Chapter 62
In the nutrient chamber, No. 4 opened his eyes, a trace of confusion in his eyes.
He was completely immersed in a water-like solution all around him, and before his eyes, there seemed to be a figure radiating a light golden light...
The man looked at him gently. When he saw that figure, for some reason, he felt an endless sense of intimacy deep in his heart.
Who is that?
Number Four tried hard to see clearly, but when he opened his eyes, the first thing that caught his eye was a strange man in white clothes and glasses standing outside the small glass window.
The boy finally realized his current situation.
Where is this place? What is this person going to do to him?
The boy's emotions suddenly became agitated. He struggled to tear off the components attached to his body, and the wires connected to various parts of his body broke and fell off one after another.
As he pulled, the oxygen supply tube was disconnected. No. 4 felt suffocated. The instinct for survival made him subconsciously hold his breath and start to hit the nutrition tank with force.
The alarm in the laboratory suddenly sounded.
Ren Yufei's face turned grim as the alarm sounded. Seeing that the glass of the nutrient chamber was about to be shattered by No. 4, he could only order, "Open the chamber door."
"yes!"
Under the control of the assistant researcher, the glass door of the nutrient chamber slowly opened from the middle, and the solution that filled the entire nutrient chamber also flowed down as the door opened.
The water rushed down, and No. 4's young body fell to the ground.
He was wet all over, his fur was soaked, and the white lab coat he was wearing was clinging to his skin.
The moment he fell to the ground, the boy rolled on the ground, crawling on all fours like a wild beast, his brown eyes looking around vigilantly.
After leaving the nutrient chamber, there is a separate small room surrounded by very thick metal walls, with only a small glass window exposed to facilitate researchers to check the situation in the room.
Number Four stared at the small window, bared his teeth fiercely, and suddenly rushed over, punching the window glass hard with his fists.
"Let me out!" he roared angrily.
Looking at the violent and manic look of the young man on the window, Ren Yufei was not worried that he could destroy the special glass, but his face was not good either.
The cubs in the nursery are so difficult to control!
He pressed a button on the console, and a voice suddenly rang out in the small room: "Number Four, calm down. I know your bloodline power is not at a frenzy."
He had the most detailed information and data. He knew that the child in front of him was still able to communicate verbally, and he was also very clear about the character and weaknesses of the cub No. 4.
"With your ability, you can't break this glass. You'll only hurt yourself in the end."
However, after hearing his voice, No. 4 did not stop, but continued to hammer the glass more violently. Even though his fingers were broken and bleeding, he could not stop.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
For a moment, the only sound in the room was the sound of violent hammering.
Su Ci looked at the child, then looked at Dr. Ren who was standing in front of the console with an indifferent expression. After thinking for a moment, he glanced at the glass.
A golden light flashed in his eyes.
"Bang--"
With a crisp cracking sound, the solid glass spread out in a spider web shape with the boy's fist as the center.
The indifference on Dr. Ren's face was replaced by surprise. The next second, the boy's fist directly broke the most vulnerable point of the glass!
Due to material problems, all the glass fragments stuck together and did not splash to the ground to cause secondary damage. However, the lion-eared boy with a vicious face had already rushed out of the small room and pounced directly on Ren Yufei.
"PhD!"
The assistant researcher was terrified, and Ren Yufei was unable to dodge in time. His legs were tripped by the boy's whip-like lion tail. After falling to the ground, he was grabbed by the boy's pincer-like hands around his fragile neck.
It all happened so quickly that before the alarm sounded, No. 4 had successfully controlled Ren Yufei.
The boy's eyes were red as he stared at the man beneath him with hatred, then he opened his mouth and bit down on his throat.
But before he could tear the man's flesh apart, Ren Yufei finally spoke in time: "Number Five!"
The boy's teeth had already bitten through his skin, but after hearing the man's voice clearly, he finally didn't continue biting.
Su Ci, who was half-crouching on the side, unexpectedly withdrew his soul power.
He looked at the lion-eared boy lying on the man. His hands were still on Ren Yufei's neck, but his head slowly raised up and away from Ren Yufei.
Two bloody holes were bitten on Ren Yufei's neck, and blood was seeping out. If it was just a little bit worse, his trachea might have been bitten directly.
The boy's brown eyes, which had turned into animal pupils, stared at Ren Yufei intently. Stimulated by the blood, fine hairs grew on his face, and his animalistic features became significantly more pronounced.
However, in his eyes, animality and humanity began a fierce battle.
The young man growled in pain, veins popping out on his neck, but he never let go of the hand that was pinching Ren Yufei's neck.
Ren Yufei's face flushed red because he was holding his breath. He held the boy's hand tightly and no sound came out of his throat.
"Doctor!" The assistant researcher pressed the alarm frantically, but did not dare to go up to rescue.
Just when he thought that Ren Yufei was doomed to die this time, the beast in the eyes of the lion-eared boy gradually faded, and before Ren Yufei was about to suffocate to death, he finally let go of his hand.
The pupils turned back to the perfect round shape of a human, but the hatred in the boy's eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
"Where's my sister?"
He grabbed Ren Yufei by the collar and growled at him angrily, his childish voice full of rage, like a trapped beast tied with chains, who had clearly broken free from the cage but was unable to take revenge on the humans who had imprisoned him.
"Dr. Ren!"
The guards finally rushed in, and they all raised their guns and pointed them at No. 4. Spots of light were projected onto the young man, aiming at his vital parts.
Noticing this situation, Ren Yufei didn't care about the discomfort.
He roared at the top of his lungs, "No one is allowed to move! Put down your guns!"
The guards looked at each other in confusion, but finally obeyed the order and put down their guns.
Even though he was almost strangled to death by the teenager, Ren Yufei still looked at Number Four with no dissatisfaction in his eyes, and even with a kind of morbid doting.
"Good boy, are you awake now?" He looked at No. 4's eyes that were staring at him, and he had already made a judgment in his mind.
Although it was beyond his expectation that No. 4 could break the special glass, he was still very satisfied with the result.
"Where's my sister?"
Number Four grabbed his collar and repeated the question.
Ren Yufei curled his lips slightly, revealing a gentle smile, "Good boy, let me go first..."
"Bang!"
Number Four slammed his hands hard, and the back of Ren Yufei's head hit the ground with a dull thud, which made the assistant researchers and guards nearby unable to help but move forward.
However, Ren Yufei, who was in severe pain and dizziness, did not forget to raise his hand to stop them.
Number Four had already grabbed his collar again, staring at him with sharp eyes, and his low voice was filled with resentment and violence, "I'll ask you one last time, where is my sister?"
Ren Yufei rubbed the back of his head, barely calming the severe pain. He smiled and said, "If you still want to see her again, then the most important thing you should do now is to cooperate with us and complete the next experimental project."
Number Four stared at him coldly, "Give my sister back to me, or I'll kill you!"
The young man with a pair of lion ears had a voice full of cold murderous intent, leaving no doubt about the authenticity of his threat.
The guards raised their guns again. Although Dr. Ren had ordered them not to take action, they would be held responsible if anything really happened to Dr. Ren. Once No. 4 took action, they would definitely shoot.
"Calm down, don't get so excited."
Ren Yufei remained calm. He endured the pain and continued to negotiate with the boy, "If you want to see Number Five, I can definitely bring her here, but... can you bear to let her leave the nursery and live with you?"
As he said this, he called upon the base's intelligent computer, quickly verified the permissions, and called up the image of Room 404 of the nursery.
The little girl had climbed down from the bed and was lying on her small table, drawing on paper with a paintbrush. Her hair was still messy, but judging from the picture, her emotions should have stabilized.
Number Four looked at the surveillance footage and unconsciously loosened his grip on Ren Yufei's collar.
"younger sister……"
The boy looked at the screen and murmured.
Just at this moment, the little girl who was drawing with her head down raised her head as if she sensed something and glanced in the direction of the camera.
In the surveillance footage, the little girl with a pair of lion ears had a pair of red and swollen brown eyes. It was obvious that she had just cried, and even the tip of her nose was red.
A look of heartache suddenly appeared on the young boy's face. "Sister...sister is crying...I want to see her! She needs me!"
Seeing that Number Four was getting excited again, Ren Yufei coughed violently and then nodded.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! If you want to see her, you can. I'll go to the brooding center to pick her up now!"
Although the research institute does not have the authority to do so, Ren Yufei knows very well how to calm Number Four's emotions and what to say to guide Number Four to make the "correct" choice.
Sure enough, Number Four's excitement calmed down again. He stared at Ren Yufei coldly for a while. When he looked up at the surveillance screen again, the little girl had lowered her head again and was lying quietly on the table to continue drawing.
Number Five was raised by Number Four himself.
When he arrived at the brooding center, he was only four years old, and Number Five was less than one year old, still a little baby lying in the crib, only able to crawl.
He held his sister to sleep every day, taught her to stand, taught her to walk, taught her to talk... The brother and sister grew up together and depended on each other in the nursery.
In the eyes of Number Four, Number Five is the most well-behaved and lovely sister in the world, and the most important relative to him in this world. His greatest wish is to let his sister live the life she wants happily.
He didn't want to see her cry, because if she cried, he would feel uncomfortable too.
Although she is also locked up in the house in the nursery, it is where she grew up. There is her favorite nanny robot, and she can go to the activity room to play with toys every day. She can also stay in the room and draw with peace of mind.
If I were brought to this strange place...
Number Four looked up, his eyes sweeping across the faces of the guards who were staring at him warily and were on guard against him, and finally, his gaze fell on Ren Yufei's face.
The man's face was full of seriousness and self-righteous friendliness, as if as long as he nodded, he would immediately go to the brooding house to pick up Number Five.
Number Four felt extremely disgusted and nauseous. He raised his fist and punched Ren Yufei in the face without hesitation.
The punch landed solidly, making a loud thud.
This time, Ren Yufei finally lost his composure and curled up in pain, covering his mouth. Seeing this, the guards and assistant researchers all showed a look of toothache on their faces.
As for Number Four, his expression had returned to calm.
He stood up and looked at Ren Yufei coldly, without a trace of mercy in his eyes, and even raised his foot to kick him hard!
Hearing Ren Yufei's wailing, the guards came to their senses and hurried forward to pull Ren Yufei away. As for No. 4, they did not dare to move for the time being because of Ren Yufei's order.
Ren Yufei finally recovered. He spat out a mouthful of blood foam on the ground, and there was actually a tooth mixed in it - Number Four had actually broken one of his front teeth!
He forced himself to suppress his emotion, turned to the assistant researcher beside him and said, "Let's go to the nursery..."
Because he had a broken front tooth, he had a lisp when he spoke.
"No need." Number Four said in a deep voice, "You are not allowed to disturb my sister!"
Number Four was not familiar with this place, and he was not sure he could get out on his own. If he dragged Number Five in as well, he would have no way to guarantee the safety of both of them.
Number Five stayed in the nursery well. Although he would still be threatened by these strange adults, at least Number Five would not suffer any actual harm.
At least, after he finds a way to escape, he can still go find her, and during this time, she can live a stable life without having to worry and be nervous with him.
So, after careful consideration, Number Four made a decision.
"If you want me to cooperate with you, I can, but I want to see my sister's image every day!"
Number Four clenched his fists tightly. His hands were covered in blood because he had just smashed the glass window, but he seemed unconscious and did not show any sign of weakness.
"Yes, of course you can!" Ren Yufei laughed, but when he realized that his tooth was broken, he closed his mouth again.
"I'll ask again, do we really not need to pick up Number Five?" He knew that Number Four was a good brother, and the more he didn't want to mention Number Five, the more he had to mention it.
"unnecessary!"
Number Four roared at him, baring his teeth fiercely.
Ren Yufei knew that if it wasn't for Number Five, the boy would have bitten his neck without hesitation. Fortunately... it was Number Four who awakened his superpowers.
This child has a weakness that other cubs don't have.
"Then let's heal the wound first."
Ren Yufei tried to show a friendly side. After all, there was still a series of experiments to be done. The more cooperative the children were, the smoother their progress would be.
"Don't worry, our experiments won't harm you. All experiments will be conducted under the premise of ensuring your safety. Of course, if there are any accidents, we are equipped with the most advanced medical cabin in the entire galaxy, which can ensure that 99% of injuries can be cured!"
Next, Ren Yufei needs to find out the reason why the child has the ability to control objects. Whether it is because of the awakening of the red mist or because No. 4 possesses two bloodline powers, it is very valuable for research.
"Actually, cooperating with me will benefit you just as much."
Ren Yufei said seriously, "Your current level of frenzy is too high. If this continues, once you cross the critical point, you will likely completely lose your mind and turn into a true ferocious beast."
How could he not have considered the situation that Gu Qingchen described?
The purpose of restarting the nursery is to cultivate "super soldiers" who have both bloodline power and awakened superpowers. Once a model that can stably stimulate the birth of superpowers in cubs is found, it will be promoted to other beast-blood cubs.
Therefore, he could not allow these cubs to become irrational beasts.
However, based on the cub protection law, the institute cannot arbitrarily interfere with the work of the nursery. What's more, they are engaged in research, and many of them have not even started a family, let alone raising children.
Therefore, raising cubs still has to be left to professionals. Unfortunately, the progress in this regard is not satisfactory.
Ren Yufei was greatly worried by the cubs' increasingly manic temperament. He knew that if things continued like this, the project would most likely fail.
Fortunately, Number Four gave him hope and brought a turnaround to the project, so no matter what, he couldn't let anything happen to Number Four!
He looked at the young man and said earnestly and cruelly, "When you become a beast without any reason, your feelings for Number Five will disappear. When you face her, you will only want to eat her and fill your stomach with her..."
"Shut up!"
The young man roared like a lion again. He was furious and irritable, even his eyes were burning red with anger, but it could be seen that he was trying hard to control himself.
Ren Yufei knew that Number Four had taken his words to heart. So, he was afraid.
He was very satisfied with the effect.
"Take him back to his room and get him treated." Ren Yufei said to the guard beside him.
The two guards stepped forward hesitantly. As they were on full alert, Number Four did not attack them, but he also stood still.
"Number four?" Ren Yufei looked at him.
The boy, who was only eight years old this year, seemed to be covered with sharp thorns all over his body. Anyone who came close to him would be stabbed and covered in blood. The domineering and brutality of a lion had already begun to take shape, but... Number Four clenched his fists tightly.
If he really turned into a beast, then Number Five...
Finally, the boy could only force himself to move forward and follow the guard to the room arranged for him by the research institute.
After Ren Yufei breathed a sigh of relief, he finally closed his eyes and fainted.
Everyone hurriedly carried Dr. Ren and rushed him to the hospital for treatment. Only Su Ci, who was watching the whole process from the side, did not notice anything.
He flashed and appeared in room number four.
When the guards were about to treat his wounds, the boy suddenly lost his temper, snatched the medical spray, and drove the two guards out.
At this moment, the boy was curled up in the corner, spraying medicine on his hands. His lonely back was forbearing and stubborn.
Su Ci couldn't help but sigh.
How come none of these cubs are worry-free?
"Who is it?" At this time, No. 4 raised his head sharply and looked around the room.
Su Ci looked at him with a little curiosity. This little lion cub was able to discover him. He was indeed a good seedling, but his temper was as explosive as that of a little tiger.
But what makes him better than No. 2 is that he has a younger sister, and there is much more humanity in his heart than in the little tiger.
Number Four stood up and looked around the room, but found nothing.
Is it his illusion?
He sat down in the corner again, thought for a moment, and whispered, "You helped me just now, right?"
Although he was very unwilling, No. 4 knew that Ren Yufei was not wrong. With his ability, he definitely could not break the glass window.
The reason why he was able to do this...
Number Four recalled the feeling just now. At the moment when he hit the glass window for the second to last time, he found that the glass he hammered had become very fragile.
The image of the person he saw when he first woke up, bathed in a pale golden light, flashed before his eyes. Could it be that person? Who was that person? Why should he help him?
Su Ci looked at him quietly without responding.
Although he could bring Number Four back, what would happen after that? Just thinking about it would make him feel like there would be a lot of trouble.
Su Ci thought indifferently, and his figure became more and more illusory.
But at the end, before completely disappearing, his fingertips moved slightly, and a light golden light flew towards the young man in the corner and merged into his brow.
Blessing of the Earth Spirit - For a short period of time, the blessed person will be protected from harm by disasters.
And when the golden light dissipated between the boy's brows, the young man's eyes opened again in the hover bus.
A Yan, who was sitting next to him and had been secretly paying attention to him since his spirit left, finally put away his worried look.
Su Ci noticed his reaction, curled her lips slightly, and reached out to touch his head.
Outside the car window, the sky was filled with light red clouds. It was obviously darker than when they first left the house. The wind gently swirled the remaining clouds, making it look very peaceful.
The hover bus continued to move, leaving the research institute and soon carrying them back to the nursery.
Su Ci took A Yan out of the car.
When he looked back, the little monkey hiding on the top of the hover bus had disappeared. However, with the mark he left behind, it would not be difficult to find the little monkey if he really wanted to.
He didn't care. After returning to the nursery, Su Ci called the nanny robot and gave it the 13 Star Link Fruits given by the nursery, asking it to distribute them to the children.
4586 took out a folding basket and put the fruits in it. "What great fruits! The babies will definitely be very happy when they receive them."
However, after some calculations, the electronic voice of 4586 sounded somewhat doubtfully: "Susu, is there one missing?"
Number one doesn't need to be distributed, so there are 7 cubs left, so there should be 14 fruits in total - of course, if number four is not counted, then there is one extra fruit.
However, Su Ci shook his head and said seriously: "Two for the others and one for number six, that's just right."
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