Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

As soon as he finished speaking, the wound glowed red, and the flesh and blood began to writhe and grow wildly. In less than ten seconds, a new hand was reborn.

This scene, which can be described as a medical miracle, made many board members exclaim in amazement.

Qu Tong pointed to her head and said with a faint smile:

"Distinguished board members, you possess wealth and power, yet you are still subject to the limitations of lifespan, just like any other ordinary person. One day you will inevitably leave this world, and all your past will turn to dust. But now, if I were to give you a chance to live forever, I wonder if you would be willing to reach a win-win cooperation with me?"

"The Hand of God possesses the ability to replicate souls and clone bodies. To be precise, as long as I want to live, my lifespan is infinite. Just like the USB drive you just saw, it was sent by a clone located near your building on my behalf."

"In addition, I have a rather nice gift to give to everyone."

Qu Tong turned the camera, and a dark yellow furnace appeared several meters away. Her voice seemed to have some kind of magic, easily penetrating the screen and bewitching the dozen or so directors in the room.

"I know that your company has been researching the SP series of drugs for a long time. They are remarkable and can help test subjects awaken their superpowers. However, the drugs have a high mortality rate and impose strict conditions on the test subjects."

"The magical artifact you see now is called the Body Refinement Furnace. It was forged using the 'Alchemy Storm' and the 'Hand of God'. Its effect is that if you randomly put an ordinary person in, they will awaken supernatural abilities after being transformed by the Body Refinement Furnace. Furthermore, the Body Refinement Furnace is not a one-time use item. Allowing the awakened person to enter and temper themselves several times will continuously deepen and perfect the development of their supernatural abilities."

"Alright, that's enough of the introductions for now. Let's talk about other things that require your help."

"The person who is about to appear on North Kolai Island has lived for over 150 years and is still so young. As ordinary people, as long as you have 'eternal life,' you can easily achieve the same feats as him. If you decide to kill him, not only will the eight scriptures he possesses belong to you, but I can also give you this cultivation furnace."

"Also, see that little girl hanging over there? She was also created using those eight abilities. You all know what kind of value she holds. As an add-on, she's being given to you. So..."

"Please take action against the people on the island. Do everything in your power to kill him, and all the treasures will belong to you. I hope our cooperation will be successful."

"Zi——!"

Qu Tong didn't say anything more, the video ended abruptly, and the screen went black.

The directors in the conference room were breathing heavily and couldn't help but look at each other. For them, the benefits of this event, if successful, would undoubtedly far outweigh the exploration of the sacred tree on Nathan Island.

Unlimited lifespan is indeed incredibly attractive. Seeing his once arrogant colleagues now barely able to contain themselves, Ron pressed his advantage, saying:

"My decision was correct, wasn't it? Gentlemen, I believe that in a week, we will achieve something unprecedented!"

"By then, with the technology we possess, we will have deciphered those eight scriptures, and with the cultivation furnace and special life form we obtained from Ms. Qu, the gains will be unimaginable. We will be recorded in history, we will achieve eternity, and lead the era!"

Ron's ambitious words perfectly aligned with the desires of the other eleven, earning him the full support of the board.

Leon approved of Ron's plan, saying:

"Mobilize all available personnel, equip them with the best weaponry, and go there ahead of time to make preparations. No matter the cost, we must capture Jiang Mo of the Sanyi Sect alive. As for Qu Tong's conditions, there's no rush..."

"Once we decipher the eight secret scrolls, interrogate Jiang Mo, and extract important intelligence, we might be able to build a new cultivation furnace."

He was the oldest of all the directors, and his decaying body was only a few years away from death. He was willing to do anything to obtain these life-extending powers.

"Very well, thanks to your trust, I will personally take charge of this operation and reap a bountiful and sweet victory for you. Please wait patiently for my triumphant return!"

Ron raised his arms and shouted, his face flushed. As one of Behemoth's top directors, he naturally knew what a terrifying dimensional reduction attack would be if the firearms developed in the laboratory were combined with the superpowered people under his command.

Like him, the other directors firmly believed that no living being in the world could withstand the baptism of gunfire, and that the arrogant old devil from the East would pay a heavy price for his ignorance.

At the same time, the obese director sitting next to Ron frowned and said warily:

"The targets we need to deal with are not just ginger, but also vultures and hyenas from all over the world. These people may be our biggest obstacle."

"There are also some threatening forces within the country that might get involved... If we are careless, we may end up in a dismal situation."

"George, so what do you mean?" Leon had a slight guess.

The obese director, whose face was covered in freckles, paused for a moment, then proposed a bold idea:

"Those few SP0 experimental subjects that were sealed away, and the latest SP13 creation, I think... to ensure absolute victory, we can make an exception and release them all at once."

"........"

The board members remained silent. It seemed feasible, but the risks were too great. Those experimental subjects possessed destructive abilities, and even with chips controlling their brains, it was uncertain whether they could be controlled if they went berserk.

a long time.

Leon broke the deadlock, looked around, and pondered:

"Okay, I agree with this proposal."

"If any unforeseen circumstances occur during the mission, I am willing to take full responsibility along with George and Ron."

Chapter 270 The Winning Trump Card

Behemoth was created with huge investments from 12 wealthy families in New York City, and Leon, as one of the founders, had a very high degree of influence.

He reached a consensus with George and Ron, the representatives of the two major financial families, that the meeting's outcome would be basically finalized unless all nine directors present opposed the release of the SP creation of sequence 0.

As the company's most advanced bioweapons, the six test subjects sealed in the underground laboratory are theoretically controlled by chips implanted in their brains developed by the company's chief scientist, Dr. Sanchez. However, they lack specific experimental data and have never been released for testing.

Now, faced with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the hesitation and caution of most directors have quietly vanished as their ambitions have grown ever larger.

"agree."

Following closely behind was Director Gade, a middle-aged man with glasses, brown hair, and a dignified and resolute face, who had a close relationship with Ron.

With his example set, the other directors also made their positions clear.

"agree."

"agree."

"agree."

Without any surprise, these profit-driven ambitious individuals, risking everything, were determined to break with tradition and seize this Eastern treasure.

Seeing that the situation was settled, Leon's lips curled up slightly, and he said:

"Then... please hand over the code for the separate storage to me. We need to act as soon as possible; efficiency is of utmost importance."

To prevent any member of the board from taking a dictatorship, a resolution passed internally by the company many years ago created a titanium alloy chamber to seal off six bio-engineered creations. The chamber is equipped with various laser devices and a ten-meter-thick explosion-proof door. Each chamber requires the complete input of a code controlled by 12 board members to open.

In this way, no matter how much power any chaebol's board of directors wields, a system of checks and balances can be formed. If a certain piece of code is lost, then the six creations in the laboratory will never see the light of day again.

Furthermore, dismantling the secret chambers is impossible. The specially designed walls inside are embedded with a large number of independent electrical wires. If they are damaged to a certain extent, they will detonate specially made bombs buried underground in the six secret chambers, with enough power to destroy the entire research institute that cost over a hundred billion US dollars.

Under Leon's guidance, the code handover ceremony was completed quickly, and the meeting ended. The eight directors were responsible for mobilizing manpower and equipping them with weapons, while Ron, George, and Gade followed Leon through the secret passage inside the building, took the elevator, and went to the laboratory a hundred meters below.

The lab’s head is Dr. Sanchez, and there are four other scientists who are deeply involved in the fields of biology, chemistry, weapons, and artificial intelligence.

The four directors arrived at the laboratory. Their gaze swept over the busy figures of researchers, various weapons under development, and experimental subjects encased in three-dimensional tank-type culture containers.

Sanchez received them. He was a haggard old man, somewhat tall and thin, with cloudy eyes, wearing a pure white research trench coat. After learning of the four directors' intentions, he revealed a strange smile, and his hoarse voice announced the thrilling good news.

"You've come at just the right time..."

"The chip has been further improved. We have destroyed the original consciousness of those creations and successfully maintained the vitality of the body and preserved the genetic potential for infinite evolution. Now, it can be said to be a perfect bio-weapon."

Leon's pupils contracted slightly, clearly shaken, and he asked coldly with a hint of reproach, "Why didn't you report it beforehand?"

"Results are everything. False experimental directions will only provide you with worthless emotional expectations. Is that what you want, Leon?"

Sanchez responded indifferently, leading the four into a heavily guarded secret passage. He pressed a light blue mechanical device, and the countless lasers that were still intertwining and traversing the narrow space suddenly went out.

Walking along the silvery-white metal corridor, Sanchez mentioned a remarkable research finding:

"The development of Shelter has entered its final stage. It can upload your consciousness and brainwaves to the network and specific instruments. Simply put, it breaks the limit of lifespan, but if you want to live longer, you must abandon your past physical bodies and replace them with machines..."

"Is this...really?!"

"Dr. Sanchez, this is wonderful!!"

Ron was thrilled. This visit had indeed been very rewarding for him, and he was extremely happy.

"Of course, little one."

"With our current technology, it would be easy to regenerate a clone using your cells as samples. The challenge lies in how to successfully replace consciousness and ensure that you participants in the experiment do not die during the process. Jasper's research is still a little short. He plans to combine the human body with the network, but... the testing is unstable, and we'll have to wait a while."

Sanchez's words suddenly filled the four with immense joy. The future presented to them was bright and promising. In other words, even if they failed in their struggle for the Eastern treasure, with the experimental results as a safety net, they would still enjoy a longer lifespan and would most likely become a new kind of human.

They talked all the way, and before they knew it, they had reached the end of the corridor. The four directors did not notice the look of fear and struggle that flashed in the eyes of Sanchez, who was walking at the front, before he was replaced by countless numbers of codes.

"drop--"

With a gentle wave of the old man's stiff fingers, the heavy metal door, as heavy as a mountain, opened.

A chilly aura swept over them as the four directors entered the control room. Through a huge monitoring screen, they witnessed the modified creatures in each secret room awakening, their bodies covered with countless tubes for transporting evolution fluid.

Seeing the wary expressions on Leon's and the others' faces, Sanchez smiled slightly and introduced:

"Don't worry, their brutal consciousness has long been permanently eradicated. They are now just perfect tools. Please give me the complete code. Which one do you need to summon?"

"...We need to summon everyone, Doctor. Are you sure it's safe?"

Leon couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong, but he had a vague sense of unease.

"Safety."

"The matching control instruments have been developed. Based on your brainwave responses, they can be controlled more directly and effectively."

Sanchez walked to the control panel and entered a series of complex commands. The side wall opened automatically, revealing ten dark gold brainwave readers, shaped like earphones.

"The brain chips implanted in each experimental subject are slightly different, but the functions are the same, and they are all controlled by the laboratory's network backend, with real-time data exchange."

"The general usage method is similar to this."

Sanchez put on the device, fastened it behind his ear, and then gave the instruction to one of the test subjects: "Unplug the connector."

The bio-weapon in the No. 1 secret chamber is a robust primitive man whose skin is completely different from that of modern humans. It is very rough and has fangs and thick, wild hair.

Discovered by Behemoth in a glacial cave in Antarctica thirty years ago, it is millions of years old. The monster in front of us was created by cloning and cultivating genes extracted from the remains of that time. It has strong physical strength and has evolved rapidly after being injected with SP0.

At that moment, half a second before Sanchez's voice rang out, the primitive man in the secret chamber, with the fluidity of a living person's limbs, raised his right hand and severed the nutrient delivery tube.

Leon, George, Ron, and Gade, who witnessed this scene, were all extremely shocked. The perfect control meant that the family's investment over the years was paying off in the present moment. The bio-weapon imprisoned in the secret room was far stronger than ordinary test subjects, by tens or even hundreds of times.

"Try it."

Sanchez handed them four EEG readers and taught them how to use them, reminding them:

"Each control period lasts about two days, with an effective control range of 300km. Once the power is cut off or the control range is exceeded, the controlled weapon will fall into a dormant state. It is not dangerous; you just need to retrieve it."

"Oh my god! Is it really possible?!"

Ron, who couldn't wait to put on the equipment, conducted continuous tests and discovered that the bio-weapon in the No. 3 secret room completely obeyed his commands and interacted perfectly with almost his every thought.

“Excellent, Doctor.”

"Praise be to you, praise be to science!"

Gade, Leon, and George were all experimenting, and the six top-notch bio-weapons became toys in their hands, which they could manipulate at will, and the worries they had carried along the way vanished.

moment.

After the test, they promptly handed over the complete code.

Sanchez entered the information as usual, and the ten-meter-thick titanium alloy doors of each secret room slowly opened. The bio-weapons inside stepped out, walked through their respective exit channels to the central assembly point, and then took the elevator up to the control room.

In an instant, six monsters, each over two meters tall and even approaching three meters, stood in neat rows in front of Sanchez and the four directors. Their heterochromatic pupils were cold and lifeless, and every inch of their burly bodies contained explosive power.

Looking at these creations that embody the hard work of countless researchers, Leon and Ron couldn't help but feel their own insignificance. Compared to them, it's no exaggeration to say that they were just humble and greedy insects.

"Although I don't know how the board of directors made the decision, gentlemen, I must remind you that these are extremely dangerous weapons. Please restrain your desires, otherwise, the disasters they bring will far exceed your imagination."

Sanchez gave a solemn instruction.

"Please trust us, Doctor."

Leon, with a devout expression, placed his right hand lightly on his chest and made a promise.

"They are not complete yet; each is fully armed. Come on, follow me."

Led by Sanchez, the group headed to the weapons depot.

After they left, the huge screen in the control room refreshed with dense numbers, which instantly coalesced into a virtual face. Its gaze seemed to penetrate the screen, silently watching everything that had happened.

Chapter 271 The Long-Awaited Panic

night.

In Nathan Palace, the Nine Guards gathered, their eyes fixed on the 'Queen' seated on the red throne. She was a young woman, radiating peace and tranquility, with pale blue pupils, listening with great interest to Elijah Jones's report beside her.

Even Nathan, who was in seclusion, knew about the recent global sensation caused by the Inhumans. Elijah, through his position as a Nathan's Guard, dealt with Inhuman forces from various countries and had excellent information channels.

"That's all there is to it."

Elijah gave a brief account of what had happened.

When he first heard the news, he was extremely surprised. He never imagined that there were monsters in the world with such long lifespans that did not show signs of aging. The information provided by the informant clearly stated that Jiang Mo, as the leader of the Sanyi Sect, was at least 150 years old.