"All gone! Do you intend to remain silent like this?" Barrett Walk looked around the empty research lab and addressed the few soldiers in the glass room.
The soldiers looked calmly at Barrett Walk, and finally, someone spoke, saying, "Could you raise the temperature here a bit? We are too cold." It was only then that Barrett Walk realized their bodies were trembling imperceptibly, with a small but intense shiver.
Barrett Walk thought, perhaps they had just been thawed out! With their rigorous scientific attitude, they were unlikely to make such a mistake. The low temperature must be due to their recent thawing! He said, "You have just been thawed out, the temperature cannot be too high, otherwise there may be irreversible consequences, like a bear hibernating..."
"Alright! Then could you please tell us where exactly we are..." Upon hearing Barrett Walk's words, these people were no longer concerned about the temperature. Clearly, they could withstand such an environment, having experienced even more brutal conditions during their training! However, what Barrett Walk did not know was that these scientists, while rigorous, could also act like children at times. They were as stubborn as rocks in the toilet, both stinky and hard. Barrett Walk immediately felt the urge to tease them, suspecting that the low temperature was deliberately set to test their stability!
"Do you still not know? This is the inner courtyard of the War God Academy. You came here under the leadership of those federal senators to attack this place, but they never issued a single order, and left you here. As a result, you were all frozen by the War God Academy. Do you remember?" Barrett Walk stared at them through the glass wall and noticed that their expressions were calm. However, upon hearing his words, a painful expression appeared on their faces. This pain did not seem feigned. Of course, these tough soldiers exuded a fierce aura. Making them feign such an expression would require exceptional acting skills.
"Ah! It seems you have remembered." Barrett Walk sighed softly. He did not know if these memories were frozen along with their bodies, or if they had chosen to forget. However, Barrett Walk hoped it was the former. If it was the latter, he did not know if he could awaken their loyalty and persuade them to fight for humanity. He earnestly asked, "What are your plans?"
"What plans can we have, just shoot us! We would rather die as martyrs!" Suddenly, one of the men, a major general with the highest rank on his shoulder, rushed forward and fiercely banged his head against the glass. It was obvious that this was not ordinary glass, but a high-polymer material. The man's forehead started to bleed instantly, and he collapsed stiffly.
Barrett Walk had never expected such intensity from the man. He was completely stunned for a few seconds before realizing, and then shouted loudly, "Open the door! Someone has committed suicide."
A large group of people rushed in from outside, including an elderly man with all his hair. He appeared energetic, with piercing eyes like an eagle hovering in the sky, ready to swoop down and devour its prey at any moment.
The man quickly inputted a few numbers on the door of the transparent room, and then white gas rapidly filled the entire glass room. In the blink of an eye, these emotionally charged individuals were frozen instantly. After doing all this, the old man turned around and glared menacingly at Barrett Walk, while the scientists behind him remained silent, too afraid to even breathe loudly. "Who are you? And who gave you the authority?" His words were calm, but carried a sense of heaviness and oppression, as if the air around them had been sucked dry in an instant. The eerie atmosphere continued to compress, making it difficult to breathe, and causing a strong sense of palpitation. Every field has its strong individuals, and this man was undoubtedly an authority, even a powerhouse, in the field of science. That was why he exuded such a heavy sense of dignity.
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Barrett Walker also felt the man's authority, perhaps this is what they call the Tao! Just as the old saying goes, all roads lead to Rome, and the ultimate goal is the great way. Undoubtedly, this man has found a great path in science, which is why he exudes such an oppressive presence. Barrett Walker spoke with a slightly respectful tone, "I am nobody, just a student of the War God Academy. But I know that these people are not machines. They have their own vibrant lives and have contributed to humanity. No one can easily deprive them of their lives, and this right is not something that anyone can bestow. Even you cannot when it comes to the most important life!"
Barrett Walker ignored Benjamin Blake's tugging behind him, fearlessly locking eyes with the man and enduring the scrutiny of his eagle-like gaze. Suddenly, he felt like a god insulted by a mere ant, and he angrily shouted, "Begone! How dare a student be so insolent in my presence!"
"Hmph! You are nothing special. If your attitude were better, perhaps I would have yielded. Obviously, that is not happening now." Barrett Walker clearly had a stubborn temperament, the kind that insists on having its way. Seeing the man's arrogant demeanor, he felt so infuriated! He decided not to leave and just stood there.
The scientists were in a dilemma at this point, but the man paid no more attention to Barrett Walker. He just coldly chuckled and then glanced at the people frozen in the glass room. Only then did he say, "This is what I entrusted to you, Krolnk! In such a short time, you have managed to create such a mess for me. Prepare the tools for me, I will perform surgery on them immediately!"
Barrett Walker looked at the scientists' obsequious expressions, while the man in heavy protective gear entered the glass room. Suddenly, a strange blue light shot into the room, casting a bizarre glow on the frozen people inside. But in the next moment, the body of the previously suicidal person became transparent, and the organs inside became clearly visible. After examining the person's physical condition, the man nodded, as if a chef was carefully selecting a piece of meat to be cooked, then he pushed the person out and prepared to perform surgery on the back of their head with a surgical knife.
"What are you doing?" Barrett Walker could no longer remain calm. He pushed away the people trying to stop him and rushed forward to intervene.
The man paid no attention, and as Barrett Walker reached out, he suddenly flicked his eyes and grabbed Barrett Walker, then threw him out. Can you imagine Barrett Walker being thrown out by a seemingly emaciated old man? He suddenly whistled, and the white wall suddenly opened, and a swarm of robots jumped out. These robots still had primitive caterpillar tracks, but their movements were very agile. They instantly surrounded Barrett Walker, and the grim muzzles of their shoulders pointed at him.
"Director! Don't be impulsive! He's not an enemy, why use the Destroyer robots?" "Yes, Director! He's just an ignorant student, there's no need to be so hasty!" "Prag, can you give me a break? Don't argue with these juniors. The Destroyer robots are meant for enemies, not for dealing with these juniors!" The amiable Sermat Krolnk quickly interjected.
"Hmph! These ignorant juniors! What do they know? They know nothing and keep chattering in my ear. They are as annoying as maggots! Make him apologize and then get out immediately, wasting my time!" This old man had a high and mighty demeanor, indeed a top figure in his field. However, his actions were a bit excessive and uncompromising.
Barrett Walker was caught off guard and thrown by the old man, he didn't know how he had such great strength, but he didn't want to know. As he looked at the machine guns pointed at him on the robots' shoulders, with their cold and ruthless muzzles, he would not allow himself to be exposed to such danger. He immediately drew the dry sword on his back, and with a sudden movement, the sound of cracking and breaking filled the air. These robots, forged of adamantium, were as fragile as tofu under the dry sword, and were completely destroyed by Barrett Walker in an instant.