June 1st.
Rhine Lab's upper levels, precious Materials warehouse.
Weather: Light rain.
Beep—
With a crisp buzzing sound, the tightly sealed electronic door quickly opened.
A cold aura rapidly emanated from within the door, and the near-zero temperature, in Rhine Lab's constantly air-conditioned, warm, and comfortable warehouse, condensed into a white mist.
Rhine Lab certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to place a proper warehouse near the top floor; general equipment and common Materials were stored closer to the first floor.
Only the most valuable Materials would be placed on the upper levels, to prevent theft—of course, ordinary petty thieves wouldn't dare challenge a company with such a strong background.
However... as an old Yan Country saying goes, you can guard against thieves day and night, but a thief from within is hard to guard against.
Goki, this excellent employee who had just been praised by the Director, was going to be that internal thief today.
"Brother Goki, after inserting your magnetic card into the identity slot, you have twenty minutes to retrieve the supplies you need. Please do not enter other areas without authorization, or the cameras will sound an alarm—but if it's you, Brother Goki, it's fine to take a little longer; I'll turn off the alarm if it sounds."
The duty officer guarding the warehouse was also Goki's colleague in the Defense Department. This somewhat cute Perro girl was wearing a protective suit identical to Saria's, holding a powerful stun baton and an riot shield.
The employees of the Defense Department were all well-rounded, skilled in both academics and combat. Despite her slender build, not only did she have a doctorate degree, but her combat power also far surpassed that of ordinary mercenaries. Her grappling techniques and Originium Arts were equally powerful; anyone attempting to cause damage in the warehouse would be quickly subdued by her.
However, at this moment, she wore a friendly smile, completely devoid of any official demeanor.
"Then I'm troubling you. I'll treat you to lunch when this is done—I'll strictly adhere to the time."
Goki simply patted the young girl's shoulder. He waved his hand and walked into the warehouse, watching the large door slowly close.
The Perro Defense Department member, meanwhile, confidently walked back to the duty room and casually scrolled through her phone, completely unaware of the momentary fluctuation in the nearby surveillance camera.
This was Goki's good interpersonal skills; even the so-called "research bastards" couldn't refuse the warm-hearted person who treated them to meals every few days. At least within the Defense Department, no one would be wary of Goki, this reliable and generous good person.
Goki, on the other hand, carried Ptilopsis's specially made magnetic card and swaggered into the inner area that was previously strictly forbidden.
Before the alarm sounded, Goki inserted the magnetic card into a slot next to a small door, cast from heavy metal, designed for only one person to pass through.
Nothing happened.
Just like that, Rhine Lab's top-tier security was easily bypassed.
It was nothing special, though. Not everyone could, like Goki, gain the support of the Head of the Defense Department, Saria, and obtain the layout of Rhine Lab's entire building's defense facilities.
At the same time, he also "kidnapped" a master engineer, Mayer, from the Engineering Department, extracting various security facility blueprints from her.
Finally, Goki even "abducted" Ptilopsis, the data processing specialist who controlled Rhine Lab's entire System and its underlying spaghetti code, to create a small backdoor for him.
Of course, most importantly, Goki was a trustworthy and excellent employee.
This combination of moves was essentially equivalent to half of Rhine Lab working for Goki—the referee, the coach, and the players are all on my side, what can you do to fight me?
In this top research institute of a civilized society, Goki's hunt did not require swords and guns, but rather relied on care and effort, naturally allowing him to hunt the prey he needed.
The trust of every girl, and their help, these were Goki's prey.
"Ha... it's silver."
Tapping the thick silver door in front of him, Goki, who had dealt with silver for countless years, quickly identified the Material.
No one would think of using this metal to make an anti-theft door; this was clearly not meant to prevent robbers from outside from taking things inside.
Instead, it was to... guard against the things stored within.
As the metal door slowly opened, Goki heard a clanging sound from within, like flowing spring water, yet slightly heavy. He immediately understood what was stored inside.
"Quicksilver... no wonder I could only sense a faint aura."
In quicksilver bullets, both quicksilver and the hunter's blood are lethal to monsters.
The latter's principle is to utilize the suppressive relationship of Great One power; hunters with low blood quality even need to use Bone Marrow Ash to strengthen their next attack.
The properties of quicksilver are more for blocking the radiation and spread of blood power, more like a pure poison.
With silver and quicksilver isolating it, Goki's perception ability was like Superman encountering lead alloy, completely unable to activate x-ray vision.
Click—Click!
In Goki's right hand, a +3 reinforced Saw Cleaver immediately slid out.
Supporting himself with his left hand on the doorframe, Goki, with a formidable 25 points of brute strength, enough to be called excellent, moved the heavy door weighing several hundred kilograms aside, then kicked it open with a strong thrust, directly forcing open the inner metal door.
And as the room, sealed and isolated by quicksilver, finally appeared before him, Goki's eyes instantly lit up.
At this moment, even the Old Hunter, who had faced countless battles and seen much, could not suppress the greed and hunger for power within him, taking a small step forward.
A tile on the ground suddenly sank.
Click———Puff.
Accompanied by the sound of a metal mechanism activating and a bullet entering his Physical Body, Goki's uniform gained several rapidly injected tubes of green liquid.
Relying on the medical knowledge he learned from Kaltsit, Goki understood that this was a fast-acting anesthetic that could easily damage the brain—it left nothing behind except the possibility of a live capture.
"Alright, I knew it wouldn't be that simple. Good thing the alarm was cut off. Do I really need to memorize a route map just to walk in?"
Casually pulling out the anesthetic bullet from his chest, Goki popped a few white antidote tablets into his mouth, quickly returning to normal—don't ask, just know that Yharnam's medical technology is the best in the Universe!
Next, Goki turned his gaze to this scene, which was somewhat prone to mental pollution, a place that could be called a secret storage room, but to Goki, it was more like a buffet.
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