Your mission is to survive!

Bang!

Ivan threw the revolver away as though he had touched something filthy.

Then he quickly checked his skeletal frame.

Only after quite a while did he seem to breathe a sigh of relief.

"I felt like that gun was going to eat my bones!"

His voice still carried a lingering fear.

Just then, Prison Doctor sat up and applied a potion to his legs.

It was a potion for regenerating flesh.

It was the same potion he had applied to Lu Xiao earlier.

Two hours later.

The three sat in a circle on the floor, staring at one another.

Lu Xiao had recovered by then, thanks to his terrifying cellular activity and Prison Doctor's potion.

All the flesh that had disappeared had grown back.

Prison Doctor said to Lu Xiao.

"Lu! Why didn't you tell me just now?"

The corners of Lu Xiao's mouth twitched wildly.

"Mr. Prison Doctor, do you think I could speak in the state I was in?"

Hearing Lu Xiao's words, Ivan also turned to Prison Doctor.

"Prison Doctor! Why didn't you tell me just now?"

Prison Doctor gave two awkward chuckles, the sound particularly grating.

"Heh heh! I forgot!"

The soul flames in Ivan's eye sockets flickered wildly.

"I really want to pull out your bones and make a nightstand out of them!"

In the physical training room.

Dart was directing the squad's physical training.

"That's strange. Why has the back of my head been so itchy lately?"

He reached back and scratched the back of his head.

Suddenly, intense pain swept through his entire body.

It felt just like being poked in the eye.

The pain made him double over.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu hurried over, concern on her face.

"Captain, what's wrong?"

She helped Dart straighten up.

"Xiao Yu, help me check what's wrong with the back of my head."

Dart's voice was a little hoarse.

Xiao Yu nodded and looked at the back of Dart's head.

"Ah!"

An exclamation of shock immediately escaped her.

"Captain... you... this...!!"

Dart was somewhat baffled, and the other squad members gathered around at that moment.

"Huh?..."

Everyone's expression was filled with horror.

There was an eye covered in bloodshot veins on the back of Dart's head.

Around the eyeball, countless tiny tentacles extended from the corners of the eye, writhing.

Even Sly's voice trembled.

"Captain... why has an eye grown on your head?"

They soon brought Dart to Doctor.

Doctor stared at the back of Dart's head, lost in thought.

"Doctor, sir, what's happened to our captain?"

Xiao Yu asked somewhat urgently.

Doctor did not answer Xiao Yu's question, but instead asked Dart.

"Can you see behind you?"

Dart nodded.

"Ever since I scratched the back of my head just now, images of what's behind me have been appearing in my mind."

Doctor quickly analyzed the cause.

"It's probably related to that drop of blood from 292. Let's go ask Prison Doctor!"

Lu Xiao stared fixedly at the back of Dart's head.

Dart immediately felt a chill shoot straight to the crown of his head.

"Mr. Lu... Lu Xiao, is something wrong?"

Lu Xiao licked his lips.

"Nothing. I'm just feeling a little hungry!"

"How about letting me have a lick? Just one!"

Hearing this, Dart's hair stood on end, and he hurriedly hid behind Doctor.

Doctor adjusted his monocle and asked.

"Prison Doctor, what's going on with him?"

Prison Doctor pinched his chin and pondered for a long while.

Just moments earlier, he had taken some of Dart's blood and sniffed it.

"Some kind of curse!"

Doctor asked in a low voice.

"Is it the same as the curse on Serial Number 292?"

Prison Doctor shook his head.

"A completely different curse!"

Doctor pushed up his monocle.

"Will he die, then?"

Prison Doctor gave two rasping chuckles.

"Heh heh! How could he, my friend!"

"Perhaps it might even be a good thing?"

Hearing Prison Doctor's words, Dart felt an inexplicable chill well up inside him.

Doctor said in a low voice.

"The Investigation Team will be here in two days!"

"It'll be trouble if they see you looking like this!"

He thought for a moment, then his gaze settled on Lu Xiao.

"Why don't you hide in the Dark Prison?"

Lu Xiao came over then and patted his chest.

"The Dark Prison? I know the Dark Prison well! How about I take him there?"

"Then I'll introduce him to Chainsaw Uncle. Chainsaw Uncle will protect him!"

Doctor pushed up his monocle and pondered for a moment.

"That works too! Then, 292, take Dart there!"

Dart, however, was somewhat worried, and he asked Prison Doctor.

"Mr. Prison Doctor, can't this curse be cured?"

Prison Doctor gave two strange, rasping chuckles.

"Of course it can. The simplest method is to get rid of the person who cast it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's gaze fell on Lu Xiao.

Lu Xiao grinned, took a badge out of his trouser pocket, and hung it around his neck.

Doctor pushed up his monocle.

"Dart, going to the Dark Prison is a mission!"

Hearing this, Dart could only agree, no matter how reluctant he was.

After all, for Special Operations Soldiers like them, obeying orders was the first rule.

Lu Xiao put an arm around Dart's shoulders and grinned.

"Don't worry. Chainsaw Uncle is really nice!"

Dart nodded dubiously.

Doctor gave an order over his communicator.

"Have 303 bring 302 to Prison Doctor's place!"

Soon, a large Raptor pickup appeared out of thin air inside Prison Doctor's containment chamber.

Driver stepped out of the driver's seat.

He had somehow gotten hold of a pair of sunglasses and put them on.

He was even wearing a suit and dress shoes, dressed like a successful man.

Prison Doctor's grating voice rang out.

"My friend! You must knock before entering. This is very rude of you!"

Hearing this, Driver hurriedly retreated into Serial Number 302-the Vehicle.

As the Vehicle started, the truck vanished from the spot.

A moment later, the doorbell rang.

The door opened, and Driver poked his head in.

"Mr. Prison Doctor, may I come in?"

In front of the "Gate."

Doctor instructed him.

"292, you only have two days. You must return to the Containment Facility within two days!"

Lu Xiao flicked the badge on his chest.

"Don't worry, Doctor!"

Doctor then looked at Driver.

"303, passing through this gate will take you into the Dark Prison!"

"Likewise, you can only return through a 'Gate'!"

He pointed at the watch on Driver's wrist.

"There's a map on it. It will show you which 'Gate' you need to pass through!"

Driver nodded solemnly.

"Don't worry, Doctor!"

Only then did Doctor finally look at Dart.

He reached out and gently patted Dart's shoulder.

"Dart, your mission in the Dark Prison is... to survive!"

Dart shuddered, then stood at attention on the spot.

He clenched his right fist and placed it palm-down over his heart.

The other members of the Cityfire Squad also saluted Dart.

They all knew that once Dart left, they might never see him again.

The large Raptor pickup started, with Dart sitting silently in the back seat.

Driver stepped on the gas and drove through that "Gate" glowing with white light!