We

With Shui Man.

As the two continued to descend, the closer they got to the seabed, the stronger the sense of mystery surrounding this red neural network became.

This also made Qin Yiguan even more cautious and respectful.

When Qin Yiguan's feet touched the dark, slightly frosted rocks on the seabed, he was already standing in this enormous neural network.

All around his body were writhing red flesh and nerves!

There was no sound all around, only the slow, almost imperceptible movement of the undercurrent; everything was quiet.

And in that very moment...

The red nerves on Qin Yiguan's front began to wriggle, then detached from the rock, gathered above it, and coalesced into a red, muscular figure.

Its facial features became increasingly clear.

Qin Yiguan's Pupil dilated slightly.

moment.

Two boyish figures stood facing each other.

"We lived in the Ring Laboratory for six years."

"It's like Hell."

The figure formed by the red neural network looked at Qin Yiguan without sorrow or joy, saying, "'We' share the same wish: to escape."

"But."

"The Ring Laboratory is equipped with many state-of-the-art security devices."

"The first step is a dynamic identification lock."

"To open it, you have to do the exact same thing as those scientists in white coats."

"So my job became observing the scientists' every move."

"Of course, it's also possible that I was born from this."

"I observed them as they dissected my body, as they opened my skull, and as they injected me with all sorts of unknown drugs."

"My eyes widened. They said I was like a demon without pain, but actually, I was observing their every detail."

"When they walk, which foot steps out first, the stride length, the range of their arm swings, the number of times they blink per minute, and when they speak, which words they pronounce nasally and which they pronounce with their throat."

"Will their eyelashes tremble?"

What happens when they don't get enough sleep, and what happens when they get enough sleep?

"In short, I observed everything and didn't overlook a single detail."

"This is the meaning of my existence."

"Finally."

"Once I've digested and absorbed everything, I can imitate each and every one of them 100%!"

"I can even manipulate my facial muscles and change the proportions of my features to unlock those facial recognition locks."

"I can even change the color of my Pupil and the thickness of my irises to unlock that iris lock!"

"When I first ran away."

It was late at night, and I ran into the jungle.

"But by then my work was finished, and I fell into a deep sleep. I don't know what happened next."

"Later, Black Calamity told me that he saw a woman's corpse dressed in white."

"During the second escape."

"I've decided to kill one person first."

"His name is Du An, and I've observed him the most."

"Because he was the only one who never used anesthesia on me. He wanted to see my most authentic reaction, and he subjected me to endless torture while I was at my most conscious."

"Perhaps all the scientists in the Ring Laboratory have brought me the deepest pain."

"But I remember Du An's actions vividly!"

"He is the clearest demon in my heart!"

"It was also him who gave birth to the demon within me!"

"Do you know?"

"At that time, I had the opportunity to kill Du An, but I didn't."

"Because I know his plans. He wants to enter the Metaverse, hide in the ocean 73 million kilometers away, and he also intends to create a family, an empire, there."

"While Qin Yiguan is asleep, each of us can enter the Metaverse."

Me too.

At this point, the figure formed from red nerves slightly raised its head, "And the ability I gained after entering the Metaverse is 'imitation.' You think I can only imitate others? No, I can imitate everything!"

"I got to that sea before Du An."

"After experiencing the vastness and mystery of the sea."

I have come to this wasteland where you are.

"I imitated the entire ocean!"

"I recreated the underwater ecosystem and hundreds of millions of marine creatures!"

"All of this is exactly as it seems."

Then Du An arrived, thinking he had reached the ocean.

"Actually, he took the first step in my revenge!"

"And that ocean in his heart is still 30 million kilometers away!"

"Regarding the Tuomen Acuminate Fungus, it was indeed born in my blood, and now, it's like my child, scattered throughout the ocean."

"Do you remember?"

"The inhabitants of the underwater world say that Du An discovered the deep-sea parasite, this Tuomen Acuminate Fungus *, 40 years ago."

"But in reality, this vast sea area is only 12 years old since I established it."

"Because I can even mimic the distortion of time!"

"Du An thought he had the control of the Tuomen Acuminate Fungus, but in reality, it is my most powerful weapon."

"I first granted them immense power, which led them to become complacent and abandon the technology they were so proud of."

"They became completely addicted and had to rely entirely on Tuomen Acuminate Fungus *."

"After."

"I'll make the Tuomen Acuminate Fungus mutate again, taking their lives one by one."

"Du An regards this underwater world as his empire, as the continuation of his bloodline."

"That's good."

"I want him to watch helplessly as his descendants die one by one, so that his empire will not collapse instantly, but will crumble little by little."

"To merely kill him is too merciful."

"I want him to spend the rest of his life in helplessness, teetering on the edge of despair. I want to slowly destroy what he's most proud of. I will also give him hope, but that hope will be shattered in an instant!"

"I want him to live, but at the same time, I want to lose everything!"

Only in this way can I possibly extinguish the hatred in my heart!

The red-clad figure stared at Qin Yiguan. "I've introduced myself before; my name is the Plunderer."