Lynn was mulling it over.
"No."
But before Lynn could give her any instructions, Alice had already raised her head and coldly, firmly rejected his offer to recruit her.
Standing beside her, Lynn's hand abruptly stiffened.
Doctor 315 paced, seemingly unsurprised by "Lynn's" answer, and said slowly:
"Really? But we don't actually need your consent. We have plenty of ways to change a person completely."
"What puzzles me, though, is this: judging by the methods you demonstrated against the God of Ten Thousand Machines, would you really let us subdue you so easily? Granted, your odds against five death omen rank puppets aren't good, but if you could maneuver around even a Root-Level being and keep him from killing you, then against a few death omen rank opponents, your performance..."
"Wasn't it rather disappointing? What do you think, Luo Shi?"
He smiled at the restrained "Lynn." His gaze never turned toward Luo Shi (Lynn) nearby, yet he brought his name into the conversation.
Lynn narrowed his eyes slightly, slowly cupped his fist, and said:
"Doctor, in my opinion, this Lynn is just a coward putting on a brave front. All he relied on against the God of Ten Thousand Machines were those books and that strange power. As for the man himself, I don't think he's anything special."
Doctor 315 paced slowly, looking at the restrained "Lynn," and said:
"No, you're underestimating him. He probably always has some new trick up his sleeve to catch you off guard. After all, no human who manages to thrive in this world is simple."
Then.
He clapped his hands, clasped them behind his back, and looked down at the restrained "Lynn" as he said slowly:
"Luo Shi, kill him."
The moment he said this, the atmosphere grew tense. Even the temperature abruptly dropped