The system is four years ahead of schedule, but Weird is still a cub.

"Master, you have obtained new permissions. The permissions of the "****** Protocol Plan" have been updated, and new information can be viewed." At this time, the artificial intelligence changed its performance of "insufficient permissions" for everything, which also meant that Xiaoqi had made a step further in cracking it.

Shen Ge realized this and asked directly: "What exactly is the "****** Protocol Plan"? Who created this experimental base?"

The artificial intelligence's "answer" was very direct. It gave Shen Ge a list of names, from the founder of the underground research base to the researchers, and even the "cleaning" information was very detailed.

Of course, the "cleaning" here does not mean a cleaning lady, but a special forces personnel who "destroys experimental materials" and carries out "laboratory disinfection and killing of evil spirits."

Unfortunately, Shen Ge was "unfamiliar" with this list, but Camille recognized a few "familiar" names.

"Thomas, Jacques, Robbin...these people are from the third group of the base research laboratory and are students of Professor Martin." Camille said in surprise.

Shen Ge discovered more crucial clues in the files provided by artificial intelligence.

"A base for cultivating new humans?"

Shen Ge discovered in a construction file that the original English name of this place when it was built exactly means "New Human Cultivation Base".

In one of the experimental reports, the skin of the test subjects was peeled off, revealing the silver nerve bundles implanted under the skin. The spine was connected to some kind of biomechanical device, and in a round transparent object in the center of the device, a parasitic scarab was imprisoned.

According to the research report, some of these people are ordinary local Australians, and some are former anti-ghost warriors. This experiment is to integrate machinery with flesh and blood in order to suppress the erosion of ghost energy caused by the colonization of ghost flesh and blood.

However, what surprised Shen Ge and Camille the most was that there was an "experimental subject" in the video that shouldn't have been there——

Lieutenant Hawke.

The scene switched, and Lieutenant Hawke appeared in the image. His body was fixed on the operating table, and countless nerve tentacles extended from the interface of the mechanical prosthesis, slowly piercing into his brain.

"For the sake of human evolution... I am willing to be... a pioneer..." His voice was mechanical and cold, and his pupils were completely occupied by the data stream.

?

When Camille saw this scene, he was so shocked that he was speechless. Even the knowledgeable Shen Ge was confused by this video file.

Shen Ge had not been in contact with Lieutenant Hawke for a long time, but judging from his performance along the way, if he had been transformed in this underground laboratory, he could only be said to be an actor-level figure.

But whether it was Shen Ge's observation of Lieutenant Hawke or Xiao Qi's analysis through dynamic capture of various expressions and reactions, they both believed that this possibility was extremely low.

There are only two possibilities:

One possibility is that the person undergoing the transformation experiment in the video is just a person who is very similar to Lieutenant Hawke; the other possibility is that after undergoing the transformation experiment, Lieutenant Hawke lost the memory of this experience for some reason and his memory was modified.

Judging from Lieutenant Hawke's characteristics and those unique mechanical prosthetics, the second situation is obviously more likely.

"warn--"

"warn!"

At this time, the cold voice of the artificial intelligence machine echoed in the hall: "According to the requirements of 'Protocol One', if an unknown person or a target with new permissions accesses confidential files, the base will immediately activate the self-destruct mode. Master, due to the priority of 'Protocol One', the secret protocol 'Self-destruct Mode' has been activated!"

"..." Good guy, he called Shen Ge "Master" but he didn't treat him as the master at all. He directly skipped the warning and entered the self-destruct mode?

Shen Ge said with great emotion: "Sure enough, I'm afraid there will be no other artificial intelligence as 'smart' as Xiao Qi in this world."

"Master, thank you for your recognition. According to the data I decoded, the preset time of the self-destruct mode is 60 seconds. The good news is that the cracking of console No. 1 has reached 93%. It only takes 27 seconds to complete the decoding and turn off the 'self-destruct mode'." Xiao Qi said.

The ground suddenly shook, and the oak barrels piled on the right side of the lobby burst one after another. Blood gushed out like a wave. The corpses soaked in the barrels slowly stood up, their chests cracked open, revealing their eerie beating hearts.

"Master, these test subjects numbered '******01' were the first volunteers for the experiment, but unfortunately, their adaptability was very poor. In order to preserve the activity of the strange cells, they were 'stored' in a special solution by 'soaking them in wine'."

Although Shen Ge activated the hidden self-destruct protocol, the control of the artificial intelligence was still in the hands of Xiao Qi. Therefore, after the situation occurred, it still did not forget to answer Shen Ge's questions.

"The first batch?"

So there is a second and third batch here?

Since Xiao Qi was gaining full control authority to prevent the self-destruct mode from starting, Shen Ge was in no hurry to leave. He looked at the strange humanoids and asked, "Where are the other experimental subjects? Is this the only one that was successfully adapted? According to what you said, it's the 'New Human Cultivation Program', but judging from its appearance... it doesn't seem to be successful, right?"

The "one" Shen Ge was referring to was the skinned "human" that crawled out of the tumorous heart of the main control room.

At this time, as a large number of humanoid creatures crawled out of the oak barrel, the attention of this "skinned human" was also attracted.

Apparently, to it, these humanoid creatures were much more delicious than Shen Ge and Camille.

The AI ​​replied: "The other test subjects are stored in these areas according to their suitability."

As he spoke, the AI ​​marked several areas on the projected holographic map and noted the suitability of the experimental subjects stored in each area.

Without exception, all are underground.

Then, the artificial intelligence continued to explain the issue of the "New Human Plan" to Shen Ge: "Master, the so-called 'New Human Plan' is to reduce the degree of human beings' exposure to strange energy through mechanical transformation and fusion of flesh and blood, but each person's adaptability is different, and even mechanical transformation cannot complete the fusion of strange cells. Therefore, some researchers have proposed to use strange energy inhibitors to improve the physical fitness of humans from the internal organs first, improve the adaptability with strange cells, and then fuse mechanical prostheses."

"Subject number '*****01-x3113' is the most perfect match for the x-3113 psychic inhibitor, but it has not undergone any subsequent transformation. It still retains certain human memories and fundamentally believes that it is still a 'human', so it will not be hostile to humans, let alone feed on humans."

"According to the experimental process, the experiment of '*****01' would have continued, but an experimental accident led to a strange disaster and the underground laboratory fell. The Strange Energy Special Operations Team had no choice but to stay in the underground laboratory to conduct experiments. For this purpose, they captured some 'experimental subjects' after multiple strange spaces appeared."

"And the 'Lieutenant Hawke' you mentioned, he was originally the experimental subject numbered '*****1917'. As a volunteer for the new type of strange energy inhibitor, his memory was indeed modified. After the underground laboratory fell, he was appointed by the organization to return to the strange disaster area in order to continue the transformation experiment."

When Shen Ge heard the artificial intelligence mention "organization", he frowned: "Organization? Display all the information related to the organization."

During the AI ​​explanation, the self-destruction mode of "Protocol 1" was not stopped. The walls of the entire winery began to wriggle, and a structure of flesh and machinery emerged, like a huge biological computer waking up, which once again confirmed the speculation that this place was also a huge and strange fusion. Although it only took Xiaoqi less than half a minute to complete the decryption, it still needed time to cancel the self-destruction mode and open the passages to various areas.

Therefore, before it completes these steps, Shen Ge needs to buy time for it.

The next second, Shen Ge's blood-corrupted tentacles exploded instantly, sweeping across the entire lobby like a scarlet storm, tearing the approaching humanoid creature into pieces.

Flesh and blood fell to the floor, and the experimental subject "*****01-x3113" lay on the ground like a tamed hound, enjoying the food.

The corrupted blood tentacles spread throughout the lobby turned into blood threads, forming a blood net in the wide space, cutting through the flesh and fungal carpets gathered on the flesh walls like sharp blades.

The blood net erupted with terrifying destructive power, and a strange energy storm broke out with Shen Ge as the center. The entire manor collapsed in the scarlet light.

Anyway, artificial intelligence has marked the locations of the experimental subjects and living organisms, which means that there are no living people on the upper floors of the manor, so it doesn’t matter whether it collapses or not.

When the dust settled, Shen Ge and Camille stood on the ruins, and Xiao Qi's voice rang out: "Master, I have successfully gained control of the base and turned off the self-destruct system."

Camille looked at the ruins-like scenery around him and wanted to complain... In the current situation, does it make any difference whether the self-destruct mode is turned off or not?

She knew that Shen Ge had strong destructive power, but she didn't expect it to be so terrifying that he could turn a manor into pieces in a moment.

"Master, locate the elevator. I will open it through the console now."

As Xiao Qi finished speaking, a square building made of rusted metal and flesh was slowly rising not far away.

"Ah-"

With a sound of air pressure being released, the hatch that was a fusion of metal and flesh opened.

"and many more……"

Shen Ge was just about to walk into the elevator to explore the first point marked by artificial intelligence on the holographic map when he suddenly remembered something.

"Did we forget about Lieutenant Hawke's robotic arm that he left in the wine cellar?"

Shen Ge felt that even Lieutenant Hawke could not pose a threat to him, so he did not take a mechanical prosthesis seriously. In addition, he had no intention of destroying the strange space, so he ignored it.

But after the artificial intelligence mentioned that Lieutenant Hawke was also one of the experimental subjects, Shen Ge suddenly felt that leaving the mechanical prosthesis in the wine cellar might be a hidden danger.

Fortunately, although Shen Ge forgot, Xiao Qi was very careful and left a self-destructing blood spider on the mechanical prosthesis when he left.

"Master, don't worry. I have prepared countermeasures and am monitoring the mechanical prosthesis in real time. Of course, if you want to move the collapsed rubble and dig out the mechanical prosthesis that is trapped underneath, I have no objection," said Xiao Qi.

"...Forget it, let's go down first." Shen Ge signaled Xiao Qi to start the elevator and head to the first area shown on the map.

Coming out of the elevator, Camille noticed the wriggling metal pipes on the walls of the corridor. They pulsated like blood vessels, occasionally spewing out dark red steam.

There is an illusion of returning to the weird belly.

Fortunately, during the time Camille followed Shen Ge, he had "deepened" into the strange belly more than once, and he had already become accustomed to this situation.

"Walk."

Shen Ge took a step forward, and the blood-rotten tentacles stretched out behind him like a living thing. Not to mention the weirdness at this moment, even faster bullets and missiles might not be able to get close to Shen Ge.

The moment he stepped into the corridor, Camille's tactical eyepiece automatically adjusted the light, and the space inside was much larger than it appeared from the outside.

Arriving at the laboratory at the end, the entire space was already tightly covered with wriggling flesh and fungal carpets. There were many tumors on the walls, connected by some black blood vessels and nerve bundles.

It is not difficult to find that there are still many corpses that have not been completely devoured among the tumors. Their chest cavities have been cut open, their spines have been replaced by some kind of mechanical device, and their heads are lowered as if they are praying silently.

According to the labeling of artificial intelligence, these are the second batch of "volunteers".

Of course, the records say "volunteers", but it is unknown whether they actually volunteered to participate in this kind of experiment.

In the case of Lieutenant Hawke, even if he was forced to participate in the experiment, his memory would be modified and he would continue to work for the "organization."

Suddenly, the ground shook again, and the roar of gears meshing came from the shadows in the distance.

Camille found something strange on her ankle. She looked down and found that the place where she was entangled by the vines before was saved by Shen Ge, but she was stabbed by something in her torn combat uniform.

The black blood vessels run all the way up from the ankles to the base of the thighs. It's a feeling between pain and itching, a feeling that cannot be described in words.

"Captain Shen, Captain Shen." Camille's forehead was covered with cold sweat, allowing Shen Ge to see the wound on his ankle.

In just a few breaths, Camille's condition deteriorated at a speed visible to the naked eye. Grape-like blood spots on her skin had already climbed onto her cheeks. She gritted her teeth and said, "Captain Shen, if I can't hold on to the end... just kill me, don't let me turn into one of those monsters."

"It's too early to say that." Shen Ge said lightly, but he did not use his special features or the red mist armor to solve the problem of the strange energy erosion in her body like before.

Because the artificial intelligence gave a detailed explanation of the "silver substance" injected into the human body when presenting the experimental report, and combined with Xiao Qi's analysis data, Shen Ge can be sure that the silver substance is actually the new type of strange energy inhibitor studied by Professor Martin, but it is not the fourth generation, it should belong to the first or second generation of strange energy inhibitor.

If this kind of ghost energy inhibitor can directly cause alienation in people, then the hundreds of anti-ghost agents of the International Anti-Ghost Organization, plus tens of thousands of anti-ghost fighters will all be finished.

Of course, there would be no problem, and out of "politeness" to his companions, Shen Ge still had to check for her.

"Take it off."

Take off?
Take it off? (End of this chapter)