"All you obtained was authorization to come into contact with IC-994. Since IC-994 is a 'Black Lion'-class contained entity, it possesses powerful absorption properties toward all organic lifeforms and light sources... Before coming into contact with IC-994, you must put on special protective suits to isolate the energy reactions within your bodies, and you are forbidden from creating light sources in any way."
Commissioner Liang and Yu Jing had also changed into fully sealed white protective suits resembling spacesuits. Five layers of different materials completely isolated the leakage of their life energy.
"Let's go."
The Red-clothed Administrator used a key to open the rubber door in the corner of the second floor, where IC-994 was being held.
IC-994's only weakness was its fear and extreme aversion to rubber products. Yu Jing, who had read through IC-994's files beforehand, was especially aware of this. The Red-clothed Administrator also carried a syringe filled with rubber solution to deal with any abnormal situation.
The protective suits came equipped with night vision.
In the pitch-black room, a man with a giant rafflesia growing from his head stood perfectly straight in the center.
"Without any nutrients present, IC-994 will remain in this dormant state. You have a time limit of five minutes for contact. Do not alarm IC-994."
The moment the administrator finished speaking, Commissioner Liang sensed the darkness in the room and waved a hand, controlling all the darkness to turn into blades.
In an instant, the blades severed the rafflesia petals with white spots atop IC-994's head and pulled them back into his hand. At the same time, the darkness secreted a hallucinogenic substance that prevented IC-994 from feeling pain. Thanks to its regenerative abilities, new petals soon grew back, leaving no visible difference from before.
"What decisive methods! This commissioner is no