Chapter 3: First Encounter with the Valkyrie
Is that 'thirty years' the result of rounding?
Could a cyborg riot break out at any time?
A series of images emerged in Yang Ming's mind.
In the gloomy game copy, the fully armed player team was chased and hacked by the sexy and powerful Valkyrie, and was wiped out again and again amid the curses.
The gloomy corridor was covered with dark red bloodstains. A beheaded skeleton was still wearing a light blue imperial military uniform. Two tumor-like monsters seemed to be devouring something at the door of the bridge. Occasionally, low whimpers could be heard from deep in the corridor.
This is the fate of this scientific research vessel.
No, we can't just sit there and wait for death.
He finally got to live again, and the taste of death is so painful.
Yang Ming turned and rushed towards the cabin door, no longer daring to rest.
He wanted to talk to the person in charge here, Kigrov, and he had to quickly escape from this scientific research ship that could turn into a Shura purgatory at any time.
but……
The cabin door opened, and a young woman who was about to knock on the door raised her hand, causing Yang Ming, who was in a hurry, to stop in his tracks.
She looked to be about twenty-four or twenty-five.
Although current medical beauty and anti-aging technologies are very advanced, it is impossible to judge a person's specific age by appearance; but Yang Ming knows that she is the same age as him and is a trainee navigator on the ship. Her job is to look at star maps, confirm routes, and serve tea and water.
Of course, she also has a unique private identity:
Hanton's mistress number one.
This was a sexy woman with plump lips, big bright eyes, a high nose bridge, fair skin and a good figure. Although her waistline was not so obvious, the bulging work clothes made Yang Ming feel thrilling.
"Hey, Darling! Are you okay?"
There was surprise in her eyes, and she skillfully put her arms around Yang Ming's waist.
Yang Ming subconsciously took a half step back. Before he could say anything, a pair of plump, soft, sweet lips came up to him.
Ah this?
Are all girls in the Empire so hospitable?
Thank you, Hanton.
After a while of lip-to-lip entanglement, just before Yang Ming's breathing became heavy, he finally regained some sanity.
This young woman is a navigator, the kind who can read nautical charts, so she should know the current heading of the spacecraft?
Since the time node is rather vague, let’s try to explore the space node.
"Where are we flying to now, dear?" Yang Ming asked.
"Oh, Darling, are you sure you want to bring up such a depressing topic at this time?" the woman complained coquettishly.
Yang Ming held his belt tightly.
Mistress No. 1 quickly succumbed.
"Darling, why are you suddenly concerned about this? We have just left the human investigation ship behind and are near the Empire's 4339 border tower. In two hours we will pass by an abandoned resource planet and can extract water for supply."
Yang Ming nodded and was about to continue the previous topic and have an academic exchange with this imperial girl on the earth civilization and extraterrestrial civilization, but suddenly his hands shook.
Resource star?
Abandoned resource star?
What is the first sentence of the background introduction of the "Lost Voice" dungeon?
[The border exploration ship discovered a research ship abandoned on the edge of an abandoned resource star.]
"Honey, honey wait a minute!"
Yang Ming pushed the octopus-like woman away again: "Doctor Lina said I can't do strenuous exercise now."
"Oh, yes, you were just gloriously wounded."
Mistress No. 1 smiled gently, then bit her lips, glanced seductively, and slowly pushed Yang Ming onto the single bed.
"This is a reward for our heroes. Just lie down today and don't move."
Yang Ming asked quickly, "Does that abandoned resource planet have planetary rings? Are they planetary rings made of rubble and dust? The surface is earthy yellow, and there are giant storms in the atmosphere that last all year round?"
She was obviously a little puzzled. She stared at Yang Ming for a while, and the passion in her eyes subsided a little.
"How do you know this? Our star map is confidential..."
He just knew it!
Yang Ming turned over quickly and placed her gently on the bed. He bent down and bit her plump lips somewhat unwillingly. He tightened his belt, pulled down his vest, grabbed the military uniform jacket and identification card hanging on the wall, and rushed towards the metal door without looking back.
"Sorry, honey, I have something to take care of."
The woman on the bed was obviously at a loss.
Before Yang Ming went out, he stopped and turned to look at the beautiful girl. A series of beautiful scenes with her emerged in his memory.
"There are three lifeboats on board. You can go and stay near any of them."
This is irrational and can easily lead to misunderstandings.
But Yang Ming felt that he should remind her.
"Darling?" Mistress No. 1's eyes were full of confusion.
boom!
The hatch was slammed shut.
Yang Ming hurried to the nearest elevator.
In the convex mirror at the corner, he saw his current appearance, with his angular face, the standard crew cut of an imperial soldier, his slender neck, and his strong body. He was indeed very popular with the female crew members.
However, there is no need more important than survival.
No one can let him die again!
Yang Ming has already started running.
Go find Kigrov, only Kigrov can give the order to abandon the Valkyrie!
…
Yang Ming found his ID card in his jacket pocket, swiped it deftly, got into the elevator, pressed the top button with the bridge label, and grabbed the handrail out of habit.
When the elevator moves, it will enter a weak gravity environment and the simulated force field of the spacecraft will temporarily fail. This is related to the limitations of the field technology.
This detail is exactly the same as the setting of "The Abyss".
'Now I have to sort out my thoughts.'
Hanton's memory showed that because the Valkyrie's destructive potential was too great, Kigrove had already made corresponding preparations. The cabin that housed the Valkyrie was at the bottom of the spacecraft and was an independent module that could be ejected at any time.
Yang Ming's mind was unprecedentedly active and he quickly realized some problems.
As the third mate, he could directly ask to see Kigrove, but how could this evil and conceited professor listen to the opinions of a 'senior technician' like him?
How to prove that the Valkyrie is about to lose control?
Say that you suddenly have the super power to foresee the future?
There is an 80% chance that it will be treated as a precious specimen by Kigrove and subjected to disassembly experiments, the kind that will require opening a skull.
The problem now
Kigrov couldn't bear to part with the Valkyrie.
This is the most deadly thing.
'Time is running out.'
Yang Ming looked up at the elevator and pressed the top button twice in succession, changing to the bottom floor with a red exclamation mark.
Now we should determine the Valkyrie's condition, find evidence that she is about to lose control, and then convince Brother Ji.
'There must be some clues.'
Yang Ming thought so.
The elevator went down silently and slowly. Yang Ming stared at the smooth alloy plate and his mind gradually calmed down.
whispering sound--
The elevator door opens and microgravity gradually increases to normal gravity.
Yang Ming's military boots came into the sight of the two garrison soldiers in front.
Swish, swish, the two soldiers saluted at the same time.
"Captain!"
"Well, it's hard work on duty," Yang Ming nodded calmly and continued walking.
One soldier was about to speak out a reminder - the area ahead was not accessible to anyone other than experimental staff - but the other soldier stopped them with a look, and the two finally remained silent.
This is the third mate on the ship, who has the authority to inspect fire-fighting equipment and ventilation ducts in every corner.
The scene in front of him made Yang Ming feel a little uncomfortable.
The bottom cabin is like a circular hall, with each area strictly divided.
At this moment, Yang Ming was standing in the upper left position, and on his left hand side was the alloy staircase that spiraled downward.
There is a row of sealed cabins shaped like cans on the left side of the bottom cabin, which contain more than a dozen men and women. They are full of various input tubes and are obviously in a dormant state.
The special yukatas they wore preserved their final dignity as genetically modified experimental subjects.
Yang Ming found the "Lost Voice" dungeon mini-boss among these transformers, as well as two or three muscular men who were probably elite monsters in the dungeon. ——When they were not out of control, they were still in the physique of normal people.
The central area is an array of dozens of precision instruments. Narrow passages connect small laboratories located in all directions, and experimenters in protective clothing are walking back and forth.
On the right is a small "playground" where several strong figures are doing physical training with laser guns pointed at their heads at all times.
The alert level here is quite high.
Every entrance and exit is guarded by soldiers, and the roof and walls are lined with high-energy anti-biological laser guns controlled by the bridge.
The Valkyrie should be in a special cabin in the front left corner, where Hanton had come to check the fire-fighting system.
Yang Ming quickly walked down the stairs and headed forward along a small path surrounded by experimental instruments.
The door of the cabin was ajar. Two experimenters in protective clothing were busy at the instrument table near the door, whispering to each other.
Yang Ming seemed to hear the "thump thump" sound of his heartbeat.
He arrived at the door, paused, and glanced inside casually.
The cabin in front of him was about thirty or forty square meters, with a five-meter-diameter "canned" biochemical pool in the middle. The familiar yet unfamiliar beautiful Valkyrie was quietly floating in the light green water.
She has an impeccable and perfect figure, her pretty face is full of girlish purity, and her long orange-red hair is floating upwards in the light green nutrient solution;
The silver-white collar around her neck should be some kind of detonator, but it complements her beauty that transcends gender.
However, Yang Ming was more concerned about the nutrient solution that was slowly flowing away from the Valkyrie at this moment.
"Hanton?"
A stern and sharp female voice came from behind: "You are not a member of the research team. According to regulations, you cannot enter the bottom cabin. This is a restricted area that you cannot enter!"
Yang Ming turned his head to look at the middle-aged woman behind him, and without further ado, he immediately pointed at the Valkyrie's nutrition chamber and asked:
"I'm doing a fire inspection... What is this for? Replacing the nutrient solution?"
The woman replied indifferently: "Yes, replace the nutrient solution and conduct phased tests. Please leave here immediately!"
"Can it be stopped?" Yang Ming asked directly.
The woman walking over in high heels was full of doubts.
Her expression softened a little, she crossed her arms, frowned and replied:
"This is a normal experimental activity on the schedule. What's wrong, Hanton? This doesn't seem to be within your job scope, and you look a little unhappy. I heard that you suffered a brain injury while operating the mecha to repair the tail wing."
Yang Ming tried to make his eyes appear as sincere as possible.
"Yes, I hit my head, and then I vaguely saw some images that made me, um, concerned me. They were about the Valkyrie losing control..."
"out of control?"
The woman crossed her arms. Her figure under the white coat was very thin. She smiled and shook her head, and continued:
"She is like a baby now, a pure and powerful baby. She will not escape our control. Moreover, Hanton, there is no need for us to deliberately control her. She is my friend, my best friend."
Yang Ming keenly sensed something was wrong.
When the other person said these words, his skinny face, which was obviously unsatisfied and covered with light freckles, showed intoxication, obsession, and an inexplicable sense of piety.
No way?
Yang Ming clearly remembered that in the second stage of conquering the Valkyrie, the Valkyrie would perform a mind control move that was all-round and had no blind spots. Players without mental protection equipment would have a high chance of becoming confused and indiscriminately attacking teammates, which was a relatively difficult point of team annihilation.
At this moment, Yang Ming suddenly had some unpleasant associations.
He decided to test the elder sister in front of him.
"Yes, she is so beautiful."
Yang Ming praised softly, squinted his eyes and smiled, trying to look more vulgar, and said slowly: "I am about to fall in love with her."
"Hanton!" The woman next to him said with disgust: "Please don't taint her purity with your dirty thoughts!"
"Isn't she just a test subject?"
Yang Ming looked puzzled and deliberately raised his voice:
"Although she is beautiful, she is only a semi-finished product after all. She is essentially a man-made product. She reminds me of those expensive non-intelligent mechanical sex partners. They can even customize their bodies and faces, and even some unique moans."
"Shut up... Just shut up! She is perfect! She is great! God! She is God!"
The woman's voice suddenly became high-pitched.
She covered her ears in pain and growled:
"She is the most perfect God! Hanton! You must pay for your frivolity and arrogance!"
There is indeed something wrong with this woman's mental state.
"Look, Brother Ji, your men have become the Valkyrie's little babies."
The evidence had been found, and Yang Ming immediately took two steps back, trying to stay away from this woman.
The staff nearby noticed the abnormality here, and some of them looked at Yang Ming with disgust and disdain.
Yang Ming suddenly felt a little strange in his heart.
He subconsciously raised his head and looked at the cabin where the Valkyrie was through the half-open special protective door in front of him. Suddenly, his hair stood on end and his heartbeat slowed down.
Behind the transparent wall of the nutrient chamber, the Valkyrie was opening her eyes. Her almost transparent eyelashes slowly rose, and her ruby-like eyes flashed a red light.
The light red ripples visible to the naked eye ripple slightly like ripples on the water.
This thing is the Valkyrie 's "Mind Control"!