Chapter 150

"Secondly," Carmen continued, her tone completely flat, "Is the 'Abandoned Murderer,' whose sorrow stems from eternal loneliness and the pain of rejection, transforming into Distortion longing for 'connection'... that's one of the candidates."

Such a concentration of pure sorrow truly matches the description.

Of course, Xiao Huasheng still hoped that while the containment process was successful, there would be more energy available.

The company currently produces approximately 300 units of energy per day, but its capacity is 2000 units, which is indeed not much in comparison.

Just when everyone thought the speculation had ended, Carmen continued, but this time her expression became very serious.

"And the third possibility..." Carmen's gaze sharpened, "Is the 'Smiling Corpse Mountain.' Its sorrow is not overt, but hidden beneath the distorted smiles formed by countless deaths. Beneath those Distortion faces lies the embodiment of emotions, and this sorrow is absorbed into its body along with the corpses. It is one of the most proliferating disasters, and if mismanaged, the consequences are the most severe."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Huasheng again, her golden eyes showing no hint of joking.

"Manager, the 'blind box' is about to open. Based on my calculations, there's a very high probability that the upcoming Abnormality will be one of the three mentioned above."

Carmen then changed the subject. "So, it's actually a three-way choice."

"Isn't this random?"

Xiao Huasheng couldn't help but mutter a complaint, frowning as he asked.

"We can just use the company's Time Reset device," Carmen said.

"You mean by repeatedly resetting until you find the Abnormality you need?" Xiao Huasheng suddenly realized that this was indeed something he hadn't considered.

Just do it like you're rerolling for a good starting account, right? You'll eventually get what you want, won't you?

But soon, Xiao Huasheng became depressed.

Unlike in games, this isn't an unconditional transaction.

"But the company's restructuring requires energy support, Makuku's abilities are too useless," Xiao Huasheng said.

If Makuku heard this, he would be furious.

But Carmen clearly knew that the Makuku that Xiao Huasheng mentioned was actually the man with the ability to Time Reset. She shook her head and said, "No, we can drain all the energy from all the Abnormality at once, and then reset them. Wouldn't that be an unconditional reset company? After all, everything will return to the beginning."

Carmen's words brought a sudden realization to Xiao Huasheng.

"Then... shall I give it a try?" Xiao Huasheng hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to go for it.

"Please let me assist you; suppressing Abnormality can also provide energy." Carmen nodded, confirming the plan.

The two decided to try their luck with blind boxes first, and then restart the company.

What if you get a kill on the first try?

But clearly, the blind box business has produced a huge mess.

The Abandoned Murderer appeared before the two.

Upon seeing this result, Plan B was immediately activated.

Soon.

All employees of Lobotomy Corporation were evacuated to the monitoring room, a completely safe place where they would be unharmed.

The Queen of Hatred looked at Xiao Huasheng timidly and asked a question.

"Xiaoxiao, are you trying to drag despair out of your life?" Her lovely eyes held a hint of worry.

"Of course, to protect the world, we need more partners."

"Yes, is that so...?" The poor Queen of Hatred was afraid that the Knight of Despair would steal Xiao Huasheng away, but in the end she still didn't express her feelings.

The Queen of Hatred simply hugged Xiao Huasheng and respected her choice.

With Xiao Huasheng's activation of the plan, chaos immediately erupted within the entire Lobotomy Corporation!

"Manager, it's up to you," Carmen said.

Chapter 7: Is this still Lobotomy Corporation? [1 update]

As the Abnormality escaped, the lights throughout the facility flickered.

The Level 2 alarm sounded throughout the entire facility.

All personnel have been evacuated, and the entire corridor has become a paradise for monsters.

A scarlet light replaced all other lighting, flashing wildly in a morbid, unstable rhythm.

In the instant the red light blazed brightly, one could see that the empty corridor walls were splattered with sticky, unrecognizable filth, and deep claw marks that revealed the metal inner core.

Xiao Huasheng shrank back and continued forward.

The light suddenly went out, and darkness pressed down like a heavy shroud, with only the desperate red dot on the siren flickering alone in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, the red light suddenly shone brightly again.

Just a second ago, the corridor corner was empty, but now a Distortion, inhuman shadow has been frozen in time. It is writhing its head, wearing a huge collar around its neck, and moving towards Xiao Huasheng.

Hehehehe...

It emitted an incomprehensible sound and swayed towards us.

The crimson light flashed again, clearly imprinting the Distortion figure onto the retina.

Thin and hunched, the huge, dirty leather bandage around his neck was like a mark of shame, and his exposed skin had a corpse-like bluish-gray hue.

It wobbled, its joints creaking unsettlingly, and its incomprehensible groaning sounded particularly jarring during the intervals between alarms.

Xiao Huasheng didn't even stop walking; in fact, he breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she didn't suddenly attack him from the shadows.

Faced with the approaching, swaying humanoid Abnormality radiating intense sorrow and malice, she merely frowned slightly before swiftly taking aim.

Her movements were so fluid they were almost effortless.

With a flick of his wrist, Vector's gun was already pointed at the monster.

Without aiming, without hesitation, and without even lingering for a second on the monster known as the "Abandoned Murderer."

Raise your hand.

Pull the trigger.

The movements, which had been practiced countless times in memory, were performed once again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The gunshot wasn't deafening, but it was exceptionally sharp, instantly drowning out the sirens and the monster's maniacal laughter.

A burst of intense white light shot out from the muzzle of the gun, striking the murderer precisely in the chest.

There was no stalemate, no struggle, and not even the expected screams.

The hysterical laughter abruptly stopped.

One burst of bullets sent it spinning wildly.

The Abandoned Murderer's forward momentum froze instantly. He was sent spinning backward by the immense force of the impact, crashing heavily into the red-glowing metal wall behind him with a dull thud.

A dark, almost black, viscous liquid splashed from the wall behind it as it struck, slowly sliding down.

"After all, it's a low-level entity." Xiao Huasheng was surprised that a single burst of bullets had killed it.

It lay sprawled in the corner, motionless. The huge collar around its neck had also tilted askew, obscuring part of its face.

The unsettling activity and malice had vanished without a trace, leaving only a colorless egg.

The egg lay quietly on the ground, motionless.

The Abandoned Murderer was thrown back to his most primal, dormant state, awaiting "resurrection."

Sold out instantly.

The Abandoned Murderer has been successfully contained.

The entire Lobotomy Corporation is under containment breach, and all the Abnormality are releasing their power. As long as he is inside the company, Xiao Huasheng can freely extract energy from the Abnormality.

As a result, energy prices are also skyrocketing.

At this moment, Xiao Huasheng's abilities related to firearms also surged as his energy bar increased.

She blew on it and muttered, "No, there's still something strange."

However, the surrounding lights were still flickering, which shouldn't happen in the company. Therefore, only another Abnormality could be causing this situation.

The legendary light switch master – Big Bird.

That Big Bird covered in eyes would turn off the lights wherever it went.

But why is it in an on/off state? Where did it go?

Xiao Huasheng was filled with questions, but soon, at a corner of a corridor, he gave her the whole explanation.

"What the hell is this..."

The wall was no longer a wall. Thick, pulsating, vibrant flesh covered every inch of the metal surface like living things. Large, dark purple tissues, like blood vessels or vines, undulated beneath the flesh walls, secreting a viscous, dark red liquid that smelled of rust and rotten sweetness.

The liquid pooled together, trickling down the walls and accumulating on the ground in sticky, reddish pools of blood.

Countless strips of fresh meat and torn organs hung from the ceiling, swaying slowly with some nonexistent ventilation, dripping warm blood.

Where there should have been lights, now stands a terrifying sight: huge, murky, bloodshot eyeballs that dart about erratically.

On the ground, thick, unrecognizable pieces of organic matter piled up, making a teeth-grinding "plop" sound when stepped on, and boots sank in easily, leaving sticky streaks of blood when pulled out.

Broken bones, torn uniform fragments, and tangled clumps of hair were scattered among them, slowly being devoured by the ever-growing fleshy moss.

In this utterly terrifying environment, resembling the rotting entrails of some giant creature, Xiao Huasheng stood there.

Her petite figure seemed completely out of place here.

The red light of the alarm flashed across her increasingly out-of-control face, illuminating her clean and tidy clothes.

In this environment, the uniform was blindingly white and almost unrealistically clean.

Seeing this scene that almost made one give up hope, Xiao Huasheng gave a bitter smile.

Then the slender red-haired Angel closed her eyes tightly, hugged Vector, and said almost in a sob, "Don't scare me, I don't like watching horror movies at all, boohoo."

But in order for the company to be able to restart smoothly on the energy front, she still moved forward hesitantly.

Carmen's voice came over the loudspeaker.

"Supervisor, watch out ahead! The 'Phoenix Project' seed seems to be out of control... sizzle"

Carmen's voice gradually became indistinct, as if it had been interrupted by something, leaving Xiao Huasheng to proceed alone.

This scene deeply moved Xiao Huasheng.

Why is the signal interrupted here? Isn't this her soul?

According to Carmen, the entire Lobotomy Corporation is a manifestation of Xiao Huasheng's E.G.O Manifestation.

She can control everything here, simply because this is her world.

Xiao Huasheng was the god here, and the fact that this divine authority had failed surprised her greatly.

She tried to teleport herself back to the monitoring room, and in an instant, she was back inside.

Chapter 8: The Old Bones' Approval [2 Updates]

Carmen seemed to have anticipated that Xiao Huasheng would teleport back.

The woman with short blue hair looked at Xiao Huasheng and said, "That space doesn't seem to be inside the company. If we get any closer, we might not be able to come back... Her Phoenix Project is far too dangerous."

"Not the space inside the company?" Xiao Huasheng suddenly remembered that this was the Flesh Space she had once fought in, and the flesh seed it gave her was later taken by Angela for research. So it was here now?

"If they're not in the same space... can Makuku be reset?"

"I don't know, I've never seen a function that allows time to be reversed by a person," Carmen said quietly with her eyes closed.

In an instant, Xiao Huasheng made his judgment.

"It's alright, don't worry about this."

Xiao Huasheng said.

Makuku's ability is to traverse two worlds and reset both worlds simultaneously; Xiao Huasheng knew this when he recruited Makuku.

Although she lost her previous memories, everything was still recorded in the Lobotomy Corporation's logbook, as were the employees' memories.

It doesn't feel real, but it all actually happened.

After hearing Xiao Huasheng's words, Carmen closed her eyes and remained silent.

Since it was the supervisor's decision, she had no right to interfere.