14 The Body Enhancement Lab

The two arrived at the elevator. The Boss pressed the button and again, the robotic voice of the elevator spoke.

"To Where?"

"To the Body Enhancement Lab," the Boss replied.

"Voice of High Authority recognized. High-Status Location recognized," the robotic voice said. Then the doors opened. When they stepped in, the door closed and prepared to take them to the location the Boss indicated. However, the elevator didn't go down.

It moved back.

"Uh...Boss? Why did the elevator move back?" Paul asked nervously.

"Don't worry," the Boss replied. And with that, the elevator moved down. After about 2 or 3 minutes, the elevator stopped. But instead of the front doors opening, the back wall lifted.

"That's a door?" Paul asked.

"A secret one. Reserved only for myself and those I trust without any percent of doubt," the Boss said.

"Then that means..." Paul said, realizing what that implied.

"Yes. You are someone I trust beyond any doubt," the Boss assured him.

Paul was beyond happy. The Boss had recognized him to be a worthy subordinate to be the keeper of his secrets.

Behind those words was a smile. A smile that indicates a small but successful step to an end. Needless to say, it was going exactly how the Boss wanted.

They exited the elevator and the door closed and reverted to being a simple wall of an elevator. In front of them lay a large room. It was dimly lit, but the Boss seemed to know where to go. As Paul followed the Boss, he saw an area blocked by a circular bar. The Boss put his hand on the bar and the part where he touched lifted.

The two walked onto the middle of the area. The bar closed and the floor slowly went down. As they went down, they entered an area with a circular reinforced glass wall. Paul could see everything. There were tubes among tubes of strange colored liquid. People in lab coats were working. There were large amounts of data on screens. It seemed just like the lab when Paul entered the door at the bottom of the staircase, but this one had something about it, aside from the secret pathway to get here.

*Wow...* Paul thought. *This must be a really special place...and the Boss is entrusting me with this!*

Two minutes later, the platform stopped. They had arrived in the Body Enhancement Lab.

"Come with me," the Boss said to Paul. "If you want power beyond anything you would imagine."

"Y-Yes!" Paul said, following the Boss, more excited than he was before.

As they walked, the researchers greeted the Boss.

"Hello, Boss!"

"Hello, everyone," the Boss replied. "Let me introduce you. This is Paul. He will be with us today."

"N-Nice to meet everyone here," Paul said nervously.

"Don't be nervous," a man said, patting Paul's back. "If you're recognized by the Boss, then you are one of us."

"T-Thanks," Paul said, still nervous. The man that patted him was a chubby man in his late 50s. He had black hair and beard and wore a fancy lab coat and round glasses.

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"This is the director of this lab, Dr. Morel," the Boss said to Paul. Paul and Dr. Morel shook hands. After a short intermission of greetings and introductions, Dr. Morel spoke.

"Well, let's go. You didn't just come here to meet the lab members, right?" Dr. Morel said. "Follow me."

The Boss and Paul followed Dr. Morel. They came to a door labeled: Field Experimentation Room. Dr. Morel put his eyes on a scanner that was beside the door. The scanner beeped and turned green, which opened the door.

The room was a lot smaller compared to what Paul saw on the outside, but the atmosphere in the room was much tenser.

There was a large glass window, with a huge control panel filled with buttons and levers. There were a total of 7 people in the room, excluding the Boss, Dr. Morel, and Paul, 2 of which were operating the control panel that was against the glass screen.

When they saw who came in, they all stopped what they were doing and lined up.

"Hello, Boss! Dr. Morel!" they shouted, bowing.

"Good work everyone!" Dr. Morel said, smiling. "Is everything proceeding as we have predicted?"

"Yes, there were some complications, but we fixed them. We are just doing tests right now," one man replied.

"Uh...if I may...What are you testing?" Paul asked.

"Who is this man?" the man asked.

"He's someone I have brought here on the pretense that he be tested with the status improvement drugs," the Boss said.

"B-But is he qualified? The drugs have some serious side effects, plus not many people can handle it as it triggers the brain and projects a painful shock feeling throughout the body," the man asked.

"Are you questioning my decision?" the Boss said, looking at the man with fierce eyes.

"Er- Sorry Sir. Didn't mean to offend you," the man apologized and backed off.

"It's alright," the Boss said. "Just don't question me again."

After a long silence after that last word, Dr. Morel spoke.

"Well, let's not dilly-dally now. Everyone, let's get back to work."

"Y-Yes, sir!" the 7 men complied and ran back to their stations.

"Boss, Paul. Come with me," Dr. Morel said to the two. They walked to where 2 people were working.

"Do you have the drugs that were tested and had little error?" Dr. Morel asked one of the men.

"Yes, sir," the man replied, putting out a drawer on the side. There were 4 different glass containers of liquid in the drawer, each in its own space. They were in a large glass box that the man took out of the drawer. He opened the case and Dr. Morel and Paul went closer to look.

"These are the 4 drugs that are tested thoroughly," Dr. Morel said. "They are, from left to right: Strength-Inducing, Reflex-Improving, Intellect-Enticing, and Speed-Breaking."

Paul looked at each of them. They were strangely fascinating to him. Each drug had a unique color. The Strength one had a greenish-yellow color; the Reflex had a reddish-orange color; the intellect one had a purplish- pink color, and the Speed one had a reddish-yellow color.

"Each one has its own functions, which can improve the human body and help the user go beyond limits," Dr. Morel said. "Unfortunately, this drug violates some chemical laws, so the only production is here. The Boss had been kind enough to fund our research. So, which one do you want to use?"

Paul thought about it as he looked from each drug to another. He remembered his fight with Karma. Aside from intelligence, Karma showed a strong physical ability, was able to dodge a lot of strikes and was quite fast on his feet, which amplified when he went into that demonic state. Just thinking about it made Paul fill with embarrassment and rage. He had been humiliated by the brat and in turn, had humiliated the Boss and the organization. The Boss was kind enough to let him on this secret. He didn't want to upset the Boss again, not after he gave him this opportunity.

"I'll take all four!" Paul replied, his eyes gleamed with seriousness. Dr. Morel looked at Paul with a surprised look. Just then, the Boss walked forward and put his hand on Paul.

"Alright, we'll let you use all four," the Boss said. "Make sure to defeat that kid after you been administered with the drugs, alright?"

"Y-Yes! I will!" Paul replied.

"Take him to the lab and inject him with these," the Boss said to the lab members.

"Bu-" the men started to say but was stopped by the Boss' angry glance. They quickly led Paul to the testing room.

"Boss, are you sure?" Dr. Morel asked the Boss in a quiet tone. "It's going to leave him with a huge burden."

"Don't try to fool me," the Boss said. "You know as well as I do that you wanted this. You, the mad scientist of the East, have been wanting a loyal subject to be used as your plaything, weren't you?"

"Heh...You know me too well," Dr. Morel replied with an evil grin.