"Test subjects?"
An elderly scientist with graying hair beside them raised his head, his tone carrying a trace of impatience. "Do you think we can still capture people as easily as before?"
The Resistance Army of the Silver Ring has already set its sights on us.
Even—
That madwoman whose information cannot be found is still wreaking havoc in the Deep Dream Layer. Trying to capture people now would be walking straight into a trap."
"Then speed up the extraction!"
The gaunt female scientist slammed her hand onto the table, her voice shrill and piercing.
"Those test subjects are going to die sooner or later anyway. They might as well die with greater value.
We can compress their consciousness energy to the limit. Even if it only keeps things running for a few more hours, that will be enough."
"Compress it to the limit?"
The middle-aged scientist adjusted his glasses, hesitation in his voice.
"If we do that, the test subjects' suffering index will soar to unimaginable levels.
Their consciousness may completely lose control before collapsing, and could even affect the stability of the entire network."
"Lose control?"
The female scientist scoffed, her eyes brimming with contempt.
"Do you think we still care about their feelings?"
"They are nothing but fuel, tools!"
"As long as we can bring about our lord's descent, their sacrifice will be worthwhile."
"As for pain? It is merely the last bit of value they can contribute to the great cause."
"They deserve to die!"
But these people still did not know—
That in the livestream footage Su Wen had prepared, their ugly faces had been completely exposed.
What was more—
It was a public execution broadcast across the entire galaxy!
Beneath the white skin of those clergy members lay sins darker than the abyss.
They