Man on the ark, forced to become king

"It's ok."

Saria stretched her shoulders, smiled, and shook her head: "I'll just go back and get some sleep."

"Then, Saria, about Ifrit's treatment this time..."

Toot toot~

The phone rang, interrupting Hammer's words.

"Excuse me, I need to take this call."

Saria smiled apologetically, took out her phone, and listened to the voice on the other end. Her eyes widened suddenly.

"What?! Okay, I'll be there as soon as possible."

Does Saria have a job?

Lying on the hospital bed, Ifrit raised her small face, trying hard to hide her emotions, but her disappointed eyes still betrayed her feelings.

"Hmm... they said it's something I need to deal with as soon as possible."

Treatment was about to begin, and Saria didn't want to leave Ifrit at this time. However, as the head of the defense department, she couldn't ignore an emergency just because a patient had violated company rules.

Even if Ifrit is special, it won't work.

She is responsible for the entire life of the Rhine.

"Teacher, could the treatment be..."

Himer instinctively spoke up, wanting to suggest postponing the treatment, but was interrupted by her teacher, Palvis.

"If Director Seria has something urgent to attend to, please go quickly. We'll take care of things here. Don't worry about the treatment."

"Thank you for your hard work."

No matter how reluctant she was, Saria knew she couldn't stay here. Anyway... it was just a routine treatment, something she'd done before, so it should be fine, right...?

"I'm sorry, Ifrit, I can't accompany you this time. Focus on your treatment, and I'll come again next time."

That was all she could say. She apologetically patted the girl's head, took a piece of candy out of her pocket, unwrapped it, and handed it to her.

"Oh right, this is today's portion."

"Aww!"

Ifrit put the candy in her mouth, squinted her eyes happily, and nodded emphatically.

"No problem! I can handle the pain!"

"Well then, goodbye, Ifrit."

Thinking that there were still urgent matters to be dealt with, Saria dared not delay any longer, smiled and nodded, then turned and left the laboratory.

"..."

"Alright, Himer, let's begin."

The laboratory door closed, and while Himer was still deep in thought, he felt a weight on his shoulder as his teacher's hand pressed down on him.

For some reason, in her eyes, although the teacher was smiling, she felt very cold.

"Don't forget what I said, you will do very well."

"……Yes!"

Hammer was startled and dared not say anything more.

Click...

The door that had just closed slid open again, and the researcher carrying restraints walked in and went to the bedside.

Upon seeing the restraints in the researcher's hand, Ifrit's face showed fear, and her eyes suddenly became violent.

"I do not want!"

"What are you doing!"

Seeing Ifrit's face full of resistance and fear, Himer couldn't help but run over and stop the researcher who was about to install the restraints.

These guys... they know perfectly well that Ifrit hates these things the most, so why!

"Researcher Hemer, this is for safety reasons."

The young researcher remained calm and looked directly at Himer. Himer could not tell if it was just her imagination, but she saw a hint of pleasure in his eyes.

"You know the dosage for this treatment. With Director Seria not here, who can guarantee the patient's safety? Who can guarantee... the safety of the laboratory?"

"Hemer?"

Ifrit's small hands clenched the hem of her clothes, her eyes vacant, as if to say: No, right?

"..."

Himer fell silent; she dared not look up, dared not look at Ifrit.

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RheinLife Ecology & Analysis Laboratory

Saria swiped her ID card to open the security door and went inside, immediately spotting the girl sitting in front of the control panel.

Muirsey, an elf, is the head of the Ecology Department at Rhine Life Sciences. In terms of rank, she is on the same level as Muirsey.

To be honest, Saria didn't really like dealing with this person. To be precise, she couldn't see through this cunning guy; such people are usually very dangerous.

However, this time, the other party put in a lot of effort in the matter of Ifrit and Hayden Pharmaceuticals, which changed Saria's impression of her.

"What did you see?"

Once she arrived, Saria realized that the so-called emergency was probably just an excuse this guy used to call her over.

Judging from the videotape the other party was holding, this matter was most likely related to Ifrit.

That videotape was the one they unearthed from the wreckage of Hayden Pharmaceuticals' laboratory. It contained footage of Hayden Pharmaceuticals' last human experiment, and it was in a partially damaged state before, making it impossible to retrieve the entire tape.

Now... perhaps it's been fixed?

"I'm sorry to have called you here, but you need to take a look at this as soon as possible. As far as I know, today is the day Ifrit is to receive her 'treatment'?"

Muirsey's expression was serious, and he deliberately emphasized the word "treatment".

However, Saria didn't seem to notice, and simply nodded, indicating that the video should be played.

"At this point, do you still think those people in the structural medicine department are genuinely providing treatment for Ifrit? Are you truly naive or just pretending?"

With a sigh in his heart, Muirsay didn't say anything more and inserted the videotape in his hand into the projection device.

She knew that if she said something, this woman, as hard as a rock, would most likely not believe it.

zizi~

The large screen flickered a few times, and the surveillance footage from the videotape was retrieved. The image had many horizontal stripes and looked unstable, but fortunately it could still be played normally.

Inside the laboratory, Ifrit was bound to the lab table with double restraints, with two researchers in hazmat suits standing around her.

"The test subject has lost consciousness! We've gone too far!"

"Quick, quick... wake her up!"

"They've already got their eyes on us... but we have to do it... otherwise... they won't let us off easily..."

The audio seems to be incomplete and cannot be played in its entirety. The keywords are indeed there, but it's impossible to understand the specific meaning of those words.

"What are they saying?"

Staring at the unconscious Ifrit on the screen, Saria's fists clenched unconsciously. Her eyes were sharp, and the unconscious aura she exuded made Muirses slightly uncomfortable. She turned her body slightly and said seriously, "Do you remember the guesses I mentioned this morning?"

No...increase the dosage...

The images on the screen continued to play. Muirsey's expression was solemn as she stared intently into Saria's eyes, trying to make her understand something, but she couldn't bring herself to say it directly.

"It seems I might be right. I need to find a way to confirm... but you should keep watching."

zizi~

The image on the screen flickered a few times, and Ifrit, who was in a coma, seemed to wake up under the stimulation of some kind of drug, cried out in pain, and then fainted again.

"Why did it go over there again?!"

"Something seems... off..."

Two researchers in the lab were holding syringes, seemingly about to inject again, but soon one of them noticed something and hurriedly backed away.

[Help!!!!]

On the experimental table, the unconscious girl clenched her fists, her eyes suddenly snapped open, and she screamed in pain. A violent flame erupted from her body, twisting and melting everything in the flames.

boom!

With the image shattering and a final loud bang, the videotape's content came to an end.

"The moment the image ends is the moment Hayden I Laboratory explodes."

Muirsey picked up the ejected videotape and set it aside. Beside her, Saria clenched her fists, her expression terrifying.

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"You two distinguished guests have come all the way from Longmen, which is an honor for Rhine Life. Please have a seat."