People in Yu-Gi-Oh! The hyper-converged audience is also integrated

Chapter 319 Cat, do you understand this hand?

To be honest, 0748 really likes people like Imi.

She's the kind of person who has no feelings or love in her eyes; she's all about naked self-interest.

This person wouldn't say something as trivial as "for my sake."

On one occasion, 0748 got into a conflict with a mercenary who happened to be one of Immy's men. He was a little embarrassed at the time, since his working relationship with Immy was quite pleasant.

People around were trying to break up the fight, and some even hurriedly called Immy over.

According to the normal script, when Immy arrives, she can casually say, "Give me some face, let it go," and the conflict should be over.

As a result, when this woman arrived at the scene, without saying a word, she pulled up a small stool, sat down, took out a bag of sunflower seeds from her pocket, and started eating them with more gusto than anyone else.

"It's boring, I want to see a river of blood!"

"Hey, Lao Ba, are you sure you can handle this? If not, let me take over!"

She has no concept of "human relationships" in her mind; she only cares about interests.

If there's anything more important than profit, it's definitely having fun.

The biggest advantage of cooperating with this kind of person is that when disaster strikes, you can sell her out without any guilt and run away yourself.

Of course, the reverse is also true.

When she sold me out, it wasn't so surprising...

"You just sold me out like that?"

0748 turned its neck and looked around. This was no longer the square of the Divine Arts Academy, but a colder and more sophisticated place.

The familiar, enormous culture tanks were neatly arranged, but the glass of the tanks was purer, and the connecting pipelines were more complex. A dozen researchers in sterile white coats were examining him from a safe distance, scrutinizing him with the same look they would give to cargo.

The 'dining table' and 'tableware' are all set, but the main course on the table is missing.

After looking around, it was obvious that he was the dish.

"Oh, what do you mean 'sold out'? That sounds so awful." Immy chuckled, patting 0748 on the shoulder. "Didn't you always want to get into a top research center? Well, here you are!"

“I want to sit at the table, not that I want to sit at the table.” 0748’s voice was flat, without any emotion.

He wanted to learn the world's most advanced forbidden biology, not become the one being studied.

"Oh, same as always." Immy didn't care at all, and instead reached out and pushed 0748's back, pushing him towards the center of the laboratory.

She didn't forget to turn her head and give a word of advice to the intelligent mechs waiting around her.

"Everyone's rooting for him, he's got guts."

0748 was being pushed by her, but his steps were very steady. His eyes, hidden in the shadow of his hood, were constantly scanning the surroundings, looking for things that needed to be watched out for.

"Honestly, I really want to kill you."

"How about raping her first and then killing her? I'm quite erotic," Immy suggested with a smile.

"Ah~ I really want to pin you against the wall and pound you like grass." 0748 said in a flat, monotone voice.

"So wild?!" Immy and Bai Zhi's voices rang out simultaneously, one filled with astonished excitement, the other with pure horror.

"No! Brother...brother...what nonsense are you talking about!"

0748 ignored them and calmly stated a fact: "You should know that if you push me too far, no one here will leave alive. Including me, and including you."

The temperature in the air dropped several degrees immediately after he said that.

The whispering researchers fell silent instantly, and the electronic eyes of the intelligent mechs flashed red lights, indicating a high state of alert.

“That’s not necessarily true.” Immy suddenly laughed, a teasing glint in her eyes. “Because here, ‘that person’ is.”

"That person?" 0748's heart skipped a beat.

What makes someone as lawless as Immy so certain that 'that person' is some kind of monster?

He soon found out the answer.

"Om-"

The heavy alloy door at the deepest part of the laboratory slid silently open to both sides with a low, mechanical creak.

A blinding white light burst forth from behind the door, and against the light, five figures slowly walked in.

Three men and two women.

An indescribable pressure, like a tsunami, swept over them, and the researchers around them all bowed in respect.

This is not simply the pressure of a strong person, but something more mysterious and unreasonable. The spotlight of the whole world is naturally shining on them.

The moment 0748 saw the man in the lead, his pupils contracted sharply.

"Oh no, it's the main character!" White Paper screamed in despair from inside the hood.

That's right, he's the protagonist, the real protagonist.

Having traversed nine times within the Serpent's Fate Bell, serving as stepping stones and villains nine times, they have honed an instinct incomprehensible to others—

You can tell who the main character is at a glance!
The protagonist should be a noun.

But at this moment, for that man, it has become an adjective.

He's too much of a protagonist!
With slightly messy short black hair, her features weren't stunning, but they were still very pleasing to the eye. Her eyes were clear and firm, and her white coat exuded professionalism. Her name was Bai.

The four people behind him were equally extraordinary.

A tall woman with long black hair, possessing a wild and untamed aura, the Dinosaur Queen, Philina.

A woman in mecha armor with long, light gray hair and a cold expression—Sword Princess Zero.

Gilsu, an apprentice dressed in adventurous casual clothes.

Another researcher, also wearing a white lab coat, was Carl Hissletti, the head of the biochemical laboratory.

"Ah—so dazzling!" Bai Zhi exclaimed. "It's the real main cast!"

0748 was also dumbfounded.

A perfect team setup, a perfect entrance.

This isn't like Medes, a minor protagonist who can only influence one fortress.

The man before me is the kind of protagonist who can stir up the world's affairs and carry the destiny of an entire era forward!

A true chosen one of the times.

0748's breathing became incredibly rapid at that moment.

His experience as a villain in nine lifetimes made every cell in his body scream with danger; the tremor that came from the depths of his soul was a hundred times stronger than when he faced the Serpent's Life Bell.

He finally understood where the confidence in Immy's "That's not necessarily true" came from.

She was right.

If he dared to cause trouble here, he probably wouldn't last even a second before being instantly wiped out by this "protagonist group" in front of him.

Not even a trace will be left.

"Teacher Tony, hang in there a little longer." Bai and the four people behind him ignored the others and hurried towards a certain instrument.

Bai Zhi muttered under his breath, "This man actually has a teacher. Who is he, He Fang Shengsheng?"

0748 shook his head, also curious about it.

Of the dozens of people present, none shone brighter than this man.

Then, the man hailed as the "greatest scientist" rushed to a sophisticated life support tank, carefully opened it, and then... placed a fluffy, chubby orange cat inside.

The orange cat looked very old, its fur had lost its luster, and it lay there lazily, lacking even the strength to open its eyes; only its chest was still rising and falling very slightly.

"Teacher Tony, don't be afraid! I will definitely save you!" Bai lay on the glass jar, his voice trembling with anxiety.

0748: "."

"Is the teacher a cat?!" The blank sheet of paper broke down.

Shouldn't the protagonist's teacher be an unfathomable, otherworldly master? How could it be a fat cat that can't even walk properly!

Yimi Youyou explained, "The one who is accomplished is the teacher. When Bai was a child, he relied on this stray cat to find food for him. It was a very strong cat."

"But he's already in his twenties, and his time is coming to an end."

A normal cat's lifespan is only about ten years. The fact that Tony has lived this long is all thanks to Carl's experiments that have extended his lifespan.

Bai's main focus is on mechanics, and he doesn't know much about life and genes.

“I’m telling you, you should give up on this cat.” Karl said impatiently as he operated the machine. “As an orc, you’ve already reached your limit by surviving this long.”

He is an extreme dragon fanatic who believes that all races other than dragons are inferior races.

"No, we can't give up!" Bai shouted at Karl, "Teacher Karl, save it!"

"Sigh, I'll do my best," Carl said calmly, glancing casually at 0748 before pausing and then beckoning to his assistants, "Prepare for emergency treatment."

Several researchers immediately rushed forward and began to provide first aid in a flurry of activity.

The syringe was inserted, and various medications were administered. The curve on the monitor briefly flickered, but quickly returned to its downward trend.

Watching their actions, Bai Zhi muttered softly in his hood, "Brother, will their... this technique even work?"

0748 also saw through the essence of the problem at a glance.

These are all routine treatments, which only address the symptoms and not the root cause. Even if they can be saved, they will only have a few more days to breathe before their condition deteriorates further.

Aging is not a disease, but a manifestation of the law of entropy increase in living organisms.

Organs will fail, cells will stop dividing, and the flame of life will naturally go out.

To cure it completely, to reverse its life and death, we need to go deeper.

Something deeper, a realm that only gods can touch.

For example... taboo biology.

In 0748's mind, the dean's three fanatical faces flashed by, as did the "Medius" floating in the culture tanks, and the experimental notebook he knew by heart, which recorded countless crazy ideas.

Cutting, stitching, memory inheritance, gene editing, cloning, cross-species fusion...

These technologies, which seem like the devil's ramblings to the world, are actually keys. Each key can open a door leading to either miracles or hell.

"It's no use, my heart rate is still dropping!"

"Lung function failure, blood oxygen saturation is below the critical value!"

"Prepare for electric shock!"

Karl's face turned grim; this was the limit of conventional methods.

"Give up, Bai."

"No, no, Mr. Karl, please think of something else..." Bai stood blankly in front of the life support tank, looking like a helpless child with red eyes.

The entire laboratory fell into a deathly silence.

The only sound coming from the monitor, the "beep...beep..." sound that signifies the passing of life, grew slower and weaker.

The socialite, Imi, sighed, preparing to step forward and offer a few words of comfort to try and become acquainted with him.

However, a calm voice broke the silence first.

"I can save this cat."

Swah——

Everyone stopped moving and turned to look at the source of the sound.

0748.

Before anyone could refute or deny it, he pulled down his hood, revealing his two heads.

"Monster!" Lingyi quickly shielded Bai, raising her Flash Blade to stare directly at 0748.

Filina gently pressed down on Zero's flashing blade: "Calm down."

Bai suddenly raised his head, and a faint flame ignited in his bloodshot eyes, like a drowning person grasping at the last straw.

"You...what did you say? You can save Tony?"

"can."

"Who is he?" Karl turned to look at Immy, wanting an explanation and introduction.

“Oh.” Immy pointed to 0748 and introduced him to everyone, “A researcher in forbidden biology at the Divine Arts Academy, and the last disciple of Terchavis.”

"Forbidden biology?" Bai looked at Karl with a puzzled expression.

Carl's expression became somewhat complicated. He glanced at 0748 before explaining.

"It is the study of gene fusion, editing and evolution, which breaks the limits of species by reconstructing the blueprint of life, thereby achieving... incredible results."

"Can you save Tony?" Bai asked directly.

"Theoretically yes."

"Theoretically, this means..."

"Theoretically, we could extend the cat's lifespan by helping it evolve into another species, but the experiment..."

"The experiment requires two hundred grams of negative square crystals," 0748 said, quickly stating a number.

His words exploded like a depth charge in the quiet laboratory. "Two hundred grams?!"

"Are you kidding me! For a cat..."

"This……"

A young researcher who was about to shout was jerked hard on the arm by the person next to him, and he suddenly realized what was happening and immediately shut his mouth.

Two hundred grams of negative square crystal!

According to the alliance's latest exchange rate, that is—

Two hundred million!
Two hundred million yuan was used to conduct a large-scale species transformation experiment with extremely high risks and incomplete theoretical frameworks, and the subject of the experiment was just a cat.

This can't just be described as absurd, it's downright insane!

However, this is Mr. Bai's cat.

“I’ll pay for it; it will be deducted from my personal fund.”

Bai broke the silence, turning around and fixing his cold gaze directly on 0748.

"What if the experiment fails?"

"If we fail, I'll cut off my head and give it to you as a stool." 0748 said calmly, as if he were saying that the weather was nice today.

As soon as these words were spoken, a dark joke, suppressed by white paper, immediately emanated from the hood.

"Which head are you cutting? Tell me clearly! Don't always assume it's me!"

0748 ignored her protests and added his conditions: "But if the experiment is successful, I want my own private laboratory."

"You want an independent laboratory?!" Several researchers instinctively tried to retort.

What right does a numbered monster have to make such a request? A private laboratory—that's a privilege reserved only for veteran figures like Professor Karl!
"Sure," Bai replied decisively without hesitation.

"If you can save Tony, I will personally grant you a laboratory of the same level, with all access granted to you."

"Generous," 0748 uttered.

Bai looked at him from afar, his voice low and carrying a hint of warning: "But if the experiment fails, and Teacher Tony dies as a result..."

“I will not fail,” 0748 interrupted.

Bai gave him a deep look, then turned his gaze to Karl.

Karl understood, then looked at the other assistants: "Prepare for the species transformation experiment!"

"Yes!"

The order was given, and the entire laboratory came to life instantly.

The researchers quickly rushed to their respective posts, various sophisticated instruments were activated, emitting a low hum, and a huge robotic arm descended from the ceiling, transporting a specially made condensation box containing negative square crystals to the experimental platform.

Led by Karl, the team conducted the experiments in an orderly manner.

0748 then went to the main console.

He didn't touch the complicated instruments; instead, he stretched out his finger and swiped it rapidly across the virtual screen. Lines of dense, cryptic runes and formulas poured down, constantly refining the core parameters of the experiment.

"Brother..." A hint of panic lingered in the white paper peeking out from under the hood. "Can it really work?"

They used to conduct species evolution experiments in the dean's basement, but the subjects were all small insects with simple structures like ants.

For a large experiment like this, involving a fat cat as big as Tony and a 200-gram negative square crystal, the variables and risks increase exponentially.

If we're not careful, it won't just be an experiment failure; it could mean a sudden "boom" and everyone is sent flying into the sky.

"If you don't like it, I'll cut you off and use you as a stool." 0748 replied indifferently without even looking up.

"Ah—! So you really did cut me! You're so cruel, so heartless! Waaaaah..." The white paper let out an exaggerated scream.

The experiment has officially begun.

"Negative-square crystal energy injection, 10%!"

Karl's voice echoed throughout the laboratory.

Two hundred grams of negative cubic crystal suspended in the magnetic field began to release visible energy, like a blue aurora, which was slowly injected into the life support chamber through the conduit.

"Om-"

The entire pod began to shake violently, and Tony's body inside began to twitch unnaturally.

The experiment lasted for one hour.

The data on the monitoring equipment suddenly started fluctuating wildly, and the red alarm light instantly lit up!
"Vital signs are disordered! Cells are experiencing rejection! Energy absorption rate is too low!" a researcher reported loudly.

"Increase the sedative dosage! Stabilize its mental state!" Karl immediately ordered.

“It’s no use,” 0748 suddenly spoke up. “Its gene chain is too stable. Conventional induction methods can’t break through the barrier. Increase the energy impact and go straight for it.”

"Fifty percent."

"Fifty percent?!" Karl exclaimed in shock. "Its body would collapse instantly!"

“No, it won’t.” 0748’s finger left a trail of afterimages on the light screen. “Deep in its genes, there is an ancient factor that requires sufficiently powerful energy to activate. Trust me.”

Karl stared at the string of formulas on the screen that he couldn't fully understand, then looked at 0748's face hidden under the hood, and gritted his teeth.

"Listen to him! Energy surge, fifty percent!"

"boom!"

A torrent of blue energy, several times larger than before, poured violently into the hovercraft.

In that instant, all the monitoring instruments' pointers plummeted to the bottom, emitting a series of piercing shrill beeps, and then—the screens went completely black.

The life signs disappeared.

"Failed……"

"Two hundred grams of negative cubic crystal, what a waste."

Everyone froze; the laboratory was deathly silent.

Bai and Philina's eyes widened in disbelief: "Teacher Tony?"

Only 0748 remained calmly watching the hovercraft.

Just then, a golden light suddenly appeared inside the floating cabin that was completely enveloped in blue energy.

Immediately afterwards, the golden light began to expand rapidly and spread.

"What is that?" Bai couldn't help but take a step forward.

The golden light grew stronger and stronger, and it actually devoured and absorbed all the energy of the negative crystal!
Cracks began to appear on the transparent cover of the levitation capsule.

"Crack...knock..."

The cracks are becoming more numerous and denser.

"Everyone back off!" Karl roared.

"boom--!"

With a loud bang, the sturdy outer shell of the hovercraft exploded!
A dazzling golden light instantly swept through the entire laboratory, so bright that it was blinding.

Amidst the light, an orange cat slowly emerged. It shook its fur, raised its head with a spirited expression, glanced around, and finally fixed its gaze on 0748.

"Meow~"

0748 paused for a moment, then bent down and reached out a paw towards the orange cat. The white paper peeked out and, smiling, imitated a cat's meow: "Meow~"

The orange cat rubbed its face against his palm.

A surge of joy rose within 0748. His eyes widened, and he chuckled in a low voice, "It's...it's a success!"

"It's done." The other researchers slowly came to their senses.

Carl glanced at 0748 with surprise.

"Tony—Teacher!" Bai pounced over like a whirlwind, grabbing the fat cat and showering it with kisses, jumps, and rubs.

"Wow--!"

"Tony, he's alive! He's back to life!"

"Ahhh!"

After kissing the cat, he lifted it high and swung his arms around wildly, making the cat look unhappy.

0748 watched this scene and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Often, becoming a doctor might just be about getting that one look.

"Clap clap clap!" Karl led the applause, smiled, and said, "That's something."

The other dozen or so researchers also applauded, completely impressed.

The purest party in the pentagonal alliance is the research center.

In the other four factions, even if you don't have the ability to get a position, you can still use various means to take that position.

But research centers are not an option.

Science is something you just don't understand, no matter how much social resources and money you use.

If you don't understand, you can't sit in that position.

Similarly, once you prove you know something, you can directly gain a position in the research.

“Forbidden biology,” Gilsu murmured, glancing meaningfully at 0748.

"Amazing." Immy clapped her hands and raised an eyebrow. "What has the cat evolved into?"

"You can't tell from the surface."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the orange cat. From its appearance, it was indeed no different from before its evolution, but its spirit and energy had improved a lot.

"It evolved into a Hellfire Beast." 0748 paused for a moment and said, "That is, what you often call an elf."

"An elf?!" Imi's eyes lit up, her voice filled with envy. "That legendary creature with a lifespan of five hundred years? Could you help me evolve too?!"

"How many negative cubes are needed to evolve a human? I'll try to gather them up."

"I just want to pin you against the wall and hog you." 0748 gave Immy a cold look.

Immy made a pitiful face: "If I admit my mistake now, can we still make up?"

"Don't elves have high intelligence?" Bai interrupted their conversation. "As researchers, the experimental results should be able to withstand scrutiny, right?"

“Hmm—” 0748 nodded, thought for a moment and said, “It should have the intelligence of a human child of about ten years old. We can test it.”

"Ten years old?" Bai Ju looked at the orange cat, a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Teacher Tony, has it finally come to this?"

"It's time to decide the winner."

Tony's gaze sharpened.

The man and the cat exchanged a glance and roared in unison.

"duel!"

"Meow--!"

0748: "."

"What an idiot," Bai Zhi muttered under his breath. "His first thought was to duel a cat."

“Some protagonists are like that,” 0748 chimed in.

The duel started without warning. Haku borrowed decks from Philina and Zero, and the duel table was set up. Haku took Philina's deck, while Neko took Zero's deck.

Curiosity is an instinct for all researchers.

0748 followed Carl and the others to the front to watch this early duel of cats taming humans.

The mechanical table automatically shuffles and deals cards to a person and a cat.

"I get to go first." Bai glanced at his hand and decisively slammed a card onto the mechanical table. "Summon [Dreadnought Dragon - Scythe Dragon], activate its effect, and set one Dreadnought Trap from the deck."

"Is something the matter, Tony?"

His voice was deep, and his gaze was intense as he looked at the cat sitting opposite him.

Tony, the veteran, held five cards in his hand, his expression grave.

0748 circled around behind Tony and glanced at his starting hand of five cards.

[Sword Activation - Flash Strike]

[Effect Masker]

【Golden Goblin】

【Three Wars Talent】

[Speed ​​Blade Machine - Black Widow Anchor Grab]

Kitty, do you understand this hand?

(End of this chapter)