The doctor asked the survivors where they were today. There was no problem with the food, water and air. They were all supplied by the Lighthouse and even the air was sent by the ventilation system. If any of these three had a problem then the entire Lighthouse would’ve fallen. However, all the survivors had one thing in common. During the time when the magnetic field disappeared, they didn’t have close contact with the experimental materials. Some of them had been sorting out the data in the office while some had gone to other floors to attend meetings and came back—just like Dr Ji himself.

The infected staff all had one thing in common. They were in close contact with a heterogeneous species. This wasn’t real contact but they were close to the heterogeneous species. For example, a researcher’s assistant who spent the entire afternoon writing code in a small office and fitting a data model was still judged to have a genetic infection. The only suspicious thing was that a laboratory was right across the wall from him that held two reptile monsters.

Seraing consulted the military and with the heterogeneous research centre as the axis, all upper and lower floors were closed for inspection. All personnel were forbidden to enter.

“Water, food or air can all be sources of infection.” In the Trial Court’s lounge, Dr Ji and An Zhe were sharing a room and the doctor spoke to the white wall. “However, this isn’t the case.”

“Is it the radiation?” He spoke again. “If every monster is a radiation source, at first, the radiation is weak and only serious injuries will cause infection. Then even minor injuries will cause infection. Once the radiation intensity gradually increases… as long as you stay near the monster then your genes will change due to the radiation.”

An Zhe thought this made sense but the next moment, he saw the doctor bury his face in his hands, taking deep breaths in a near-collapse state. “However, our instruments can’t detect it.”

An Zhe thought that the doctor was going crazy. In the same position, he could understand the root cause of the doctor’s madness.”

This research—the study of monsters—how painful was it, how complicated was it, how many resources were needed and how dangerous was it? Still, they hadn’t known what they were facing until now. It was like walking in the darkness and even the last crutch had been lost. They knew the cliff wasn’t far away but didn’t know when they would fall.

An Zhe saw the doctor slowly raise his head, blue pupils dazed and facial muscles trembling. This was a type of desperate fear and horror, as if facing a huge, indescribable existence. In front of him were white walls of nothing. The scariest thing in the world was the unknown.