Compared to the dead sea, the bottom of the sea was full of life.
There were schools of fishes, dancing jellyfish, corals so red that they looked like they were dripping blood, and all kinds of strange creatures that Angor didn't know the names of. Together, they created a rich undersea ecosystem.
At this moment, this gorgeous and colorful seabed welcomed a rare visitor.
It was a group of humans who were surrounded by a strange glowing force field.
"We've returned to the territory of that purple monster," Angor said while asking Toby to sense the scents around them.
A moment later, Toby chirped at Angor.
"There's no sign of the purple monster coming back," Angor translated.
Ness nodded. "That's good. There's still its scent here, so we don't have to worry about other sea monsters. Let's wait here for noon. "
After saying that, Ness took out a reclining chair made of bones from his spatial equipment, and threw it on the slope of the seabed at a suitable height. He then lay down on it lazily and leisurely.
"There's still half an hour until noon." Angor looked at Reynolds. "I need to check again. Is what you said about the sea currents changing at noon true?"
Reynolds pondered and said, "It doesn't change every day at noon. But if we want to find the laboratory, we can only confirm it through the changes in the ocean currents."
They came to the bottom of the sea to wait for the change in the sea currents.
According to Reynolds, the location of the laboratory was hidden at the bottom of the sea somewhere in the fog zone. Furthermore, the laboratory was mobile. If they wanted to determine its coordinates, they could only do so by observing the ocean currents at noon.
Angor looked at Nausica, who nodded back at him.
Nausica had been to the lab before. If she was so sure, it had to be true.
"Using the current to locate the lab … Interesting," Ness said as he lazily laid down on the couch. "Come to think of it," Ness said lazily. "Filo hasn't returned for so many days already. He should've found the research lab by now, right? I wonder how he's doing. "
"Why don't we go back and ask Witch Maya?"
"Witch Maya has left the dream wasteland."
Ness said, "Alright, forget it then."
"Tell me more about the lab. How many people are in there? What are their positions? Also, who are the fighting forces in the laboratory? "
Reynolds never told Nausica this information before. The more she knew, the more likely she would be harmed.
As a truth-finder wizard, Angor should be able to remain calm in front of the lab's weapons.
Thinking of this, Reynolds finally opened his mouth and slowly explained the information in the laboratory, starting from the most basic details.
Following Reynolds' explanation, everyone gradually understood the basic situation of the laboratory.
Initially, there were more than 300 people in the laboratory. One-third of them were staff, and the rest were experimental subjects like Reynolds.
In the eyes of the official staff of the laboratory, the experimental subjects were not of the same kind at all. They were consumables.
Although he would often explain channeling methods to them and even teach them some simple tricks, it was not really to guide their talents. It was purely to add different types of experiments and increase the success rate.
Moreover, those who didn't have enough spiritual power to practice the channeling method by force would die from confusion. As a result, more and more experimental subjects died.
As time went by, the number of experimental subjects dwindled. In the end, there were only nine survivors. These nine people were used as tools by the laboratory. Or rather, they were sent to different places to carry out missions, such as assassination, collecting materials, and kidnapping slaves.
"They're using you guys as assassins," Ness sighed. "But why are they buying slaves? They're even experimenting on them?"
Reynolds shook his head and uttered a word in a heavy tone, "Ritual."
Ness was stunned for a moment before he immediately reacted. "Oh, I almost forgot about that. That underground cave in the Land of Revelation was where the ritual was conducted, right? "
Reynolds nodded without saying a word.
"Let's continue."
Reynolds took a deep breath and continued, "These nine people include me. To separate us, they left tattoos on the faces of our souls as numbers. The left side of our faces has an X, which means we're experimental subjects. The right side has numbers from 1 to 9. My number is 1. "
This was also the reason why Reynolds had given himself the nickname of No.1 in the Rising Star Competition.
The nine of them became the lab's weapons and dogs, but they still didn't cherish their freedom.
Four more people died in the past few years.
Among the remaining five, after years of brainwashing, they did not treat themselves as humans at all. Only Reynolds still maintained his yearning for freedom.
Ness said, "He said that you escaped before. There are still traces of their pursuit on Sidro Fog Island."
Reynolds: "Yes."
"They didn't punish you when they knew you wanted to run away? It even allowed you to retain your own thoughts, and even allowed you to participate in the Rising Star Competition? "
Reynolds lowered his head. "I don't know why, but they didn't use any harsher methods."
When Reynolds expressed that he didn't want to kidnap slaves, his superiors agreed. Afterward, they only assigned him to collect materials and search for information.
"Maybe it's because you're special."
I'm special? Reynolds looked at Angor with a puzzled expression.
Angor didn't explain, but Nausica, Ness, and even Angor knew what he meant.
"John's Counterattack," Nausica whispered. Nausica muttered those words in a low voice. It was what all the contestants thought of Reynolds during the Rising Star Competition.
Reynolds: "Huh?"
Nausica shook her head. "It's nothing. Go on."
"Among the five who survived, all of them except for me can be a hindrance. But they're not strong, so they shouldn't be a threat to you, sir. But you need to be careful of 'X3'. Her Soul Equipment can control sea monsters. She can't control wizard-level sea monsters yet, but some of the bigger ones can still do a lot of damage in the sea. "
Angor didn't care too much. He wasn't even afraid of the sea monster he suspected to be Schiz's descendant, let alone other non-wizard-level sea monsters.
Ness, on the other hand, was quite interested in X3. He heard that Soul Equipment could do more than just weapons. Now, he learned that X3 could control sea monsters. Now he was looking forward to learning more about Soul Equipment.
"Apart from the five of us, the rest are official members of the lab. I don't know how many of them there are, but from the tattoos on their faces, the biggest one I saw was number 99."
According to the situation where one number corresponded to one pit, there were at least 99 staff members in the laboratory.
"The smaller the number, the higher your status in the lab. Those with numbers above 30 are mostly non-combatants. They're researchers, but they can still fight.
"As for those who are numbered within 30, their strength is relatively stronger. I haven't seen them do a specific battle, but there was a mutant blood sea lion that invaded the laboratory before, and No. 30 took care of it in one move. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do it. "
In other words, at least No.30's strength had far surpassed Reynolds'.
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