Forbidden Nightmare

Chapter 90: The Omission of Taboo Objects

Li Nanke opened his eyes and stared blankly at the white ceiling of the study room.

Next to it was a forbidden object sealed in a glass box. The blood-red thorns that had consumed a large amount of pheromones looked a little withered.

His vision was blurred for a long time before it finally focused, and he gradually recovered from the mental pollution of absorbing the second-level main substance "pain".

When absorbing the second-level human trait "Flame Falls", although the mental erosion was extremely severe, it was still within his tolerance. Moreover, the erosion brought by the "Flame Falls" was not a negative effect for him, but rather a strange positive feedback.

There seemed to be a mutually restrictive relationship between the main qualities and characteristics of different subordinates, allowing the extraordinary to use this mechanism to avoid self-loss and madness. After absorbing the second-level human characteristics, this feeling was extremely clear and profound, making the main characteristics of each subordinate tend to be balanced and stable.

However, with the arrival of the second-order animal essence "Pain", this balance was completely broken, and the sanity that was originally able to be maintained firmly was torn to pieces.

If it weren't for Li Nanke's extremely firm mind and strong willpower, he would have probably fallen into complete madness long ago.

At this moment, he barely suppressed the pollution brought by "pain", but there was still a fire burning in his heart.

Li Nanke swallowed hard and felt his mouth dry and his breath burning hot, like a volcano about to erupt.

He held his breath, used the Ugayi breathing method, suppressed the impulse in his heart, and forced himself to calm down.

Through this forbidden dream, he discovered another characteristic of forbidden object No. 5-792, 'Thorns of Pain', and it was an additional characteristic that had not been recorded in the archives.

Li Nanke put on a pair of thick operating gloves and opened the glass box that contained the forbidden objects.

According to memory, he wrapped the "thorns of pain" into a three-word knot and fastened it to the hilt of the chainsword.

Then the properties of the Chainsword were improved to a certain extent. Although it did not reach the powerful effect of the Bloody Thorn Branches, it also increased the score of the weapon.

The Thorns of Pain can be considered a weakened version of the inlay. Once its true purpose is developed, the side effects will be reduced accordingly.

This is the hidden feature of the forbidden object that was missed. The 'God's Thorn' in the pocket has been upgraded to the top, and it is no longer possible to integrate the forbidden object to upgrade it, but this discovery can bring other benefits.

Li Nanke took off his gloves, glanced at the camera in the corner, and tried to touch the painful thorns directly with his body...

With a bang, the door of the study room was pushed open.

The security guards outside the door filed in one after another. Jiang Lei said nervously, "Xiao Li, didn't I tell you that this taboo object cannot be touched directly..."

Although Director Frank is not in the research department now, he still takes Li Nanke's absorption of the forbidden pheromone very seriously.

Due to concerns about the mental erosion caused by absorbing pheromones and to prevent any accidents, the study room is not only equipped with security and medical personnel, but also Jiang Lei is asked to monitor the entire process.

Jiang Lei was halfway through his speech when his eyes suddenly widened.

Li Nanke was seen tightly grasping the strange weapon constructed from the fantasy system. Taboo objects were entangled in the weapon's handle, and the spikes had pierced into the flesh of his palm.

However, Li Nanke did not show any sign of enduring the pain of 'level 13'. Although his brows were furrowed, he was obviously not in too much pain.

Li Nanke asked, "Brother Jiang, was the archival report on this forbidden object issued by our branch?"

Jiang Lei was so smart that when he saw this situation, he had already vaguely thought of something in his mind.

He immediately flipped through the files, nodded and replied: "This forbidden object was discovered many years ago. Because the risk level was too low, the Control Bureau did not arrange too many teams to study it." "At that time, our director's team did not come into contact with this forbidden object..."

Li Nanke said solemnly: "Well, Brother Jiang, I have discovered the hidden characteristics of the forbidden object that were omitted."

"Hidden properties? Is there any undiscovered property of this forbidden object?"

Even though Jiang Lei had already vaguely guessed it, he still couldn't help but feel a little excited.

It is rare for a forbidden object's characteristics to be overlooked, because forbidden objects themselves are dangerous to a certain extent. If their characteristics are not fully understood, there is no guarantee that some terrible accidents will occur when they are contained.

Therefore, discovering the missing characteristics is a credit to the team, but the team that once participated in the research on the taboo will be held accountable and punished.

Li Nanke let go of his hands, put on the operating gloves again, and explained while demonstrating.

"The true power of this forbidden object is to increase the power of melee weapons and give the weapon holder extra strength by causing pain."

"Through this special knot, the weapon holder can truly master the forbidden object and will not suffer excessive pain..."

"Xiao Li, is this what you figured out through your Universal Talent analysis?"

"Brother Jiang, you also know that I have a talent for fantasy, and I always have some strange dreams... Maybe the Universal System is telling me in the form of a dream what the true function of the taboo is."

Jiang Lei stared blankly at Li Nanke demonstrating the three-word knot.

Even though he had already seen the power of the 'Universal System' talent in directly obtaining reference answers, when he saw Li Nanke use his talent to forcibly break the characteristics of forbidden objects again, he still had a feeling that 'you kid is simply abnormally strong'.

Who would have thought that this taboo object needed to be tied into a knot, and that it needed to be tied into such a complicated knot in order to reveal another characteristic?
The way this feature is presented is so tricky that it is incomprehensible.

Jiang Lei felt that even if he were asked to study it, he would not be able to figure out this tricky characteristic.

Although it has not been verified in detail whether the characteristics explained by Li Nanke are completely correct, Jiang Lei has already believed it for the most part through the demonstration.

"Xiao Li, you just cracked the characteristics of the last forbidden object, and now, just a few days later, you have discovered the missing characteristics of other forbidden objects... Your research efficiency is too terrifying."

Director Frank gave you the pheromone of 'Thorns of Pain' as a reward, and he didn't intend for you to use the talent of 'Universal System' to fill in the gaps.

How come you are doing research while receiving an award? Are you a natural born paper winner?

Jiang Lei complained silently, knowing that the new features of the forbidden object would most likely cause the team to work overtime, but he was very happy in his heart.

Because Li Nanke’s new discovery will definitely be rewarded, the entire team will be rewarded for his discovery.

Where there are rewards, there are punishments. The research report on taboo substances is a lifelong responsibility system, and the team that participated in the research at that time will be held accountable and punished for omitting the characteristics of taboo substances.

There is no need to worry about whether the new discovery will offend anyone, because the multiple research teams within the control bureau are inherently competing with each other...

PS: There was an accident today, so the next chapter will be updated late. You can wait and read it tomorrow morning.

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