97: Chapter 97: Red-Quality Figurine! [Ken K] Makes His Debut!

"Dr. Hoffman, both the Project Dominator Clone and the Project Code Fenrir Matrix have been killed by me. To ensure safety, next I need to destroy the final test subject, the Kraken..."

Chu Hong's voice was calm yet exuded an unquestionable majesty.

With his formidable strength and the suit of armor on his body that clearly boasted impressive defense and mobility—

He didn't even introduce himself, yet not a single person present, including Hoffman, doubted his identity.

Hearing this, although reluctance flickered across Hoffman's face, the tragic state of the entire Cliffside Epidemic Hospital no longer allowed him to continue such crazy research.

"Sir, I can take you there. However, unlike the other two test subjects, aside from using the genetic toxins in the backup containment chamber for targeted closure and elimination, the only other option for the Kraken is to activate the freezing pulverization room."

"Simple bullets or blades cannot harm the Kraken."

Beneath Chu Hong's mask, his pupils constricted slightly.

Walking up to the glass in front of him, he looked down at the third underground level, where the Project Code Kraken Matrix was leisurely stretching its tentacles in a massive reagent pool comparable in size to a football field.

Only then did he realize that he had barely fought this guy before.

The last time he killed it, he had utilized the cobweb brain-computer interface.

Looking at the damaged brain-computer interface in Dr. Hoffman's hand, his brow involuntarily furrowed.

"Then activate the freezing pulverization room!"

Hoffman rubbed his hands awkwardly, "Th-this, the freezing pulverization room located in the Underground Anatomy Center requires an access card—the Underground Freezer Key. Currently, the access key has been lost in the chaos..."

Damn it...

The corners of Chu Hong's eyes twitched fiercely.

If he hadn't been certain that the Hoffman before him was just a regular NPC in the secret realm, Chu Hong would have suspected this fellow was deliberately messing with him!

Could it really be this coincidental?

He took a deep breath, his tone calm, "I have the access card!"

When Chu Hong pulled out an ice-blue crystal card, everyone present visibly heaved a sigh of relief, and many researchers even wore expressions of joy.

"Wonderful!"

This gentleman sent by headquarters was not only powerful, but also had plenty of clearance!

Chu Hong calmly looked at the Project Code Kraken Matrix down in the pool.

"So what needs to be done now is to lure this big guy to the Underground Anatomy Center..." Dr. Hoffman and the others all wore troubled expressions, as this task itself was not easy.

However.

Chu Hong gave them a lesson directly through crisp and brutal actions.

He ordered them to open the transport vehicle passage leading from the second underground level to the outside world.

With a burst of his jet, Chu Hong arrived before the Kraken in the pool. Its huge octopus head curiously poked out from beneath the water surface. Compared to the irritability of Dominator and Fenrir,

the Kraken's temper seemed much better.

However, no matter how good its temper was, it definitely wouldn't be able to endure what came next.

"Come on, answer the phone!"

A magnetic bomb flashing with a red light was tossed by Chu Hong onto one of the Kraken's tentacles in a way Hoffman and the others by the second-floor glass could never have imagined.

Before Hoffman and the others could turn pale with shock,

Chu Hong hit his jet again, instantly charging toward the transport passage leading outside.

"Boom!"

A massive explosion sent water splashing everywhere in the Kraken's home.

"Mmm!"

An angry sound resembling a whale's call came from the direction of the Kraken behind him.

The flying bird drone transmitted the imagery in real-time.

Several tentacles covered in suction cups and ferocious tooth-lined maws instantly shot flying toward Chu Hong.

However.

Chu Hong nimbly dodged right away, as if he had eyes on the back of his head.

"Swoosh!"

The turbine propulsion on his back armor pushed Chu Hong forward by another dozen meters.

As his speed climbed, two more magnetic bombs flashing with red light were stuck onto the Kraken's tentacles amidst the horrified gazes of Dr. Hoffman and the others on the second floor.

"Since you love eating so much, let me give you two more..."

"Beep, beep, beep—"

"Boom! Boom!"

The explosive power wasn't very large, but the insult to the Kraken, this nice guy, was extremely high.

Originally, only its tentacles had extended out to grab Chu Hong, but now its massive body instantly wriggled entirely out of the pool, following Chu Hong out through the transport passage in the blink of an eye.

"You're so fat, let me help you lose some fat. Come on, take your diet pills!"

"Beep, beep, beep—Boom!"

Two more tentacles were blown off, but when the Kraken's body wriggled over to the severed tentacles, the broken limbs suddenly flowed like water and merged back into the main body.

Where the tentacles had just been blown off, two new ones instantly grew out.

"Boom!"

The moment Chu Hong lowered his head, an armored vehicle roared past right above his scalp.

Through the perspective of the flying bird drone, Chu Hong saw that terrifying scene and couldn't help feeling fortunate that he hadn't directly provoked this guy back then.

Otherwise... he really might not have been able to evacuate.

The Rose Squad was also lucky; during the big battle, this Kraken fellow was probably still squatting at the bottom of the pool.

No wonder President Song Ming hadn't mentioned any intelligence about the Kraken at all.

Amidst his thoughts, Chu Hong had already rapidly rushed into the Underground Anatomy Center.

He casually dispatched a few sporadic zombies blocking the way.

Having recovered a wave of source energy, Chu Hong quickly spotted the Underground Freezer mentioned by Hoffman, stopped before its massive sluice gate, and inserted the access card in his hand.

Amidst a "beep" sound,

the thick alloy sluice gate immediately rose.

"Damn it, to lock up a guy like you, I even have to set up a double door..." Chu Hong looked with a heartache as the card dropped another two points of durability after he entered the freezer and opened the sluice gate on the other side.

He couldn't help gritting his teeth in annoyance.

"You better drop loot for me, otherwise next time I come scavenge, I'll bomb you every time I see you!"

"Mmm!"

Enraged and completely devoid of fear, the Kraken charged into the freezer.

The moment it entered, Chu Hong also immediately manually closed the sluice gate behind it from the console.

"Don't be so gluttonous next time. Just casually following a bad uncle is not a good habit..."

With a click, he pressed the emergency close button for the sluice gate in front of him.

Watching the rapidly descending sluice gate, Chu Hong wore a sinister and smug smile on his face.

As the sluice gate closed, from within the thick freezer came the Kraken's roar, filled with anger and seemingly mixed with some confusion, while extreme ultra-low temperature cold air rapidly poured into the freezer.

Listening to the violent struggle and howling coming from inside,

Chu Hong calmly sat aside and waited.

About five minutes later,

a prompt popped up before him: "In-game Benchmark Mission Dominator Operation Completed."

"Clearing the map~"

Chu Hong hummed a pleasant tune, opened the freezing sluice gate before him once more, and saw that the original Kraken had now turned into a gigantic octopus ice sculpture.

But he had to admit, the cyan-blue Kraken, after being frozen, looked even more beautiful.

Its tentacles were splayed out, resembling an ice-blue tree.

Scanning Project Code Kraken Matrix:...

Two items.

One 2 × 2, one 2 × 4.

[Ding!]

Amidst a burst of golden light, a chibi-style miniature octopus figurine suddenly appeared in Chu Hong's hand.

[Item Name]: Ke Xiaoken

[Item Grade]: Red

[Item Value]: 1,000,000

[Item Type]: Crafted Collection

[Item Weight]: 5kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity]: 2 × 2

[Item Description]: Ke Xiaoken makes its debut! A scaled-down replica crafted figurine based on the legendary deep-sea beast of Nordic lore, the Kraken. Featuring an overall gradient cyan-blue pearlescent paint finish, eight tentacles with three-dimensional embossed suction cups naturally intertwined, and translucent ice-blue resin compound eyes on its head, the mold-part parting lines are delicate and complete. A limited-edition red crafted collection that can display more functions when injected with source energy (it is not recommended to make Ke Xiaoken do weird things).