LRAB Chapter 5 The Equipment Department is a bunch of lunatics
Chapter 5 The Equipment Department is a bunch of lunatics
"This is a portable projector, manufactured by the Kassel Equipment Department."
Angers raised his wristwatch, and under Su An's puzzled gaze, he rotated the crystal, then gently adjusted a mechanism before patiently explaining:
"Next, I will introduce you to Nidhogg, the sole ancestor of all dragons, the embodiment of supreme power and authority, the supreme ruler who created the four monarchs and the White King, who rules the entire world with his immense power and enslaves all living beings in the name of God!"
But instead of the expected projected light, the watch started ticking restlessly.
Su An scratched his head: "Where's the dragon?"
Angers blushed, muttering, "The equipment department's stuff is just unreliable," and hurriedly flipped through the user manual. During the process, the restless ticking of his watch became increasingly sharp and piercing.
Su An, with her sharp eyes, spoke up to remind her:
"Mr. Angers, there seem to be words on your watch dial."
"There are words? What words?"
Su An squinted. The bright red digital display under the watch face was glaringly obvious; it was a sharply defined number "5".
"five."
"five?"
Angers was greatly puzzled. What did the number five mean? Could it be the employee number of the equipment department staff who made this portable projector? Or was it the real command to activate this watch?
"Four"
"What?"
"three"
"Damn it! This isn't a projector!"
Angers finally realized that this wasn't a projector, it was a portable bomb! The lunatics in the equipment department, who were obsessed with the aesthetics of "explosions," always liked to unleash their theories of explosions from all sorts of unexpected angles, and this portable projector had clearly fallen victim to their schemes as well.
So instead of sending him an elegant watch with a projector, the equipment department sent him an elegant bomb that just happened to have a projector! This damned explosive aesthetic! Not only did they secretly change it into explosives, but they also didn't give him a complete operation manual!
Damn the equipment department!
Angers strongly suspects that the watch is related to his rejection last week of their absurd "Noah's Ark" proposal—those idiots who only know how to cause explosions!
The dangerous beeping grew increasingly urgent, with only two seconds left in the countdown.
Knowing the equipment department's track record, Angers knew all too well the destructive power of this explosive. Everything within a hundred meters of the watch would be destroyed, and the entire hospital, including all the doctors, nurses, and patients, would die.
"I'll do it."
The bombs beeped, and Su An stepped forward without hesitation, his blue eyes shining brightly.
Angers was horrified and shouted, "Those are explosives from the equipment department! Don't..."
"I'll do it!"
boo——
Su An pushed off with both legs, his upper body lurching forward, and he clutched the beeping watch tightly to his chest. The glaring red indicator light pierced through Su An's hospital gown, flashing with each alarm, the numbers jumping from "3" to "2", then from "2" to "1".
Angers gritted his teeth, increasing his speed to try and dodge the bomb in Su An's arms. In a second, he might be able to move this damned bomb to another place at a huge cost. If he used Bloodlust, he would have enough time!
However, Su An was surrounded by an invisible barrier. Angers repeatedly reached out but could not penetrate it. He could only watch helplessly as the scarlet indicator light jumped from one to zero.
The bomb in Su An's arms beeped continuously, and finally exploded as the countdown ended!
The external trigger starts working, and the crackling sound of electric sparks rings out first! Then it activates the chemical components in the explosive, the heat rises rapidly, the gas volume expands sharply, a shock wave is formed, and it begins to move at high speed.
A rapidly expanding ball of fire appeared in Su An's arms. In the next instant, this ball of fire would expand into a colossal object, which would sweep through the entire hospital along with shockwaves and debris!
Su Quan tensed up and instinctively closed his eyes.
A look of sorrow crossed Angers' eyes; he would remember it forever... Eh?
With a soft pop, the bomb made a lot of noise but had little effect; it just made a light pop.
The sound was light and laughable, like a warm and enduring kiss between lovers, as dreamy as a bursting bubble.
Su An looked down and saw that the invisible barrier in his arms had formed a net. The terrifying and surging shockwaves, like the most ferocious dragon, kept hitting and breaking through Su An's barrier. The heat radiation and heat conduction were blocked, and the explosion was easily trapped.
Su An'an stood up easily, dusted herself off, and looked completely relaxed.
"That's the executive department's explosives," Angers murmured.
"The so-called Equipment Department even betrayed you, the principal."
Su An retorted, "Is your school really not a terrorist school?"
"Of course not. How can terrorists compare to the elites of Kassel College? We are professionals."
"Shouldn't the normal procedure be to distance ourselves? Why are we comparing ourselves?"
Su An sighed, looking up at his forehead.
"No, your academy is far more dangerous than I imagined, I..."
Angers, his face contorted with anger, pulled out a black card and said, "The Equipment Department's quarterly operating budget must be deducted. If it weren't for your influence, this hospital would have blown up! You are the biggest contributor. According to the Executive Department's reward and punishment management regulations, I propose using the principal's authority to allocate the Equipment Department's quarterly operating budget to you!"
Su An's mouth suddenly stopped moving: "I..."
Angers sighed, "I left in a hurry and didn't take much with me, only the $600 million in equipment department funds in this card. I know this is far from enough to make up for the hurt I've caused you..."
"I have always admired the unpretentious style of your Kassel College."
Su An smoothly extended five fingers, quickly placed them on the black card, pinched the edge tightly, and then pulled back. The card encountered slight resistance, and Su An exerted force, stuffing the black card into his pocket.
Angers felt a headache coming on. The noble figure of Su An's heroic leap and the smooth, catching-the-card-rights figure before him were fighting back and forth in Angers' head. Damn it, which one was real? He even had the absurd thought that "Su An might get along with those nerdy lunatics in the equipment department."
Angers shook his head, trying to clear his mind of all the worries. His recruitment efforts had been repeatedly thwarted, and he couldn't afford any more mishaps.
"Perhaps we can use a more classical teaching method."
Angers blinked, then pulled out an oil painting scroll from his hands. He cleared his throat with a cough and unfurled the scroll with a whoosh.
"He is the sole ancestor of all dragons, the embodiment of supreme power and authority, the creator of the four great monarchs and the supreme White King, who rules the entire world with his immense power and enslaves all beings in the name of God—the Black King Nidhogg!"
The grotesque scene was exposed to the light, and the moment Su An's gaze fell upon the painting, he felt as if he were being pushed away by a tremendous force.
That was the oppressive aura emanating from the painting.