A man in a black robe sat in a chair with his legs crossed.
He wasn't wearing a mask, and was leisurely cracking sunflower seeds, with a steaming cup of black tea on the stone table.
Linda looked into the distance and saw the black-robed man's face clearly.
“Harus!” he growled, his eyes red.
"I didn't expect Captain Linda to welcome me so warmly. Perfect timing, I have something to show you that I'm sure you'll like."
As soon as Halus finished speaking, a hole opened in the ceiling above the circular stone platform.
With the clanging of chains, a dark, heavy iron cage was slowly lowered and suspended about twenty meters in the air.
As a Star Rank cultivator, Linda possessed sharp eyesight, taking in everything inside the cage.
Inside was a petite girl with brown hair, huddled up with her knees drawn up to her chest. Her dress was filthy, and her bare arms were covered in needle marks. Her eyes were empty and lifeless.
When their eyes met, the girl froze for a moment, then her face contorted with fear, and her voice became hoarse: "Captain, let's go!"
Upon seeing the girl, Linda was momentarily dazed and almost didn't recognize her.
It wasn't until the girl spoke that his mind went blank for a moment, and he suddenly realized: the dirty girl who looked like she was on her deathbed and almost out of breath was none other than his teammate Monica!
She was completely different from the Monica he remembered, who had big, watery eyes and often timidly hung her head.
Linda could hardly imagine the kind of abuse her team members had suffered in the past month.
Monica's aura was also quite unfamiliar, with a hint of evil compared to the simple earth element.
What are those needle marks on my arm? Was I injected with poison?
Linda's restorative magic instinctively resisted Monica, as if Monica had become a filthy, bad child.
"You injected Monica with a magic potion!"
A beat too slow, Linda realized what was happening and stared at Halus in shock.
"As expected of Captain Linda, she is indeed very intelligent. That's right, I not only injected Monica with the potion, but also once a day, and each time the dosage was three times that of the other test subjects."
Halus stroked his mustache and said with a smile:
"Monica is such an obedient and good girl. She doesn't complain even when she's in pain. You know, quite a few other test subjects have died by crashing into their cages because they were afraid of the pain. An obedient girl like Monica is born to be my test subject, hahaha."
When talking about Monica's outstanding performance in the experiment, Halus couldn't stop smiling.
"Old Deng, die!"
Linda, consumed by rage, raised her hand and unleashed the Dark Whip, shooting it towards Herus on the high platform.
Bang!
At that moment, a magnificent figure leaped up from the ground.
With hands as strong as steel, he gripped the dark whip, forcefully neutralizing the attack.
"Hmm, not bad."
Halus nodded in satisfaction and said calmly, "Rhodes, kill that kid, and I can forgive your betrayal."
The person who shielded Halus from the Dark Whip and jumped onto the stage with a thunderous roar was none other than Rhodes, the leader of the Rock Adventurer Guild!
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