The group went up the stairs to the basement, opened the door, and found themselves in the BOSS's laboratory.
The laboratory occupied the entire space on the basement level. It was very large, and the moment the door opened, a pungent smell filled everyone's nostrils.
Several people instinctively covered their noses with their hands while cautiously observing what was inside.
The room was filled with miscellaneous items and experimental equipment, most of which had been destroyed, with only a few items remaining intact.
The experiment also included several shelves, on which various human organs were displayed in huge glass bottles.
Ordinary people would naturally find the atmosphere here difficult to adapt to, but these things mean nothing to them.
What truly terrifies them now is the Instance boss.
But the boss isn't here now.
Cao Wenzhe barged into the lab, shouting, "We need to hurry! Find the crucial clues, we don't know when the boss will be back!"
Several people rushed into the laboratory.
Gan Lingling can no longer shield herself from the BOSS's Mental Perception, and since the BOSS possesses the ability to Mental Perception, it can easily discover their current location.
Even if the BOSS discovers them, without the ability to teleport, it will still take some time to get back from such a far distance.
This short period of time is their biggest opportunity.
The group began searching through the laboratory; they only needed to touch the items with their hands and did not need to observe them carefully.
Normally, the game system will provide a notification if you encounter an important quest item.
"He saw us! But I don't know his location," Gan Lingling suddenly said.
The group briefly paused what they were doing, then quickly began touching the items in the laboratory.
Now, they don't have much time left.
"I found something, it's a quest item," Jiang Wen shouted to the crowd.
A sense of surprise and delight filled everyone; it seemed their guess was correct—they could indeed find important items here.
Cao Wenzhe hurriedly said, "You check that item first, we'll continue searching."
Everyone agreed with him and continued searching the laboratory.
Jiang Wen began to examine the items she had received.
This is the experimental notebook of that Mad Scientist, which records his numerous experiments.
Jiang Wen opened the notebook, and the first thing that caught her eye was some distorted handwriting. Every word revealed a sense of madness and was very difficult to recognize.
She observed carefully and eventually understood the general idea.
"He is the person I admire most, and also my benefactor. He gave me everything."
I really didn't want to betray him. His death made me sad, but now, I'm happy.
Betrayal gave me a city, but that's not what I wanted most.
They kept their word, they fulfilled their contract, and I got what I had always dreamed of—his heart!
He truly deserves to be called the most perfect being; even in death, his heart still possesses immense power.
I'm sure I'll find the path to perfection in him.
Jiang Wen knew the general background of this Instance, so it wasn't hard for her to guess the meaning of this passage in the notes.
Without a doubt, that heart was the legacy they were looking for.
She first told the others about her discovery, and they immediately touched the organs on the shelf, many of which were hearts.
However, Jiang Wen didn't have much hope for this.
None of the hearts on the shelf should be the heir they're looking for.
As for the location of the heart, she could only continue flipping through the notes; perhaps there were relevant records inside.
Even if only one heart remains, no power can destroy it.
This heart has a powerful regenerative ability; even if it is cut in half, it can recover completely.
His power is too perfect; unfortunately, I cannot utilize it.
That power was too strong, and it had a very strong exclusive nature.
They've already tested on over a hundred subjects, but none of them can withstand even a fraction of his power.
"Great! Although I can't use his power directly, I can use it indirectly."
How could this be? Although those test subjects have made great progress, they are far from reaching perfection. They have all turned into mindless monsters.
Why? How exactly should I use his power?!
"No, I can't give up. I have to keep going, keep going! I need more test subjects!"
"It failed again!"
"No, I will not give up, even if it means killing everyone in this city!"
"Die, all of you! To become my test subjects is your greatest honor!"
The handwriting became increasingly distorted and frantic.
His research was clearly not going well, which made him increasingly mentally unstable.
But Jiang Wen didn't gain anything important from it.
Continuing to peruse her notes, she finally found the crucial clue.
"Hmph, you dare to call yourselves gods? When he was alive, you weren't even qualified to be his servants. Even now, you still have to ask me, a mere human, for help?"
"Haha, these useless trash, do they really think they can gain his power by eating him? They have no brains at all. Do you think you can even lay a finger on his power?"
"Alright, I'll take pity on you and perform the surgery. Actually, it's not out of pity; I'm just conducting an experiment."
"As expected of Demigods, I admit you are more perfect than humans, but now you can only be considered my pet. Transplanting that heart into you is an honor for you."
"As expected, it failed again. I knew this would be the result; Demigod could not withstand his power."
But it turned out well; I got an obedient pet. You can stay here underground forever.
"I failed. I failed completely. He was perfect and irreplaceable. All the test subjects became walking corpses."
His power cannot be obtained by any means.
Perfection—I'm ultimately excluded; I'll never achieve it.
"My consciousness is fading away. I know I don't have much time left."
"I'm not reconciled! I'm not reconciled! I made such a huge sacrifice, and this is all I got in return!"
"No! I don't want to die, I don't want to become..."
The notes ended there; the last notes were frantic and distorted, clearly indicating that the scientist left this world with extremely strong resentment.
This could be considered the last words of a madman, but Jiang Wen also obtained important clues from them.
She finally learned the whereabouts of the so-called inheritance.
Just then, Gan Lingling suddenly exclaimed, "He's here! He never left the factory; he was hiding among a pile of corpses!"
He's already at the building entrance!
Gan Lingling's words sent a chill down everyone's spines; they realized they had been tricked.
The BOSS didn't actively seek them out; instead, he hid here waiting for them to walk right into his trap!