Lester narrowed his eyes, flicked his wrist, and sent a purple magical net shooting diagonally behind him to the right.
In fact, the moment the raindrop struck his forehead, Luo Bin had known... he was in deep trouble. Sure enough, his hiding place was exposed before he could flee.
Luo Bin reached into the Blue Cloth Pouch, intending to take out the weapon Chris had given him, but ultimately abandoned the idea.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If I want the whole truth, I'll have to go with them!
Having made up his mind, Luo Bin dismissed his Invisibility Charm and let the magical net wrap around him. When it dragged him in front of Lester, he caught a scent much like cigar smoke. Then he blacked out!
"Master, you truly are amazing. You caught that slippery little Robin Sear in a single move!"
Lester felt that things had gone far too smoothly, but after testing the boy several times, he confirmed that the black-haired, black-eyed boy really was unconscious. "Siber, back to the base!"
"Yes!"
"James! Oh, heavens, it's hard to believe. After two whole years, we've finally recaptured the escaped test subject!"
"Ken Linhua, look at that. Our little Animagus is sleeping so peacefully. I heard from the higher-ups that his other form is an undying bird from the East. Ah, I can hardly wait to experiment on him and witness the birth of an army of eastern phoenixes."
"James, it'll happen. A single phoenix has the fighting power of an entire army. Once we figure out why the experiment succeeded with Robin Sear, we can build an army of phoenixes. Then... heh, the whole world will be ours! Hahaha!"
What shameless boasting, Luo Bin thought. They're making complete fools of themselves!
Yes, Luo Bin was awake. In