Every day is one step closer to reality

The "Schroeder Pharmaceuticals" building, with its strange "eye" icon, looks uncomfortable during the day, and it adds a bit of weirdness at night.

There are no entertainment venues in this area, it is not a bustling area, nor is it a residential area.

The building density is very low, and factories and companies are separated by a long distance.

Surface parking spaces and a green belt separate Schroeder from other surrounding buildings.

Usually there are several guards walking around here, and some of the room lights are always on. But today it was announced that maintenance was to be carried out and the on-duty personnel were asked to leave. Most of the lights on each floor were turned off and it was extremely quiet. There is only the sound of gusts of wind blowing leaves, or other hanging objects and decorations.

Inside the building.

Schroeder hid in his office.

After being unable to contact the security guard, he turned on his computer and used administrative rights to call up surveillance.

But it was discovered that all monitoring was ineffective!

It's not like a hacker attack, it's more like direct destruction! There's a problem in the control room!

For tonight's operation, he stopped monitoring some areas, but in order to control the real-time dynamics of the entire evacuation operation, he still kept some monitors working.

But now, all monitoring is abolished!

However, from his management terminal, you can also view the images before the monitoring failed, and these have not been eliminated.

Quickly retrieve surveillance video.

Schroeder stared at the computer screen.

In the picture, two guards were standing at the door of his office. One of them was smoking, but he was still alert.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

Until the monitoring suddenly disconnected.

See nothing, know nothing.

Schroeder did not stay in the office. He retreated again and retreated to the secret room.

Is the office door too fragile, or is the secret room door stronger?

Closing the door to the secret room, Schroeder calmed down.

Who is it?

Who wants to take action against me at this time? !

The two people who disappeared were his personal security guards and could be trusted. They would not betray him without warning at this time.

People from the lab?

No, when he was paying people in the laboratory just now, he had already counted and confirmed that everyone was in there and no one was missed.

Those in the laboratory may have been immersed in joy before they lost consciousness. In such a short period of time, it is impossible to check whether there are any problems with those identity documents and accounts.

Of course his money will not be spent on these abandoned people!

Excluding the security guards, excluding the people in the laboratory, who else is there?

Is it the investor behind it?

There are many investors behind him, each with their own ideas. As the investigation team approaches, there are also some who want Schroeder to disappear from this world.

But in detail, those who can come here to do this at this time have chosen to help him block the investigation team and delay time.

Moreover, even if those members of the investigation team investigated, it would be difficult to trace those investors from Schroeder.

With the sophistication of those investors, there would be no evidence of threats left behind.

Schroeder also has some information in his hand, but he will not leave it in the company, let alone carry it with him. Someone who wanted to do something would not threaten him in this way.

Therefore, it is unlikely that the person who made the move tonight is an investor.

So, those "maintenance guys"?

Schroeder took out his cell phone and dialed.

They answered quickly.

"Mr. Schroeder?" It was a familiar voice on the other end of the phone, and he didn't hear anything unusual.

Schroeder felt relieved, took a breath, and said in a calm tone:

"Bacchus, are you still in the building?"

"Yes, we are waiting at the door of the freight channel. When will you come? You need a password to open the door." Bacchus, disguised as a maintenance worker, urged.

"I encountered something here. Send a few people to pick me up. After a pause, "Send a few more people and bring weapons! "

Bacchus heard something.

"It's not a big problem, but it's different from what I said before, Mr. Schroeder."

"Double the reward!"

"Happy to oblige!"

After the phone call, Schroeder hid in the secret room and waited restlessly, but no one came.

Make another call.

The previous scene was repeated.

The phone belonging to Backus answered, but no one answered.

Inexplicably, Schroeder felt that there was someone on the other side of the phone... or something else.

"Who are you?!" Schroeder growled.

However, there was no answer and the call was hung up directly.

Schroeder felt even more uneasy as he listened to the busy tone on the phone.

Who is playing a trick on me?

still……

Or is it the "unknown existence" that he has been worried about?

Schroeder wants to hide in this secret room all the time, but he has already started the countdown to destruction. The place will explode soon. He can't stay here forever!

There are two sets of cleaning devices, one is electrically driven by the intelligent program control of the central management system, and the other is non-electrically driven.

Even if no one is here, even if the power is completely cut off, when the time comes, it will still start.

Schroeder picked up his phone and pulled out the number to contact his ally, Congressman Eli.

Unexpectedly, it can't be opened.

If you want to get in touch again, you have to at least wait until this crisis has passed.

Schroeder dialed a few more numbers, but was shocked to find that his cell phone had no signal.

Not only that, the lights that were on were instantly extinguished.

The electrical system also seemed to be out of order.

When power is removed, some vents will close and others will open.

At this moment, here, I can feel the wind blowing in from outside the secret room, carrying heavy moisture.

No light coming from outside is visible.

The building's backup emergency power supply system also failed after holding on for a while.

The light from several electronic devices containing batteries seemed to be rapidly being eroded by moisture, and was teetering on the edge of failure.

The dense darkness gradually invaded this place.

The darkness and the increasingly humid air caused a wonderful catalytic reaction, making it thick and sticky, making people almost faint and suffocate.

Counting the time, Schroeder hesitated for a moment, with a fierce look in his eyes.

Even though there was no light, he was already very familiar with this place and could feel the place with his eyes closed.

Remove the rechargeable emergency light from a cabinet.

Open the black suitcase you carry with you.

There is a potion in it. It was a drug developed based on the fragments of "god genes" he obtained.

Without stabilizers, there will still be strong side effects. But at the moment, this is the best option.

He needs to escape from here as soon as possible, but he is already old. Although he has relied on drugs over the years to make him healthier and stronger than his peers, his skills are certainly not as good as those of young people, let alone those who are well-trained.

This potion has been improved from generation to generation, and now, this is the one in my hand.

During the experiment, it was not successfully used on experimental subjects, so Schroeder never tried it on himself. Just keep a latest potion with you, just in case. He won't use it unless necessary.

But now, it is a must.

Take out the medicine and install the injection head.

He only injected a third of a tube of medicine into himself.

If all were injected, he would be as certain to die as those experimental subjects. All the experimental subjects before have failed.

With one third of the dose, the survival rate is still relatively high, and at the same time it can strengthen his physique in a short period of time.

The effects of the medicine begin to take effect quickly.

Ben's rapid breathing due to nervousness and anxiety calmed down.

Tired muscles are rapidly recharging their energy.

He could hear the powerful beating of his heart.

Every breath injects new energy into this aging body.

It's like the dry trunk has sprouted new buds, and the new buds have grown into branches and leaves.

Intoxicating vitality!

Schroeder opened his eyes.

The rechargeable emergency light next to it cannot illuminate the entire room, and the light in those corners is very dim.

He couldn't see clearly, but he "seeed" it more clearly.

The senses are in a very wonderful state.

What you see, what you hear, what you smell, what you touch are based on past and better perceptions, and it seems that you have touched a deeper level of the material world.

In addition, he seemed to feel that there were some invisible substances in the air, which made him fearful!

Schroeder calmed down.

No matter what it was that was teasing him or threatening him, he couldn't be impatient now.

Grab your gun, take out your night vision goggles and put them on.

Then take it off again.

After injecting the drug, the five senses are enhanced, and wearing night vision devices actually causes interference.

In addition to leading to the office, this secret room also has another passage leading to the laboratory.

But he intuitively felt that it was more dangerous over there.

That "unknown existence" is there right now!

Schroeder decisively came to the office from the secret room and walked out of the office door.

The wind was blowing.

The cigarette butt fell to the ground, and the red flame flickered.

Inexplicably, he felt an elusive gaze.

It seems very close, but also seems extremely far away.

It seems to be within reach, and it seems to exist in the void of another dimension.

[At that moment, I felt God’s gaze]

The sentence the teacher once wrote flashed through Schroeder's mind.

Schroeder trembled his lips.

god?

I do not believe!

Although he was anxious and anxious, Schroeder had experienced a lot after all, his temperament was extraordinary and he was still able to deal with it rationally.

Until he turned a corner and saw the big cargo box.

A familiar cargo box.

He personally packed the most precious research material, the core of the entire research project—the mutated Welwitschia tree into this cargo box.

This cargo box should have been carried to the exit of the passage by the "maintenance workers".

But at this moment, it appeared inside the building, still a long way from the freight channel, and located in the key clearance area!

Schroeder's mentality almost collapsed!

That means he can't get it out of the building tonight!

Calculate the time in your mind and make quick choices.

He stopped looking at the cargo box and ran faster towards the nearest freight exit.

At this time, his greatly enhanced perception told him that there was no one there.

There are no "maintenance workers", no guards, and no "unknown beings".

The self-destruction system of the underground research base will not stop due to power interruption.

The time to escape is still shortening.

Schroeder had already seen the freight exit door.

It no longer mattered whether he could take away the Welwitschia orchid. He just wanted to escape by himself now!

As long as you escape, there will be plenty of opportunities to come back!

Without this precious experimental material, he can still look for the next one. For example, that suspicious bodyguard, such as Feng Yi who may have used drugs from the Ancestor Factory...

He can also gather more power to unearth the secrets behind the Ancestor Factory...

The premise of all this is to escape and survive!

The freight aisle has no windows large enough for people to pass through, only a gate.

Even if the power to the door is turned off, there is a door controlled by a mechanical password lock next to it. There is a safety switch inside. After pressing it, the door will remain open when the power is cut off.

Schroeder rushed over and immediately opened the door and flipped the switch.

But, the door can't be opened!

Someone forcibly destroyed the device of the passage door, and the door just moved and got stuck!

If he had followed the original plan, he would have already left the city by this time!

This building, along with the unknown laboratories beneath the ground, will soon be destroyed in an explosion and fire!

Even if the heavy rain puts out the fire, everything that should be destroyed has been destroyed. Those experiments that cannot be made public, various equipment and "consumables", and those experimenters with questionable identities will also disappear here!

but!

All plans didn't include him getting stuck here too!

Schroeder's face was ferocious and twisted, and he was in an embarrassing posture that he had never seen before.

Beads of sweat appeared on the forehead.

The side effects of the medicine began to show.

My eyes were bloodshot, blood was oozing out of my ears, nostrils, and mouth, and my breathing started to become rapid.

He has always known that the human body cannot bear the genes of "gods".

But he didn't expect that the side effects would come so quickly and so violently!

The muscles began to twitch uncontrollably, the blood seemed to be being swallowed, the senses became dull, and the vision became blurred.

Like being bitten by a poisonous snake, he was rapidly losing control of his body!

Schroeder listened to the time ticking on the mechanical watch.

"ah--"

He let out a long howl full of unwillingness, resentment, and fear.

boom!

The sound of explosions was heard in the night.

The building then collapsed.

Fires broke out in many places in the factory area, quickly connecting and burning on top of the ruins.

The place where Schroeder was was fortunately not hit by the strongest explosion, nor did it completely collapse.

He was seriously injured, perhaps because the stimulating effect of the medicine was still there. He was still conscious at this moment, but he knew very clearly that the self-destruction program did not only involve explosions. The flames would soon come here and burn everything here. Including himself.

When he designed the destruction device, he never thought that it would be repaid to him!

After being injected with the medicine, Schroeder's perception became confused and seemed extremely slow. It seemed that at a certain moment, his consciousness passed through the ruins and saw the figure standing in the firelight.

Tall, looking very strong, wearing a robe with a stand-up collar and a mask covering his face...

At the same time, two vehicles were on their way to Schroeder Pharmaceuticals.

Team leader Yuan was also in one of the cars.

Although they were feinted, the investigation team quickly realized something was wrong, and at the same time they were unable to contact the person responsible for monitoring this area.

"Have you contacted the people who are following Schroeder Pharmaceuticals?"

"Just got in touch, they were transferred by a phone call!"

"This must be it!"

Although Schroeder Pharmaceuticals has been investigated before and no evidence or effective clues were found, the suspicion has not been completely ruled out.

They had people keeping an eye on all the suspected targets, and there had been no problems until tonight.

Two cars were rushing past.

Soon!

Coming soon!

Suddenly, there was a loud bang and an explosion accompanied by fire at the location of Schroeder Pharmaceuticals.

The people in the two cars were shocked and angry, which meant that the target probably gave up and escaped!

The car continued to go that way.

Even if it exploded, maybe there would be some clues left? Hurry there as soon as possible, as a quick step will leave more clues!

Not there yet, but very visible there. The members of the investigation team have already seen Schroeder Pharmaceuticals, which is in a state of disgrace and full of flames.

The wind around me didn't know when it started to change.

The air rushes in like crazy.

Thick smoke caused by explosions and combustion swirls with the airflow.

Things on the ground seemed to be pulled upward by an invisible force.

The area covered by the flames formed a large flame that elongated upward.

The flames quickly "grow" and twist into a fire funnel.

Then, a fire dragon roared into the sky.

The people in the investigation team were forced to stop.

"Fire tornado!"

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