After Beating the Game, I Became the Villain BOSS

The researchers were all busy with their experiments, not in the mood to pay attention to KK.

KK wandered for over ten minutes, roughly figuring out the movement routes of each researcher.

Taking advantage of no one noticing, he quietly walked into a lab cabin separated by transparent explosion-proof glass.

Inside, there was a self-operating thermal melting instrument conducting a new material synthesis experiment.

KK put on rubber gloves that hid fingerprints, found the power button for the thermal melter, turned the power to maximum, and then quickly walked out of the lab cabin.

His little move just now did not attract anyone's attention.

He returned to Future's workstation, deliberately exhaling long, tugging at his collar to shake and cool down: "Phew—it's hot over there in the corridor."

"Hot?" Future looked up, confused, asking, "There are temperature control devices in the lab, how could it be hot?"

KK pretended to be puzzled, scratching his head and pointing in the distance: "I don't know, but it was quite hot when I passed by."

Future's expression was suspicious, leaving her workstation and ran over.

It wasn't long before Future's screams came from the distant corridor: "Mu Xi! The thermal power is set so high, are you trying to watch fireworks explode?!"

A young female researcher ran over in a panic: "Huh, I set it according to feedback data, there should be no mistake..."

Taking advantage of Future leaving her workstation, KK took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and inserted it into her computer interface.

Something shocking happened.

Future's computer instantly showed screen glitches, some unknown virus spreading along the local area network, immediately sweeping all the computers in the lab.

In an instant, every computer was paralyzed, and the noise began:

"Hey, what's going on? My computer is showing gibberish."

"Mine too! Can't operate!"

"Chief Future, please come and have a look, there's something very strange going on!"

"How could it end up like this? What operations did you do just now?"

"No operations at all, just running experiment software normally, and suddenly it happened."

The lab fell into chaos, KK took the opportunity to unplug the USB flash drive and quietly left.

He came to the lobby on the first floor and blended into the bathroom.

Cao Yilin was here washing his face.

KK put the USB flash drive into his pocket, nonchalantly washing his hands beside him.

Cao Yilin looked at himself in the mirror and asked faintly, "Is it done?"

"Yep." KK splashed cold water on his face, asking in a deep voice, "What exactly is on the USB flash drive? As soon as I inserted it, all the computers became paralyzed."

Cao Yilin shook off the water from his hands, casually fixing his hair, saying calm and collected, "Hey K, let me give you a brotherly advice. If you want to establish yourself at Tiger Base, do more things, ask fewer questions."

...

That night, the entire Edge Mansion was shrouded in a bleak atmosphere of sorrow.

Unfortunate news came from the underground lab, the lab's computers faced unknown hacker attacks, systems were completely destroyed, all data irrecoverable.

The researchers carried out emergency network disconnection operations, their hands trembling over the keyboards trying to salvage some loss, but on the display screens there were nothing but endless gibberish and warning messages.

This experimental data was extremely precious, painstakingly crafted through long overtime work by everyone.

Many key areas initially had breakthrough progress, with just a little more effort important results could be obtained, yet all progress vanished overnight.

The researchers couldn't contain their irritability, smashing keyboards against tables, angrily cursing the hackers who did this, indignant voices echoing through the entire lab.

Among them, the person most despairing was none other than Future.

The researchers were merely working at Edge Mansion, earning whatever salary for however long they worked, whereas loss of experimental data only caused temporary rage.

However, Future was very pure, not seeking money or fame. Research wasn't just her job; it was her sole interest in life.

This lab getting destroyed was like death to her.

This experimental data was initially accumulated when she was with Su Mo.

For many experiments, it wasn't simply a matter of starting over, but rather at the time it was successful purely by luck, like hitting a one in several million chance.

Such data was almost unattainable again and once missed, it might be impossible to replicate in this lifetime.

Future was led out of the lab, crying in utter misery, collapsing on the lobby floor, bawling her eyes out.

"Waaa—" She rubbed her tear-filled eyes with both hands, crying loudly while kicking and rolling on the floor, her loose hair covering her face wet with tears and sweat, eyelids swollen to hardly open.

Su Mo paced back and forth in the lobby, his complexion looking lifeless and grim, he attempted to comfort Future, only receiving even more heartbreaking cries in return.

Reports from the lab researchers kept coming, all bad news, all experimental data destroyed, no means to recover.

Su Mo's emotions erupted like a volcano, "Crash," he kicked a potted plant in the lobby, shards and dirt scattered everywhere.

KK stood leaning against the wall in a corner, watching his once-close companions crying in distress, a trace of reluctance and sadness in his eyes, quickly overtaken by his survival instinct.

Cao Yilin glanced at KK, being more than satisfied with the authentic expression.

Cao Yilin was pretending to comfort the researchers along with other mercenaries, he walked over to Future crying, patting her head, gently saying, "Chief, keep it together, things will get better."

Future covered her swollen eyes kicking the ground, screaming through tears, "What do you know?! Do you know how painful it is?! Waa! It hurts, it hurts so much!"

Cao Yilin sighing pretentiously, glanced sideways secretly at KK, casting an approving look.

KK slightly turned his face away, eyes filled with loneliness.

At this time, KK's phone vibrated in his pocket.

He walked through the side door to an empty back alley and answered the phone.

"I heard you did a great job." Ou Chenyu's voice came from the receiver.

KK sniffed, saying in a deep voice, "Just inserting a USB drive, what's so difficult about that?"

Ou Chenyu chuckled lightly, with a teasing tone asking, "Speaking of which, I'm curious, want to interview you."

"Su Mo may not have given you much grace, but he's been loyal enough, smoothing over all the trouble you caused, even fighting with me for your sake at the mercenary summit before."

"How does it feel to betray him?"

KK said coldly, "Ou Chenyu, starting to act up now? If it weren't for you having Cao set me up, and stuffing a bomb into my stomach, would I have ended up like this today?"

Ou Chenyu: "Look at you, I'm just casually asking, why are you getting worked up?"

KK's emotions grew agitated: "Stop babbling! I really regret now ever collaborating with someone like you!"

"To speak frankly, I shouldn't have been involved with Su Mo in the first place! If he hadn't disrupted my life, insisted on me being a mercenary, I'd still be living carefree on the frontier! He destroyed my entire life! Damn!"

Ou Chenyu laughed in a low voice, so many layers in his tone: "Only realizing this now, it's too late. Do you think New Moon City is just any place? It's a city that devours people."

"It's a beast lurking in the dark, consuming countless dreams and lives. Even I only see ten percent of its true nature, with ninety percent of the darkness beyond even my reach."

"You're right, lying flat at the bottom is indeed more carefree. If you want to climb up, you must keep climbing, reach the top, if you pause or fall along the way, you'll only become this beast's meal."

KK snorted sadly: "Sounds like Grand Captain Ou has lofty ambitions."

Even through the phone, it's obvious to hear the swelling desire and ambition in Ou Chenyu's voice: "This city is destined for someone to reach the top, and that person won't be Su Mo, it'll be me."

KK coldly said, "Whether any of you reach the top has nothing to do with me, I just want to survive now. What do you want me to do next?"

Ou Chenyu slowly said, "Cao Yilin will give you a list, you follow the requirements to continuously gather intelligence, come to Tiger Base to report to me on Wednesday, and I'll help reset the bomb's countdown then."

"I've ruined my life thanks to you two." KK spat on the ground and hung up the phone.