After passing through the large experimental area, the passage ahead became even narrower and more oppressive.
The metal on the walls was even more severely corroded, and there were even traces of being forcibly torn apart, as if some enormous creature had once rampaged through the area.
The chaotic mental energy fluctuations in the air grew increasingly intense, almost solidifying into a tangible form, causing Yanlin to feel waves of palpitations.
"Pfft... Boss Fish, I feel a little dizzy." Flame Scale shook his head, trying to dispel the discomfort.
"Concentrate and guard your mind," Gu Xi reminded him, while also instructing Ai Si to strengthen the mental barrier inside the ice hockey puck.
Although she said this to Yanlin, she herself felt an invisible pressure, as if countless chaotic whispers were echoing in her ears, trying to invade her consciousness.
Ais looked much better; Ice Shield Fish naturally has a strong resistance to energy fluctuations and mental interference, but his expression was still unusually solemn.
The level of spiritual pollution here far exceeds previous estimates.
“Pfft… There’s a strong energy reaction ahead, a mixture of Tar’s mental energy and… the aura of the Ice Shield Fish.” Ais suddenly spoke, her voice a few decibels lower than usual.
The scent of an Ice Shield Fish?
Gu Xi and Yan Lin were both stunned for a moment.
The hockey puck moved slowly forward, rounded a bend, and the sight before them made all three stop in their tracks.
They arrived at a huge, dome-shaped circular hall.
In the center of the hall stood an extremely complex device.
Countless thick energy channels converge here from all directions, connecting to a huge core container made of some kind of unknown black crystal.
The container was covered with cracks, from which a thick, inky black liquid seeped out.
This feeling is similar to the previous black ball, but also somewhat different. It's estimated to be a highly condensed form of Tar's mental energy, a virus-free version.
What made Ai Si's pupils shrink even more was that several huge, crystal-clear ice blocks were suspended around the core container!
Those ice blocks were not ordinary ice; they emitted unique energy fluctuations belonging to the Ice Shield Fish, which shared the same origin as Ais!
These ice blocks form an incomplete array, seemingly originally intended to seal or suppress the central black crystal container, but now, the ice blocks themselves are also covered with cracks, their surfaces even corroded by black mist, exuding an aura of decay and pain.
"This...this is using the power of the Ice Shield Fish to seal Tal's mental power?" Gu Xi instantly understood the arrangement here.
This research institute actually attempted to use the energy isolation properties of the Ice Shield Fish to control the out-of-control Tar's mental power!
"Pfft! This is too much! How could they do this!" Flamescale cried out angrily, as it could feel the lingering pain within the ice blocks.
Ais didn't speak, but the chill emanating from him almost froze the inside of the ice ball. He reached out and gently touched the inner wall of the ice ball with his fingertips, as if he could feel the residual energy fluctuations of his kin outside.
For the first time, his eyes revealed an undisguised anger and... a trace of sadness.
He finally understood why Niu Niu Cao had hesitated so much when mentioning the aura of the Ice Shield Fish, and why the mental pollution here was so severe.
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