Lobotomy: Battle Master's Strongest Knight

"Enough, I've had enough. Why do we have to gradually increase the level of Cogito and let them die slowly? Can't we just give them a quick death at once?"

A staff member wearing an eyepatch stood up and continued:

"Ilya has become like that. Does this damn thing have any other functions besides killing people? God knows if it will change again in a few days."

"From an objective point of view, Elijah died because she did not follow the company's rules. It was not a problem with the research. So, continue the experiment."

Gabriel looked at the other party and spoke coldly.

After hearing the other party's words, the staff bit his lower lip, but still squatted down and raised the level of Cogito.

"How cold-blooded! He's already done that. Can't he just let him wait and relax?"

"Wait?" Hearing this, Gabriel turned around and pointed at the experimenter tied to the instrument table.

"Didn't you see the man above? After being injected with the unstable Cogito at this stage, he has lost the possibility of survival. Do you want him to die in vain and then replace him with a new one?"

But at this moment, a shrill cry suddenly came from behind Gabriel. When he turned around, he found that the extraction of the abnormal body had been completed.

However, the employee had been cut into pieces.

After seeing this scene, the researchers around suddenly took a step back and expressed their condolences to the other party.

"Let's start the next experiment." Gabriel's calm words once again attracted everyone's reprimanding gazes.

But he didn't notice that Gabriel's hands were clenched tightly, and he muttered:

"As long as...as long as the research and development is successful, no one will die anymore."

Chapter 168 Bucket

After completing today's experiment, Gabriel slowly walked out of the laboratory. Then he saw a brown-haired researcher in a white research suit standing at the corner, carefully leaning forward and looking forward.

"Michelle, what are you doing standing here?" Gabriel walked towards the other person and asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Michelle turned around, looked at the other person with a sad look, and pointed forward.

Seeing this, Gabriel stuck his head out and found a girl in a red dress squatting in front of him with her head buried in her knees.

The withered yellow light shone on the yellow hair that fell to the ground, stretching the lonely shadow very long. In front of it was a sealed laboratory.

Lisa? Gabriel said the other person's name in his mind, and then asked Michelle beside him:

"How long has she been like this?"

"It has been like this since Enoch left." Michelle turned around, pinching the corner of her clothes with both hands, "I want to comfort her, but I don't know how to start."

"Is that so?" Gabriel glanced at the other person's lonely back, then said to Michelle:

"Leave her alone. You still have work to do. Don't waste your time here."

"But shouldn't we comfort her?" Michelle's eyes suddenly widened when she heard this and looked at Gabriel in front of her.

"Comfort? Please don't be bound by emotions. Do you know how heavy the burden we are carrying now?

"Sympathy has no effect on research. Do you want to waste your precious time on it?"

Hearing this, Michelle lowered her head and bit her lip, pinched the corner of her clothes with both hands, and looked at the ground without saying a word.

"Think about it carefully." Gabriel sighed as he looked at the silent man. He then looked at Lisa who was sobbing in front of him and left the place.

"Enoch..." Gabriel murmured the other's name, and the other's smile gradually appeared in his mind. Then he sighed and said, "Your sacrifice will not be in vain."

But as he walked, his hands unconsciously reached into his clothes and grabbed his skin.

When Gabriel finished his business, it was already 1 a.m., but his mind was occupied by countless thoughts and he had no desire to sleep.

Countless images flashed in front of me, and finally stopped at a lonely figure squatting under the light.

Before, Lisa always waited there, waiting for another child to come out of the laboratory in front and then go back together.

But that time, the other child never came out of there.

Gabriel pulled out a document from the safe and stared blankly at the calm child on it.

...............

"Mr. Gabriel, Mr. A has approved my request." The child named Enoch stood in the laboratory and said to the researcher who was about to send him out of the laboratory.

Hearing this, Gabriel turned around and looked at the other party, pointing to the sofa next to him and said:

"Go over there and rest for a while. You are... the second one."

After saying this, Gabriel shook his head slightly and turned around to close the protective door.

He didn't want Ain to approve the child's request, but he could understand her because this child was the most suitable carrier besides her.

Just as Gabriel's hand touched the button, he found that the girl named Lisa was standing outside the door. She grabbed her dress with both hands, bit her lips tightly, and asked with trembling teeth:

"Enoch…is he going to be okay?"

Hearing this, Gabriel wanted to answer that he was not sure, but after seeing the tears in the other person's eyes, his answer became:

"should."

Clang! As Gabriel pressed the switch, the protective door fell down, separating the two inseparable children.

As the order was given, two staff members carried a person who was trapped in a straitjacket and walked towards the experimental table in front. Above the experimental table, there were countless mechanical arms hanging in the air.

When he first entered, the experimenter had his head drooped, his cloudy eyes staring blankly at the ground, and he didn't care about anything around him.

When he saw the lab table in front of him, he suddenly remembered something, raised his neck abruptly, and sobbed:

"No, no, no, I don't want it, I don't want it, please...please let me go!"

However, the two staff members ignored the man's cries and coldly tied him face down on the cold laboratory table. They then stuffed a white rubber mask into his mouth to prevent him from making any sound.

The researcher, wearing a white lab coat, was concentrating on operating the instrument. There were all kinds of strange-shaped equipment on the experimental table, giving off a strange atmosphere.

Then the shadowless light above was turned on, and several medical staff in white coats came pushing an operating cart.

After sterilization, the robotic arm above made a clicking sound, then slowly fell down, surrounding the experimenter below.

As the mechanical clamps clamped the skin, a mechanical wire slowly fell down and started cutting straight away.

In order to ensure the smooth conduct of the following experiments, anesthesia was not allowed during the entire process. The researcher's body was shaking violently, and he fainted several times, and then was awakened by extreme pain.

Finally, the subject's skin was completely peeled off, exposing the brain and spine.

The formal experiment had just begun when a researcher slowly stepped forward, injected an unknown chaos agent into the other party, and at Gabriel's signal, took off the other party's mask.

When the drug was injected, his body twisted, his muscles tensed to the limit, and made a creepy creaking sound. Every impact of pain made his body tremble, and sweat poured from his forehead like rain, soaking his whole body with blood.

His eyes were bloodshot and bulging, his pupils dilated to the limit, as if to devour everything. His face was twisted into a distorted mask, full of pain and despair. He lost his sense of time and space, leaving only an endless pain echoing through him.

He tried to break free from the bonds, but was bound indestructibly. He struggled hard, his flesh and blood became red and swollen due to extreme pain. His breathing was rapid and irregular, like a beast trapped in a knot, he let out heart-wrenching roars and shrill screams.

When the staff put on their earplugs, Gabriel came and sat down next to Enoch and handed him the earplugs.

"This is the experiment we are conducting, not a fight between children. Be obedient and go accompany Lisa. I will explain to Ain."

"No need," Enoch reached out to refuse the other party's earplugs, looked at the twitching experimenter in front of him, and slowly said:

"In the suburbs, orphans were dying every day. Lisa and I survived. We were lucky.

"But I don't understand why we can live happily while they can only die. I don't know why I exist, just to die?"

At this point, Enoch turned to look at Gabriel and slowly said:

"I really like the world that Carmen described, so let me help."

Chapter 169 Wrong Data

Hearing this, Gabriel froze for a moment, looking at this overly mature child in surprise. There was no trace of fear in his dark green eyes, he just stared quietly ahead.

"I see." Gabriel nodded, turned to look at the experimenter, and then told Enoch:

"I won't put a mask on you. If you can't bear it, you can stop at any time. After all... compared to the mental pain, the physical pain is nothing."

As the experiment progressed, the subject's consciousness began to spill over into the real world. His perception gradually transcended the limitations of his physical body and merged with the surrounding environment.

He saw a blurry scene, as if he was in endless darkness. As the illusion fluctuated, he saw the depths of his heart, which was a desolate ruin.

Consciousness and reality were intertwined and difficult to distinguish. He felt an invisible force released from his body, like a transparent air flow, slowly floating in the air.

In this strange reality, he saw his will and thoughts exist in an invisible form. Thoughts shuttled and echoed, and his spirit seemed to be torn into pieces by a mysterious force.

The surrounding experimenters were unaware of this, as they were busy conducting experiments, focusing on transforming him into a carrier. The creepy sounds of instruments and mechanical operations continued to echo in the laboratory, interweaving with his inner cries.

This overflow of consciousness was not just his personal experience, but a collective existence. In the dark ruins, he saw the consciousness of other experimenters also floating and intertwining.

Their thoughts blend with each other, creating strange scenes beyond the limits of reason. Their fears, hopes, pains, and desires all collide and resonate with each other in this boundless spiritual space.

In this world, time seems to become blurred and the experimenters feel as if they are trapped in eternal torture.

At the same time, cerebrospinal fluid slowly seeped out from the exposed brain and spine, and the originally transparent cerebrospinal fluid was now tinged with a vague green color.

When the cerebrospinal fluid comes into contact with the external air, the misty green color in it slowly condenses, dyeing the transparent cerebrospinal fluid a layer of light green.

That’s enough. Gabriel stood up and said, looking at the distracted look in the other person’s eyes.

Seeing this, everyone nodded, and a researcher slowly stepped forward and carefully collected the light green liquid.

After the collection was completed, the researcher injected the diluted healing ampoule into the other party's body. However, this time the other party's exposed wound did not heal, but continued to bleed.

"Mr. Gabriel, he is brain dead." The researcher reported calmly after checking.

Hearing this, Gabriel nodded calmly, then looked at Enoch beside him and said:

"Now that you've seen it all, do you still want to continue?"

"Ah."

After receiving the other party's accurate answer, Gabriel nodded silently, took the other party's hand, and brought him to the experimental table.

When the experiment began, Enoch's body inevitably trembled due to the severe pain.

But he bit his lips tightly until his teeth penetrated the skin and went deep into the flesh, sealing his mouth tightly without uttering the slightest cry of pain.

After 6 hours, the researcher carefully collected the cerebrospinal fluid carrying green liquid, and then injected the other party with an extremely diluted healing ampoule.

When the injection was completed, Enoch's cut flesh gradually recovered, wrapping up the exposed brain and spine.

Then Enoch walked down the experimental table as usual, thanked Gabriel, and took back his original clothes.

Gabriel then opened the protective door of the laboratory and found the child named Lisa standing outside, wiping her tears with her elbow.

When Lisa saw Enoch, she quickly ran over, held his hands and asked:

"Enoch, does it hurt? I'm scared. I'm worried you'll never come out again."

"It doesn't hurt at all." The boy smiled at the other person and wiped away the tears from the corner of the other person's eyes. "Don't cry, the sun hasn't set yet, let's go to the lake together."

"Yeah." Lisa nodded, holding the other person's hand and walking away.

Gabriel stared from behind until they disappeared into the darkness ahead.

After testing, the quality of Cogito extracted from Enoch's body was significantly better than that of other personnel.

From then on, Enoch became a permanent resident in our laboratory, and another child named Lisa always waited for Enoch outside the door, no matter how long it took.

During one experiment, due to some unexpected events, we had to suspend the experiment and wait for 10 hours before restarting it.

Including the extraction time, the experiment took 8 hours from 20 am to 4 am the next day. But when I opened the door, Lisa was still standing outside with bloodshot eyes. There were some food crumbs next to her.

Later I learned that the child had been waiting outside the door for a whole day and night. He was about to collapse, but his face was so happy.

I knew how much Enoch meant to her, and my emotions told me that I didn't want to see that child cry.

But I can't let my emotions affect me. Enoch is a breakthrough in research. We have come this far and cannot retreat any further.

Although Cogito's quality has made a great breakthrough, the output is extremely low and is completely insufficient to support our plan. Therefore, we must proceed to that step. With the support of a large amount of experimental data, the transformation is theoretically feasible.

"Enoch, I have a bad feeling. Can you stop the experiment today?" Lisa pulled his sleeve and asked worriedly.

"It's okay, Mr. Ain and Carmen are here," Enoch held the other's hand, "After we come out, let's go see the place you mentioned together."

After saying this, Enoch let go of the other's hand and walked into the laboratory.

"Enoch, this time we are going to make some changes to your body. This process may be several times more than what you have experienced before. You..."