Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead-Chapter 103: Genetic Tower (2)
【Pig Brain Overload】: When any creature sees the player, their intelligence is forcibly reset to zero.
The notification for a new skill acquisition echoed in Bai Lian’s mind.
As the sound faded, he froze momentarily in confusion.
Pig Brain Overload? When an enemy sees me, their intelligence drops to zero? Is this an intellect-reduction debuff?
“Well, you got what you wished for. Your 20 Luck Points really worked,” Bai Lian muttered, eyeing Facai suspiciously. He strongly doubted this wasn’t a side effect of the groundhog’s stat boosts.
Back in earlier dungeons, he’d fantasized about acquiring an intellect-reduction skill—and now here it was!
Of course, it might just be his absurd luck at play.
But that didn’t matter. What mattered was that with this skill, he could now wreak havoc unchecked!
“Wait… ‘reset intelligence to zero’? Does that mean they turn stupid?” Bai Lian pondered, deciding to test it on the nearest subject.
He immediately chose Facai but noticed no changes.
Either the skill didn’t affect his pet, or Facai’s intellect was already in the negatives, making further reduction pointless…
Facai stared at Bai Lian with what passed for a “wise” expression. Bai Lian’s lip twitched. He was leaning toward the latter explanation.
“Fine, later. Need to gather intel first.” Dismissing his rodent, Bai Lian turned to search the room.
A desk lamp glowed in the far corner, illuminating a pen and a black notebook.
Bai Lian approached, picked up the notebook, and flipped it open. Inside were crooked, cryptic symbols and sketches of unrecognizable creatures.
How to decipher this? It’s not any language I know!
Suddenly, the strange device on his right eye flickered with code, translating the text into familiar characters.
Real-time translation? Bai Lian exhaled in relief. At least written language wouldn’t be a barrier.
He began scanning the translated entries:
「Today’s experiment failed again. Specimen #53 incompatible with serum. All prior calculations voided. Must start from scratch…」
「Lab #49 reports accelerated progress. Results imminent.」
「Lab #26: Specimen escaped into ventilation shafts. Surveillance systems lost track. Proceed with caution…」
「Specimen #68 exhibited abnormal reactions. Serum effects halted mid-process. Experiment deemed failure…」
「Storage capacity insufficient for growing specimen count. Requesting additional containers…」
「Elevator malfunctioned again. Repair crews found no cause. It self-corrected shortly after…」
「Staff member vanished after entering elevator. Surveillance shows him exiting, but external cameras captured nothing…」
「Strange occurrences escalated since Specimen #26’s disappearance…」
「Elevator halted mid-shaft today. Doors opened to darkness. Instinct warned against exiting…」
「BREAKTHROUGH! Specimen #91 reacted normally to serum. Usable results achieved! HAHAHA!」 free𝑤ebnovel.com
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“Specimens… labs… reactions…” Bai Lian muttered. The building clearly housed some form of biological research.
These “specimens” were test subjects fused with chemicals to create new entities. Numerous labs operated here, some reporting successes—and escaped specimens now threatened the facility.
The mission requires collecting biological data. Probably from these specimens. But where?
He glanced at Facai. Would clipping his fur count as “biological material”?
Squeak!
Noticing Bai Lian’s scheming gaze, Facai narrowed his eyes and scurried behind a lamp.
“Ahem. Priorities.” Bai Lian turned to the door and stepped into the hallway.
A door nearby creaked open. A white-coated researcher emerged, locking eyes with Bai Lian.
…
Minutes Earlier
Ji Yunfeng exited his escape pod.
Instead of searching the room, he opened his chat interface and messaged a pinned contact:
【Ji Yunfeng (Evil Spirit)】: Captain, I’m in the same dungeon as him—Genetic Tower. His pod landed near mine.”
【Xia Dongjie (Legend)】: Perfect. Pity we wasted an S-tier item on a rookie. Don’t fail me. Kill him.”
【Ji Yunfeng (Evil Spirit)】: Doubting me? Even playing fair, I’ll crush him.”
【Xia Dongjie (Legend)】: Don’t get cocky. You think he’ll keep clearing dungeons with SSS ratings? Fail, and you’re dead to the association.”
【Xia Dongjie (Legend)】: Use the items only as last resorts. Stay in contact. Eyes are watching—no mistakes.”
【Ji Yunfeng (Evil Spirit)】: Copy. I’ll wait for him outside.”
Ji Yunfeng stepped into the hallway just as Bai Lian emerged. Their eyes met.
【Ji Yunfeng (Evil Spirit)】: Captain—visual confirmed!”
【Xia Dongjie (Legend)】: Good. Act natural. Don’t alert him.”
【Ji Yunfeng (Evil Spirit)】: Why wait? If I destroy his escape pod and mine, his mission fails. I’m moving now!”
【Xia Dongjie (Legend)】: ???”
