Rada and the others could no longer tell whether the world had changed too quickly, or whether they had simply never properly understood it.
Everything they had encountered felt far too dreamlike.
And as captives, they felt the utmost humiliation.
They had once been the foremost rulers of the entire Hengxuan District, yet in just a few short days, they had become someone else's prisoners. The crushing sense of disparity made them feel like coughing up blood.
Unfortunately, they could not even cough up blood. Their entire bodies were locked down tightly; they could not even open their mouths to curse, much less perform something as complicated as vomiting blood.
Seeing that the people had been brought back, Su Hao turned to Ashan. "Ashan, go back first and set up the suppression formation."
"Okay Boss Wei!" Ashan said, and vanished from where he stood, teleporting back to the base to set up the formation.
A moment later, he sent a message: "Boss Wei, it's ready!"
Su Hao casually cast a Space Balance Art and attached it to Rada and the others, then teleported them back to the base.
Suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar place, Rada could not help but dart his eyes around.
He secretly thought, As expected, it's a Space Ability! Is this their headquarters? That island Feiyuan mentioned—the stolen Source Artifact is here, perhaps...
He had read plenty of hero stories. Tales where the protagonist was captured by villains, then, through a fortunate twist of fate, defeated them from within were too numerous to count. A sliver of hope rose in his heart.
Maybe I'm that protagonist from the story. Maybe I'll make a comeback in the end and seize victory!
After handing them over to Ashan, Su Hao said, "I'll leave them to you for research. Be