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Biochemical World.

In the Hive Core, Demiurge, dressed in a red-striped suit and groomed to perfection, put away a foot-square black box and sighed softly.

After considering Albedo's urging for a moment, he ultimately agreed.

Although he had intended to conduct some experiments in this world, anything involving the Supreme Being's future offspring had to be postponed.

Still, he felt somewhat sorry for Lady Annie...

His tail swished irritably, but Demiurge quickly composed himself.

Though he had agreed to deal with this world's affairs as soon as possible, it was not something that could be accomplished in a single leap.

Alva was responsible only for research; all other matters, large and small, fell under his jurisdiction.

Before he could leave this world without the slightest problem arising, he still needed to properly train the Umbrella Corporation personnel and make them completely abandon any thoughts of resistance.

Even this was only possible because certain deranged humans had reduced this world to such a state. Otherwise, conquering a world through normal procedures would involve far more than mere trouble.

"Superior humans?"

He looked up at the tens of thousands of self-sealed humans overhead, a mocking curve forming at the corner of his mouth.

The evil of the human heart was at its greatest in this world.

Even with his temperament, when he learned of these people's complete plan, he could not help but marvel at it.

If Lord Ryan had not despised these people so intensely, he truly would have wanted to find the mastermind and have a proper conversation with him—perhaps even consider him a kindred spirit.

But this was not bad either. Lord Ryan, who had always opposed human experimentation, had made an exception this time and included everyone belonging to the Umbrella Corporation among the experimental materials.

There was