Containment Failure, Bai Xing's Backup Plan (Please Follow and Vote)

Bang!

Wisps of Black Particles appeared.

They condensed into a black humanoid creature.

This was the entity known as IBM—the Black Ghost—commonly called Little Black.

It was Nagai Kei's Little Black!

With one slap, it sent the researcher flying.

Swish!

Its sharp fingertips sliced through the restraints, freeing Nagai Kei from the operating table.

But immediately afterward, alarms blared throughout the laboratory.

Whoosh!

The sprinklers activated, as though a torrential downpour had begun!

Having studied Ajin for so many years, Tozaki Yuu naturally knew that some Ajin could summon Little Black.

He also knew that water had a suppressive effect on Little Black!

In truth, Little Black was not afraid of water.

The reason water interfered with it was mainly because it affected the transmission of IBM rays!

For Ajin, these rays were the means of connecting to and controlling IBM.

When water interfered with them, Little Black became like a machine unable to receive a signal.

The intermittent, even completely vanished commands left it unable to know what to do.

It could only stand there blankly and abandon all resistance.

That was why Tozaki Yuu had installed sprinklers in the laboratory long ago.

Once containment failed and signs of an IBM appeared, the system would activate.

If it had been an ordinary Ajin's Little Black, it would have lost control by now.

But Nagai Kei's Little Black was different.

Because it possessed a certain degree of self-awareness!

This was more or less the same as the manga's setting.

The difference was that manga Nagai Kei had been able to summon Little Black since childhood, while the film version had only summoned it when threatened by Sato.

Yet it still possessed self-awareness.

It could only be classified as an extraordinary talent.

"Quick! Quick! Quick!"

The guards stationed outside the laboratory had already rushed in with guns.

Even the pouring rain could not stop Little Black. It dashed outside and sent the foremost guard flying with a single blow.

The sound of his breastbone shattering was clearly audible.

The bandages wrapped around Nagai Kei were already soaked through. He forced himself to find a scalpel and plunged it into his carotid artery.

He used rebirth to reset the negative condition afflicting his body.

Then he followed Little Black and charged out.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The alarm echoed through the entire research institute.

Inside another laboratory with even tighter security.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

The sound of bandages tearing rang out.

Sato, his head marked with the bright-red number 001 and wrapped like a mummy, sat up.

He stretched lazily, and strips of cloth slid from his body one after another.

"Ahh~~! I can finally stretch my limbs. I was suffocating in there."

The researchers around him, already like startled birds because of the alarm, now stared at the sight before them in utter shock.

As though sensing their gazes, Sato casually turned around and waved. "Hi. Good morning."

"Mr. Bai! Something has happened at the Ajin Research Management Association!"

Before going into seclusion, Bai Xing had instructed Iketani to have people monitor the Ajin Research Institute around the clock.

Sure enough, something had happened. The moment Iketani received the news, he came to inform him.

"Oh? What exactly is going on?"

"Gunshots came from inside. It seems fighting has broken out. Those two Ajin may have escaped!"

Tanaka Kouji's livestreamed interview some time ago had caused an impact that still had not fully faded.

Many people believed that Sato and Nagai were being held there for illegal human experimentation.

Some had even organized protest marches over it.

The Ajin Research Management Association had long since issued a statement, and the many major corporations mentioned by Tanaka Kouji had all denied the claims as well.

The internet was divided. Some believed the authorities, while others put more faith in conspiracy theories, and the arguments had become endless.

Clearly, Iketani seemed more inclined to believe that the illegal human experiments were real.

"Interesting. There should be something entertaining to watch next."

Sato had already been highly dangerous. Now that he possessed Magnetic Force, just how far could he go?

Bai Xing truly looked forward to finding out.

Perhaps because his previous life had been so dreary, his appetite for entertainment had grown considerably after gaining power in this life.

But for now, ensuring his own safety and becoming stronger remained his top priority.

Seeking entertainment could only come second.

"Did you find what I wanted?"

Iketani nodded. "Following your instructions, I bought an American-made miniature bomb on the black market!"

Bai Xing gave a slight nod. "Good. Arrange the surgery immediately. Tonight."

After Iketani left.

Bai Xing took out a prepared long blade and a metal canister.

Swish!

Without hesitation, he severed his own arm in one stroke.

Electric arcs flickered across the stump, swiftly stopping the bleeding and forming a scab.

Bai Xing picked up the severed arm and opened the metal canister. A foul smell immediately wafted out.

It was filled with Formalin.

He placed the arm inside, then stored it somewhere secure.

This was effectively Bai Xing's backup.

Perhaps someone in this world could kill him.

But trapping him would likely prove extremely difficult.

Still, that was no reason not to prepare a contingency plan.

According to the rules of an Ajin's physique, after death, they would be reborn from the largest piece of their remains.

If Bai Xing ever found himself in a predicament he could not handle.

If he faced the risk of being captured.

He could activate his backup plan and detonate the bomb inside his body.

Then the largest remaining piece of him would be the severed arm preserved in this Formalin.

He could be reborn directly at the prepared safe location.

When an Ajin was reborn, if a severed limb was nearby, the two would rejoin.

If it was beyond a certain range, the limb would grow back anew.

After moving away from the storage location, Bai Xing immediately chose to kill himself and be reborn.

Looking at his newly grown arm, he revealed a satisfied smile.

At the same time, he discovered that as the number of deaths and rebirths increased, the speed of his rebirth had also become somewhat faster.

That evening.

At a private hospital, Bai Xing underwent surgery.

The miniature bomb was implanted near his heart.

Iketani was full of questions about all this, but he did not dare ask too much.

He could only ask Bai Xing with concern, "Are you all right?"

Bai Xing waved a hand. "Of course I'm fine."

"This is the remote control. Don't worry, there's only one."

Bai Xing casually took the remote from Iketani, then crushed it into powder.

"You..."

"I don't need it."

With only a slight activation of Current Drive, he could naturally detonate the bomb.

There was no need for Bai Xing to use some remote control and make things more complicated than necessary.

As for whether there were other backups, Bai Xing cared even less.

This was merely a contingency measure he had arranged on a whim. If it went to waste, then so be it.

At worst, he could arrange another one.

For example, he could follow Sato's example and sell his own organs on the black market. That was not a bad option either.

"By the way, Mr. Bai, there's something I need to tell you."

"Good timing. I have something to say too."

Iketani paused. "Then you go first."

Bai Xing looked at him. "I need a device."

At the Current Drive stage, there was a shortcut for rapidly increasing one's strength.

It was stimulation through external electric currents.

The reason Sato had entered Current Drive so quickly was that Tozaki Yuu had become anxious under outside pressure and eventually risked attempting a high-voltage experiment.

So Bai Xing also planned to acquire a device that could adjust voltage levels—preferably an electric chair.

That way, it could assist and support his training.