She How Could She Be Galiusha?

Cheng Shi slipped away.

It's hard to imagine that, with the office roof destroyed, the Experiment director dead, and a huge explosion inside Experiment, there wasn't a single guard in sight, either at the entrance or in the corridors.

Moreover, no martial law procedures were implemented inside or outside the Experiment, and not even an alarm was sounded.

It's important to understand that this place is considered a blasphemous site in Montrani's eyes, a place that "exploits [Order]". Given the great secret it hides, the number of guards here is frighteningly small.

If Cheng Shi hadn't just experienced everything, and only looked at the surrounding environment, he would have thought this place had been abandoned.

He walked cautiously for half a day, sweating profusely with tension, but nothing unexpected happened. Even the other Therius who had appeared in the Experiment Field was nowhere to be found.

Cheng Shi wanted to turn left and see what was in the other Experiment workshop, but reason told him that it was better to leave as soon as possible.

This is so strange.

It's strange, a bit abstract.

But no matter how strange this place is, it has nothing to do with Cheng Shi anymore, because the Experiment door is right in front of him, and he can leave here and escape to safety at any time.

This door is more like the door to an underground warehouse than the door to a secret Experiment. The only guard Cheng Shi has encountered on his journey stands at the door, and she is a female guard.

Unlike Nisik or Figor here, who wore leather hoods and black coats, she wore a face shield and her long purple hair was disheveled, which contrasted with the bright armor on her chest, making her look both serious and charming.

This is clearly a knight, a female knight.

She had noticed Cheng Shi sneaking closer long ago, but hadn't made a move until Cheng Shi tentatively called out, "Melina... Your Highness?" Only then did she turn to look at Cheng Shi and nod solemnly.

"It's me."

"Hello, I am the Punishment Knight Grindel. There is... uh, there is a little adult who asked me to come find you. She... wants you to take me out." After saying this, Cheng Shi touched his nose.

"Your name is Grindel?" The female knight looked at Cheng Shi, her tone surprised.

Cheng Shi forced a smile and nodded in agreement, but his heart skipped a beat.

This female knight seems to know Grindel? Is she also Iron Law Knight?

But it doesn't matter, having the same name is perfectly normal.

"How did the Punishment Knight get here? Who sent you?" Melina said, raising her lance and placing it on Cheng Shi's shoulder.

However, Cheng Shi was not flustered at all, because he knew that if the female knight on the other side wanted to kill him, she would have done so as soon as she discovered him, instead of waiting until now.

Therefore, Cheng Shi was more inclined to believe that she was waiting for him to give a suitable excuse, or even an excuse that would help him leave.

That's interesting.

The young woman in the Experiment was clearly a powerful figure of high status. Both she and the seemingly fierce female knight seemed to tacitly allow her to leave. Did that mean they...?

Did they already know that Therius was going to leave, and that he would do so by hitching a ride on a soul?

The logic seems correct.

They knew about Therius's plan, approved of Therius's actions, and believed that Therius had possessed them, which was why they had no "doubt" about their inexplicable appearance in the Experiment.

This isn't about not having "doubts," it's about helping Therius "escape"!

They were even helping Therius leave!

Considering the young girl's attitude when she came in, well, that makes sense, very reasonable.

Since it's not difficult, then just make it up.

"The explosion at the arena blasted me under the rubble. When I woke up, I found that the area beneath the prison had been hollowed out. I guessed that it must have been a tunnel dug by someone trying to escape. So, a strong sense of chivalry drove me to chase after it, and then I fell into this place through the tunnel."

Cheng Shi rubbed his nose until it was red with genuine sincerity. Melina looked at him strangely for a long time before finally humming in agreement.

"That's a good excuse. It might have been better if you weren't so nervous. Your nose is almost red from touching it so much. What, you've never lied before?"

Oh right, right, I Never Lie, how could I lie?

But Cheng Shi still offered a slight excuse.

"I'm somewhat allergic to the air here..."

"Indeed, the new lie has covered up the loopholes in your previous one. Come with me. I don't know who you are, and I don't want to know, but I know you are definitely not Grindel."

Since that the Great One has instructed me to take you away, I will fulfill my duty as a guard and let you leave.

I won't investigate what happened here, but remember, after you leave, go to the South Market in Montrani, buy a bus ticket, get out of Gaoshan County, and never come back.

With that, Melina used her lance to pry open Cheng Shi's armor.

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Cheng Shi was caught off guard and was stripped naked.

Don't get me wrong, their armor was stripped off completely, revealing that they were wearing red prison clothes underneath, which exposed them completely.

He looked at the female knight in front of him with an embarrassed expression, thinking of what excuse to make up to deal with her, but he didn't expect Melina to not even pretend anymore.

"Grindel... From now on, you are the newly hired servant of Chief Judge Kainlaur. Today, you accompanied Lady Galiusha to seek advice from Mr. Therius, and unexpectedly contracted an illness in the Experiment. Therefore, you will be taking leave to go home and recuperate for the next few days..."

Before Melina could finish speaking, Cheng Shi froze on the spot.

"Gar... Ryuza?"

The female knight frowned. "Galiusha, mind your place. Your servant Grindel, what's wrong?"

What's the problem?

This is a huge problem!

Why is she Galiusha?!

How could she be Galiusha?

She is the crazy woman Zhen Yi mentioned who buried the Tower of Reason with her own hands.

Of course, this history may have been fabricated by Zhen Yi. In order to gain her trust, she used a historical figure to create a cause and effect story, just to fool her and complete the disguise.

However, this history may also be true, because Zhen Yi is also a knowledgeable player, and she obviously has a deep understanding of Isle of Hope.

So...

If this history is true, was the Galiusha mentioned by Zhen Yi the same Galiusha?

No way, could it be someone with the same name? She's so young!

Moreover, this was only the end of the middle stage of the Civilization Era, and there were still five or six hundred years until the end of the Civilization Era when the Tower of Reason collapsed. How could she possibly...

Etc!

Why is it impossible?

Cheng Shi's forehead instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Slice Experiment...

If Galiusha came here to ask Therius about the Slice Experiment, or the Divinity Sprouting Experiment, does it mean that she could continue to slice herself for the next five hundred years, so that she could "live" eternally in this way?

Or perhaps, during those five hundred years when neither the Conjugate Experiment of Void and Reality succeeded, she by chance succeeded in the Divinity Sprouting Experiment and obtained her own [Divinity]?

Only in this way could she have the power to overthrow the Tower of Reason and the Scholarly Council, right?

No wonder people say she's crazy. How could she not go crazy with the endless depletion of her personality fragments?!

Based on this line of reasoning, perhaps this calm and frighteningly composed little girl really is the Galiusha that Zhen Yi mentioned?

Hiss--

What did I just say to her?

Did the Tower of Reason kill Therius?

She wouldn't set her sights on that because of that...

No, it can't be! Absolutely not!

Cheng Shi realized that he had not activated [The Raging Tide], nor did he have any other means to change history. Judging from Galiusha's attitude, she didn't seem to care much about who killed Therius, because at this moment she probably thought Therius was still alive, and that he was living in her body.

"..."

Oh no, we have to get out of here right now. Even if what Zhen Yi said is false, it's best not to get involved with this kind of person!

Fortunately, I gave a fake name, so there's no need to panic too much.

Cheng Shi's mind raced with thoughts, his brows furrowed almost to the point of being towering, yet he still didn't react. Melina, who had been observing him for a while, finally lost her patience. She casually tossed down a white coarse linen garment and urged him:

"Are you intimidated by the adults' reputation? Put this on quickly, we should go."

It's time to go. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave once we're discovered.

Cheng Shi quickly changed his clothes, throwing his prison uniform and shattered armor on the ground, and asked nervously:

"These..."

Before she could finish speaking, Melina pointed the tip of her gun at the abandoned items. A burst of light erupted from the tip of the gun, and all the cloth and iron instantly vanished.

Fire.

Moreover, it is a fire with extremely high explosive power.

This might be an Elemental Judge with explosive fire elemental control!

Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened, and he followed her obediently, heading towards the gate.

Fewer readers have been following the story recently, probably because the dungeon is getting a bit boring, but this dungeon should be ending soon.

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