Volume 1: The Coming Shock Chapter 24: The Little Boy
"Again, this is a great experiment." Arif's eyes flashed with greed, "I just mentioned that the obsidian shard has infinite stable energy, what if somehow it was implanted into a human body?" ”
"It's going to explode!" The child who had just asked the question answered loudly again, and the audience screamed in the room.
"Haha, that's funny, but if you talk nonsense, beware of the Obsidian Crawling into your bed tonight!" Arif stared at the child in front of the screen, warning him with a fierce look.
The little boy was estimated to be around ten years old, with short hair and a round face and large earlobes. Wearing a hat with an S on it, he was standing on his seat because he wasn't tall enough, trying to stretch his neck forward. Backward by Arif in public, his state became low, his eyelids drooped, and his slender eyelashes were clearly visible. His mouth trembled slightly, as if he was saying something.
"Why don't you believe it? In the adventures of Little A, the same story is told, and it will really explode. ”
Bobo read what he said through the shape of the boy's mouth on the screen, and told Munch.
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"Why did he also receive a message from the mysterious radio, it's still a different content! Gotta ask right away! Munch could not wait for a moment, stood up, bent over, and moved in the direction of the little boy, as if he had forgotten the purpose of his visit to the lecture hall today.
"If a way is found for the obsidian fragments to be compatible with the human body, the humans of the Upper Regions will say goodbye to hunger forever, energy injections will be a thing of the past, and the food crisis will no longer exist. Think what a perfect world it was! ”
Arif took off his white lab coat, revealing the delicate suit inside. When the lights dimmed, he nodded to the staff on both sides.
In the center of the hall, a virtual image reappeared.
A blue heart, beating rhythmically in midair, liquid obsidian shards enveloping the heart from the periphery. As the purple energy fluid flows, the heart gradually transforms into a running person, divided from one to two, three, four...... Soon it covered the entire hall space.
All the virtual humans shouted in unison: "Super Species Evolution Project!" Superspecies Evolution Project! Superspecies Evolution Project! "A special kind of acoustic segment is delivered.
Bobo whispered in Munch's ear, "Be careful! The voice of the virtual portrait seems to have a hypnotic function! This guy named Arif has a problem! ”
The wave quickly entered Munch's arm implant, manipulating the sound system, releasing a sound field of the opposite frequency band outward, forming a small area of protection around Munch.
"The hypnosis of this sound can disrupt the audience's judgment, and it is estimated that it has something to do with his next session."
"Of course! Great plans come with a pay! Nothing is taken for granted! The progress of the human race in the upper region is always stained with the blood of the brave! Pile up the corpses of the victims! Are you willing to be brave? Are you willing to be a victim? ”
The hypnosis slowly took effect, and the eyes of the people in the hall gradually lost their luster and became dull. Arif's incendiary language was like a catalyst, and the audience all got up from their seats, headed for the podium, clenched their fists, waved them neatly, and shouted "Yes!" Willing! ”
At this time, Munch and the little boy were only separated by seven or eight people, and for some reason, the closer they got to the little boy's area, the more Munch could feel a clear force to stop him from moving forward. But it didn't last long, and the resistance gradually disappeared as the sound of the surrounding crowd intensified.
The standing spectator drowned the little boy, and Munch scrambled forward, but because he couldn't dodge, he was hit in the face by a swinging fist.
He turned his head and saw an old man with white hair, holding a cane in his left hand, waving his fist in his right hand, and shouting slogans in his mouth, because he was too hard, the dentures popped out of his mouth, and they were hanging on the corners of his mouth, about to slip off.
Munch reached out to catch it and hung it on the old man's crutches.
In a group of distracted spectators, Munch's moving figure stood out. Arif pulled a pair of glasses from his suit pocket and put them on, watching him closely.
"It's kind of funny, he wasn't hypnotized?" Arif gently lifted the frame.
When Munch squeezed into the boy's area, the seats were empty. The hat with the letter S on it rolled down next to the seat, and there were several more adult shoe prints on it. Munch bent down to pick it up, patted it off, and then stood on his seat, tiptoeing around and not finding the little boy.
Seeing that the atmosphere was in place, Arif on the stage said his last request: "The brave and the sacrificed cannot just shout slogans, they need to put them into action!" The Superspecies Evolution Project requires a large number of volunteers for human experimentation! All of you here! I hope you will contribute your bodies! Cooperate with us on this great project! Of course, all the consequences are borne by the participants and have nothing to do with Adam's Labs. ”
"Considering that there are people who have not been implanted on site, this registration adopts the method of on-site face recognition, please follow the virtual person in the air, go to the designated area, and complete the entry of registration information. In the future, as the experiment progresses, there will be staff members to contact you. ”
"Finally, after the registration is completed, please take care of your body, because it belongs not only to you, but also to Adam's Laboratory, but also to the entire Upper Domain Humans! Thank you again to the brave! ”
The hypnotized audience was in high spirits, lined up, and soon dispersed throughout the hall under the leadership of the virtual human.
Munch gently buttoned his hat over his head and leaned back in the boy's place in contemplation. He understood the purpose of the mystery buyer's arrangement: to find the right obsidian fragment, use it as a base, build a constant energy reactor, and even the location of the salvage has been pointed out, the Demican Sea.
However, just now Arif mentioned the fairy tale of the "Kingdom of the Cracks", so that Munch had to become interested in this person, as the person chosen by the mysterious radio station, there must be a special reason, he has to try to get close to Arif, get the content of the fairy tale, and let Bobo unravel the secret behind it.
As for the little boy, although it was also important, he could not be found now. Does he really know the story of Mystery Radio? Or do you want to play with Arif? Munch couldn't judge.
To be on the safe side, he decided to take it one step at a time, sign up first, create an opportunity to get close to Arif, and then make plans.
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Soon Munch was at the registration desk, where nothing but a facial scanner and a palm-shaped capture device were placed.
Munch put his hand on the collector, and from the tips of his five fingers, an invisible silver needle stretched out, gently touched Munch's skin, and after a few seconds, the blood sample was collected. Munch scans his face and submits the authorization confirmation, and the registration is completed.
Arif stood on the podium and shook hands with those who had signed up to thank them, while removing their hypnotic state by implanting a sonic generator in his suit, and giving each person a small bag of raw food, and kindly said, "Cherish it, you won't have a chance to eat it in the future." ”
As Munch stood in front of Arif, both men looked at each other meaningfully. Arif's glasses show physiological indicators that have been analyzed by Munch's blood. The data in the radiation indicator column exceeded that of a normal person by hundreds of thousands of times, and Arif frowned in surprise.
"What's wrong, doctor? Any questions? Munch's outstretched hand hung in the air.
"It's fine, it's just the dedication of the audience. Really, the Upper Realm cannot live without you brave men. It's your raw food. Arif reached for it.
"Really? Whether it's a brave person or an unwitting sleepwalker, probably only you, doctor, know best. Munch smiled wryly, pushed away Arif's hand holding the bag, and slammed his other hand, leaving a red mark of his fingers.
Looking at Munch's departing back, Arif showed a greedy look.
The passage to the exit was full of spectators who were gradually regaining consciousness, and they were just moving forward mechanically with the flow of people. As long as you have the giveaway in your hand, no one cares what just happened.
Around the passage, there are posters promoting the "Super Species Evolution Project", which are colorful and exaggerated. Munch was attracted by one of the posters, which featured a silhouette of the city of Toccan with a pair of palms made up of countless obsidian fragments resting at the bottom of the silhouette, and the words "Let Totcan say goodbye to hunger" were inlaid in the palm prints.
Under the light, a small piece of obsidian fragment on the poster moved slowly, Munch thought he was dazzled, and then looked closely, a small figure, under the cover of the poster, ran towards the exit.
It's that little boy!
"Wait!" Munch shouted loudly, squeezed through the crowd, and chased forward desperately.
Running all the way, finally, in the makeshift waiting area outside the city's lecture hall, Munch caught up with the little boy and reached out to grab him by the collar. A tingling sensation like electricity spread from Munch's fingertips to his whole body. Munch was so frightened that he quickly withdrew his hand and looked cautiously at the child in front of him, who was less than half his height.
The little boy stood aside, his eyes tinged with fear, his hair pressed tightly against his scalp because of his hat.
"You, what are you running? Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. Munch gasped, took his hat off his head, and shook it in front of him, "Your hat just fell under your seat." ”
The little boy took the hat and put it on his head in reverse.
"What's your name?" Munch crouched down and asked softly. After the electric shock just now, I deliberately kept a distance from him.
The little boy didn't speak, just shook his head.
"Why did you say the experiment would explode?"
Still didn't speak, just shook his head.
"Have you also heard of "The Adventures of Little A" in the Kingdom of the Cracks? Also, did you get the electric shock and resistance just now? ”
The little boy didn't shake his head again, just smiled at Munch.
In the temporary waiting area outside the lecture hall, a water drop car was about to park, the little boy stared at the car, gently swinging his head, the water drop car that had been slowing down, crossed the parking area, accelerated and drove forward, and after flying in the air for a while, it crashed straight into the image wall of the city lecture hall, causing the people around to exclaim.
When Munch turned back again, the little boy was gone.
"Maybe it's the magnetic field. That little boy can manipulate magnetic fields. Bobo analyzed. When you get closer, a repulsive magnetic field is created that pushes you outward; When the water drop car is about to stop, a disturbing magnetic field is generated, and the control axis of the water drop car is adjusted to the acceleration state. Fortunately, he is young and his influence ability is still relatively weak. ”
"So, maybe he has a parasitic obsidian on him? Is the legend that Arif just told true? Munch still couldn't believe Bobo's speculation.
"Don't forget, your shadow is just as uncontrollable!"
Munch suddenly seemed to understand something, touched the beating heart in his chest, and looked at the water droplets embedded in the wall.
The clouds dispersed, the oblique sunlight stung Munch's eyes, and behind him, the great shadow cast by the parasitic tower, like a cage, engulfed the world.