Chapter 39: The First Diary

"We are human sinners. That's the first sentence in the record.

With Saph's help cutting through the metal door, several men broke into the director's office, one of the most important departments of the institute.

Unlike the other rooms, there were not so many machines or research equipment in the director's room, but there was a bookish atmosphere. The inner side of the circular wall is covered with bookshelves, which are crammed with all kinds of books, many of which are stacked on top of other books.

In the middle of the room, surrounded by bookshelves, is a large desk, and it is completely conceivable that many years ago, the director who seemed to love books was sitting here with black-rimmed glasses and enjoying the happiness of being surrounded by countless books.

In fact, the director of the institute did exactly that, and he now sits behind his desk, as he did every day all those years ago.

His corpse, to be exact.

Yes, the director of the institute died at his desk, along with his favorite books.

The director's skull was half blown off, a small firearm was in his mouth, and his shriveled fingers were still on the trigger, maintaining his last posture before dying.

Death was terrifying, yet the expression was quite serene, well, at least to the frog's appearance, with a sense of relief that he could finally escape the nightmare, and even feel the joy of his last moments.

On the desk in front of him, a hardcover diary was spread out on the table, a strangely shaped fountain pen pressed against the diary, and an open inkwell was placed next to it.

"Whew. Shul sighed softly, took off the hood of the clergyman's robes, and bowed deeply to the corpse with one hand to his chest. Such a person who takes the initiative to choose to die in the post he loves, whether it is the same species or not, is always worthy of respect, not to mention, he also left a message for those who come after him.

"He was probably in a rather panicked state before he died. Shur looked down at the corpse and said, "But it wasn't death that made him panic, he died very decisively, and there was no hesitation." ”

"Inkwell and pen?" the indifferent Mia, who was actually the most attentive one outside of Shuer, "is indeed very flustered, looking at the situation of his desk, he should be a very organized person, but before he died, the inkwell was not covered, and the pen was not covered with a pen cover, which is obviously not in line with his habits." ”

"He should have remained calm when he sat down at the table. Here, the stationery box on the table is closed, and the glass lid for storing the inkwell is also closed, indicating that when he takes out the stationery, he still maintains the same habit as before, that is to say, ......"

Several people's eyes fell on the diary at the same time, although they did not say it, but everyone already understood that this person was writing and writing, and only then began to become more and more flustered and desperate, why did this happen? What did he write?

"Tsk, handwriting, why don't you write in print?" Picking up the diary, Shuer immediately let out a tangled sigh. The Frogman's alphabet is strangely complex, and reading handwritten text is a nightmare for Shur, who is newly dissolved from this script.

"Let me see, what does the diary say, what has happened to you?" Flipping through the back to find the beginning of the last record, the first thing Shul saw was the line.

"We are human sinners, and everyone here is. ”

"The word human is their self-designation. Shul suddenly stopped reading and explained, "I'm used to translating like this, you other races adjust your own brains. ”

"We have committed irreparable guilt, because we have opened the box with our own hands and released the most terrible demons. ”

"What's quack?" Mia twitched the corners of her mouth and glared at Shuer.

"I don't understand, it should be a name. ”

"Similar to a box of despair?" Shul poked half of his face out from behind, and Saf cautiously guessed, "In the end, there is only hope that will be the source of disaster?"

"The biggest point in deciphering a text is to make up for it when you encounter something you can't understand. Speaking of the fallacy of apologizing to the world's text-breakers, Shul continued to read.

"Originally, when we built this research station, we only wanted to study the xx of local creatures, which is a very ordinary field of research, which has been done countless times before, and we never imagined that this would bring about a catastrophe that would destroy the world. ”

"Why is this so? Could it be that this is God's punishment for us to identify the gods as illusory?"

"It's worse than I imagined, it seems that the scope of the disaster is not limited to this island. Shure sighed, "The whole world is ruined, at least he thinks so." ”

"Well, I don't understand the next few articles, probably just some words of repentance and self-pity, and there is no actual content. ”

"Then pick something useful. "Everyone's curiosity is no longer restrained.

"Well, here it is. Shul flipped through several pages before pointing to the diary and reading, "Who would have thought that they were smarter than we thought. ”

"They are more patient than humans, and can endure for years, more than ten years, until they are sure of destroying everything, and then launch a final attack all over the world at the same time. ”

"They will parasitize in the human body, and control the human body by influencing the nerve center, it doesn't matter whether the goal is dead or alive, only by destroying the nerve center can there be a possibility of liberation. ”

"It's so terrible, you can't imagine that your friends and lovers who were laughing together yesterday suddenly become the most ferocious demons, tearing open your body and kicking your neck without hesitation. ”

"XXX's concealment is too strong, it is impossible to defend in advance, even if it is a solid barrier, it will be easily broken through from the inside, and the research station can only get a little breathing room by sealing all entrances and exits and completely cutting off contact with the outside. ”

"The last time I got the news from the outside, xx and xxxx have been destroyed, only x and xxx are still resisting stubbornly, but without the support of other cities, it is only a matter of time before they are destroyed. ”

"But we don't have to worry about them, because we're about to doom ourselves. Their hosts have spread throughout the city, and their control is rapidly expanding. ”

"On the radio, the stationmaster ordered that all personnel, whether in civil or military positions, should concentrate at the lowest level and make a final resistance. But I'm not going to go, I'm old, it's just a drag to go there, and this is my battlefield, this is my institute, and I'm going to live and die with the institute. ”

"What's more, even if you resist, there is actually no point, humanity is completely finished, destroyed in your own hands, hope, after all, no longer exists. ”

"I'm finally done. With a sigh of relief, Shul took his finger away from the diary and said in a whimsical voice, "Although the specific details are not known yet, what happened is probably already known." ”

"It's a group of people, with unremitting efforts, who finally killed their whole clan and all the animals. Mia said with a cold face, "And it wasn't until she died that she didn't know that disaster had struck." ”

"Well, that's basically what it means, and while it doesn't help solve our current predicament, at least it's OK with my previous guess. ”

"There are plants that can parasitize on the human body, and in turn control the actions of the human body. Miridy felt that her knowledge in the past had been greatly challenged, "Theoretically, parasites cannot control their hosts, they just depend on them for survival. ”

"Actually, it should have been a foreshadowing. Shure shook his head and said, "When we first came in, they had already tried to control our behavior by controlling our emotions, but they didn't quite succeed. ”

"I'm weird. Moria curiously flipped through the incomprehensible diary, "It says that the disaster broke out suddenly, right?" ”

"Hmm. ”

He also said that the entrance and exit were completely sealed, and the connection between the inside and outside was severed, so as to prevent the plants from outside from penetrating inward, although in the end it failed. ”

"I see what you mean, you're wondering what the traps at the entrance are that are clearly set up for people to get in and out. Shul sighed, "I can't give you this answer, maybe it was designed before the disaster broke out." ”

"No way. Mia interrupted Shure's explanation, "The tree is right, the traps at the door are obviously aimed at the plants outside. The diary also said that this was originally just a very ordinary research station, and it was normal to have guards, but it was limited to regular guards. Those fire-breathing sprinkler things shouldn't be here at all, especially in the reception room, we have all seen it, and there are automatic weapons in the reception room, which is beyond the level of regular vigilance. After the disaster broke out, access was cut off, and there was no need to set these up anymore. ”

"I also know that this is not normal, the question is that there is a reasonable explanation other than that it was designed before the disaster broke out?" Shuer said helplessly, "You don't want to say that those plants control the corpses of frogmen, and they have nothing to do to build them to defend themselves, hehehehe, this is too exaggerated." ”

Shul was laughing, but everyone could hear that he didn't smile at all. Although this statement is very nonsense, when you think about it deeply, it makes people shudder.

"I'll leave this issue aside for now, and it's not the point, let's study it slowly when I go back. Shure's fingers tapped lightly on the table, a habitual movement he was thinking about, only this time, the rhythm of the tapping was a little peculiar.

Hearing this strange rhythm sound, everyone's heart tightened.

This is the code that represents the most serious situation in the agreement, which means that no matter what Shul says or does, all team members must cooperate unconditionally. Since Shul uses a code to convey information, I am afraid it means ......

Everyone resisted the desire to observe their surroundings and tried to regulate their mentality.