Chapter 1 Paradise

P.S.: Although this story has no female lead, and the main characters have no romantic pairing or ambiguous relationships, this does not mean that female characters will not appear in the story. The term "puppet master" means puppet + doll. Most of the settings are my own fabrications; any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. (Main character's name: qí yán)

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The vibrant nightlife, with its unique romance, flows through the world, and people stroll through the night market with carefree and relaxed smiles.

In those unseen shadows, evil and madness continue unabated.

Angel Lab

"puff……"

The sound of a dagger piercing flesh seemed somewhat abrupt in this silent world.

The silvery-white mechanical object was covered with a layer of gushing blood.

"Stop him! Stop him!" The lab technician in the white lab coat looked at Qi Yan with a look of horror. Hearing his shout, several tall bodyguards rushed over.

Qi Yan chuckled, casually pushing forward a lab technician he had just killed, blocking the group's advance. Then, he twirled the dagger in his hand and swiftly moved to the side of the scattered security personnel.

Blood gushed out violently.

With a blank expression, Qi Yan sculpted a unique art of killing that belonged only to him.

After casually slitting the throat of the last person, he approached the experimenter, code 001, who was already paralyzed with fear.

The other person looked so different from usual. Normally, he would look like a god, but now he looked like a dog that had wet itself in fear.

"waste."

A smile slowly spread across Qi Yan's handsome face. He half-squatted down, grabbed the other man's neck tightly with one hand, and brandished a silver-white dagger with the other.

"Zero! Spare me!" An awkward accent escaped from the usually haughty mouth of the subordinate, filled with deep fear and pleading.

Qi Yan listened to the voice and the words spoken, and suddenly felt a little bored.

He had thought that these people would maintain their usual composure even when facing death.

"puff!"

The sharp tip of the knife plunged into the other person's mouth, and with a casual flick, the annoying tongue fell onto the once pure white ground.

"Ah, finally I can shut you up completely."

Seeing the fear and despair on the other person's face, Qi Yan expressionlessly twisted the dagger for a long time, letting the blood flow all over his hand, and then drip down his wrist onto the other person's white clothes.

Seeing that the other person was about to fall into a coma, Qi Yan drew his blade, cut open the man's chest, and took out the contents in front of him.

"Huh, it's red?"

His tone carried a hint of surprise, as if he was somewhat astonished that the heart in his hand wasn't black.

However, the other party could no longer respond to him...

Looking at the researcher who had completely lost consciousness, he curled his lip and tossed aside what he was holding with a hint of boredom.

Silence returned to the world. Qi Yan got up, stepped over the corpse lying on the ground, and went to the giant machine next to him.

He looked at the row of buttons and found the surveillance camera.

Whoosh!

Images flowed through the screen.

The interior was filled with corpses and all sorts of inhuman creatures.

Qi Yan didn't look at those ridiculous things, but instead focused his gaze on one of the screens that looked particularly calm.

"So beautiful..." After gazing at it for a long time, Qi Yan sighed softly.

He blinked, then reached out and gently tapped the air, as if trying to touch the scene inside the screen.

What the footage is monitoring is the outside world.

"Azure sky, soft clouds..." Qi Yan thought of this description. He forgot who told him it, but he remembered the words deeply in his mind.

He stared at it for a long time, then finally lowered his eyes and sighed, "What a pity."

It's a pity it's nighttime, so I couldn't see the scene in the man's mouth, but the twinkling stars in front of me weren't bad either.

Snap.

Qi Yan pressed the self-destruct button with an indifferent expression.

"The self-destruct mechanism has been activated. Personnel who have not yet evacuated should evacuate as soon as possible."

"Countdown, one minute."

“59, 58, 57…”

A mechanical voice, accompanied by a red glow, resounded throughout the laboratory.

Qi Yan lightly jumped and sat on the experimental table.

His gaze lingered on the tranquil sky.

Accompanied by a sharp sound, he laughed and said:

"Hello World."

"10, 9, 8..."

Goodbye, world...

"3, 2, 1!"

boom!!

Huge fireworks suddenly rose into the sky and earth.

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"...It has been confirmed that the explosion originated from the Angel Laboratory in Country M. We have determined that this laboratory primarily conducts experiments on living people...The objective is clear: they are attempting to create freak warriors..."

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"Buzzing..."

"The patient's heart rate has changed drastically! Call a doctor immediately!"

"The ECG is fluctuating rapidly, what happened?"

"Your pulse is beating very fast!"

"..."

One sentence after another echoed in Qi Yan's ears, and he subconsciously frowned. How annoying.

Annoying things should be eliminated.

A bloody thought rose in his mind, and Qi Yan suddenly opened his eyes, his body making some subconscious movements.

"Well……"

He suddenly grabbed a man by the throat!

His gaze gradually focused, and when he saw the familiar white coats of his subordinates, Qi Yan's pupils contracted, and he subconsciously tightened his grip.

"Uh..."

The doctor, whom he was holding captive, frantically pounded on his arm, but the powerful force made him roll his eyes back.

"Patient! Calm down!"

"Calm down! This patient!"

"...!"

The sounds of panic filled his ears, but Qi Yan caught the key word—patient?

He loosened his grip slightly, but did not completely release the person in his hand, instead cautiously observing his surroundings.

The familiar white lab coat, but without any familiar laboratory-related words.

Instead, it was written in a different, familiar font, with completely different content—Yunnan Central Hospital.

Qi Yan: "..."

Hospital?

He knew the word; when he was in the Angel Laboratory, many people who were still conscious at first would tell him about the outside world.

Someone once said that a hospital is a place for treating and saving lives.

"Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you!" A little girl, seeing that he seemed to have calmed down a bit, mustered up her courage and stepped forward to gently comfort him.

Qi Yan lowered his eyes and completely let go of her hand.

"Cough cough cough!"

The doctor, whom he was holding, slid to his knees and coughed violently, while the others rushed over to check on him.

"Sorry, it was an unconscious action."

Qi Yan thought of the things he had learned about interpersonal relationships in the past, and apologetic smile appeared on his lips.

"No, it's okay..." the girl replied somewhat awkwardly.

However, a hint of fear lurked in his expression.

Qi Yan didn't care. He pretended to be compliant and let the others reconnect the medical equipment to him.

"Um, I'm your ward nurse. You can come to me if you need anything, or ask me if there's anything you don't know. I'll tell you as soon as I know the answer. We'll also notify your family as soon as possible, so please don't be afraid."

After everything settled down, the others walked out of the room with expressions of astonishment.

Only the little girl remained, pretending to be calm as she spoke.