"No. 01, you have brought people into the laboratory twice in a row, violating the rules. You must come with us to see the master, or bear the consequences yourself." The speaker was X9. His pupils were white, and a faint chill drifted from his mouth as he spoke.
Although X5 and X2 said nothing, their cold, disdainful expressions made it clear that they stood with X9 as well.
Clearly, though they were experimental subjects like Reynolds, they were nothing like Reynolds, who retained freedom of thought. They had already been thoroughly brainwashed.
Under the three men's gazes, Reynolds lowered his head and remained silent for a long while.
Only after quite some time did he say, "Rin, I told you before. I'm not No. 01. I'm Reynolds."
After hearing Reynolds' words, X9—the man Reynolds called Rin—showed a slight flicker in his eyes, but he ultimately returned to cold indifference. "It seems you remain stubbornly incorrigible. Then don't blame us."
Once X9 finished speaking, he did not waste another word on Reynolds. Together with X5 and X2, he immediately took up attacking stances.
Yet just as Reynolds thought they were about to charge, he saw them abruptly turn around and run. The momentum they had built up vanished in an instant.
Reynolds froze for a moment, then quickly understood what was happening.
Reynolds believed that, like the Shadow Fiend on the second floor, the three of them might have been lying in wait to ambush him.
But unlike the Shadow Fiend, the three of them knew how to read the situation and make independent judgments.
The work these surviving experimental subjects did most often was gather intelligence. With their experience, how could they possibly not recognize Nis and Kant?
One was a renowned soul wizard, while the other was the