"I always felt that it wasn't very reliable."

"Rather than taking the risk of an experiment with unknown results, it is better to just make do with it. His vital signs were normal, he was just a change in appearance. ”

In the Ghost Base's biology laboratory, Winston, a gorilla in a white research suit, stands on all fours beside Merlin, and he and Merlin look out at the closed laboratory in front of them, which is being put to the last check.

An oversized silver biopod has been placed in the lab, and two biologists, Lillian and Moira, are debugging the pod.

This thing was designed by Winston, a genetically modified orangutan who is a genius in mechanical design and is currently working as a researcher to help S. L.D. upgrades the equipment for everyday use.

In particular, the jetpack he designed himself, Merlin wanted Winston to shrink it again and transform it into new equipment for the field agents.

A silent, portable short-haul flight device, which would be great if it could be added with a certain amount of firepower.

And in response to the evaluation of Winston, a strange orangutan with glasses, Merlin said:

"You have wisdom, Winston, but it's hard for you to understand human stubbornness on certain issues. Everyone has something important, and for George, it was his obsessive quest to return to his normal human form, and he understood the risks of such experiments, but he still made a decision. ”

Merlin paused, and he said:

"It's a deliberate decision he made, and we shouldn't have stopped it."

"Do you really think it's a good idea?"

Winston glanced at Merlin, and said:

"I've heard that it's very painful?"

"Well, extreme pain."

Merlin pushed his glasses and said:

"If left unaided, it can cause permanent damage to the body's consciousness and may cause a loss of emotion. For someone like George, who has an exceptionally strong psychic power, this painful sensory stimulation only becomes more delicate, like the cells of the whole body being torn apart and reassembled. ”

"The good news is that he only needs to go through the first half of this experiment, which he uses to transform his alienated body back into its original normal human form."

"Aren't you worried that something will go wrong with this test and cause George's mind to change drastically?"

Winston Says:

"Pain can change a person, and in my memory, Grud was not so disgusted with humans at the beginning, and it was also in repeated painful experiments that he developed hatred for humans."

"The two are different, Winston."

Merlin explains:

"Gruder was forced to accept, and George was destined to pursue. The starting point is different, and the result is different. ”

"Besides, with George's current ability, if I don't help him, he'll look for it himself. Rather than let him come up with some crazy solutions that are not very reliable, it is better to let him go in this controlled experiment. ”

There is another point that Merlin did not say.

George's soul wasn't very stable after the brain-remodeling experiment, and that experiment seemed to inject something else into his soul, some not-so-kind thinking.

George hadn't shown anything too extreme about his thoughts or actions yet, but Merlin had to take precautions.

With George's perfect control over data and machinery, if he gets out of control, it will immediately cause a terrible disaster in modern society.

The Demon Hunter's mutant transformation may be painful, but it can effectively strengthen the soul's resistance to ailments.

As long as George survives, his unstable soul will become stable, and if George breaks down and gets out of control during the experiment, then Merlin has a suitable reason to intervene in this situation, and it is okay to use the Amnesia Charm to erase George's painful memories, or simply reshape his personality.

It's like a raging flood, and instead of waiting until the of the soul can't resist the burst, it's better to drain the stream in advance and solve the matter before the problem reaches the most dangerous time.

Of course, these dark thoughts are something Merlin cannot say.

George now trusts him for saving his life twice, and Merlin hopes things don't get out of his control.

George the Big Head is not a natural villain, he is an ordinary and even somewhat mediocre soul, and after gaining power, he is still very likely to be on the right path.

The premise is that fate wants to give him a chance to choose.

"Click"

In the midst of the glass door activity, George, dressed in a gray leotard, sat on a levitation chair and slowly floated into the laboratory.

His expression was not nervous, and there was a kind of eager glint in his eyes.

"Are you going to start?"

George's head looked at Merlin and Winston, and Merlin looked at the time and said to him:

"It's almost there... George, let me confirm one last time, are you really ready? If you feel unwell, we can postpone the experiment. ”

"No, no, just today."

George shook his head, like a large bobblehead, and said to Merlin:

"It's hard to make up your mind, but I've made my decision... So be it. ”

"Then go ahead."

Merlin looked at the super-large biological pod that had been debugged in front of him, and said to George:

"Grit your teeth and persevere, and if you can't hold on, we'll stop the experiment immediately."

"Don't stop!"

George stubbornly said:

"After the experiment begins, I'll close my mind."

With his short hand, pointing to his head, he said to Merlin:

"I just learned that I can't be stimulated by the outside world and maybe feel pain, but I think I should be able to hold on until the experiment is finished... Also, Mr. Merlin. ”

George the Big Head looked at Merlin, and he pleaded in a low voice:

"If the experiment fails, you don't have to wake me up... Kill me directly. ”

"You..."

Merlin didn't know how to respond to the request.

George looked at him with a calm look in his eyes, and he said:

"Recently, I've been opening my eyes every day and looking at that big head, that deformed monster in the mirror, and I'm in pain. I'm trying to accept this new self, but I'm sorry, Mr. Merlin, I can't. ”

"I'm not as strong as you, not as strong as others to live against other people's opinions, I'm just a coward, just a mediocre person, I can't accept that kind of life... If the experiment fails, if I don't recover... It's better to just die. ”

"I've even got an epitaph in mind."

George maneuvered the hovering chair around in the air, and he waved his hands and said to Merlin:

"There's George buried here. Tarleton, his mediocre birth, mediocre upbringing, mediocre death, his only contribution to the world is to prove that a fragile will cannot support lofty ideals. ”

"Don't be so pessimistic."

Winston, the gorilla who stood aside, said to George:

"I've calculated all the possible outcomes, and what I've come up with is the probability that you'll successfully complete the experiment..."

“21.76%...”

Before Winston could finish speaking, George gave a precise probability, and he looked at Winston condescendingly, and a strange smile appeared on his big head, and he said:

"Not only did you calculate, Winston, but I did it too, and I counted it many times... One in five probability. ”

George manipulated the hovering chair to fly to the enclosed experimental chamber inside, and with the help of a robotic arm, he lifted himself from the hovering chair and placed it into the special bio-cabin, the moment the bio-cabin closed, George twisted his head and looked at Ms. Moira who was standing next to the bio-pod, holding the controller.

He blinked and said to Moira:

"Dr. Audlane, there are some things I've always wanted to say to you... I mean, if I successfully complete the trial and get back to normal, can I have dinner with you? I've booked a restaurant. ”

"Oh?"

Ms. Moira, now in her 30s, smiled with interest, looked up and down George's odd head, and said:

"I'm not interested in normal people, Mr. George. Of course, if you're willing to let me take some of your blood and bone marrow samples for study, I'm not incompatible. ”

"Huh..."

A strange expression appeared on George's big face, and he said:

"Another woman who has dedicated herself to science... Well, I agreed. ”

He said:

"May I be reborn as a normal human being."

"Click"

With the sound of mechanical collision inside the glass lid, the creature chamber closed in the next moment, and several needles poked out of the creature chamber and pierced into George's body, the big head George closed his eyes, and he quickly became silent, as if he had lost all consciousness.

He closed himself off to his mind, which effectively reduced the physical pain he sensed.

Merlin gestured to Lilian and Moira outside the chamber, and the next moment, Lillian placed the mutation initiator and neutralizer into the gap in the biological chamber, while Moira glanced at the large head under the glass lid, and then reached out and pressed the controller in her hand.

"Let's go."

Merlin said to Winston, who was beside him:

"Unless you want to stay here and watch a poor man suffer, it's time for us to leave."

"I'm not interested in pain."

Winston shook his head, and the supple black mane gorilla followed Merlin out of the underground lab. They walked all the way to the surface, talking as they could.

"On the downsizing of time accelerators."

Winston, in the upward elevator, said to Merlin:

"I'm trying, I've made a breakthrough, but it's still a long way from the size you requested, the size of a bracelet, and that could be done as a long-term project."

"There's no need to rush."

Merlin put his hands in his trouser pockets and said to Winston:

"I don't need it urgently, you can transform it slowly, just notify me when there is news..."

As soon as Merlin finished speaking, a red glow appeared on the lenses in front of his eyes, like a warning.

"Space fragmentation detected in transit!"

Icarus's warning sound sounded in Merlin's ears, causing Merlin to subconsciously pull Winston up, and the two of them were almost clinging to the edge of the upward elevator.

The next moment, with the blue light jumping, a figure covered in blood broke through the space and smashed at Merlin's feet.

This scene startled Winston, causing the orangutan to subconsciously clench his fists and smash towards the figure that suddenly appeared in front of him, but was stopped by Merlin.

He recognized the miserable figure in front of him.

This is Gordon.

Gordon the Eyeless, leader of the Inhuman organization 'Afterlife'.

Merlin crouched down and flipped Gordon over, which could bounce back and forth around the world, and the Inhuman was injured, and he had an abnormal bulge in his chest, which was caused by the broken sternum.

Judging from the outline of the scar, it should have been caused by blunt object bombardment.

The man wielding the weapon must have been full of strength, and Gordon himself was bleeding from his nostrils and ears from this blow, and his consciousness was already very weak.

"Gordon! Hey, wake up! ”

Merlin reached out and patted Gordon on the cheek, trying to sober him up, this guy had no eyes, and Merlin had no way of judging his current state, and he couldn't even use the Dementor Charm.

"Ahem"

Gordon coughed bitterly, and as he struggled, he said to Merlin:

"Help... Save them, Messenger... The messenger is in danger. ”

"Emissary?"

Merlin asked suspiciously:

"Who's that? Who attacked you? ”

"I don't know... I forgot... I don't remember, you're... Who are you? Where am I? ”

The guy seemed to be confused, and he tried to stand up as he babbled nonsense, but was forcibly pinned in place by Merlin.

Merlin seemed to have guessed the truth of the matter, and he asked:

"Do you remember who you are?"

"I... I am... Who am I? ”

Gordon asked rhetorically in a blank tone:

"You know what?"

"Unlucky guy."

Merlin reached out and threw a sleeping charm at Gordon, and he stood up, and Winston, beside him, asked curiously:

"What's wrong with this person?"

"He was washed out of his memory. After teleporting, his memories were rapidly disappearing, his cognition and perception were weakened, and he forgot his name. ”

"He just remembered that we were going to save an inexplicable 'messenger'."

Merlin looked at the sleeping Gordon and said:

"This amnesia, at this time, I am not sure if it is magic, or if it is done by some other means."

"But there's no doubt about it... I have something to do again. ”

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Sogou