"I'm sorry, I can't do that."

Ryan was looking at Dr. Terranor on the computer screen while scratching Yugney Henry's back. The bullet was placed on the table, right next to the late Fat Adam's gravity gun. "Are you saying no to unlimited funding, resources, and security, and you keep the monster in the lab when it inevitably erupts?" Because you know he will. ”

"I don't know how you know so much about my job," Terranor admitted, a little uneasy. "But I signed a contract with Dinas for the next two hundred years. There was no escort and I couldn't even leave the building. ”

"Two hundred years?" Are there any other time travelers in Italy?" Is this legal?"

"In New Rome, that's it."

Ryan massaged his temples helplessly. "Think about it, Tylenol, think about it!" You're turning someone you know into a ticking time bomb with an unstable product! What will you have when everyone becomes a blood clone?"

Dr. Tellano was silent for a moment, but Ryan guessed his answer before he could speak.

"Dinosaurs," the scarecrow replied. "I'll still have dinosaurs."

This made Ryan think a lot of things that he shouldn't think about.

However, the fact that Terranor neither left the power headquarters nor agreed to disrupt the supply of knockoffs shattered some of the Courier's hopes. Even if Carnival develops a plague vaccine to cure the population of New Rome, they will have to attack Lab 66 again to wipe out the blood once and for all.

However, Ryan didn't give up on the lizard genius.

"What would you think if I told you that we have a completely safe counterfeit variant that is so powerful that it can even work with robots?" The messenger tempted him. "We're not looking at one, but two genomes with multiple capabilities and no side effects?" We have a wealth of research and information on elixirs...... And a laboratory that can create life from nothing?"

Then he delivered the fatal blow.

"Inhuman life?"

Terranor's open eyes widened like frogs, much to Ryan's surprise. The courier wonders if it's the excitement of a humanoid dinosaur. To further entice him, the Courier forwarded samples of his elixir research to the geniuses, including Mungel's bioscan.

"We're working on a way to treat psychosis," Ryan said. "Although you are obligated with Dy

AMIS cooperation, but you can certainly sacrifice some precious time for this. Who knows, maybe you can make a green fake to fulfill your dearest and most cold-blooded wishes. ”

The genius raised the white flag without even looking at the data. "Where do I sign?"

"First ......," Ryan grabbed behind Eugene Henry's ear. You have to give me permission to that folder. ”

"Oh, that?" Dr. Tellano seemed strangely embarrassed by this. "It's a side hustle project, and the early results aren't promising. But it's going to change the world, you'll see!"

"I'm going to keep an open mind," said Ryan, who received an email called "Project Monster Girls." He opened the video file inside.

When an abomination appeared in front of him, the Messenger immediately regretted it.

Ryan's screams and bounces startled Ryan, and he nearly fell out of his chair. His frightened cat jumped off his lap and occupied the bed next to him.

"Oh God...... Oh God......" Ryan covered his mouth, but he didn't know if it was out of fear or awe of the man's crazy genius. After eight centuries of time travel, there are still a few things that surprise him. "Why?!"

"A creative stimulus!" Terranor explained, as if it were compensation for this crime against nature. "I can't do this to reptiles!"

"Why mink?!" Ryan asked, turning off the video when he couldn't stand the abomination screaming anymore. "That'...... Is that thing still alive?"

"No, no, unfortunately it's dead," Terranor comforted him. "But I have a spare."

Ryan resisted the urge to throw up and stopped the video call. He would have nightmares for the next few years. Even the most depraved Sonic the Hedgehog fan won't go as far as Dr. Scully.

The courier gasped, but suddenly held his breath. Two long ears protrude from the side of the table, like a monster emerging from the depths of hell.

"No," Ryan said as he feigned panic.

The plush looked at his creator, then at the bullet, and finally at his creator. Meanwhile, Oglen-Henry ignored them and hid under the sheets, contemplating the matter under the King's gaze.

"No!" Ryan is forbidden to play with stuffed animals.

For the first time since the beginning of this cycle, this furry devil answered me.

"I'll always be your friend!"

The doll hurriedly pressed the button that popped and made a loud "click" sound.

Nothing happened.

The stuffed animal hit again and again, over and over again, and again and again, and again and again, and became more and more frustrated. Its eyes turned red and it glared at Ryan angrily.

"It's a prop," the courier replied with a smile. "I gave the real thing to Vulcan"

He bribed his favorite dwarf genius with so much technology that this time she didn't even ask him to ruin Starstudio. Vulcan insisted that Ryan be her assistant and would not accept any refusal.

The courier was more than willing to help her, but only for a short time. While Ryan can now interact with Vulcan without feeling a gut stab every time she speaks, the shadow of his Jasmine remains. The courier also intends to use this circuit to communicate with the Bliss plant and Na

ci

IA, so he preferred to continue working as a contractor, working for multiple branches of the Augustan organization.

The stuffed animal's eyes widened in disappointment, and Ryan threw the gravity cannon at it. "Here, if you want to climb the suicide chain," he said. "But aim for the heart. If you rush head-on, you still have a chance to survive. I know from experience. ”

The terrible monster looked at the cannon curiously, though the weapon was ten times larger than itself. "Please stop killing!" Ryan pleaded as he left the demon for experiments, and he got up from his seat and walked to his door.

"So?" The Shroud was waiting for him in the next hallway, asking. He manages to fix his glass mask, though Ryan doesn't understand why he's hiding his true colors.

"He's not going to help sabotage the tomato juice factory," Ryan replied disappointed. "He was more afraid of the boss's anger than we were about it."

If that messenger had gone to Meta, he might have changed his mind, but Ryan must be busy dealing with Augusti right now.

It's been a day since the bunker raid, even though Ryan was still at the port last night helping Jamie secure the drug supply. Luigi doesn't show up this time, probably at the urging of Livia, but Jamie still invites Ryan to stay at his house. The guy was so nice that he made the courier want to adopt him.

Ryan spent the day in McLaren's bunker, dealing with things here. He had already contacted the alchemist, who was supposed to arrive in New Rome the next day to help take over the bunker's host. With the remote assistance of Dr. Stitch and Terranor, the courier will have the best medical team in the world to find a cure for mental illness.

On this night, he will dedicate himself to Livia.

"Then we need to clean up Dy

amis," Mathias said. "We had planned to wait until Hector Manada retires, but we can still hasten his departure."

"I've seen Hector Manada fall many times." Ryan said with a shrug. "His kids might be willing to switch to safer, better products than ones that could trigger a pandemic."

"Radiation doesn't follow," Matthias said. "Enrique might, once we provide him with the necessary data to prove that the blood can be released from destruction; Especially if his family cheated on him. But Alphonse was a different beast entirely. Even if there were better options, he would not give up blood. ”

"Why wouldn't he?" Ryan asked, frowning. "He was a red element, a communist infiltrator. He wants to turn everyone into a genome, maybe even for free. ”

The vigilantes remain skeptical. "Think about it. Not only does the radiation control the supply of knock-offs, but with Terranor's healing method, he can also remove superpowers at will. If I'm not mistaken, McLaren's variant isn't like that. ”

Ryan thought to Sh

OUD's point of view, I have to admit that he may be right on the issue of money. The Atom Grinder plans to make everyone a genome so that someone like Augustus doesn't have a monopoly on power, but he doesn't want to coexist with other organizations. He also did not hesitate to lie to his close allies so that Dimenis could have a monopoly on counterfeit elixirs.

If Dy

Ais can both give and take away superpowers, then it can become a real superpower. People will be constrained by fears of losing the ability to mimic genomes, and Canada will have a monopoly on the market.

"Radiation is less concerned with the potential side effects of his counterfeits and more concerned with the social control they give his organization," Sh

Oud said. "If he really was the hero he thought he was, he wouldn't have made something so dangerous in the first place. In the end, Alphonse Manada only believed in his vision. He will not deviate from his chosen path unless he is forced to do so. ”

"I can make time stop," Ryan said, remembering Bianca running away at the expense of herself. "I'm going to stop him."

"Can you?" The Shroud asked, confused. "In Italy's most dangerous genome, he is in third place after Augustus and Leo."

"I can, with the resources of this base."

"This place has to be moved, Ryan." "Maybe there's something here that can beat Fallout, even Augustus, really. But the risk of dangerous weapons proliferating to the public is too great. Even handing out McLaren's copycat recipes is not a good idea. This may weaken the position of the genetic warlords, but our post-war society is too fragile to withstand 10 million people with flamethrowers. ”

"You're preaching to a convert," Ryan replied. "But I'll only destroy this place after it helps solve the current crisis."

Marty of the Shroud crossed his arms. "Do you really believe that psychosis can be cured?"

"Don't you know, my transparent friend?"

"No," replied the vigilante, then added, "but if there is a chance to succeed...... If there's even the slightest chance of success, I can't stop you from trying. It will help too many lives. ”

"To your mother, I call it one of the genomes of the brain." Hearing Ryan's words, the Shroud's head stood up. He can even cure mental illness, Alzheimer's, and even brain tumors in psychopaths. He can help you too. ”

Ryan couldn't see the mirror's face behind the mask, though the vigilante turned his head sideways, thoughtful. "Why do you think the alchemists distributed these elixirs in the first place?"

Turn us into interdimensional squid, Ryan thought. "I don't know, improve the human condition?"

"I think so too, but we're using them to destroy the world." The Shroud shook his head. "When I hear all the positive things that genius can do, I can't help but wonder why Mekran makes weapons and not medical supplies. Even a superpower can't change human nature. ”

"Listen to an insider," Ryan replied. "There will always be rotten apples like Late Adam, but most of the people I meet just need the right environment to change their lives." Anyone can choose right or wrong. Even a spoiled, narcissistic, disempowered child. ”

The Shroud giggled. "Did you know she was sculpting in her spare time?"

She must have taken her boyfriend to see her gallery last night. "Pretty neat, huh?"

"She's good at it," Matthias continued, in a warm tone. "I think she relied on her luck to do everything, but she hid the artistic sensibilities that drew me to it as a game designer. I can't quite explain. She won the €500,000 lottery this morning, but she didn't want to sit and give it to the orphans of Rusty Town. ”

Oh my God, is he talking affectionately about Fortuna? Yesterday's battle dramatically changed his view of her.

"She's a Golden Retriever," Ryan concluded. "It's loud and disrespectful of personal space, but it's surprisingly warm and loyal on the inside."

"It's worse. She was so much better than I thought she would. ”

The courier put his hands behind his head. "Will you be honest with her on your next date?"

"Will you turn back time and make your life better?" Matthias told a joke with a blank face, and then replied. "I think I'll clarify it with her, but...... As long as she's a killer of Augustus, I won't do it. "It's a deal-breaker."

"Unlike the rest of her group, she's not here to kill people," Ryan said. "She wanted to protect Livia first. It's almost romantic. ”

"Is that why you're dating her?" The Shroud's voice changed from funny to serious. "Let Augustus's daughter change her mind?"

"I asked her out because I wanted to," Ryan replied. He really likes the blue genome that is shorter than him.

"It's dangerous to let her into this place, Ryan. What if she changes her mind and informs Augustus?"

The courier replied, "She earned my trust and helped me in my time of need." "I want to repay you favors."

If her father hadn't done that, he would have ruined the world for her. She should not have a troubled conscience because of her father's crimes.

"Mark my words, Ryan, you can't save everyone" The Shroud marked a brief pause. "Especially to themselves."

However, he had to try.

"Once the alchemist is here, we'll use your rabbit-foot girlfriend to enter the console," Ryan said, changing the subject. "Then you can confirm what I said about other Mechs

o

The matter of the base, we will turn on the self-destruct mechanism. ”

"I'm going to tell Leo about you, do you understand?" The Shroud asked. "Even if you turn back the clock, I can't keep it a secret from myself."

"Even if it's for my lovely and beautiful eyes?"

"Not even for them," the carnival member replied with a laugh. "Do you have a way to take someone else through time?" I guess it's just a mental issue because you don't have twenty of you running around. ”

Sharp guys. "I have a program that delivers information directly into your brain, even though your past self has to obey it."

"He won't." Shroud shook her head and said. "I know myself. I'm too paranoid to let anyone change my mind, even if you win my trust beforehand. I'm not sure if I'd have undergone such an operation at Leo's urging, and I respect him more than anyone. ”

So did Ryan's expectations. He believes that the only person who can complete the memory transfer unconditionally is the alchemist, who understands the technique; And sarin, which has nothing. So far, even Ryan has been on the sidelines. "I'm trying to improve a system that can bypass this extra step, but it hasn't been proven yet."

"I don't like it," he admitted. "You're in control, all I can do is follow you."

"Well, I trust you enough to share my biggest secret, Safelite," Ryan noted. "I can count those who know my true, extraordinary cosmic powers."

"I wonder what adventures we went through to you to do this."

"We once defeated the Powers Gang together, despite the fact that Lightning Ass destroyed the city after you recruited the Atomic Cats."

"Good to know." The Shroud replied coldly, though he didn't like it. Rya

I don't know, because of Atom Kitte

Apparently prefers Fiesta to Dy

amis。 "A disgrace. I'm interested in Felix Weyland. He has the potential to be a hero and has a brave heart. ”

"As much as pandas?"

The Shroud scoffed. "Come with me, you can see for yourself."

The vigilantes take Ryan into the bunker's atrium, where they find the shape-shifting panda folding papers under Ryan's watch. Salyn plays billiards next to a pile of books, including Reynolds Descartes (

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Descartes, On Montmoneras: Reason, and the Science of Montmonras.

"Look, master!" The panda cleverly folded the paper into the shape of a praying mantis so fast that Ryan could barely see his paws moving. This building, along with four other buildings, represents monkeys, tigers, cranes, and snakes. "Yes!"

"Nice superpowers," Shalin snickered. "Can you open the Rubik's Cube too?"

"One of my teammates, O

igami, can turn itself into sharp paper, enough to slit the throat, "Sh

Oud replied dryly. "She can even cut through your suit."

"You're salty, aren't you?" The psychopath laughs at him while focusing on her game.

"Earn my trust first, traitor, and then we'll talk" Although he tolerated Shalin, the vigilante distrusted her as much as Ryan did at the beginning of his presidency. "If you betray us like you betrayed your former employer, I will kill you with my own hands."

"I'll tell you your hat buddies, if you can really cure me, then you have nothing to fear." Sarin hit a number 8 with her club. "Don't keep me waiting too long."

The Messenger ignored them and focused his attention on his bear disciples. Even Ryan couldn't fold paper that fast, even though he had mastered the technique many years ago. "I thought you were a martial arts genius?" He asked his panda. "Or can your talent extend to all Eastern disciplines?"

"No, it's not," Lun said, shaking his head. "I did the test. He...... It took him a few minutes to learn origami, and he ...... He learned French by reading five pages of Descartes' book. ”

"The more I read, the more it makes sense," Panda said.

"I think...... I think he can learn almost any skill at a much faster pace. "Learn a new language quickly, learn new skills subtly......"

Ryan knows that it takes an average of 10,000 hours to master a skill, but apparently Xiong only takes half the time. "But how does intensive learning help you fly, my red panda?"

"It's weird, master. My vision was gray, and then I remembered Bruce Lee's flying kick in The Green Hornet. To illustrate his point, the panda mimicked some kung fu moves with his paws. Then I can do it too!"

"Did you remember one of Bruce Lee's moves?"

"Yes!" Bear nodded. "That's how I learned martial arts, but I've never been this good before!"

In half an hour, the panda mastered kung fu, origami, and Descartes.

Ryan couldn't imagine what he could accomplish in a week. His panda may not learn what a normal person can't, but anything else is fair. Arithmetic, Philosophy, Martial Arts...... If there is time to observe, it may even be a genius technique. Bruce Lee's movements were designed for humans, however the panda's second power allowed him to adapt them to his beastly proportions.

His arrogant young disciple had risen to the heights of shattering the heavens.

Speaking of power, Ryan needs to test it himself after creating a new version of the Saturn armor. He also added a few improvements to deal with Alphonse Manada, such as swapping the chest blaster for a gravity cannon. He has a feeling that this will help deal with a nuclear catastrophe, and maybe even help the Lightning Ass.

"Okay, it's time for me to get ready for the date," Ryan said. Livia told him to pick her up at 9 o'clock, and to be on time. This time, the courier did not dare to be fashionable late.

"Good luck, master!" The panda cheered him up. "I know the tension is palpable!"

Lunn doesn't seem to be so enthusiastic, though. “Ri

i, hmm...... I can...... Can I talk to you alone?"

Ryan nodded, and his adoptive sister led him out into the hallway overlooking the hangar. Henriette was playing with the children near the submarine, and the puppy was happy to have company. This group of people brings a lot of relief to this claustrophobic, terrifying, lifeless place.

Ryan crossed his arms and glanced through the hallway window. "You ...... with her"

"It's hard to explain," Ryan admits.

The genius held his breath. "In the past loop, my alter self knows?"

"Hmm...... I told you how I felt, and then we decided to stay as family. ”

Lunn glanced at the submarine made by Mirren floating on the bunker waterway, and her eyes were sad. "We ...... We can get to the U.S. with it," she said. "Across the Atlantic."

"Even I can't turn back the clock that far," Ryan said sadly. "Trust me, I tried my best. I tried many times. ”

"I know, I ......" Ryan bit his lower lip and didn't finish his sentence.

Ryan didn't need her to do that, to guess what she didn't dare to say. Deep down, she wondered how their relationship could have ended. They left each other in tears, and while they had begun to pick up the pieces, some of them had already disappeared into the sea forever.

"We can leave this place," she said, but with some hesitation. "Wait for us...... We'll talk about it when we get Dad done. ”

"I can't do that, dwarf. No. If she had asked him when he had first been to New Rome, Ryan would have not hesitated. But now, there are too many people for time travelers to fight for. He could not leave them in the dust.

"She'll be fine," Len protested. "She's ...... She was his daughter. If they want that rotten place so much, let them destroy New Rome. ”

"So I should let her father kill for her?" Ryan asked, immediately regretting it. Len winced, as if he had been slapped in the face. "I'm sorry."

"You don't want her to end up like me," the genius guessed, avoiding his gaze.

Ryan glanced at "Mech."

o

"Submarine." Do you think we can get to Antarctica with that thing?"

She frowned, not understanding what he was trying to say. "Yes, of course."

"There are so many mysteries in the world waiting to be uncovered, so many wonderful places waiting to be explored, little man," Ryan said. "Something that makes life worth living. Please don't bury yourself at the bottom of the sea. Even whales sometimes float up for a breath of fresh air. ”

"I just don't know how to make sense of all this," Ryan admitted. "Carnival...... They killed my father, but if what you say is true......"

"Are you going to have Carnival operate on you?" He asked her. "Take off your father's blood tracker?"

"It's ...... That's the last part I left for him. ”

Ryan put his hands in his pockets and spoke cautiously. As he briefly passed through the portal of the Black World, his mind turned to his discussion of his own elixir. "I was once told that you have to give the dead to rest in peace. Trying to keep the dead alive will only make everyone suffer. No one can move on. ”

Ryan didn't answer, her face blank as a death mask. Ryan's hand reached for her shoulder, but she avoided his touch. It's too early. Still, he accepted it, hoping that his words would prevail.

"Shorty, you're my family," he said. "That's never going to change. Even if something happens to Livia, it won't change that if something happens between us. You will always be my best friend, my sister, and the most important person in this world. ”

"I'......," she said, biting her lower lip. I...... I don't know how to answer. ”

"Then don't say anything," Ryan replied with a smile. "What I'm trying to say is that you're not alone, never. You don't need ghosts to sustain life. The kids love you, and whenever you fall, I'll be there to help you get up. ”

Ryan and Ryan fell into a comfortable silence as a black orb passed through the hanger in stages, collapsing into nothingness. It miraculously didn't hurt anyone, although the courier should have checked his bedroom before leaving.

"Now, I wish I hadn't made you have diabetes," Ryan joked.

To his surprise, she smiled and relaxed. His wit seemed to break through her shell. "Lili, about your memory machine......"

"Will you try it on?" Restore the memory of another self?" She nodded in answer to his question. "What made you change your mind?"

"Even after what happened between us...... You still held out your hand to me. She had a smile on her face. It's time...... It's time I'll do the same for you. ”