【Bullet Screen: "Would my wife ever not be gorgeous?"】

【Bullet Screen: "...Has this guard been blinded by lust? Doesn't he realize He Yu's smile is terrifying?!"】

The guard didn't realize it at all. He Yu's smile had already set his heart racing.

His hand reached toward He Yu. He Yu shifted slightly, avoiding the touch. Before the guard could get angry, He Yu caught hold of the whip in his hand. His brows curved into a smile, while his eyes remained icy cold.

"Since you think I'm beautiful... then let me give you something beautiful to look at."

He was so thin and frail that no one could possibly feel threatened by him, even after he had taken the whip.

He Yu extended his slender, well-defined hand and gave the guard a gentle push. The guard obediently fell backward onto the bed.

He Yu stood.

The guard lay down.

Facing someone so weak he could crush him with one hand, the guard smiled so broadly that flowers might as well have bloomed across his face. His voice became hoarse.

"You know your place. Serve me well, and your life here will become much easier."

"Of course," He Yu replied pleasantly.

Then, carrying the whip, he approached the guard. A smile lingered on his lips, but his eyes overflowed with killing intent.

Standing beside the bed, he lightly tapped the whip against his palm before suddenly bringing it down.

Smack—

The whip landed on the guard.

The instant it swung down, the guard's expression changed. His hand shot toward his smart brain.

Yet when the whip struck, it wasn't particularly hard. It caused only slight pain...

Mixed with pleasure.

The guard's hand relaxed. His face twisted into a grotesque expression that was both pained and exhilarated.

Still smiling, He Yu swung the whip a second time.

The guard let out a moan.

Then came the third strike.

The fourth.

Each one heavier than the last.

One lash after another.

Wanrenzhan: "..."

He couldn't take it anymore!!

【Bullet Screen: "AHHHH WIFE, KILL ME!"】

【Bullet Screen: "I only regret that I'm not the one lying on that bed!!"】

Just as the guard was about to stop this peculiar "bedroom game," He Yu's eyes sharpened.

He swung the whip viciously toward the area below the man's waist, putting every ounce of strength he possessed into it.

"AAAHHH—"

A hoarse scream erupted alongside a spray of blood.

The guard's face twisted beyond recognition. Veins bulged across his forehead, his eyes nearly burst from their sockets, and huge beads of sweat instantly poured down his face.

Behind He Yu, Wanrenzhan—who had finally jumped to his feet—and Zhen Xing, standing by the doorway with the others, all fell silent.

Almost instinctively...

Every single one of them covered their crotches.

—Damn. Just looking at it hurt.

【Bullet Screen: "Hiss... even I felt that."】

【Bullet Screen: "Who was it that wanted to lie on that bed just now?"】

【Bullet Screen: "..."】

The guard's face was filled with agony, yet he still struggled to operate his smart brain...

However, as though He Yu already knew exactly what he was about to do, he reached out first and pressed a point near the guard's elbow.

Despite possessing only 2 combat power, the moment He Yu pressed down, the guard's arm went limp.

Then He Yu pressed another point.

The agony on the guard's face intensified dramatically.

Pain from every part of his body overwhelmed him.

He couldn't even scream anymore.

His brain was consumed by pain until it became completely blank.

Who he was.

What he was supposed to do.

Everything vanished.

At that moment...

The guard's entire world consisted of nothing but pain.

He Yu stepped back and said calmly,

"Restrain him."

Only then did Zhen Xing and Eugene snap back to reality.

They rushed forward.

One clamped a hand around the guard's throat.

The other's mechanical arm pierced toward his heart.

With even a little force, they could kill the guard instantly.

But the guard had completely lost his mind to the pain.

He couldn't think about anything else.

Zhen Xing and Eugene both looked toward the guard's mangled lower body.

That area had already become an unrecognizable mess of blood and shredded flesh.

As Federation citizens who had seen countless horrific injuries...

Even they couldn't stop themselves from thinking—

Their balls hurt.

Wanrenzhan swallowed hard.

He looked at the thin, fragile-looking He Yu.

At his pale, jade-like face.

At the whip still in his hand.

At the miserable guard lying on the bed...

Every hair on Wanrenzhan's body stood on end.

His voice trembled slightly.

"Um... could we maybe... not use the whip?"

Everyone: "..."

【Bullet Screen: "...Wanrenzhan really is a brave man."】

【Bullet Screen: "He Yu is this ruthless, and he still dares dream about him!!"】

He Yu turned toward Wanrenzhan.

Although the guard had become a bloody mess, He Yu himself remained immaculate, not a speck of dust upon him.

Two buttons on his shirt had come undone, revealing glimpses of his collarbone beneath the open neckline.

His delicate rimless glasses rested neatly upon the bridge of his nose.

He smiled gently.

The smile was shy.

Warm.

"You can use something else too. The whip is a little too soft. It doesn't make the scene look very good."

Everyone: "................"

So...

He actually thought the whip hadn't turned that place into enough of a bloody mess?

Use something harder...

...and that part could be destroyed in a more "visually pleasing" way?

Wanrenzhan covered his lower body and quietly took two steps backward.

Even Eugene felt pain in his mechanical body.

He hurriedly changed the subject.

"So... what do we do now? Can we kill him?"

He had held a grudge against this guard for a long time and had wanted to kill him ages ago.

He Yu tossed the whip aside.

While wiping his hands, he answered calmly,

"There's no rush. We have an hour during the noon break, and only this one guard is watching us. It's the perfect opportunity to ask him some useful questions."

After a pause, he added evenly,

"Clean Guard Sir up a little. Let's have a chat."

Everyone: "..."

【Bullet Screen: "Blue Star novels always say beautiful women are terrifying. Why do I feel beautiful men are even scarier?"】

【Bullet Screen: "But... He Yu is so handsome!!"】

【Bullet Screen: "Exactly! He's unbelievably handsome. How can a man like this exist? He has to survive and get out! I want to meet him!!"】

【Bullet Screen: "The King has already promised to thoroughly investigate the Top Talent Show. As long as He Yu gets a fair environment, I think his chances of making it out are pretty high."】

Eugene dismantled part of his own body to block the smart brain's signal.

That was the troublesome part about guards possessing smart brains.

As long as a guard remained conscious, they could call for help—or even manipulate the smart brain directly.

If they simply chopped off the guard's hand, the smart brain would automatically send out an emergency alert.

The smart brains made by Mechanical Planet had become quite the headache for someone from Mechanical Planet.

Fortunately, with Zhen Xing and Duan Yuchen restraining the guard while Eugene acted as a signal jammer, they managed to keep him conscious without allowing him to control his smart brain.

The interrogation process was somewhat bloody.

He Yu stood farther away, gazing out into the distance.

His expression remained cold and noble, untouched by worldly dust, like an immortal exiled from heaven, standing alone beyond the mortal world.

However—

No. 4 looked at He Yu...

...and trembled uncontrollably.

He had witnessed the entire process.

Every bit of it had been done by this man!

The interrogation ended quickly.

The guard knew more than No. 4, but not by much, and only a small portion proved useful.

In fact, it was only through questioning him that they discovered...

The guards actually weren't allowed to kill them.

It wasn't because they lacked the authority.

Rather, every one of them had already been registered by people higher up.

For the time being, they couldn't be touched.

Wanrenzhan and Zhen Xing were experimental subjects Dr. Ganlun valued highly.

If the guard dared kill either of them...

He himself would become the next experiment.

Duan Yuchen and the others had also been recorded by the instructor and assistant today.

They would be useful tonight.

He Yu and Ling Buchen both had abnormalities in their combat power.

They couldn't be killed yet either.

The only person the guard was actually allowed to kill...

...was Eugene.

Eugene: "???"

The moment he heard that, Eugene interrupted him by breaking one of his legs.

Covering his own mouth, the guard couldn't even scream.

As for everything else...

The guard knew very little.

He had only recently become a guard.

Turnover among the guards here was extremely high.

Prisoners couldn't hurt guards.

Experimental subjects could.

"...A lot of experimental subjects escape. Dr. Ganlun has turned them into incredibly powerful monsters with astonishing combat power. Many staff members have died at their hands. Sometimes they lose control."

"The prisoners on this floor were only replaced recently. The previous batch was slaughtered by a crazed experimental subject. That thing was unbelievably powerful. It killed every prisoner and countless staff members. Luckily, the prison is sturdy enough. Otherwise... it might even have escaped."

Those were the guard's exact words.

Death Prison consisted of ten floors.

The uppermost floors housed ordinary prisoners.

From among those prisoners, the prison selected candidates for experimentation.

Once chosen...

They were sent to the seventh floor.

The eighth, ninth, and tenth floors belonged entirely to Dr. Ganlun's research facilities.

The lower the floor...

The more important it became.

Once someone was sent downward, no one except Dr. Ganlun and the Warden could ever return to the upper floors.

Even guards and staff members couldn't go back.

They lived only on the seventh floor.

They couldn't even enter the eighth, much less the ninth or tenth.

Only special prisoners were transferred to the ninth and tenth floors.

Most of the time...

They were unconscious when they were sent.

As for the second through sixth floors...

According to the guard, those housed experimental subjects.

Not prisoners.

Experimental subjects.

Extremely powerful ones.

No one could force their way through those levels.

That was why, once someone came down into this prison...

They never went back up.

—Unless they were escorted by the Warden or Dr. Ganlun.

As for escaping?

"Impossible. Even the powerful experimental subjects can't escape, much less prisoners. Once you're brought here, you'll either die... or stay obediently where you belong."

In truth, it wasn't only the prisoners who were losing their minds.

The guards had become mentally unstable as well.

The difference was that they could still oppress prisoners and use equipment.

That made them appear relatively normal.

"Are there many guards in this prison? How strong are they?" Duan Yuchen asked.

The guard sneered.

"There aren't many guards. But do you really think this prison relies on guards? The ones protecting the Doctor, the Warden, and the prison itself..."

"They can't even be called human anymore."

He Yu understood immediately.

Experimental subjects.

He now had a rough idea what kind of research Dr. Ganlun was conducting.

He was creating living weapons that obeyed only his commands.

The true master of this prison was Dr. Ganlun.

Even the Warden answered to him.

The guard had already revealed everything he knew.

Anything beyond that was above his level.

Qu Wu looked toward He Yu.

"So?"

He Yu nodded.

"I have a general picture now."

Duan Yuchen's eyes lit up.

His voice carried unmistakable anticipation.

"So... what's our chance of success now?"

He Yu was unlike anyone else.

His estimated probability of success changed constantly.

Every new piece of information allowed him to completely redesign the plan.

Flexible.

Unpredictable.

And each adjustment changed the odds.

He Yu answered,

"If things go smoothly on Qiong's side... then 2%."

Duan Yuchen blinked.

"How did it go down?"

Wasn't it 3% before?

He Yu remained perfectly calm.

"Because the floors above are even more dangerous than I expected."

Everyone: "................"

—Then why are you still so calm?!

Ding—

The lunch break ended.

There was no more time to continue discussing their plans.

Zhen Xing pointed at the unconscious guard.

"What do we do with him?"

Interrogating the guard had yielded plenty of information.

But this hadn't originally been part of their plan.

Because...

It created a huge problem.

Duan Yuchen rubbed his forehead with a headache.

"What now? The guard's in this condition. How are we supposed to leave? How are we supposed to assemble? Won't they discover everything ahead of time?"

Were they really going to fail before they had even begun?

Before removing a single bracelet, would they already be exposed?

He Yu remained completely composed.

"That's easy to deal with."

Eugene looked puzzled.

"How?"

He Yu turned toward the newly arrived No. 4 lying on the bed.

He raised a hand and pointed directly at him.

His gaze filled with righteous condemnation.

"No. 4."

"You were far too cruel."

"You actually murdered Guard Sir."

No. 4: "???"

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