Chapter 442: Shadows of the Prototype

Chapter 442: Time to Shoot a Sci-Fi Movie (5 Updates)

Damn, what are you all looking at me like?

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes as he scanned the group of Big Brothers and Big Sisters in front of him.

Are you treating me like a monster? For heaven’s sake, show some decency!

Forget it—I can’t hit them anyway. With a sinking heart, Xiao Yu lowered his head to review the info on the Tablet…

No, it’s a story!

Twenty-seven years ago.

In a laboratory somewhere in the country, researchers were experimenting with the formula for ‘Pervitin.’

Their goal was to develop a brand-new formula that was free of side effects.

Twenty-five years ago.

The laboratory’s team of experts and professors finally made a breakthrough.

They developed a new drug.

Test subjects ranged from lab mice and rabbits to cats, dogs, and even monkeys.

Every experiment produced surprisingly promising results.

Then came the clinical trials!

What exactly are clinical trials?

They are systematic drug studies carried out on humans—whether patients or healthy volunteers.

Human experimentation!

The outcome was disastrous…

In the first trial,

Two terminal cancer patients, all volunteers, were administered the drug.

Within days, both had died.

When both parties are willing, such incidents usually result in massive compensation.

In the second trial,

Two healthy individuals were selected.

No deaths occurred this time, and their physical abilities noticeably improved with minimal side effects.

But then… another problem emerged.

Although their bodies were enhanced to nearly athlete levels,

their aging process skyrocketed.

Within one year, they aged at a rate seven times faster than normal.

The new drug formula was declared a failure.

The research team and the entire lab were disbanded!

One researcher, unwilling to accept defeat,

suddenly theorized that the drug might not be suitable for adults.

After all, its early experiments had been conducted on children.

Twenty-three years ago.

This researcher resorted to illegal means, kidnapping three children;

their ages: nine, eight, and seven.

A full decade of experiments followed.

Tragically, two of the children died.

Only the eight-year-old managed to survive.

He grew extraordinarily powerful and intelligent, and his aging process was remarkably slow.

But the eighteen-year-old’s cells deteriorated at three times the normal rate.

In other words,

if a normal person can live to sixty, this child might only reach twenty.

His high IQ, formidable physique, and eternally youthful appearance were all bought at the expense of his life’s potential!

That same year—thirteen years ago—

the now eighteen-year-old killed the researcher and escaped from the illegal lab.

When National Security found out about the illicit experiments, the manhunt began.

Why target this child?

Because a high-IQ, superhuman individual who is also a murderer is an undeniable threat.

Need I say more about his danger?

Ultimately, National Security spent three grueling years chasing him.

During those three years, the child transformed into a wealthy businessman with billions in assets!

How does one amass billions in just three years?

With his intellect, crafty methods, and… by eliminating fifteen people!

A special ops team was dispatched to capture him.

However, the adversary took to the Dark Web to announce to the world:

“Whoever can rescue him gets a hundred billion!”

Countless daredevils flooded into the country.

Mercenaries, assassins, and even individuals with rare special abilities.

All driven to madness by the promise of a hundred billion.

The situation spiraled into chaos.

The National Security Special Ops team was hit with one attack after another.

On their home turf, backed by an army of soldiers and police, they felt invincible.

Yet they overlooked one monster who had grown up…

The monster—Lin Fang!

While being escorted back to Capital City,

he finally broke loose, unleashing a one-sided massacre!

In the end, a Special Ops team leader detonated a Bomb with Steel Balls, taking both himself and Lin Fang down in a fiery end…

……

After absorbing all these ‘cause and effect’ details,

Xiao Yu set the Tablet aside, feeling as if he’d just read an online webnovel.

Seriously, is reality really this absurd?

Yet, one possibility stuck in his mind.

Ten years ago, Lin Fang wasn’t killed by that explosion.

So, there was no miraculous revival.

Perhaps the monster’s death was nothing more than a facade.

Like a golden cicada shedding its skin?

Then why did he reappear?

As if reading Xiao Yu’s perplexed thoughts, Zhou Lie interjected, “Because of that pair of glasses.”

“Glasses?”

Xiao Yu asked in confusion, “What do you mean?”

Zhou Lie explained, “They aren’t ordinary glasses—they’re a semi-finished product.”

He continued, “Their primary function is akin to artificial intelligence. They can hijack wireless networks and tap into surveillance systems—like the city’s ‘Sky Eye.'”

“That’s incredible!”

Astonished, Xiao Yu blurted, “So his seemingly prophetic moves on video were him controlling the cameras to preempt the guards and launch his attack?”

“That seems to be the case,”

Zhou Lie nodded, “I’m not entirely sure about all their functions, but we do know what he’s after.”

Xiao Yu queried, “What exactly is it?”

Zhou Lie replied, “A smart program that upgrades his glasses from a mere prototype to a complete unit.”

Xiao Yu’s mind reeled, “A smart program?”

“Exactly.”

Zhou Lie continued, “Remember that illicit researcher involved in drug trials? Not only was he studying drugs, but he was also developing these intelligent glasses. He and two colleagues were crafting glasses capable of autonomous intrusion, sabotage, and control over computers.”

Xiao Yu inquired, “So, as soon as they finalized the prototype, Lin Fang killed the researcher, stole the glasses, and absconded with nearly all the data on both the enhanced drug and the intelligent glasses?”

“Exactly.”

Xiao Yu squinted, “The building he broke into must have housed a lab for developing the glasses, right? And the other two researchers were stationed there?”

Zhou Lie’s expression turned complex, “Yes.”

The other team leaders were equally impressed.

This is just our little brother’s level of IQ.

Give him even a hint, and he’ll figure it out.

“So, they’ve successfully developed intelligent glasses?”

Xiao Yu’s face hardened.

“No, it’s still only a prototype,”

Zhou Lie said grimly, “But if you merge the two prototypes…”

What happens when they’re combined?

Xiao Yu gave a wry smile.

Are we about to shoot a sci-fi film?!