death of hope

Chapter 971 "Psionic Storm" (47) On the Brink of Despair

A well-educated, courageous, and upright young person could never suddenly become cold-blooded and indifferent to human suffering...

Moral guilt and self-doubt made Li Ang tremble with fear, so much so that he was stunned and did not notice that the countdown to the awakening drug was approaching.
The Zero Talent user awoke from an endless nightmare and immediately began to struggle. The stainless steel buckles on the restraints clanged against the bed frame, producing a piercing clattering sound.
"It's so dark! Where am I?! Help!"

Li Ang was startled, his calf muscles twitched, and his scattered thoughts returned, quickly bringing him back to work.
I turned on the miniature flashlight and shone it into those terrified silver-gray eyes:
(Her pupils did not constrict, and she regained consciousness, but she still couldn't see. Her visual function had not yet recovered. The previous surgery had damaged her brain lobes, so she needed to increase the intake of neurotrophic drugs, such as mecobalamin.)

This girl has been imprisoned in the research institute for a long time, yet she is still screaming and struggling, unaware of her surroundings; she may have memory problems.
At this moment, the monitoring screen clearly showed that Zero had awakened, giving the entire project team hope, and colleagues outside the curtain wall cheered with joy:
"Wow! You're awake! Quick, make a call! Let's cheer the old man up!"

"Wait a moment, Professor Joseph and Senior Ryan are in the conference room upstairs, having a meeting with the company's senior executives."

"We need to calm her down before the old man comes back."

"Wait, did you guys hear that? What the hell was that noise?"

A piercing electronic sound echoed in area B14:
"Warning! The system has detected abnormal psionic data! Level 2 security defense plan has been activated!"

(The system has detected abnormal psionic data! Level 2 security alert has been activated!)

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Looking at the dense array of orange and red warning lights on the control panel, the researchers panicked:
"Damn it! That little witch is going crazy again!"

"I'll go in and see what's going on."

"Are you looking for death?! We're not anti-psychic experts. Let's wait until Little Li is sure it's safe before we talk."

Everyone looked at the monitor screen and saw only static, hearing only a hissing white noise...

Inside the curtain wall at this moment;
The Zero-Talent Individual, blind and with his hands and feet bound, and his memories becoming confused, grew increasingly terrified and agitated, wailing hysterically:
"Brother! Tetsuya-kun! Save me!"

At this point, Li Ang had no room for sympathy or concern; he himself was on the verge of death.

"Calm down...girl, no one here wants to hurt you, it's just for scientific research..."

(Uh…it doesn’t work…right, this girl came to Shin-Sapporo when she was little, so she might not even know the common language…)
Li Ang used the translation software on his tablet to repeat it in the local language:
"It's falling...お嬢さん、ここにいるのはWho is it? Jun をhurt つけるつもりはない、ただ scientific research のためだ..."

To no avail; Zero struggled harder and harder, the nylon restraints leaving red marks on her fair skin.

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Outside the curtain wall, a large group of psionicists in white coats were running around in a panic, like ants on a hot plate:
"Report! The safety barrier has automatically lowered, and the interior of the curtain wall is now sealed off!"

"The wall is so thick and heavy, the ground shook when it fell."

"That thing is as strong as a nuclear shelter door, capable of withstanding 3500 roentgens (a unit of measurement for nuclear radiation)."

"So...we're safe?"

"I hope so..."

"Damn it! Those walls can't block the psionic radiation at all! The equipment outside is starting to malfunction too!" "We're doomed... the system's crashed... the pneumatic gate won't open..."

"We...we can't get out either..."

A female researcher crawled under the table, trembling with fear: "Do you think... Xiao Li... is he still alive...?"

"I don't know, we can't see what's going on inside..."

"With that level of psionic energy, that kid's head must have exploded..."

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The situation took a sharp turn for the worse. All the sophisticated electronic equipment in area B14 malfunctioned; suppressors were sparking, and server racks were crackling with electricity.
The observable psionic readings had already exceeded the limit, with the red pointer spinning wildly on the white dial, a scene reminiscent of a ghost hunter encountering a thousand-year-old monster in a movie.

At this point, even a layman completely ignorant of psionic science could see that something was wrong. The staff on duty in area B14 were all experts and professors in the field, technical masters, yet they were also helpless in the face of this situation:

"The measuring instrument has exceeded its limit! Numerous short circuits have occurred in the suppressor!"

"This light is flickering... the voltage is unstable..."

"The monitor exploded! Holy crap! It almost hit me..."

"My head hurts so much... My psionic energy has exceeded the threshold and is affecting my brain..."

"Little Li! Little Li! Are you still alive?! Respond if you hear me! Quickly inject that witch with a sedative! Two injections!"

"Two injections?!" The project team's deputy leader, who was also today's foreman, angrily shouted.

"You fucking... stop giving orders! If Zero dies, the teacher will definitely kill us all..."

"There's no other way, we can only rely on that kid..."

"Xiao Li! Li Ang! Please respond if you hear me!"

"Stop shouting, that kid was less than two meters away from Zero when the accident happened, he's definitely dead..."

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Outside the curtain wall, the experts and professors were in complete chaos; some had even taken out notebooks and started writing their wills.

Inside the curtain wall, Leon Vilnius, who had no formal training in psionics but came from a military background, managed to maintain his composure.
His upright sense of responsibility, the willpower of a steely soldier, his extensive knowledge, his well-trained physique, and his innate anti-phantom constitution—all these combined enabled him to command sailors and repel boarding attacks by Eldar pirates in countless escort missions.

But this time, it was a hundred times more desperate than any battle he had ever experienced:
A throbbing pain in my brain, like the unbearable agony of the trigeminal nerve being compressed by an artery.
Gastrointestinal discomfort, muscle spasms, and bright red blood gushing from the nostrils, ears, eyes, and corners of the mouth…

(It's awful... I'm going to die... I'm trapped inside... I can't get out...)
His mind was somewhat clouded; his overwhelming spiritual energy affected the voltage, causing the lights to flicker; and the bioelectrical signals of his nervous system were also affected.

If the brainstem cannot transmit signals to the lungs, irreversible damage will occur after breathing stops for 4 minutes. Afterward, large areas of brain cells will die, leading to loss of neurological function. At that point, even if the person doesn't die, they will be in a vegetative state…