Meanwhile, Ophelia Brad continued to stare fixedly at Victor's soul, the worry on her face steadily deepening.
After closing the glass door to the inner laboratory behind him, Dark walked toward the center.
Professor Kazel waved his wand, using magic to temporarily isolate this laboratory from the outer one, then quickly
said, "Next, we need to ensure that Number Two's soul cannot transmit any warnings to Number One, at least for the duration of the experiment."
Dark asked, "Professor, is that difficult to accomplish?"
Professor Kazel smiled. "For us, it is indeed difficult. If all we wanted was to prevent Number Two's soul from transmitting even the slightest bit of information outward, we would only need to destroy it completely. But if we did that, Demon King Number Two would revive in a new vessel."
"But that's only difficult for us, isn't it?" Dark sighed. "For Ergane, it really is—
an extremely simple matter. Number Two's soul warns Number One because it instinctively senses that Number One is facing danger. That ability of perception transcends the ordinary; even the Imprison state cannot make it disappear. I imagine it is most likely a special ability acquired from some rare Demon Race. Therefore, if we want it to stop sounding the alarm, we need to deceive it and make it believe that Number One is not in danger.
"I'll do it," Ergane said blandly. "This truly is a very simple matter."
As soon as she spoke, she walked to the glass cylinder, stretched out her jade-white fingers, and gently pressed them against it.
There was no need even to remove the [Orb of Truth] from within.
Through a layer of Imprison, Ergane dragged Demon King Number Two's consciousness into the [Brain in a Vat].
Without Demon King Number Two's soul interfering, the