"Bang—!"
The loud gunshot echoed throughout the dim laboratory, illuminating the darkness as the muzzle flash shone brightly, dazzling like a fireworks display.
The bullet, breaking the sound barrier, sliced through space and shot forward with a violent speed. However, before that happened, Fang Li had already disappeared on the spot, seemingly vanishing into thin air.
"Clang—!"
The bullet that shot violently forward embedded itself into the laboratory wall, scraping against the metallic floor and creating sparks.
"What…?!" Rollins Wright exclaimed in shock when he saw this scene.
At the same time, a figure swiftly traversed the dark space, silently appearing in front of Rollins Wright without his notice.
"Do you know? You've made a grave mistake."
Under this voice, a dagger resembling a crescent moon suddenly flashed and cut across Rollins Wright's hand.
"Pu Chi—!"
Accompanied by the crisp sound of his body being sliced open by the sharp weapon, blood gushed from Rollins Wright's hand, which was cleanly severed from the wrist.
"Pah—!"
The bloodied palm maintained its grip on the gun as it fell to the ground.
"Aaaahhh, Aaaahh—!" Rollins Wright screamed in agony as he clutched his severed wrist.
But before the scream could fully escape, a foot heavily kicked him in the chest.
"Thud—!"
Amidst the stifling sound, Rollins Wright was sent flying, crashing forcefully into a large culture tank and spewing a mouthful of blood.
"You…" Rollins Wright struggled to lift his head, his gaze filled with fear as he looked ahead.
Fang Li smirked and, under Rollins Wright's terrified gaze, slowly walked over.
"You always thought of me as just an ordinary soldier, so you never paid any attention to me."
Holding a dagger dripping with blood, Fang Li, like a murderous demon, slowly lifted the corners of his mouth as he spoke. "Unfortunately, it's this very thought of yours that led to the current situation you find yourself in."
If it had been Amamiya Rindou, Tachibana Sakuya, or Soma, God Eaters with formidable combat abilities, Rollins Wright would never have assumed that simply wielding a gun would be enough to defeat them. He might have even set traps and arranged for the intruders' demise without giving them a chance to appear.
Given Rollins Wright's meticulous thinking and willingness to use any means necessary, he was certainly capable of such actions.
However, Rollins Wright had underestimated Fang Li's abilities.
"While I may not be a God Eater, I am far from being the mere soldier you saw me as. At the very least, dealing with someone like you, who was powerless just two years ago, is much easier than you can imagine."
Fang Li approached Rollins Wright fallen figure, towering over him and looking down at him as he spoke with an indifferent expression on his face.
"So, embrace your regrets and descend into hell."
Saying this, Fang Li raised the sharp dagger in his hand, pointing its tip directly at Rollins Wright.
"W-Wait… Wait!" Rollins Wright shouted loudly, "You can't kill me! Besides me, no one else knows how to control Eros. If you kill me, the Russian Branch will be destroyed by the Aragami!"
At this critical moment, Rollins Wright actually used the entire Russian Branch as leverage.
"It's not just the Russian Branch, controlling Eros' methods even determines the fate of humanity. If you kill me, humans will never be able to escape the threat of the Aragami!" Rollins Wright shouted, "You have to think it through and not become a sinner for all mankind!"
"Sinner?" Fang Li's hand suddenly stopped, and he sneered, "You speak as if you're so noble. Do you really think I believe that your research on Eros is for the sake of all mankind?"
Under Fang Li's mocking gaze, Rollins Wright felt as if his heart had been laid bare, and he started to panic.
However, Rollins Wright stubbornly replied, "I study Eros to conquer the Aragami and free humanity from their threat. How could it be wrong?"
"That's not entirely wrong," Fang Li replied indifferently and continued to speak. "But if you were truly acting in the best interest of all mankind then why didn't you hand over Eros to Fenrir's headquarters instead of conducting secretive research at the Russian Branch? If you had gathered all the experts from Fenrir Organization to study it, you wouldn't have needed a whole ten years to discover the method of controlling Eros, would you?"
Rollins Wright's heart began to race in response to Fang Li's question.
As Fang Li continued to gaze at Rollins Wright with increasing mockery in his eyes, the truth seemed to unfold before them.
"From the moment you conspired to conceal the existence of Eros and framed us, you exposed your true intentions," Fang Li stated.
"Let me tell you, your research on Eros is not for the sake of all mankind but for yourself."
"Once you secretly develop a means to control Eros and use it to manipulate the Aragami worldwide, you would gain a power capable of threatening all mankind. And with that power, you could easily obtain many things that others can only dream of: Privileges, Power, Wealth, Women, and many others. As long as you become the arbiter of life and death for humanity, these things would be within your grasp at any time."
"Therefore, from the moment you acquired Eros, you harbored greedy thoughts. You went to great lengths to become an expert in Eros research, successfully holding the key to a life of luxury and prosperity."
"It seems that to conceal Eros' existence, to avoid detection by the headquarters, and conduct secretive research, you even manipulated the Russian Branch's Branch Chief, making him understand the true significance of possessing Eros and causing him to develop the same greedy thoughts as you, joining forces with you in this corrupt endeavor."
"Because of this, you needed to eliminate threats like us who sought to approach Eros by any means necessary. Otherwise, once exposed, Eros would be confiscated by Headquarters, leaving you with nothing. Your grand ambitions would be in vain."
"Am I right?"
With each word spoken by Fang Li, Rollins Wright's heart trembled, and his complexion gradually turned unsightly.
Clearly, Fang Li had hit the mark on every point.
"What do you have to say now?" Fang Li sneered. "You know what? I despise hypocrites like you the most!"
As the words fell, a chilling blade light suddenly flashed, slashing across Rollins Wright's neck.
"Pū Chī——!"
With the sound of tearing fabric, blood sprayed onto the ground and Rollins Wright's eyes widened, wearing an expression of disbelief as his pupils dilated, and he slowly fell to the ground.
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The blood pool beneath the gradually chilling corpse of Rollins Wright expanded, slowly dyeing the metallic floor red.
As Fang Li looked at Rollins Wright, whose eyes were wide open and unwilling to close even in death, the cold indifference on Fang Li's face began to fade, replaced by a calm demeanor.
Regardless of how hateful Rollins Wright may have been in life, once dead, there was no longer any reason for Fang Li to pay attention to him. To Fang Li, the entity before him was no longer Rollins Wright; it was merely a lifeless corpse.
"You owed me a debt, and now you have repaid it."
The grievances of being manipulated and framed by Rollins Wright had come to an end.
"However, trouble has equally arisen."
With these words, Fang Li raised his head and looked at the pristine severed arm immersed in the liquid. There was one thing Rollins Wright had said that was indeed correct.
If Fang Li killed the only person who could control Eros, then the Russian Branch would truly have no chance of defeating the Aragami army outside.
Next, the Russian Branch would face an unprecedented catastrophe.
This catastrophe would be even greater than the Mission ten years ago when the Russian Branch waged war against Aphrodite and inadvertently gained the arm of Aphrodite, known as "Alpha," resulting in significant sacrifices.
Fortunately, there was still a chance to reverse the situation.
As long as Fang Li could take Eros out of the Russian Branch, Aphrodite would undoubtedly shift its focus and pursue its severed arm.
"If Aphrodite knows that Eros is here in the Russian Branch, it means it can sense the presence of its own severed arm."
After all, just like Aphrodite, Eros possessed hormones that could attract Aragami. As the actual bearer of these hormones, Aphrodite could follow the scent or sense them and find its way to Eros. It was not a strange phenomenon.
"Perhaps the reason Aphrodite didn't directly attack Russia over the past ten years was because the distance between them was too far, and the number of hormones this arm could release was too little."
However, after ten years, Aphrodite had finally found its severed arm.
What did that prove?
It proved that Eros could release more hormones now.
"In order to control a large number of Aragami, Rollins Wright must have discovered a method to increase the release of hormones within Eros, causing a significant increase in hormone levels. This is what alerted Aphrodite to the presence of Eros, leading to its entry into Russia and a full-scale assault on the Russian Branch."
And this was why Rollins Wright had the confidence to contend with Aphrodite's main body for control over the Aragami using just a pair of severed arms.
By increasing the number of hormones, control would inevitably fall to the side that released a greater quantity of hormones.
"Now, the method of controlling Eros has completely vanished. All that remains is to move this bomb to another place."
With this in mind, Fang Li walked in the direction of the pristine arm immersed in the liquid.
Just then, an unexpected occurrence took place.
"Gū Lū…"
The pristine arm immersed in the liquid suddenly trembled, releasing bubbles that emerged from the pores, creating a strange splashing sound underwater.
Fang Li's footsteps came to a sudden halt as he witnessed this scene, and his eyes narrowed.
"Gū lū…"
The arm trembled once again within the liquid.
"Gū lū, gū lū, gū lū…"
Before long, the arm started convulsing, continuously wriggling, causing a large number of bubbles to rise in the culture tank.
Witnessing this scene, an ominous premonition flashed through Fang Li's mind.
The next moment, Fang Li's premonition came true.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous explosion, one of the many small culture tanks connected to the massive culture tank suddenly burst open in the dimly lit room, causing the liquid inside to splash like water.
However, instead of falling to the ground, the splashed liquid suspended in mid-air and gathered together, gradually forming the outline of a wild beast before solidifying.
The next moment, a small Aragami with a demon-like face and a large tail appeared there, landing in the spot where the culture tank had exploded. It lifted its pair of eyes filled with hostility and stared in Fang Li's direction.
"What?" Fang Li couldn't help but be astonished.
Only at this moment did Fang Li finally understand something else. The containers held not medicine, but Oracle Cells.
"Boom Boom Boom!"
Explosions resounded one after another as the culture tanks exploded, giving birth to one Aragami after another. Among them were small Aragami like Ogretails, as well as medium-sized Aragami like Kongou, and even a large Aragami like Vajra.
Numerous Aragami fully took shape at this moment, roaring to the sky like wild beasts breaking free from their cages.
"Rooooooaaaaar!"
The resounding roar turned into sound waves, shaking the entire research lab.
As Fang Li looked at those Aragami, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Why?"
Why did the Oracle Cells in those culture tanks transform into Aragami?
Indeed, Aragami were a collective of Oracle Cells, but the Oracle Cells used in the research had undergone certain adjustments and should not have gathered to become Aragami.
"Could it be that…"
Fang Li suddenly turned his head and looked at the massive culture tank behind him, where the severed arm was submerged.
"Gū lū Gū lū Gū lū!"
The pristine arm kept twitching and squirming, releasing bubbles that filled the entire culture tank. The liquid inside the tank boiled and heated up like molten lava. That abnormal activity was undoubtedly the culprit behind the transformation of the Oracle Cells in the institute into Aragami.
"How could this happen?"
Fang Li didn't know that Rollins Wright had spent a full ten years not only maximizing the release of Eros' hormones but also developing a chip that could connect to Eros and use it to transmit commands to the manipulated Aragami. It was precisely with this chip that Rollins Wright could manipulate the Aragami army through Eros.
And that chip was implanted in Rollins Wright's own brain.
Now, by killing Rollins Wright, Fang Li had caused the commands transmitted to Eros to go completely awry.
In other words, Eros went on a rampage.
As a result of the disrupted commands, the Oracle Cells in the surroundings were directly transformed into Aragami, plunging them into a rampage as well.
"Rooooooaaaaar!"
In the next instant, the rebellious Aragami stomped on the floor and charged toward Fang Li.
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