"Doctor, I've found you."
Xuan Hao raised his sharp claws and smashed them towards his own ugly, ferocious head.
"Puff!"
A muffled sound of flesh bursting rang out.
Dark red brain matter, mixed with dark green viscous liquid, splattered everywhere.
The massive body twitched a few times, then, like a collapsing mountain, crashed to the ground with a thud.
Inside the alloy door, several guards were sweating profusely.
The moment Xuan Hao fell to the ground.
Among them, the pupils of one middle-aged man instantly unfocused, replaced by a cold, inhuman gleam.
"Puff."
The middle-aged man quickly drew his knife, striking like lightning, and in a few swift moves, killed all his companions nearby.
He slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the interior of the room.
In front of the monitor, a person in a trench coat stood with his back to him, by the control panel.
Xuan Hao walked towards the young man in the trench coat, his footsteps echoing exceptionally clearly in the dead silent room, step by step towards that solitary figure.
"Doctor, we finally meet."
Xuan Hao's voice was hoarse, yet it carried a hint of arrogance, as if looking down on dust.
"Compared to me...."
He walked behind the Doctor, slowly raising his hand, "You are all still too fragile after all."
As his words fell.
Xuan Hao extended his claw, instantly piercing through the fragile neck beneath the wide trench coat.
"Crack!"
The sound of a neck bone breaking was extremely crisp.
The Doctor trembled violently, then slumped limply to the side.
....
At the same time, in the real monitoring room.
On another, higher-definition screen, the entire process of the guard killing the "Doctor" was clearly displayed.
The real Doctor was still sitting in his chair.
"Your sacrifice was worth it."
The Doctor's expression was calm as he gently pushed up the glasses on his nose.
"Doctor, do you have a conclusion?"
Rose looked at the Doctor nervously, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
"Almost."
The Doctor nodded slightly, recording his cold observations in the file:
Memory Inheritance:
After the BOSS possessed Long Shi Er, he obtained Long Shi Er's recent mission memories.
Memory Flaw:
However, this memory is incomplete. The BOSS did not fully acquire Long Shi Er's memories. He needs to locate the substitute Doctor by continuously destroying rooms one by one.
These are sufficient to prove that his memory acquisition has flaws, and he does not perfectly inherit all host memories!
Conclusion:
From this point of view, perhaps we can fight him.
Watching the Doctor's records and analysis, the flame of hope in Rose's eyes ignited once more.
"Doctor, can we defeat it now?" Her voice was filled with excitement and uncontrollable anticipation.
"Defeat?"
The Doctor slowly shook his head, his tone devoid of any lightness, "Rose, you probably haven't encountered a BOSS-level Outer God yet, besides the one in front of us."
"Yes."
Rose nodded.
"No wonder."
The Doctor's voice became extremely distant.
"We can never truly understand Outer Gods. Their power is not just a stacking of strength or speed."
The Doctor paused, then continued:
"I shouldn't tell you this, and you don't have the clearance to know these things, but... after the experiment, as long as you haven't seen it, it should be fine."
"What do you mean?"
Rose was confused.
The Doctor continued, "I once encountered an Outer God at the Star Sea Observation Station, and we paid an extremely heavy price. We couldn't even determine if we truly eliminated it."
"Because...."
The Doctor's expression became a few shades more serious.
"As long as there is still sentient life that can perceive it, that can imagine it, even if it's just a vague memory of it, it might return from memory again!"
Hearing this, Rose felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
"So...."
The Doctor looked at the monitor screen, "The so-called thoroughly killing an Outer God is a luxury that even gods cannot guarantee. The most we can do is to fight them."
Inside the monitoring room, there was a deathly silence.
Rose felt fear....
It was the first time she had so clearly realized what kind of existence she, the Doctor, and even the entire base were facing.
"Is this a BOSS-level Outer God?"
Rose looked at the Doctor, her eyes filled with unprecedented admiration.
The Doctor had fought countless Outer Gods!
"Doctor, I heard you became an investigator at twelve, facing Outer Gods directly...."
Her voice trembled slightly, "It's been twenty years, truly an incredible achievement."
The Doctor wearily waved his hand, his gaze focused on the screen.
"Rose, investigate his identity."
The Doctor stared at the middle-aged man on the screen, or rather the BOSS, and said in a deep voice, "Block his communicator."
"Yes."
Rose nodded.
"It's done."
A few seconds later, she completed the operation.
The Doctor picked up the microphone beside him, his voice echoing through this channel into the ears of every person wearing a communicator:
"Everyone, thank you for your efforts."
The Doctor's voice was extremely calm, "The mission has reached a critical juncture. I am issuing an order to you with the highest authority."
"You may leave."
"The upcoming battle will no longer require your presence."
The cold command reverberated in the headsets of everyone in the base.
The Doctor watched as everyone evacuated.
His expression did not relax at all; instead, it became even more solemn.
Looking at the guard on the screen who had already transformed into the BOSS, the Doctor said, "Rose, unblock his communication. I want to speak with him face to face."
"Understood!"
Rose nodded, her finger sweeping across the control panel.
The signal indicator for the headset of the guard possessed by the BOSS changed from grey to green.
The Doctor picked up the microphone, and his voice transmitted:
"It's not that simple to kill me. Are you surprised to hear my voice?"
...
Xuan Hao remained composed, showing no emotion.
The Doctor's steady voice came through: "You have already lost. What other tricks do you have? While you can still move, use them all, otherwise...."
His voice turned cold: "You will never have another chance."
Xuan Hao's lips twitched, emitting a short, ambiguous chuckle.
His possessed bodies were not just humans, after all.
Humans and animals on the surface, insects underground, and even microorganisms!
Of course, they could also be Outer Gods!
Naturally, no one knew this.
The Doctor's speculations, all the data, were merely self-righteous assumptions.
They had no idea of the True Immortal's great power.
Admittedly, his current possessed body was too weak, but as long as he found a suitable one, he could instantly unleash his full combat power.
Or find a way to tear through reality's space.
Xuan Hao calmly said, "Doctor, all your efforts will only be a farce."
"Do you want to make a bet?" The Doctor's clear response came: "The stakes are our lives."
Xuan Hao, while sensing the location of his true body, said:
"Then let's make a bet."