The South Sarian Wasteland, deep in a treacherous cliff in Gregory's territory.

"The view is really nice!"

Dr. Hamus exclaimed as he stood in a cave behind a waterfall and looked at the waterfall in front of him.

"So, the Apostle is in the lab, right down there?"

But Rivers stiffened his face and nodded, "That's right! ”

The two of them were quickly transferred from Clifforth's office as soon as Hamus gave the order. The name is XXX's Classified Laboratory.

"But I didn't expect that even the name was XXX for something with unknown meaning, and the professors really took a fancy to the apostle buried underneath~"

But Rivers glanced at Hamus, "The Doctor doesn't know anything about the 'Apostles'?" ”

Hamus graciously admitted.

"Yes, I don't know the specifics, but I just know that there is such a powerful biological weapon that has been transported here."

As she spoke, she raised the document in her hand.

However, just by looking at the various data presented in this analyzed experimental report, we can also know how powerful the so-called apostles really are! Honestly, I'm excited. ”

"Oh, I see."

But Rivers replied lightly and pretended to be silent there, looking like he didn't want to speak, I was dumb.

Hamus didn't care. She just looked at Cliffors with a smile in her eyes, and spat out two words softly: "Handle." ”

The director's face froze.

“………… Just ask any questions. ”

"Good."

The doctor nodded.

"First, what exactly is an apostle?"

But Rivers' face sank: "I don't know, I really don't know this." Fanariel's bachelor handed over the Apostle to me without explaining the situation, only telling me to study the control methods and pay attention to the collection of experimental data. ”

"Hmm...... That's right...... And the second point, why not use it to attack the empire? The university scholar also said that you should pay attention to the collection of experimental data, right? And the professors have urged you about this, right? ”

"I don't dare."

But Rivers' answer was a bit of a surprise to Hamus.

"Don't dare?"

The director nodded.

"I don't dare to use it because of political reasons. Although our politics are worthless to be criticized by you, the political factor must be taken into account when dealing with the Empire. ”

"Oh~~"

With a meaningless exclamation, Hamus agreed with Cliffors.

"Political factors? What kind of political factors? will make you so intimidating. ”

The director's eyes flashed.

"Do you know the word 'terrorist attack'?"

Hamus's head tilted.

"Terrorist attacks? Isn't that what we've been doing? Putting the finished synth beast into the territory of the empire for experiments, although in our eyes it is just an experiment, in the eyes of the empire, this is a "terrorist attack". ”

The director nodded: "That's right. ”

He then said in a deep voice, "What we have done in the past is to carry out terrorist attacks on the Empire, but small-scale attacks on the Empire will not be taken seriously, so they will be patient with us to put the synths into the experiment again and again. But the "apostles" are different! I can't afford to put it in the Empire like a small synth and cause a 'terrorist attack' on a scale that would be enough for the Empire to launch an all-out war against us. ”

He spoke of horror, but the focus in Hamus's eyes was markedly different from his: "'Apostle'...... Is it really that powerful? ”

The corners of Director Rivers' eyes twitched, as if he remembered something very terrifying: "Wait a minute, you can see it with your own eyes, its power ...... You still have to look at it with your own eyes to know. ”

"yes, I'm looking forward to it."

Hamus tapped her chin with her black-gloved fingers and asked a third question.

"And the third point, what is the 'December Plan' that has been implemented for several years?"

But Rivers glanced at her.

Hamus's expression remained the same.

"That's a long story."

"Let's make a long story short."

"The experiment to control the Apostles failed, costing many researchers with their lives. After several meetings and simulations, it was confirmed that the possibility of controlling the "apostles" by existing means was zero. ”

"And then?"

"Someone proposed to take the cells of the 'Apostle' and mix them with other synthetic beasts to make a new variety, and after putting them into experiments, the new variety that was mixed with the Apostle cells and successfully survived was codenamed DEC-B069, and the experimental data of the DEC series were collected to find a way to control the 'Apostle', which is the 'December Project'."

“…… Well............ I see, but I seem to have heard a different version, what is it called? It seems to be called "The Apostle of the Twelfth Month Detonation Experiment"...... It seems to be such a name. Do seniors have an impression? ”

Hamus observed Director Cores' expression, but found that the other party was at a loss, obviously not impressed by the name in her mouth.

(Humph!) It's just a puppet...... ）

"Don't you know? Well~ That's it, anyway, I heard the gossip in the graduate school, maybe it was an apprentice who wanted to get attention and wanted to go crazy, and deliberately made it up. ”

Hiding the disappointment in her heart without a trace, Hamus took the initiative to end the topic.

Savvy didn't ask, and took one of the two packages he had been holding in his hand since he entered the lab from behind him and handed it to his current boss.

"What is this?"

"A special alchemical thermal coat, about 50 meters down, you will enter the low temperature zone, and the temperature inside is minus 273 degrees...... The apostles were there. ”

"-273 degrees Celsius ............"

Dr. Rao is Dr. Hamus was taken aback at the moment!

"This is an ultra-low temperature environment that completely rejects the existence of life...... Naturally occurring or ............"

"It's the apostle, it froze its cells with its own cold after falling into a dormant state, and the cold that escaped caused an ultra-low temperature environment of 286 meters underground, so if you don't want to freeze to death, it's best to put on your clothes."

Hamus was noncommittal, but she took the coat and draped it over her body. And as she fastened the last button, the refining array engraved on the inside of the garment began to kick in, and the heat was captured the moment it left the surface of Hamus's body, and it turned around and threw itself into the internal circulation of the coat, providing her with an endless stream of heat.

………… But even so, as they went deeper and deeper into the ground, the terrifying cold began to hit like a tide from all directions!

It makes people feel as if their hearts will be frozen because of this.

But fortunately, neither Hamus nor Cleaves can be regarded as ordinary people, and they can still withstand such cold.

Underground laboratory at a depth of 286 meters.

It's more than 200 meters underground, but it doesn't feel dark at all. Glowing dragon vein lamps are mounted in rows on both sides of the walls, providing light for the place.

A thin white mist filled the huge space, setting off the ice sculptures scattered everywhere and the various experimental equipment that had been frozen...... It's a beautiful feeling.

A lilac glow in her hand patted the nearest ice sculpture in her hand. The halo protected her palms from frostbite, but what the ice sculptures revealed after the fog cleared intrigued her.

"This is a man?"

Director Rivers nodded.

"It's people, they're researchers who used to be here. Killed the last time the Apostle was awakened, and now ............ here"

He paused at this point, and the corners of his mouth pulled into a smile that was more ugly than crying: "...... Acts as an ornament. ”

Hamus turned her head to look at him, "You were there when they died?" ”

“………… That's right, I'm one of the parties and almost died because of it. ”

The director looked apprehensive.

Dr. Hamus was of little interest in how her senior had escaped death, and the only thing she was interested in now was where the apostles were.

So, she asked, "What about the apostles?" Where are the apostles? ”

Holding out his hand to circle around, Hamus pointed to an empty room except for the ice sculptures and asked, "You said the apostles were here, but there is nothing here but these ice sculptures...... You'd better give me an explanation. ”

Director Rivers silently pointed to a door in the room and made a gesture to follow.

Hamus followed.

When you open the gate, there is a long corridor inside. Compared to the bright room before, it was pitch black! And as he went deeper and deeper, the surrounding temperature began to drop sharply, and Hamusi was stunned to find that even the refining array showed signs of being frozen!

And at this moment, Cleaves, who was walking in front, suddenly said: "We have arrived." ”

It was pitch black and you couldn't see anything.

Hamus frowned, picked up the dragon vein alchemy, and extracted a cloud of earth spirit qi from under his feet to illuminate it.

Then she saw the 'thing' standing in front of her

“………… That's ............"

Hamus's squinting eyes widened completely, and the monster figure reflected in them was clearly visible!

"Apostle!"

The true face of the apostle was finally presented to her!

"That's right......"

Dry Rivers said in a deep voice: "That's the apostle, we are now standing at the foot of it, from here to the top of his head is more than 300 meters, and itself has been emitting an ultra-low temperature of minus 273 degrees, covering an area of more than 250,000 square meters, every time it wakes up, it is like a glacier is moving, and brings heavy casualties, this is an out-and-out behemoth!" A living iceberg! The specific data is written in the experiment report in your hand, and I don't know anything else. ”

He turned his head to look at Hamus, only to find that her eyes, which had always been narrowed, were now wide open, her teeth were subconsciously biting the thumb of her right hand, and the corners of her mouth were almost grinning to the root of her ears!

He suddenly noticed something.

Hamus's eyes had always been narrowed, and now that he had opened them, he realized that those eyes, which were also purple, were beautiful, but only the pupils had no pupils.........

She's blind?!

But Rivers was stunned! He wasn't like that when he first saw her a year ago, and a year later she's a blind man?

But when he turned his head, he was relieved, and there was nothing strange about it, Gregory was the place where this kind of life was worthless.

"How do I thaw it?"

The sound in his ears made Cores stunned, and when he came back to his senses, a pair of purple eyes without pupils were already close at hand!

"Answer me! How to thaw?! ”

"You want to unfreeze it?!"

Rivers' pupils dilated, and his breathing began to grow rapid with nervousness and fear, and he knew the consequences of letting the iceberg out...... It's not something he can bear! So he subconsciously said: "This can't be ......"

"Nothing is impossible!"

Hamus rudely knocked her senior to the ground! The hands that grabbed him by the collar also began to glow purple!

"Thaw it! That's an order! That's what I'm here for! If you can't do it, I'll kill you! Don't doubt what I'm saying! ”

A simple, naked and straightforward threat, but Rivers was genuinely scared at the moment. The sense of crazy oppression that came from this junior girl who was four or five years younger than himself made him clearly realize that yes, this is the kind of alchemist that professors like the most, who will do anything for the forbidden wisdom!

"I see...... I will tell you all the methods and steps to thaw, but correspondingly, you will bear all the consequences caused by it! ”

The hideous expression of Hamus finally changed back to her previous appearance, her blind eyes narrowed again, and the corners of her mouth once again hooked up the hypocritical smirk.

"No problem, senior...... I'm not going to shirk my responsibilities. ”