The Absolute beast Tamer-Chapter 66: BLACK SITE (2)

He could not see but could only feel something that had never occurred to him at all, as if he was a drop of water inside the ocean, feeling the majestic and vast presence of an entity that transcended beyond reason and reality itself.

"...AEVUM OPEM…"

Lieutenant Rock: "What the hell is going on? Can someone tell me something?"

Staff: "We don’t know, sir. The scanning only reflects the presence of an error."

Suddenly all the screens returned to normal, and the bright red light disappeared from the room as if it had never been there.

Staff: "Sir, it … It’s clear; the compatibility is at 98.9%. The scan is clean.

Lieutenant Rock: "What the hell happened just now?"

Staff: "I’ll run the diagnostics to check."

Alan, who felt the warm feeling like being submerged into a hot spring, returned gradually, feeling his nerves relaxing as if his own soul was freed from the presence of something terrifying.

Staff: "Sir, no abnormalities with the system or the scan, all clear."

Lieutenant Rock: "In other words, you do not know s*** about what happened, right?"

Alan, who was breathing laboriously as if he had just finished a body-breaking workout, asked.

Alan: "Are we finished here?"

Lieutenant Rock gave the staff one last look before nodding his head.

A few members of the staff helped Alan get out of the chair, freeing him from his restraints.

Alan: "Huh, did I pass your test?"

Lieutenant Rock stayed silent for a few seconds before he answered.

Lieutenant Rock: "You have passed; you are now officially a training seed."

Alan: "So can you tell me what the hell this test is about?"

Lieutenant Rock: "This is the final barrier to prevent any traitors and enemies from infiltrating the lines of the organization. The device that you just used can scan for any physical anomaly, but not just physical; by trapping your psyche inside an illusion, scanning your spirit, or, to be exact, the spiritual being that is you, it can be done. Many have tried before to use nefarious possession evil arts to transfer souls to different bodies to infiltrate our organization, only to be stopped by this barrier that you just went through."

Alan: "Is that all??"

Lieutenant Rock: "I am surprised that you managed to catch up on the last important function of this device. If you want to join the organization, then you have to be a true genius, because in the place you are going to, everyone is. What you don’t know is that every human has a compatibility with Ena. The higher the compatibility, the faster the cultivation is, and the more terrifying the individual will be in the future. It is a simple measurement of potential that our scientists developed after a millennia of research."

Alan digested every single piece of information that Lieutenant Rock talked about but was still disturbed, as he truly did not feel that he was in an illusion when he was in front of that terrifying entity. But according to the conversation he just had, Lieutenant Rock does not have any knowledge about such an entity appearing inside his illusion, if it was an illusion in the first place.

Alan chose to keep it to himself, as every anomaly was and is and will never be a good thing for him, so keeping his silence about it was the only choice he had.

Touching his own chest He felt as if he had just gotten out of the shower with a sweat covering his whole body to the point that his clothing stuck to his skin.

Alan: "So what now, lieutenant?"

Lieutenant Rock: "I believe you had enough excitement for one day; you should get cleaned up and rest until tomorrow. We will meet at 0600; a staff member will take you to your room."

After saying this, Lieutenant Rock did not linger at all as he excused himself and exited the room with urgency reflected on his bearing.

One staff member guided Alan to his designated room, giving him an electric key to it before leaving him to rest.

After taking a shower, Alan layed down on the bed.

Alan: "Nova, just now did you feel anything out of the ordinary around us, anything at all?"

Nova, who was with the rest inside the sanctuary, was puzzled by the question as she answered.

Nova: "No master, why did something happen?"

Alan: "It is okay, probably nothing but an illusion; you can get back to your cultivation."

Nova: "Have a good night, master."

Alan: "You too, Nova, and you too, both Tanaris and Everbloom."

Tanaris, Everbloom: "Good Night"

Alan touched his chest, feeling the strong heartbeats in his chest as he wondered if what he saw was a reality or a fragment of an illusion.

Alan: "… AEVUM OPEM, what the hell does this mean? Ahhhhhh, it’s better to go to sleep."

Repeating this word that he had heard inside the illusion, Alan drifted into sleep.

...…..

Outside of a huge metallic door stood Lieutenant Rock, before approaching the huge screen on the left side of the door.

AI: "State your name, rank, and your military ID number."

Lieutenant Rock: "Rock Safera, second lieutenant, ID No. 330-199-8012."

AI: "Proceed for an imaging check."

Standing in front of the screen, a picture of him was taken.

AI: "Please proceed for the retina scan."

Alight came out of the huge screen, scanning his eyes.

AI: "fingerprint identification"

Placing His hand on the screen until the AI responded.

AI: "Proceed to voice recognition."

Lieutenant Rock: "The price of the freedom is the forefathers sacrifice."

AI: "The security procedure is done; welcome, Lieutenant Rock."

The huge metallic door opened, allowing the lieutenant to enter, but what would surprise anyone who entered for the first time was that the whole room was empty with nothing in it.

Immediately after the lieutenant entered, the huge metallic door closed.

Inside the dark room, light particles assembled, creating a hologram displaying seven people with no apparent features.

Lieutenant Rock: "Second Lieutenant Rock is here to report to you, Lordships."

(1?????): "It must be something urgent to call for all the seven of us, especially when you are calling from a black site."

(2?????): "You have truly grown up, little rock. It has been a while."

(3?????): "You better have a reasonable explanation for calling all of us at once. We have a busy schedule, lieutenant, and you better not have interrupted this schedule for something unimportant."

(4??????): "Oh, don’t worry. It must be important after all. I have heard a rumor that I am very interested in."

(5?????): "What did you hear?"

(4?????): "I have heard that number 989 has recommended someone for the seed program to be recruited."

(6?????): "That little devil actually recommended someone. That’s interesting."

(7?????): "Enough with the chit-chat, lieutenant; make your report immediately."

After the 7th spoke, the place went into silence.

Nervousness can be seen all over Lieutenant Rock’s face as he was sweating while listening to the seven individuals talking, not even daring to interrupt.

Lieutenant Rock: "As of 1300 this afternoon we have received the seed recommended by her lordship, number 989. The name is Alan Ortex, an unaffiliated base tamer with no background; age is 16. The seed has been processed as per procedure; there were only two points that stood out in the background clearing and the following tests.

First: The seat has been marked by a tracker glyph that is suspected to be from a major underground force in the North. It has been dealt with.

Second: The result of the physical examination is perfect with no abnormalities found, but during the initiation and compatibility test, an anomaly happened.

The seed compatibility reached 98.9% before an error was displayed on all the screens during the procedure; afterwards, everything returned to normal, and the staff immediately checked the system, running a full diagnostic on it.

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With no abnormal findings in the system or his scans, everything returned to normal with his compatibility stable at the 98.9% level, which is practically a new record.

My report about the seed ends here."

(2????): "16 years old!!!"

(5?????): "98.9% in Ena compatibility"

(3?????): "Are you joking, lieutenant?"

Lieutenant Rock: "Every word in my report is the absolute truth; I would never, ever dare to joke in front of you, Lordships."

(4????): "Can we even recruit a 16-year-old??"

(6????): "That’s not the question that should be asked, a 16-year-old with 98.9% compatibility who had an error during the initiation test!!!"

(7????): "enough!! Lieutenant, is his information being uploaded to the hive mind?"

Lieutenant Rock: "Only a single contact with a hive mind is allowed for a black site once every month, so no, your lordship."

(7????): "Then read the report about his background and every single piece of information about him immediately."

Lieutenant Rock opened Alan’s file and read every single piece of information listed inside.

(3????): "He reached the 5th stage after only 8 months from the awakening ceremony."

(2????): "And he’s a spatial talent user that is only one in 100 million."

(5????): "He had prepared every single resource he needed with no support or backing!!!"

(1????): "The tracking glyph must be from his visit to the black market and the interaction with one of the dark princes."

(6????): "He had built a few good relationships with multiple parties, extremely mature for his age. Do not shy from facing danger at all."

(4????): "This is a seed that, if nurtured well, can benefit humanity as a whole. No wonder number 989 would recommend him."

(7????): "Still, the incident with the initiation test cannot be overlooked. In all the records, has there been any type of incident like this, lieutenant?"

Lieutenant Rock: "NO, your lordship, it never happened before."

Falling into silence made Lieutenant Rock feel very nervous, as every second that passed was like a decade for him.

(7????): "We will accept his initiation, and he will be treated as a seed. You would not give him any preferential treatment, and this is the most important order that I will give you now. From this moment on the seed with the name Alan Ortex will fall under protocol gamma as a subject for constant surveillance, this duty will fall on you as you will keep him under your eyes, you will record every single movement He does, this project will be a long ongoing one, If and I mean if by any chance he was an implant and some kind of entity managed to pass through our initiation wall then this will be one of the biggest problems that we have ever faced as you all remember how it was before the creation of the initiation system, an organization where you can’t show your back to anyone, where everyone is waiting for the moment that someone beside them stab them in the back, betrayal will become the norm, practically dismantling the organization from the inside.

Which is why I raised the level of surveillance to protocol gamma.

Even if he graduated from the seed program, the surveillance duty will move to the next layer of authority over him.

If he’s truly not an implant, then he might become one of the pillars that support humanity.

Only if he did not die young as many geniuses do."

A suffocating silence dominated the whole room.

(7????): "You will report regularly about him to us. That’s all for the day, lieutenant."

As the light silhouettes disappeared, scattering before the whole room went back to total darkness, leaving Lieutenant Rock with cold sweat all over his forehead as he finally sighed in relief.