It is indeed not easy to enter the laboratory of pathogenology, however, it's not too difficult as they thought. The lab keeper immediately lets them in after hearing Payneth's excuses. And here they are, walking down the deserted hallway of the laboratory.

"Ugh... here it is, the typical pathology lab smell." George covers his nose as he passes through a room. "It makes me suffocate!"

"A mixture of many animals' feces, perhaps." Payneth also covers her nose. "We should have used the Hyper Tight Bubble Helmet earlier! Damn, I forget it!"

*) On this Planet, instead of using mask, the people wear bubble helmet whose utility is the same as mask, yet allow them to breathe more comfortably than wearing mask. Made by bubble, they can burst the bubble helmet once they stop using it.

"Now I understand the difficulties of those who work in the medical field!" George continues. "Hmm... but... in this lab... can Jupiter be hiding the other biological weapons, besides the ones in Mist Laboratory?"

"No. I'm sure of it. They won't create biological weapons in their own country. They only produce those damn things in the countries under their level which try to lick their ass, for example Pluto. So if something goes wrong, then it is those poor citizens who will die, not Jupiterians."

"Geez! Such a bunch of evil guys!"

"Well... We have been so close to the Transmitter... hey, we still have to get into this room?..."

Located at the end of the hall, the room is the largest one in this sectiom, but it is dark and tightly locked. Payneth tries to fiddle with the keyhole. "It requires a special key..."

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"Really? Let me see." George observes the keyhole.

"What are you guys doing there?!"

Hearts pumping fast, Payneth and George turn around. A middle-aged man is staring at them, eyes full of suspicious gaze.

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"What are you two doing?" The man asks again.

Payneth quickly gives a reply, "Sorry Sir, we have left our stuff there, so we need to enter inwards..."

"Don't you know that the room is forbidden for anyone to enter?" The man steps closer to them. "What do you actually mean with such kind of excuse?"

Payneth and George look at each other. The next second, they run fast, and grab the man in a flash.

"What the... uuugghhhh!" Payneth has gagged the middle-aged man's mouth. Meanwhile, George binds his hands together. Payneth orders coldly, "Give me the key. Right now!"

The man soon wriggles hard to get free. George points his penknife. "Hand it to us, quick! Or else... you know the consequences!"

"I don't have it!" The man shouts like a madman.

"Impossible! From the way you talk, it's crystal clear that you know where the key is!" Payneth shouts. George brings the knife closer to the man's neck, too close it even only needs a few millimeters to squeeze his neck. In the end, the man nods slightly. He takes them to the office where the key is being kept.

"Here!" The man hands it over roughly.

"Only this? Do you tell the truth?" George's eyes narrow suspiciously.

"For God's sake, I tell the truth!"

Snorting in annoyance, George still grabs the man's both hands, so that if they find that the key is the wrong one, they can still force him to bear the consequences. On the other hand, Payneth puts the key into the keyhole, and opens it.

The door slides open. Payneth gasps. The scene dominated by various kinds of strange creatures in the cages soon captures her vision. This is... the room of pathogen sources!... Then, what George said is true?!

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