This place, converted from a tomb, was the Menu Organization's base for researching viruses.
The choice of location had nothing to do with preference, nor was it for concealment.
Rather, the viruses researched here had come from this ancient tomb chamber, whose origins and age could no longer be traced.
More precisely, they had been taken from the corpse inside the coffin.
The man in the black suit watched Simbika intently preparing medicine on one of the screens. Only after a moment did he shift his gaze to the screen in the center.
The image on the screen was aimed directly into the coffin.
A fresh, emerald-green lining covered nearly the entire bottom of the coffin.
Resting atop it was a mummified corpse with a strange appearance.
The left half of the corpse had undergone prolonged natural dehydration, its flesh shriveled and dark brown.
Yet the right half was completely different.
Perhaps it could no longer even be called a mummy...
That right half still had distinctly recognizable muscle tissue, and faint veins could even be seen beneath it.
Its only similarity to a mummy was that the muscle tissue, which seemed to retain moisture, appeared to have come from a dying old man. The skin's texture resembled withered tree bark.
One side had shriveled flesh, while veins were visible on the other.
It was as if two different corpses had been sewn together.
The man in the black suit stared at the corpse on the screen, aura shaped like flames gathering around his eyes.
With the enhancement of Gyo, he could see wisps of black vapor, thin as smoke, coiling between the corpse and the lining before slowly drifting around the mouth of the coffin.
The researchers bustling around nearby had never once seen the black vapor inside the