Seeing the monster's form become increasingly grotesque, escaping had already become irreversible. Dean Mason's already aged face seemed to lose even more of its vitality.
He muttered to himself, "Herbert was my close friend, I knew that his research direction was the genetic fusion of void mother worms, and that mutations would be extremely dangerous. Therefore, when I couldn't kill his mutated form, I suspected an uncontrollable mutation might occur. That's why I sealed off Laboratory Zero and allowed no one to enter. I also erased every trace of him in the academy, all to prevent anyone from accessing that information. Still, it leaked out..."
His words seemed like muttering to himself, but it seemed more like he was trying to explain the true situation to these imperial investigators.
Su Lun sensed the deep helplessness and regret in his words.
In the academy, his position as the dean enabled him to keep anyone away.
