Dr. Genus listened in silence as his clones debated.
"That guy has only just reached maturity. If he loses control, the entire base will be destroyed!"
Android 21 swallowed, seemingly recalling some unpleasant memory, an indescribable terror flickering in her eyes.
"Against the strength that man just displayed, our controllable, finished specimens would only be slaughtered."
Dr. Genus sighed, cutting short the pointless argument with a grim expression.
"Even with the last resort we consider our trump card, my calculations put our chances of victory below 30%..."
"Besides, things have already come to this. Do any of you have a better idea?"
At his question, the clones in the control room exchanged looks, but none could offer any constructive suggestions.
"Android 21! And No. 42! You two, get to the bottom level immediately..."
"...Release 'Carnage Kabuto'!"
Dr. Genus's voice trembled slightly. The clones, already braced for what was coming, fell into a deathly silence.
Terrifying as the intruder was, he was still a normal person they could talk to. He had not started indiscriminately killing the moment he arrived.
But that recently born, unfinished specimen needed to slaughter on a massive scale every time he was deployed before he could regain his senses.
There was no one in the entire House of Evolution except Dr. Genus.
Naturally, the victims of that slaughter would be expendable tools like them, who could be mass-produced without limit!
"...Yes!"
"...Understood!"
The two clones who had been named turned deathly pale, but still nodded with difficulty and exchanged a glance.
"Finally, it's our turn..."
"Yes... it's time to give our lives for humanity's evolution!"
As Josen walked down the corridor, a vast underground space soon appeared before him, its walls and floor built from high-strength alloy.
Judging by its size, this was probably a space