Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?
Chapter 650 - 652: The Wrong Number of Base Researchers

Chapter 650 -652: The Wrong Number of Base Researchers

Time once again traveled backward, but this time they didn’t recklessly rush to half a month ago, instead returning to the day before. After dealing with the Synthetic Beast, they hurriedly headed towards the nearby base. They naturally went to retrieve the miniature missile, a significant weapon after all.

“It seems that the Cloud Whale really did come here to escape its predicament—you’re indeed unlucky. However, one thing’s confirmed, someone else must be contending with the Biological Master,” Qin Muye said.

The Cloud Whale was just passing by during the Biological Master’s calm period, so everything had to be started over.

The journey was uneventful; it seemed they had been driven away by the Biological Master, who must not have been in the area now.

Thus, they smoothly got their hands on the miniature missile that was already used in the future.

“Something’s not right here,” seeing a base full of corpses, Sun Zhen’s expression was somewhat puzzled.

“Dead people, what’s not right?” Qin Muye curiously asked.

“The numbers don’t add up. In my memory, this base only had ten researchers, and they…”

“Wait a minute, was it only ten researchers, or only ten survived?” Qin Muye inquired.

“Only ten, I’ve seen the roster because…”

“You must be kidding, a base this large and you’re saying there are only ten researchers? Adding a zero might be more like it,” Qin Muye scoffed.

“That’s why it’s not right. I suspect that after I received the order, that Abnormality had already erased their existence, that’s why the problem wasn’t discovered earlier,” Sun Zhen paused. The world was already chaotic, so overlooking a few details was normal; he wasn’t a staff member of the base, so naturally, he was unaware of many things.

“Forget these things, we need to leave first,” Qin Muye hurriedly said, having no time to discuss further with Sun Zhen.

“There’s still an issue. The deaths of these base personnel were actually caused by the Synthetic Beasts, as you can probably tell. So why would the Abnormality erase their existence days or even a month later?”

No sooner had Sun Zhen finished speaking than all the corpses began gradually dissolving, as if they were being melted by strong sulfuric acid.

“Just like this.” Sun Zhen hadn’t expected it; their discussion was not even concluded before the action began.

Since Sun Zhen had already experienced this in the future, he still knew these dead bodies hadn’t had their memories erased, and Qin Muye would not be affected either, having the protection of his original form; such matters wouldn’t impact him.

“Doesn’t that mean the Abnormality is nearby?” Qin Muye asked.

“Not necessarily, the other party might be controlling it remotely, or else they would have already made a move on us,” Sun Zhen said calmly.

If they were to take action, they would have done it when they arrived, not waiting to intimidate them upon arrival, which would be pointless.

“Only an Omega Level Abnormality could achieve this, so this Abnormality wouldn’t really worry about us.”

“It’s possible that this Abnormality found a safe place and then came to clean up the aftermath—seemingly having a fondness for the researchers.”

Sun Zhen’s speculation wasn’t without merit, as there were indeed several Abnormalities who harbored goodwill towards the All World Protector Organization, with quite a few having stood out before.

After all, the All World Protector Organization treated most Abnormalities with a conciliatory approach rather than through violent detention or forceful control, much like they did with Qin Muye initially—providing whatever was requested without touching core issues, even granting Class D authorizations.

As long as there was no trouble, most reasonable requests were accommodated; however, generally only intelligent Abnormalities received such treatment.

“Are you suggesting that this was an act of retrieving corpses, only to be blocked by the Biological Master and severely beaten back, forcing this last resort?” Qin Muye instantly grasped the meaning Sun Zhen intended to convey.

“That’s roughly the idea, if our guess is correct, then we don’t need to worry about our safety moving forward.”

“That’s some rare good news,” Qin Muye noted.

Sun Zhen thus speculated that the Omega-Level Abnormality had initially intended to save people, but unfortunately failed to do so.

“Another meaning is that it’s another Abnormality that poses great danger but isn’t adept at combat,” Qin Muye found this quite bizarre, as such types of Abnormalities weren’t actually rare.

Being proficient in combat and being dangerous aren’t directly equivalent; danger isn’t just demonstrated through destruction. From cultural to economic lifelines, certain Abnormalities can pose threats, so its danger to humans may not be significant, but its threat to civilization as a whole is extremely terrifying.

“No wonder it lost to the Biological Master, an advanced-stage Abnormality.” Qin Muye had come to understand that if there were a real fighter, the Biological Master would indeed be no match, even an Alpha-Level lone Cloud Whale could render it helpless, and it would ultimately need to resort to summoning a bear-type Synthetic Beast to fight back.

“Discussing this now doesn’t really serve much purpose, let’s get back to our original place; staying here could lead to unforeseen issues.” After all the corpses had vanished, Sun Zhen naturally urged Qin Muye to hurry up and leave. By retracing just half a month back, they would know the truth.

The two of them, along with the Copper Man Terracotta, sprinted back, aiming for the most suitable region for time retrospection, which certainly wasn’t the base of the All World Protector Organization but rather the area where the Biological Master fell. As this location was designated for the incubation of Synthetic Beasts, no Synthetic Beasts were present there.

In contrast, this base was a target for Synthetic Beasts, and if it wasn’t for Sun Zhen using the Biological Master’s authority to eliminate all the Synthetic Beasts beforehand, they couldn’t have come here.

This process needed sufficient time; it wasn’t something that could be thought up instantly, thus introducing risks.

At the site of the Biological Master, since all the Synthetic Beasts were undeveloped embryos, it was naturally very safe.

The Synthetic Beast Embryos would continually move forward through the Nourishment Liquid as they developed, providing space for subsequent embryos instead of occupying that location indefinitely. As long as they stayed in the central area of the Biological Master, the surrounding embryos, newly born, posed no danger whatsoever.

“Is there anything else we’re missing? If not, I’m going to start reversing time,” Qin Muye routinely asked. If they forgot something, then they really wouldn’t be able to retrieve it later.

Distance in space can still be managed, but distance in time, that’s beyond reach. If something fell into yesterday, he could retrieve it through the Time Retrospective Pocket Watch, but if it fell into tomorrow, then it really would be gone for good.”

“There’s nothing to miss; we only have so much stuff,” Sun Zhen said as he gathered the terracotta and Copper Man, forming a complete Tiger Talisman.

Whether the previous Copper Man or terracotta, they were both just half a Tiger Talisman; only when merged did they become a complete Tiger Talisman.

But now, only the soldier statues remained in the terracotta. The commanding figure, Li Youcheng, who was sworn to the Emperor, wasn’t among them. Unlike the mindless soldier statues that would heed whoever held the Tiger Talisman, he wouldn’t.

So when Sun Zhen took over, Li Youcheng, the Commander, was gone. However, if Sun Zhen used the Commander’s Seal often enough and the price accumulated to a sufficient level, he would then become the Commander.

Did you really think he could use it indiscriminately? It’s just that the cost hadn’t been paid yet. It also wouldn’t make sense to think about handing it to someone else when the accumulated costs were just about enough; although they wouldn’t become a Commander, stepping into a role as one of the soldier statues wouldn’t be a big issue.

However, there wasn’t a lack of ways to break this system. Sun Zhen had a rather clear understanding of this and seemed to use it recklessly, but with his achievements, the All World Protector Organization would naturally pay the cost for him.

This wasn’t theoretical; he had experienced this many times before.

After all, carrying out tasks also means being sufficiently equipped. Abnormalities that take a personal toll like these are extremely appropriate, and generally, the released Abnormalities have methods available to manage their costs. Otherwise, the All World Protector Organization wouldn’t dare to use them recklessly, to avoid sparking unnecessary crises.

“Alright, if nothing is missing, that’s best. Then I’ll start the retuning now,” Qin Muye said, without much thought, since Sun Zhen himself mentioned there was no issue, what issue could Qin Muye have?

With the turning of the Time Retrospective Pocket Watch, a vast sea of information once again dragged the entire world into reverse.