"Hmm, they just let us go like that? It feels like they're plotting something."
After leaving the laboratory, Takahashi Kojiro looked back at the lab entrance disguised as an old newspaper office. Walking along the bustling street outside, he could not shake the feeling that something was wrong.
They had met their demands and administered that injection, giving them the abilities of the first stage of the Gene Lock. Yet they had not made any demands in return?
Even if they had made demands, it was not as though they would necessarily comply. But the fact that they had not even brought it up made these sharp Reincarnators feel that something was amiss.
"They only told us not to leave the city and to carry tracking devices with us. Honestly, I wish they'd made more demands. We'll probably have to rely on them for the second and third stages of the Gene Lock too."
Suzuki's expression was somewhat wistful as well.
The immense boost from the Gene Lock had left them utterly intoxicated. Now that they had gained this benefit, they could kill that cripple or the high-ranking man named Xu Yue and complete their mission before returning.
But after getting a taste of it, there was no way they could give it up!
This was an opportunity to Ascend to Heaven in One Step!
They would not hesitate even if it cost them dearly!
Many of the costs would be refunded once they completed the mission. Even if they were not, such an outstanding ability was worth bankrupting themselves for.
With those mission targets as their safety net, they were already in an invincible position.
"Hm? The newspaper says there's a new strain of influenza in the city, and the city has been quarantined?"
Suzuki bought a newspaper from