Sandrone shook her head and continued, "They didn't run away. There wasn't a single person there—but there was a group of animals inside."
The three Mo Wangs were all stunned for a moment.
Express Mo Wang blinked. "What, is Dottore some kind of animal rights activist?"
Sandrone shot him a look as though she were looking at an idiot. "Of course not. Those animals were all humans—humans who were forced to become animals."
The expressions of all three Mo Wangs immediately turned subtle.
Blonde Mo Wang frowned. "All of them? You mean the researchers, guards, and staff who were originally inside the barrier were all turned into animals?"
"Not just them." Sandrone's voice sank a little. "According to Albedo's analysis, one of the barrier's functions is to 'strip away humanity.' Anyone who remains inside the barrier for too long will gradually lose the ability to think rationally and eventually degenerate into a pure beast. Those animals were the first batch of people who failed to escape."
Store Manager Mo Wang drew in a sharp breath. "That's... pretty brutal."
Express Mo Wang shook his head and said to Blonde Mo Wang, "I think that guy probably has antisocial personality disorder."
Blonde Mo Wang replied expressionlessly, "Congratulations. You finally figured that out."
As Sandrone watched the three of them trade remarks back and forth, her frown deepened.
"Could you three stop talking to yourselves all the time?" Her tone carried obvious dissatisfaction. "Honestly, you make me feel like I'm dealing with Dottore—that guy also likes making a whole bunch of clones of himself."
Express Mo Wang shrugged. "How rude! We're perfectly proper companions!" After a pause, he added, "Besides, if I remember correctly, hasn't he already dealt with all his clones in this timeline?"
Blonde Mo Wang shook his head and jabbed,