Chapter: Rahul's Departure
Rahul has decided to leave this world because he has already been here for more than one year. In the days past, he has done a lot of research and gained a lot of knowledge from this world. And now he also knows that his time has come to leave because of this outbreak. A large number of soldiers from the Zhikovs are coming into this world to stabilize it. The situation is already almost beyond their control, and they are losing a lot of resources and manpower. Rahul knows they will soon take drastic action.
So, he decided that it was better for him to leave right now. If he was even a little late, he might be surrounded, or he would have to stay here for decades until the situation improved. Instead of taking that risk, he started moving back toward the main world.
He has also collected all the improvements and gains he obtained from this world, including the new species. He created different types of X-002 variations, which he carried with him for further study. This trip can be said to be very successful for him, because now he knows that with the help of X-002 one variation will eventually be helpfu for modifying his own body. But he will not do it yet. He needs more time before perfecting this specimen.
He called all the Night Watchers back to him. Now, only around twenty Night Watchers remained alive after all this time. Some of them had died during missions, and some had been killed by their own mutants. Even though they were supposedly safe with the antidote he had provided, they were never completely protected—there was always the risk of a variant evolving that could overcome the antidote.
Out of the fifty or so Night Watchers he had sent into this world, almost half had died. But still, Rahul did not consider this a loss. For him, everything was research and experiment. Even if he had to lose his own life one day, he would not be afraid to move forward on his path toward science. He knew sacrifices were necessary, and he was ready to make them.
After all this, he and his remaining Night Watchers decided to move out after one week. They began packing and preparing all the materials to take with them. They also gathered their most important research samples, including specially created specimens of X-002, particularly those that had shown the highest levels of contamination and the most dramatic changes in body function.
Rahul also carried with him the information he had managed to obtain, though his opposition had been limited. He knew that he had inflicted a major loss on the Zhikovs, and because of this, they would likely not focus much on other matters for now—they would be forced to concentrate on stabilizing this realm. For Rahul, this was good news.
There had never been much direct interaction between human settlements and the Zhikovs, but even so, containing and crippling one nearby species—one that was stronger than humanity—and halting its development was far better than doing nothing. He felt satisfied that he had achieved this.
The Zhikovs had suffered casualties in the tens of thousands. Rahul did not know the exact number, but he was certain that nearly half of this realm's population was either dead or contaminated. To him, that was more than enough damage. Meanwhile, the Orcs and the Zhikovs were already struggling with the chaos he had unleashed. Knowing this, Rahul allowed himself a rare moment of satisfaction.
NW-14, the specimen Rahul had created most recently, was unlike the others. He had deliberately chosen not to modify another Night Watcher, knowing there was still a vast scope for improvement. He did not want to waste more manpower in creating this predator when what he truly needed was knowledge—and from NW-14, he had already obtained valuable knowledge.
Rahul understood that after further research and experimentation, which he planned to conduct in the main world, he would be able to create a much more refined creature—one without the distressing flaws that NW-14's body currently exhibited. Even so, he recognized that NW-14 possessed immense combat potential, more than enough to resolve most of his immediate problems. For that reason, he intended to deploy it only in situations of the gravest necessity, and in this, he felt satisfied.
NW-14 was a blunt instrument—its mind limited, its purpose singular. It understood only the most basic commands: killing without hesitation, without thought, without mercy. And that was precisely why Rahul was content with it. For now, he did not require a highly intelligent monster with such devastating power, for such a creation might one day challenge even him. Instead, NW-14's simplicity made it both effective and controllable—a weapon of pure destruction, nothing more.
He look at the observation log of NW 14 and filled with pride
Research Log: NW-14 Development
Subject: NW-14 (Specimen Class – Modified Night Watcher)
Status: Active, stable, partially defective
Overview:
NW-14 is the most recent construct designed under controlled laboratory conditions. Unlike prior iterations (NW-12, NW-13), this unit was not created by modifying existing Night Watchers en masse. Decision was made to limit manpower expenditure and focus resources on a single prototype. The primary objective was to evaluate stability and combat capacity under isolated conditions.
Observations:
NW-14 demonstrates significant combat effectiveness, surpassing all earlier iterations.
Despite this, the organism retains a critical defect in structural composition. Tissue breakdown under stress suggests incomplete cellular stabilization. Further investigation into protein-folding errors and regenerative inconsistencies is required.
Neural activity remains primitive. Cognitive mapping reveals the ability to process only low-level directives: attack, pursue, eliminate. Subject demonstrates no capacity for independent reasoning or complex tactical response.
Evaluation:
While limited in awareness, NW-14 is considered viable as a controlled weapon system. Its strength and resilience allow for deployment in extreme conditions where collateral damage is acceptable. Current limitations prevent large-scale replication.
Conclusion:
NW-14 fulfills the immediate need for a high-lethality organism but remains a defective product requiring substantial refinement. Future research in the main world will address identified flaws. Long-term objective: development of an advanced iteration retaining combat potential while eliminating unstable features.
Notes:
At present, controlled use is recommended only in scenarios requiring overwhelming force. Risk of autonomous behavior is minimal due to low cognitive ceiling. Subject remains entirely dependent on external command structures.
—End of Log—