Chapter 39: Graduation Ceremony: The Beast Unleashed
Chapter 39: Graduation Ceremony: The Beast Unleashed
【CE71.2.20. Earth Alliance Army Alaska Secret Base JOSH-A, Level 5】
The cold medicine, like molten metal, was injected into Chen Kai's spine through the syringe.
The excruciating pain, like a red-hot iron net, instantly enveloped every nerve.
His body convulsed violently on the restraint bed, his teeth clenched so tightly they clicked, and a metallic taste of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. But this body had already been honed through countless "strengthenings" to be as tough as the most resilient alloy, deprived even of the right to faint.
There is no UI interface, no task prompts, and no helpful system assistant.
Chen Kai's cheat ability is a curse called the "Burning Life" Rampage System.
It is merely a passive state, a cold cosmic law: burn life in exchange for power.
Pain is its fuel.
His vision began to distort and flicker, as countless chaotic streams of simulated combat data flooded his mind like a waterfall—
Pierced by beam sabers, torn apart by artillery fire, crushed into a pulp by gravity... each virtual "death" drained his remaining humanity while simultaneously etching his beastly fighting instincts deeper into his soul.
He no longer remembered what he looked like before he transmigrated; his life as a mercenary seemed like a dream from his past life. Here, he was just a code name, a "biological CPU," a "part" about to be shipped out.
"G-7, vital signs are stable, neural synchronization rate is 92%, and it is about to meet the factory standard."
A cold, emotionless voice came from the observation room above. Chen Kai had heard that voice countless times; it was the demon who orchestrated all of this—Researcher Bergen.
"Preparing for the final 'graduation ceremony'."
Let's put all the 'failed prototypes' in and let G-7 show us the final product.
The restraint bed was slowly loosened.
Several researchers in white lab coats surrounded them, followed by armed guards.
Chen Kai stood up unsteadily, his bare upper body covered with hideous scars and unhealed needle marks.
He moved his stiff neck, his joints cracking.
His eyes were empty, like a stagnant pool, but beneath that stagnant water lay lava about to erupt.
The venue for the "graduation ceremony" was a pure white, huge, and empty enclosed hangar.
A dozen or so identical assault daggers, painted in the gray color that signifies "discarded goods," surrounded them from all directions like abandoned stray dogs. Their pilots were "failures" who had suffered mental breakdowns or irreversible rejection reactions during experiments.
Their movements were chaotic and disorderly, driven only by the most primal desire to attack.
Chen Kai silently walked into his assault dagger, the cockpit door closing behind him and isolating him from the outside world.
The moment the neural connection is completed, the body seems to become an extension of his body.
"Ready, battery charging."
The battle has begun.
No tactics, no strategy, only pure slaughter. A piece of junk charged at him wielding a physical blade. Chen Kai merely sidestepped slightly with his assault dagger, precisely dodging the blade. His high-vibration particle blade, at an unbelievable angle, sliced through the opponent's knee joint and the main monitor from below.
Sparks flew and a piece of scrap metal collapsed to the ground.
Another machine launched a sneak attack from behind, its artillery fire roaring in. Chen Kai neither dodged nor evaded, but instead took a step back, using his shoulder armor to withstand the impact of the explosion. Using this thrust, his machine spun rapidly like a top, the cold light of the particle blade drawing a perfect arc in the air.
The attacker's head monitor shot into the sky.
Inside the observation room, researcher Bergen wore a satisfied smile: "Perfect! Simply a work of art! That beast-like instinct, that reaction that surpasses all calculation! He is the most perfect killing machine!"
"With this experimental subject as a prototype, our plan will surely be a great success! Hmph, then we'll show those old fogies at the Panama base what true foresight is."
"What Ghosts, what ZAFT ace pilots, they're all defeated!"
Bergen was excited as he peered through the glass.
Chen Kai ignored the praise coming through the communication channel; he was only killing.
Until his gaze, through the main monitor, met that of the man in the observation room, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and with a fanatical expression.
Bergen.
boom--
It felt as if a supernova had exploded in Chen Kai's mind.
All the pain, humiliation, and despair found an outlet at this moment. The flames of revenge instantly consumed his last remaining sanity.
【"Burning Life" Rampage System - Extreme Mode - Activated】
The world seemed to slow down completely in his eyes.
Every joint and every line in the body was wracked with excruciating pain, and life force was draining away like a burst dam. But in return, it gained a divine realm that transcended all limits.
The powerful short sword he was wielding seemed to come alive.
It is no longer a clumsy steel giant, but a grim reaper dancing with bloody steps. Its movements are no longer about blocking and counterattacking, but an art of extreme violence where every move is accompanied by the disintegration of its opponent.
Sever arms, pierce cockpit, cut off legs, and use the machine itself as a weapon to ram...
The pure white hangar was transformed into a hellish scene of broken walls and steel fragments in just thirty seconds.
"Warning! Warning! G-7 is out of control! It's breaching the isolation gate!"
"Oh no! He's trying to escape! He's coming this way! Stop him!"
"Turn off the power! Turn off his engine right now!"
The observation room was in complete chaos.
The heavy blast-proof gate was twisted and torn like paper under the violent punches and kicks of the slashing short sword.
Bathed in sparks of electricity, Chen Kai walked step by step into the observation room. He ignored the researchers who were scattering and fleeing; his single-eyed monitor was fixed on Bergen, who was slumped on the ground.
"No...don't come any closer! You are my most perfect creation! You can't..."
Bergen's terrified scream abruptly stopped.
The enormous mechanical hand crushed him, along with the control panel in front of him, into powder.
Chen Kai's gaze fell on the wreckage of the control panel. A personal data terminal, faintly glowing, lay there quietly.
He picked it up.
On the screen is an encrypted file.
The title is: [Blue Cosmos: List of Core Members and Related Assets].
Inside the base, piercing alarms blared through the sky.
Driving the tattered Assault Dagger, Chen Kai smashed open the hangar door amidst towering flames and explosions, and stole an unattended transport plane.
Moments later, the transport plane disappeared into the Alaskan blizzard.
Inside the cockpit, Chen Kai gasped for breath, the excruciating pain from accelerated aging nearly causing him to faint.
His only luggage was that data terminal.
Chen Kai glanced at the red dot on the radar and a smile curved his lips:
"Hehe, I will definitely come back..."
After saying that, he pulled up the control stick, and the transport plane left a trail of cloud as it sped away.
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