black queen hypothesis

After leaving the Polaris Bridge control area, Vilas moved a lot faster.He guessed that, on the one hand, it was because the nearby guards were attracted to the Star Bridge, and on the other hand, it was because of another wave of sharp alarms sounded shortly after he landed.Someone broke through the galaxy barrier and made a forced landing. He hoped it wasn't Silvio, although the probability was very low.

Thinking about this, the first construction area appeared in front of Vilas.He touched it silently, and before he arrived, he found that there was no one inside.

He looked up at the energy grid with blue light shining in the sky again, and realized that his earlier judgment was correct: according to normal logic, since it is time to race against time, the commando will definitely land near the equatorial star bridge closest to the core ;Norma would of course think that for other areas, he only needs to regain control of the star bridge and the information sending and receiving point.

This made Vilas slightly relieved.Avoiding auto-monitoring is a bit of a hassle, but particle jammers do the trick perfectly.Before long, he arrived at the periphery of Senta's work area, and moving light spots representing living people began to appear in the curved hyperopia.

Vilas temporarily stopped moving forward, and scanned all the range of his sight.Under normal circumstances, the first team of Zero Group led by Anubis and the second team of Zero Group led by Mart should still be inside, but nothing abnormal can be seen from the outside.

Either they are still fighting to accomplish their goals, or they have been wiped out...

Vilas sincerely hoped it wasn't the second possibility.But he still has to keep the communication silent now, otherwise the signal flow is very likely to be intercepted.Before going deeper, he checked all the equipment he was carrying, adjusted his glasses from stealth mode to combat mode, took a deep breath, and dodged into the narrow shadow of the building.

By luck or not, Vilas found him entering the medical area.The patient's groans and the curve of the instrument attracted the attention of the doctors and nurses, and no one noticed that there was a colleague in the white coat beside them who was not their own.Relying on his equipment and his own mental strength, he went straight to the medical control center, hoping to get a sufficiently detailed map of Senta from there, even if it was just an area.

But there are people inside.Vilas stuck to the door, and slowly penetrated into the spiritual touch——

"...It can't be solved," said a young man, his voice and expression were very angry, "the laboratory can't let us clean up the mess every time!"

"Oh, you know they can." Another elderly man next to him replied, "The meaning of the laboratory is basically the same as the meaning of the governor."

After a short pause, the young man said again: "This level is higher than the previous ones." He calmed down a bit, his eyes darting between the dense light columns, "All his data are perfect...why destroy Drop him?"

"Stop asking meaningless questions." The other person replied, with no fluctuations in his tone, he didn't know whether it was numbness or coldness, "No matter how perfect the data is, what's the use of being disobedient?"

At this time, Vilas had already seen the virtual screen in front of the young man through the eyes of the young man—light blonde hair, eyes of the same color but out of focus, ugly scars that seemed to be wriggling on his face; and most importantly, the "Pre-successful experimental body I" in capitalized bold.

This is the first time Vilas knows what is hidden under Schmitz's mask, and it is also the first time he is sure that Schmitz and Senta have a great connection.He also captured some sporadic related information from the head of the person who seemed to be responsible for the aftermath—a series of experimental subjects, the earliest one...

"He doesn't have any wounds on his body," the young man said a third time, quite suspiciously, "and he doesn't look like he was captured voluntarily."

"Because there are locks." The elder replied, his tone began to show impatience, "Do you think the governor will let anything escape his control? Even the things he values ​​most?"

The young man fell silent immediately.The room fell silent, and he seemed to smell the faint scent of pine wood in the air, but it was better to shut up at this time.

This made Vilas outside realize that he had better not stay in this place any longer.Moreover, compared to the map, the so-called "lock" is more important——

The reason Norma wants the Dark Sentinels is that they will not be affected by external factors, but to hold such a powerful army in his hands, he really needs to install a back door.That's what the lock sounds like, and it's the kind of thing that can keep the Dark Sentinels at their beck and call.Schmitz most likely didn't know about the lock, or he wouldn't have thrown himself into the trap.

So, what exactly is a lock?

With this in mind, Vilas avoided a few more checkpoints and quietly approached the most heavily guarded ward.In the corridor, he almost collided with the too dense patrolling guards; but after entering the door, he found that there was no one there except the hospital bed.

Vilas hijacked the surveillance signal with a camouflage device and approached the bed cautiously.Schmitz lay there, the living scar on his cheekbone throbbing, as if something was about to burst out of its chrysalis.

It looked really disgusting, Vilas frowned.A few virtual screens beside him were flickering, and he moved his eyes to concentrate on studying the full-body scans on them.To control all the dark sentinels that have been researched, pre-implanting locks in their bodies is the most reasonable and effective means.But he didn't see any difference between Smitz and ordinary people, except for that weird scar...

"The scar is the lock."

Hearing this sentence, Vilas was startled.He turned his head and found a small door opened where the wall used to be, and the person who made the noise was standing there. "Who are you?" He asked vigilantly, secretly clenched the particle gun in his hand.

"Kangbo." The young man raised his hands and walked out of the door, looking a little nervous. "I beseech you, my lord, do not touch, whether it is the weapon in your hand or your mind."

Vilas didn't bother to ask why the other party recognized him—his face was so recognizable that the fully transparent lens couldn't hide anything. "Give me a reason?" He controlled the mental touch, intending to tamper with the other party's mental image as soon as he found something wrong.

Kang Bo still maintained the posture with both hands raised. "I know what you are here for, Your Majesty." He said quickly and in a low voice, glancing at the door unconsciously, "I know where the rest of the experimental subjects are, and I also know which way to get there safely ——I still have clearance below Class II."

It sounded like he was waiting for someone from the Empire... Vilas carefully judged the truth of it. "Are you from Norma? Or from Schmitz?"

"Your Excellency the Governor gave me to him," Kang Bo pointed his chin in the direction of the hospital bed, with repressed fear and disgust appearing on his face, "and I just found out that neither of them regards me as a human being."

Vilas narrowed his eyes.He read the pictures of Schmitz's sexual abuse and Norma's order to take Schmitz away from the other party's head, and remembered what he had just heard-the most important "thing" of the governor. "I see. You want to get out of here."

"I just want to live, Your Majesty!" Kang Bo was a little excited.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then Vilas nodded slightly. "Lead the way."

**

In contrast, Silvio's luck was not so good.But it's basically impossible to get lucky if you want to break through the galaxy barrier blatantly - he single-handedly killed a hundred and eighty defense robots, and then used the buildings in the living area as a cover to kill all the way in.

This imposing manner immediately caught Norma's attention. "This is definitely a super S-rank sentry." He stared at the blurry black figure in the video. "In this case, it can avoid motion capture to the greatest extent... Few people can do it."

The Senta Mastermind, the source of the ethereal voice, is matching the database with the information it just collected.When he took it out, he was so surprised that he could hardly speak: "The first possibility is His Excellency the President? Hasn't he already left Sils Maria and the Imperial Starfield? Why did he appear here? "

Norma got the same news, but he couldn't care less about being surprised.He was still staring at the virtual screen, and his tone was almost appreciative: "I thought Your Excellency the President would be lazy after becoming the President, but now it seems that he is indeed worthy of the title of Chief Sentinel of the Federation. If it weren't for our pheromone bomb , it is impossible for Schmitz to escape from him and the three members of the Anubis guard."

The Mastermind was silent for a while. "You seem to have a new will?"

Norma didn't immediately answer the question. "What about the twelve?"

"Six are heading in your direction, and six are heading in my direction. Their breakthrough speed, IMHO, is not very optimistic for us." The mastermind said quickly, and at the same time called up the relevant screen.

Norma looked carefully, and finally her gaze was still fixed on the earliest one. "It would be great if I could get him earlier," he murmured, his eyes frighteningly bright, "but maybe it's not too late now. — Activate half of the cryo chamber, immediately!"

The Mastermind was silent again for a while. "Please allow me to remind you, Your Excellency, they are still in the last stage of transformation, and they cannot be transformed again after they are forcibly stopped. Then we..." Half of the years of preparation were wasted.

But Norma interrupted before he finished speaking: "If they die, the remaining half can become a more perfect individual!" He waved his hands vigorously, "I only want the best!"

The Mastermind obeyed the order. "What is your arrangement?"

"Send twelve to stop the Anubis guards. I'll catch the rest—he's going to live!" Norma said quickly, and his rigid face became even more terrifying with greed.

Three minutes later, Silvio was about to reach the core area.He was making small steps when a sudden, unnatural chill hit him.In the next instant, soldiers with skin so pale that they looked like living people appeared in his field of vision, out of focus, but fully armed and well equipped.

He immediately remembered the plan to transform the Dark Sentinel that Vilas had said to him.Here comes the real trouble...

Silvio settled down, flicked away the spare particle knife, and flew towards the nearest one with two cold lights.