Chapter 1057: The Immortality Conundrum
Joe Ga heard an unexpected piece of information from Anon Talan's words...
From what Ronnie described before, he already knew that the madmen of the Edward Foundation were conducting inhumane experiments.
Moreover, Ronnie once said he saw horrific human experiments in the lab he escaped from, and those experiments coincidentally bore a resemblance to Karman and the jungle monsters' peeling technique.
However, Karman's peeling technique was a preliminary method in a ritual with a 'supernatural' significance.
Meanwhile, those in Ronnie's lab were trying to find the so-called 'key to immortality' through this witch medicine.
Joe Ga, as part of the cannon fodder faction, consistently sneered at the so-called 'immortality'...
He also didn't believe Karman had any so-called 'immortality secret technique'!
If such a thing existed, the old fellow wouldn't be stingy with Boss Qiao, nor would he have escorted Nis to return to Sangha Town for childbirth when she was pregnant, let alone regard Ygor as a treasure...
He was concerned with the information revealed by Talan...
The Ravie family was searching for the 'key to immortality' and had found a group of so-called Africa wizards.
From Talan's tone, Joe Ga could tell that the peeling technique wasn't a secret among them.
And Joe Ga just happened to know that Sentulu, who had passed away, had once improved the witch medicine from his wife's family lineage and handed it all over to Karman.
Sentulu died too early, so much so that even the people in his wife's family couldn't make this enhanced witch medicine beyond the original version.
The more backward and ignorant the place, the greater the power represented by this so-called secret formula.
Sentulu's wife's family would never share these things with other wizards.
Thus, it was easy to guess who the wizards under the control of the Ravie family were!
This also confirmed what Ronnie had said...
All those who underwent the peeling technique in the lab died painfully, but Joe Ga knew that the peeling technique used by Karman didn't cause any pain...
The jungle monsters usually used this method to intimidate enemies, but most of the time, it was used for 'spiritual liberation'.
This was a way to make heartless villains scared of their own 'true appearance,' leading them to walk into the fire to repent.
Karman once told Joe Ga that if faced with the peeling technique, as long as you didn't panic and didn't damage the transparent protective layer on your body, you wouldn't get infected, nor would you die, and the new skin would be more delicate and tough than before.
However, since the invention of this medicine, Karman was the only one who managed to survive the peeling and stay alive.
The jungle monsters' reverence for Karman was never without reason!
Now, Talan suddenly mentioned the 'old warrior' who alone held the secret formula, making Joe Ga exceptionally tense.
It's no exaggeration to say that without Karman, there would be no Boss Qiao today; the old guy is one of the people Joe Ga trusts the most...
Joe Ga would never allow anyone to target Karman!
Now that the communication lines were completely cut off, Joe Ga decided to drop the act...
Looking at Talan, who seemed like an evil ghost, Joe Ga said with a gloomy expression, "When did you start keeping tabs on P.B and the Dragon Gecko?"
Talan, who had completed his transformation into an evil ghost by having his skin removed, looked at himself in the mirror. He didn't panic like ordinary people but seemed a bit curious instead...
Shed of his old and decaying appearance, he even seemed a bit pleased.
He tilted his head and looked at himself in the mirror, then moved his broken arm, suddenly saying, "So this is it?
This is the beginning of rebirth!
The legends of the devil in Sierra Leone were all true!"
Saying this, Talan raised his terrifying face to look at Joe Ga and said, "You are the Hu Lang of P.B!
You have taken over the legendary Anteater Legion of Africa, and you have the shedding witch medicine, so that means the Sierra Leone devil is right by your side...
Let's cooperate, I'll give you half of all my wealth.
Money, power, everything can be split with you, let's work together to find the key to immortality.
With this, we will become the rulers at the top of the world's pyramid because those people have no resistance to 'immortality,' they will let us take as we please.
Let's team up!"
Joe Ga frowned at Talan, realizing something was off with the script...
This old guy seemed unbothered by his scary appearance, and Joe Ga could clearly sense that the old fellow was quite pleased to be rid of his aging, decaying body.
This made Joe Ga have to marvel a bit, a perverse world is just different from ordinary mortals!
Looking at Talan's crimson body, Joe Ga frowned and said, "Don't you know the Dragon Gecko?"
Talan shook his head and said, "I don't know who the Dragon Gecko is...
I got reliable information that the fraudulent wizards working for the Ravie family are trying to track down an old warrior.
They don't even dare to use the Ravie family's resources because they're afraid Alvando Ravie will think they're deceiving him.
Those people are indeed frauds, but I've seen the video footage from Sierra Leone, I know the legends of the devil are true."
Saying this, Talan looked down at his crimson body, grinning with his terrifying mouth, and said, "I feel the vitality of my body cells, this is all true!
This is the secret of transformation, this is the key to immortality!
"We can collaborate, whatever you want, any condition, I can agree to it!"
Joe Ga ignored Taran's conditions. He now understood that Taran's information was also fragmented.
He didn't know about Karman's existence, but deduced from the actions of Sentulu's wife's family that the real secret formula was not in their hands, but in the hands of an 'old warrior'.
Joe Ga initially thought his confrontation with the Edward Foundation began with this trip to Brazil, not realizing that it actually started the moment he met Karman—no, the moment Karman's son Muto met his mother in Italy...
Looking at Taran's appearance, Joe Ga realized there would never be room for negotiation between him and the Edward Foundation.
As long as they believed in the 'Key to Immortality,' they would never let go of Karman!
Taran was right; whoever controls 'immortality' controls the discourse of the upper class.
A group of upper class individuals, free from material needs, have an endless pursuit of longevity.
Conversely, the lower and middle classes are relatively okay...
There's a saying, 'The world is wonderful, but I won't be coming back in my next life.'
Before a fundamental change in social systems and structures, 'immortality' is a false proposition for most people.
Immortality dilutes the brilliance of life and the value of a person's existence, rendering a life without hope and value meaningless to ordinary people.
To work as a beast of burden for a lifetime versus being an immortal beast of burden—clearly the latter sounds more hopeless!
The hero who slays dragons eventually becomes an evil dragon himself—a profound satire!
Of course, this is just Joe's view, Taran and the group he represents surely don't think this way.
However, as a staunch supporter from the middle and lower class perspective, Joe Ga will never let people like Taran have their way...
'Time' and 'death' are the only fair things in this world, no one should think they can break them!
Seeing Taran's face, which resembled an evil ghost, showing a greedy expression, Joe Ga finally understood the concept of senile folly.
His greed even diluted Taran's fear of death. Even though he was immensely afraid of dying, in the face of the temptation of immortality, this guy acted like an idiot.
At this moment, Joe Ga no longer wanted to waste words with Taran. He raised his pistol and aimed it at Taran's head...
"No, no, don't kill me, we can collaborate, we can rule the world..."
"Bang"
Joe Ga decisively pulled the trigger, blasting Taran's head with a single shot, and then set up shaped charges and thermite bombs in the safe house in the same manner.
Pointing the directional part of the shaped charge at Taran's corpse, he then opened the door of the safe house and walked out...
Upon returning inside the main building, Joe Ga inquired about the situation outside...
Dorian, seeing his boss had returned, let out a sigh of relief and said, "Boss, we used Stinger to hit them a few times. These guys are now hiding in the rainforest, unwilling to come out."
Noticing the boss seemed somewhat distracted, Dorian pointed to the side building and said, "Boss, Ronnie went to check the building next door, and it's a very shocking scene inside.
The ground-level architecture is a lab, but underground it's a concentration camp!
There's no way just a few of us can rescue those people and move them to safety."
Joe Ga was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, "Why should we be the ones to rescue them?
Create an account, post all the photos, videos, and information online, and make the situation clear.
There's a man-eating demon living here, conducting inhumane experiments.
Saving the surviving lives is the responsibility of the Brazilian Government!
Soon, a transport plane carrying 60 paratroopers will arrive, and just a few of us can't hold them back.
Once we confirm the Brazilian Government is taking action, we'll retreat!"
Saying this, Joe Ga waved at Dorian and said, "I'll call Dragon Gecko, you handle the other matters..."
Dorian was momentarily taken aback, but then seriously nodded and turned to leave, giving Joe Ga plenty of personal space...
Joe Ga sat on a long bench in the corridor, took out his phone, and dialed Karman...
On the other end of the line, Karman's raspy voice came through...
"Boss, have you finished there? When are you coming back to the resort?"
Hearing old Karman's concern, Joe Ga smiled and said, "I'm almost done here, but something has delayed my schedule, so I might be a few hours late."
Pausing for a moment, Joe Ga said, "Dragon Gecko, I got some bad news...
Can you reach Muto now?"
Karman was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Muto should be in Greece. Boss, why are you looking for him?"
Joe Ga sighed and said, "Muto might be in danger. His mother's family likely serves a dangerous figure, and their target is the secret formula of your witch medicine.
They are trying to find the key to immortality through these primitive Africa witch medicines..."
Joe Ga's words momentarily stunned Karman, and after some hesitation, the old man said, "Boss, let's talk after you get back...
I've already killed a few people who came looking for me. I just didn't expect you to encounter related individuals as well...
Boss, Africa's immortality is just a hoax, a lie that requires new lies to cover up..."