The Sorrow of the Cursed Child (Third Update)

For example, there are many hidden shareholders of Schrodinger Company, as well as powerful individuals and capitalists around the world willing to pay for this success.

Therefore, simply destroying one or two research institutions is useless; it cannot eradicate mortals' yearning for a long life.

Given other options, those behind-the-scenes investors can easily switch to another research institution and repeat the same mistakes, which is the secret to Schrodinger Company's rapid growth.

He was fed up with his own powerlessness and hated those who had taken his wife Mina, away from him.

Only by holding these research findings in his hands will those fools begging for their lives willingly kneel on the ground, barking like dogs, hoping to get the bone from his hands.

Alright, let's begin. Let me see how far your research has progressed.

Doctor Final adjusted his glasses and shifted his gaze to the holographic projection, but his expression changed slightly at that moment.

As far as the eye could see, the densely packed cultivation chambers were filled with human tissues and deformed embryos immersed in the Mako Energy.

In addition, some fetuses even have shells similar to Honkai Beast, mollusk tentacles, and insect arthropods growing on their bodies.

Everything before him was incredibly familiar: Honkai energy crystal purification fluid, gene fusion... these were undoubtedly all tricks used by [Schicksal] to modify the Valkyrie.

The only difference was that Bishop Otto wasn't very interested in that; creating Valkyrie to maintain the rule of Schicksal was the main focus of the research institute.

Now that the archbishop is no longer suppressing them, the group of mad scientists, who were once somewhat restrained, have naturally gone further and further astray in their pursuit of self-evolution and longevity.

Moreover, only in this research direction would those desperate financial backers behind us generously allocate funds.

Based on the current results, females are still the main candidates for containers that can adapt to Honkai energy. Sephiroth of the Imperial Army is probably just an exception and cannot be popularized.

Just as Doctor Final, an expert in the field, had predicted, as Mina and the clones went deeper into the lab, the sights of the pregnant woman being dissected on the experimental table and the girls with various animal shapes in the culture chamber were horrifying.

The last vestige of his conscience made Doctor Final not want to watch any longer, and he gave a stern order.

"Darling, time is running out, forget about all that! Get the data backup and research results, then blow this place up and free them!"

However, the Mina stood there blankly, the familiar yet strange scenery around them gradually creating a strange resonance in their minds.

Crystalline tears slid down the corners of the replicants' eyes; these weapons, seemingly just empty shells, each stroked their incubation chambers.

When Mina and the others saw that the hundred or so cultivation pods behind them were filled with unconscious little girls, they immediately went forward and cut off the controls.

As the antidote to the hypnotic gas was released and the hatch opened, the group of bewildered little girls awoke as if from a dream, their expressions filled with panic.

"Go! Run down the mountain!"

The fragmented, hoarse whispers from the Mina made her feel as if she had experienced something similar.

"What are you doing, Mina? Don't bother with these pointless things, they're no longer of any value! Get the data first! Then retreat immediately!"

A man's furious roar in their ears caused the replicants to instinctively crush their earpieces. After a moment of disorientation, their expressions hardened once more.

These children must be sent away!

Mina and her companions separated six of them, leading the bewildered and terrified little girls as they fled down towards the bottom of Seven Star Village.

After doing all this, the last remaining person made his way to the isolation room at the far end of the research institute.

Through the special glass, she saw a figure bound to the operating table by restraints, instinctively writhing in Affliction.

The thing was wrapped in bandages all over, and its unusually large right eye was darting around. If it hadn't been barely able to maintain its human form, Mina wouldn't have known if it could even identify what kind of creature it was.

Her left shoulder was also enormous, ugly and atrophied like a left hand that had been deprived of nutrients. A third foot grew from the base of her right leg, and her sternum swelled dramatically.

But the most serious injury was to his face. His bright red right eye was swollen and pressing on his left eye and nose, and his yellowed protruding teeth were dripping saliva, soaking the operating table sheet.

Numerous tubes were inserted into the limbs, eyeballs, and genitals; the wiring on the operating table resembled a sheet of spaghetti.

Based on the approximate gender and age, Mina discovered that the creature in front of her was actually a little girl.

The identification code in front of her hospital bed is named "Aldy". The oldest human fossil unearthed so far is the 4.4 million-year-old Ardipithecus ramidus, also known as Aldy.

The meaning of this name is similar to that of Mitochondrial Eve in the Bible, and it is often used as a metaphor for "the earliest woman in human history".

The little girl's imprisoned body was covered with a dense array of electrodes and various IV tubing.

Under such strict confinement, the test subject could only maintain subconscious reactions and was unable to resist, not even to commit suicide. There were ten other similar rooms.

It's so sad... so Affliction... right...?

With teary eyes, Mina stepped forward and placed her right hand on the entrance to the isolation room, causing the metal door to burst open with a loud bang.

Immediately, the restraints and IV tubes were removed by the clone. Moments later, the little girl on the hospital bed began to grow rapidly, her body nearly doubling in size, making her unrecognizable as a human.

The monster suddenly opened its eyes, its blood-red pupils fixed on Mina... behind her...

To be precise, it was a children's tricycle that had been carelessly placed in the isolation room, and the monster's eyes were filled with longing.

"Go ahead, good boy, cause a ruckus, your sisters need you..."

Mina gently stroked the monster's grotesque arm, a mass of flesh and blood with exposed bone spurs, and whispered tenderly, much like a mother instructing her child before leaving home.

With an excited squeaking sound, dozens of purplish-red fleshy tentacles shot out, destroying the remaining isolation chambers.

As the terrifying sound of flesh being torn apart rang out, eleven monsters squeezed out of the isolation chamber and gathered in front of "Mother".

Mina turned her head slightly, her gaze fixed on the trembling researchers inside the bulletproof pod, and a faint mockery bloomed on her cheek as the corners of her mouth turned up.

"Dinner's ready! Enjoy your first meal..."

"Now, let us judge the evils of this world!"

As piercing screams and wails rang out, Doctor Final slumped into his chair, muttering in a daze.

It's over. History is repeating itself. Once again, you left me for the sake of the children...

Mina, I should have known. You always wanted a child, but we were powerless to change our circumstances. This maternal instinct had nowhere to go. In the [Deep Sea], those experimental subjects became your anchor in life.

Jill Hera is like this, and so is Ling. Why do they keep making the same mistakes...?

PS1: I consulted a lot of materials, including excerpts from the original text of "The Black Bullet," because the original author, Zidian, had touched the stock market.

Therefore, it is roughly Honkai on the Honkai, and some integration was made with the Gastrea outbreak in the Seven Star Village of the Black Bullet.

It's a composite storyline of Honkai Impact 3rd, Gun Gale Online, and Final Fantasy; not having seen them doesn't affect your reading experience.

In the aftermath of the avalanche, none of those involved in the operation that led to the Gastrea Virus outbreak were truly innocent.

Next, the main characters will be online.

PS2: Unfortunately, a distant relative passed away today, and I had to attend the funeral, so the update was delayed until tonight. There are still two more chapters to go; I'm writing them now and will post them before 6 PM. There should be four more chapters on the 26th.

Thanks to the generous donation from @{"reader_id":"19169","reader_name":"It's Gaia, not Gaia"}, I'm owing one more chapter on the 24th, making a total of 12 chapters.

Statistics for the 25th: 292 recommendations; 19 monthly tickets; 22,140 rewards (4 extra chapters); 67 blades (1 extra chapter).

I currently owe 17 chapters, but I will do so as soon as possible.

Chapter 454, Section 480: The Tragedy of the Cursed Children (Third Update)

Tokyo Bay, Japan: What was once a newly built commercial district built on reclaimed land was ruined by a sudden disaster, and Schrodinger Company, which suffered heavy losses, also withdrew from the area.

Due to the chaos and the increase in the number of superhumans, the special industry of civilian security companies has rapidly emerged to fill the gaps left by the police force and address the inability to handle special cases.

With the police turning a blind eye, the business scope of civilian security companies has also expanded significantly in the chaotic areas.

Covering personnel protection, material escort, case investigation in infected areas, locating and recovering special items, etc.

Of course, market conditions and prospects are one aspect. Within the same industry, there will inevitably be those who are doing well and those who are struggling to make ends meet.

For example, Rentaro Satomi, a registered police officer at the Tendo Private Security Company, was considering quitting because the company hadn't had rice for seven or eight days in a row.

There was nothing they could do; their boss and supervisor, Miss Tendou Kisara, was not only arrogant but also always put on airs in front of guests.

In addition, due to her lack of understanding of society, the company often failed to make money, and she herself lived a life of considerable poverty.

Not only that, the boss lived a more frugal life than his employees, but what's even more outrageous is that when this woman was starving, she would actually go to his house for a free meal.

With three mouths to feed, Rentaro Satomi gets a headache every time he thinks about it.

Fortunately, they finally got a job today: to take a fishing boat to the coastal area of Tokyo Bay to retrieve some mutated marine life and soil samples, which will be handed over to a company as research material.

On a swaying fishing boat in the deep sea, Tendou Kisara stands at the bow, full of vigor, and kicks up an employee who is sunbathing on the deck.

"Hey, Rentaro, it's time to set the net, hurry up and give me a hand!"

"Once I pull off this job, I'll treat you to a big meal when I get back!"

This beautiful girl, with snow-white skin and dressed entirely in black sailor uniform except for a red ribbon tied around her chest, began to make empty promises to her childhood friend.

"Miss, could you please settle this month's salary when we get back?"

The hardworking, dutiful Tool Person got up to cast the net, while cautiously asking questions.

The unscrupulous boss glared at Rentaro Satomi with his almond-shaped eyes, patted him on the shoulder, and spoke to him earnestly.

"Our company is just starting out. If we want to grow, we need a lot of dedication..."

"What's a month's salary? Consider it an investment in the company. Young man, have ambition..."

"At worst, I'll reserve the position of vice president for you..."

Actually, it's not one month's salary, it's four months' salary. Can't I just take this month's?

Furthermore, I've heard you still owe millions of yen in debt. Asking me to invest—are you really not trying to scam me? Are you hoping some fool will help share your debt?

Rentaro Satomi raised his hand, his four outstretched fingers were pressed down and clenched by Tendou Kisara.

In the end, the ordinary Junior High School Student with black, tousled hair and a somewhat melancholy expression succumbed to the tyranny of his unscrupulous boss.

"Enju, stop playing around and go lend a hand!"

Immediately, the unscrupulous boss kicked the little girl who was playing games in the cabin out, and then lay down on a chair, clutching his stomach.

The little girl with crimson eyes and long hair, dressed in a white lotus-trimmed dress, a yellow checkered long-sleeved zip-up raincoat, and holmium-plated boots, with her hair tied in pigtails with rabbit headbands, was named Enju Aihara.

Several months ago, Rentaro Satomi this starving little girl in a shopping street. Feeling sorry for her, he decided to adopt her.

However, after spending a few months together, he and Tendou Kisara were shocked by Enju Aihara's terrifying explosive power and began to speculate about the child's identity.

[Cursed Children] are girls with forbidden powers who suddenly appeared on the streets of Abandoned Commercial District in Tokyo after the disaster.

Several months ago, a serious bio-terrorist incident occurred in Seven Star Village, Japan, where a group called "Avalanche" released a terrifying virus that is highly infectious through blood and can rewrite the DNA of living organisms.

People call it "Gastrea Virus," and the infected organisms are naturally called Gastrea, which possess terrifying self-healing abilities and evolutionary potential.

Initially, due to the suddenness of the event, the Gastrea left a trail of decay wherever it went, and at one point even approached the Tokyo area.

The eleven most evolved Oldest One infected among the monster horde were named after the constellations of the zodiac.

Later, the Valkyrie of the Far East Branch of the St. Freya Academy went to war, which stabilized the situation.

It wasn't until Schrodinger Company discovered that Osmium metal could inhibit the regenerative abilities of Gastrea and deployed it on a large scale in the Imperial Army that the situation on the human side was completely reversed.

Soon, the Gastrea, with its fatal weakness, was forced to its stronghold in Seven Star Village.

However, no one expected that these Gastrea, which can genetically fuse with other organisms, would actually go to sea in droves, meander from the ocean to Tokyo, and land on the reclaimed land in the commercial district.

In a short time, hundreds of thousands of humans were killed or wounded. By the time the Imperial Army and the Valkyrie arrived, the Gastrea were completely annihilated, and only a handful of the eleven original infected remained.

Shortly thereafter, people returning to their lives in the commercial district were shocked to discover that batches of children infected with Gastrea Virus, but not yet fully mutated, had appeared on the streets and alleys.

For unknown reasons, sporadic Gastrea have been appearing and attacking residents, and the terrified public has blamed the children for it.

They were called "Cursed Children," and most of them were banished to the Abandoned Commercial District at the edge of the sea. A high wall made of Osmium metal was also built between them.

Thus, humanity's hostility toward the Cursed Children was formed.

"Rentaro, the net seems to be moving. What should I do?"

As Enju Aihara tilted her head and pressed for answers, Rentaro Satomi finally snapped out of his reverie. He quickly buried his questions about the [Cursed Children] in his heart, smiled gently, and guided the little girl on how to close the net.

"As long as she's still human, that's enough," the gentle Junior High School Student murmured to herself.

Beyond this thoughtfulness, he also kept something from his boss, Tendou Kisara.

For example, the reason this anonymous company came to him for the commission was actually at the behest of Sima Miori Soma, the young lady of Sima Heavy Industries who was madly pursuing him.

To protect his boss, Tendou Kisara's, feelings and pride, Rentaro Satomi secretly accepted Miori Soma's dinner invitation while also helping to cover up the company's origins—a truly arduous task.

There was nothing he could do; he had once been an adopted son of the Tendo Family and had promised his uncle and aunt to take good care of this young lady.

Just Rentaro Satomi was lost in thought as usual, the fishing net in his hand suddenly snapped, and a column of water several meters high burst from the sea.

"Finally, I'm back..."

As he murmured in contemplation, a white-haired boy with pure white wings on his back and a Doll-head Mature Woman and Green Haired Witch tucked under his arms floated in mid-air, grinning.