Chapter 215
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279 Unable to Die (3K)
The guards stationed inside the biological laboratory had no idea what was happening outside.
A deafening roar was heard, and the ground and ceiling began to tremble violently.
Fortunately, the experimental building was constructed.
There was no corner-cutting in the construction; the load-bearing structure used sturdy Originium block. Although the underground laboratory did not collapse, spiderweb-like cracks appeared in most of the walls.
The guards stationed there initially thought it was an earthquake.
After all, this land is prone to Catastrophe, so encountering a super earthquake is not unusual.
Normally, when Catastrophe occur, the city has special Catastrophe Messenger to warn of them, but I don't know why there aren't any today.
Just as the guards were preparing to send someone out to check on the damage outside, several masked strangers, armed with weapons, suddenly burst in.
Outside the lab was a military camp in Yarbing, garrisoned by tens of thousands of soldiers. I have no idea how they managed to get here, bypassing so many people.
Without a word, the intruders forcefully broke through the defenses and wiped out all the guards stationed there.
To their astonishment, these people seemed to be protected by gods. No matter whether they were slashed with swords, hacked with knives, shot with arrows, bombarded with spells, or attacked with flamethrowers, they could not be harmed in the slightest.
After close combat, the entire guard was routed.
They couldn't even injure the intruders, let alone kill them. Any attack they made had absolutely no effect on their target.
This is bizarre, absolutely bizarre!
Some Shield Guard, clad in heavy armor, are crushed to death by seemingly appearing rock pillars. Others are ambushed by ink-stained monsters and die from unexplained magical damage.
When an opponent cannot be defeated, a rout is inevitable.
Many guards lost their will to fight and fled into the depths of the biological laboratory, spreading their fear to even more bewildered scientists.
While communicating with Amiya, Shi Lei and his team had already reached the Fourth Basement Level.
After dealing with the guards and scientists, the Messenger arrived at the storage room where the Experiment Subject were kept.
Looking around, the place is filled with countless blue culture tanks, piled up like a honeycomb.
The union of humans and animals, the union of humans and machines, the union of animals and machines...
Countless deformed creatures, covered in tubes and immersed in Nutrient Solution, were a horrifying sight.
Even after being anesthetized and falling into a deep sleep, most of the Experiment Subject still showed expressions of pain.
Such cross-species organ transplants are highly susceptible to rejection, leading to side effects such as swelling, bleeding, necrosis, and organ failure. These pains cannot be relieved by painkillers alone.
The Messenger looked grave upon seeing this.
Shi Lei ordered the researchers, who were constantly begging for mercy, to awaken a group of Experiment Subject. He then gave them the power of life and death to choose for themselves.
With the exception of a few individuals who lost consciousness due to prolonged injections of anesthetics, all other Experiment Subject chose to die.
"Please, cough cough... kill me."
"Thank you for saving me, but I don't want to live anymore."
"It hurts so much, I can't take it anymore, ahhh!"
Like Bio-soldier, they sought death after regaining consciousness. Now, in this state of being neither human nor ghost, what good would it do to survive?
Shi Lei frowned, a rare sight for him. He understood the torment these people had endured. So he swiftly killed all the Experiment Subject, sparing them much suffering.
From that point on, everyone fell silent.
I just want to vent my anger on the culprit who caused all of this.
Driven by rage, the seven fought their way through Fourth Basement Level and arrived at the final floor of this biological laboratory.
Ahead lay soldiers who had committed suicide under unbearable pressure, and trembling researchers.
Besides housing large-scale Experiment Subject, this place also contains a database storing data. It records the data derived from these inhumane experiments.
After ending the torment of the Experiment Subject here, Lappland was the first to rush into the database. She brandished her crescent sword and smashed the hard drive to pieces.
This land, limited by Catastrophe and harsh geographical conditions, lacks continental Internet coverage. Research data is typically circulated within local area networks.
Such special data, heavily guarded, is not easily leaked to avoid giving anyone a handle to use against it.
Seeing the masked intruders wreaking havoc on hard drives and data, a scientist wearing a single gold-rimmed bespectacle felt deeply distressed and spread his arms wide to try and stop them:
"Please, please, stop destroying it!"
Lappland completely ignored the guy, kicked the scientist aside, and started slashing wildly with her sword.
"The data here is extremely valuable; it could easily fetch an astronomical price if given to a large medical company. I'm willing to share the money with you, please, please stop destroying it!"
Lappland didn't care about money; she simply found these two heartless, monster-like people repulsive. She raised her crescent sword and smashed the next hard drive to pieces.
They saw a person wearing a helmet follow them in and cause damage. The scientist felt deeply sorry for them and gritted his teeth, saying:
"These are the fruits of my labor over the past ten years. Please, please don't destroy them anymore. I'll pay any price!"
Upon hearing the phrase "ten years," Lappland could no longer contain herself. She abruptly removed her mask and spat at the scientist.
"Pooh!"
"Ten years? You can still conduct such inhumane experiments for ten years? Where is your Morality? Where is your conscience? Don't you feel any pain?"
Seeing that persuasion and bribery were hopeless, the scientist wiped the saliva from his face, feeling that his dignity had been insulted.
"Tch, what do you mortals know? As long as we can break through..."
Unraveling the mysteries of life will open the door to Istina. Until then, all sacrifices will be worthwhile. At that time, I will be a part of Ursus's history...
Before he could finish speaking, Lappland blurted out "Syracuse" and then proceeded to beat him up.
She killed the other guards on sight. The reason she didn't kill this scientist was because she saw he was wearing the institute director's badge.
Lappland hadn't decided what to do with him yet, so she spared this heinous criminal's life for the time being. She hadn't expected him to be so infuriating; it really made her furious.
Looking back and seeing that Shi Lei was not there, Lappland used her sword to cut off half of the scientist's tongue.
This injury wasn't fatal, but it made him only able to utter a low, hoarse groan when he opened his mouth.
Then, sword after sword, avoiding arteries and slicing through the skin, causing the scientist to struggle desperately in pain.
Seeing this, Exusiai couldn't help but ask:
Why didn't you kill him?
Lappland ripped off the director's name tag and threw it at him, then began to explain:
"He's been doing research here for ten years. Do you think I should just give him a quick death?"
Recalling the hundreds of deformed creatures she encountered in the storage room, Exusiai changed her tune:
"This bastard really shouldn't have died so quickly. I'll go outside and keep watch while you torture him slowly."
Inspired, Lappland no longer held back.
She was an expert in human anatomy and knew how to avoid fatal points. With a thrust and a flick of the sword against the throat, she severed the scientist's vocal cords inside the laryngeal cartilage.
"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"
Compared to the suffering endured in those labs, this guy's punishment was far too lenient.
Shi Lei glanced at the time, estimating that Amiya's reinforcements would arrive soon. Seeing them killing like this might have negative consequences.
"It's time to go!"
He arrived at the database and was somewhat surprised to see Exusiai guard at the door but not going in.
What are you doing here?
Upon learning of the situation inside, Shi Lei's expression became extremely grave. He entered the room with a cold face and used his Rock Constructs to smash the hard drives, which had been hacked to pieces, to pieces.
Seeing Lappland execute the scientists, Shi Lei did not stop him, but instead reminded him:
"You have a maximum of three minutes left. I'll come and call you then."
"Good."
No matter what world you're in, some people just can't be treated as human beings.
After confirming that nothing in this layer had been missed, Shi Lei called over Lappland and Exusiai.
Because the elevator leading outside was crushed by Planet Befall, the seven people had no choice but to run back to the ground via the stairs.
Shi Lei sealed the entrance with rocks and summoned Rock platform. Everyone understood and jumped onto it.
Under his control, the Rock platform flew over the city wall. It flew low, skimming the surface, and landed smoothly back inside the city before reaching the boarding area. From there, it was just a few hundred meters to rendezvous with Rhodes Island.
Only then did Shi Lei turn on the Walkie-Talkie.
"Amiya, this is Zhongli. We're almost at the border checkpoint, where are you?"
Amiya and the others were almost at the site of the Catastrophe Meteorite impact when they heard this, and they were puzzled:
"Have you really reached the border checkpoint?"
Shi Lei ran into the border inspection station and asked the Operator there to help communicate with her, which finally dispelled Amiya's concerns.
By the time Amiya reached the military camp, the Special Operations Team had already returned to their This Ship. In other words, the Special Operations Team was heading back when they set off. With such a tight schedule, they probably couldn't have done much, right?
"Where's the biological laboratory you mentioned?"
"I didn't investigate because I was sure the lab entrance was sealed. Let's just leave them buried underground. This place is no place to stay any longer, you should come back quickly."
While waiting, Shi Lei wanted to go to the border checkpoint to see if there were any surveillance cameras. Destroying the video recordings would reduce the chances of Ursus finding him.
To everyone's surprise, Rhodes Island preemptively removed all the surveillance footage. Judging from their practiced movements, it was clear this wasn't the first time they'd done this.
Half an hour later, Amiya and the others rejoined the group. They quickly boarded the This Ship and sailed away from Yarbing.
Back on the ship, there's still a lot to do.
It was noon, Amiya postponed the battle meeting until 2 p. m., letting everyone go to the messenger's quarters for lunch first. However, the Messenger had little appetite for the meal.
Seeing that no one was eating much, Exusiai tried to liven up the atmosphere:
"Don't be like that, let's all be happy."
Lappland rolled her eyes at her upon hearing this:
"What's there to be happy about?"
"The Experiment Subject have suffered for so many years, and today they are finally free. Shouldn't we be happy for them? Those scientists have been punished and can no longer harm others. Shouldn't we be happy? If not, I'll dance for you."
Everyone was amused by her and stopped dwelling on the day's events, returning to the right path.
280 Can you translate this for me? (3K)
After receiving Shi Lei's Walkie-Talkie, Amiya did not immediately turn back to her This Ship.
Driven by a desire to treat the disaster-stricken civilians, she led two guard teams to the scene to investigate.
The northwestern part of Yarbing was dented by the meteorite. Along with the military camp there and the neighboring Marquis's mansion, not a single person survived.
There were no injured people, so there was no need for rescue.
As the leader of Rhodes Island, Amiya frequently deals with Originium. She herself is also a recipient of Originium.
Infected individuals suffer from the disease.
However, the Catastrophe Meteorite at the scene were a little strange. They were yellowish-brown overall, completely different from the black Originium they usually saw. Moreover, they were extremely hard, and no matter how the escort team tried to knock them off, they couldn't break off a single piece to take back to the This Ship for scientific research.
Left with no other choice, Amiya opted for a less desirable option. She moved away from the crater to check on the nearby inhabitants, only to be surprised to find them all unharmed.
It's as if this giant Catastrophe Meteorite was aimed directly at the center of the military camp.
This was simply unbelievable. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't believe it.
Later, realizing there was no need to stay on site, he quickly withdrew with two guard teams.
In this special event, Marquis Andrei's private army and the Ursus Seventh Group Army were annihilated.