The next morning, Aili and Fu Hua went to Heliopos Life Science again.
As soon as the two walked to the plaza in front of Heliopos Life Science, the security robots wandering in the plaza moved towards them.
Aili just glanced at them, and these security robots immediately left.
When the two walked to the main gate of Heliopos Life Science, the door opened by itself.
After walking in, they saw Raven sitting on the front desk table, looking at them.
"Good morning, Miss Raven ♬ ~"
"Hmm, good morning, Miss Aili, Miss Fu Hua." After greeting them, Raven jumped down from the table.
"Could the two of you please leave directly? After all, you are not employees of Heliopos Life Science."
"Miss Raven, that's a bit too distant ♬ ~" Aili shook her head.
"I don't need to say anything, just speaking of Hua, isn't she also one of your World Serpent's Your Excellency ♬ ~"
"According to World Serpent's customs, Hua is still your superior ♬ ~"
"Sorry, Miss Aili, and Fu Hua, Your Excellency, we, World Serpent, follow Kevin, Your Excellency." Mr. Gray Snake's voice came from the loudspeaker.
"Oh, Mr. Gray Snake, you're here too ♬ ~" Aili said with a surprised voice.
"Miss Aili, with the authority of Chishi, didn't you already sense me the moment you came in?" Mr. Gray Snake's image appeared on the front desk screen.
"Oh dear, what if I didn't detect you ♬ ~" Aili said with a narrowed-eyed smile.
"Regarding the Honkai Energy incidents that occurred around Sky Dome City, it was indeed our doing, and we do not deny this." Mr. Gray Snake said, and some data appeared next to his image.
"But everything we do is to prepare in advance for our Your Excellency's plan."
"Although our experiments caused casualties, they also stimulated many people with Stigma factors."
"This is not a bad thing for humanity, and it can help humanity better survive the Honkai Energy."
Even Raven couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Mr. Gray Snake when he said that.
"Mr. Gray Snake, do you know that humans are unwilling to entrust their lives to such a vague plan as you describe, even with data support?" Aili said after sighing.
"Why? By sacrificing a portion of lives without potential, one can obtain a warrior with excellent potential. Isn't this a very cost-effective deal?" Mr. Gray Snake asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Honestly, I don't think you'd understand even if I explained it." With that, Aili pointed at Raven.
"Look, even your colleague, Miss Raven, doesn't quite agree with the kind of deal you're talking about."
After speaking, Aili directly cut off Mr. Gray Snake's connection.
"Miss Raven, please, can you step aside and not stop us?" After Mr. Gray Snake's image disappeared, Aili closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened her eyes and asked very seriously.
"I never intended to stop you. In front of two S-Rank Valkyries, I don't have the confidence to take Jackal away." Raven shook her head and said.
"However, I'm very curious how Schicksal discovered us. Don't tell me it's a coincidence; two S-Rank Valkyries just arrived here without any information." Raven asked, somewhat puzzled.
After all, she was the one who tied up the loose ends of Jackal's experiments; the traces should have been completely cleaned up.
"It's a coincidence ♬ ~" Aili replied.
"Miss Aili, please don't joke. There must be a reason." Raven said helplessly.
"If you really need a reason, it's because a Valkyrie went missing."
"A Valkyrie went missing?" Raven frowned and thought for a moment.
She thought about the cultivation pods in Jackal's laboratory.
No way, was the most important experimental subject to Jackal a Valkyrie?!
Damn it, Jackal didn't report such news!
Raven, who had figured it out, leaned against the front desk table, somewhat dejected.
"Miss Aili, with your abilities, you should be able to move freely here. I won't stop you." Raven pointed Aili towards the elevator.
"Eh? You're really not stopping us?" Aili asked curiously.
"Miss Aili, I'm very clear about my own abilities. Facing two S-Rank Valkyries, I don't see any chance of winning, no matter how I think about it."
"Or rather, the fact that I'm still standing here is already out of respect for Mr. Gray Snake."
"And, as early as last night, when you first arrived, I had already warned Jackal, but she herself was unwilling to leave."
"Oh, by the way, if Jackal is still alive in the end, could I trouble you to bring her up for me? I won't go down." Raven said with an eye roll.
"Then thank you very much, but as for Jackal, even if she's still alive, I'll have to hand her over to the official authorities of Shenzhou." Aili said, walking towards the elevator.
Raven quietly watched Aili and Fu Hua enter the elevator, watching the floor number displayed on the elevator turn to X.
Soon, a robot holding an umbrella walked into the building from outside.
"Raven, why didn't you stop them?"
"Please, Mr. Gray Snake, two S-Rank Valkyries. Even if I risked my life, I wouldn't be able to stop them, would I?"
"Jackal is very important." Mr. Gray Snake said calmly.
"Even if Jackal is very important, tell me, how do we stop them? Or do you think your mechanical shell can resist the power of Chishi?"
Mr. Gray Snake paused for a moment, then said, "If Jackal is still alive, try to bring her back to headquarters."
With that, Mr. Gray Snake turned and walked out.
"Oh, by the way, the reason Schicksal sent people to investigate is because Jackal privately captured a Valkyrie."
Listening to Raven's voice behind him, Mr. Gray Snake didn't stop and walked straight out.
Taking the elevator, it wasn't long before Aili and the others arrived at a place with no marked floor.
After stepping out of the elevator, Aili felt a little uncomfortable.
This place was almost completely isolated from the outside world, which gave Aili a very bad feeling.
The two walked forward like this, and soon, a large door appeared in front of them.
After pushing open the door, they saw her standing in front of the experimental bench, seemingly operating something.
"Raven, didn't I say not to come to my lab unless it's important!" Jackal said without turning her head.
Looking at the surrounding environment and the experimental subjects in the cultivation pods, Aili felt a strange anger.
"Raven isn't here. Madam Jackal, could you please stop what you're doing?" Aili said.
"Hmm?" Jackal turned around, somewhat puzzled.
Looking at Aili and Fu Hua, she said, "It's you, the traitor who didn't accept Your Excellency's kindness."
"And, Fu Hua, Your Excellency?"
Jackal's voice came from beneath her mask, but with the mask covering her face, Aili couldn't tell what her expression was.
"Hmph, that Raven, did she still run away? That's why her codename is Raven." Jackal glanced behind Aili and the others, not seeing Raven's figure.
"Oh dear, Madam Jackal, could I ask you to give up resistance and come back with us to accept the judgment of Shenzhou?" Aili extended a hand and said.
"Hmph, Shenzhou, Shenzhou can't judge me, and even you two shouldn't think of taking me away." As soon as Jackal finished speaking, the experimental subjects in the cultivation pods all stirred.
Bang...
With a series of glass shattering sounds, the experimental subjects in the cultivation pods all broke free.
Looking at the experimental subjects standing around, Aili looked around, and some of them stood still.
"Some of them aren't controlled by signals, are they?" Aili muttered softly.
"To prevent other intrusive abilities, some of these experimental subjects are controlled by my brainwaves." With that, Jackal waved her hand at Aili and the others.
Most of the experimental subjects rushed towards Aili and the two of them.
"Don't worry, these... are just puppets, without their own consciousness." Fu Hua sighed and said to Aili.
Then Fu Hua stood beside Aili, helping her block the experimental subjects' attacks.
It was only after Fu Hua spoke that Aili realized her strange feeling about these experimental subjects earlier.
These experimental subjects were like living chunks of flesh...
"Sorry..." Aili apologized softly, and then, around Aili, some purple-black light spots slowly appeared.
The purple light spots slowly spread.
The experimental subjects that were touched slowly corroded and finally fell to the ground.
Even their corpses slowly dissipated.
"How is this possible? You, your ability shouldn't be able to do this!" Jackal's surprised voice echoed in the laboratory.
"This ability is the Herrscher of Death's ability, but aren't you the ability of Chishi!" Jackal slowly approached the experimental bench behind her.
Aili and the others also slowly walked forward.
The number of surrounding experimental subjects was getting smaller and smaller.
"Madam Jackal, may I ask, what was your feeling when you conducted experiments on these people?" Aili suddenly asked an unrelated question.
"Hmph, they are all just experimental subjects. It's their luck that I conduct experiments on them." Jackal secretly pressed a button on the experimental bench.
But after pressing it, there was no reaction at all.
"Haven't you already known my ability? Why would you think pressing that button would be useful?" The distance between Aili and Fu Hua and Jackal was no longer far.
"Even if this mechanism is useless, I still have a backup plan!" Several round canisters fell to the ground.
Then some white mist appeared in the laboratory.
Jackal also took this opportunity to run to the largest cultivation pod.
Just as Aili and Fu Hua were about to follow, Aili felt a dizzy spell, and then Aili vigilantly looked around.
Fu Hua also stopped and looked at her hand.
"How is it? Even if you are a Valkyrie and cannot use Honkai Energy, your bodies are still very fragile." Jackal stood in front of the cultivation pod, speaking somewhat arrogantly.
"But my experimental subjects are different. Even without Honkai Energy, they are still very strong!" With that, Jackal pressed a button on the cultivation pod.
The experimental subject inside the cultivation pod slowly woke up.
"Now, you are my prey! You destroyed so many of my experimental subjects, so you will also become my... cough..." Before she could finish speaking, blood gushed from Jackal's mouth.
Jackal twisted her head back in disbelief, "How... is this possible... I'm the main body..."
As an arm was pulled out from Jackal's body, Jackal's body directly fell forward.
Jackal struggled to crawl towards her experimental bench.
But the experimental subject behind her directly kicked Jackal to the wall.
"Hua, it seems things are not looking good." Aili vigilantly watched the experimental subject.
"It's not good. The Honkai Energy in the air cannot be used temporarily." Fu Hua looked seriously at the experimental subject in front of her. "We can only use the most basic close combat."
Lying by the wall, Jackal suddenly remembered something, "That's right, I can't use Honkai Energy either, so is that why I lost control?"
Jackal reached out and covered the hole in her chest. She had also conducted many experiments on herself. Such a wound, although she could still move for a while, was ultimately a fatal injury.
Jackal reached out towards her experimental bench, but her body was no longer obeying her. If she could get the antidote on the experimental bench, she could recover.
As the blood loss continued, Jackal slowly lowered her arm.
Until the very end, she didn't feel that her experiments were wrong; her death was merely because her experiments were not perfect enough.
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