"No, they're all modified from regular organisms."
"They're all dead?"
"Most are dead, but a portion hasn't died yet."
Chen Zhao strolled to a shelf. Suddenly, an octopus in a jar slammed against the side of the jaw. Chen Zhao freaked out and almost twisted his ankle. He seemed to have missed his step.
Looking down, he realized he'd stepped onto a switch. A door opened up on the wall.
"Huh?"
"You actually found a switch here. I didn't even discover it."
"Should we go in and look?" Chen Zhao didn't dare go in alone. It felt safer to be with Blackie.
After entering through the secret door, they followed the snaking tunnel down. A few minutes later, they reached the bottom.
It was a research lab with all kinds of torture devices. There were strange skeletons carved onto the tools.
Blackie studied them. "It looks like the former went against some taboos."
"What taboos?"