed to be born to hide malice. He raised his hand, and the silk threads extended from his fingertips, flying in different directions, firmly capturing and swallowing the intruder's breath.

"It's really troublesome to deal with these intruders regularly." He took back the silk threads and casually grasped one, but suddenly stopped when he touched the breath he hadn't felt for a long time. His pupils shrank slightly, and he murmured in disbelief, "... White Crane?"

He lowered his head, and the silk thread was glowing with a blue-gray light.

It seemed to be happy about the upcoming meeting.

He clenched the silk thread on his fingertips, his expression was still calm, but the movement of quickly mobilizing his ability was urgent and flustered. In a blink of an eye, he disappeared with the black thread, and appeared again at the entrance of the research institute.

The thread lingered and refused to leave, as if it was nostalgic for the traces left by an old friend. He recalled the words of the archive leader, and his face couldn't help but become gloomy, even though 01 posed no threat to Bai He. He just wanted to see her earlier.

He was afraid of missing her like last time, and then never seeing her again.

He broke through the space and hurried in, with a clear goal in mind, going straight to the "underground". He could hardly sense the life fluctuations of 01. The thread drilled into the door frame and broke it open, and blood all over the floor came into view. The researcher in his usual white coat turned around and looked at him, his clothes still stained with blood, as if he had just dealt with an intruder.

Her calm eyes were covered with a layer of haze, and she suddenly smiled when she looked at the young man. That moment was filled with an incongruous familiarity, and even the gesture of extending her hand overlapped with the past.

She called out in an unfamiliar voice: "Huai Chengren."

"Long time no see."

Bai He was not surprised by Huai Chengren's arrival, but when she saw the uniform of a senior archive officer on him, she still felt a little surprised.

She took the initiative to take off her disguise, and the deceptive appearance faded to reveal her true appearance, but the person in front of her was stunned and remained silent for a long time.

He wanted to tell Bai He about the expectations he had been looking forward to day and night, and to congratulate her for her arrival, but in fact he was left with only helplessness. He lowered his head tightly to prevent people from seeing his wolfish appearance.

Huai Chengren's voice sounded a little harsh: "The Night Pigeons are coming, and the executive officer of the 13th District is not easy to deal with. You leave first, and I will handle everything here."

Bai He walked up to the young man. The thin figure that she had to lean over to look at him before had become much taller than her. In the past few years, Yu Bufeng never mentioned Huai Chengren, but just said that he went to the archives. She said softly, "You've worked hard."

"I'm glad you've grown up to be what you are now."

These words were sincere. Compared with the joy of reunion, Bai He was more pleased for him. The simple word "hard work" was not enough to describe it. Recognition would be a good encouragement. She couldn't help but laugh, "I'm even happier that I can still see it with my own eyes."

At the time, she hid it from most people. In addition to the reason of being the executive officer of Yongzhan, she was also unsure whether she could return smoothly. She simply let them grow up on their own.

Bai He has always been patient with Huai Chengren. The style of "stick education" only left him with a lot of "sweet dates". Even the members of the traceability group could not enjoy this treatment. Huai Chengren inevitably became dependent on her, but he never saw her again after just two years of getting along.

Huai Chengren was once the most successful experimental subject of the file. He lived in a clean and simple laboratory forever, injected with nutrients mixed with unknown substances, could not leave the "underground", could not have a desire for freedom, and did not think about escaping.

His routine life became more real and vivid until Bai He appeared.

He didn't know how she avoided the layers of detection and came here without anyone noticing. At that time, the leader of the file was only a sixth-level awakener, and he did not find anything abnormal. Obviously, this person was a predator he had never encountered before.

Huai Chengren decisively gave up the struggle, but the unknown robber just looked at him for a few seconds and threw the book in his hand into his arms, and left without doing anything.

He was confused and hesitated for a moment, but finally took the risk to secretly hide the book and carefully opened it late at night.

The research institute did not allow him to have any contact with the outside world, and the outsider and the book he accidentally obtained became particularly cherished memories during that time.

Huai Chengren thought he would never meet her again, and while he regretted it in his heart, he advised himself not to yearn for the outside world, but the next night, the robber appeared in front of him again.

"Good evening, would you like a cup of hot milk?"

The predators didn't have to bother to kill him, Huai Chengren took it without saying a word.

He basically consumed a well-matched nutritional solution every day, and rarely touched ordinary drinks. A researcher had secretly given him snacks before, but it never happened again.

Huai Chengren couldn't help feeling worried, but he couldn't do anything, after all, he was controlled by the institute.

"Do you want to leave here?"

Huai Chengren didn't understand why she asked this question. He thought it was out of pity or sympathy. He was a little impatient, but the expression on her face made it seem like she was just saying it casually. The words of rejection were stuck in his throat.

He was inexplicably unwilling. This emotion came without any reason and was so overwhelming. The young man pursed his lips in anger, even though he knew he was not qualified to do so. He also wanted to be as carefree as her and have the right to choose.

The still ignorant experimental subject shook his head, but his eyes were filled with a desire that was as cautious as walking on thin ice, but he dared not reveal it or show it. He was afraid of being discovered and then severely punished. The person in charge was not a soft-hearted person.

Huai Chengren was quiet for a while, and whispered: "I don't know where to go. My parents are long gone."

His parents died accidentally in a battle with aliens, and the young Huai Chengren was sent to a children's welfare home. The welfare

home, which has a good reputation, conceals itself very well on the surface, and conducts experimental research behind the scenes. The files take over, and those children will be taken away and sent to the "underground" after awakening.

The experiments conducted by the files are mainly aimed at the transformation of the awakened person's abilities, attempting to go beyond the essence and forcibly implant a second ability on the basis of the original ability, so that an awakened person has multiple abilities. Such experiments are doomed to fail. Even if they succeed, the few surviving experimental subjects are in very poor health.

Only Huai Chengren is a special case.

He is lucky, but also pitiful and sad.

"I understand." The predator just nodded. She would still appear at night with things that did not belong to the underground. This continued for a short while, like an unspoken agreement. A few days later, Huai Chengren mustered up the courage to ask her name.

"I forgot to tell you, I'm from the archive's enemy organization."

The predator flipped through the book in her hand, putting aside the randomly selected story for the time being. She saw the shocked look on the boy's face and couldn't help but find it funny. "Just call me 'White Crane'."

In fact, Huai Chengren had no sense of belonging to the organization. After becoming an experimental subject, his emotional fluctuations became very weak, and he lived every day numbly, not to mention that he was willing to sacrifice his life and loyalty for the organization like other members of the archive.

Bai He disappeared for a few days after that day, and Huai Chengren accidentally learned from a researcher that the rebel organization that has been in the limelight recently is called Suyuan, and its leader is "Bai He".

...It can't be a coincidence at all.

When he saw Bai He again, she appeared on the ground covered with blood, and she kept shouting in panic in the chaos. The door with special texture was forcibly broken open, and the flames took advantage of the situation to spread in, easily covering up the dull pace. Huai Chengren met those familiar eyes and was stunned for a moment.

He saw Bai He stretched out his hand, and the words he said were still the same as then.

- Do you want to leave here.