Chapter 1 Dark Creatures in ‘Creatures of Dawn’

Author: Zhuge Wanjun

Chapter 1 Dark Creatures in ‘Creatures of Dawn’

The cold rain is like a needle, stabbing the earth angrily.

The huge sound of rain covered everything, making a deafening roar, venting wantonly in the darkness.

Nature is showing off her energy.

Or, to wash away the sins hidden in the darkness.

Click!

A bolt of lightning fell from the sky, roughly tearing the night sky in half.

The electric light illuminates the ground and falls on a vertical antenna.

The thunder covered up the impact of the downpour, and also covered up the angry roar in the underground research institute.

[Lightning energy was successfully introduced, and the ninth return experiment officially began...]

[Body cells absorb energy, and various body functions of 'Lion' begin to reset and return to their initial state...]

[‘Lion’’s memory data was successfully erased, and his ninth return was successful! 】

There was a burst of beeping sounds from old equipment and rapid human voices in his ears, and Li Ang gradually regained consciousness.

'Where am I?'

Li Ang only remembered that before his sudden death, he was designing data values ​​for a large-scale PC game adapted from a well-known Western fantasy web IP.

As a new game promoted by the company this year, it has a big task and a heavy burden, highlighting the need for excellence.

In terms of numerical design, Li Ang's plan has been rejected several times by the superiors.

Anyway, the words above are: 'No data explosion', 'The economic system will not collapse in ten years', 'We must give players a real sense of growth and satisfaction', 'But we must also stimulate players to recharge', 'We cannot let the company be saddled with just

The infamy of recognizing money but not people'.

In short, it means "both need" and "still need".

When it is implemented in Li Ang's hands, it will be a matter of finding a balance among a lot of impossibilities.

Finally, after fighting hard day and night for two months, Li Ang died suddenly at his post "living up to expectations".

He thought that his wonderful life was completely over, but he never thought that his heart would stop. After his vision went dark, Li Ang found that his consciousness had not dissipated, but instead there was a loud and busy sound in his ears.

He opened his eyes with difficulty, and the dazzling white light penetrated his pupils, causing his already confused head to be hit hard again.

[Experimental subject ‘Lion’ has woken up, monitoring various physiological indicators, and preparing tranquilizers in advance...]

Li Ang adapted for a while, and then he saw the surrounding scene clearly.

The gray concrete walls are not decorated at all, and there are only various exposed pipes and dazzling spotlights.

Next to me were some people wearing masks and white coats with the words "Dawn Creatures" embroidered on their chests...

Medical staff?

Or maybe a scientific researcher?

Li Ang could not confirm.

Li Ang tried to get up, but suddenly found that his body was tightly bound and could not move.

The arms, legs, and torso are all tightly bound!

"Who are you? Why..."

Li Ang struggled to shout, but when he opened his mouth, a sharp pain came from his throat, followed by a burst of blood like rust.

It felt like someone took a bowl of molten iron and poured it down your throat.

Burning, stinging, pungent, rushed into his head, making it difficult for Li Ang to speak another word.

'If this kind of pain were given to a company boss with many faults, he would not be able to even make a single request, and he would not die suddenly at his job!'

This thought flashed across his mind, which also represented Li Ang's resentment.

Li Ang strangled his neck while struggling, trying to break free.

But the next second, his figure stopped.

Through the glass covered with light in the laboratory, he saw what he looked like now——

The skin all over his body is gray, the same color as the cold concrete walls of the laboratory, and there is no trace of blood.

Under the gray cold skin, it can be said that it is full of devastation, with clear surgical sutures everywhere, and even dark blood gushing out in several places.

What is unacceptable is that although these tissues on the body have the same skin color, it can be seen at a glance that they do not belong to the same species, and they look more like they have been forcibly stitched together.

Compared to the body, the situation on the face is worse.

The sutures passed through the face wantonly, forming a non-standard asymmetrical X, dividing Li Ang's face into four pieces.

The connection between these four parts looks extremely rough, and even the width, width, and thickness are not aligned.

As a result, the entire brain's epidermis looks like the wrinkles on the surface of a walnut.

The mouth is crooked, and the two eyes are one big and one small, one with red pupils and the other with blue pupils.

Perhaps the only original and complete thing about the entire face is the straight nose.

But with such a distinguished face, no matter how beautiful the nose is, it will become ugly.

It's even...disgusting.

When Li Ang saw his appearance, a strong command to vomit came from the nerves in his brain.

This is clearly a disgusting suture monster!

They say time travel is a blessing.

Li Ang couldn't figure it out, it would be fine if he died of overwork at his job!

Why do you have to turn into a disgusting stitched monster after traveling through time?

This is to catch an honest person and bully him, right?

But soon, Li Ang realized a more serious problem.

Instead of looking anxious, it is better to consider his current situation!

He was tied to the experimental table and unable to move, with various tubes and monitoring equipment inserted into his body.

The people in white coats around him were all staring at the instruments in front of them, reporting everything in the laboratory through the intercom equipment, but few people were staring at him.

This is a blessing in misfortune.

If all the eyes of this group of people were fixed on him, then Li Ang would have no doubt that he would be dissected into pieces and immersed in formalin solution in the next moment.

Now, he must figure out where he has traveled through time and what is happening now.

Li Ang no longer struggled and shouted, but calmly observed the environment in the laboratory.

The electronic equipment here is very large, and many of the equipment are wrapped in thick and bloated "iron boxes", with exposed pipelines as thick as an arm.

All the display devices that Li Ang could see were text-based operating systems with green characters on a black background. When the equipment was running, it would make a whirring fan sound and beeps from the circuit board from time to time.

This kind of electronic product is completely at the level of computers in the 1960s and 1970s.

The shape and style of other experimental equipment also reveal a strong sense of pragmatism, adhering to the principle of usability, and there is no modular or reduced design.

The technological level is backward.

This is Li Ang's definition of the current laboratory.

But on the other hand, being able to piece together and sew corpses together and make them conscious is beyond the scope of pure science.

To some extent, the mysticism has a profound foundation.

The earth that Li Ang is familiar with takes two completely different paths.

Li Ang pricked up his ears and continued to receive reports from the experimenters.

[The vital signs of the experimental subject ‘Lyon’ are normal, and all organs have “returned” to their initial levels. 】

[Recover calm after a brief panic. The calming step is skipped. Please ask the doctor for the next step.]

…

【Yes, received!】

[Start neural unit stimulation and determine the direction of a new round of "return" experiments. ]

As soon as he finished speaking, two experimenters in white coats came over pushing a transparent tube and clasped it in the palm of Li Ang's right hand.

At the inner end of the tube is a device similar to an incandescent lamp, with two metal rods carrying a twisted filament.

Li Ang suddenly had a bad feeling.

The next second, I saw a string of sticky tentacles suddenly appearing from my palm, climbing up the pipe.
To be continued...