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"You all, explain this to me."
Illumi slowly turned, looking at the three doctors with icy eyes.
The three doctors exchanged glances. They knew what Illumi meant: why the experimental subject suddenly lost his mind and stopped obeying commands.
"Uh, the method we use to stimulate human potential relies on parasitic Baiwin Aphids that we cultivate ourselves, which then stimulates potential."
"It's likely that his brain was affected to a certain extent during the parasitic process, causing his thoughts and rationality to be compromised."
"Therefore, when he is injured, his emotions will fluctuate greatly, causing him to temporarily lose his reason."
The three doctors, Ballard, quickly explained, their hearts filled with trepidation.
It was their first time facing Illumi like this. They felt as if the person standing before them wasn't a man, but a dinosaur.
A Tyrannosaurus Rex that could swallow them whole at any moment.
"So, this is actually a half-finished product?"
Illumi's eyes narrowed slightly as he walked step by step towards the three doctors.
"Not only that, but even your research results are half-finished products!"
The three doctors, Ballard, instinctively took a step back, but then dared not move again, their lips trembling slightly.
"Perfect it within half a year."
"Yes, yes!"
The three doctors nodded repeatedly, not daring to utter a single "no."
"Go back."
Illumi walked directly out of the base, with King Bradley and the others following closely behind.
As for Ahmed, he stayed in the training base to arrange student training and notify maintenance personnel to repair the training room.
"Nori, are you okay?"
Nathan quickly knelt down in front of Nori, supporting his brother's arm and helping him up. The two brothers staggered towards the infirmary.
"Take him to the infirmary."
"Yes, instructor."
Meanwhile, Ahmed instructed the other students to take the unconscious Kovac to the infirmary.
Ahmed looked at the circular crater on the wall, then at Kovac's original position, crossing his arms and sighing with emotion.
"It's my first time seeing boss make a move."
"Not only is his speed too fast for the naked eye to discern, but his strength is also terrifying."
"Tsk, what's that?"
Greed stood to his left, grinning.
"I actually admire him for being able to control his strength so perfectly, without kicking that student to death."
Greed turned to Ahmed, his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, and said.
"To step on an ant without killing it, that amount of force is very difficult to control."
Ahmed glanced at Greed. This guy was indirectly calling them ants.
That student, even while cultivating Nen and undergoing human potential activation, had physical abilities no less than his own.
After all, he himself hadn't undergone the human potential activation experiment.
Among the 120 students, including Kovac, only three had undergone human potential activation.
He, Julius, Andres, and Eric chose not to undergo human potential activation because the three doctors' method was still in the clinical trial stage.
On the other side, Illumi and the others had returned to the top floor office.
"How is the research on new antibiotics progressing?"
Illumi sat on the sofa in the office, with Pride and Lust on either side of the opposite sofa, and King Bradley standing beside Illumi, reporting.
"Progress is smooth. In three months, which is January next year, the first batch of new antibiotics can be produced."
"That's good."
Illumi leaned back on the sofa, finally hearing some good news, but King Bradley frowned and said.
"But we don't have much funding left."
Illumi's face instantly stiffened. The funds injected last time, after purchasing numerous research equipment and instruments, and then sustaining them for more than half a year, were indeed stretched thin.
Fortunately, there were still three months before the first batch of new antibiotics could be produced.
At that time, the funding problem would be resolved.
"I will inject another billion in funds. That should last for three months."
Illumi said. This billion in funds was his reward from the previous commission, and it came in handy now.
King Bradley nodded. The company's operating funds weren't much, but the two research institutes and one training base continuously spent money.
These three organizations were simply money pits, with only outflow and no income.
"But we can't just rely on the new antibiotic project."
Illumi stood up and slowly walked to the panoramic floor-to-ceiling window, clasping his hands behind his back.
It was November, and winter had arrived.
Outside the window, snowflakes danced, and the snow-covered plain stretched endlessly like a fairytale world.
"The students have been training for ten months now. It's time for them to bring us some returns."
Illumi stood at the window, his gaze following a slowly falling snowflake, and said.
"Lust, Pride, you two are quite free, aren't you?"
Illumi turned to look at the two people sitting on the sofa, staring at him, and chuckled softly.
"You two, along with Ahmed, will take those 120 students to the Chaos Triangle Area."
"Clear out all the pirates there and plunder all their resources, whether it's money or firearms and ammunition."
"This will also serve as a graduation test for these students."
"Lust understands."
Lust replied softly, slowly standing up, and walked towards the elevator with elegant steps.
"What if the pirates want to surrender and join us?"
Pride, holding a book, stood in front of the sofa and asked Illumi.
"No need, we have no shortage of people."
Illumi replied directly. In terms of manpower, he could directly have Envy collect orphans from all over the world, or even ask for people from Meteor City.
Only children who had never been influenced by any power could be cultivated to be loyal to him and the company while they were still malleable.
As for those pirates, they were accustomed to a life of freedom and lawlessness.
Making them abandon a life of idleness and wanton killing to become strictly disciplined soldiers would probably be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
"I understand."
Pride replied with an impassive expression.
Then, she turned and followed Lust's footsteps, entering the elevator together and leaving the office.
"By the way, how far along are Julius and Alvin in their Nen training?"
Illumi suddenly asked. This time back, he had only seen Ahmed's Nen abilities, but the others remained unknown.
However, their talents were top-notch, so logically, their training progress shouldn't be slower than Ahmed's.
"They all have their own training grounds; it's better if you go see for yourself."
King Bradley, however, rarely showed a slight curve at the corner of his mouth, which sparked a hint of anticipation in Illumi's heart.
"Then take me to see Andres first."
Illumi smiled. He was very interested in what kind of ability this neurotic genius could develop.
"Andres should be outside right now."
King Bradley nodded in reply, then turned and walked towards the elevator.
"Wait, no need for the elevator."
King Bradley, who was about to press the elevator button, paused and turned to look at Illumi.
Illumi's left hand rested on the edge of the panoramic floor-to-ceiling window, his finger lightly pressing a round button on the wall.
"Click..."
The panoramic floor-to-ceiling window in the office "clicked" and slowly retracted upwards, completely exposing the entire top-floor office to the ice and snow.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
The howling cold wind furiously swept through everything in the office. The various documents on the desk rustled loudly in the strong wind, and the corners of Illumi's and King Bradley's clothes fluttered.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Suddenly, a large amount of shadow burst from under Illumi's feet. The shadows intertwined and twisted in the high air outside the office, finally forming a colossal creature.
"Boom!"
As soon as the giant eagle formed, it immediately spread its wings, which flapped violently, and soared into the sky.
"This is... Pride's ability."
King Bradley was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected Pride's shadow to be used in such a way.
"Let's go."
Illumi smiled and directly fell backward from the edge of the office, his body plummeting down the glass curtain wall of the headquarters building.
On the fortieth floor, a man in a suit wearing glasses was organizing various documents in his office.
His name was Adair, and he was a local.
He originally worked for a company in the Adimei United States, but due to his mother's illness, he had to resign and return home to take care of her.
After returning to his hometown, Sgerlan City, he took care of his mother for three months without leaving her side, and her condition finally improved.
However, his mother's illness could relapse at any time, so he decided to find a job locally or in a nearby city, working while taking care of his mother.
A month ago, he saw a recruitment advertisement for Umbrella Bio-Tech Company online. After searching online, he found that the company's headquarters was located fifty kilometers outside of Sgerlan City.
So, after contacting Umbrella's recruitment specialist, he resolutely came here to apply.
Now, he had been working here for a month, and he had gotten used to many things.
Most of the employees here were like him, having just joined the company, and they got along quite well.
However, Adair found it strange that this company, which was newly registered less than a year ago and was a cutting-edge biotechnology company, had more stringent security measures than all the companies he had ever seen.
Employees like him were only allowed to move around in the company's office area, and the industrial park was dotted with numerous armed guards. Ordinary employees weren't even allowed to approach.
Moreover, he often saw a group of extraordinary individuals active in the industrial park. They didn't seem like ordinary guards; judging by their words and actions, they looked more like rigorously trained soldiers.
He always felt that this company was not as calm as it appeared on the surface; there must be something hidden behind it.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Adair noticed something flash outside the window. He adjusted his glasses, walked to the window, opened it, and looked out.
"Boom!"
As soon as Adair opened the window, a colossal creature suddenly rose from below, climbing up the glass curtain wall of the building, bringing with it a gust of wind, and disappeared into the sky.
"That, that was..."
Adair stood at the window, his eyes wide, his mouth agape, an expression of disbelief on his face.
"C-Chairman..."
In the instant the giant eagle flashed before his eyes, Adair clearly saw a figure on it, none other than the company's chairman, King Bradley.
And next to the chairman was another young man in a suit.
Adair had only seen him twice, each time he went straight to the top floor office and disappeared as mysteriously as he appeared.
He guessed that the young man might also be a high-ranking executive of the company, possibly even one of its shareholders.
"What kind of people are these in this company, after all..."
Adair, at this moment, deeply doubted whether he had made the wrong choice by working here.
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At this moment, twenty kilometers south of Umbrella Company, in the Havana Mountains.
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
Illumi and King Bradley stood on the back of the pure black giant eagle, looking at the snowy plains and the snow-capped, towering mountains below.
This was the famous Havana Mountains in Pegurose.
Nestled against the silent Havana Mountains, it was surrounded by pine forests and frost.
To stand out in the continuous mountain ranges, it had to be a picturesque and dangerous peak. Here, the peaks were layered, and the towering, dangerous peaks pierced the clouds like sharp swords.
"Yahoo~!!!"
Suddenly, a faint human shout echoed from the cold, silent mountain peak.
"Andres is there."
King Bradley looked in the direction of the sound and said.
"Oh~ Andres is actually cultivating here. Has he returned to normal?"
Illumi followed his gaze to the highest and steepest peak in the Havana Mountains. That neurotic, emotionally deficient genius was actually cultivating in these icy, snowy mountains.
This didn't seem like a madman; it was more like an ascetic like Julius.
"No, you'll understand when you see it."
King Bradley, however, denied it, making Illumi even more interested. The giant eagle flapped its wings violently with a "boom" and accelerated towards the dangerous peak.
Thirty seconds later, Illumi manipulated the giant eagle to the peak where Andres was. There, on the summit, was a high school student in thin clothing, standing on a rock, doing calisthenics.
"Stretching exercises, one, two, three, four, two, two, three, four..."
At this moment, on the peak of the towering, cloud-piercing mountain, Andres stood on a smooth rock, performing various movements while chanting numbers.
"What is he doing?"
Illumi looked at the figure, who was doing exercises while chanting "one, two, one, two," and asked with lowered eyes, puzzled.
"You'll soon know what he's going to do."
King Bradley, however, sat directly on the giant eagle's back, apparently fully aware of what was to come.
"Okay, warm-up completed. Next is the main course."
After a long while, Andres finished his exercises, stripped off all his clothesāshoes, socks, shirt, pantsāuntil he was completely naked.
"Let's go!"
Then, to Illumi's astonished gaze, Andres sprinted, spread his arms, and leaped off the three-thousand-meter-high peak.
"Follow him."
Illumi's face broke into a smile. The giant eagle flapped its wings and darted towards the bottom of the dangerous peak, instantly catching up with Andres, who was falling through the air.
"Hmm?"
Andres, who was trying to change various poses in mid-air, was stunned. He looked at the giant eagle in front of him and the people on it.
"Long time no see, boss!"
Andres shouted loudly, waving his arm as he fell through the air.
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