"Detected an unidentified life form intrusion, core area breached."
"Base self-destruction program countdown, 3 minutes."
"All research personnel, please evacuate immediately through the emergency passage."
The cold alarm continued to echo.
Looking at the cold eyes behind the masks of his two "companions," Su Mo realized he had made a massive mistake.
In a situation that was completely unclear, he subjectively placed the mutated man in the "intruder" position.
Why? Just because he looks a bit abstract, does that mean he must be the bad guy?
Now it seems, the so-called intruder is not the mutated man; he might even be the guardian of this laboratory.
The mutated man’s tentacle wrap wasn’t meant to eat people; it was simply trying to grab him to evacuate.
If he wanted to eat someone, the speed of the tentacle couldn’t be so slow.
Which means... the real intruders are these two people in front of him!
Realizing this, Su Mo felt a chill down his spine.
No way...
Just transmigrated for two minutes and about to die violently?...
Then I might be the unluckiest transmigrator in history...
The black-haired man, seeing Su Mo not resisting, moved away his gun muzzle and squatted down to search his arms.
Soon, the black-haired man found an ID card.
He glanced at the ID card and showed it to the white-haired woman: "This is good, very young. The ones we caught before were too old and couldn’t survive the journey."
The white-haired woman said nothing, just nodded.
The black-haired man said to Su Mo, "Dr. Chen, come with us."
Su Mo was dumbfounded upon hearing this.
Dr. Chen?...
At this moment, his mind seemed to light up.
He looked around in shock, glancing at the mutated man now shivering to death, then at the white-haired woman carrying a Tang Blade.
Laboratory...
Mutated humans with combat organs...
The white-haired woman holding a Tang Blade...
Dr. Chen...
Could it be?!
Su Mo grabbed his collar and tore it open with a "rip" sound, his clothes torn apart.
The two intruders froze.
They had tied up many people before, seen those who yelled, those who fainted, and those who cried for mercy...
It was their first time seeing someone tear their clothes without saying a word.
Su Mo ignored the two’s strange looks, tore open his clothes, and looked at his chest.
Upon seeing the black cocoon wrapped in a thin membrane on his skin, his gaze went into a daze.
He knew where this was...
And understood his identity...
This is "Research Base No. 101" in the world of "Dawn."
He is a villain boss in the game, Dr. Chen.
When Su Mo played the game before, he had a profound impression of Dr. Chen.
Because this old man was truly too miserable in the game.
In the "Dawn" game, there’s a super giant company called "Hegemony Company," focusing on researching "Blood Code."
Blood Code is a compilable alien gene fragment that can integrate into original human gene fragments, triggering various extraordinary powers, creating super warriors like the mutated man.
Dr. Chen is an intermediate researcher of Hegemony Company, researching a project codenamed "Ancestral Blood Code" at Base 101.
But he repeatedly encountered obstacles in research progress, unable to complete human trials.
Base 101 management felt the project was going nowhere and cut Dr. Chen’s research funding and human receptor supply, intending to transfer him to another project.
Then, just like many cliché movie plots, he created trouble even where there was none.
Dr. Chen was unwilling to abandon his research but couldn’t persuade the base management, so in a fit of anger, he decided to use his own body for experiments to prove the project’s success.
As a result, Dr. Chen was backlashed by the Ancestral Blood Code, turning into a creature neither human nor ghost.
Since "obtaining the Ancestral Blood Code" is one of the necessary conditions for game completion, regardless of which plot route players take or what ending they aim for, they must kill Dr. Chen and seize the Ancestral Blood Code from him.
In the "Dawn" game, Dr. Chen is notoriously a "disgrace boss," slow in action, long post-attack delay, large rigidity, small attack range.
In beta test groups, Su Mo had seen at least a hundred fancy ways Dr. Chen died.
He even saw one player with a fixed damage of 5 from a kick, kick Dr. Chen more than 3000 times, forcibly kicking him to death.
Su Mo had previously joked with other players that if one day he transmigrated into "Dawn," he would be fine being any random character, just don’t turn into Dr. Chen.
Well, what you fear comes true.
The black cocoon on Su Mo’s chest is the sign of the Ancestral Blood Code being injected into his body.
Before he transmigrated, Dr. Chen had already used his body for experiments.
According to the original plot development, he will gradually be backlashed by the Ancestral Blood Code, watching helplessly as his body decays, mutates, grows full of tumors, turning into a mindless monster with no human shape.
...Eventually being creatively killed by the protagonist.
Su Mo now felt completely numb.
This transmigration really messes with people.
Others transmigrate into demon lords or carry systems, advancing smoothly; at least have some powerful cheat.
Not having a system or cheat is one thing, but transmigrating into this fool is another.
While Su Mo felt cold, the white-haired woman pulled him up from the ground.
Instinctively, he looked up and saw the pair of cold black eyes behind the mask.
As the "Dawn" full achievement completion player, the world’s first "Transmigrate into Dawn" achievement holder, Su Mo knew everything about the game.
Including the NPCs.
Pure white long hair.
Tang Blade.
Su Mo had identified from these two traits.
She is... Nuobai!
Nuobai, "New Moon City" mercenary, 21 years old, industry nickname "Silent Death God," a very popular side quest NPC in the game.
Su Mo looked at Nuobai, recalling the game plot at this time.
This is a commission issued by the rival of Hegemony Company, "Iron Blood Alliance."
Nuobai needs to abduct a researcher from Base 101 and bring them back to Iron Blood’s territory.
He, Dr. Chen, is the person to be abducted.
According to the original plot, "Dr. Chen" will be successfully kidnapped and, in Iron Blood Alliance’s prison, backlashed by the Ancestral Blood Code, transforming into a monster, eventually killed by the protagonist.
Soon, Su Mo firmed his resolve: He definitely cannot follow the original plot; otherwise, it’s a dead end!
He must change the plot direction!
"..."
The black-haired man put away the ID card, said to Nuobai: "Let’s go, don’t worry about those old men locked inside; let them fend for themselves."
Su Mo turned his head slightly towards the black-haired man.
This guy should be "Walt," a powerful but morally questionable mercenary.
Walt’s mouth is notoriously loose; anyone’s secret known to him would be sold on the dark web in a few days.
Nuobai is an extremely cautious mercenary, with a focus on personal information secrecy.
She partnered with Walt out of the client’s request, willing to work together but never allows such a rotten person to know her true identity.
Otherwise, if her enemies find her, her life would be non-stop trouble.
Su Mo thought of the first breakthrough for this conflict point.
"..."
Nuobai grabbed Su Mo’s arm, dragging him out.
At this moment, she heard Su Mo’s low voice from behind her: "Hello, Nuobai."
Nuobai turned her head fiercely, staring at Su Mo, eyes filled with shock behind the mask.
She couldn’t understand...
She had always been cautious for years, never exposing any identity information to outsiders.
How did this stranger, Dr. Chen, know her name?!
Walt froze for a moment upon hearing, then looked at Nuobai: "You’re called, Nuo..."
What greeted Walt was Nuobai raising her dark gun muzzle, followed by a burst of dazzling light inside.
"Bang!"
A bullet penetrated Walt’s head.
His body collapsed into a pool of blood, twitching irregularly, gradually losing all movement.
One down. Su Mo thought.