Cold metal walls cut the sealed chamber off completely from every sound outside. Even light was absorbed by the special material, leaving only a solitary ceiling lamp to cast a pale, warmthless glow. The man known as Hunter was restrained in a specially made chair. There was not a trace of fear on his weathered face, and his eyes were as sharp as a hawk's as he silently faced Ye Li. His body remained utterly still, like a sculpture cast from steel, radiating a forbidding aura.
Ye Li did not approach. He simply stood quietly at the other end of the room, hands in his pockets, his expression calm. He had used no physical methods of interrogation, because he knew perfectly well that for someone whose willpower surpassed that of ordinary people, bodily pain would only provoke more stubborn resistance. The true fortress had to be breached from within.
"Lin Feng, begin," Ye Li gave the brief order through his built-in Communicator.
An inconspicuous metal panel in the chamber wall slid silently aside, revealing a large high-definition screen. The instant it lit up, countless lines of code flashed past like a waterfall before finally settling on a detailed personal file.
"Codename: Hunter. Real name: Charon. Age: forty-seven. Place of birth: Snowpoint City, Sinnoh Region..." Lin Feng's voice echoed through the chamber's speakers, calm and objective, without a trace of emotion. He began reading Charon's history entry by entry, from his chance encounter outside Snowpoint Temple as a child, to his recruitment into the Time-Space Guardians and the rigorous training he had undergone, and then every mission he had carried out. Every detail was laid out clearly.
The images on the screen changed accordingly, showing photographs of Charon in his youth, footage of him swearing an oath with his companions atop