Chapter 1197
With the final keystroke, the system unlocked.
The data stored on the hard drive expanded across the massive screens before them.
The monitors were completely flooded with detailed experimental data and projection models concerning cellular restructuring, genetic modification, and gene collapse suppression.
This was the culmination of Grandma Aria and her team’s entire life’s work.
And that glass vial of ethereal blue liquid she had found earlier was the closest they had ever gotten to a successful gene suppressant.
“Grandma left all of this… for us,” Serena murmured, staring at the cascading data as a lump formed in her throat.
They scrolled through the endless files together.
Suddenly, the screen flickered and shifted.
From the depths of that colossal database, an encrypted map file extracted itself and rendered on the display.
Serena took one look, her eyes widening. “This is p>
Nicholas finished her thought. “A global distribution map of Obsidian Sun’s core bases p>
Serena stared at the map, her gaze shaking with shock. “Grandma actually managed to track down all their strongholds p>
Her eyes swept rapidly over the coordinates. “This map has to be from over thirty years ago. After all this time, Obsidian Sun has definitely updated, relocated, or abandoned most of their perimeter outposts p>
“But p>
Her fingers flew across the keys, zooming in on one specific region.
“But for a syndicate like Obsidian Sun, their absolute core headquarters and primary research labs aren’t things they can easily pack up and move p>
Nicholas settled into the chair beside her, his long fingers rapidly navigating a secondary console.
He began cross-referencing the thirty-year-old map with real-time global network traffic.
In seconds.
A glaring red dot began pulsing on the map.
“Got it p>
Nicholas spoke, his eyes fixed on the screen. “Thirty years ago, Obsidian Sun was highly active in this exact region p>
He launched a rapid network sweep, adding, “Today, this area is a renowned international medical and technology center in Severia p>
He pulled up another window, flooding the screen with financial records These are all the capital flows and operational logistics for this center over the last few months p>
“And look at these people p>
Nicholas extracted the dossiers of several individuals who had frequently visited the tech center in the past six months. “When you cracked their defence systems on that private island, I managed to rip a VIP manifest from their mainframe p>
“These people are all on that list p>
Serena looked up at the main screen.
Between the data Nicholas had aggregated and the matched dossiers, everything aligned perfectly.
The final image froze on the grand lobby of an ultra-modern, high-tech medical tower.
Nicholas leaned back. “This is more than likely Obsidian Sun’s core headquarters p>
“Talk about a coincidence.” Nicholas
glanced sideways at Serena. “The global elite tournament’s individual
finals kick off next week, and the
venue happens to be right inside this exact Severian tech center
Serena stared at the coordinates, a dangerously seductive smirk curving her lips.
“These sewer rats really know how to play the game p>
They knew how to hide in plain sight.
They had boldly buried a highly illegal, unethical laboratory right under the noses of
an academic sanctuary.
“They really put in the effort p>
Serena leaned back in her chair, tapping her fingers lightly against the desk.
“Perfect p>
“I’m heading to Severia for the individual tournament anyway p>
Her eyes gleamed with a lethal, predatory chill. “It’ll be the perfect cover to walk right
through their front door and burn their core base to the ground p>