Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 134 67. Revisiting an old place: The name you call out most often may not necessarily be your lover

"They came in an hour earlier than we expected, and used a very 'novel' way of breaking in. Although it was different from what I expected, it turned out that your and my judgment about Zhou Ke was correct.

Things that he is involved in are always subject to strange changes.”

In the monitoring room of the No. 2 Institute, Roger, who was rarely wearing a researcher's uniform today but instead had changed into a set of clothes that were more convenient for combat, stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the image of the institute's entrance on the large screen in front of him.

The pair of cold eyes carefully observed everyone on the screen, and he said to Wu Qinhu who was sitting on the chair next to him:
"You go and take care of Ms. Amanda, the Knight Commander of Snake State, and stop the Evil Vulture from going further. I will take care of Zhou Ke and the others."

"No matter the rescuer?"

The Tiger King stood up and picked up the cloak with the word "God of War" embroidered on it. He said:
"And the traitor you have already found, are you not going to deal with him?"

"I already knew that Senior Researcher Julio has a daughter who is raised outside. This will not affect his work efficiency. As for those 'hostages', they are merely an inducement for the other party to create conditions for action.

If I was going to do something about them, I would have done it that night.”

Roger shook his head and said:
"I have never liked to get involved in the political struggles within the consortium system. I am only interested in my research project, which is the starting point of all actions. You can regard it as an 'invitation'. After realizing that Zhou Ke's cunning made him difficult to capture, I changed my strategy and asked him to come to my territory on his own initiative.

Look, isn't he here now?
Now that the goal has been achieved, the hostages can naturally be released as a prerequisite. You don't really think that I am a researcher obsessed with criminal behavior, do you?

This is really degrading to my character.”

"But you've done those things, Roger."

Wu Qinhu was a little confused about Roger's train of thought. He felt that this guy must be abnormal.

He complained:

"The war between you and Little Acholi has already begun. It is not something that can be ended by releasing those people. He is determined to expel the forces of Shunguang from the surface of the earth. You personally may not care, but aren't those who follow you being sold out by you?
Do you really think little Acholi will let them go?"

"Well, I appreciate your concern for us, Director Wu, but the fact is that the research structure exists to serve the project. If the research of a project has reached the final stage, then it is expected that the research structure will be abolished.

What annoys me is that little Acholi keeps causing trouble for me and wasting a lot of my precious time. This is indeed a personal grudge, but as for the fact that he has always wanted to ban the Flash Organization, I can understand his idea.

If I were the decision maker, I would also be frustrated and angry that a huge project that lasted 38 years had no output."

Roger explained:
"The forces used to explore Time Labyrinth No. 11 are already in place. The Parnis Group delivered enough samples before it was destroyed. The researchers I selected are ready to enter the Time Labyrinth to find out what happened there.

As for me, my supervisor has given me the leadership of another important project.

I said before that our next target is Rust Castle.

In other words, even without this conflict led by Acholi Jr., the Flash Organization would enter the disbandment process after achieving these two goals.

Our experiments have yielded enough data to assist our mentor in advancing his project to the implementation stage, which was the original purpose of the establishment of the Flash Organization. No matter how outsiders slander us, I am glad that it only took us 38 years to complete all the preliminary work for the 'Sacred Benchmark' project.

Judging from work efficiency alone, the Flash Organization is worthy of the huge amount of materials it has consumed over the years.

If Institute No. 2 can be preserved, I will of course be happy. After all, I have spent a very fulfilling life here. But if it is eventually destroyed, that is also to be expected and it is not worth being overly sad or angry about.

After all, there are too many project materials here that cannot be made public.

For example, Director Wu, you don't want all the information about the enhanced program you received here to be made public, right?"

"You are really sensible, Roger."

Wu Qinhu seemed convinced.

He grabbed the mechanical-style spear at hand and put it on his shoulder, then waved to Roger and said:

"I admire old Mr. Acholi. How did he train you three? But I think you may be too optimistic about the situation. I know you are moving the No. 2 reference device, but do you think that young Acholi will allow you to take it away?

Even personal conflicts that you consider insignificant are still conflicts!
Only by facing your enemy can you avoid failure. Your current mentality is very bad, Roger. You have no idea what kind of situation you are in.

But I guess a humiliating defeat would snap you out of this bullshit 'state of mind'.

If you underestimate the life-and-death war, then the war will definitely punish you."

As he said this, he strode out of the monitoring room to deal with the opponent he was responsible for. Roger turned around and looked at the big screen. The picture on it was quickly turning into a snowy state due to loss of signal.

That was Wu Neng's effort. The monitoring system of the entire No. 2 Institute was being taken over.

Roger was not panicked. He reached out and took out a classic-looking pistol from the box in front of him and loaded it into the magazine that was shining with special spots. Then he hesitated for a moment, picked up the communicator and said to his subordinates:

"How long will it take to seal and move the No. 2 reference instrument?"

"We are now peeling off the time disruptors layer by layer, sir. At the current rate of progress, it will take at least three standard hours. The time maze we are currently maintaining will also become ineffective after the reference device is sealed."

"Boost."

He paused, Wu Qinhu's warning echoing in his mind, causing him to emphasize his tone and say:

"The sooner the better!"

Meanwhile, outside the institute.

Zhou Ke and others who were advancing finally met Director Mulan's mysterious "buddy", who suddenly flashed out from the corner of the time maze wearing the classic researcher uniform of the Flash Organization. When he appeared, more than a dozen guns of various types were aimed at him.

But this guy was as mysterious as the other flash researchers. He ignored the weapons and said to Mulan:

"You are twenty minutes late for the scheduled time! But it's not a big problem. Come with me. I have created an unstable time rift that can take you through the main body of the maze to the detention area.

The hostages are all there!
Get ready for battle, the operators over there are already armed."

"how about you?"

Mulan had nothing to say to his good buddy. He grabbed his brother's wrist and said:

"Julio, this is no joke! You can't stay in the Flash Organization anymore, come with us. Xiaofang has known about your existence for a long time. I peeked at her diary a few days ago. Damn it, we underestimated the girl's keenness in this regard."

"I can't leave!"

Senior researcher Julio shook his head and said:
"I have to complete this project. Don't ask any more questions, Mulan. You just need to know that I won't harm you and Xiaofang. The ultimate research of the Flash Organization must be completed. This is an important matter concerning everyone's future.

It’s much more important than my life!

I don't want my daughter to live in a world like this forever, and only the completion of that project can change all of this.

Let’s not talk about this now. Come with me quickly. I don’t care what you want to do in the institute next, you must take Xiaofang and the others out immediately!

The reference instruments are being sealed and transferred, and the time disruptors are being stripped away. When their number drops to the threshold, the entire time maze will no longer be able to maintain stability. By then, you'd better not run around."

After saying that, the guy went back to where he came from. Then he stretched out his hand, pushed open the drawer of the desk next to him, and said loudly, "I'm going to do this!"

"What are you waiting for? Come in!"

"Couldn't you have chosen a more normal entrance?"

Mulan cursed, and was the first to grab the desk and "jump" into the open drawer. It was as if there was an invisible entrance there that swallowed him up. This magical scene made Zhou Ke rub his eyes and couldn't help but complain:

"So, your other name is Nobita Nobi, right? Is there a pitch-black blue robot cat hidden inside? Oh, I should have thought of this when I knew you could travel through time. Isn't this the 'time shuttle'?"

"What are you mumbling about?"

Amanda shook her long hair unhappily and shouted to the stunned head maids beside her:
"The rescue team hasn't caught up yet?"

"Ow"

Maid Noka responded, then hesitantly stepped into the drawer. The other maids filed in, and the rescue team went to other places. Qiao Ya was also forced in by Zhou Ke. Before the desk closed, he asked:

"Mr. Julio, have you seen Qiao Shan? He should not be among the hostages."

"That guy was taken by the biology team to do a strengthening experiment because of his perfect suitability for strengthening."

Julio's voice came out from the slowly closing drawer, with a hint of echo, and he said:

"The third underground floor, Area X Laboratory No. 22. The experimental project he was assigned to is the same enhanced experiment that the failed product next to you had undergone. Although the biology team has improved the enhancement logic, to be honest, I personally think that the success rate of that project is still less than 10%. So, I advise you to be mentally prepared."

"click"

The closing of the drawer caused the expressions of the people around to change in different ways.

But before they could calm down and move on, a purple light flashed from the edge of the time maze ahead, accompanied by a fierce noise, as if a fierce battle was going on. Ajie immediately roared.

He recognized the aura in front of him, and Zhou Ke also realized who the person was from the scattered red light.

"Wu Qinhu!"

他 说:

"That guy is right up ahead, Amanda! Go ahead."

"You want me to die?"

Amanda yelled in displeasure:
"Do you think I can fight Wu Qinhu in my current state?"

"The question is not whether you can or not. It doesn't seem like this is something you can choose. He came over."

D-4 grabbed Zhou Ke and retreated. Then there was a violent explosion that swept across the corridor like a storm. Amanda crossed her arms and turned herself into a yellow sand incarnation to block the attack, but the next second she was pierced by the flying weapon.

When the mechanical spear landed, it swept up everything around it like a tornado destroying a parking lot, allowing Amanda to reunite on the other side. Then she saw Wu Qinhu landing with a war trample with his cloak flying, and he raised his fist and hit her without saying a word.

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Amanda simply stepped forward with a knife. After the two of them fought for a few seconds, she was knocked back by a cannon punch.

The entire left arm dissipated in the collapse of the quicksand, and then reunited in the next second.

"Amanda! The Red Mamba, the toughest crazy woman in the Bad Land, the silly daughter that old Yuri cares about the most. She's not bad, she has some abilities. At least her boxing skills are much better than your elder sister 'Thunder' Sasha."

The Tiger King laughed and pulled out his spear, seemingly not caring about the wounds on his body cut by the flowing sand.

Behind him, the masked Evil Vulture Lady waved her hands and grabbed the heavy mechanical equipment from the ground as if using the Force, and threw it at Wu Qinhu like a boulder, but was stabbed by the Tiger King who turned around and held his weapon.

With a sharp explosion, the precision mechanical device was torn apart from the heart, with parts inside flying everywhere, and a 2V1 situation between the three Sublimators was formed.

But looking at Wu Qinhu's posture, it didn't look like he was being trapped from both sides. Instead, it looked like he was surrounding the two ladies by himself.

"As a rule, I don't hit women."

Wu Qinhu moved his shoulders, letting the scarlet dots of light gather into a whirlwind that swirled around him. He bared his teeth, raised his spear in a battle-intent gaze, and said to the two men:
"But you are not ordinary people, so please forgive me for being rude next."

"You must be blind, because there are three ladies here."

As the dark green ominous energy in the form of a curse came over like a poisonous mist, the red Wu Qinhu was instantly dyed green. Afu's weird laughter also sounded from above. She was a sorcerer and naturally could not fight in close combat.

But when Wu Qinhu suddenly attacked, more than four vicious psychic curses were thrown at the Tiger King at the same time.

Amanda had no friendship with these two Eagle State psychics, but she knew that there was no other way out after being targeted by Wu Qinhu except a fight to the death, so she took the initiative to assume the responsibility of attracting hatred in close combat, and stepped forward to engage in the battle while the evil eagle kept grabbing heavy objects around it, infusing them with psychic energy and throwing them at her for support.

3V1.

Finally, this fiery scene seemed a little fair.

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"Third floor, Area X, this is it."

Under the protection of Ajie and D-4, Zhou Ke successfully passed through the time maze. The reason why he was not caught by the dangerous fault traps in the maze was all thanks to the time hourglass given to him by Ms. Evil Vulture. The magic weapon from the time psychic was also modified to develop resistance to the time maze.

At least it can allow Zhou Ke to identify where the dangerous time fault is located.

Their goal is to destroy the instantaneous light benchmark, which is underground. Coming to the third floor is just a matter of convenience. By the way, they can also come to see the situation of Qiao Shan, the unlucky guy who was caught here for experiments.

However, Institute No. 4 was under martial law and all projects had been suspended, so D- did not encounter an ambush when he blasted open the laboratory door.

"I haven't seen many assassins and psionicists along the way. I suspect they were all deployed near the benchmark to protect that thing."

Zhou Ke said:
"Roger also knew that little Acholi's goal was to destroy that thing, so he wanted to divert him. But I don't quite understand this guy's approach. His passive defense doesn't seem like the actions of a wise man."

"Unless, Roger's goal from the beginning was not to resist the warriors sent by Little Acholi."

D-4 said nearby:

"Considering the unusual interest of the Flash Organization in you, maybe he is simply trying to lure you into a trap this time."

"It is possible, and the probability is very high."

Zhou Ke nodded. After Wu Neng connected to the control console of this closed laboratory, the lights here were quickly turned on. Of course, even the light spots were covered with a layer of faded luster, which looked extremely strange.

"Found it! Bio-chamber No. 7! Qiao Shan is there."

Wu Neng screamed, and D-4 immediately stepped forward to operate the device. With the sound of mechanical propulsion, a biological capsule sealed like a coffin was pushed out from the mechanical structure next to it.

The good news is that Qiao Shan is still alive and is currently in deep hibernation preserved in a bio-capsule.

The bad news is that after Wuneng retrieved the test records, Zhou Ke saw that Qiao Shan had completed all the strengthening projects and was now in the "observation period".

According to senior researcher Julio, the chances of this guy maintaining his personality after waking up are no more than 10%, and it seems that Ajie has also completed the same enhancement program here.

"Have the little Acholi commandos caught up?"

Zhou Ke asked, and D-4 shook his head and said:
“After they entered the time maze, they lost contact with us. They were either trapped in the time layer, or received instructions from little Acholi to destroy the reference device.

The only ones who can be contacted now are a team of combat maids from Crystal Palace Housekeeping. They are clearing out the Acholi operators nearby and guarding the retreat route for the rescue team. The intensity of the battle there is quite high. Alfie and Mori have already withdrawn from the battle due to damage to their machines. "

"Let them evacuate with Qiao Shan."

Zhou Ke patted the bio-pod and said to D-4:
"Please take care of this guy and send him to the battle maid. I'll wait for you here."

"Ok."

D-4 followed the instructions, picked up the heavy biological capsule and rushed out of the laboratory, while Zhou Ke continued to retrieve the experimental records here. With the help of Wuneng's retrieval, he finally found what he had always been curious about.

"Ajie! Come and have a look. Your lab records are also here."

Zhou Ke shouted, and Ajie, wearing a full-face combat mask, walked over.

He tilted his head and looked at the data appearing in the optical projection in front of him in confusion. The photo on it was very similar to his appearance, but what shocked Zhou Ke was that the former Ajie was actually wearing the same uniform as the flash researchers.

"Ajie is also a researcher at the Flash Organization? Wait! His name is not Ajie! His name is Liu Linyu, a senior researcher at the Flash Organization. He used to be Takahashi Santai's experimental assistant for a long time, and later transferred to the Second Research Institute to assist Roger in completing the data survey of the 'Sacred Benchmark' project.

Have you received three commendations from the Shunguang organization for participating in many difficult projects?
I boil!

"Ajie, before you lost your mind, you were actually a theoretical physicist specializing in time flow structure and string theory? You got two doctorates alone?"

Zhou Ke looked at the shiny file belonging to Ajie in front of him as if he was reading a book written in heaven.

But he really couldn't connect the genius described in the file with Ajie who was tilting his head and making "Aba Aba" sounds beside him. Not only him, but even Wuneng was shocked by this terrible contrast.

Each person and each machine immediately flipped through the pages. They were eager to know what had happened to Ajie, which turned a promising researcher into a failed experiment in an immature biochemical warrior project.

But they were disappointed.

In this file, there is only a simple sentence about Ajie's final treatment:

"Because of privately reading the relevant information of the 'SOS-404' project, he has been stripped of all positions and honors. According to Liu Linyu's personal opinion, he is allowed to participate in the 'Artificial Sublimator' project as a test subject instead of being shot. After the experiment is completed, he will be put into the No. 11 Time Maze as a D-level explorer.
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Authorized by: Roger Vanmis, Director of Research Institute No. 2."

"Qiao Shan said that when they caught Ajie in the wilderness, he kept muttering 'Jie'."

The Enlightenment Device lowered its voice and said:
"That's not his name, that's..."

"That's the 'Jay' in Roger! That's the name of his enemy!"

Zhou Ke moved his fingers and said:

"Okay, now it's true that enemies don't meet each other, but I'm more curious, what did you check before that made you go from a genius to such a loser overnight?"

He turned to look at Ajie who looked confused.

The latter's attention was also attracted by the photo on the projection device in front of him. He stretched out his hand in an awkward and confused posture, trying to touch the "other him" in the light.

It was like a mirror, reflecting his two lives.

(End of this chapter)