Chapter 1758: Chapter 1756: Headquarters
Although the staff’s expressions were concealed by the Black Vortex Mask, their shock and confusion were still palpable.
Since all cameras were destroyed, nothing specific was known about what happened… The final image froze on Han Dong being impaled through the abdomen by a silver entity’s hand.
In their understanding, Han Dong should be the deceased, yet the outcome was completely opposite.
Mr. M directly dragged Han Dong into the adjacent room.
“How do you feel?”
“Not bad~ This thing should be the ‘secretion’ of a certain ‘Uncontrolled’, or an ‘Oddity’ affected by loss of control, right? It’s quite novel,
This substance can simultaneously express both physical and spirit body states, capable of eroding directly to the level of Truth.
Even if it’s a Mythic Body being invaded, if it can’t be promptly removed, death is inevitable.
However, this thing has a flaw… it can only act on living entities, or rather it requires to absorb life force in the subsequent ‘assimilation process’.
If an individual has already died on the soul’s plane, ‘assimilation’ cannot proceed.”
Clap clap clap!
Han Dong’s explanation won Mr. M’s applause.
“Your eyes seem different, able to glimpse deeper, more detailed things… Just a few minutes of contact and you’ve discerned the special traits of Origonal-03-I.”
As he spoke,
A document labeled [Origonal-03] was directly tossed into Han Dong’s hand.
It described in detail the first category derivative—’Silver-like’ qualities, which were basically consistent with Han Dong’s description, belonging to a conscious state product.
If this thing gets close to the consciousness area, it will further conduct consciousness erosion, achieving [Root Assimilation].
It’s a pity that Han Dong filled his neck with tentacles, so the silver-like quality could not reach the head area.
“Origonal-03, is this the number of the uncontrolled subject? Is the silver-like quality produced by this thing?”
“Exactly.
The amount we brought out this time is just ‘saliva volume’ that flows out during its daily ‘reading period’… enough to be extremely dangerous to most Mythic Bodies.
Didn’t expect you to handle it so easily.”
“I happened to upgrade my eyes the week before… to see more of the essence of things. It’s still not fully formed and needs some time for breeding.”
As Han Dong spoke, he pointed to his brow.
Mr. M naturally noticed the difference early on, and upon closer inspection now, he seemed to see an eye seed growing inside, even beating subtly like a heart.
“This kind of pupil body, it’s the first time I’ve seen it? It shouldn’t be something you developed from simple training, nor could it have been exchanged from the Black Tower… Such high level, is it a special secret manual obtained from the S-01 world?”
“Have you ever heard of the ‘Demon Book’?”
“I’ve heard a bit, after all, I didn’t participate in the battle for the S-01 world… It seems to be a unique imperial treasure of the S-01 world.”
“Hmm, I’ve currently only started training the eye part, just getting started.”
At this moment, Han Dong also noticed the word ‘Original’ marked in the lower right corner of the file.
“What does this mean?”
“The ‘Uncontrolled’ also have distinctions between the mother body, offspring, and derivatives, etc… The origin, mother or primary occurrence body of some uncontrolled phenomenon is called the original.
They are labeled with a combination of ‘Origonal’ and a serial number as their containment number.
The research value and risks of such entities are very high and usually need to be confined to the core area. Of course, there are exceptions, some friendly original bodies can be used as special hired employees of the Containment Tower after sufficiently rigorous assessment, and they will receive more freedom and some special treatment.
We often use the original as the main code,
and their descendants, derivatives, infected assimilated bodies, etc., add subsequent symbols to their numbers for classification.
Depending on the situation, they need to be contained separately or jointly.”
“Understood!”
Having dealt with “Clown-Pennywise”, Han Dong easily understood this concept.
For example, a clown belongs to the original, while individuals infected by the Mad Laugh Virus would also be classified under the clown’s number… In a sense, Han Dong could even be categorized among them.
…
Not long after.
The Headless and Sally also emerged from the test cabin one after another.
Both received a perfect score of ‘100’, but their testing scenarios were quite different.
The Headless was completely unaffected,
remaining in a very leisurely state until the time ended, with no uncontrolled changes occurring in his body.
Sally’s situation was similar to Han Dong’s,
Through a unique Fallen contamination, she directly caused the Uncontrolled individual responsible for testing her to become ‘pregnant on the spot’, turning into a pitiable Fallen mother body.
At the end of the test,
The room Sally was in was crawling with various deformed, pathological infants, leaving even the workers unsure of how to handle them.
In the end, it was only at Han Dong’s request that Sally voluntarily cleaned up the scene.
As they were leaving,
The attitudes of the test station staff changed dramatically, adding a sense of reverence… Simultaneously, their views on the ‘Demon’ had changed significantly.
…
Whoosh whoosh~
Upon stepping into the completely sealed off “Central Street”, the rainfall doubled.
Mr. M walked alone under a white umbrella,
Han Dong held a black umbrella with a crow-shaped handle and walked alongside Sally.
The Headless seemed to greatly enjoy the heavy rain, allowing the raindrops to batter his body, with the grievances on his neck growing denser.
The downpour, neon lights, and mist rising from unknown places,
rendered the Containment Tower blurred, becoming even less recognizable as they approached.
As the mist fell, and the light from the lamps faded.
Everyone just happened to step out of the street, arriving at the convergence point of all streets in the middle zone, the originally named ‘Central Square’.
“Hmm? What’s this… Is this the Containment Tower?”
Completely different from the ‘black cylinder’ they observed from the perimeter.
The Containment Tower before them had actually transformed into a super building in Beast mode architecture (pragmatic style, modular elements, and the use of reinforced concrete), it could easily be mistaken for the [Headquarters Building] of the Black Tower’s middle zone.
At the entrance, the ground bore the circular emblem representing the Containment Tower—”Geometric squares trapped within a circular ring”, with the annotation Blacktower-Bureau-of-Control (abbreviated as B.B.C) surrounding it.
“This…”
Mr. M simply explained:
“This is the true form of the Containment Tower… Why it was constructed in the center is exactly because it is the largest, most important, and even the super organization that upholds world technology within the Black Tower.
It’s not just about containing the Uncontrolled.
Numerous technological, materials, and spatial department offices are set within, with 95% of the transporters in the middle zone having direct or indirect transport connections here.
Follow me! Let’s first meet Mr. C, he will grant you special permission for a comprehensive tour.”