Miss White Wolf's Terra Travel Journal

"Yes, it should be." Ina's face turned pale, and she also found it difficult to calm down.

In front of them stood rows of two-meter-high blue biological culture tanks. They were extremely large, with a rough estimate of nearly a hundred of them. There was a big hole in all the tanks, and the cultures inside had obviously escaped from the holes. A small number of cultures had their abdomens pierced by the irregular glass holes during the escape, and were left hanging on it forever, with their internal organs flowing out of the wounds and sliding to the ground. The previous foul smell came from this.

Aina suppressed her fear and physical discomfort, patted Bo Lu's arm gently and said, "You go out first."

"I don't." Bo Lu shook his head vigorously.

Aina said seriously: "You know Originium skills, go out and help me keep watch. What if there are infected beasts in the experimental base?"

"Okay, fine." Bo Lu knew that this was what Aina said, but at this moment she was extremely afraid of the situation in the culture room, and she couldn't find a reason to refute, so she stepped back.

After seeing Bo Lu go out, Aina's legs trembled slightly unconsciously. She patted her chest gently to encourage herself, then fumbled around the wall of the culture room and found a bottle of white reagent.

She brought the reagent closer, looked at the name on the bottle carefully, and her pale face brightened with joy. Then, she tore off a piece of cloth from her clothes, poured the reagent on it, covered her mouth and nose, and slowly approached the central area of ​​the culture dish.

Her specialty is Originium research. This "Originium" not only includes natural disaster Originium and mineral Originium, but also includes research projects on Originium biology. In fact, when she smelled the special fragrance of the Originium Biology Laboratory and observed the tiny Originium crystal particles on the metal channel, she already had a guess:

The artificial Originium creatures encountered before may have come from here.

Her observation of the culture room confirmed her guess. The reason why she still came in to search was to investigate another thing - how did these infected beasts escape, and whether the escape of the infected beasts caused problems in the entire experimental base.

Generally speaking, such culture rooms would be equipped with research records, but the electronic equipment here had been damaged by the infected organisms, and the copies of the written records that should have existed seemed to have disappeared and could not be found no matter what.

Ina endured the severe discomfort and searched many times, but still could not find any information. Finally, she decided to give up. She walked out of the culture room and threw the waste she got during the inspection into the trash can at the door. She heard a muffled sound in her ears.

She stopped and fixed her eyes on the trash can.

Volume 4: Notes on Chapter 110

Ina lifted the lid of the trash can, reached inside, and pulled out a notebook with a gray cover. She opened the notebook and first saw a motto written in fountain pen on the title page:

"For Originium researchers, where the truth lies is our battlefield."

This is a warning written by the late president of Victoria National University. After this sentence, the owner of the notebook added another sentence:

“Eternal truth is worth any price.”

It seems that the author of the notebook also graduated from a national university and is a relatively radical researcher, Ina thought secretly as she turned to the first page of the notebook.

1094 2 Month 1 Day.

From the Rhine Life back to Londinium.

Although it is a pity that I cannot participate in the entire Ifrit program, after much thought, the mentor’s grand blueprint is more exciting.

1094 4 Month 22 Day.

The research has started for a while, and my supervisor should have a plan to let me come back. The experience I gained at Rhine Life can be used in the new research, but I don’t know when I can see the results.

1094 8 Month 7 Day.

Everything is progressing steadily and I hope it will be successful soon. I may be too anxious. How can such research produce results so quickly?

1095 3 Month 30 Day.

I heard that there was an accident at the Rhine Life headquarters and the Ifrit plan was forced to be interrupted. It seems that leaving last year was the right decision. Now, my mentor's project has made a breakthrough and everything is becoming clear.

"What is this 'Ifrit Project'? The owner of the notebook seems to take it very seriously." Aina muttered as she closed the notebook and continued to flip through it.

1095 4 Month 17 Day.

In a few days, some students will come to this area for assessment, but my research has reached a critical moment and I don’t have time to go...

No, I'd better take some time to help secretly. I would be very sad if any of my fellow junior brothers and sisters died here.

……

This should be last year's assessment, Aina thought. It was said to be the only assessment in recent years without any student casualties. Could this guy have contributed? If she and Ceylon had participated together last year, maybe they would have met each other.

She continued reading.

1095 7 Month 29 Day.

The research has been stuck in a bottleneck for two months. Everyone is starting to get anxious. I had an argument with someone today and felt upset, but I felt that I was wrong. Maybe I should find a way to control my emotions.

1095 9 Month 15 Day.

Someone wanted to quit, but the mentor calmed him down. I was very angry. If our plan succeeds, we will be remembered all over Terra. If it fails, everyone will be sent to the anti-human court. It's already this time, why can't someone figure it out?

1095 11 Month 2 Day.

Why did those people quit en masse? This is a betrayal! We had agreed to stay together until the end, why did this happen? Why? I can’t stand it anymore, what should I do?

1095 12 Month 12 Day.

Everyone is divided into two factions, and the conflict has intensified to the point where it cannot be further aggravated. There is no use in appeasement. I have seen through it all. Some people are still talking about ethics today. Haha, why didn’t they talk about ethics when they wanted to join? It’s so annoying. To hell with these noisy garbage.

1096 1 Month 14 Day.

The two groups finally parted ways. Before leaving, they vowed to keep all projects confidential. Did they really think we were children?

They walked for about ten minutes, and the instructor asked us to release about two-thirds of the experimental subjects.

Maybe I hesitated for a moment, but until now, I have not felt any psychological burden, perhaps because we are all on the path of pursuing truth.

1096 1 Month 21 Day.

After those people left, research progress advanced by leaps and bounds.

1096 2 Month 23 Day.

Haha, why are we so stupid? Everything before was wrong, all wrong. If we could have thought of this at the beginning...

But it’s not too late now, it’s not too late, the tutor is really a genius.

Perhaps, in the near future, everyone will enter a new level of life.

1096 2 Month 28 Day.

What on earth had Kai and Swei become?

A mindless zombie?

There may be something wrong with our research, but according to the observation of my tutor, they only wake up and move around between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. After this time, they go to a fixed place to rest like normal people. In other words, they still have some human habits and it is possible that they can recover. But in any case, everyone should be careful to avoid them.

There's no other way. This is a necessary sacrifice. In a sense, the two of them have already stepped half a foot into the ranks of the immortals. At least, our plan is half successful.

1096 3 Month 1 Day.

A 'colleague', I don't know if it is right to call it that, I should say it was once my colleague, it went crazy during the activity last night and smashed all the culture media in the laboratory, but it doesn't matter anymore, the existence of the infected beast has long been meaningless.

This afternoon, my supervisor told me that even if the experiment still failed, he would find a way to help me recover. I have always admired him, but this time he underestimated my awareness.

Eternal truth is worth any price, including life, and I am ready.

The diary ends here. In fact, Ina's review process was rough and jumpy, but the news she obtained was shocking enough.

As an Originium researcher, she knew that some people had long been trying a method that was completely opposite to the treatment of mineralogy, that is, using Originium to transform the human body and achieve longevity or even immortality through symbiosis with Originium.

Such experiments will cause the death of a large number of subjects, and the individuals who survived by chance will most likely lose their minds and become Originium monsters, so all countries regard the "Immortal Experiment" as one of the most taboo projects.

Aina had not expected that she would enter a base for the "Immortals" experiment. After reading the notes, her first feeling was actually curiosity.

Although she knew that this was a completely unethical project, the mysterious experiment of the Immortals was a poisonous temptation to any Originium researcher. Attracted by her strong desire for knowledge, Aina actually had an urgent desire to understand the experimental process.

"Sister Aina, have you found anything?" Bo Lu's call interrupted her thoughts.

Aina suddenly realized how dangerous she was thinking about. A chill ran down her spine. Her body trembled slightly. She said in a weak voice, "Yes, there are some situations, but I don't know if they are correct. Bo Lu, what time is it now?"

Bo Lu looked at his phone and said, "It's past midnight. Let's find a place to rest."

Ina's pupils shrank as she recalled the situation described in her notes: irrational researchers who were suspected of having conducted human experiments would get up and move around at around 1 a.m.

The last entry in the notebook was more than a month ago. If the experiment has not ended since then, then...

Volume 4: Chapter 111: The Immortal Experiment

Ina assessed the fighting power of her own people in her mind. She herself was a researcher who had never fought before, and Bo Lu was a warlock who had only mastered the art of Originium not long ago and had extremely limited spell skills. No matter how they looked at it, it was impossible for the two of them to cope with the situation that was about to arise.

She secretly groaned in her heart, and at the same time tried her best to think of countermeasures, and then said solemnly:

"Bo Lu, I want to tell you something very serious."

Bo Lu stared at her sister Ina with wide eyes.

Aina paused, as if she was thinking about how to start. Soon, she made up her mind and said with a frown, "Don't be afraid of what I'm going to say next."

"Yeah, I'm not afraid at all." The thin green chick nodded like pecking at rice.

Aina felt relieved, then lowered her voice and said, "This is actually a forbidden experiment site. We may encounter infected people who are conducting experiments on 'immortals'. You may not know that they are infected people who have lost their minds. Although they barely maintain their human appearance, they can no longer be regarded as humans. They are more dangerous than the most ferocious infected beasts."

"Will they appear suddenly?" Bo Lu leaned towards Aina in fear.

"Don't worry, it won't happen. This notebook describes the behavior of the 'Immortal Experimental Subject'." Aina said as she opened the notebook, found the relevant record, and pointed at it and said:

"This is a note from a previous researcher. It says that the experiment is conducted regularly in the early morning. The subjects will wake up about an hour after the experiment, around one o'clock. Then they will walk through the laboratory and wander around the rooms in the underground base. Occasionally, a few will take the elevator to the upper floors of the base. Well, the note also says that the subjects' eyesight seems to have deteriorated, and they mainly rely on hearing to move. As long as we are careful, we can avoid alarming them."

Aina checked her phone. "It's just past midnight now. If there really is an infected body, it probably hasn't been active yet. We can think of a way to deal with it in advance. Hmm? Bo Lu? Bo Lu? Why don't you say anything?"

At this time, Bo Lu's face was pale, and he pointed to the front and said tremblingly: "Ai, Sister Aina, you just said that those guys will take the elevator to the upper level of the base, then, over there..."

Ina looked forward in the direction the other party pointed, and saw that the gray-green number on the elevator door not far away had moved at some point, jumping from "-2" to "-1", and then turned into an arrow symbolizing the door opening.

There was a sound of metal friction and the elevator door slowly opened.

A strange 2-meter-tall "human" appeared in the center of the elevator. Sharp Originium crystals pierced through his skin, cutting off half of his face including his ears. The wound was filled with yellow-brown crystalline secretions, and under the reflection of the light, one could see faint black blood inside.

Such Originium piercings not only appeared on the face, but also on the neck, lungs, back of the head, and leg joints. From the appearance, due to the large amount of Originium crystals covering it, it was impossible to identify the other person's race.

What is certain is that if it is a normal human being, it is impossible to survive this level of infection.

Ina stood in front, her left hand unconsciously holding Bo Lu behind her, her mind blank.

Finished!

As a researcher with extensive experience in infectious research, this was her only thought at the moment.

Another thing that made matters worse happened immediately: the information on the notebook did not match the actual situation. Aina did not find any bad eyesight from the 'Immortal Infected Body'. As soon as this guy appeared from the elevator, his cold, crystal-yellow eyes locked onto the two people in front of him.

It came over step by step, limping.

still have a chance!

This thought came to Aina and Bo Lu's minds at the same time. Since the Originium crystals produced from the body destroyed the joints of the infected body in front of them, its movement speed was much slower than that of a normal person.

You can escape! This is what Ina thought.

You can give it a try, this is Bo Lu’s idea.

Without being reminded by others, Bo Lu immediately used the book in her arms as a medium to activate the Originium technique. Her ability was to create a whirlwind and suck objects into it. It would be even better if she could use it to control the movements of the infected body.

But she soon found that she was overthinking. The infected body in front of her seemed to have some kind of source energy absorption property. Her Originium skills stopped on their own not long after they were performed, and the advancing infected body was not delayed at all.

This result is consistent with Aina's prediction. The purer the Originium creature, the higher its spell resistance. At the same time, a large amount of Originium can also enhance the physical strength of the infected body itself. In front of such a monster, even if the people from the Guard Academy came, they would be helpless.

What’s even more terrifying is that according to the description in the notes, there may be as many as a dozen similarly infected bodies underground in the experimental base.

Although she knew there was no hope, her instinct for survival still drove her to act.

No matter what, we can't just sit there and wait for death!

Ina suddenly pulled Bo Lu up and ran desperately to the room on the left side of the elevator door. She had seen the room on the left side from the outside before, and it seemed to be a lounge with many places to hide.

The two rushed into the room and ran forward. After passing through two doors, they arrived at the innermost room, which was a storage room. Anxious Ina glanced around the room quickly, and the cabinet in the corner caught her attention.

She immediately jumped to the side of the cabinet, stood on tiptoe to take down the storage box on top of the cabinet, then called Bo Lu to her side and whispered anxiously: "Bo Lu, I'll help you get to the top of the cabinet. According to the analysis of the situation in the notes, there will be no danger if you stay up there and don't move."

"But Sister Aina, what are you going to do?" Bo Lu was just an ordinary student. She had never seen such a scene before. At this moment, she was worried and scared, and tears were already welling up in her eyes.

Ina heard the heavy footsteps and estimated that the other party had entered the first door.

No time!

She leaned down, gently stroked Bo Lu's head, and ordered in a serious tone she had never used in her life: "Little Bo Lu, you have always been very obedient, and you have to be the same this time. Be good and go up first. Don't worry about me."

After saying that, she lifted up Bo Lu's feet with both hands without saying a word, exerted force on her hands, and sent him to the top of the cabinet, then picked up the storage box and put it on top, blocking Bo Lu in front of him.

This should be fine, she thought. The only hidden danger is the infected body nearby. What should she do?

She glanced at Bo Lu, who was curled up in the corner on top of the cabinet, and suddenly felt a wonderful feeling. She smiled softly and said, "Little Bo Lu, be good. Wait for your sister to come back and find you."

After saying that, she took a deep breath, looked down at her slightly trembling hands, then turned back and rushed out in despair.