(12. Father and Son)

Eiya Itotsuka, the son of "Dr. Itozuka", one of the Fortress's backbone researchers, has a gloomy and irritable temperament, eccentric and difficult to get along with. He dropped out of school at the age of eight and moved into the fort with his father, where he has been for six years. From an early age, he showed an extraordinary talent in the field of biological sciences, so he was favored by his father, and was taken by his father almost at all times.

Just by looking at the succinct text in the document, it can be seen that the Mad Doctor's son has almost the exact opposite of the Starrain Investigator himself. But, obviously, she asked Ying to "play" the role not because only her height is closest to Eiya Itozuka.

The pink-haired teenager was shuffling towards the largest research room on the first floor. "He's" footsteps were slow and scattered, looking lacking in strength, but there was a hint of irritability.

The snow-white research room was chaotic, with researchers and miscellaneous minions huddled together, picking and sorting away their lab supplies. The "boy" pushed the door in, and when he saw the people in it, he immediately let out a "tsk".

He turned decisively and wanted to leave, but he froze at the stern voice coming from behind him.

"Stop!" cried the middle-aged, half-gray-haired man with a stiff face, "didn't I tell you to wait for me on the airship? I don't have time to take care of you right now—and what's in your hand?"

The "boy" moved impatiently into the room and quickly shook the electric worm in his hand.

"Eiya!"

The middle-aged man looked angry, put down the object in his hand and strode over, "How many times have I told you not to steal materials from other research labs, is it only when something happens that you need to be responsible that you can remember what your father said......?"

Before the words could be spoken, a loud "bang" was transmitted through the miniature radio directly into the tactical helmet headsets of the other five people, startling Nishihori and almost tripped over the eaves.

"A few broken materials are rare to me!?"

The "boy" threw the unconscious electric worm to the ground, and the small body of the larva collided with the stacked metal utensils, making a series of noises with a clang.

"Give you back!!"

Despite years of being together, his sudden outburst scared the other researchers in the room into silence. Ignoring the strange stares of others, the initiator walked quickly to his own area and began to rummage through them.

The nearby facility hadn't yet begun to be tidied up, and the Pokémon with electrode patches on their heads lay on the lab table in a daze, unresponsive to the sound and light of the outside world. The "boy" looked at the inanimate object as if he was just staring at it, and pushed the subject aside in annoyance, as if he was still angry with his father.

Dr. Itozuka's expression softened. He didn't scold his son anymore, but said softly, "Yingya, tell me directly if you want anything - I've always met your requests, haven't I?"

The "teenager" did not speak.

The middle-aged man walked over and turned his head to look at his son's side face, "What are you looking for, do you need Daddy's help?"

“...... My aquarium. He looked away and said vaguely.

"'Aquarium'...... Just now I asked someone to transport it to the warehouse on the top floor, and it was a bit of a hassle to take it out again. It's not as good as ......."

"I want it now!"

Seeing his son's gaze full of anger and doubt, Dr. Itozuka sighed.

"Okay. The middle-aged man pulled out a card from his shirt pocket, "This is my elevator card." Everyone is busy, so you can find out for yourself. ”

The "boy's" eyes lit up, grabbed the card and ran to the door. He seemed to hesitate before pushing the door, half-turned and whispered, "I can show you my experiment log tomorrow." ”

Before he could finish speaking, the curly pink hair had disappeared in front of the door. The inconsistent sentences confused the people in the research room, and only the boy's father couldn't help but smile when he received the awkward overture.

He believes that his son will be able to surpass his achievements and become a ...... in the organization in the future No.

- To be the greatest pioneer of our time.

Human evolution doesn't stop, does it?

(13. Confluence)

While the fortress's backbone researcher, Dr. Itozuka, who has always been cold and cruel, briefly immersed in warmth and pride, the "boy" had already walked up to the freight elevator.

The card in your hand is lightly touched on the control terminal. The freight elevator was activated, and the instructions of the sub-minister, second only to the sub-minister, ordered it to quickly descend from the top floor-

When the metal door opens, the inside of the car is not empty.

The five, already heavily armed, walked out of it in silence. The last man's footsteps paused, and his palm gently landed on the shoulder of the "boy".

It was a reassuring force, as if to say, "Don't blame yourself for this."

"You're doing a great job. ”

(14. Orientation)

"The crack was successful. ”

Qing Ze tapped the virtual keyboard quickly. The tiny computer attached to his arm is connected directly to the fortress's mainframe computer via a data interface, providing the last essential element in hardware for circumventing the firewall.

"There is a danger of intruding into the core surveillance system to trigger the alarm, request instructions. ”

"Keep invading. ”

"Yes. ”

Aozawa Eichi's fingers jumped in the void. He didn't seem to care what the consequences would be if the alarm was triggered, and the code turned into a desperate blade and stabbed into the behemoth's heart. When the shrill whistle was accompanied by a red glow in his eyes, his calm voice drowned out the noise of the outside world.

"Surveillance shows that Professor Gao Shengjia is locked up in the non-enabled equipment room next to the central control room. ”

Akarei reacted extremely quickly and ordered, "Attack the database!"

Qing Ze responded, and the flickering string immediately reversed the target in the online world, and broke into the data reserve like a beast and tore it.

There is no doubt that when the warning of a database compromise appears, the first reaction of "the enemy's goal is to steal data" will be deeply imprinted in the minds of the opposing forces, and this will become the key to their confusion and rescue the target.

After the hackers from the Ministry of Public Security withdrew from the surveillance system, the intruder's location was locked by the fortress within two seconds. In the surveillance footage, the two closest patrolmen are about to break down the door.

"There was a gap of about thirty seconds between the second round of reinforcements. Standing in the back row, Dongjiang's gaze jumped back and forth between several monitoring points, calmly reporting.

Needless to say, the number of people and weapons in the so-called "second round of reinforcements" shown on the footage create an atmosphere that borders on the teeth and claws. And the leader did not have a gloomy look on his face, he nodded, and said briefly, "Xiaoye, I will assist you." ”

The Investigator, still wearing the fortress researcher's gown, took a half-step forward, and the Poké Ball Launcher in his left hand was firmly aimed at the door.

In the next second, the door was kicked open by Pokémon. The red light shot out almost exactly, expanding like a fire lotus in front of the patrolmen and their Pokémon, transforming into the ferocious appearance of the fire dragon.

The crimson flames were like the sun in the darkness, illuminating the long-lost data room.

(15. Branch)

The flow of light and energy in the air lasted only a few seconds.

Extremely high-speed commands, instant Pokémon, and precise slots created by Poké Ball Launchers—the Starrain Inspector's specialty is an almost invincible nightmare for the unskilled Ordinary Patrolman.

When the chaotic light curtain was temporarily extinguished, the two unlucky guards were already lying in the scorched black, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.

Despite this, when the six of them rushed out of the data room, the sound of reinforcements' footsteps clashing with small lethal weapons was already violently rushing.

The data room chosen by the tour leader is located in front of the T-junction, so there is no risk of being trapped. But from a distance, seeing the cannons raised by the reinforcements begin to flash white, it became clear to the Kazuha Investigator that they would not be able to retreat unharmedly.

"According to the reserve plan, the three teams, I broke off. He looked at his vice-captain, "You lead the team to rescue people and meet in the central control room." ”

"Understood. ”

The Starrain Investigator replied without hesitation.

The person who received the order turned around, and Investigator Nishibori and Investigator Aosawa silently followed her pace. Explosions and strong winds poured from behind him, and there was faintly blood in front of his nose.

She didn't look back.

(16. Killing)

The moment you leave the ring-shaped body of the fortress and step into the straight path leading to the central control room, invisible electromagnetic waves envelop every minute of air around you.

The Poké Ball Launcher struck, and the Pokémon that was sent out at the end was forced to return to the ball, and only the improved tactical helmet's built-in communication could barely convey the message. The three of them weren't surprised—they wouldn't be surprised if Poké Balls were still usable in such a core area.

Perhaps it was the Broken Back Group that attracted the vast majority of firepower, or perhaps it was Aoze's incessant attacks on the database that confused the enemy's sight, and the new combatants were not sent into the core area. They managed to defeat the guards without danger and broke into the equipment room where Professor Gao Shengjia, the object of the operation, was located.

The elderly professor seemed to have been doused with some powerful hypnotic agent and was falling asleep, saving time to appease the target. Qing Ze brutally put the "National Treasure Professor" on his shoulder, and rushed out of the room with the team.

The straight passage was still silent, except for the defeated guards lying on the edge of the hallway. The Starrain Investigator stopped abruptly.

She sensed something was wrong.

At this point, she didn't think the higher-ups in the fortress had yet perceived their target. Professor Gao Shengjia has been "invited" to this cult gang for more than a year, and whether he cooperates or not, he must have been forced to participate in a lot of experimental research, and thus learned some of the secrets of the fortress. For them, trying to save Professor Gao Shengjia is like touching the dragon's scales—

And judging from what has happened so far, this evil dragon is inevitably too good-tempered.

The trio tried to go back the way they came, only to find that the security door had been lowered at some point. The doors and corridors of the core area are not destroyed by ordinary violent means, and the only way left is to go to the central control room, which according to common sense, the last thing the enemy wants them to get close to.

The temporary leader's eyebrows furrowed slightly. A terrible thought flashed through her mind.

In the next second, she quickly opened the communication interface, but received a message from the captain before the words "Don't go near the core area" were issued.

[Abandoned the pursuers, about to arrive at the central control room]

At the same time, Qing Ze's nimble fingers suddenly stiffened.

He was in a rare daze for a few seconds before he read out what he had seen in the data world in a barely calm voice.

"The self-destruction program of the fortress was initiated. ”