Zeras slowly put the gun down as he stared at the female corpse of the scientist while holding on to the purple card.
Looking at the notification of the system
[A tracking Gene has been activated by the Host.]
[Host is too weak to completely override the Gene, and hence advised to put down the purple card to get rid of the Gene tracker.]
It seems that while Annah had told him the card is used for opening the Off-limits doors, she never told him of the tracker present within.
If not for the notification by the system, then he wouldn't even know he was being tracked and would have been busted without realizing why.
And to be honest, he didn't plan on leaving her alive in the first place; she was someone who did inhumane experiments on living beings.
He would never allow such a psychopathic scientist to live a single more day.
An AI voice rang out in the room.
"An intruder has been detected. Location of the intruder is at the 4C lab."
"All guard forces are to be deployed in capturing the intruder..."
Zeras debated on whether he should leave the card, as doing that would make him avoid being tracked.
But thinking about it again, he discovered it didn't matter much; holding onto it or not, he would still be found.
And if he played his cards right, it might actually turn out well for him.
But before going, he had something important to do.
He moved toward the female corpse and placed his palm on her forehead.
[A mortal with a D-grade Gene has been detected.]
[Does Host wish to absorb life essence?]
"Yes.."
[Host has successfully absorbed Life Essence]
[+10 Energy points.]
"Hmm, the higher the grade of gene, the higher the energy points, huh?"
He muttered, surprised a bit.
But it made sense, a person with a D-grade Gene should have more life-essence than a person with an E-grade gene, right?
Moving towards the two other bodies, he absorbed their life essence too.
[+10 Energy points.]
[+10 Energy points]
Now looking at his energy points
[Total Energy: 65/65]
Done with that, he burst out of the door and ran towards the off-limits area.
BAAAANG!
BAAAANG!
BAAAANG!
He could already feel the ground shaking behind him as if an entire army were following after him.
He sprinted hard, quickly spotting the towering iron door with a cross mark, just 50 meters away.
-- -- --
In the middle of a luxurious room.
Glittering blue tiles lined the ground, releasing a gentle glow, while a beautiful tune played softly in the room.
The walls were covered in a mixture of white and purple paint, while stacks of papers were arranged on a desk at the corner of the room.
At the center, a large golden bathtub could be seen steaming with hot water while a middle-aged man of about 40 could be seen in it.
Fuuuuuuu
Cigarette smoke billowed out of his nose and mouth, his head tilting forward and backward to the rhythm.
"An intruder has been detected. Location of the intruder at the 4C lab. All forces are to be deployed in capturing the intruder..."
An AI voice suddenly rang out in the entire space, causing the man to open his eyes, and a surprised glint flashed in his eyes.
"An intruder, huh? Probably just another lab rat trying to escape his destiny."
The man raised his right hand as he clicked on his right watch before speaking
"Deploy all guard units."
Clicking once again on the watch, he slowly came out of the tub.
"It has been a really long while since I've stretched this old bone of mine. Hopefully, I get to have small fun today."
He muttered to himself while stretching, before standing upright.
The man was about 1.9 meters tall, with a slightly chubby body.
This was Chris Telenom, the Base Head of this Branch of the Mutant Organization, and an awakened Gene Cultivator!
-- -- --
Zeras arrived in front of the large metallic door as he swiped the purple card on the scanner by the side.
It opened, and he ran inside.
GROWWWWWL
ROOOOOOOARR
BAAAAAAAANG!
BAAAAAAAANG!
He could hear the roars of different beasts as they slammed into their iron cages.
He looked forward, and at the end of the long hall was a door.
A sinister smile appeared on his face as he stared at the card, then at the cages holding the beasts.
"I hope you all like my gift. Activate Dash..."