“The factory grounds were relatively normal at first. Most people, except for a small core group of employees, had no idea about the true nature of this medicine factory.”

“Until one day, those lunatics created a drug that could alter the human constitution, using living people as cauldrons to cultivate suitable raw materials for pharmaceuticals…”

…

From the radio, 424’s voice sounded exhausted as he recounted the story bit by bit.

During this process, He-Gu noticed that 424’s consciousness seemed not entirely clear.

Sometimes his words were illogical, completely disjointed.

One moment he might be talking about events in the factory, and the next, he would start recounting his own tragic experiences.

According to 424, “it” was constantly battling with his consciousness, so neither he nor it was ever fully awake.

From 424’s words, He-Gu learned that while working as a warehouse keeper in Warehouse 44, he had discovered various anomalies and had been secretly investigating them.

When he got close to the truth, he fought back against the supervisor in the warehouse but was attacked.

At that time, 424 was too weak to resist and had no choice but to flee into the delivery port without changing into his purple uniform.

He should have been dead for sure, but he unexpectedly received help from a woman in a red dress and ended up stumbling into the core area, where he was eventually devoured by “it.”

However, because 424 borrowed the power of the woman in red, he managed to hold his ground against “it,” resulting in his current state.

…

“The first sign of misfortune in this factory was that woman in the red dress.”

“It was said that a hospital, which had a supply partnership with the factory, faked the clinical death of a little girl and sent her here.”

“As a result, the girl’s stepmother, who had brought her to the hospital, became the target of blame. People said she had caused the child’s death. Unable to defend herself, the stepmother traced the incident back to the factory, but no one believed her when she returned. She ended up committing suicide in the factory.”

“After that, people started seeing a woman in a red dress and sometimes a little girl in a red dress around the factory…”

“Later, the factory director, in an attempt to deal with them, somehow got hold of a sinister method, gathered a batch of raw materials, and started force-feeding them drugs and blood… Eventually, he created a batch of monsters that were neither human nor ghost, which directly backfired on the core area.”

“In the end, the factory director died a gruesome death, and his remaining obsession combined with the immense resentment here, giving birth to its initial form.”

“The resentment, evil energy, and obsessions here were too intense. As soon as it appeared, it suppressed the woman in red…”

“Later on, more misfortunes appeared one after another, like those crows and cats. It’s unclear whether they were attracted from elsewhere or naturally born in this twisted environment.”

“Speaking of which, I once had a pet cat. I wonder how it’s doing now…”

…

424’s story was disjointed, a mix of random details, but He-Gu managed to piece it together.

In short, this place wasn’t haunted by just one anomaly or misfortune.

Each misfortune had its own cause, deeply rooted in obsession and filled with evil energy, all intricately connected, creating this twisted place.

This realization sent chills down He-Gu’s spine.

Humans had been fighting against the supernatural world for three years. While fully unlocking the storyline of a scenario was rare, many had unlocked the main plot.

However, in all the scenarios with unlocked main plots, there was usually only one anomaly.

He-Gu had never heard of a situation as complex as that of the Kant Medicine Factory.

424 rambled on for over an hour. Towards the end, he seemed exhausted, almost like he was drunk, his words becoming increasingly incoherent.

At that moment, the radio suddenly emitted a harsh static noise.

“Zzzzz—”

The sound made He-Gu’s eardrums ache.

Fortunately, it only lasted a few seconds.

Then, a sharp voice came from the radio: “What do you know! This is such a noble, such a great cause!”

“As long as it can cure diseases, humans can take anything valuable from animals, including their lives!”

“And the value contained in the human body far exceeds that of any animal!”

“Why is it okay to use animals but not humans!?”

“You fools are utterly ignorant!”

“As long as someone can pay the price, what difference is there between those lowly people and animals! The law of the jungle is the essence of this world!”

“Ahhhh! You stupid weaklings dare to try and destroy this great cause!”

…

The voice was sharp and insane, like a long-repressed madman venting his grievances.

As the voice screamed, He-Gu clearly saw the “humanoid mass of rotten flesh” struggling and twisting in pain.

Moments later, the voice stopped.

The radio emitted another burst of static.

Then, 424’s weak voice came from the radio: “I… don’t have much time left… clear-headed…”

“Give me the radio, and then do it…”

As he spoke, the “humanoid mass of rotten flesh” stepped towards He-Gu.

He-Gu’s heart tightened. He took a deep breath, pulled out the radio from his pocket, and placed it on the ground. He then took out the bottle containing the “Four Elements Blood” and a syringe.

Drawing a syringe full of the thick blood from the bottle, He-Gu gritted his teeth and plunged it into the “humanoid mass of rotten flesh.”

The texture of the “humanoid mass of rotten flesh” was unexpectedly soft and mushy. With a little force, most of the syringe sank into the flesh.

Suppressing his nausea, He-Gu pushed the plunger hard, injecting the “Four Elements Blood.”

Immediately, the “humanoid mass of rotten flesh” began to convulse as if electrocuted, struggling and twisting in apparent agony.

After finishing the injection, He-Gu quickly stepped back a few paces.

The “humanoid mass of rotten flesh” fell to the ground, crawled forward a few steps, and “absorbed” the radio.

Then, 424’s pained voice came from the “humanoid mass of rotten flesh”: “Turn around and run… I’ll open the exit for you…”

He-Gu didn’t dare delay. He turned and ran for his life.

After running a short distance, he saw a bright light ahead.

The exit was there!

He-Gu quickly approached the light.

The surroundings were still pitch black. It was an exit about a meter in diameter.

Through the exit, He-Gu could see a tiled floor outside.

Just as He-Gu was about to crawl out of the exit, a few sticky “tentacles” suddenly emerged from the darkness, wrapping around his chest and abdomen.

At the same time, the sharp and sinister voice rang out from behind He-Gu: “Using lowly people to cure the high and mighty is no different from using animals! Answer me!!!”

He-Gu’s scalp tingled, and a flood of complex emotions—nervousness, anxiety, anger—surged through him.

“Answer your damn question!”

He-Gu shouted in frustration and anger. Fueled by adrenaline, he grabbed the thick tentacles with his hands, pulled them to his mouth, and bit down hard.

A foul, viscous liquid burst in He-Gu’s mouth as he bit through the tentacles!

Freed from the restraints, He-Gu immediately scrambled through the exit.

Without looking back, He-Gu ran forward, shouting as he ran: “When you start dividing people into high and low, you’re no different from an animal yourself. How dare you come out and ask me that?”

With those words, He-Gu had already sprinted over ten meters away.

…