The Astral Research Institute is located on a hill west of Apocalypse City.

The mountain is not very high, and the highest peak is only 500 meters high. Halfway up the hill on the eastern side of the mountain, a huge structure seems to be embedded in the mountain.

The structure looks like a giant hammer with a cylindrical body nailed diagonally into the mountain, and the handle of the hammer extends to the other side of the mountain.

This sledgehammer is made entirely of sparkling blue material. It shines in the sunlight with an extraordinarily moving brilliance.

"Three hundred meters in height and one hundred meters in diameter. The extended hammer handle should be around four hundred meters. Tortureblade stood in the street, looking up at the majestic buildings in the sky.

Under the moon, she also looked at the huge building and said, "It's not the best in the daytime." By night, you'll know why she's called the Astral Institute. ”

"Stop, show your ID."

The two of them walked as they talked, and soon came to the foot of the mountain, where they were stopped by two teams of Seven Kills in front of a steely outpost.

The personnel of these two teams of the Seven Killing Divisions were much more sophisticated and gloomy than the ones Torture Blade had seen before.

"The blood hasn't dried up yet." Tortureblade looked at it and whispered from his mouth.

The man at the head of the team instantly stared at the torture blade like an eagle's eye, and asked in a low voice, "Who told you to speak?" ”

Yuexia hurriedly took out her documents at this time and said, "My father asked us to come." ”

The man took the papers, and then carefully looked at the moon, and then his cold face gradually softened and said, "I'm sorry, Miss." We have just returned from the wilderness. ”

Yuexia waved her hand absently and said, "It's okay, that's right." How's that disaster tracking going? ”

The man shook his head lightly and said, "I lost it." We almost didn't come back. What a shame on the commander. ”

Tsukixia patted him lightly on the shoulder, and continued with the torture blade.

Walking, Tsukishita explained, "They are my father's direct personal guards. This time the tracking down of the Ulcer King was carried out by them. ”

Torture Blade shook his head lightly and said, "They can't, the level of the Ulcer King is even higher than that of your father, and it is estimated that he is at the same level as your great-grandfather." ”

Yuexia was stunned when she heard this, and asked curiously, "Have you ever seen the Ulcer King?" ”

"I've seen it from afar, and that's when I'm with the old hunter."

"What does it look like?"

"It's ugly, it's disgusting."

“・・・”

Beyond the outpost, there is a wide and neat lump road.

The road is flanked by manicured green meadows.

Torture Blade stopped, squatted on the side of the road, looked at the green grass on the ground, and said, "In such a world, there is such ancient green grass, it is really rare. ”

"Ancient? This is ordinary grass, and it is everywhere in Apocalypse City. Yuexia said lightly.

"Tortureblade is right, this grass is a new variety that we have recently cultivated. Its roots are the plant genes of the previous era. ”

While the two were talking, two women approached in the distance.

Both women were uniformly dressed in crisp white robes, and there were identification plates on their chests.

When Yuexia saw someone coming, she nodded lightly and said, "Long time no see, Yilei." ”

The person who came was the one who followed Sui Mao at the beginning, the four major families of Apocalypse City, and the third lady of the Haide family.

Torture Blade's eyes swept over Yi Lei's body, and his gaze fell on the unmasked woman beside her.

The woman looked round-faced. Under the glasses with large round frames is a pair of watery eyes, not tall, only 1.6 meters tall. The figure is also far from the Yilei next to her.

After noticing the eyes of the torture blade, the woman immediately shrunk her neck slightly, and said timidly, "You... ”

Tortureblade's eyes stared at the woman very closely. I don't know why Torture Blade feels like he's seen this woman.

Yilei hugged the woman and smiled, "This is my cousin, Helen Hyde." is one of the survivors of this competition. My cousin is a talented girl, and she was admitted to the Astral Research Institute as a full-fledged researcher just after graduation. ”

Yuexia turned her head to look at Helen carefully, stretched out her hand and said, "My name is Yuexia." Hello, Helen. ”

Helen hurriedly stretched out her hand when she heard this, and said excitedly, "I have heard the name of Sister Yuexia like thunder, and I can finally get close to it today." ”

Yi Lei said to the torture blade on the side, "I didn't expect you to agree." ”

"I wonder what the remaining two potions are of use to me?"

"Let's talk as we go!" Yilei said, leading the way.

On the way, Yilei explained, "The Divine Soldier Plan is divided into three steps. The first step is muscle building and strengthening. The human body is too fragile, so it needs to be strengthened to withstand the higher energies. But it is difficult for human beings to make a qualitative leap in physical exercise. So it is necessary to produce new, inherently very strong muscles. ”

"When you first experimented, did you also cut off human muscles?" Torture Blade asked suddenly.

Yi Lei was obviously stunned when she heard this, she didn't expect Torture Blade's thinking to be so agile.

Neither Yuexia nor Helen had ever heard of such a cruel experiment, and looked at Yilei with a shocked expression.

Yilei was silent for a few seconds, then nodded and said, "According to the records, it is like this. ”

"How many people said yes?"

"Fifty out of 100,000 people were chosen."

"And then it all failed, right?"

"Not later, in the first step of the muscle-building process. Their bones could not withstand the overly strong muscles, and the bones of their bodies were torn by the new muscles. At the same time, fragile organs are unable to provide the nutrients and blood needed for strong muscles. In less than a day, these people died of heart failure. ”

"Heart failure? Didn't you explode and die? Yuexia felt that this result did not match the situation she knew.

Yi Lei sneered, "Exploding body? That's nothing more than an exaggeration by the media. The 100 percent mortality rate made everyone unoptimistic about the project, so some people naturally did something about it. Exaggerate some facts to attack the institute. ”

After listening to it, Yuexia recalled the news he heard when he was a child. There are indeed a lot of reports and articles attacking the Astral Research Institute.

"Who is it? What does he want to do? Yuexia asked in a low voice.

The Astral Research Institute, founded by her own family, has been vilified. Then it's a thing of the past, and the moon is still very unhappy.

"It's a political thing, and you'd better mix it less." Yilei didn't answer, but admonished.

Yuexia still wanted to speak, but Yilei interrupted and said, "Remember, you are different from me, you are not a politician. You are cultivated as a real powerhouse, a powerhouse who can carry the banner of the entire Apocalypse Alliance. Knowing these things will only pollute your mind. ”

Looking at Yilei's serious appearance, Yuexia slowly lowered her head and was silent.

At this time, the torture blade suddenly said: "Raising seedlings is looking for death." What are the effects of the second and third potions? ”

Yi Lei turned her head and said, "According to the previous research notes, the first potion is to lay a good foundation for the user, and the second potion is to comprehensively strengthen the user's physical skills. The third potion is to greatly speed up the recovery of the user's body. ”

"Full Enhancement..." Torture Blade muttered the four words.

"The conditions are very harsh, and I can't explain it clearly." Yilei added.

Tortureblade nodded silently, then asked, "What are the side effects?" ”

"There has been a sharp increase in bestiality. At present, only this one side effect is known. ”

The rest of the journey was quiet, and the four of them were silent, thinking about their own thoughts.

As she walked, Helen cautiously glanced at the side of Torture Blade's face several times, and when she peeked five times, she just saw Torture Blade turn her head, and a pair of extremely deep and sharp eyes instantly pierced her spirit.

"It's him! It's really him! Seeing this unique look, Helen finally determined that this person was the one who sat on the pile of madman's skulls that night.

In the same way, this glance of the torture blade clearly saw the horror, dazedness, and understanding in Helen's eyes.

"She's the girl I've seen in the game."

The four of them did not say a word during the ten-minute journey. It wasn't until he came to the blue giant hammer and walked into a room led by Yilei that Yuexia sighed, "Although I have been here many times." But every time I come, I can't help but be amazed. ”

After entering the door, there is a long corridor with white light. The promenade is spacious, and the walls on both sides glow with a milky white light, which is bright at the same time, but not dazzling.

Tortureblade's eyes simply swept to the sides. Reaching out and touching the wall, he rubbed his fingers and said, "I haven't seen this material." ”

"This is the core technology of the Astral Research Institute - white steel. It is the hardest and most stable substance in the world today. Helen then said aloud.

Walking through the corridor, is an air valve hatch. Yilei swiped her badge, and the heavy hatch opened instantly.

At the doorway, there was a large space, and all kinds of researchers in white coats hurried by.

Blade's eyes swept around. Sixty-five doors exist around this vast space. The eye barely saw the moment the door opened. Behind each door is a whole new world. Whether it is the color tone, pattern, area, etc., they are all different.

"This is the reception hall." Yilei introduced.

Tortureblade retracted his gaze to see a large number of neat chairs in the middle of the hall. A rough calculation suggests that a thousand people can sit on these chairs at the same time.

At this time, there were about 200 people on the chair.

These people were well-dressed high-ranking people, each holding a number plate in their hands, as if waiting for something.

"Let's go, the commander has arrived." Yilei didn't pause, changed directions and continued to move forward.

"Father has arrived?" Yuexia listened to the accident.

Yilei smiled mysteriously and said, "It's not just your father who came!" ”