Humanoid Creature, White Snake

Ye Jinghong looked at the old man. "You've been here before?"

The old man smiled. "I didn't need to come here at all. Don't forget, I'm the system. I only need to connect to this place's system, and nothing here can escape my eyes."

That was the system's strength.

Unless you gave up using systems and networks altogether, it could infiltrate everywhere.

That was why he knew everything about this place.

But I wondered which of these strange creatures was the core nucleus.

In the end, my gaze settled on that eerie humanoid creature.

For some reason, out of the dozen or so creatures imprisoned in the laboratories here, he had left the deepest impression on me. And when I had looked at him earlier, I had felt that he was looking at me too.

There was an unusual gleam in his single eye.

His mouth also seemed to be moving, as though he wanted to speak. But we were separated by the laboratory's thick glass, so even if he spoke, I might not have been able to hear him.

"Can you open that door?" I asked the old man, pointing at the laboratory door.

The old man looked equally surprised. "Why choose him?"

I shook my head. Even if you asked me why, I couldn't explain it. It was just a feeling. I felt that guy seemed somewhat familiar to me. Of course, perhaps it was simply sympathy and pity. After all, someone whose entire body was so visibly flawed was deserving of sympathy and pity.

"Could he be the core nucleus?" Ye Jinghong asked curiously.

I said nothing. I couldn't answer that question. I looked at the old man, who let out a long breath. "He isn't, but he's very powerful. Even those Black-Robed Men probably wouldn't come