The old woman's green eyes glowed with a strange light. Lucien's head immediately became dizzy, and he did not know what he was doing.
When he regained his consciousness, Lucien found himself lying on a silver platform, like a patient waiting for an operation or a corpse to be dissected.
After a few cracking sounds, Lucien's wrists, ankles, neck and other parts of his body were fixed by the silver metal rings that emerged from the platform. Cold, thin needles pierced into his veins, bringing him indescribable pain and slight paralysis.
"This sorcerer is at least a senior-rank sorcerer …" Lucien did not panic, but secretly judged the old woman's power. Although his spiritual power was confined, his soul was still that of a fourth-circle sorcerer. If it were not for the huge gap between their power, it would be very difficult for the old woman to "command" him so easily.
Two black tentacle-like tubes seemed to come alive. They swam to Lucien's two sides and stuck to his temples.
"This seems to be a magic item used to record the changes of the soul." Lucien had not found any record that the ancient sorcerers' experiments on human bodies required electric shocks. He almost thought that he had met Professor Yang, who also came from another world. Therefore, he could only figure out the purpose of the experiment from the magic circles and magic items. Lucien then hurriedly asked, "Madam, are you conducting an experiment to stimulate the changes of the soul by electric shocks? I think I'm more useful as an assistant than as an experiment subject. "
The old woman laughed like an owl, "Hahaha, in fact, you're much more useful as an experiment subject than an assistant. I rarely meet middle-rank sorcerers here. Your mutated soul can bring me new experiment data, which can help me improve the foundation of the magic ritual. "
Seeing that Lucien still wanted to say something, the old woman uttered a strange word. Lucien opened his mouth, but found that he could not make any sound.
"Young man, words are just weapons. Don't try to influence my decision. In here, I'm the only master. It's up to me whether to conduct the electric shock experiment or not. You don't need to consider anything else! " The old woman looked a bit crazy, "I've read the letter you have, but what do the two legendary sorcerers have to do with me? Can they find this place? Can they threaten me? Am I afraid of them? Can I get out? I'd better complete the experiment as soon as possible and find a way to increase my strength. Only then can I open that place … "
Lucien really wanted to shout, "Then all the more you should let me go! Let's sit down and discuss together to find an effective way to increase our strength. I have a lot of similar experimental data here! "
Unfortunately, this kind of shout could only be blocked in the throat and turned into the sound of a wild beast.
Trying his best to calm himself down, Lucien thought gravely, Her speech is chaotic, her logic is unclear, and she is showing signs of going crazy. In this way, communication would be very difficult unless she found what she desired the most. Sigh, I'd rather meet a sorcerer who is evil and cruel but mentally sound. "
"Judging from her description, she's also a sorcerer who was imprisoned in the Land of Demons. She's the third survivor mentioned by the young servant. It seems that she's been trapped here for a long time. No wonder she's mentally ill. If he wanted to move her, perhaps he should start from this aspect. But I don't know anything about this place. "
The old woman picked up the magic wand that looked like a curved black snake and pointed it at Lucien. On the metal bracelets that fixed Lucien's wrists and ankles, tiny silver electric snakes appeared and crawled into his body.
First, Lucien felt a burning pain on his wrists and ankles, followed by an intense numbness. His muscles began to twitch, and he gradually lost consciousness and became numb and powerless. His brain and soul felt as if countless thin needles were piercing back and forth, bringing him extreme pain.
Lucien would rather increase the electric current to the maximum, so that he would fall into a blank space and not feel the unbearable pain again. But at this moment, he could only force himself to hold on and not let himself pass out.
If he lost consciousness, he wouldn't know what kind of hidden effects this experiment would have on his soul!
The electric current gradually increased, and the tiny silver snakes seemed to converge into a whip, lashing and paralyzing Lucien's body and soul.
Lucien did not have the strength to grit his teeth or clench his fists. He could only hold on. His only belief was that he could not give up or give in.
Under the stimulation of the electric current, his soul slowly began to expand, as if all his potential had been activated, but the pain was even more intense and unbearable.
In his half-conscious state, Lucien heard the old woman's voice in a daze:
"One minute and twenty-three seconds. The soul has begun to change."
…
"Four minutes and ten seconds. He can still hold on. It seems that there is some firm belief that keeps his soul and brain from losing consciousness."
"Can the strength of belief affect the soul in reverse? It is not like the common belief that belief can only be transformed into the will of a Knight. "
"Will is also generated by the human body. Perhaps it has a mysterious connection with the soul."
"Perhaps all the extraordinary powers are essentially the same. Mr. Thanos and many legendary sorcerers have been trying to touch the most fundamental truth through the improvement of strength. The world is complicated, but it is also simple. Perhaps there is indeed the only essence that constitutes everything. "
…
Deviating from the purpose of her experiment, the old woman began to observe the unexpected situation.
After a long time, when Lucien thought that he would be trapped in the 'electric shock hell' forever, the numbness was gone, replaced by cramps and weakness all over his body.
"Very good! You are more suitable as an experiment subject than I thought. "The old woman was not stingy with her satisfaction, although it was not what Lucien wanted.
Then, she observed Lucien carefully and chuckled, "After your soul is stabilized and recovered, we will carry out the follow-up experiments. As long as you can survive, there will be great gains. "
Lucien found that he had regained the ability to speak, so he tried to say, "Madam, I have abundant files and many newly-developed spells in the human body and soul experiments. Maybe they can help you."
"Oh, look, look. A little boy is trying to guide me? Do I look stupid and unknowledgeable? " The old woman stuck the magic staff on the ground as if it were a walking stick. Her hunched body seemed to be bending as she walked back and forth. Her voice was arrogant and vicious, "Have you ever touched high-level spells? Have you ever analyzed how they work? "
"No, but I have the Congress of Magic behind me. Many legendary sorcerers, archmages, and senior-rank sorcerers have conducted countless experiments on the human body and soul. You can find the relevant files in the library." Lucien slowly recovered from the cramps and weakness.
The old woman's dry mouth cracked open, revealing her flat, dark red gums. Her eyes were filled with madness, "Then what can you do? How advanced can the files you have access to be? Can you help me open it? Can you restore my vitality and my youth? Can you free me from the shackles? "
Her mental state seemed to be very unstable, so she waved her hand and asked the young servant to take Lucien back to the cell.
Lucien could not communicate with a lunatic. He could only hope that after she calmed down, she would remember what he said and be moved by the experiment data.
Getting rid of the identity of an experiment subject was the most urgent step right now.
… …
When Lucien left the magic lab, he was still suffering from the aftereffects of the electric shock, so he walked very slowly. However, the young servant did not have any intention to help him, so he walked ahead of him on his own.
"My soul seems to be strengthened. Is the electric shock really effective? " Lucien checked his own body, and to his surprise, he found that his soul seemed to have been continuously fed with potions for a month.
Lucien calmed himself down and sensed the power carefully. Then he thought to himself, "It doesn't seem to be a direct enhancement, but rather, it stimulates the untapped potential of the soul. Also, such electric current stimulation can only hurt the apprentices and common sorcerers whose souls are not strong enough."
When Lucien returned to the cell, he saw that another young servant brought out a tall, blond man from the room on his left. The man had dark blue eyes, a tough face, and firm steps.
"Another survivor and experiment subject?" Lucien was not sure, because there seemed to be some native human beings in the land of demons, such as the servant next to him.
The two of them walked past each other and looked at each other, but neither of them said anything.
… …
With a click, the iron door was locked from the inside. Lucien lay on the bed to recover from the throbbing pain and fatigue. It took him half an hour to return to normal.
Then, Lucien raised his hands and carefully analyzed the patterns on the black bracelet. They were inextricably linked to the magic circles inside the bracelet.
Lucien knew a lot about the magic circles used to imprison Blood Power, and he had analyzed them before. However, when making magic items, almost all sorcerers would set up different types of magic circles outside the core of the bracelet for support, punishment, and communication purposes. Therefore, he had to analyze this part of the magic circles in order to fully understand the structure of the bracelet and find a way to open the bracelet with other means.
Although the possibility of finding such a way was extremely slim when he could not use his spiritual power and Blood Power, Lucien was not going to wait for death. He was not the kind of person who would give up when the difficulty was too great. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would try his best to pursue it.
Although his power was limited, Lucien's memory, knowledge, and calculation ability were still there. After carefully studying the magic patterns for an hour, he roughly grasped the structure of the bracelet. However, he could not stop at the surface of the bracelet. He had to activate the power of the bracelet so that he could see the flow of the magic runes without using his spiritual power!
"After activating the bracelet, will it be a punishment or a message?" Lucien was a bit worried. Some of the bracelets warned anyone who tried to open the bracelet by harming the body and soul, while some would report the actions of the person trying to open the bracelet to the watcher.
For Lucien, he was most worried about the latter, which might lead to his death.
After thinking for a while, Lucien thought that the old woman should be warned and punished for trying to open the bracelet, instead of directly dissecting her into pieces. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and put his right hand on the black bracelet on his left hand.
Although it was reasonable, Lucien still felt very uneasy, because it was hard to predict the behavior of a crazy sorcerer.
Twisting the black bracelet, Lucien lifted the needle-like object stuck in his veins a little bit. He tried to activate the power of the Moonlight Blood Lineage.
The black light suddenly lit up, and electric currents were transmitted from the needle-like object into Lucien's body, making him feel the numbing pain of the needle-like object again. At the same time, the weird power quickly suppressed the Moonlight Blood Lineage.
When the light disappeared, Lucien closed his eyes in pain. In the darkness, he saw the flowing magic runes, marks, and models.
"It's just a punishment magic circle …" Lucien was delighted to find that. "It's just that the time between activating the bracelet and being suppressed is too short. I can only remember a few runes."
Taking a few deep breaths, Lucien waited for his body to recover. Then he twisted the black bracelet again, trying to activate the power of the Moonlight Blood Lineage.
Trying again and again, feeling the pain of electric shocks and the strange light shining again and again, Lucien's face was twisted. He bit his lips so hard that they were bleeding.
Lucien did not know how many times he tried, but when he felt that his brain had been cut by a knife, a smile finally appeared on his face, because the complete structure of the bracelet had been reflected in his mind!
"Knowledge is power!"
Lucien secretly exclaimed. At this time, a soft knocking sound came from the wall on the left.
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