บท 196: The Assault

On the basement floor, the researchers were busy.

The mutated cuttlefish had damaged a lot of equipment when it escaped, and they had spent a lot of energy to repair most of it.

"Director, didn't Boss say that if we can't find Number One within three days, our Branch will have to close down?

"Isn't fiddling with these things now a waste of effort?" a researcher complained.

"A waste of effort?

"Have you ever thought about what would happen if Number One was found?

"If you slack off now and set us behind schedule...

"Think about it. When we let Number One escape, how many people were dragged away to be experimental subjects?"

The Director of Branch One, a white man in his 60s, lectured the offending researcher.

The researcher sighed.

He was a top talent who had graduated from a top university, but now he had to screw a device back together.