“That’s a Horcrux,” Colin explained.

"A Horcrux? That's a Horcrux? It looks a bit... how should I put it?" Wang Qiwen opened his mouth, wanting to describe the feeling, but he didn't know how to describe it.

“A little evil?” Colin said.

"Yes, a little." Wang Qiwen nodded repeatedly.

"Because Horcruxes themselves contain powerful mental radiation that can pollute the mind, ordinary people will suffer permanent mental trauma if they stay near a Horcrux for a period of time. Although Awakened beings are somewhat better off, they will still be at risk of developing diseases if they overuse them," Colin explained.

Just then, Lin Xiao let out a low shout, his figure transforming into a blur as he instantly appeared in front of the muscular lesion patient, striking the patient who had just gotten up with his coiled snake staff.

Before the person with the muscle disease could even react, he was struck in the abdomen, and his massive body was sent flying backward again, spurting blood in the air.

Lin Xiao seemed to intend to finish the battle quickly, and disappeared from the spot again.

The muscular giant was like a ball, being tossed from one position to another by Lin Xiao, constantly flying back and forth in the air.

However, this muscular giant had a very strong body, and even after being hit like that, he did not die.

His angry and frantic roar contained a hidden pain.

Lin Xiao wore a ferocious smirk on his face, ignoring the muscular giant's struggles, and continued to swing the Serpent Staff.

One strike, five strikes, ten strikes...

It wasn't until Lin Xiao struck the muscular giant dozens of times that his body went limp and collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

As soon as the muscular giant died, Lin Xiao threw the Coiled Serpent Staff on the ground and collapsed to the ground as well.

At this moment, Lin Xiao's hair was soaked with sweat, and traces of blood were flowing from his skin. He was panting heavily.

Seeing this, Colin quickly went over and put the snake-coiled staff into the black wooden box he had previously placed there.

Then he looked at Lin Xiao and asked, "Captain, how is it?"

Lin Xiao's expression was distorted, and a ferocious look would occasionally appear on his face.

He grinned and forced a smile, "It's alright, a little mentally unstable, but still bearable. This lump of meat is too tough."

Lin Xiao glanced at the muscle disease patient in the distance, who had slumped into a puddle of mud, and complained.

Colin nodded, then said, "Then you rest here for a bit, and we'll continue looking for incense."

"Okay!" Lin Xiao smiled.

Clap clap clap!

Just then, applause rang out, and Colin and Lin Xiao's expressions changed slightly as they frowned and looked in the direction from which the applause came.

Lu Ning also turned his head to look over.

On the lawn outside the ruins, a figure draped in a black robe appeared out of nowhere.

The person wore a white smiling mask and had a slender figure, making it impossible to tell whether they were male or female.

He clapped his hands, looked at the wooden box in Colin's hand, and chuckled, "I didn't expect to encounter a Horcrux during just an experiment. You're really lucky."

The masked person's voice was neither male nor female, and somewhat similar to those of the mutated individuals.

Colin narrowed his eyes, and the steel needle reappeared: "People from Paradise?"

The masked man bowed slightly: "Officer of the Mist Bureau, you guessed right. Your captain seems to be in bad shape. How about we make peace? Just hand over the Horcrux you have, and I'll leave immediately."

Colin's steel needle answered the masked man.

More than a dozen steel needles pierced the air, shooting directly at the masked man's vital points.

However, as soon as the steel needles approached, the masked man pointed at them, and the needles trembled slightly before falling to the ground.

Colin frowned, his expression turning serious: "You can dispel my telekinesis?"

"Hehe~" The masked man chuckled softly, speaking as if whispering in a lover's ear, "It seems you don't understand us. I merely made your mental power 'negative.' Once mental power is negative, it will naturally dissipate. Just like this..."

He looked directly at Colin: "Negative!"

As soon as the masked man finished speaking, Colin swayed slightly and almost fell to the ground.

He let out a low shout, his mental energy surging, forcibly shaking off the negative state.

At that moment, the masked man pulled out a pistol and fired at Colin.

Just then, another gunshot rang out, a flash of light streaked through the air, and the two bullets collided in mid-air, both deviating from their original trajectories and landing on the ground.

"Hmm?" The masked man turned to look at Lu Ning, who was holding a gun, with a look of interest in his eyes: "Your marksmanship is quite good."

His answer was Lu Ning's bullet.

However, as soon as the bullet approached the masked man, it also seemed to fall into a state of lethargy, losing its power and falling to the ground.

The masked man chuckled, "If you're this impatient in bed, your partner won't be satisfied, will they?"

Bang! Bang!

Two more shots were fired, but unfortunately the bullets still landed on the ground.

"Really... seductive!" The masked man slightly raised his hand towards Lu Ning: "I don't like people who are too violent. Just commit suicide."

However, Lu Ning did not react and continued to shoot at the masked man.

A barrage of bullets rained down, but none of them seemed to reach the masked man.

He looked at Lu Ning in surprise: "Your charm failed? Your mental strength is far inferior to mine. Is it because your willpower is extremely strong? I'm interested in you again. How about joining our Paradise of Joy?"

Just then, the masked man suddenly moved and jumped several meters away. From behind him, a huge rock slammed down on the spot where the masked man had been standing.

Colin adjusted his glasses, his usually gentle and refined face now showing a cold and stern expression: "I won't allow them to poach my players right in front of me."

As he spoke, veins bulged on his forehead, and as he spread his hands, pebbles floated up around him.

He coldly looked at the masked man and said, "You can make your mind power negative, but there's a limit, isn't there? Then let me see where your limit is!"

With a wave of his hands, dozens of pebbles shot out like cannonballs, all heading towards the masked man.

The masked man stood still, arms outstretched, and uttered a low, hoarse voice: "Negative!"

As he spoke, an invisible force spread in all directions, and all the rubble lost its power and fell to the ground.

The masked man said softly, "Unfortunately, you can't see my limits."

Just after he finished speaking, he turned and looked in another direction.

Lin Xiao, who had been resting there, got up and slowly walked to Colin's side, taking the wooden box from Colin's hand.

He grinned, his eyes sharp and cold: "If Colin can't do it, what about me?"

The masked man shrugged, his voice still relaxed: "Hey, hey, hey, you must have used up a lot of energy just now, right? Don't let the high frequency of using Soul Weapons cause you to become diseased."

Lin Xiao's expression was indifferent: "Then you don't need to worry about that. I can kill you before the disease progresses."

"Heh... It seems I've been underestimated. Although you're strong, I'm not as brainless as that test subject. My abilities are perfectly suited for maneuvering." The masked man spoke softly.

"Really? Then let's give it a try!"

As he spoke, Lin Xiao opened the wooden box and picked up the Serpent Staff once more!