But it seemed he wasn't preparing to escape either.
During the fight just now, he had simply stood behind the control panel, watching his creation be blown into fragments and a sky full of blood and rain, yet he didn't look like his ideals had collapsed, nor was he completely insane as they might have expected.
In fact, he was extremely calm.
The plan had failed, that was undeniable. Moritz's previous fanaticism had reverted to indifference.
Worldview collapsing, dreams shattering—none of this happened to him.
His thought process was simple.
If it failed, he would just try again. There was no need to make a big fuss about it.
His belief in his own arrogant vision was so firm that he viewed it not as delusion, but as a tangible, yet-to-be-realized reality.
The world would always follow his plan, sooner or later.
So what was there to be sad about?
When he saw his creation explode into fragments filling the air, Moritz was already contemplating his next experiment.
His plan definitely had many overlooked areas; he needed to improve next time.
Thinking this, Moritz offered no resistance, allowing V and the others to smash through the locked control room door and rush in.
Electronic encryption guards against thieves; iron chains on doors guard against Hackers.
Moritz's action of locking the door and taking it offline could only be described as the best two-in-one method to defend against Hackers and thieves in the new era.
Unfortunately, V and the others were not thieves, nor were they merely Hackers—they were thugs.
Using their armor to directly ram the door, they managed to dent the iron door, then pried it open along the gap. Like performing forced love, V and the others violently and savagely opened the tightly locked heart door of the control room.
"Don't move! Put your hands where I can see them!"
Rushing in, the three formed a triangular formation, guns drawn, surrounding Moritz to prevent him from taking desperate measures or playing any more tricks.
They were genuinely scared now.
This intellectual certainly had some nasty tricks up his sleeve.
First, he gave them a giant worm made of human flesh; now they were terrified he would pull out some new trick.
Their hearts couldn't handle it anymore.
But to their surprise, the old man Moritz offered no resistance and obediently raised his hands in surrender.
"V, I surrender to you in exchange for a guarantee of my personal safety."
His expression was calm, and his hands were raised, which thoroughly confused the three of them.
Uh, should they remind him that the thing he unleashed almost killed them just now? Was this level of politeness appropriate?
Jessica was the first to react. Seeing Moritz's indifferent and calm appearance, a surge of anger rushed to her head, and she instantly became furious.
"Do you think this is a damn game of house? Do I need to remind you that we were almost killed by the monster you created? Do you think you're going to live!?"
"Damn it, I'm going to kill you!"
The angrier Jessica got, the more she pushed her gun forward.
"V, I am certain that I am extremely useful to you and the employer behind you. Isn't the purpose of your visit to obtain my experimental data?"
"Is your employer Arasaka? Or Militech? Or Kang Tao? Never mind, it doesn't matter. I guarantee my value is far greater than you imagine. Take me to meet your employer; I would be happy to talk with him."
Moritz seemed to have misunderstood something, continuing to speak confidently without fear.
Seeing his confident look completely stumped the three of them.
Wait, did this guy think they were working for a Corporation and had come here to arrest him?
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