World Government.
Chief Scientific Research Department.
Commissioner Lu Raven's thoughts on researching extraterrestrial technology were interrupted by a red alarm. When he activated the external surveillance feeds, he found that they had all been covered in darkness. Even penetrating light could not pass through it.
"Trouble's here..."
He hurriedly encrypted all the research data, then turned toward the laboratory entrance.
The laboratory's sliding door, which had originally been set to require top-secret clearance, actually passed the verification and opened on its own.
Only someone with a status higher than Commissioner Lu Raven's, and the corresponding permit, could enter this hidden laboratory without authorization.
As darkness poured in, the bright light sources in the laboratory dimmed one after another as a dark aura spread throughout the room.
A man dressed entirely in black, with half his face covered by a mask, stepped into the laboratory. "Commissioner Lu Raven, the system detected that you may have leaked information concerning the Myriad Demon Temple to outsiders... How do you explain these findings?"
"Vice Admiral Darkness, even if I really did leak information, you people shouldn't be able to find enough evidence, should you? The way I do things, I never leave any loose ends."
Commissioner Lu Raven had disliked this man for a long time. Although the other party's status was far higher than his own, Lu Raven was known as the World Government's "little brain." Darkness would never dare act recklessly.
"Haha... I only came to ask you about some personal matters."
Suddenly, darkness gathered beside Darkness, and a black claw lunged straight at him.
The crystalline defensive layer condensed in front of Lu Raven shattered instantly. Even though most of the tumors on the surface of his skin exploded, his attempt to resist with mental force was still useless.
The black