Excessive ferocity due to caution

Even after the person on the other end of the phone ended the call, the clown lingered, still holding the phone.

Expressionless.

"..."

After a long while, it turned its attention to the players' guild headquarters.

...

Inside room 404.

This was the room that the charlatan old Taoist priest had carefully chosen for Zhao Yi.

He extracted the mountain god's corpse from the system and placed it on his warm, soft bedding.

Holding the scalpel in his hand, his eyes were full of admiration and praise.

"What a beautiful body..."

Zhao Yi muttered to himself.

His excitement was undisguised.

This corpse contains a power that can stimulate his bloodline!

A massive amount of... unclean power!

However, these powers cannot be obtained from corpses in ordinary ways.

It requires the skill of butchering an ox.

This bloodline technique dissects not only the body, but also some of the causes and effects hidden within it!

The art of butchering an ox is activated.

Zhao Yi obtained a large amount of docile, unclean power from it.

These unclean forces are vast and powerful, but they will not harm Zhao Yi's spiritual world.

They are more like green algae floating on the water, without anything to rely on or desire.

Finally, it was completely absorbed by the Bloodline Temple in Zhao Yi's spiritual world.

The whole process was incredibly smooth.

A new building task was issued to the Darkest Personality. Zhao Yi arrived at his Bloodline Temple and, following the direction indicated by the bell, stood in front of the coffin.

After absorbing enough unclean energy, the eerily carved bronze coffin lid miraculously opened a small hole on its own.

Zhao Yi reached into the bronze coffin, attempting to lift the lid.

However, the bronze coffin lid was much heavier than he had expected!

No matter how hard he tried, the bronze coffin lid remained completely still.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Yi had no choice but to give up.

Just as he was about to pull his hand back, a pale arm reached out from the darkness inside the coffin and suddenly grabbed Zhao Yi's hand!

The next moment, Zhao Yi's figure disappeared from the hall.

...

Vague.

Feeling tired.

I want to open my eyes, but I can't.

My eyes are incredibly sore and heavy.

This feeling lasted for a very, very long time.

When Zhao Yi regained consciousness, he found himself standing... in front of himself.

No, to be more precise, he was standing in front of number 6.

He found himself back in the church's testing grounds from many years ago!

Judging from the surrounding decorations and the state of number 6, the timeline should be connected to the last one.

Zhao Yi passed through the wall and walked to the side, only to find that Number 6 was looking in the mirror.

He was shirtless, and his fair skin was covered with many freckles.

Zhao examined it closely.

It's livor mortis.

Why do living people develop livor mortis?

Zhao Yi stroked his chin, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Number 6, however, did not seem surprised by the lividity on his body.

Just then, an impatient knocking came from outside the door:

"Number 6, aren't you ready yet?"

Number 6 casually grabbed the clothes from the bed, put them on, opened the door, and said to the guard outside:

"I'm all set."

"Take me there."

As usual, the guard took out a special instrument and checked Number 6. After confirming that there were no problems, he led Number 6 to the previous experimental building.

The black-robed priest looked at Number 6 and gave a fake smile:

"How is the recovery going?"

Number 6 nodded:

"Not bad, this time we should be able to successfully steal the memes from X-0's mental world."

The priest arranged for staff to connect the relevant instruments to Number 6.

Before the experiment began, the priest stood beside the platform and encouraged Number 6:

Don't worry!

"My letter of recommendation is already written. As long as you successfully complete this task, you can immediately take my letter of recommendation to work in the church's front shrine!"

Number 6 looked grateful:

"High Priest, you are truly my second parents!"

"I will definitely get my revenge on you later."

The priest was immersed in the joy of his future promotion, and although he felt that something seemed a little off, he didn't think about it in detail.

The experiment begins.

Zhao Yi stood to the side, intently watching the body whose internal organs had been removed and whose skull had been opened.

Based on the current appearance, this person should be his original self.

So, you were researched in the church as the first person in Project X?

The experimental equipment began to operate slowly.

Everyone was intently watching the brainwave activity level of person number 6 on the instrument.

Once the line flattens out there, it means that Number 6 has also been killed by X-0!

This basically means... this path is not feasible!

The tense and lengthy wait gradually wore down the patience of everyone present.

At this moment, everyone in the laboratory seemed a little tense, not daring to breathe.

He seemed worried that if the wind from his mouth was too strong, it would flatten the wires on the instrument.

Seven agonizing hours passed, and Number 6 still showed no signs of waking up.

Just as everyone was considering whether to wake up Number 6 by external force, an alarm suddenly sounded on the instrument.

The staff rushed to check.

After a moment, he turned to look at the black-robed priest and stammered:

"The priest... number 6... is dead."

The black-robed priest immediately raised his head and glared at him, saying:

"What did you say?!"

The staff member repeated:

"He...he's dead."

The priest immediately went to the instrument and stared intently at the line on the instrument that had completely flattened out.

"How could this be..."

He said he could do it...

"How could he... how could he be dead?"

Seeing the bright future that was within his grasp slipping away from his fingers, the black-robed priest froze completely.

He found it hard to accept.

It took the black-robed priest a while to calm his displeasure, and he spoke indifferently to the guards outside the door:

"Throw his body into the crematorium."

The guards entered, lowered their guns, and began to lift the body of Number 6.

Unintentionally, the sleeve of number 6's arm was pulled up.

The black-robed priest glanced at it.

A faint lividity appeared on number 6's arm.

The priest frowned slightly, but was still immersed in his disappointment and didn't think much of it.

The body of number 6 was sent to the crematorium.

This place is often used for burning garbage.

As for the church, these experimental subjects, who were devoid of human rights, were naturally also part of the garbage.

The guards threw the body into the garbage dump, gave a brief explanation to the person in charge of burning it, and then left.

They had barely left when Number 6, who was lying in the garbage heap, suddenly sat up.

The stoker turned around and met a pair of smiling eyes.

...

laboratory.

The black-robed priest, finally regaining his senses, began to realize that something was wrong.

The image of lividity on arm number 6 kept replaying in my mind.

Although most cases of livor mortis actually appear quite quickly, it usually takes at least half an hour...

Who develops livor mortis immediately after death?

Thinking of this, and recalling what the previous experimenters had told him about X-0's sudden decline in mental strength, the priest knew something was wrong and hurriedly rushed to the incineration chamber!

The armed guards at the entrance stood ramrod straight, indicating that nothing unexpected had happened in the incineration chamber.

As the guards opened the door to the incinerator for him, the priest went inside. Looking at the corpses in the garbage heap and the incinerator who was burning garbage, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

"Is there anything unusual about this corpse?"

The black-robed priest asked a question, and the pyreer shook his head:

"It did not turn into a zombie."

"Although there were many livid spots on his body."

"But it has been lying there, very quietly."

The priest scrutinized the pyreer intently, then suddenly revealed a chilling smile.

"Have you examined this body?"

The incinerator shook his head, a hint of confusion in the depths of his eyes.

"no."

The priest took a step forward, pressed himself against the pyreer, and said menacingly:

"If it didn't have any... how do you know it had livor mortis?"

The incinerator's pupils constricted.

His face was pale.

"I……"

He stammered, unable to speak.

yes……

How did I know that Number 6 had lividity?

My head hurts so much...

It seems like a piece of memory has been lost...

Seeing the crematoriaor's bewildered state, the priest's mind raced...

Number 6 did have lividity, but he was dressed very conservatively.

If the two guards hadn't pulled up his sleeve while he was carrying the load, they wouldn't have noticed it at all.

If the crematorium craftsman hadn't examined Number 6's body, how would he know about the lividity on Number 6's body?

He lied. What was he trying to hide?

The priest became excited.

Something clicked in his mind, and he felt like he had grasped the key to the problem.

So he grabbed the pyre maker and headed for the door, laughing loudly:

"I knew it... how could X-0's mental strength suddenly weaken to the point where he's no different from a normal person..."

"You cunning fellow...you must have used other methods to possess Number 6's mind, right?"

"Then he possessed the incinerator through Number 6!"

"You almost got away!"

"Unfortunately... your overconfident cleverness has given you away!"

The incinerator was covered in sweat:

"Priest... I don't understand what you're saying..."

The black-robed priest sneered:

"It's okay if you don't admit it... the truth will be revealed when we get in front of the testing device!"

He firmly believed in his theory, led the pyre maker away from there, and gave instructions to the guards at the gate:

"Please help me dispose of the garbage inside first, and I will arrange for a new incinerator soon."

After saying this, the black-robed priest dragged the pyrologist away.

After they left, the guards at the door entered the room.

He approached the body of number 6, reached out, lifted the head of number 6, and looked into the eyes of number 6.

Soon, the guard's body went limp, while the previously cold Number 6 sat up again!

Number 6 stretched his limbs, stripped the guards' clothes off the ground and put them on himself, then put his own clothes on the guards at the door.

Then, Number 6 threw the guard's front half into the incinerator, laid out a mocking middle finger with trash on the ground, and left the incinerator, walking towards the other end of the corridor outside...

Zhao Yi followed behind Number 6, his eyes filled with intense interest.

"That's what I was thinking..."

"They're practically identical..."

...

the other side.

The priest looked extremely pale.

After the instrument test, he found that... the incinerator was perfectly fine!

He'd been tricked!

After quickly recalling everything that had just happened, the priest immediately focused his attention on the guard outside!

It's that guard outside the incinerator...that guy is X-0!

He was played!

"You bastard!"

The priest was furious. He twisted the crematoria's head off and ran back to the cremation chamber, his body covered in hot blood!

really.

The guard at the gate is gone!

The priest kicked the door open.

Inside the incinerator, the body wearing size 6 clothes and pants had its upper body burned off.

The middle finger made of trash on the ground directly stung the black-robed priest's soul!

He... was actually completely outmaneuvered by an experimental subject lying on the experimental table, unable to move!

Damn it!!!

The enraged priest quickly dialed a number and gave the order to the person on the other end:

"Find the guard at the incinerator entrance as quickly as possible and arrest him!"

"hurry up!"

"Also, inform everyone... do not have any direct contact with this guy!"

"Attack him remotely with a tranquilizer gun!"

The test base is equipped with identification systems everywhere. If the guard does anything using his authority, his location will be immediately discovered!

As soon as the priest issued the emergency order, the entire test base sprang into action.

Unfortunately, consumed by rage, he didn't immediately realize that the man who had been thrown into the incinerator and was half-burned... was actually the guard...

...

The memory fragments end here.

Zhao Yi stood beside the bronze coffin, lost in thought.

He took off his clothes and looked carefully at his body.

In fact, he has watched it many times over the years.

There were no signs of rigor mortis.

Congratulations on acquiring the Bloodline Skill: Red Robe - Repayment

[Effect: Those who have harmed you will be marked and will suffer more damage from you.]

[Note: This mark is permanent and cannot be removed.]

The system sent a message.

When Zhao Yi obtained the second memory fragment, he also successfully obtained the second bloodline skill.

This bloodline skill, "Repayment," enhances Zhao Yi's ability to engage in direct combat.

Zhao Yi will inflict more damage when dealing with units that have harmed him.

Although the skill did not describe the percentage increase in damage, Zhao Yi was certain that any skill related to the red-clothed bloodline was by no means simple!

The lid of the bronze coffin has been closed again.

The distant sound of bells could be heard again.

Zhao Yi looked at the other end of the hall, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately did not continue walking forward.

almost.

Wait until I've accumulated enough strength before looking ahead.

Right now, there are more important things to address.

Zhao Yi left the world of the mind.

I took out the detailed data about the creation of X-2 that I had obtained from the Silent Containment Facility and carefully reviewed it.

If nothing unexpected happens with Addison, he should be coming to find me with the mad scientist in the next few days!

To ensure the mad scientist survives this experiment, Zhao Yi still needs to do some homework…

PS: 4000+

It's basically a two-in-one.

Thank you for reading.

I'm going to sleep now, my darlings.

I tried to put on a show today, but it failed.

I went to pick cherries from the cherry tree belonging to a resident on the first floor, and their dog scolded me for a long time.

Oh shit.

I need to find an opportunity to retaliate.

Good night!!