Chapter 917: Han Fei, Researcher

Han Fei and Big Sin left the school. They came to Sky Garden and found Gao Xing's wife. Gao Xing's wife temporarily escaped Gao Xing's control too. Han Fei hoped she would accompany him to the Taboo Building. Gao Xing's wife was different from the other Pure Hatreds inside the altar. She existed in real life and knew Gao Xing very well.

"Gao Xing forbade me from going there. I also don't know what's inside. However, I hear that you can't survive there without power. Immortal Skyscraper has their own rules. Those who don't follow the rules will be killed." Gao Xing's wife kindly rejected Han Fei. "Gao Xing's birth mother might be there. She is more important to him than I am. Therefore, there's no need for me to accompany you."

"There's still three more days to Gao Xing's birthday. If he successfully returns, we'll all die. You'll lose your freedom and continue to be tortured." Han Fei didn't even use Cursed Words. "We need to give it our all to complete the usurpation. This is our last chance." It took Han Fei a long time to convince Han Fei. After they decided on the rules, Gao Xing's wife finally agreed.

After he got the first member, Han Fei went to find Fu Lie and Ah Nian. They had both escaped from Immortal Skyscraper, so they knew something of it. They knew of the dangers inside the building, but they agreed to join Han Fei. That night, Han Fei and the persona users of the three bases entered the center of Zone A. They cut a bloody path to Immortal Skyscraper. The survivors moved Mad Laughter's altar to the front door of Immortal Skyscraper. The figurine gave everyone hope. "After I shatter Gao Xing's last altar, Mad Laughter will become the New God here."

Han Fei stood before Immortal Skyscraper. Behind him stood Fu Lie, Ah Nian, and a woman who was wrapped in a black robe. Immortal Skyscraper was different from other buildings. The whole building was like a giant altar. It was protected by a unique force. Outsiders couldn't detect anything inside. To find out more, one had to enter it. Several persona users cooperated to shatter the front door. It was fully dark inside the building. There was not even the shadow of a ghost.

"No one can leave this building alive, but I hope you're an exception." Li Xue walked out of the car. "The center will guard this place until God's birthday."

"It shouldn't take that long." Han Fei and three members walked forward. Currently, the sky was red, signaling how angry God was.

"Enter the building!" The moment they crossed the threshold, they saw a God standing facing away from them inside the lobby. This presence stunned everyone and everyone paused at the same time. God started to turn around. When they were about to see God's face, all the power the members gained within the altar world was taken away, and they were randomly teleported to different rooms. Everything happened too quickly. Before they could react, the team was separated.

"Notification for Player 0000! You've triggered Grade C Main Mission—Worst Day!

"Worst Day: This is the worst day of your life, and you need to survive!

"You've entered God's taboo zone. God has taken back the power you've gained in the altar world, and you're given the lowest compensation! Only by destroying the figurines inside the building can you regain your power!

"Mission 1: Destroy as many figurines inside Immortal Skyscraper as you can find.

"Mission 2: God's last altar is hidden on the 19th floor. Destroy it, and you will find an escape!

"Mission 3: The time has been frozen to the day before the tragedy. This is the best day for God and the worst day for humanity. The truth you want to know is hidden in these 24 hours. This is the last chance you have to find out the truth."

The system woke Han Fei up immediately. He wanted to enter his mental realm but realized he was blocked. Not only that, his persona was corrupted as well.

"Gao Xing is a living Unmentionable. He's still controlling the altar. He can take back everything inside the altar unless he's killed!" Han Fei suddenly understood why No. 2 didn't want him to pursue absolute strength. They knew the rules of the altar from the start. Everything he had gathered became food for God. The feeling was horrible. Han Fei could imagine how horrible the people who entered the Taboo Building felt.

"No wonder nobody has been able to leave this place alive. This is a trap placed by Gao Xing to reap the survivors standing at the top of the altar world..." Han Fei didn't give up. He thought back to the mission hints. He discovered something important. After his power was taken away, he would be compensated at the lowest level.

"My persona power was at the limit of the altar world. I should be compensated." Han Fei looked around. He was standing inside a resting room. There were lab coats on the wall. There was a computer and an Id card on the table. When Han Fei picked up the card, Han Fei's current info appeared on the card—Latest Immortal Pharma Grade F Researcher. Kind and gentle. Weak research ability and no special power. Immediately, Han Fei got the immediate system notification.

"Notification for Player 0000. Your ability to use the eighth awakening power has been removed, instead, you're given a mutated power. Tong Xin has been taken away. Temporarily you've been given passive ability, high-level research, and you can understand all the language in the taboo zone. Immortal has been taken away. You are given five extra lives. White Hair has been taken away. Your inventory has been expanded..."

Han Fei had prepared a lot for the final battle. He led the survivors and hunted all the Pure Hatreds in the past five days. He was able to collect almost 30 Pure Hatreds in his abyss. No one was able to do what Han Fei did. He brought more than 20 Pure Hatreds into Immortal Skyscraper. Even if God had taken Han Fei's control of Pure Hatred away, the system had to compensate him quite a bit for the loss of more than 20 Pure Hatreds. After the system notification ended, Han Fei looked at the id again. His info had been edited.

"Immortal Pharma Grade A+ researcher. He is kind and gentle with extremely strong research energy. He is highly adaptive to different environments. San Value has reached the maximum limit possible. He has super strong luck and charm. He has an expanded backpack, the night patrol map for the test zone, Grade A research member card. He knows how to operate all the equipment..." Each Pure Hatred provided Han Fei with one or two special powers. He also still had Rest in Peace, a cursed photo, and a paper doll.

The key point was Han Fei's healing persona wasn't a gift from God. He could sense the existence of the healing persona. His persona was fighting for control with some other power.

"A normal persona user with eight awakenings would only get around 3 abilities when they get in here. Is this considered some kind of bug?" Han Fei picked up the lab record on the table to read.

"x Month x Day, Thursday, 8.01 am. Everything is running fine in Perfect Life. The 11000 candidates we've picked out are fine as well.

"Immortal Project has successfully entered the second phase. We'll start the first attempt to guide the individuals wandering in Perfect Life into a new body!"

Only Grade A researchers could read this confidential info. Immortal Pharma had been pursuing immortality. They sent the consciousness of the dead into Perfect Life for them to become NPC. Among them included billionaires with cancer, volunteers, and so on. The first phase of the Immortal Project succeeded, but no one really knew anything. Then, they planned to guide the consciousness of the dead into brand-new bodies.

Han Fei glanced at the electronic screen. The time was 9.15 am. He was about to leave the room when the siren rang. Red lights shone in the lobby. At the same time, Han Fei received a notice on his computer.

"x Month x Day, Thursday, 9.40 am. Perfect Life is running like usual. Three focused candidates have died in the process! Seven are experiencing anomalies! The first guidance failed! All free researchers, head to Lab 2 now!"

The nightmare no one expected happened during the second phase of the Immortal Project. The souls and consciousness that entered the new bodies didn't come from the dead inside Perfect Life but something much more sinister.