The history of human warfare was the history of weapons evolution . That was what Lucius had always believed . Starting with a sword, a blade that could cut down and reap life, it had evolved into a gun that could take life from miles away with a single pull of the trigger . War had given mankind little else but death and loss .
Weapons became more and more powerful so that the value of human life in the war was slowly diminished, even untraceable . A single nuclear bomb could claim the lives of millions of people . This is war, and this is what mankind has created as weapons . Killing human with a gun is so simple . One bullet for one life . That was the value of a humanâs life .
âThatâs why humans are scary . â Lucius leaned against a wall forged from steel, looking at the lab whose walls and the floor was stained with blood, and the lights had changed to red alert . Alarm sound throughout the entire base .
âWith their intelligence, they were able to create so many things that could kill their own kind . So manyâŚâ
Lucius closed his eyes and listened to the movement around this place . By absorbing their blood, Lucius could access the memories of the scientists who had vainly attempted to dissect him . Lucius learned that this underground research base was actually a factory that produced the âsuppressantâ . Namely, the amber-colored agent that could temporarily slow down the erosion of the Black Light Virus .
This was the only production place in the entire New Federation of China . Initially, these preparations were to control the citizens who were rebelling under the iron fist of the New Federation of China President . Now, itâs used to suppress the civilians who were dissatisfied with the New Federation of China regime .
Tranquilizer . Using drugs to control the minds of citizens . A drug whose function was to suppress the national riot . Lucius was sure . This time, he was in the right place .
This underground research facility was structured like a beehive . Lucius was at the lowest part of the six floors . On the way to the surface, the soldiers armed with automatic rifles mustâve blocked all entrance and exits .
âThis is really interesting . â
As Lucius continued to analyze the base, he found another big surprise . âCapture the virus prototype?â Lucius pronounced this one term, âWhat does it mean? A high-level infected body?â
But the system still showed that there was only one level 4 infected body . Then⌠what was the so-called Virus Prototype?
âThe factory is located on the second floor?â
Lucius looked towards the steel ceiling . Since he didnât know the truth, itâs better to check it put with his own eyes .
Lucius walked out from the lab, the outside corridor was a tunnel made of metal . A dim crimson light illuminated the tunnel . By drinking the scientistsâ blood, Lucius had completely imprinted the map of this base in his brain . \nWhile Luciusâs footsteps echoed throughout the corridor, there was also the sound of messy and noisy footsteps and human conversations in the corridor .
âThereâs only one target! Team 3 holds this position . Team 1 and 2, search all the rooms and find the target in hiding, immediately . Shoot to kill the subject! Show no merâŚâ
The voice stopped mid-sentence abruptly because the heavily armed commander bumped into a man .
âYo, hello, everyone . â
Lucius looked at the roughly twenty-four people standing in this tunnel, wearing black uniforms and pointing assault rifles at Lucius .
The tense and serious atmosphere of the original chase stalled when the commander bumped into Lucius . Without any intention of hiding, Lucius just stood still in front of the muzzles of these soldiersâ guns .
His scarlet eyes reflected the dim light in the tunnel . His mouth smiled, showing brilliant shark-like teeth . His hands and body were stained with blood . But the relaxed smile on Luciusâs face told everyone present that heâs still alive and well .
Previously, many of the soldiers presented had seen the death of the person in front of them . It was clear that his heart had been pierced by a wooden crucifix, and his brain had been shot through by bullets . But even so, he⌠was still standing there, unharmed .
âShootâŚâ the commanderâs voice choked, but soon, he snapped back to reality . He shouted out loud at the sight of the monster . Like what he shouldâve done, âShoot! Aim! Shoot at him!!!â
Bullets were fired from the muzzle of the assault rifle . The speed was so fast that humans couldnât possibly dodge them! But Lucius wasnât human!
The moment the first bullet was about to hit Lucius, his body suddenly turned into a puddle of blood and disappeared . The effect of the Scarlet Pool that could temporarily turn Luciusâs body into the blood .
âHeâŚdisappeared?â
Within the commanderâs sight, Luciusâ body suddenly exploded into nothing .
âStay alert! Find the target!â\nThe commander was smart enough to know that he wasnât facing a human, but a monster that feasted on human blood . The assault attempt just now wouldnât be enough to kill him!
âThe feeling of blood flowing through your body is wonderful, isnât it?â
Luciusâ voice was heard right in the middle of the team . His figure slowly rose from the shadow and finally appeared in front of everyone . The soldiers who reacted quickly were going to aim at Lucius again and pull the trigger in their hands, but they were too late .
The soldiers screamed simultaneously after their arms turned into the blood pool and collapsed . The assault rifles fell to the ground, along with a pool of blood .
All the soldiers turned at Lucius after their hands fell apart . This was the devil doing! The pain of losing their arms made many of them screamed in pain . Their instinct told them to run away, but as the elite troops of the New Federation of China prevent them from doing so . But what could they do with a broken arm? They couldnât even pick up a gun!
âAnd the feeling of a heart beating in your chest is wonderful, too, isnât it?â
A dangerous flash of excitement glowed Luciusâ eyes . Luciusâ gripped his hand as if he was gripping a human heart!
âCough⌠uh⌠ahâŚâ
The soldiersâ breathing began to quicken, and the pain in their hearts made them fall to the ground .
âIf itâs truly wonderful, then Iâll destroy it . â
Lucius squeezed his hands as tightly as he could .
Bang!
Dull voices resounded in the chests of the soldiers around Lucius . The human bodies fell to the ground without a sound . Lucius could only count 23 âexplosionâ sounds . That left the commanderâŚ
âYouâre an Esper?â\nLucius looked over his shoulder at the commander who was leaning against the wall, his hands had collapsed and turned into a pool of blood . Still, he was immune from Luciusâs heart explosion influence . He understood he could do nothing but oneâŚ
âAll force, focus on search and destroy the enemy! Notify the command room! Search the enemy units! The enemyâŚâ
âWhat about the enemy?â In the middle of his radio transmission, Ye Fushengâs voice came through, âAnswer quicklyâŚâ
âThe enemyâŚâ
Luciusâ figure approached him reflected in his google . Lucius stepped through the blood pool and bodies of his fallen comrades .
His body was trembling . Having lost all his strength, a long-lost feeling called fear rose up within him!
âItâs⌠itâs a monsterâŚâ his voice trembled and finally he screamed out âItâs a monster! The enemy is a monster!â
âWhatâs wrong! Whatâs happening?!â
Ye Fushengâs voice kept ringing in the radio the commander carried . But he didnât answer Ye Fusheng . A pair of scarlet eyes gazed straight at him, his throat was choked .
âI said, soldier . â Lucius held a pistol in his hand, aimed for the soldierâs forehead, âHow much do you think human life is worth?â
How much is a human lifeâŚworth? Itâs worthless! As a minion of the war, he was able to answer Lucius, and the answer was this⌠itâs worthless!
Amidst the war, the killing devices created by mankind made the lives of humans worthless . A single bullet could easily claim a humanâs soul . How easy it was! How fragile human life wasâŚ
So was his life . Now, when confronted with this gun, his own life was just a matter of pulling the trigger! Thatâs all it took to claim his life .
âYour lives are completely vulnerable in front of a device you have created . â Lucius pulled the trigger of his pistol, and blood exploded behind the soldier, who fell to the ground . Dead .
And still, the radio transmission in his chest kept blaring the professorâs voice . Annoyed, Lucius picked up the radio .
âAnswer me! Soldier! Answer me now!â
âIâm sorry, Professor Ye, but the man who could answer you is deadâŚâ
âDamn, rats!â Ye Fusheng recognized Luciusâs voice: âI will kill you! Youâre alone . Youâll never defeat me!â
âAlone?â
Suddenly, a bottle of glistening crimson liquid appeared in Luciusâs hand . The corners of Luciusâs mouth split open in a pleasant curve . The fallen corpses around Lucius arose . Their mouth slowly screamed, eyes turning into the same color as Luciusâ, scarlet red . Muscle twisted and grew out of their broken arm . Claws as sharps as steel replaced their fingers .
âLet me give you a friendly reminder, Professor Ye . Youâre about to face 24 monsters, plus a vampire . If you kept silent, their number will multiply, and eventually, this underground baseâŚâ
ââŚwill become the lair or monsters!â
Lucius crushed the radio in his hand and stood up . At the same time, the infected corpses around Lucius growled with hunger . They rushed down the corridor in all directions in search of living flesh and blood .
âA few more participants in this Christmas dinner . How wonderful it is to switch place from the prey and become the hunter that hunts my meal . â
Eat up, devour everything that lives! Everything!
The sound of gunfire kept resounding throughout the corridor, accompanied by the screams of human pain, the sound of flesh being torn and devoured, the low roar of monstersâŚ
The lives of humans are worthless as a single bullet can end their lives . But, the monsters, they had become were different now .