Infinite Chimera Creation

They carefully observed each incubation chamber, not missing a single detail, trying to find the infants whose abilities were about to be activated.

However, to Hongye's disappointment, none of the nearly three hundred babies had any ability to activate. Clearly, they had not developed consciousness and were not children of demons.

"Some of you may have already awakened, but you are unwilling to activate your abilities because you don't trust me. But I must tell you, in order to destroy the traces of my arrival here, I must destroy this research institute. Everyone who remains here will die. Please put aside your concerns."

Before Hongye could even examine the infants, Jin Guan couldn't hold back any longer. He grabbed Hongye's arm and excitedly questioned her loudly.

"Do you know what you're saying?! You're saying you're going to kill them?! Didn't you say we're the same kind?! Didn't you come to save me? What's the difference between me and them? Just because I have the ability and they don't, does that mean you're going to kill them?!"

"I had no choice!!"

Faced with Jin Guan's roar, Hongye roared back even louder, glaring at Jin Guan. Hongye's cheeks were flushed red with anger, her eyes were bloodshot, and a current of electricity seemed to surge from her body.

"We don't yet have the strength to confront humanity head-on! Only you and I can fight against humans! Before we can save all our kind, we must hide and accumulate strength! So, to avoid leaking information, we have no choice now!"

Seeing the pain, struggle, anger, and hatred in Hongye's eyes, Jin Guan subconsciously loosened his grip, but was unwilling to give up so easily, forcing a smile as he said...

"Even so, there's no need to completely destroy this place, right? Haven't you already suppressed it? We can take them one by one and kill all the humans here. That way, the news won't leak out, right? Is that okay?"

Do you even believe what you're saying?

Hongye's short sentence left Jin Guan speechless. He knew that even if they killed everyone here, they couldn't stay here for long. The humans who discovered that the research institute had lost contact with them would definitely come looking for them, and then these children would inevitably become experimental subjects.

Hongye can take away conscious infants, but how do she take unconscious ones? Take the incubation chamber with her? Should she also take someone to prepare the nutrient solution? Someone to maintain the incubation chamber? Someone who can regulate the body? And finally, take all of humanity with her!?

Moreover, no one is sure if there are any hidden surveillance devices here. If this place is not completely destroyed, it is inevitable that Hongye's information will be leaked.

Taking a deep breath, Hongye forced herself to calm down, coldly tossing out, "If you want to hate, hate those humans who don't even give us the right to live," before turning away from Jin Guan.

After a moment of silence, Jin Guan finally released his right hand from Hongye's arm, as if he had lost all his strength. He lowered his head and remained silent, but a deep-seated hatred gradually surfaced in his eyes.

P.S., Second update, done!!! I really have all the morals I need!!!

Chapter 88 The Meaning of Companionship

"Speaking of which, we've wasted quite a bit of time just now. Senior Hongye, aren't you afraid that someone might take the opportunity to escape?"

Jin Guan's mental fortitude was naturally excellent. Even when he was alone and trapped, he could calmly save himself. So after a while, he calmed down and began to consider other issues.

Hongye sighed, helplessly confirming that the baby didn't have the ability to activate, then grabbed Jin Guan's collar.

"I considered this problem before I came in. Don't worry, the entire research institute is now enveloped in microcurrents. As soon as someone touches these currents, I will instantly increase the power there and turn anyone who tries to escape into ashes. Ah, another one who tried to escape died while I was answering your question."

"Wait, I appreciate you answering my question, but why are you pulling my collar? Hey, don't just stay silent."

When Jin Guan saw Hongye put her hand on his collar again, he immediately screamed. Being dragged all the way here by Hongye was already unforgettable enough. If it happened again, Jin Guan suspected that he might develop a "collar phobia" and then develop into an exhibitionist or a streaking maniac.

Hongye gave Jin Guan a slightly wicked smile, then suddenly unleashed terrifying black lightning from her body, striking the ceiling with tremendous force.

The south laboratory seemed to be closer to the ground than the previous corridor. Although Hongye was not demonized at this time, after being struck by five bolts of lightning, a large hole was still opened above her head, allowing her to exit directly.

The moment the electricity surged from Hongye's body, Jin Guan's expression turned extremely ugly. Seeing Hongye fling lightning upwards, he turned even more terrified. Although he knew that Hongye could definitely control the current and wouldn't hurt him, he had been severely shocked by Hongye before and experienced treatment similar to that of an internet addict. Seeing someone around him frantically discharging electricity still made Jin Guan's body tremble involuntarily.

Looking at the maid outfit that Jin Guan still hadn't changed out of, and his trembling appearance, Hongye couldn't help but wonder if she had arrived a little too late. The perverted old man had already successfully turned the only male among the cursed children into a woman.

Shaking her head vigorously to banish the various incongruous images that came to mind along with the word "training," Hongye pushed off with her feet, grabbed the golden crown by the collar, and jumped out of the hole.

"Cough, cough, cough, are you trying to strangle me?! It's such a short distance, cough, I can get up here myself using my abilities!!"

Jin Guan, who was being pulled up to the ground by the collar by Hongye, lay on the edge of the hole, clutching his neck and coughing violently. His face was flushed red from lack of oxygen, and he shouted indignantly.

Hongye knew she was somewhat in the wrong, and her face flushed slightly, but she didn't mention her mistake at all. Instead, she punched Jin Guan hard on the head and scolded him loudly.

"You brat, you should show respect to your seniors!"

Jin Guan was naturally unwilling to be beaten without cause, but considering the difference in strength between the two, she decisively withdrew her protest, covered her neck like a bullied little girl, her face flushed, her eyes watery, and she kept coughing.

The golden crown's reaction disappointed Hongye, who had been hoping for him to continue resisting so she could continue to use violence to suppress him. She pouted in disappointment, increasingly feeling that the only male cursed child had been trained into a woman.

Although Hongye still wanted to teach this guy a lesson for daring to call her weak on their first meeting, she couldn't just attack him directly since Jinguan wasn't fighting back. After pursing her lips again, she stepped forward and gently kicked Jinguan in the side.

"Hey, go cough somewhere else, I'm about to unleash my full power."

Upon hearing the word "open big," Jin Guan trembled, quickly stood up while coughing, and walked to the side.

Seeing that Jin Guan had left, Hongye no longer held back and skillfully controlled her spiritual power to complete the demonization. Now she had completely mastered the method of demonization and no longer needed to rely on self-harm to activate the virus.

Seeing the distinctive monster reappear, Golden Crown's eyes widened, his expression a complex mix of fear and longing.

A colossal monster stood at the cave entrance, letting out a wild roar. Its seven short horns emitted an ominous, blood-red light, rapidly lengthening with the flow of magic until they transformed into seven sharp, demonic blades. Then, with a second roar, a bolt of lightning shot from the horns straight into the sky, followed by a second, a third, and so on, until the seventh bolt of lightning reached the heavens, at which point the horns retracted to their original length.

As the first bolt of lightning shot into the sky, massive dark clouds rapidly appeared above the demon's head. By the time the seventh bolt struck, these restless, pitch-black clouds had completely obscured the light from the sky. In the darkness, the demon lightly stepped forward, and instantly, the sky-covering thunderclouds became frenzied, countless bolts of lightning falling from the sky, each striking precisely into the large hole in front of the demon, then instantly spreading throughout the entire research institute.

The blinding white light and deafening roar lasted for a full five minutes. When the thunderclouds dispersed and the sun shone on the earth again, the center of the lightning strike had become a large pool of lava, while the areas further away had turned into large chunks of crystal. The place that used to be the research institute was completely unrecognizable.

Staring blankly at the terrifying scene, Jin Guan finally understood why some researchers compared monsters to natural disasters. Strangely, he used to be afraid when he saw Hongye emit one or two bolts of lightning, but after seeing such a spectacular lightning strike, he felt no fear at all, only endless longing.

"If only I could have that kind of power."

Unconsciously, Jin Guan voiced her thoughts. Her soft voice was extremely clear in the otherwise silent environment, reaching Hongye's ears precisely. However, Hongye had no time to pay attention to what Jin Guan was saying, because just moments before, Yuan Yuan's voice had reached her ears.

[You've studied long enough, and you've learned almost everything you needed to. From today onwards, you don't need to come back. Take that demon child and find a place to settle down. Then, go and work on realizing your dream of saving your kind. I'm sure those cursed children are getting impatient.]

Although Hongye knew that she would have to leave Yuan Yuan's protection one day when she set the goal of saving the cursed child, she still couldn't help but panic when that day actually came.

Fortunately, Hongye is no longer alone. She has companions, her clansmen, and someone to fight alongside her. Although this person is a cute boy who seems to have gotten used to cross-dressing, he can still be of some use, for example, right now.

"Hey, Senior Momiji, what's wrong with you? You've been holding that pose the whole time. I can understand that you want to look cool, but this senior really isn't that cool."

[That's right. Although this companion is a bit annoying and makes you want to punch him, he can be useful sometimes, like now.]

Awakened by Jin Guan's shout, Hongye snapped out of her panic and yelled, "Give me respect to my seniors!" She punched Jin Guan on the head and then gave him a satisfied look.

Sure enough, the purpose of a companion is to punch someone when you're in a bad mood and relax.

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Chapter Eighty-Nine Maids

"Huh?! Yuan Jun just let the child he's been raising for so long go out like that? Aren't you afraid something might go wrong?"

Taking a sip of tea, Siji asked with a smile. It was unclear when it started, but this Miss World Consciousness, like Yuan Yuan, had taken to drinking tea, often enjoying a cup whenever she could. Whether she genuinely liked tea or simply wanted to imitate Yuan Yuan was unknown.

"This is just a small test. If she can't handle it, it will only prove that my training has failed, and she will naturally have no value for me."

Yuan Yuan didn't even glance at Siji, focusing intently on the magic runes in his hand, and casually answered Siji's question.

Ever since Hongye rescued Jin Guan, the magic runes on Yuan Yuan's hands have undergone some strange changes. Although Yuan Yuan is certain that something has changed, he can't figure out exactly where the change occurred.

After all, Yuan Yuan had only had the magic rune for less than a week. In such a short time, let alone finding the new changes, he hadn't even figured out how the magic rune that should have belonged to Hongye ended up in his hands.

"Phew, Lord Yuan is really strict. No, I should say, Lord Yuan is really ruthless."

Siji didn't care about Yuan Yuan's attitude. Over time, she had become accustomed to Yuan Yuan's attitude of not caring about others at all once he started an experiment. Moreover, although Yuan Yuan in this state was absent-minded when talking to others and sometimes ignored them, he was much easier to approach than the usual Yuan Yuan.

Yuan Yuan clearly couldn't be bothered with such pointless talk. Compared to chatting with a world consciousness that had forgotten its pain and kept coming to talk despite being repeatedly tortured to tears, researching magic runes was obviously more important.

Suddenly, the scorpion-tailed maid, who had been standing silently to the side, had a flash in her eyes, took a step forward, and said softly,

"Master, there is a controlled human outside who calls himself Bai Ye and has requested to see you."

However, Yuan Yuan seemed not to hear the scorpion-tailed maid's words and continued with what he was doing. Clearly, the words were meaningless to Yuan Yuan and did not require a response.

The scorpion-tailed maid gave a knowing smile, bowed slightly, and then returned to her original position, falling silent once more.

At the gate of Yuan Yuan's residence, a woman dressed similarly in a maid outfit, but much thinner than the scorpion-tailed maid, with cold, snake-like eyes, seemed to have received some information. She gave the clearly controlled human before her a dangerous smile and whispered...

"This guest who has been hiding his face is currently conducting an experiment and has no time to entertain you. If you would like a cup of tea, please come over in your true form. If you just want to wait for the master to come out, please let this puppet wait outside."

“The master’s residence, even if it’s temporary, is not a place for such a filthy puppet to enter.”

Seemingly offering a kind explanation for Bai Ye, the snake-eyed maid suppressed her smile and awaited Bai Ye's reply.

Without much hesitation, Bai Ye, standing outside the megalith, released control over the Gastrea's soul within the human body, allowing it to completely devour the human's soul. Then, he slowly flapped his butterfly-like wings and flew towards Yuan Yuan's residence.

Whether it's his original optical camouflage ability or the later developed ability to transform his body into a soul, Bai Ye can freely enter and leave settlements without worrying about being discovered by humans. The reason he doesn't go to see Yuan Yuan in his physical form is simply because he feels that his body is too big to enter the room, and it would be somewhat disrespectful for Yuan Yuan to come out into the courtyard to talk to him.

However, Bai Ye's worries were obviously unnecessary. As he flew in his soul form over Yuan Yuan's residence, the snake-eyed maid smiled at him. Before he could even be surprised that she could discover him, his body shrank rapidly until it was the size of a husky.

"Alright, Mr. Bai Ye, please follow me."

The snake-eyed maid remained calm, as if she hadn't done anything wrong. Bai Ye, still suspended in mid-air, was drenched in a cold sweat. Although Bai Ye had never underestimated Yuan Yuan, and even tried his best to imagine Yuan Yuan as powerful to warn himself not to provoke that terrifying guy, what had just happened still shocked him.

A mere maid, one of Yuan Yuan's servants, was able to detect him in his soul state and shrink his body so that he couldn't even resist. This deepened Bai Ye's fear of Yuan Yuan.

Of course, what Bai Ye didn't know was that both the snake-eyed maid and the scorpion-tailed maid in the laboratory were created by Yuan Yuan himself. Although Yuan Yuan only did it on a whim, he still managed to make each of these maids as powerful as a great demon.

With the strength of a great demon, doing something to Bai Ye would be extremely easy.

Although he was shocked, Bai Ye dared not show it. He landed on the ground and obediently followed the snake-eyed maid into the room, then watched nervously as she brought him a cup of tea.

Logically, Bai Ye should have come to find Yuan Yuan on the very day Rentaro was in despair. However, due to some reason similar to "feeling apprehensive about returning home," he was not as determined as before after completing the mission. He hesitated for several days before finally deciding to come and find Yuan Yuan.

However, when Bai Ye came to find Yuan Yuan, Yuan Yuan had already gone into the laboratory. Helpless, Bai Ye had no choice but to wait for Yuan Yuan to come out in the living room. But what should have been a peaceful wait turned into a terrifying experience for Bai Ye.

Although the snake-eyed maid maintained a smile, Bai Ye felt a strange sense of danger emanating from her, perhaps due to the earlier fright. Especially her snake-like eyes; unlike her smile, they held no warmth, only coldness. This startled Bai Ye when they inadvertently met her gaze, and he dared not look directly into her eyes again.

The metaphor of "a frog being stared at by a snake" may be a bit old-fashioned, but Bai Ye felt that this was exactly how he was right now. Under the gaze of those cold snake eyes, the hair on his body stood on end, but he dared not move.

Under the watchful gaze of the snake-eyed maid, Bai Ye waited as if enduring torture. Finally, after an unknown amount of time, just when Bai Ye felt he was about to have a nervous breakdown, Yuan Yuan finally emerged from the laboratory.

Wanting to take the opportunity to speak with Yuan Yuan and escape that terrifying gaze, Bai Ye quickly stood up, walked up to Yuan Yuan, and said respectfully.

"Lord Yuan Yuan, I have come to collect the prize you gave me, as agreed beforehand."

P.S., this is the second update. My writing flow is definitely smoother at night than during the day, but I also tend to get sleepy at night. Unfortunately, coffee doesn't help at all; it only makes me sleepier.

Chapter Ninety: The Artist's Favorite

"So how do you want to solve your problem?"

Sitting somewhat lazily, sipping the hot tea offered by the snake-eyed maid, Yuan Yuan asked softly,

"Do you want me to take away your current ability and replace it with a better one? Or do you want me to keep your current ability and just help you resolve any potential issues with it? Or do you want me to keep your current ability and then give you an ability to compensate for its shortcomings?"

Perhaps because the Snake-Eyed Maid had already given Bai Ye enough of a shock, even though Yuan Yuan described the act of stripping others of their abilities and bestowing them upon others as as simple as breathing, Bai Ye was not too surprised. Instead, he secretly complained to himself, wondering why they used words like "remove" and "install" that sounded like they were describing machines.

After a brief rant, Bai Ye began to consider the options Yuan Yuan had given him.

The pros and cons of these three options are very obvious. The first option is clearly the worst. After losing my most comfortable ability and gaining a new one, I will inevitably have to spend a lot of time familiarizing myself with its application and developing new skills. If I encounter other monsters and fight them before fully mastering the new ability, I will almost certainly die using an unfamiliar one.

The second and third options both retain current abilities, but while the difference between resolving hidden dangers and making up for deficiencies may seem small, one allows you to gain new abilities while preserving your self-defense capabilities, while the other offers nothing and may even lead to a decline in abilities due to resolving hidden dangers. The difference is actually enormous.