Florence, District 6, underground in a remote mountain forest.
The dark creature experiment site planned by the Gate Organization has been in existence for seven or eight years, and has produced many results during this period. The site was built by Gate Organization members Zhu Hun and Yang Yan according to the leader Xia Du's wishes, and the confidentiality level is very high. Even many members who have joined the Gate Organization are unaware of it.
In addition to Yangyan Zhuhun, there were some other experimental personnel in the test field. Some were talents from the secondary forces under the various members of the Gate Organization, some were forced to come, and some were provided by the old guys in the Royal Council who secretly cooperated with the Gate Organization.
Strangely enough, the high-ranking officials of the Royal Council clearly knew what the experiment was doing and that they were facing the Gate Organization, but they still expressed their willingness to cooperate. They even helped the Gate Organization conceal the existence of the dark biological experiment site in Florence and provided convenience at certain times.
Why is this so? Actually, there are only two reasons.
First, the royal family and parliament attempted to control the power of the dark creatures.
The Dark Hunter Organization is an extraordinary force officially supported by the Red Li Empire, but it has developed its own independence over a long period of time. Perhaps it was quite obedient during the Red Li Empire's royal family period, and was also very low-key at the beginning of the Red Li Empire's parliament period. But now, it is somewhat out of control of both parties. Especially when the royal family and the parliament are not on good terms.
The Dark Hunter Organization has a tendency to be on par with the Royal Council. Although both the Royal Family and the Council are training talents and sending them to the Dark Hunter Organization, they have a certain say. However, like will always stay with like. When a supernatural person joins a supernatural force, he will inevitably recognize his own identity and slowly break away from the control of the Royal Council.
Gradually, these original talents changed from being dogs trained by the royal parliament to being partners in interests. This is a transformation of identity.
Therefore, the two have actually been looking for a way to replace the Dark Hunters. In other words, in addition to the Holy Spring Water, they want to find another stable and powerful way to gain power as a backup for their own foundation.
For example, the royal family of the Red Li Empire at the beginning.
They wanted to cooperate with the secret martial arts world and had always coveted the power of those powerful secret martial arts. However, for some reason, the contact between the two was always bumpy and often interrupted by various accidents before it even started.
In the end, the imperial family only collected some broken secret martial arts and placed them in the library, and it was difficult for them to truly intervene in the secret martial arts world.
Yang Yan and Zhu Hun's research is aimed at dark creatures, which in a sense solves the problem from the root. Whether it is to better understand the weaknesses and flaws of dark creatures, or to create controllable dark creatures, it is of great use. The only sacrifices are some civilians.
In the final analysis, some high-ranking officials of the Royal Council coveted the powerful force of the dark creatures. And they felt that they had the ability to control the situation. Seeking the skin of a tiger? It was still unclear who was the tiger in the cooperation.
The second reason is the temptation of immortality.
People will die eventually, especially those old guys who hold great wealth and power. The closer they are to their death, the more reluctant they are to leave.
The Dark Creature Experimental Field is researching the technology of transforming humans into dark creatures, and it has achieved remarkable results. Many of the dark creatures roaming around Florence were originally transformed from homeless people caught on the roadside.
However, this technology is not yet perfect. After humans are completely transformed, they lose most of their memories and have problems with self-awareness. They become like beasts, eating raw meat and drinking blood, and their instincts suppress their rationality.
If they were to become dark creatures, most old guys would not be able to accept it. But this technology obviously has great prospects that can be seen with the naked eye. If it can solve the defects of loss of self-awareness and the transformation of consciousness into beasts, it is simply an excellent life-extending ability. It can allow some of the dying who were originally old to regain surging vitality, strong bodies, and long lifespans. Even master powerful superpowers.
Everyone is selfish, and the top brass of the Royal Council are no exception.
In a remote forest, 30 meters underground, a vast experimental field was located. Solid corridors spread out in all directions, like a giant spider, connecting to different areas of the experimental field.
There is a space on the left side, which is a cell surrounded by alloy iron bars. Each iron bar is as thick as an arm and shiny black.
In the cell, there were all kinds of dark creatures. Some were humanoid, some were beasts, and some were even liquid and shadow. They were all crawling on the ground and hiding in the corners.
Because of the three-meter height in the center of the cell, a fist-sized purple eyeball was quietly suspended in the air, and its surface was sealed with amber. However, wisps of purple light were released day and night like the sun.
All the dark creatures that came into contact with the light became lazy and listless. They had no strength in their bodies and their abilities were weakened to the extreme.
At the entrance of the cell, two black figures gradually approached. One was wearing a wide black cloak, and the other was wearing a black robe. They both looked a bit cold, like poisonous snakes crawling in a rotten jungle.
“Tatttatttatt…”
Yangyan and Zhuhun walked slowly into the cell and quietly looked at the ferocious and terrifying aliens inside. After a quick glance, Zhuhun spoke.
"That hunter named Bai Kui is not a simple person. Thorn Solomon should not be his opponent. There are rumors that he and Lion King Soth have fought before, and he punched the other party away in a physical collision. In addition, he hunted hundreds of dark creatures in the three districts of Florence last night. This Bai Kui is at least the strongest person under the shadow hunter who is comparable to a fighter. He may even be a fighter-level..."
"This kid was pushed forward by those old hunters. He was probably trained since childhood and his strength was hidden all the time. His strength was only revealed after the competition for the Shadow Hunter seat started. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the fifth Shadow Hunter..." Zhu Hun's gaze gradually became profound.
"If we don't get rid of Bai Kui, Solomon will basically have no chance of becoming a Shadow Hunter, and he won't have the chance to see the source of the Holy Spring. Moreover, Bai Kui took the Blue Tear Eyes from those corpses, and I'm afraid he has discovered something. If he reports this to the Shadow Hunters, we will be in big trouble. So, you have to kill him."
Yang Yan remained silent, his eyes growing murderous. The experimental subjects in his laboratory for nearly a year were all killed overnight. He didn't even have time to retrieve the specific data, which meant that a year's work was in vain. How could this not make Yang Yan angry? In the entire Florence, the only members of the sect were himself and Zhuhun. Zhuhun had to argue with the old guys in the royal council recently, and he was undoubtedly the most suitable person to take action after checking the movements of all parties.
"Okay." He nodded.
"I will help you lead him out of the Dark Hunter Organization headquarters, or even out of Florence. I'll leave everything else to you..."
Zhuhun thought for a moment and then spoke.
"If they are outside the city, I will bring some of the latest experiments to test the effects. Since he likes killing dark creatures so much, let him kill as many as he wants. Haha... the four little babies I made recently are quite ferocious. I hope that guy will be dismembered and eaten before I can make a move..." Yang Yan's mouth curled up into a smile.
In his and Zhu Hun's judgment, they are divided according to the levels of the secret martial arts world.
The strength that Kaxiu has shown now is roughly at the level of a peak boxer to a new fighter, which is the entry threshold of the sect. For old members like Yangyan and Zhuhun who have joined the sect for decades, it is not worth mentioning. Yangyan has the strength close to that of a top fighter.
Even in the Hunter Association, there are only two people who can match him.
In the cell, under the purple light, Yang Yan and Zhu Hun observed for a while, and then walked to another important location in the experimental field. That was the most critical place, which was the transformation pool of dark creatures.
Here, staff in white clothes were busy walking back and forth. There were various counters around, with glassware, distillation equipment, metal tools, etc. placed on the counters. There were also dark biological organs in glass bottles soaked in liquid, and various strange herbs and minerals. Some of them didn't look like products from the real world.
“Woo woo woo… woo woo woo…”
On one side of the passage, a homeless man with messy hair was carried over with his hands and feet tied and his mouth blocked. He was terrified and tried to struggle. But it was ineffective, and he was directly carried into the transformation pool and shackled to the metal bed. His neck, hands, feet, and waist were all tied.
Yangyan and Zhuhun walked over and stood outside the transformation pool.
The staff nearby immediately sped up their work, first filling the conversion pool with an unknown liquid that was more like mucus than water. It emitted a pungent smell similar to formalin. Then, they added various prepared mineral powders and strange medicinal materials into it.
In a short while, the entire pool of water turned into a dark yellow color similar to amber. The homeless man's entire body was soaked, with only the part above his mouth and nose exposed. The upper part of the iron bed had a slope. He had given up struggling at this moment, and just looked around with horror in his eyes.
The staff continued to operate, and the bottom of the entire transformation pool suddenly lit up, emitting a faint blue light. After a closer look, it was discovered that the surface of the transformation pool was inlaid with densely packed blue tearful eyes. These props that resembled human eyes rotated back and forth, which was inexplicably creepy.
Then, a staff member carefully took out a stone slab.
It was quite old, and looked like a product from ancient times, with pits and scratches all over the surface. On the back of the stone slab was a long string of inscriptions, which seemed to record something. On the front, there was a huge eye the size of a palm, with rough and wild lines. In the center of the eye, there was not a child's eye, but a fine spiral pattern.
It looks like a deep vortex.
The personnel threw the slab face down directly into the conversion pool.
The slab did not fall down, but was lifted up by an unknown force, spinning in the air. Looking down at the pool, I realized that it was a group of blue tearful eyes gathering their gazes. Beams of blue light passed through the amber pool water and gathered at the eye child pattern.
The fist-sized eye pattern seemed to be activated.
It gradually stopped spinning and found the right position. It floated all the way to one meter above the homeless man's head, and blood actually flowed out from the gaps in the pattern. It kept winding until it dyed the entire pattern red.
Instantly, the vortex in the eye socket began to spin rapidly, and the color became darker and darker. Finally, it seemed as if the entire stone slab space collapsed. With a buzz, everyone present felt a brief jump in consciousness. It was as if one space was successfully connected to another space.
Yangyan and Zhuhun looked towards the stone slab with sharp eyes.
It seemed like another space, and the whole land was covered with layers of black fluid that looked like mud. On top of the fluid, there were tumors protruding, densely packed, with no end in sight. Occasionally, the tumors moved, the black membrane broke, and a terrifying and ugly alien came out, flapping its wings and flew away.
The stone slab was like a mirror, an invisible eye, floating all the way to the depths of the black liquid carpet. As the distance deepened, the alien species became more and more terrifying, more and more hideous, and even gradually became indescribable. Until a certain place, these alien species suddenly disappeared. The scene in front of me turned into a black liquid carpet again, layer upon layer. Continuing forward, there was a small mountain standing between heaven and earth.
Closer, it was not a hill, but an extremely huge dark creature. It looked like a stone ghost, but its body was bronze. There were all kinds of dense lines on its body, forming tiny runes, and then totems based on the runes. And then totems were piled up to form this huge body. Where it stood, the black carpet was eroded by the totems. It was like a spider web, densely expanding outwards.
However, when it expanded halfway, it was blocked by a scarlet crack. These cracks were like teeth, covering the surface of the black fluid, and spreading across half of the area like boiling magma.
In the center of this half of the area, an old man in the shape of a human sat cross-legged. He was like a dried corpse, without any sound. His head was drooping, one hand was pressed on the ground, and a rich scarlet color was like a tide rushing in all directions. The surface of the old man's body was already covered with cracks, but there were sixty-six red stars flashing, full of the gloom that was about to go out.
The bronze giant and the withered old man seemed to have been standing on this black land for an unknown period of time. In the center, a deep hole that sunken downward appeared. Black mud gushed out continuously from it.
The shape and depth of the hole, with radial cracks around it.
It seems to be caused by a meteorite impact...