Experimental material?

Hurried footsteps echoed down the corridor of the underground Experiment as two gloomy-faced attendants escorted an anxious old man as he hurried toward his office.

They had clearly heard a loud commotion coming from the office.

The old man had a full head of silver hair, wore glasses, and looked like a learned old scholar. In every sense, he seemed to be the person in charge of this Experiment.

The two attendants who led the way for him seemed rather mysterious. They were dressed in black, covering every inch of their skin, not even their faces. Their leather hoods covered their heads, revealing only their noses and eyes.

This kind of attire is especially strange in Experiment so deep underground, because it is a secluded and deserted place, and it is really hard to understand why someone would be so tightly wrapped up in such a place.

The attendants moved quickly, pushing open the door before the old man. At the instant the door opened, two identical chants were sung simultaneously:

"Your Adjudicator, the time for the search of evidence has come."

All evidence of a crime will be recorded, and all traces will be impossible to forge.

The suspect will identify himself here, abandon his futile defenses, and fall into a state of repentant weeping.

Then!

Under the watchful eye of [Order]...

There's nowhere to escape!

The moment the chanting ended, two beams of white light rapidly spread into the room, freezing the entire office in a short time.

Under the influence of [Order], time seemed to stand still slightly.

Just then, the old man stepped past the two Law Giver and entered the room.

His gaze first swept over the documents on the desk, then he looked up at the large hole in the ceiling, and asked in astonishment:

"This is..."

The moment he asked the question, the two Law Giver had already slipped into the room and were searching everywhere. The Law Giver on the left, who was both skilled and daring, even leaped up and jumped into the black hole in the roof, groping his way upwards.

Another attendant stayed behind to investigate, and only after confirming that no one was in the room did he reply with a furrowed brow:

"Mr. Therius, there are no signs of disturbance around here, but the collapse of the roof is obviously deliberate. The walls of the Experiment could not have been damaged like this by the aftershocks of the explosion, especially since enough time has passed since the explosion."

I suspect that the person who came here didn't dare to jump down after discovering the Experiment and has already returned the way they came. You can rest assured that the ruins have not yet been cleared, and even if some Experiment data is lost, it will definitely not be left outside.

That the Great One is already dealing with the uncontrollable Experiment materials, and we will also make sure that no one sneaks into the Experiment from here.

I will stay here until others come to investigate everything. You can go back and continue your Experiment.

Rest assured, that the Great One will guarantee absolute safety here.

Therius glanced at the Experiment data on the table one last time, nodded solemnly, and then left with his hands behind his back.

Shortly after he left, the follower who had sneaked onto the roof returned the way he came. As soon as he landed, he said to his companion:

"Someone did sneak in. We don't know if they are Experiment subjects or our old friend. This person is very persistent. He dug for a long time from under the ruins to get here without turning around. He seems to have a way of locating the location. However, his digging technique is clumsy. He looks more like a hardworking... knight."

Hopefully it wasn't our friend Grindel, and hopefully he's backed down.

But...

Sigh, I still think it's possible...

The air was filled with a dense concentration of lightning elements, a trace left by the Thunder Punishment.

What have you found here, Mr. Therius...?

"Hmm? Figor, why aren't you saying anything? This isn't like you."

The attendant turned around in confusion to look at his companion, only to find that his companion had removed his leather hood at some point, revealing a head of smooth, golden hair.

"!!!"

"Figor, how could you take your clothes off here..."

Before he finished speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he retreated rapidly.

But it was too late, because "Figor" had already plunged the Daggers into his abdomen!

"You..."

The follower staggered backward in pain, staring in disbelief at his traitor. Just as he was about to open his mouth to unleash the punitive power of [Order], he discovered that another person had suddenly appeared behind him!

A person who is like clay.

The rubber figure silently pressed itself against his back, and then a pair of sticky, snake-like arms instantly wrapped around his neck, rendering him unable to utter a single syllable.

"Uh... uh..."

Seeing this, "Figor" smiled and walked up to him, conjuring a playing card with a mouth drawn on it out of thin air and carefully sticking it on his forehead.

"Let me reintroduce myself. My Li Yi, and I am..."

Magician."

After saying that, Li Yi snapped his fingers, turning the Daggers stuck in the follower's heart back into another Playing Card and quickly putting it away.

This smooth combo is so pleasing to the eye, the only pity is that the protagonist in the center of the Stage is a Magician, not Clown.

So the Clown got jealous.

"Are you done showing off? Can we start asking questions now?"

Cheng Shi, who had watched the whole thing from the shadows in the corner, clicked his tongue in annoyance and stood up.

Li Yi's previously elegant expression instantly turned ugly because of these words. He sighed helplessly and silently gave up his seat.

"Cheng Shi, it's your turn now."

"Tsk, why are you so unwilling? We agreed that I would give you back your freedom and you would do things for me. We'll do business with clear prices, and neither of us will lose out, right, Gao San?"

The Gao San's head, along with his Prison Helmet, resembled a shrinking octopus head pressed against the attendant's neck. Although his expression couldn't be seen, his tone alone revealed his considerable helplessness.

"Can you hurry up? I don't have much Divine Power left."

Cheng Shi innocently touched his nose and said, "I'm Priest, how could I let my teammates' Divine Power be depleted?"

Haha, a teammate? Priest?

Do you have teammates who strike you with lightning the moment you meet them?

Are there Priest with Demigod Artifact output?

Do you think I believe it or not?

The Gao San rolled his eyes silently and said nothing more.

The four living people in this room can all be teammates, even players and NPCs can be teammates, but you, Cheng Shi, can never be a teammate with anyone!

They weren't true teammates, at least.

Of course, I can't actually curse him out, since I'm under his roof, but I can still unleash a torrent of abuse in my mind.

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow at the Gao San, then nodded thoughtfully. "I feel like you're insulting me, but I have no proof. Don't let me find any, or else..."

"..."

The senior in Gao San wisely kept his mouth shut, and when he stopped making a sound, Cheng Shi, or rather, the Clown's performance began as scheduled.

He walked up to the attendant who had been choked by Gao San, slowly sliced the tip of Scalpel across the attendant's chest, and smiled kindly:

"I ask, you answer, and if you're wrong, you die, understand?"

The attendant's pupils constricted sharply, clearly showing his fear, but he neither nodded nor uttered a sound.

"Very good, I enjoy challenging interrogations. I hope your conviction will remain so strong. Let's begin."

The first question is about the Experiment materials you just mentioned... what are they?