Of course, this was all just nonsense to stall the old man.
V hadn't forgotten about the attack on Hive Tower.
She hadn't come here today intending to let Moritz live.
But that didn't stop her from promising his safety while simultaneously hacking into the control room's system, preparing to open the door and rush in.
However, after a moment, V frowned.
She cast a grave look at Moritz.
Unexpectedly, Moritz was quite vigilant; the control room door was now locked and completely taken offline.
V couldn't open the door from within the system.
What was the best way to defend against a Hacker? A door with an iron lock.
She hadn't expected Moritz to have thought of this step.
In the control room, watching from above, Moritz spoke up.
"Ms. V, you are indeed impressive. I am starting to get curious about the faction behind you. Is it Militech, or Arasaka..."
Ordinary Mercenary organizations couldn't have such equipment. Thinking habitually, Moritz thought of those few major corporations.
Only corporations had equipment of this level.
But after thinking for a moment, Moritz gave up.
Now, these things didn't matter anymore.
"Humans are a marvelous creation..."
With his hands behind his back, Moritz stood like a victor and spoke slowly amidst the puzzled gazes of the three.
"Biological growth has a process, from the naivety of birth to maturity, just like a seed growing into a large tree."
"From DNA testing, we know that the species closest to humans is the chimpanzee."
"Infant chimpanzees are like human babies; they have fragile bodies, but they are full of vitality, drive, and most importantly, curiosity. They use their teeth, eyes, and limbs to explore this world, just like humans."
"But as time passes, they grow taller, their limbs become stronger, and their bodies become extremely powerful—becoming 'mature.' Yet, at the same time, their thinking becomes dull, lazy, and stagnant, and the growth of their minds almost ceases."
"I call this result 'maturity.'"
"What is this old guy talking about?"
Listening to Moritz's muttering over the broadcast, Jessica was confused; she couldn't understand it at all.
"Heh, why not ask him to give you a remedial class later?"
Although Moer didn't understand it either, that didn't stop her from mocking Jessica's 'beauty of being uneducated.'
"Wait a moment, you two."
Among the three, only V was listening to Moritz's words with a furrowed brow.
She felt something was very wrong. Moritz definitely had some kind of backup plan; otherwise, he couldn't be this at ease.
But what exactly was this backup plan? She hadn't figured it out yet.
But her heart felt heavy, as if some ancient beast was sleeping right there in the surroundings.
Setting the three aside, Moritz in the control room continued speaking, his voice clearly transmitted to their ears through the broadcast.
"But humans are not like that."
"From birth to death, humans maintain a vigorous curiosity, learning everything about the world, just as they did in infancy."
"If humans maintained the 'infant' state from birth to death, what would the 'mature form' of a human actually be?"
"For so many years, I have always had this question."
"Until I encountered this thing."
As he spoke, Moritz took out a vial of reagent. At the same time, his tone became excited, and his eyes became incredibly fervent, as if he had seen some treasure of the world.
"I have finally understood what the 'mature form' of a human should be. And now, how fortunate you are to be able to witness the birth of this perfect life with me."
With a fanatical gaze, Moritz's body trembled. He looked at the three below and entered a string of characters into the console that he had thought about countless times.
Moritz's expression, reflected in the fluorescent light of the console, was pale and eerie; his contorted features revealed a trembling fanaticism.
V felt that things had gone south.
Although she didn't know what switch Moritz had flipped, alarm bells rang in her heart, and she felt a silent, thick pressure all around her.
It was as if some ancient beast was waking up beneath the darkness.
"Stop him!"
No matter what he was doing, she had to stop him.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Several shots were fired, but they couldn't penetrate the bulletproof glass of the control room, leaving only a few white marks.
"What happened?"
Jessica and Moer didn't know what was happening, but they knew from V's grave tone that something was wrong, and they tensed up like cats with their fur standing on end.
But it seemed it was all too late.
The ground began to shake, and rubble fell from the cave ceiling, clattering onto the ground. For a moment, they had the illusion that the cave itself had come alive.
"I once thought these guys were the 'mature form' of humans, but I was wrong. Like humans, they were merely'seeds.'"
After entering the string of characters, Moritz seemed to have accomplished something; his body went limp, and he nearly collapsed, only maintaining his balance by gripping the edge of the console.
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