Since the beginning of the history of human civilization, no physics experiment has ever been terminated after being started simply because of risks. Recognizing the risks, taking precautions, and careful verification are the judgments of normal people when facing the unknown.
Including the hadron collider experiments that were controversial from the beginning of construction in the old era, including extremely dangerous fission nuclear power reactors, etc.
The reason why the scientific expedition team located the Seventh Research Institute near Shelter 404, far away from the urban area, and went to great lengths to locate the laboratory underground and provide nuclear explosion-level protection, was precisely to deal with possible risks.
Countermeasures taken.
In the most extreme case, the Alliance can blow up the laboratory and completely bury possible unstable "anomalies" with tens of thousands of tons of structural materials.
Every staff member on staff is well aware of these possible risks.
If you don't want to take any risks, then go farming with a hoe. It's the least risky job in the wasteland.
Of course, the possibility of the most extreme situation happening is actually not high, just like the rumor that a hadron collider would create a black hole and engulf the solar system.
After all, this was not a device created by the pioneer civilization itself, but was accomplished with the help of a certain upright ape named Qiu Shiye. No matter how exaggerated the effect is, it is still within limits.
To make a simple analogy, it is entirely possible for a certain Doma man to make black gunpowder under the guidance of human civilization and scare others, but it would be impossible to blow up the entire Gaia planet with a few kilograms of black gunpowder.
Nonsense.
The outrageous thing of crushing a planet is something that humans themselves cannot do.
However, the results of this experiment still exceeded all researchers' expectations.
From the recorded history of human civilization to the present, there has never been any physics experiment where a monster that does not belong to this world has been born from the center of the laboratory...
And now, this record has been broken.
"Roar--!"
Deafening sound waves and something unknown hit the glass curtain wall that was stronger than concrete.
The huge impact not only broke the sound of the speakers in the operating room, but also caused a layer of dense spider webs to crawl up the glass curtain wall.
Fortunately, Yin Fang's "Retreat" made all the researchers present react, quickly rushed to the door of the operating room, activated the manual mode, and opened the power-off alloy door.
With the combined efforts of everyone, the alloy door quickly opened, and a group of people filed out.
The situation is extremely critical.
The monster hiding in the darkness hit again and again, trying to break free from the constraints on itself, and the glass curtain wall was already letting out an overwhelmed wail!
However, no one in the entire operation room panicked, and everyone behaved calmly.
The entire evacuation process was carried out in an orderly manner. No one was scrambling to escape. Everything was just like a safety drill.
People consciously formed a queue according to their rank - those with the lowest rank at the front, and those with the highest rank at the end. They left the exercise room as quickly as possible and rushed to the nearest safe passage!
Director Dai initially wanted Yin Fang to queue up in front of him, but was pushed back by the latter.
Looking at the astonished Dai Huaian, Yin Fang glared at him fiercely and said.
"What does it say in the safety manual!"
Dai Huaian's face turned slightly pale and he spoke hastily.
"But you are not a researcher at the Seventh Institute——"
Yin Fang interrupted him without hesitation.
"I am a resident of Vault 404, the chief scientist of the Alliance! From your position, this is an order!"
If there are residents of Vault 404 present, the residents of Vault 404 will always be the last to evacuate!
This is a rule he set himself.
And it has been written in the safety manual since the establishment of the scientific expedition team, and it is also written in the first chapter of the manual!
In the scientific expedition team, rank means responsibility. The higher the rank, the greater the responsibility. There is no such thing as climbing to the top of everyone's head, but shirking all the responsibilities!
This was the case when I was in college.
The lowest-level prospectors do the most dangerous work, and ultimately have to bear the risk of mission failure for the sake of the researcher's career, and are wiped out without any compensation.
He has already tasted this pain and must not bring this dregs to the alliance again!
If he had no choice at the time, he would have been born like this in the academy, but now he is in almost the same position as the "chief technology officer of the academy".
He wants everyone in the scientific expedition team to remember that since he said "I will be responsible", he must take responsibility to the end!
You must not wait until you really have to take responsibility and treat what you said as a fart!
As for why his death was a loss to the alliance, that's real bullshit.
People are not wine, so where does the saying that the fragrance lasts for a long time come from?
He himself climbed up from an E-level prospector, and he has no doubt that another E-level researcher can also climb to his current position!
He also firmly believes that even if he defends the rules with his life today, there will definitely be researchers younger and more visionary than him who will stand on his shoulders, see things that he has no chance to see, and, like him, will
Continue to defend the rules you have defended!
The deafening roar continued, and the solid glass curtain wall finally collapsed in an instant, and the broken glass shards hit the other wall of the operation room like shrapnel!
Everything happens in the blink of an eye!
The explosion occurred less than half a minute after the start of the third set of experiments, and Yin Fang even felt the surging air waves behind him.
Fortunately, he was not caught by the monster hiding in the dark.
At the moment when the glass curtain wall was about to shatter, he successfully escaped from the operating room and stumbled into the corridor.
"Quick! This way!"
Dai Huai'an, who was running in front, gave him a hand, and the two of them steadied themselves and quickly rushed to the entrance of the safe passage.
At this time, workers on the surface manually started the backup generator, and the power supply to the underground passage was immediately restored.
With the sudden light coming on, Lin Dong, who was running ahead, couldn't help but look back and was shocked by the scene in front of him.
"I'll blanch..."
It was a huge lizard, with eyes as small as soybeans growing densely on both sides of the bloody mouth, like bursting pus bubbles.
The pitch-black scales exuded the aura of death, and could not reflect the slightest bit of luster under the illumination of incandescent lamps.
It was as if all wavelengths of light were absorbed by those extremely dark scales!
That is……
Deathclaw?!
No--
In front of this kind of monster, I'm afraid even "Niko" can only be used as a snack. Perhaps it is more appropriate to call it "Death Lizard" or "Death Mouth".
At the same time that he looked at those pairs of soybean-sized eyes, the bloody mouth slowly opened.
At the same time, a hand grabbed Lin Dong's collar at the back of his neck and dragged him into the safe passage, unable to help but hold his breath.
The violent air flow bombarded the entire corridor with the deafening roar. Just the aftermath of pouring into the safe passage shook his internal organs, and he almost couldn't recover.
Pulling this desperate former prospector in front of him, Yarrick shouted loudly at him.
"You fucking don't want your life! Run!!"
Lin Dong didn't have time to answer, let alone hear what Alex said, but he still moved his feet.
With cumbersome and frantic steps, the writhing death dragon chased to the entrance of the safe passage at an incredible speed.
Fortunately, the narrow entrance stuck it at the door, and only half of its mouth could reach in.
Looking at that ugly giant mouth, Lin Dong could only feel his heart beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his throat.
"What a hell..."
The other researchers had the same expression.
Seeing the lizard's open mouth as if it was about to roar again, Yin Fang quickly punched open the dust cover of the fire alarm button embedded in the wall and lowered the fire isolation door of the safe passage.
An alloy folding door fell from the sky, cutting off the lower half of the stairs of the safety passage.
The death giant lizard let out a deafening roar, making the alloy folding door tremble, but it seemed to end there.
"Saved..." Dai Huaian leaned against the wall and breathed a sigh of relief.
Their mission is over.
Next, it is the work of the combatants...
Just as a group of researchers were running from the laboratory on the third underground floor to the second underground floor, the second underground floor of the institute was completely different.
At the moment when the power in the previous laboratory was cut off, the twenty-seven players who were sitting on the chairs shaking their legs in boredom instantly stood up as if they had been given a shot of blood.
The players present are all above level 30. Although they are not considered top players at T0 or T1 levels, they can still be considered the backbone of the server.
An hour ago, they received a mission from the Guards Regiment and entered the Seventh Research Institute. They received the "Xiaguang" Type III power armor and the latest K-12 heavy-duty exoskeleton from the officers of the Guards Regiment, as well as huge stone military improvements.
The bolter was stationed on the upper floor of the laboratory on standby.
According to the experience of those who have participated in the "Seven Institutes" mission, they only need to hang up in the research institute until the mission is completed, without actually fighting.
Although the task process is a bit cumbersome, the rewards are generous, and it can also increase the professional experience of the scientific expedition team and the favorability of key NPCs. Therefore, there are always many people taking the task, and some even need to be snatched.
In addition, a certain boss who got up several times a night said that these researchers were training the treasure he brought back from Nanmen 2 so intensively every day, and sooner or later they would have to refine the DLC.
Therefore, there has been a rumor circulating on the forum that the "Security Level Improvement" mission of the Seventh Research Institute actually has a "hidden mission"!
As we all know, "hidden missions" are the key to becoming a son of the "Wasteland OL" version.
If an expansion pack can be released, it will definitely be an "opportunity" to advance to T1!
It is precisely because of this that, apart from a group of mid-level players who have just passed level 30, some veteran players of level 40 or 50 will occasionally come here to try their luck and see if they can find a way to open hidden tasks.
"Brothers! It's now!"
"Ouch!"
"Ready to fight!"
Without even needing to be reminded by the officers of the Guards Corps, four level 50 men wearing power armor had already rushed forward and entered the elevator dedicated to security personnel first.
There was just a crisp click, and the landing capsule instantly passed through the elevator shaft leading to the third underground laboratory, and landed directly at the end of the shaft with a "Boom!"
If he were an ordinary person, after receiving such a blow, he would probably lose half a tube of blood before the fight even started.
But standing inside were, after all, three level 45 strength animals and an intelligence brain!
Level forty-five!
Before Lao Bai reached this level, he could already clear the mother nest on the B6 floor of the shelter.
The four veterans of their ultra-ferocious corps are here, so they won’t be defeated by the BOSS!
The [Big Omen] in front did not panic at all, and was as steady as an old dog. While the bolt gun was good at it, he also dug a handful of the butt next to him, and took a white phosphorus round and held it in his left hand.
"Mission refreshed! The target is 'Death Monitor'! Judging from the name, it should be a variant of the Junk King type. Prepare the incendiary bombs!"
"Attention! There is no need to pay attention to the laboratory facilities, but don't destroy the holy relics!"
"Got it!" [Turn disaster into good fortune] responded, stuffed an incendiary bomb into the bolter in his hand, and sealed the corridor with "Brother Zhao" on the left and right.
[Ominous] and [Rough Waves] followed closely. One person was carrying a rocket launcher, and another person was holding a remote control terminal, and released a half-meter-high autonomous unmanned vehicle and a four-rotor combat drone.
The entire four-person team was like a chariot rolling through the corridor, charging towards the mission target with great momentum.
At this moment, the giant lizard that broke through the separation wall was inserting its head into the entrance of the escape tunnel, trying to catch the few mice hiding in the tunnel.
But at this moment, the sound echoing in the laboratory attracted its attention.
The threat of death is approaching!
Feeling the threat that could not be ignored, it subconsciously pulled out its head, twisted its body and took two steps back, staring straight at the end of the corridor with its bean-like eyes.
Heavy footsteps echoed in the corridor, like war drums gradually beating!
"hiss--"
The death monitor lizard let out a heavy snort, and its amber-like pupils narrowed dangerously.
On the other side, the players carrying bolt guns looked at it unscrupulously, commenting on its twisted appearance.
"Damn...it's so ugly."
"It looks a lot like SCP-682, except it's balder... and a little bigger."
"The question is, how did these physicists come up with this thing?"
"Maybe walking out of the set from the Biological Research Institute——"
"Roar--!"
A violent roar interrupted everyone's conversation.
The spreading sound wave instantly shook the entire corridor, shaking the four iron bodies at the same time!
Perhaps angered by the group of people's rash reactions, the giant lizard with scales as deep as a black hole instantly transformed into a running truck, twisting its huge body and running through the corridor littered with debris and wreckage!
Realizing the threat of the "alien" in front of him, [Turn Danger into Good Luck] no longer held his hand, and quickly threw the white phosphorus bomb at it. At the same time, he pulled the trigger of the bolt gun with his right hand and responded to its attack with gunshots.
War cry!
“Bang bang bang—!”
Hot tongues of flame shot out from the muzzle of the 19mm gun, creating a cross-flow of iron rain in the spacious corridor!
Not to mention a lizard that looks like Junk, even a super mutant standing here would be crushed into a pulp!
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened.
The Death Lizard, who was hit by the bolter shell, acted as if nothing had happened. He only let out a roar of pain and rushed forward against the blazing sparks.
As for the phosphorus fire caused by the explosion of the white phosphorus bomb, it simply ignored it and rushed over in two steps!
The person standing on the right side of the room, "Turn disaster into good luck", had his eyes widened and couldn't help shouting "Fuck!".
Charge against the metal jet of armor-piercing projectiles?!
"Is this thing a carbon-based organism?!"
"What the hell do you know -" The [Ominous] with the rocket launcher pulled the trigger, and a stream of white smoke rushed toward the giant lizard twisting forward.
Almost stuck on the edge of a safe distance, the high-explosive rocket hit the lizard on the shoulder!
The air wave of the explosion swept through the entire corridor, and the roaring shrapnel flew, scraped against the alloy walls, and hung on the breastplate of the power armor.
This rocket had some effect, blasting a slap-sized hole in the giant lizard's shoulder!
Red to black blood dripped on the floor, making a sizzling sound, like strong corrosive inorganic acid.
[Turn disaster into good fortune] Swallowed, staring at the lizard with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"really……"
What his buddy just shot out was the barrel of a metallic hydrogen warhead!
Even if the armor-piercing effect of the high-explosive bomb is average, the terrifying explosion power is enough to overturn the Chimera armored vehicle!
However, the dead lizard seemed to be fine! It only lost a layer of skin!
Even more than that -
That slap-sized wound is healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"The expansion pack...is open?"
Seeing the horrifying scene in front of him, [Dangerous] struggled to squeeze out a sentence from his mouth, until [Rough Waves] yelled loudly from the side and woke him up.
"Change to armor-piercing bullets! Why are you just standing there?!"
The unmanned vehicles on the ground poured out strafing firepower, and the grenade launchers hung on the barrels fired one after another at the death giant lizard ahead.
The death giant lizard seemed to have adapted to their attack rhythm. It twisted its neck to receive the attack that hit the face, then threw away its arms and quickly crawled forward!
Half of its face was damaged, so it turned to the other side and alternately opened its eyes to see clearly ahead.
And when the other side of the face was also beaten, the face that was originally beaten returned to its original shape.
【Damage】The reloading has been completed and the second rocket was fired quickly!
But this time, the death giant lizard seemed to be prepared. It pecked forward with its long and narrow mouth at an incredible speed, and then raised it upwards, actually pushing the high-speed armor-piercing projectile onto the ceiling.
!
"boom--!"
The armor-piercing projectile, which was powerful enough to penetrate the tank's side armor, exploded instantly, and burning metal fragments filled half of the corridor like brilliant fireworks.
So far, the four players facing the battle have used all their strength, and no one dares to take advantage of their equipment and level lightly.
However--
In the face of that overwhelming force, just being serious seems to be no longer enough to solve the problem.
[Omen of great misfortune] I watched helplessly as the beast just opened its mouth, bit, and twisted...his leader [Omen of great misfortune] was torn into two halves with his body and armor, half of which was thrown away
Go to the other side of the corridor.
"Brother Zhao!!" [Changing danger into good fortune]'s eyes instantly turned red. He dropped the bolt gun in his hand and pulled out the ceramic combat knife tied to his arm.
Bolt shells have a safe distance limit, and they have lost their effect when placed close to the face!
The knife is more useful at this time!
"Roar--!"
Bathed in the hot blood, the death giant lizard let out a joyful roar, and then slapped a paw on the iron can next to it.
There was just a crisp sound of "Oil!". The man in the power armor was like a cracked oyster, and his eyeballs exploded and splashed onto the tactical eyepiece of his helmet.
Not just speed——
In the face of this super-standard combat power, the power he was most proud of was ruthlessly crushed!
Two teammates were killed one after another, and [the fate of the enemy] suddenly felt sad in his heart.
"I will fight with you!"
It was impossible to run, and it was impossible to cover this distance.
Without saying a word, he directly activated the self-destruction program of the power armor, then drew his combat knife and rushed forward.
Seeing the prey rushing towards it to die, the death monitor lizard grinned ferociously, opened its huge mouth and moved forward to bite!
Under the squeezing force of the bite force that was tearing apart space, [Dangerous] felt as if he was being pinched by a door. In an instant, he was squeezed into ketchup by the cracked steel and sprayed from the broken shoulder armor.
come out!
But this time it miscalculated. It didn't expect that the prey in its mouth would explode. Half of his head was blown away with a "bang", and the unmanned vehicles and drones next to it were also thrown away.
He fell into the corner like he was weightless.
However--
This seemed like a fatal blow, but it still didn't kill it!
This weird lizard seemed to be immortal, with large blood clots pouring out of its drooped head, and it had grown back in just a few breaths.
Including those amber eyes.
Pity.
Although power armor is nuclear-powered, it is still different from nuclear weapons. The conventional explosives used to detonate the reactor are not enough to trigger a tactical-level nuclear explosion.
[Breaking Waves], who was blown away by the shock wave and hit the wall, was completely frightened.
He sat on the ground blankly, forgetting to get up, and watched helplessly as the monster approached, speechless for a moment.
Damn this... give me a haircut?!
The recovery ability is stronger than the mother of deathclaws, and the combat power is stronger than that of a drug-addled garbage man.
No--
When the garbage man comes, he might as well be used as a snack.
Perhaps, the only way to deal with it is to blow up the research institute.
The giant lizard covered in blood smiled ferociously at him, as if it were playing with its prey, glaring at the dying man with its amber eyes, but not in a hurry to bite.
In its opinion, this little mouse is already dead.
The only thing that confused him was where the strong omen of death just came from.
Could it be——
Is there any creature stronger than this in this world?
But no matter what, these four little mice are obviously no match for it...
Just as the death monitor lizard was looking at the prey that was very close at hand, the sound of neither light nor heavy footsteps suddenly reached its ears, and the direction was still towards the end of the corridor.
It slowly turned its face to look over there, and saw a blue power armor and a square hammer reflected in its soybean-sized pupils.
Its eyes instantly narrowed dangerously, and a deep roar came out of its throat.
However, before it could open its mouth to test, the air flow like a strong wind had already blown towards its face.
That is also an anti-armor level force——
And it’s more ferocious than a rocket launcher!
The huge head was like a watermelon hit by a truck. It was wrapped in countless pieces of minced meat and dark red blood clots and flew out, covering the entire wall.
"Roar--"
Swaying its bulky body backwards, the death giant lizard finally roared, but there was obviously a hint of panic in the voice, as if it was being targeted by a larger giant.
The half-broken head sprouted new sprouts and was stitched together at a speed visible to the naked eye.
but--
If you observe carefully, you will find that its rebirth speed is a full second slower than before!
"I see... It seems that even monsters emerging from the void are not invincible. Their ability to repair themselves will continue to weaken with the number of regenerations."
"But I'm quite curious, what does this self-healing energy provide? Organic matter? Or... just like your existence itself, does it come from the outside of the cosmic membrane?"
The calm voice floated into [Bang Lang]'s ears. The latter raised his dumbfounded face and saw clearly the figure walking out of the smoke, with his whole mouth opened in an O shape.
"Fuck——"
Manager!?
If he remembered correctly, the last time this boss took action seemed to be during the Torch War?!
He was not at the scene at the time. He only listened to the players on the forum getting more and more outrageous, saying that the hammer tore even the space and the avenue was destroyed...
Obviously, that's nonsense.
Not paying attention to the expression on the face of the player sitting by the wall, Chu Guang tightened the nitrogen-powered hammer in his hand, and stepped forward unhurriedly under the fearful half of the death lizard's face.
One step forward.
"Dong——"
The death giant lizard seemed to be frightened, swaying back and letting out a hoarse roar at him intimidatingly.
"Roar--!"
The deafening roar carried the weak sound waves and blasted towards Chu Guang, but the moment it was about to come into contact with his steel breastplate, it was blocked by an invisible wall of air.
The compressed nitrogen is as solid as steel, like ripples of wrinkles swaying around it.
but--
That's not what Chu Guang is most proud of.
His sequence level will continue to increase as the player levels up.
And with the continuous expansion of the number of players in the server and the continuous iterative evolution of each sequence branch, he has now become so powerful that even he feels like a monster.
Perhaps, only this existence that seemed to come from the void was worthy of his personal action.
Holding the hammer across his chest, he took a step forward under the horrified eyes of the death dragon.
"Just let me take a look--"
"How many times will you be killed before you die?"