Chapter 1959: Capture and Trap in Huguang Twenty-Eight
"How's it going? Isn't all this too bad?" Albert asked as he saw Mutt lying in the hot water pool, finally relaxing.
In fact, the water in the bathhouse was quite hot, and it was the kind of heat that would make people sweat constantly. The cat-like boy, who originally had a "rubber man" physique, seemed to be a little melted by the heat.
"I hope I won't die from cerebral congestion." The cat boy complained.
"As long as I'm watching, you can't die. Meow hahahaha." The tiger man grinned, his laughter full of mysterious confidence.
Mutt was not interested in such cold jokes at all. He just turned his head and looked at the night sky outside the window thoughtfully. It was already late at night, the night was gloomy and gray, and the stars and moon were covered by dark clouds.
It's not a beautiful scene. Perhaps it's the perfect reflection of the cat boy's mood at the moment.
"A long time ago, a long time ago." The cat boy suddenly told the story, "The orcs were not as powerful as they are now.
But the orcs living in the harsh "Underdark" are tired of struggling to survive.
They no longer want to fight to the death with the invading monsters day and night. Nor do they want to worry about the most basic issue of food and warmth. They want to get the human land, the land that is constantly blessed by the sun and is fertile and productive.
They want to attack [Glory Area].
However, they also know very well that with their numbers and combat power, it is almost impossible to defeat all humans in the glorious region.
So there was the [Pandora Project] that selected the elite among the orcs, genetically modified them and strengthened them.
That was essentially a plan to give birth to the [Super Orc Warrior]."
Albert fell into silence for a while. He was listening carefully, although he looked disapproving.
"Then, it is said that there is another ancient orc guardian who has a very special physique.
He was born with unparalleled power and possesses thousands of different abilities. He has more abilities and is more powerful than any orc in the world. His abilities are the [blueprint] for all orc abilities.
, because everything originally originated from him.
This guardian, under coercion and inducement, agreed to participate in the [Pandora Project] and contribute his strength, talent, and genetic material to the creation of super orc warriors."
"I think I've heard of this," Albert interjected in a low voice. When he had a private conversation with Dad Sphinx before, Dad also told Albert a similar story.
Mutt ignored Albert and continued: "At first, what the Guardian wanted was just freedom. He thought that after helping those people, they would let him go free and let him live the life he wanted.
From the beginning to the end, he never really wanted to help the orcs research super soldiers. He had no interest in war at all.
However, when he was halfway through the research, he realized that if the research continued like this, not only would he not be able to be free, but it might even bring destruction to the world. The naive and simple guardian did not know how to spread in the underdark.
How terrible the darkness was. When he realized all this, everything had become irreversible.
Even though his own life was threatened, the Guardian struggled in the end. He terminated the Pandora Project and destroyed all research materials to ensure that no one could replicate the glory of this project in the future.
Not only that.
He injected the factor of "free will" into the body of the semi-finished "Super Soldier" that was created. It is a very specific genetic factor, which is completely combined with the created Super Soldier at the genetic level.
Together, it can never be removed, and will even continue to exist as these super soldiers live and multiply in the future, existing in their descendants.
The orcs with free will will no longer be controlled by a certain race and can act completely according to their own wishes. This is a big taboo for a certain force.
The rebellious guardian was later expelled and annihilated. The "troublesome legacy" he left behind was preserved.
Even if it is only a semi-finished product, the research on [super soldiers] is still considered a success. The batch of super soldiers created each have amazing talents and can be used as excellent soldiers in future wars.
However, [the troublesome legacy] is still a trouble. The [free will] in them is a taboo for some people who hold the core power. These people finally came to the conclusion that on the one hand, they must make full use of these [the troublesome legacy]
, on the one hand, we must strictly control these super orc warriors who have free will in their bodies."
Hearing this, Albert suddenly seemed to understand something. He swallowed.
Mutt paused and continued: "The conclusion they came to is that they need to strictly control the population of these super orcs. They can neither make them unsustainable nor let them grow too much.
They came to the conclusion that each family of the descendants of these super soldiers could only raise one child. The extra children could not be kept and were either killed or sent to research institutes for research until they lost all research value.
Until he is killed.
"
A chill ran up Albert's spine.
"I don't know if Ruf is my brother." Mutt suddenly turned his head and looked at Albert, with tears in his eyes: "But it is very possible that I am the one who should be taken away, isn't it?"
If my father hadn't risked his life to send me to the slave ship and hide me there, I would probably be a corpse at this moment, or lying in some underground research institute, tortured half to death by all kinds of inhumane research."
Albert suddenly remembered his brother, Robert Roble. On the surface, Robert was killed in the massacre in Egypt, but in fact he was! Back then, Albert found his brother in the research institute of the fox tribe.
When Robert was in a state of half-madness and half-consciousness, he also told Albert some sensational inside story.
It all seems to be connected.
"I don't know who those people are, but those hateful people have been playing with everyone's fate in applause." The expression of the cat boy gradually changed from sadness to grief and anger: "And they have been doing all kinds of things.
One of the purposes of the experiment is to develop an [antidote] that can completely eliminate the [free will factor] in the Super Orcs' bodies.
They have injected the half-finished [antidote] into your body.
"
The cat boy whimpered.
"I almost thought I was going to lose you just now.
I almost thought I would die in your hands.
I gave up the struggle, just like I didn't try to stop you at first. All this was my fault. I deserved the treatment I received. I thought that even if I died like this, it would not be a strange thing.
But I think I was just lucky and escaped death again."
Seeing the expression on the face of the cat-man boy who wanted to cry but couldn't, Albert couldn't help but stretched out his hand and rubbed Mutt's head.
"If you want to cry, just cry. I can lend you my shoulder just once," he said.
"Idiot." Although he sounded so unwilling and indifferent, Mutt leaned his head over. He was just a child, and he also had moments of weakness.
"I really don't know, it turns out you know so much." Albert hummed thoughtfully. Mutt has always been a very slender cat boy, and he always has countless secrets hidden in his heart.
, unwilling to share it with others. When Albert first met this child, the cat boy even made up a lot of ambiguous stories. Who knows which part of them is true and which part is false?
Mutt grabbed Albert's arm, not so much snuggling, but huddled next to the tiger.
"After Rufu gave me part of his memories, combined with the information told to me by Father Sphinx, I gradually figured it out. Maybe this is how everything happened. Maybe this is my past,
My destiny. Even if I am not actually Rufu's brother, but someone else's brother. Who knows that the same history will not repeat itself?"
"So please, don't die." He whispered tremblingly: "I know more. I still have a lot to tell you, but I can't say it yet.
One day, I will find the opportunity to explain everything to you.
Before that, don’t die on your own initiative."
"I won't." Albert promised in a low voice.
He is already immortal, in a sense. Even if his heart has stopped and his body has become cold, he can still continue to move like a walking zombie.
Seen all the truth in the world,
But he is as ignorant as a fool.
No more fear.
Don't know pain.
Lost and sad.
There are very few feelings left,
Struggling like a candle in the wind.
called the ember of life,
But it lasts forever.
Probably this is,
A person who transcends life,
its true form.
Mutt hugged Albert's arm, cried and fell asleep. He didn't seem to care at all that he was soaking in a bathtub. In fact, Albert didn't have that much physical strength to take care of himself.
The cat boy who was sleeping in the bath was picked up and carried to the bed. He could only leave the bath by himself, then took off the cat boy with difficulty and rolled it up in a towel.
He just left the half-wet cat boy on the bench in the bathroom and ran back to the bedroom to lie down on the bed.
Everything in the past and present is lingering in his mind. Many questions seem to have been answered, but more things are revealed that make people think deeply. Memories have become the best hypnotic drug. Indulging in the past