Alan is dragged by two soldiers into the main observatory room in the center of the facility where the bulk of operations was carried out as he witnesses Shingen now tightly bound into one such vertical glass pod. A plethora of vertical glass tubes originating from his pod was connected overhead to the other pods where the test subjects were sedated. As Dr. Shinozuka hurried up to start the process an unearthly red aura emanated from Shinjen's body which seemed to be powering the machines. The subjects writhed in agony flailing like fish out water inside their pods with occasional violent jerks almost breaking the pods. As the spectators gasped in excitement, Alan felt awestruck at what transpired in front of him, which he thought not a soul would believe if they weren't present there at that very moment.

"Success! Victory at last. Now nothing... nothing can stop me from winning" Ishii exclaimed in joy.

As the cryo pods opened with metallic hisses and gases escaping, the deformed test subjects came crawling out aiming to maim anyone in their vicinity. Their bodies were grossly deformed speckled with oozing pustules of blood and various fluids with a malodorous smell that wafted from them. Some were even children yet looked adult as if they were forced to incubate in a matter of weeks.

"One question doctor, if you don't mind answering me" Alan grunted. "How do you plan to control your subjects?"

"I was wondering when you would ask this specific question. Have you noticed the black rings around their necks?"

Alan suddenly noticed there was indeed a black collar around the neck of each subject which he had previously failed to notice among them owing to the dim luminescence of the chamber.

"Those are inhibitor collars, particularly crafted to inhibit their metabolic activities such as respiration rate, heart rate, cognitive functions, or at least what's left of it nonetheless." Shinozuka grinned.

Ishii was smiling like a five-year-old child who had just opened his Christmas present "Really doctor, you have outdone yourself I must confess. Truly your name has to be etched in the pages of history."

Suddenly there was a violent tremor that shook the facility in its entirety which left every living soul speechless accompanied by an unholy loud growl sending shivers down their spine. Ishii noticed that the source was beneath their floor like the epicenter of an earthquake.

He immediately exclaimed "Project Black Sun! Shinozuka did you leave it unguarded?" Shinozuka scrambled to safety, fumbling desperately "I...uh...I was under the impression that...that it was heavily sedated. It couldn't be possibly awake."