Just as they were about to reach the cable car security checkpoint, the researcher’s arms suddenly exerted force.
One hand slammed down on her small hand holding the gun between them, pinning her wrist firmly against his abdomen, locking it down completely so she couldn’t pull the trigger.
Chloe was instantly alerted and about to struggle when the researcher’s other hand quickly pulled a sedative syringe from his lab coat pocket, the needle pressing directly against her slender neck.
Chloe’s pupils constricted.
She wanted to scream, to kick, but the drug swept through her body at an alarming speed.
Strength drained from her limbs like a receding tide.
Her vision went black in waves, her fingertips went limp, and the gun fell to the ground with a ‘clatter.’
Her body went soft, and she completely lost the ability to resist, falling unconscious into the researcher’s arms.
The researcher panted heavily, looking down at the unconscious little girl in his arms.
His gaze shifted from initial terror to an irrepressible excitement.
An eight-year-old test subject.
Calmness, planning, handling a gun, hijacking, precision shooting, incredibly high judgment, and camouflage abilities…
This was definitely not the mindset a normal child should have, nor the qualities a basic test subject should possess.
She had mutated.
While no one was watching, her brain, nerves, reflexes, and physical fitness had all undergone a positive mutation that exceeded expectations.
Previously, the test subjects at The Orphanage were all failures—out of control, violent, and irrational.
Chloe alone was a perfect accident.
This was a major breakthrough for the experiment.
The researcher carefully carried Chloe into the reinforced isolation lab, locked the alloy door, encrypted the surveillance, and assigned the remaining security to guard her in layers.
He didn’t dare to be the least bit negligent.
This girl was far more dangerous and far more precious than he had imagined.
Over the next few days, the loss of control at The Orphanage was gradually suppressed, and basic order was restored within The Ark.
After confirming everything was stable, the researcher immediately compiled all the records: Chloe’s escape process, her behavior with the gun, her psychological state, her adaptability, and her physical reaction data…
The researcher watched the abnormal data jumping on the monitor, his fingertips trembling slightly.
Chloe’s blood markers, neural responses, cell activity…
They all belonged to the same type of mutation reaction as the test subjects who had lost control at The Orphanage.
She clearly showed the exact same signs of berserkification, and her physiological markers had even crossed the warning line for losing control.
But she hadn’t gone mad.
There was no desire for destruction, no loss of reason.
Instead, she was terrifyingly calm, capable of disguise, hijacking, shooting, and planning an escape.
This meant:
The same virus had taken a completely different evolutionary direction in her body.
Others suffered physical loss of control;
She had undergone mental evolution first, suppressing the physical berserkification.
This wasn’t an accident; this was the project’s first-ever successful stable mutation individual.
Subsequently, he submitted an emergency report directly to the Arklay Research Facility through Umbrella’s internal encrypted channel.
The report was clear and certain:
[Report Target: Arklay Research Facility Headquarters]
[Reporter: The Ark Underground Research Lab]
[Content: Evaluation of Abnormal Mutation in Series 70 Test Subject Chloe]
[This test subject has shown mutated physiological characteristics consistent with individuals who have lost control.
Cell activity, neural load, and infection markers have all reached the threshold for losing control.]
[However, unlike other failures, this individual has not suffered a loss of reason or berserkification.
The mutation direction primarily affects the brain, manifesting as:]
[Ultra-high logical thinking, camouflage ability, tactical awareness, risk judgment, emotional control, and execution capabilities far exceeding humans of the same age.]
[Determination: A successful stable individual under the same mutation path; a major breakthrough for the project.]
[Recommendation: Prioritize management and deep research; must not be destroyed.]