The smell of blood on this floor was much stronger than on the floor above, and the tunnel door did not close automatically.

Xia Shizhao continued walking down the path.

We have arrived at true purgatory.

Her face darkened as she watched the wriggling worms, each enormous cube containing a 'person' as their food.

Many of the cubes contain piles of skulls.

There were also some bizarre experimental subjects, piled on the ground like a heap of rotten flesh.

She saw the control panel, which was stained with blood of different colors.

There are also a bunch of segmentation tools.

The medicine station has been cleaned up; nothing was left behind.

Xia Shizhao touched the table and found that there was no obvious dust on it, indicating that it had not been used for at most half a month.

A more likely explanation is that a batch of newly arrived test subjects escaped, and "she," as a military academy student, happened to step in.

And coincidentally, she met the requirements for the experimental subject.

So we haven't touched her yet.

They probably didn't expect that she would follow them here to find out what was going on because of a strange dream.

"Help...help me..."

Xia Shizhao looked toward the source of the sound and saw a composite object, its lower body rotten and covered with maggots wriggling on it.

Its tongue was sticking out of its mouth; two long, thin tongues, like boneless tentacles, were constantly waving and twisting in the air.

He was clearly not acting rationally; it was simply his survival instinct that compelled him to shout "Help!"

Unlike the experimental subjects inside the outermost water column, the creatures inside clearly lacked any capacity for thought.

The energy gun was aimed at its head, and Xia Shizhao pulled the trigger, sending it away from this world.

At the moment it stopped breathing, it seemed to regain some consciousness and whispered, "Thank you."

Xia Shizhao pursed his lips, and when he realized he couldn't find any clues, he gave up.

But looking at this group of still-living creatures, she was caught in a dilemma.

To save or not to save.

What if they end up like those two people again?

But we won't save them.

I feel a little uneasy.

She slowly walked upstairs and looked at numbers 15 and 16, who were closing their eyes and waiting to die.

"Can you communicate with the people inside?"

Number 15 opened his eyes and shook his head. "We don't speak the same language. I can only communicate with you because I am a merman."

Like number 16, he's not speaking very well these days.

Xia Shizhao: ...Troublesome.

She turned and walked towards the merman in the water column, where dozens of tubes connected to her body prevented her from moving around much.

Xia Shizhao knocked on the glass. "Can you understand human speech? Nod if you can."

The merman nodded.

"I'll release you, but you can't attack me."

The merman nodded again, his long hair floating in the water like seaweed.

"If you attack me, I won't hesitate to kill you."

After issuing his warning, Xia Shizhao walked towards the control panel.

I clicked the button to control her.

The tubes, which resembled shackles, were removed from her body.

Dozens of holes healed instantly thanks to the merman's amazing self-healing ability.

The mermaid's dreamy fish tail transformed into two legs, and she slammed one hand into the glass that trapped her. Just as she was about to step down, a crack flashed across her face, and her legs transformed back into a fish tail.

Looking at Xia Shizhao, who was staring at him warily, she asked, "Do you have any pants?"

"…………"

Xia Shizhao glanced at her figure and silently pulled out a dress. "You can't wear my pants."

"A skirt is fine too."

The merman quickly put on the clothes before his legs materialized.

She was almost a head taller than Xia Shizhao. She bent down slightly, stared at her for a long time, and then asked, "Who is your mother?"

"..."

Xia Shizhao looked at her with the same look he'd given an idiot, "What's it to you?"

The woman chuckled softly, "Our children really do have different personalities."

"You've been locked up for so many years, has it damaged your brain?"

Xia Shizhao immediately became alert, pointing the energy gun at her head, "You'd better calm down."

"Child, I am your mother."

The moment the woman finished speaking, not only was Xia Shizhao struck dumb, but even the little white tiger resting behind him popped out.

"I'm an orphan, who's your mother?"

"Impossible, my intuition tells me that you are my child."

The woman extended her slender index finger and shook it, her face full of determination, before asking again, "Is your mother's name Mutong?"

Xia Shizhao was stunned by her shout, "Mu Tong?"

Does she know her mother?

"Do you know Mom?"

The merman nodded firmly and snapped his fingers: "She's my wife!"

wrong?

Xia Shizhao made a pause gesture. "Regardless of whether you're my mother or not, let's get back to the point. Can you communicate with the other test subjects?"

She touched her chin and looked at the creatures in the other water columns. "You want to save these things that aren't even human?"

I think they would rather leave this world than be rescued.

They look neither human nor ghost, which planet would accept them?

And they won't allow this to become public knowledge.

After the merman finished speaking, Xia Shizhao turned his gaze to the experimental subject number eight, who had already opened his eyes.

His tiny eyes were filled with pain and despair.

His mouth, full of fangs, opened and closed, but it was impossible to tell what he was saying.

"But once they look in the mirror and see themselves, their suicidal desire only intensifies."

The merman looked coldly at the other test subjects, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

Merfolk show mercy only to their own kind or to their lovers; they don't care whether others live or die.

Xia Shizhao looked at the other test subjects who had opened their eyes and remained silent for a long time. He then turned to No. 15 and No. 16 and asked, "Do you want to leave?"

Where can we go?

Number 15 scoffed, "Where could a monster like me go?"

"I can take you out of here, but I'll ask you if you want to live."

Number 15, who had been lying on the ground in despair, immediately sat up straight, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes: "Really?"

"real."

Xia Shizhao nodded, "So you have to ask for me if anyone else wants to leave."

"You should go and discuss it with them yourselves. I don't have much credibility with them."

After untying them, Xia Shizhao shrugged, found a quiet room, looked at the sleeping white tiger cub, and quietly sat down in a chair to wait for the outcome.

And that mysterious merman sat down next to her.

Number 16, whose snake tail had been healed, landed on the ground and carried Number 15, who was unable to move, with both hands, and carried her inside.

lounge.

"How has your mother been all these years?"

Xia Shizhao ignored her.

The merman wasn't angry, but looked a little conflicted. He asked hesitantly, "Did she... find someone else?"

"She didn't seek help, and she's not doing well."

"…………"

The merman fell silent, his lips moving slightly. "I'm sorry."

"You don't need to tell me. If you really are your mother's lover, you can go back and tell her yourself."

"Um."

An hour later.

On the 15th, they brought out four test subjects that were clearly humanoid.

And they are all quite young.

He looks to be only in his teens.

Xia Shizhao didn't ask anything, and said in a calm tone, "I'm going to blow this up. Go and deal with those poisonous insects first. You guys go up first."

"No need, we'll handle it."

After saying that, Number 15 patted a little girl's head and said gently, "Go ahead."

The little girl nodded and walked into the secret passage.

"She is the fusion of the Purple Sand Scorpion King, and can make those Purple Sand Scorpions obey her commands."

Explanation No. 15.

Xia Shizhao nodded, withdrew his curious gaze, and did not ask any further questions.

The girl's lower body is that of a scorpion.

It looks quite frightening.

Xia Shizhao estimated that he had enough assets to buy a waste planet, and was now calculating the possibility of transporting them to the waste planet.

Looking for Ye Qiuling?

Her airship was private, so why not use it? Besides, no one in the intergalactic world dared to inspect an admiral's airship.

This reduces the risk of exposure, but how can you bring it up without arousing suspicion?

Xia Shizhao scratched his head.

A faint sadness lingered on his face.

Not long after, the little girl quietly came out. Xia Shizhao looked at the seven people and asked, "I'm going to check the southeast direction. Are you going to wait here, or come with me?"

The merman, having finished dealing with the corpses of his people, walked in from outside and raised his hand, saying, "I'm going."