์"What did I do? I became the first superhuman! The first creature to overcome human limitations! Now I! Titan!" Dr. Newton said loudly with his arms spread wide and his head raised up.
'Superhuman?'Marshal thought in shock. Despite his experience, he felt a tremor in his body. Being next to the biggest and strongest man in the world, he felt fear.
'No, it's not human anymore!' Quickly taking control of his emotions, Marshal took out the pistol he had on his belt. Aiming it at Newton, he pulled the trigger.
BAH
A shot rang out. But it turned out that the bullet flew to the side without hitting the target. Newton held Marshall's hand and pushed it away. It happened so fast that Marshall didn't even notice it.
"What it is? Pistol? You trying to kill me? Why?" Holding the hand with the gun, Newton seemed confused. His face spoke of surprise, but Marshal did not believe him.
BEEP BEEP BEEP
The atmosphere in the warehouse changed quickly. An evacuation signal sounded throughout the base. Base sensors detected radiation contamination. The old Jeagers were equipped with nuclear reactors, so this was standard procedure.
"What means why? You caused it! Because of you, the whole base will be contaminated with radiation!" Marshall shouted with a pained expression on his face.
AAAAAA
He screamed as his hand was squeezed so hard that his bones began to crack. The gun fell to the floor.
"You do not understand! This is my gift to you! Radiation is something incomprehensible, unknowable. We had no idea that it could be something so pleasant and nutritious. I feel so full and full. I have never felt so good. I don't feel hungry anymore! I no longer need to feed my body. Day after day, day after day, three times a day! Constantly in search of food so that the body can function. It's like… It's like slavery!"
Newton inhaled the air, as if he were in a flower meadow, and continued to speak pathetically: "And now I am freed from it. It is incredibly! It's hard to fathom, but somehow my body uses laws of physics and biology that we know nothing about. Converting radiation into nutrients for growth! My body is now the most perfect mechanism in the world!"
Guards could be heard running not far from them. Marshall and Dr. Newton turned their heads in that direction. Two guards with rifles ran out of one of the corridors.
Newton wasn't going to wait to be shot at. He took a few steps, dragging Marshall behind him like a rag, not letting go of his hand. He walked over to the damaged reactor lying next to them and kicked it with all his might. The reactor quickly flew towards the guards and knocked them off their feet like they were bowling pins.
Moans of pain filled the warehouse. The guards were lying on the ground as if they had just been hit by a car.
On the other side, the steps of many guards were also heard.
"Shoot!" Without waiting for the guards to appear in the field of vision, the Marshal shouted.
AAAAAAH
"Wait for me here!" Newton finally broke Marshall's arm and let him go. Shocked by the pain, he fell to the ground, clutching his hand. Newton quickly ran in the direction of the guards and disappeared behind the scrap metal lying everywhere in the warehouse.
The marshal heard several shots and screams. In just 30 seconds, the screams stopped. The alarm continued to scream for evacuation, and Marshall had not even reached for the gun with his left hand when Dr. Newton returned.
AAARRHH
Noticing Marshall reach for the gun, Newton did not rejected the gun, he simply stepped on Marshall's left arm and broke it as well as his right arm.
"Look what you've done! You were the first to get the gun! It was you who ordered them to shoot me." Newton spoke with a smile. He walked beside Marshall, holding his head as if he were in despair.
"What are you talking about?" Unable to stand this madness, Marshal shouted. Both his arms were broken, and he was now unable to call for help. His situation was terrible. He had never been so close to death.
Newton stopped and looked at his former boss. He came and sat down next to him. Slowly, he reached his rough hand up to Marshall's head and gripped it. The head fit in Newton's palm and he stroked it lightly and tenderly.
"Yes. Yes, yes. You just jumped to conclusions. Now I understand why you tried to kill me. You think that I infected the people on this base with radiation. But can't you see me? Don't you see? For me radiation is something good, it is the source of my power. What I have done is good for you too, you only have to ask me and I will share this power with you."
Marshal was in pain, and when he felt his head being stroked at this time, he felt even worse. Newton's actions as well as his words made him want to vomit.
"Are you saying that you already have thousands of vaccines ready for all the workers at the base? Even I know that it will take at least several months to set up mass production of your vaccine! It's too slow to save everyone!" Marshall said.
Newton's face changed. He became angry and instead of stroking Marshall's head, he gripped it tightly and lifted it off the ground. Marshall's feet dangled off the ground as Newton lifted him up to look him straight in the eye. If it were not for Marshall's good physical training, his neck would not have been able to withstand the weight of his body. His arms were broken and hanging down.
"You still don't understand. I got the power to be who I am! You are no longer my boss! You can no longer command me!" Newton held Marshall's body with one hand and searched his pockets with the other. Pulling out the pass, he tossed him aside as a useless thing. Marshal fell to the metal floor and rolled over several times.
"I don't need you anymore, this pass is worth more than you are. And so it has always been. The power you were given made you famous in the world, but what are you without it? You are nobody and your name is nothing! Titans will never kneel to anyone, and I understand that now. We are top predators and only the strongest of us is worthy to stand above them all. Who are you to command me? You are a worthless person." With that, Dr. Newton turned and left. His words contradicted themselves, but he didn't even notice it. He picked up the damaged reactor with one hand and headed for the exit, leaving the Marshal lying there moaning in pain.
"Only the chosen ones can stand next to me. Humanity's time is over." Newton spoke as he walked to the exit of the warehouse. When he got to the door, he used the Marshall pass and opened the locked door.
"You were always like that! You always worshiped the Kaiju. You worshiped their power. You are a maniac, Dr. Newton! After gaining the power you worshipped, you lost your head. You're drunk. Stop it! You still have a chance. Be with us and fight the enemy alongside us. Help us! We need your development. We need your vaccine." Marshal screamed as he lay on the ground. He hoped to reach Newton. He hoped to dispel his madness. He gave him one last chance.
Newton stopped in front of the open door. Turning his head, he replied: "You are pathetic. After everything that happened, you ask me for help. As I said, you are weak. Imagine what will happen when I give everyone my vaccine. Everyone will become strong at once, and I will no longer be unique. You will make your super soldiers and I will remain an ordinary scientist. But if I don't give it to anyone, you'll have to create a vaccine from scratch. I know you can do it, but it will take you a few more years.
By the time you get your first super soldier, I'll be invincible. I will remain the strongest. And when people die from the Kaiju toxin, I will rule the world as the most powerful king among the Titans!"
After speaking, Dr. Newton left the warehouse. The door immediately closed automatically behind him.
'He lied. Everything he said and everything he did was a lie. He has been planning this for a long time!' Lying on the ground, Marshal gave a small smile. He smiled because all of Dr. Newton's research had been secretly copied thanks to Torterra's warning. This betrayal will not harm humanity, and they will be able to start vaccinating people in the coming months. They might have missed the last few days of Dr. Newton's research, but that wasn't a problem. There were many smart biologists in the world, and the doctor was not the smartest in the world.
Another reason Marshall smiled was because of the drone that caught the whole thing on camera. This drone was hiding in the trash and was part of the base's security system. Now Newton will not be able to escape from the base with the reactor so easily. If this is allowed and he goes to the city, then it will be a disaster. He was literally the walking death now.
"I'm tired... I need to go on vacation. I heard from Miss Yun that the Marshall Islands are beautiful right now." He said, moaning in pain. He received a lethal dose of radiation and was given a few weeks to live. Going to radioactive islands was no longer a problem.