This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

The voice was completely flat.

Calm.

As though its owner were merely making casual conversation...

Instead of ordering the execution of more than a hundred prisoners.

Beneath that tranquil tone lay absolute cruelty and utter indifference.

Duan Yuchen and the others' expressions changed instantly.

Their bracelets were still connected to the machine beside Qiong and He Yu.

They hadn't been fully disabled yet.

Their lives were still in someone else's hands.

"Eliminate all prisoners..."

Included them as well.

Qiong was drenched in sweat.

Her fingers never stopped moving.

Instead, she pushed past her limits, operating even faster.

Her own bracelet had already been disabled.

But the other four bracelets still weren't finished.

They were competitors.

Enemies who fought and schemed against one another.

Yet inside this instance...

They were teammates.

These people had entrusted their lives to her and He Yu.

She couldn't abandon them.

Beside her, He Yu's hands moved just as quickly.

He looked as though he wouldn't stop unless he was dead.

Fortunately...

They had only chosen to destroy the bracelets rather than unlock all of them.

Almost there!

There was still hope!

She kept telling herself there was still hope.

Yet her eyes were filled with despair.

Their hands...

Couldn't possibly move faster than the enemy could use the bracelets to kill them.

At that exact moment...

Another voice interrupted.

"Wait!"

"Warden Laners."

"There are several excellent experimental subjects among this batch of prisoners."

"You can't kill them."

This voice was completely different from the previous one.

The earlier speaker had sounded cold and emotionless.

This one carried obvious excitement and urgency.

Since Eugene had already been dismantled and had nothing to operate himself...

He paid close attention to the surrounding sounds.

His ears twitched.

So... these must be the legendary Warden and Dr. Ganlun.

The two people with the highest authority in the prison.

Mysterious indeed.

Warden Laners spoke in the same rigid tone as before.

"Dr. Ganlun."

"Under these circumstances, they're still capable of cracking the bracelets and escaping our control."

"They're clearly no ordinary prisoners."

"There are plenty of experimental subjects."

"Doctor, don't make a foolish decision because of a few of them."

"They're in our territory."

"I can capture them."

Dr. Ganlun replied confidently.

The instant he finished speaking...

The walls of the training room changed.

The sleek silver-white ceiling bulged outward.

Sections rapidly assembled themselves into an enormous cage.

It descended directly toward them.

The floor trembled.

The gigantic prison cage pressed downward with overwhelming force.

Duan Yuchen and Siya instinctively tried to dodge.

But when they saw that He Yu and Qiong still hadn't stopped working on the bracelets...

They halted.

In the end...

They remained standing beside them.

Ling Buchen raised his hand.

The guqin sounded once more.

Invisible waves of energy slashed upward toward the descending cage.

Harsh metallic impacts echoed continuously.

Powerful ripples burst from beneath Ling Buchen's fingers, temporarily holding the cage in midair.

Zheng—

Despite the relentless assault...

The cage—made from some unknown material—showed no damage whatsoever.

It merely paused slightly.

Its descent seemed to stall.

The next moment...

Ling Buchen's face turned pale.

The cage continued falling.

Qu Wu instinctively tried to run.

Mechanical claws suddenly burst from the floor, clamping tightly around everyone's ankles.

There was no possibility of escape.

"What the hell are these things?!"

Duan Yuchen struggled violently.

He couldn't break free.

The claws held him firmly no matter how hard he struggled.

Bang!

The claws retracted.

At the exact same instant...

The cage slammed down.

And simultaneously...

A nearly inaudible click echoed.

Duan Yuchen's...

Siya's...

And Qu Wu's bracelets were successfully destroyed by He Yu and Qiong.

Their bracelets could no longer be controlled.

He Yu finally stopped.

Qiong...

Continued working frantically.

The indestructible cage completely enclosed them.

Every side sealed shut.

They were trapped.

Ling Buchen gritted his teeth and continued plucking the strings.

Again.

And again.

Every attack struck the exact same location.

Yet despite that...

Only shallow marks appeared.

He still couldn't break through.

Now that his bracelet had been destroyed, Qu Wu let out a sigh of relief.

But seeing the unbreakable cage...

His brows furrowed.

"What do we do?"

"We can't break this thing."

"I don't even know what it's made of..."

"It's Nether Iron."

Duan Yuchen answered.

Then another familiar voice sounded.

"What exactly are you people?"

"You possess equipment this powerful..."

"You know about Nether Iron..."

"And you're capable of removing the bracelets..."

Several figures suddenly appeared before them as holographic projections.

Everyone immediately looked over.

The projections looked almost like real people standing before them.

Only upon close inspection could they see the faint transparency.

The background remained blurry.

Only the people themselves were visible.

There were six of them.

The two standing in the middle immediately stood out.

The other four were guards.

Expressionless.

Rigid.

Even as projections...

Their strength was obvious.

The one who had spoken wore a white lab coat.

He appeared to be around fifty years old.

His eyes burned with excitement as they swept over every single member of the group.

He examined each of them...

As though inspecting priceless treasures.

Carefully.

Methodically.

Beside him stood a man wearing the Warden's uniform.

Tall.

Perfect posture.

Eyes colder than ice.

If Dr. Ganlun looked at them like treasures...

Then Warden Laners looked at them...

Like corpses.

Without the slightest emotion.

"Dr. Ganlun?"

He Yu spoke first.

Even before He Yu opened his mouth, Dr. Ganlun had already noticed him.

Although he was the shortest...

The thinnest...

The weakest-looking...

He stood in the very center of the group.

Obviously...

Their leader.

Besides...

He was extraordinarily handsome.

The kind of beauty that immediately caught the eye.

Even standing in a crowd of thousands...

He would always be noticed first.

Now that he spoke...

His cool, clear voice naturally drew Dr. Ganlun's attention completely onto him.

Moments later...

Dr. Ganlun glanced at He Yu's prisoner number.

He frowned.

"No. 1?"

"I think..."

"You're the one who had that abnormal report..."

He vaguely remembered someone informing him that two experimental subjects in this batch had suddenly suffered catastrophic drops in combat power.

Normally...

He would've investigated immediately.

But this batch had produced two exceptionally outstanding experimental subjects.

He hadn't bothered examining the weaker ones.

He Yu understood exactly what he meant.

Smiling slightly, he said,

"Dr. Ganlun."

"I've finally met you."

Dr. Ganlun blinked.

"You wanted to meet me?"

He Yu nodded.

"Yes."

"I wanted to meet you."

【Bullet Screen: "He Yu is talking!!"】

【Bullet Screen: "HAHAHA He Yu's speaking again. History has taught us one thing: if you want to kill He Yu, don't let him talk."】

【Bullet Screen: "This Dr. Ganlun doesn't actually seem eager to kill He Yu?"】

Dr. Ganlun laughed.

His smile carried unmistakable ill intent.

"Wonderful."

"Now you've met me."

"From now on..."

"You'll be seeing me quite often."

His gaze shifted toward Ling Buchen.

The latter had already stopped attacking the cage.

Holding the guqin in his arms...

He stood protectively beside He Yu.

Dr. Ganlun's eyes landed on the instrument.

"That's a fine treasure."

He Yu nodded.

"It certainly is."

"A Divine-grade treasure."

Everyone: "!!"

—He just told the NPC directly?!

In an NPC's eyes...

Kill someone...

Take their treasure.

He Yu had openly announced it.

Wouldn't that immediately provoke greed?

Sure enough...

Dr. Ganlun's expression changed.

Even Warden Laners looked toward the guqin.

His eyes flickered.

Laners spoke.

"They actually possess a Divine-grade treasure."

"They truly aren't ordinary."

He turned toward Dr. Ganlun.

"Doctor."

"I still recommend killing them."

"Replace them with another batch of experimental subjects."

"No."

Dr. Ganlun refused without hesitation.

"No matter where they come from..."

"Once they enter Death Prison..."

"They become my experimental subjects."

"The more extraordinary their background..."

"The easier it is to produce valuable experimental results."

He raised a hand.

His eyes gleamed fanatically.

"You can have the guqin."

"I'm taking my experimental subjects."

The moment he finished speaking...

The cage began moving.

He Yu spoke again.

"Dr. Ganlun."

"You can have the guqin."

"But could you let us leave?"

He tilted his head slightly.

His question sounded perfectly sincere.

As though he genuinely wished to make the trade.

The moving cage stopped.

Dr. Ganlun looked at him strangely.

"You want to leave?"

He Yu nodded calmly.

"Yes."

"We want to leave."

Dr. Ganlun refused without the slightest hesitation.

"I'm afraid that won't be possible."

Looking directly at He Yu, curiosity gradually filled his eyes.

"Aren't you afraid at all?"

He Yu blinked.

"I'm very afraid."

"But I still want to leave."

"Won't you really let us go?"

"I don't have much research value."

【Bullet Screen: "...Why do I feel like He Yu is talking complete nonsense again?"】

【Bullet Screen: "He's buying time for Qiong!"】

"As long as you're here..."

"You all have research value."

Dr. Ganlun glanced at the time.

When he looked up again...

His face had become completely cold.

"My adorable little experimental subjects..."

"My newest specimens are waiting for me."

"I don't have time to waste chatting with you."

"Come."

"If you're lucky..."

"You won't die."

"You'll stay alive."

"And become even stronger."

The cage rose into the air.

It floated toward another training room on the side.

The same training room where Zhen Xing and Wanrenzhan had disappeared.

The doorway Ling Buchen had destroyed earlier.

As though remotely controlled...

The cage drifted in that direction.

Ding—

Another alarm sounded.

The holographic Dr. Ganlun and Warden Laners, who had been about to disappear...

Both paused.

They looked toward the cage.

Something was wrong.

Why...

Was another bracelet alarm sounding?

According to the smart brain...

Bracelets belonging to No. 1...

No. 6...

No. 8...

No. 9...

And No. 10...

Had all been destroyed.

No. 2's bracelet had been unlocked.

He had regained his freedom.

There were only six people.

Why was another bracelet activating?

Before the thought had fully formed...

Two grotesque machines suddenly fell apart.

A pile of silver mechanical components rapidly converged toward the center.

The group also pulled mechanical arms and legs from beneath their clothes.

Click. Click. Click.

Within seconds...

A complete human figure stood assembled.

The head He Yu had been carrying behind his back was casually tossed into place.

It landed perfectly.

Joints connected.

The body flexed slightly.

A silver-haired, black-eyed man stood before everyone.

Fully restored.

Mechanical Planet's Eugene.

After reassembling himself...

He blinked.

Then stretched his arms.

The instant Dr. Ganlun saw him...

His face darkened.

"I already ordered him dealt with."

"Why is he still here?"

He had met Eugene last night.

He'd even lost his temper because of him.

Warden Laners' expression also darkened.

His icy gaze locked firmly onto Eugene.

"How could someone from Mechanical Planet end up inside this prison?"

"How did he get in?"

Dr. Ganlun snapped angrily,

"I should be asking you how a mechanical being ended up inside my laboratory!"

It truly was bizarre.

Putting everything else aside...

Mechanical beings couldn't participate in Dr. Ganlun's experiments.

They should never have been brought into the underground laboratory.

Furthermore...

Death Prison on this planet would never imprison someone from Mechanical Planet.

Laners instantly imagined countless conspiracies.

His voice turned harsh.

"They must be killed immediately!"

Dr. Ganlun frowned.

"Now that their bracelets can't be controlled..."

"How exactly are we supposed to kill them?"

Eugene rolled his neck.

His silver hair swayed gently.

Grinning broadly...

His peach blossom eyes sparkled with carefree amusement.

"Finally back together."

"I was suffocating."

The instant he finished speaking...

He raised one hand.

Mechanical arms instantly shifted.

Reassembling into his signature weapon—

The chainsaw.

After the previous instance had increased the entire planet's resources...

Eugene had grown considerably stronger.

Compared to when He Yu first met him...

The chainsaw's teeth had become denser.

Sharper.

Far more intimidating.

Bzzzzzz—

Before anyone could react...

The chainsaw had already bitten into the cage.

A piercing metallic screech exploded through the room.

Everyone's ears rang painfully.

Rumble—!

The chainsaw continued roaring.

He attacked the exact location Ling Buchen had repeatedly struck earlier.

It already bore countless scars.

Now...

Faced with a pair of spinning chainsaws...

The cage finally split apart.

The instant it broke...

Its special properties collapsed.

The group escaped successfully.

Everything happened unbelievably fast.

From Eugene reassembling himself...

To suddenly attacking...

To forcefully cutting open the cage...

Every action flowed seamlessly.

Not a single pause.

Eugene curled his lips into a smug grin.

He lifted one silver mechanical arm and casually blew across it.

"Well?"

"Ling Buchen."

"Your area attacks are stronger."

"But when it comes to a one-on-one fight..."

"You still can't compare to me."

Ling Buchen answered calmly.

"Breaking the cage..."

"Wasn't a one-on-one fight."

Eugene laughed.

"Then we'll find a chance to settle it someday!"

After speaking...

Everyone's gaze turned toward the holograms.

They knew these were only projections.

There was no point attacking.

They simply stared coldly.

Dr. Ganlun and Warden Laners both looked rather displeased.

He Yu pushed up his glasses.

Still wearing that gentle smile, he asked,

"Dr. Ganlun."

"To avoid turning the prison completely upside down..."

"How about letting us leave?"

The first time he'd asked...

It had merely been to buy time.

This time...

It was simply a casual question.

He already knew...

The answer would be no.

Anywhere.

At any time.

Research like this...

Could only be conducted in secret.

Not to mention Dr. Ganlun's overwhelming interest in them.

Even if he lost that interest...

He still couldn't let them leave alive.

They knew too much.

But...

If Dr. Ganlun wouldn't release them...

He might change his strategy instead.

He Yu understood that perfectly.

Dr. Ganlun looked at them.

His eyes were unreadable.

A moment later...

He suddenly smiled.

"Very well."

"I'll let you go."

"If you have the ability..."

"Escape."

"I won't stop you."

With that...

The projection vanished immediately.

Dr. Ganlun's sudden change in attitude stunned everyone.

They all stared at the place where the holograms had disappeared.

Duan Yuchen and the others were momentarily dazed.

They had expected a fierce battle.

Instead...

The enemy had simply left.

It was completely unexpected.

At that same moment...

A door at the very back of the room opened.

A staircase appeared.

As though inviting them...

To climb back up to the higher floor.

To leave the prison.

【Bullet Screen: "He's really letting them go?"】

【Bullet Screen: "Could it be because he's wary of their strength?"】

【Bullet Screen: "No way. That doctor definitely isn't simple. He wouldn't give up that easily."】

Eugene frowned.

"Something's wrong."

"There's no way he'd simply let us leave."

"Is there something wrong with those stairs?"

Siya nodded.

"Probably a trap."

Qu Wu looked deeply worried.

"That guy looked like bad news from the start."

"How could he possibly let us go?"

"The moment we step onto those stairs..."

"We might walk straight into his trap."

Qiong pursed her lips.

"We need to find another way out."

"These people are even harder to deal with than we imagined."

"They won't even appear before us in person."

If Dr. Ganlun or the Warden had appeared physically...

They could've been captured as hostages.

Used to negotiate their escape.

But...

Those two were far too cautious.

The prison itself was equally terrifying.

Not only was it filled with overwhelmingly powerful experimental subjects...

It was also an incredibly advanced technological prison.

And the entire system clearly remained under Dr. Ganlun's and the Warden's complete control.

It left them with no obvious opening.

Duan Yuchen looked toward He Yu.

"What do you think?"

Ling Buchen stood beside He Yu with his guqin in his arms.

Completely ready to follow He Yu's orders without question.

He Yu thoughtfully rubbed his elegant chin.

He walked over to the staircase.

Stopping there...

He carefully examined it.

The stairs led upward.

Only the doorway leading to the next floor could be seen.

That doorway disappeared into darkness.

Neither the door...

Nor the floor beyond...

Could be seen.

Everything remained hidden.

Everything remained unknown.

After a moment's thought...

He answered,

"I think we can go."

"The Doctor has already changed his strategy."

"He won't capture us for now."

Duan Yuchen blinked.

Siya looked equally confused.

"What do you mean?"

He Yu stopped walking.

Turning back toward them, he explained,

"It's obvious."

"Dr. Ganlun is obsessed with experimentation."

"We're all experimental subjects."

"But every day we're still sent back to train on the seventh floor."

"Even Zhen Xing and Wanrenzhan..."

"The new experimental subjects he was especially pleased with last night..."

"Were still returned to their dormitories afterward."

Eugene frowned.

Following He Yu's reasoning, he murmured,

"So..."

"The Doctor wants experimental subjects with extremely strong physiques."

"The stronger they are, the more he likes them."

"And..."

"His treatment of experimental subjects is very flexible."

"He doesn't keep them locked inside the laboratory."

He Yu shook his head.

Giving Eugene a meaningful look, he smiled faintly.

"Do you really think..."

"The laboratory exists only downstairs?"

Eugene froze.

Then he understood.

Everyone's pupils contracted simultaneously.

Qu Wu rubbed his arms uneasily.

His voice trembled.

"So..."

"The seventh floor is part of the Doctor's laboratory too?"

"We're simply participating in experiments that don't require injections?"

Whenever injections became necessary...

They were taken downstairs.

Afterward...

They returned to the seventh floor.

It looked like they'd left the laboratory.

In reality...

They'd merely entered the next stage of the experiment.

Duan Yuchen inhaled sharply.

"I doubt it's only the seventh floor."

"No. 4 came from the surface."

"The entire underground complex..."

"Every single floor..."

"Is the Doctor's laboratory."

He Yu nodded.

His voice remained calm.

"Exactly."

"So now the Doctor has simply changed our experimental conditions."

"We can use these stairs."

Nobody felt relieved.

Instead...

Their fear only deepened.

Qiong looked silently at the staircase.

Her lips tightened.

"If every floor is part of the Doctor's laboratory..."

"That means..."

"His control over every level runs even deeper than we imagined..."

Which also meant...

Their prison break had become even more difficult.

The Doctor wasn't releasing them because he feared their strength.

He had merely changed the experiment.

Only someone facing prey completely under their control...

Would toy with them like a cat playing with mice.

Because...

He was absolutely convinced...

They could never escape.

Everyone stared at the staircase.

Yet their hearts felt heavier than ever.

—

Dr. Ganlun was preparing another injection.

Projected before him was the entire prison...

Including He Yu's group's movements.

He focused intently on mixing the medicine.

Only occasionally glancing lazily toward the projection.

He seemed entirely unconcerned.

The Warden approached.

His eyes also rested on the projection.

Unlike Dr. Ganlun's indifference...

His gaze remained serious.

"These people are anything but ordinary."

"Dr. Ganlun."

"I still think you should capture them immediately."

"They appeared out of nowhere."

"They could become a major problem."

Dr. Ganlun replied,

"No."

"I'm going to experiment on them..."

"And on my adorable little experimental subjects..."

"In a different way."

"Doctor..."

Dr. Ganlun turned toward him.

"Mr. Laners."

"You're becoming impatient."

"Catching them would be easy."

"But right now..."

"I'd rather see whether they're stronger..."

"Or whether my adorable little subjects are."

Laners knew persuasion was pointless.

Frowning, he asked,

"What if they kill your experimental subjects?"

"Excellent."

"That would simply prove they're stronger."

"And even more suitable to become my experimental subjects."

"And if they die?"

"Then they weren't as good as my little darlings."

"If they die..."

"They die."

"They'll simply become sharpening stones."

"Besides..."

"Since they want to escape..."

"I'll expand their training grounds."

"Let them run as much as they like."

Dr. Ganlun remained perfectly calm.

A relaxed smile hung on his face.

Laners opened his mouth, intending to say something else.

Dr. Ganlun turned around.

Patting the Warden lightly on the shoulder, he smiled.

"Warden."

"What exactly are you worried about?"

"Do you honestly think..."

"They can escape?"

"Have you forgotten where this is?"

"No matter how capable they are..."

"They'll never escape our control."

Hearing that...

Laners gradually relaxed.

His worries eased considerably.

—Right.

Inside Death Prison...

No matter how powerful someone was...

They would remain under their control.

Laners turned around as well.

He watched Dr. Ganlun inject another dose into the prisoner lying on the nearby bed.

Dr. Ganlun's eyes shone with excitement.

The person on the bed struggled desperately.

His expression was filled with agony.

Staring at him, Dr. Ganlun said excitedly,

"This No. 5..."

"Is just like No. 3."

"Extraordinarily powerful."

"His body's adaptability is exceptional."

"Previous experimental subjects could survive at most two injections."

"But No. 3 survived three."

"And now..."

"No. 5 can receive a third dose as well..."

Laners nodded.

"Congratulations, Doctor."

No. 5...

Zhen Xing...

Struggled with everything he had.

Last night...

He'd fallen asleep without resisting.

The amount injected then hadn't been excessive.

Certainly much less than Wanrenzhan had received.

Today was different.

Today...

He had to resist.

If he didn't...

Even if he survived...

He might no longer remain himself.

The drug was far more terrifying than he'd imagined.

He wasn't even sure recovery potions could reverse it.

Not to mention...

He couldn't even take one right now.

Dr. Ganlun's medicine was overwhelmingly violent.

Pain flooded every inch of his body.

But...

That wasn't the worst part.

Something...

Was devouring his sanity.

Trying to seize control of his body.

The sensation was horrifying.

It reminded him of the Species Collapse instance.

Back then...

He'd possessed combat power.

Yet couldn't use it.

—He was beginning to suspect the Top Talent Show system itself was deliberately targeting him.

Zhen Xing gritted his teeth.

He refused to surrender his consciousness.

He knew Wanrenzhan's condition was even worse.

If he couldn't endure...

He'd end up exactly the same.

His fists clenched so tightly his fingers turned white.

His nails dug into his palms until blood flowed.

Veins bulged across his forehead.

Strange bluish lines crawled beneath his skin.

His blood vessels alternated between crimson...

And blue...

Again.

And again.

At the peak of his agony...

He opened his eyes.

Both irises had become blood-red.

Dr. Ganlun became even more excited.

He stared fixedly at every change occurring within Zhen Xing.

Watching the live data streaming across the nearby instruments.

"Perfect..."

"This experimental subject is absolutely perfect..."

His eyes burned with madness.

Completely ignoring Zhen Xing's suffering.

Laners didn't continue watching.

He cast one last deep look toward the projection.

Then quietly left.

【Bullet Screen: "My poor Zhen Xing... he's always getting tortured. Two instances ago he died immediately after entering, and now this one is just as awful."】

【Bullet Screen: "Wanrenzhan has it even worse."】

【Bullet Screen: "This instance is unbelievably difficult. Zhen Xing and Wanrenzhan have it hard, and so do He Yu's group."】

【Bullet Screen: "AHHHH! He Yu isn't going to abandon Zhen Xing, right? Those stairs lead upward... it feels like they're going to leave him behind!"】

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