The Legendary Mechanic - Chapter 102

Chapter 102


The magnetically controlled retractable armor was ready to be activated . Han Xiao was either going to fight or escape .

However, the monster was merely staring in the direction of the door . It was as if the monster had not noticed the existence of Han Xiao . It was standing there without moving .

Night-blindness?

Han Xiao felt a tinge of elation in his heart . Luckily, he did not switch on his torch, else he would have suffered the fate of the pilgrims before him .

Standing three meters tall, the monster had a human shape, and layers of muscles could be seen on his body . The muscles stacked together like little hills . However, the muscular body did not look aesthetically pleasing . Instead, the elongated muscles turned people off . The muscles were also rotting . There were even holes at certain areas, and plump maggots could be seen crawling around the rotting meat .

Compared its massive body, the head and neck of the creature were especially small . The skin of the monster was stretched tight by the muscles . The face of the creature also looked disproportionate . Looking at his face, one would automatically think of other abnormal individuals, like the Deformed Devil and the Sun Knight .

Han Xiao scanned the layout of the room . There was a bunch of medical equipment and four pods that were probably used for experiments . Two of the pods had been crushed . One of them was closed . There was only one free pod available for use .

There were liquid-delivery tubes on the pods . They were attached to a transparent container that only had stains of the neon-like liquid left .

Han Xiao moved backwards carefully . When he realized that the monster was still not moving, he heaved a sigh of relief . He walked down the corridor and quickly reached the second and third metal gates . The rusty gates were all locked up tight by another metallic barrier . The card-reader was so rusty that it could no longer be used .

Han Xiao did not give up because of that . He took the card-reader apart to check out its model .

Hmmm… I can't tell .

That's not important!

This place was a secret military facility decades ago . However, the facility was abandoned a couple of years back, and it was probably a site used for biochemical experiments . The experiments probably failed… or could they have succeeded? The muscular creature really doesn't look like a normal biological organism . Wait, the corridor can't be so long . How big is this base exactly?

There was silence throughout the dark corridor . The deeper one ventured into the corridor, the darker it got . Even the night-vision visor only had a visibility radius of five meters . The surrounding environment beyond that was a mystery to Han Xiao . Fortunately, he was lucky to not have claustrophobia or a phobia of darkness .

Han Xiao felt like he was walking on the edge of a knife; danger seemed imminent . Although Han Xiao was no chicken, he could feel cold sweat breaking out from all areas of his body . That was the innate reaction of any living being that was going to face an upcoming, unknown danger . Han Xiao knew that being too nervous would affect his ability to make good decisions quickly at stressful moments . He started chanting something under his breath to keep his nerves at bay .

"Stay calm even when the sky collapses . The breeze is so soothing . The waves are not choppy . The height of the mountain does not matter . There will be a fairy . A horse may be old, but it is still ambitious…"

In actual fact, Han Xiao was also unsure of what he was mumbling . However, after his chants, he no longer felt so nervous .

Along the way, he saw more than ten gates, but only the one leading to the room housing the beast was opened . The rest of the gates were all shut tightly . Eventually, he reached the end of the corridor, and a larger gate stood before his eyes . That was probably the main room . The metallic barrier was lower by a third of the distance, and he was able to enter the room .

That was the second room that one could enter . Based on the logic behind the Instance Dungeon, there was probably some useful information there .



The room seemed to be a gigantic lab . There were rusty machines everywhere, and experiment pods were sitting in the center of the room .

It seems like there is no danger .

The dust in the room choked him, and the pungent rotting smell filled his nose . There was a corpse on the table, and it was shriveled up . There were torn fragments of fabric on the body, and Han Xiao could faintly tell that the pieces of cloth belonged to a white lab coat .

Han Xiao found a book at the table near the body . He wiped the dust from the cover of the book in an attempt to find out some useful information . After taking a closer look at it, he realized it was a diary .

"13 July . The professor modified the Felonia serum for the 67th time and injected it into the lab rat . The effects are amazing and have exceeded our expectations . It there are no negative reactions, we can proceed with human trials . "

"17 July . The lab rat is dead . It is a failure . The cause of death is organ failure . The professor is disappointed . He locked himself up in his room . I could hear him smashing things in his office . The lab report for the experiment was missing . "

"20 July . The professor insisted on carrying out human trials . The higher ups approved the professor's request . This is insane! Have they all forgotten about Experiment 000? The lab report for the experiment was torn and missing . "

"26 July . The base released a new set of regulations . All researchers are supposed to submit their electronic devices . We are not allowed to connect to any external networks . Are we going to be defeated?"

"5 August . This is the 7th day of experiment 008 . The human subject is in a stable condition . There are no special changes in the subject . The professor is dejected . "



"11 August . The higher-ups sent out orders for us to retreat . The battle is not going well for our side, and we have to preserve whatever resources are left . Everyone is feeling scared . As usual, the professor is unwilling to face the reality that we have been defeated . I have prepared myself mentally for this outcome . I noticed that the guards protecting the base have become sparser over the past few months . That is probably due to the fact that most of them were being deployed to the frontline as reinforcements . Damn it, if I did not leave my post as a military doctor, I will not be stuck in this depressing facility . Everyone looks so gloomy here . There is no life! I hate his place!"

"14 August . We will be retreating tomorrow . We are heading to Base 03 to seek shelter . There is not much time . We backed up all data related to the Felonia Serum . The guards are so rough . They want to blow the entire facility up . The professor took some serums with him . The rest of the serums were all destroyed . "

The entries in the diary stopped there . Han Xiao flipped back to the front, but he could not find any more valuable information . Many pages were torn away from the diary .

The corpses at the side evidently showed that the people in the facility did not manage to escape . An accident must have happened between August 14th and August 15th that resulted in the deaths of the researchers and guards in the facility . Also, most of them had died in the basement . That explained the countless red-eyed Necro-worms active in the basement that Han Xiao had seen—the worms fed on the dead bodies!

What's a Felonia Serum? Han Xiao was intrigued by the serum . He suddenly remembered the dried-up liquid in the previous lab's experimental pod . That must have been what was left of the serum . The diary also noted that the "professor has the serum" . The body of the professor was most likely in the basement . Han Xiao had no interest in entering the restricted area . Therefore, it was probably impossible for him to obtain the serum .

Seems like there will be no interesting discoveries this time round . Han Xiao shook his head in disappointment . He then looked up and took a deep breath .

He saw a block box in the center of the table . He walked toward it hastily and opened the cover of the box . There were three tubes of a fluorescent serum in the box .

At that instant, an ancient saying flashed in his mind—In times of desperation, there will eventually be light . What you search so hard for can actually be obtained so easily . In fact, it is just right before your eyes if turn back and take a closer look .

Han Xiao looked at the body on the table . He bit his lip and wondered to himself, Could the dead body be the professor?

Han Xiao grabbed the three serums and scanned through liquid in the tubes .



Where on earth do you find a serum of such a weird color?

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You gained [Felonia Serum (Incomplete)] x 3 .

Felonia Serum (Incomplete): It is a serum with the medicinal ability to improve one's physical capability . The formula has yet to be perfected . After the usage of the serum, mutation is a distinct possibility .

Note, these are the last three remaining Felonia Serums .

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Ah a biochemical serum . A serum without a tested and proven formula is highly dangerous . The serums I possess are incomplete products . It is highly likely for mutations to occur if I injected the serum into my body . I will probably become the muscular beast I just saw…

Han Xiao felt a cold shiver up his spine .

There is probably nothing else left here . I am going to leave this place as soon as possible . This place is very creepy .

Han Xiao turned around and met the gaze of the muscular monster standing there silently .