The piercing hum matched the rhythm of Tai Yu's rising body so closely that everyone could see where the problem lay.
Although Shi Wo had already ground his dignity into the mud today, when his emotions flared, he still could not stop himself from shouting:
"Officer Tai Yu, what are you doing?!"
Like Farul before him, Tai Yu rose straight upward. As soon as his shoulders emerged from the surface of the "Experiment Pool," he raised a finger to his lips, signaling Shi Wo to remain quiet for the moment.
Ignoring the reactions onshore, he half-closed his eyes. As his body continued to rise, the rumbling persisted. The surface of the "Experiment Pool" rippled slightly, yet showed no obvious drop.
But who the hell cared about the "Experiment Pool" now? The real problem was the main body of the "Artificial Lake," which remained out of sight for the moment.
Given the noise around Tai Yu and Priest Farul's reaction, the answer was obvious enough.
Wasn't this outright robbery right in front of them?!
Shi Wo simply could not imagine that in present-day "Star Ring City"—no, in the entire Central Star Zone—there could be such an oddball. Right in the "Deep Blue World" Virtual Reality Center, before everyone's eyes, he was openly stealing the priceless "Myriad Transformations Deep Blue"!
By all reason, he should have called the police. He should have summoned the guards hired by "Deep Blue World." Yet the other man's special status, coupled with behavior so absurd it seemed to tear reality apart, tied his brain into knots. For a moment, he had no idea what to do.
It was then that a call came in... for Tai Yu.
Tai Yu had already floated completely above the surface of the "Experiment Pool." His eyes remained half-closed, but he