Seizing the BOSS Template at the Start

Zai fumbled along the wall for a while, then took out a metal test tube from his bosom and thrust it fiercely into the wall. As the deep blue liquid in the tube gradually disappeared,

the door, oozing blood, slowly opened.

The overwhelmingly thick smell of blood could not be completely blocked, even by the plague doctor’s floral-scented mask.

Baiyi followed Zai into this place where dangerous artifacts were confined.

Buzz~

In a long, dark corridor, on either side were rooms inscribed with numerous runes. These were all runes of Sealing Science, including those of Magic, Alchemy, and the plague doctor, all at a high level.

Baiyi even sensed some Legendary aura.

Thinking back to when he first entered Zai’s base and saw the Beastman dangerous artifact on Zai’s operating table, Baiyi was no longer surprised.

Once the World Core is found, Baiyi thought he could sort out the Sealing Science of this world, and the rewards should be quite significant.

As Baiyi approached, the dangerous artifacts in the prisons grew restless and uneasy.

They sneakily made their way to the innermost part of the containment area, where a black cup stood silently on a display. Countless forbidden runes surrounded the cup, yet did not restrict it.

Baiyi approached cautiously under Zai’s wary gaze; this 001 seemed utterly indifferent to Evil Thought, not even worth a reaction.

The black cup already contained half a cup of black liquid, proving it had only been half a month since the last time it was consumed.

”Don’t touch it. If the liquid inside goes down by a single drop, it’ll increase by a third,”

Baiyi paused, calmly saying, ”Don’t worry, we can leave an Ancient God Believer to drink it.”

Baiyi touched the cup, activating the panel scan.

[Name: Black Death Pathogen.

Attributes: Dangerous artifact.

Rules: Ignores all obstructions to create Black Death-type dangerous artifacts and releases the Black Death Curse.

Introduction: A cup that appeared out of nowhere, bringing disaster and despair.

Price: 1 Gold Coin.]

Baiyi pondered in silence at the mere price of one Gold Coin. Why were the prices of these things always so strange?

But it was certain that the ultimate aim of the plague doctor back then was to destroy this thing, perhaps always considering it the source.

However, Baiyi’s purpose wasn’t to scan this; he picked up the cup and carefully poured a drop of the liquid into a test tube.

Buzz~

An ominous aura flashed, and the liquid in the cup rapidly expanded, nearly occupying four-fifths of the cup in an instant.

Behind him, Zai’s gaze had turned slightly off, but considering the great help Evil Thought provided them, he restrained himself from acting.

Baiyi observed the rapidly dissipating liquid in the test tube and activated the scan again.

[Name: ???

Attributes: ???

Effect: ???

Introduction: ???

Price: Not for sale.]

Just as expected!

An understanding dawned in Baiyi’s eyes, and at that moment, the liquid in the test tube completely evaporated.

”How is it?”

Zai’s voice carried a trace of nervousness and a hint of expectation. An alchemist capable of self-researching dangerous artifacts might genuinely discern something.

Baiyi’s tone was grave as he asked, ”Mr. Zai, I have a question for you.”

”What question?” Zai was even more tense now, lacking the composure that someone of the Golden Upper Tier should have, as this concerned the survival of Fenghuo.

”If you cannot stop the Black Death from destroying Fenghuo, what would you do?” Baiyi asked softly.

Zai fell silent, thinking seriously before answering, ”You’ve seen the introduction of existing dangerous artifacts, so you should know many of their rules conflict. If there’s truly no way, using the conflicts between dangerous artifacts to wipe them out all at once is the right choice, because we don’t want to see another Fenghuo arise.”

”Understood.” Baiyi nodded and answered Zai’s earlier question, ”The situation now is worse than I imagined, but the source of the Black Death Curse has been found.”

Surprise tinged Zai’s voice, ”Really?”

Baiyi nodded, his tone heavy, ”Really!”

”What is it?” Zai asked cautiously, though apprehensive about hearing something undesirable, he was somewhat flustered, ”Do you really know? On what basis did you make that judgment? We’ve inspected the liquid, too, and saw nothing...”

Baiyi hesitated slightly, but then considered that these were merely Subspace People. Although they each had their own thoughts, they were no different from NPCs in a dungeon.

After the climax of despair, they would always resurrect anew.

So Baiyi calmly said, ”The basis for my judgment is external information. Time outside passes faster than you imagine, and explaining it to you might be challenging for you to understand.”

Seriously, he added, ”Simply put, there’s an Ancient God behind your Fenghuo Kingdom. Killing him would end this curse.”

”God...?”

Zai paused. Though the bird beak mask hid his expression, the single word revealed a host of emotions.

In silence, Zai needed to digest this information. If everything was orchestrated by a god, then what was the purpose of their plague doctors?

Could the Black Death Curse truly be solved?

Baiyi did not disturb him and walked away, calmly saying, ”You should discuss this with others. God’s believers must die, and so must the god. Decide quickly between waiting for death or putting up a fight.”

Zai didn’t follow Baiyi as he left; instead, Baiyi returned to his allocated room, frowning in contemplation.