Chapter 40: Infiltration
Su Xiao took the potion bottle from the padding inside the wooden box. Judging by the style of the bottle, it didn’t seem like a product of this era, bearing a strong resemblance to the style from the war period between the Alliance and the Northern Empire. The resin sealing the surface was also a very rare sealing material.
Even without checking its properties, the value of this [Golden Secret Medicine] was obvious, after all, Kaiser had used his full ten-percent effort to haggle for it.
“My dear friend, if there’s nothing else, Kaiser will take his leave.”
With that, Kaiser stood up and left. This was somewhat unusual; it was already 2:30 PM, and by Kaiser’s standards, not staying for dinner would be a loss.
Su Xiao naturally knew why Kaiser was in such a hurry to leave. This scoundrel was rushing to the Ghost Soul City to lay the groundwork there, aiming to reap benefits in the subsequent conflicts.
Su Xiao had Amu clear all the odds and ends off the desk. Then, he took out various tools from the team storage space. Once everything was ready, he placed the resin-sealed [Golden Secret Medicine] on a pad, took out a flame melting gun, adjusted the temperature, and began to soften the resin outside the bottle with the spray flame.
Su Xiao could confirm that this resin was a good thing. If obtained properly, it was at least an Origin-level natural material. If he had obtained this resin in its initial state, there would be many uses for it. But now that it had undergone high-temperature dissolution, it could only be used as a sealing material.
A moment later, Su Xiao scraped all the melted resin into a crucible. After heating it for half an hour, the resin in the crucible turned into a translucent, orange-red liquid.
Su Xiao took out the remaining half-bottle of [Tree’s Blessing] potion. Just before the resin in the crucible cooled to a solid state, he used this resin to completely seal the [Tree’s Blessing].
Checking the properties of [Tree’s Blessing], he found that its preservation time had been significantly extended. Satisfied, Su Xiao re-sealed the potion in a container and stored it away. Only then did he pick up the [Golden Secret Medicine] and check its properties.
[Golden Secret Medicine]
Origin: Shadow World.
Quality: World-Class.
Type: Permanent Enhancement Potion.
Effect: After drinking, True Strength permanently increases by 10 points, True Stamina permanently increases by 10 points.
Tip: Multiple bottles of this potion can be consumed, with no reduction in effect, and the upper limit of enhancement is extremely high.
Rating: 4280 points.
Introduction: A total of three bottles of this potion were brewed. Only this one remains today. Yet, even now, the brewing process is lamentable. How foolish must one be to shatter the obtained [Primordial Fragment] and use it for potion brewing? This is a rare masterpiece, but also a gross waste of a precious treasure.
Price: 8300 Soul Coins.
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The properties of [Golden Secret Medicine] were formidable. It increased Strength and Stamina by 10 points each. For Su Xiao, this was equivalent to gaining 20 True Attribute Points. Moreover, the potion had a high usage ceiling. It seemed that even if True Attributes broke through the 300-point barrier, this potion could still be used to enhance Strength and Stamina.
From the perspective of maximizing gains, it would be more profitable to drink this potion after passing the [Iron Trial] and having body attributes break through 300 points. The problem was that the risk would be too high by then.
After advancing to the Ninth Rank, Su Xiao’s strongest feeling was that the enemies he encountered were much stronger than anticipated. For example, the Nightmare King, the Queen of Agony, and the Sand King. Even in high-level Ninth Rank worlds, these were powerful figures with considerable prestige. The problem was that this was the first world Su Xiao experienced after advancing to the Ninth Rank.
If Su Xiao hadn’t accumulated enough during the Eighth Rank, coupled with the huge haul from Arcane Eternal Star after advancing to the Ninth Rank, and most importantly, his development path of three Technique Grandmasters + four main attributes + stacking passives, which was extremely powerful in the later stages—lacking any one of these enhancements, Su Xiao would have already died in this world.
Therefore, Su Xiao decided to drink the [Golden Secret Medicine] now. Sometimes, being too focused on maximizing gains could lead to taking a treasure into the coffin. No, not even into the coffin; it might even be opened from a Scarlet Card by an enemy. The thought was unbearably frustrating.
As Su Xiao’s strength increased, the main attribute resonance of the Shadow of Law Destruction was no longer as strong as before. The so-called main attribute resonance meant that the difference between his True Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence attributes could not exceed 3 points, excluding equipment bonuses.
This restriction had begun to loosen long ago. By now, although the restriction still existed, it wouldn’t manifest as long as the main attributes didn’t differ by 15 to 20 points.
Although he planned to drink the [Golden Secret Medicine] now, as a potion master, Su Xiao naturally wouldn’t drink it directly. He took a tiny amount of the Golden Secret Medicine from the bottle, dripped it into an inert solution, then cupped his hands and used mental energy to separate the potion’s components.
Analyzing the potion was both tedious and repetitive, but it was like a puzzle—confusing at first, but more interesting the more you worked on it. Su Xiao put down his pen and picked up the formula sheet. The composition of [Golden Secret Medicine] wasn’t too complex. However, one of its main components was something he had never seen before and couldn’t analyze. He guessed this was the “Primordial” mentioned in the potion’s introduction.
Evaluating [Golden Secret Medicine] by the standards of a potion master, the materials used were astonishingly expensive, and the brewing technique was passable, roughly at the level of a Tree Sage.
Su Xiao felt that, with his current potion brewing skills, using a [Primordial Fragment] as the main material for brewing a potion was still somewhat inadequate. He couldn’t fully realize the true value of this containing substance.
Su Xiao had a [Primordial Fragment]. This was the reward from White Bull after he cured White Bull’s sister’s old injury. Su Xiao still remembered White Bull’s reluctant gaze and the words: “Get the hell out before I change my mind.”
How much of a waste the original brewing of this [Golden Secret Medicine] was, Su Xiao couldn’t control and didn’t want to control. But he would never waste such a treasure after obtaining it. He switched to the [Miracle Maker] title and began a secondary brewing of the [Golden Secret Medicine].
When the sky outside the window began to darken, Su Xiao finally completed the secondary brewing. He had divided the [Golden Secret Medicine] into seven portions, but only five succeeded. The remaining two were the result of his bold initial attempts, causing the first two bottles to be ruined.
[Golden Secret Medicine (Miracle)]
Origin: Holy Flame Alchemist.
Quality: World-Class.
Type: Permanent Enhancement Potion.
Effect: After drinking, True Strength permanently increases by 3 points, True Stamina permanently increases by 3 points.
Tip: A maximum of eight bottles of this potion can be consumed. Exceeding this amount will have no enhancement effect.
Rating: 3200 points.
Introduction: To be determined (can be customized to a certain extent).
Price: To be determined.
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Comparing the properties of a single bottle, the secondary brewed [Golden Secret Medicine] was inferior to the original version. However, Su Xiao utilized the high ceiling brought by the potion being brewed with “Primordial” as the material, turning it into five bottles through secondary brewing.
The improved version of [Golden Secret Medicine] could be consumed up to eight bottles. For Su Xiao, this was more than enough. He had only diluted it into five bottles. The real improvement was the enhancement amount of [Golden Secret Medicine]: 3 points of Strength and 3 points of Stamina per bottle. Accumulating five bottles meant 15 points of Strength and 15 points of Stamina, equivalent to gaining 30 True Attribute Points. This was the power of knowledge.
Trading a jar that was useless to him for an increase of 30 True Body Attributes—this deal was an absolute bloodbath of profit.
Su Xiao picked up a bottle of [Golden Secret Medicine] from the table and drank it. Closing his eyes to feel for a few seconds, he sensed that the potion’s enhancement was very stable. He could consume at most two bottles of this potion per day.
Putting away all the various brewing tools on the table, Su Xiao looked at Bubu Wang and found him sleeping soundly on the velvet carpet, drool flowing out.
“Bubu.”
Su Xiao called out to Bubu Wang, but Bubu continued to sleep soundly. With this dog’s hearing, he must have heard, but he was just too lazy. Seeing this, Baha revealed a mischievous smile.
“Woo~”
The wail of a ghost spread out. Bubu Wang immediately perked up, scrambling and crawling behind the desk, his dog paws wrapped around Su Xiao’s leg, peeking out to look around. Discovering it was Baha playing a recording, Bubu Wang was furious.
A moment later, Bubu Wang adjusted the projection equipment and projected an image onto the opposite wall. It showed the recent movement trajectories of several Devourers.
Only four light points appeared on the map. The light point representing Dark Sun had disappeared. To be precise, during the struggle for the [World Ring], Boiling Red severely injured Dark Sun. But this fool Dark Sun refused to retreat, ultimately completely angering Boiling Red, who devoured him.
The current situation was that Black A had devoured a small amount of Abyss Energy, growing exceptionally fast, with combat power reaching the Fourth Stage. Boiling Red had obtained the [World Ring] and, having devoured Dark Sun, also reached the Fourth Stage.
The Sun Apostle still didn’t show his face at all. No one knew what he was planning. He was probably lurking somewhere.
Crystal Ji, also known as the Northern Princess, had recently become obsessed with plays. Seeing this intelligence, Su Xiao took a sip of hot tea. He had discovered that this account was completely ruined. The Devourer competition had reached this point, and it was obviously too late to start a new account. Let it be for now; at least it could fill a slot.
“Crystal Ji’s style is, as always, uniquely distinctive.”
Baha spoke. From the beginning, he had felt that Crystal Ji’s style was unique, especially that time she sent an invitation card inviting Su Xiao to dinner, and the unique sentimentality and melancholy during the dinner—it was hard to forget.
Su Xiao carefully reviewed the Northern Princess’s itinerary. As the saying goes, don’t just look at the surface. What if the Northern Princess was a deeply hidden potential stock? After reviewing, the Northern Princess’s itinerary was as follows:
7:00 AM: Goes out. No monitoring measures set up in her residence.
7:10 AM: Breakfast.
8:30 AM: Skincare, hair care, etc., plus morning tea at a beauty salon (this beauty salon is an asset under the Northern Princess’s name).
9:20 AM: Ability training.
9:30 AM: Ends the arduous training, rewards herself by going to see a play.
10:00 AM: Watching a play.
12:10 PM: Intermission during the play, lunch.
1:00 PM: Half-hour nap.
2:00 PM: Afternoon tea + watching a play.
4:40 PM: Ability training.
4:50 PM: After a hard day of training, rewards herself by going shopping and spending.
6:00 PM: Invites Boiling Red for dinner together.
7:20 PM: Returns to residence.
…
Su Xiao put down the record document. Say what you will, the Northern Princess was quite busy all day, with a packed schedule.
Su Xiao picked up Boiling Red’s whereabouts intelligence. After flipping through the first page, he was very satisfied. The content was:
5:30 AM: Goes out. No monitoring measures set up in her residence.
5:40 AM: Breakfast at her own restaurant.
6:00 AM ~ 9:00 AM: Ability training.
9:00 AM: Engages in battle with Black A, at a disadvantage.
10:10 AM: Recovers from injuries + ability training.
12:00 PM: Lunch.
12:20 PM ~ 4:00 PM: Recovers from injuries + ability training.
4:30 PM: During ability training, feeling frustrated about losing to Black A in the morning, takes a knife bag and goes out.
5:30 PM: Loses to Black A again, even more depressed.
6:00 PM: Returns home, trains abilities in the courtyard.
7:20 PM: The more she thinks about it, the angrier she gets. Takes the knife bag again and goes out to find Black A.
9:00 PM: Chases Black A to the outskirts with a long knife before giving up. Satisfied and in a good mood, returns home to sleep.
…
Su Xiao put down Boiling Red’s whereabouts intelligence and picked up Black A’s recent intelligence. The more he read, the deeper his frown became. Two days ago, Black A had returned to the Alliance’s Kus City, the city where the Twilight Madhouse was located.
“Bubu.”
“Woof.”
Bubu began to compile Black A’s whereabouts on the wall projection based on the intelligence. Soon, the light point representing Black A arrived near the madhouse and then started circling the surrounding area. Converting Black A’s movement trajectory into lines, it looked like he was continuously drawing circles around the madhouse’s area on the map. No matter how one looked at it, this rebellious son seemed to be scouting the location.
Su Xiao recalled something. The original identity of the body Black A had obtained was the Dark Saint of the Dark God Cult. Additionally, Black A’s starting point was Ghost Soul City. This meant that Black A had a close relationship with the Dark God Cult.
From another perspective, the Dark God Cult would be extremely trusting of this Dark Saint. Especially since the fact that Black A had replaced the Dark Saint hadn’t been exposed. Black A had devoured everything of the Dark Saint—soul, memories, etc.—which had even fooled the Abyss Lord, Sirvis, let alone others.
Looking at Black A’s movement trajectory, Su Xiao absolutely didn’t believe that he wasn’t conspiring with other members of the Dark God Cult to do something. It was very likely that Water Brother was also involved.
What were these people planning? Su Xiao thought of a possibility: they were going to kidnap someone from the madhouse’s dungeon. The timing was excellent. Previously, he wasn’t at the madhouse, and many of Tessa’s subordinates had been transferred here to strengthen the defenses.
After Su Xiao returned, Tessa’s subordinates all went on vacation. Even the madhouse’s security, nurses, and guards had relaxed considerably because the director was back. Under these circumstances, as long as Su Xiao temporarily left the madhouse to handle business, even if he didn’t leave Kus City, this would be the perfect time for a surprise attack on the madhouse.
Su Xiao’s first thought was to find this group of hidden Dark God Cult members and nip the threat in the bud. But upon second thought, it wasn’t appropriate. As the saying goes, it’s not the thief that you fear, but the thief’s constant scheming. Moreover, if Water Brother was involved in this matter, he could use this incident to learn Water Brother’s true intentions.
Most importantly, this trip to Ghost Soul City wasn’t something that could be arranged just by telling the Alliance Parliament. They wouldn’t just provide personnel and resources. If he was too proactive, he would lose the upper hand and be manipulated by the Grand Councilors. In that case, he would definitely be used as a pawn.
However, if these Dark God Cult members launched a surprise attack on the madhouse and rescued the criminals, it would be a resounding slap in the face for the Alliance. And if the Parliament tried to hold Su Xiao, the madhouse director, accountable, it would be impossible. The Parliament had just been slapped hard and was full of anger, wanting to slap back. At such a time, how could they possibly hold accountable the only person who could slap back?
After Su Xiao took the position of director, he first dealt with Vice Director Yesinger, then led the charge to eliminate all Dark God Cult branches within the Alliance. Subsequently, he went to Nightmare Island and killed the Nightmare King, who had always been at odds with the Alliance. Then he went to Saint Lan Kingdom to deal with the Dawn God Cult.
Previously, the Dawn God Cult had tried to expand into the Alliance, but failed and was forced to retreat by the Grand Councilors’ arrangements. Just when everyone thought the matter was over, the Alliance’s madhouse director went to Saint Lan Kingdom a few days later and killed the Radiance God worshipped by the Dawn God Cult. When other major forces learned of this, they were dumbfounded. This was truly too ruthless.
Not only did other forces find it too ruthless, but the Alliance’s four Grand Councilors also politely indicated to Su Xiao: “No need, no need. Don’t be so ruthless next time.”
Although Su Xiao killed the Radiance God to deal with the Queen of Agony, outsiders didn’t know this. From the perspective of other forces, the Dawn God Cult provoked the Alliance, and then the Alliance’s director killed the god worshipped by the Dawn God Cult a few days later.
Just as all the major forces were still stunned, the Alliance’s director, Kukulin Bai Ye, turned around and went to the Desert Kingdom’s Tyrant, killing the Sand King. At this moment, the only words in the minds of the high-ranking members of all forces were: “Holy shit!”
With such achievements in just over half a month since taking office, it was also the reason why the old fox had arranged for his granddaughter to be at the madhouse. He truly felt that the madhouse’s future development was promising.
Glancing at the darkening sky outside the window, Su Xiao left the office, went to the first floor, took the central elevator down to the underground prison, and then arrived at the third underground floor.
The lights came on. Through the half-meter-thick transparent crystal layer, several criminals in the third layer got up one after another. The Lion King, the Female Demon, and the Mind Master hadn’t changed. Hatred was the same, still hanging upside down in the cell.
The cell that previously held the Indestructible Abyss Spawn had been repaired. Su Xiao had Amu place the brought sword base inside and took out the [Abyssal Fall] sword, thrusting it into the sword base. Considering the [Dark Evil Spirit] within this weapon, placing it here was no problem.
After doing this, Su Xiao left the third underground floor. As soon as he returned to the office, the phone on the desk rang. He answered and found it was Tessa calling. Su Xiao leaned back in his chair and said, “No money.”
“A batch of supplies came in early at the end of the month on my end. I overspent. Transfer some funds to me on your end…”
Tessa’s words were cut short as she suddenly realized something. She immediately began to curse and bring up old grudges, such as how she had helped him with intelligence last time and hadn’t investigated Vice Director Yesinger’s death. Her mouth was like honey as she “greeted” Su Xiao.
“…”
Su Xiao took out the account documents, frowned for a while, and said, “At most 3 million Gurang.”
“Bai Ye, I love you. Really, I’ve discovered that I’m starting to have a crush on you. For the sake of our love, add another 1 million Gurang.”
“No.”
“Do I need to come and say ‘I love you’ in person?”
“…”
Su Xiao resisted the urge to hang up directly and said, “At most, add another 500,000.”
“Hahaha, it’s a deal. Wait, don’t hang up yet. Have you eaten dinner?”
“Not yet.”
“Come out for a drink? I recently got two bottles of aged wine. If you come out tonight, we’ll open them.”
“No time.”
“Come on, I have other things. I found that my sister has been acting strange lately. She actually called me ‘big sister.’ Since she was fourteen, she’s been calling me ‘old sis.’ Recently, she affectionately called me ‘big sister.’ I’ll bring her out. You take a look and see if she’s encountered some evil spirit. Also, I heard that there are black-hearted old grandpas in the Void. You know about black-hearted old grandpas, right? The kind that pretend to be power inheritances…”
Su Xiao signaled Tessa that she didn’t need to explain. He naturally knew what a black-hearted old grandpa was. More precisely, he even knew who Tessa was referring to as the black-hearted old grandpa.
“Alright, you’re more professional than me in this area. When the time comes, help me see what’s wrong with my sister.”
“Mm.”
Su Xiao hung up the phone, feeling that Tessa had come to the right person. If she had asked someone else, they might have noticed some clues.
At 8:00 PM that evening, in front of the Twilight Hotel on Central Street, cars were parked one after another along the roadside. Tessa, who had been waiting at the hotel entrance, suddenly stiffened. Beside her, Elisa was forced to wear a banquet dress, a black gauze dress with silver earrings.
Tessa looked at the cars stopping by the roadside and whispered to her sister beside her, “Let’s go quickly.”
Just as Tessa was about to turn and leave, Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha had already gotten out of the car. Tessa, who was a step too slow, could only stop. She maintained a smile but gritted her teeth and whispered to Su Xiao beside her, “How many people did you bring, you bastard?”
“Everyone from the madhouse who isn’t on duty tonight.”
“I…”
Tessa smiled at the madhouse members who were getting out of the car one after another, but whispered curses to Su Xiao beside her. Su Xiao pretended not to hear.
Soon, the atmosphere in the hotel banquet hall became increasingly lively. Members of the Hunter Unit had also been called over. In the private room, Tessa, Su Xiao, Elisa, Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha sat around. The dishes were all served, and the wine was poured.
Tessa secretly elbowed Su Xiao and whispered, “So? Did you notice anything?”
“Your sister is perfectly normal.”
Su Xiao also whispered.
“Are you sure?”
Tessa deliberately squinted at Su Xiao. Su Xiao picked up his wine glass. Based on his understanding of Tessa, after a couple of glasses of wine, she would stop digging.
Half an hour later, Tessa had one arm around Su Xiao’s shoulder, breathing out alcohol fumes as she said, “Where were we? Oh, right. When my sister was five, she and the dog poked a hornet’s nest together. When she came home and stood with the dog, I almost laughed myself crazy.”
As Tessa said this, Elisa, sitting across the table, lowered her head and held her forehead with one hand. She remembered this incident very clearly. The reason was that her sister still had photos from that time in her photo album.
After drinking, especially when drinking with Su Xiao, Tessa was completely in a state of letting loose. The reason was that there were some things she couldn’t say to others, but she could say them to Su Xiao. This had nothing to do with personal friendship; it was mainly a matter of their respective positions.
Meanwhile, at the sentry tower on the back street of the madhouse, there were two muffled thuds. Two guards fell unconscious.
“How do we handle this?”
In the darkness, a Dark God Cult member spoke.
“Let the insects devour them clean. Don’t leave even a bone fragment…”
Another Dark God Cult member was cut off mid-sentence by Water Brother, who was draped in a black robe. Water Brother said, “No need to handle it. Infiltrate as quickly as possible.”
“Leave them alive? That’s not our style. I’ll handle these two…”
The speaking Dark God Cult member’s words stopped abruptly. His blood within his body caused him to silently shatter into pieces. Then, the fragments of his body contracted and compressed into a ball the size of a marble, falling onto the lawn.
Water Brother’s blind staff pressed down on this ball, pushing it into the soil. He asked in a calm tone, “Any other questions?”
Seeing this, the remaining dozen or so Dark God Cult members chose silence, not daring to mention the Dark God Cult’s modus operandi anymore.
Was Water Brother soft-hearted? Did he not want to silence the madhouse security? Of course not. Water Brother knew the consequences of what they were doing tonight. Sneaking into the madhouse to rescue someone was different from fighting their way in. He wouldn’t increase the subsequent risks he had to bear for the sake of the Dark God Cult’s foolish cruelty.
Behind Water Brother, a figure also draped in a black robe had a distinctly different aura from the Dark God Cult members. It was Black A, who had been scouting the area for several days.
“It’s just as Mr. Enzo predicted. After Bai Ye returned, the guards here really did relax. We have a total of 5 minutes. We must reach the target’s location within 5 minutes. After that, the support personnel will briefly disable the space interference device in the madhouse’s dungeon. We have 10 seconds to teleport out of the dungeon via space. Does everyone understand?”
The chief priest among the group spoke. This person was named Haudes, a mid-to-high-ranking member of the Dark God Cult.
Hearing Chief Priest Haudes’ words, the dozen or so Dark God Cult members respectfully bowed. Seeing this, Black A said, “You all are wasting time.”
The group used the cover of night to quickly infiltrate the first floor of the madhouse. Once there, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Water Brother used the director’s key to open the central elevator and started it.
As the elevator slowly descended, the dozen or so people inside, except for Water Brother and Black A, became increasingly nervous. The elevator trembled slightly and stopped. The metal doors opened automatically, revealing a metal corridor several meters wide ahead.
According to intelligence, there should be several guards here. But at this moment, the corridor was completely empty. When a Dark God Cult member turned a corner, he found several guards completely drunk.
“Their director was invited out for a banquet. These guards couldn’t resist the temptation either.”
A Dark God Cult member spoke with a mocking tone. This lax defense made Water Brother frown. He asked, “Haudes, how were you beaten back the last few times you tried to force your way in here?”
“We were stopped by the outer guards. We never managed to infiltrate this far.”
“Is that so?”
Water Brother suddenly had a bad feeling. But now that the arrow was on the string, it had to be fired.
The group avoided several patrols of guards and, two minutes later, infiltrated the first layer of the dungeon. They then reached the innermost part of the second layer without incident.
Looking at the double metal doors ahead, opening them would lead to the third layer of the dungeon, the most heavily guarded area of the madhouse. But upon reaching this point, Water Brother, Black A, and Chief Priest Haudes all felt a chill in their hearts. It was too smooth, abnormally smooth.
Chief Priest Haudes took out a black severed hand and pressed it against the sensor device on the metal door. The metal door rumbled open.
The infiltrators quickly descended the stairs and arrived at the third layer of the dungeon. Finally, they all stopped in front of the cell imprisoning Hatred. The next second, Hatred inside the cell opened his eyes.
“Alright, open all the valves of the dungeon.”
Water Brother spoke, though it was unclear who he was talking to. But a few seconds later, an astonishing scene occurred. The doors of all the cells on the first, second, and third layers of the underground prison opened one after another.
Just as Black A was about to enter Hatred’s cell, his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of a black war sword in the adjacent cell. Seeing this weapon, he felt an inexplicable palpitation. Of course, he would feel it. Su Xiao had previously poured an active solution highly compatible with Black A’s characteristics onto this war sword.
Black A approached the [Abyssal Fall], grasped the hilt with one hand, and pulled the war sword from the sword base. Black smoke began to emanate from his body.
…
In the private room of the Twilight Hotel, the door was suddenly pushed open. Silver Face quickly approached Su Xiao and whispered something in his ear.
“Oh, I see. Let Eileen hold off the Lion King and the Mind Master. It’s time to test her abilities.”
Su Xiao spoke in a calm tone. This made Tessa, who was slightly tipsy, suddenly become serious. She asked, “Bai Ye, is something wrong at the madhouse?”
“Just a small matter. Someone infiltrated the underground prison and opened all the cell valves.”
“Pfft~, cough, cough! This is a small matter?! Aren’t you going back immediately?”
Tessa almost choked on a mouthful of wine. Seeing this, Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the private room. In fact, everything was going according to plan. If Black A could use the [Abyssal Fall], even better. Placing the [Abyssal Fall] on the third layer of the dungeon was precisely to test whether Black A would take the war sword.
…
“Brothers, fight your way out with me!!”
Inside the first layer of the dungeon, a group of criminals were jointly breaking through the guards’ defenses. The strongest person present, Eileen, was held back by over a dozen criminals, the Lion King, the Female Demon, and the Mind Master. At this moment, all the criminals had rushed to the first underground floor. As long as they passed the corridor and Area 1, they would break out of the underground prison.
The leader of this prison break wasn’t the Lion King, but a muscular man with a wild mane of hair, known as Thunder Wolf Gal. He was a criminal recently imprisoned on the second floor.
With a loud bang, the Lion King broke through the guards’ defensive line. This made Eileen, who was over ten meters away, narrow her vertical pupils even more sharply.
“Hahahaha!”
The Lion King laughed wildly as he charged into the pitch-black corridor. Although he didn’t know if he could escape, compared to being imprisoned forever on the third layer of the dungeon, he was willing to take the gamble.
Suddenly, the Lion King’s laughter and forward momentum both came to an abrupt halt. Because in the darkness ahead, he saw a pair of eyes glowing with red light. The gaze of those eyes was calm, but it gave the Lion King a shiver that penetrated his soul.
The Lion King stepped back step by step, because the person he feared the most had returned.
The guards’ defensive line was completely broken through. Thunder Wolf Gal, who was directing this prison break, was already so excited that the veins on his neck were bulging. He pointed at the corridor ahead and roared:
“Brothers, break out and you’ll be free!!”
After Thunder Wolf Gal roared this out, he suddenly noticed that the atmosphere was wrong. The melee that had been ongoing just a moment ago suddenly stopped. Behind him came the clang, clang of metal cell doors closing.
Thunder Wolf Gal turned around and saw that the guards were all standing against the wall. The criminals who had been rampaging just seconds ago were now all entering their cells on their own, closing the doors behind them. At this moment, all the criminals were looking at Thunder Wolf Gal through the iron bars with a hint of admiration.