death of hope

Chapter 1050 "Psionic Storm" (123) The Madness of the End

"Ryan...you traitor who betrayed his master and ancestors...you deserve to die a horrible death!"

Joseph cursed as he backed away, crushing the test tube on the ground with a "crack," his hand trembling as he stuffed the exposed half of the data cable back into his pocket.

He had lost his composure, and this act of taking off his clothes and farting was tantamount to admitting Ryan's suspicions.

"Haha! That stupid old man has revealed himself! The thing is on him!" Ryan Elsson shouted excitedly, retreating and hiding behind the crowd.

"He's clearly a four-eyed guy, but his eyesight is pretty good. You actually guessed right."

"What do you mean by 'guessing'? That sounds awful. This is called reasoning, okay?"

Higashiyama Ruriko glanced at Ryan: (This nerd, aside from being useless in bed, is quite capable when it comes to serious matters. No wonder the head of the family is willing to promote him.)
She nodded, her eyes instantly turning sharp and fierce:
"Men, take back the company property and tie up this traitor and take him back to headquarters. The patriarch wants to interrogate him personally."

"Okay, boss~"

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The corporate warriors stepped forward with guns. In the previous fierce battle with the 'Cyber ​​Onimusha', all of them had removed their helmets and masks to gain a better view. Now, everyone was injured and covered in blood, their faces as ferocious and terrifying as demons.
"Doctor, hand over the company's assets, and we will not harm you."

"No...no...don't come any closer..."

Joseph's back slammed against the wall with a thud, leaving him with nowhere to retreat.

"This is the culmination of our hard work! Nobody can touch it! Let your head of household go and prepare his defense! Not even the Heavenly King himself can take my treasure away!"

Joseph HF Dane's desperate screams echoed in the laboratory, his mindset shifting from fear to anger to a desperate frenzy, his entire being twisted.

"I discovered Talent Zero, and I led the research project..."

This treasure... will always belong to me...

You greedy tyrants... you'll never get it...

It's mine!

mine!

mine!!!"

Joseph's face contorted in a rage, his expression out of control, snot and tears streaming down his face. He pulled a delicate little box from his white coat pocket.

Inside the box was a cryogenic storage container, its surface covered in frost.

Unscrew the jar, take out the test tube inside. The interlaced spiral glass tube contains a dark blue liquid that emits an ominous, ghostly glow.

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“That’s not Biological Sample Zero…” Ryan’s smile vanished.
"That's Dr. Jason's second group... a biochemically mutated strain cultivated using Zero spinal fluid and several viruses... You need to be careful..."

Higashiyama Ruriko dismissed this warning with disdain; in her eyes, Ryan Elsson was nothing more than a greedy, cowardly bookworm.

"It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it's company property, we'll take it all back."

The red dot fired from the laser sight converged on Joseph's head and chest, and the corporate warrior issued a stern warning.
"Don't do anything foolish! Gently place the company property on the ground, then raise your hands. We will treat you with courtesy and make you look respectable, Doctor."

"Heh, dignity... at this point... it doesn't matter anymore..."

Joseph held the test tube in his left hand and pulled a portable hard drive from his pocket with his right. This was his golden key to wealth, power, and honor, and the dream he had pursued all his life.

As the greatest psionicist of Terra and the greatest contributor to the technological explosion, his name will be engraved on countless planetary monuments, worshipped by the world, and sung by bards for eternity. Those unreliable health products and longevity potions are all fake; this is true immortality.

He was just one step away from his dream, but was betrayed by his most trusted and prized disciple, and all his efforts were in vain.
Thus, Joseph went mad in despair.

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After a few minutes of standoff, Higashiyama Ruriko gradually lost her patience: "Since the old man doesn't want to be dignified, then let's just take it by force!"

"Yes!"

The corporate soldiers approached slowly in a semi-circular formation, calculating how to reclaim the valuable items without damaging them.

Suddenly, Joseph burst into hysterical laughter, his voice becoming shrill and distorted:
"What we can't have, nobody else can take away!"

After saying that, Joseph shoved the test tube into his mouth, his teeth chewing the glass with an unpleasant crunching sound.

Glass shards cut the gums, the inside of the mouth, and the tongue, causing blood to flow. The blue liquid in the test tube was quickly absorbed by the body through the wounds and digestive tract.

"Holy crap!" Ryan exclaimed, speechless with shock. "That old man's gone mad!"

Joseph chewed on the test tube fragments like he was chewing betel nut, his expression twisted as if he had gone mad, and he raised the portable hard drive in his hand as if to smash it to pieces.

"Get out of the way!"

Disgusted by her subordinates' indecisiveness, Higashiyama Ruriko pushed through the crowd and charged straight in.

With a swift movement, he fired a shot that struck Joseph squarely in the heart. He then caught the falling hard drive with the toe of his LOWA tactical boot, flicked his ankle to lift the drive up, and firmly gripped it in his hand.

"Wow! That was so cool!" The corporate warriors exclaimed, "Awesome! No wonder she's the boss!"

"Alright, stop flattering me," Higashiyama Ruriko stuffed the external hard drive into her tactical bag and kicked Joseph's corpse.
"Even if the person is gone, at least the data can be preserved."

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She turned around and saw Ryan Elsson, huddled in the corner, his face ashen, and said sneer:
"Hey, isn't this the hunky Ryan who's been with me seven times in one night? What are you doing hiding here~"

Ryan looked embarrassed and crawled out from under the table on all fours; "I... I'm afraid that old bastard's blood will stain my clothes."

“‘Old Immortal’ is now completely dead.”

Higashiyama Ruriko used a provocative and ambiguous gesture to straighten the tie of the frightened man in front of her:
"Honey, forget about me. I have to go back to head office to report. From now on, you'll be the director. I'm afraid you'll have to tell HR to hire another young and pretty elevator operator."

Even if Marilyn Monroe were to apply, I wouldn't be tempted. You'll always be my ideal woman, my darling~

"Ugh!" the corporate warrior muttered under his breath; "This guy is really greasy and disgusting..."

Ryan yawned, raised his arm to check his watch: "It's almost dawn."

Ruriko Higashiyama stared at the corpses scattered on the ground: "'The Cleaners' will clean up this mess."

"Ryan, you still have to work overtime. The head of the family wants us to bring Talent Zero back to headquarters."

"Come on, everyone, this way please!"

Having successfully betrayed his mentor, Dr. Ryan put his hands in his pockets, humming a little tune, and completely relaxed.

As they chatted, they left the lab, and no one noticed what was on the ground.
Joseph H.Dane's corpse convulsed violently...