Chapter 608: Imprisoned Alien Body (Part )
"Mithras! Wait for me!"
Riko caught up with Mithras and held her hand.
"Riko!"
Seeing Rico following him, Mithras excitedly hugged her shoulders and said, "My father will definitely agree to let me join your expedition team!"
"Ah."
Riko wasn't so confident.
During the past six months, Sandin had indeed not made things difficult for her and the bunny girl. He would only occasionally take some flesh and blood from the bunny girl for his secret experiments, and give them some chips that could increase their strength, hoping that they would participate in the experiments.
But they all refused.
After being rejected, Sandein would not force them, but would take other ways to induce them...
It seems that Sandyin is very principled and does not seem to cause any direct harm to them.
But once, with the help of the bunny girl, Riko took off the masks of the rest of the people in the steel base.
The faces under the triangular, circular, and square masks have dull expressions and bestial or mechanized features. They are all incomplete alienated bodies, and have undergone corresponding modifications. The original eyes have been replaced with soul guides similar to searchlight lenses.
Those mutated bodies were definitely not formed by the explorers themselves being affected by the curse when they ascended. It is very likely that Sandin used them as experimental materials and forced them to ascend to conduct his so-called experiments.
Although Sandin does not seem to force anyone, he will give corresponding empty evidence to entice explorers to agree to participate in his experiments.
therefore--
Sandin is definitely not a good person!
In Riko's opinion, Sandin's behavior would get him expelled from the Explorer's Guild, and he would no longer be a proud explorer.
However, at that time, facing Rico's questioning, Sandin openly admitted that he had indeed been expelled from the Explorers' Guild, but he didn't care.
After all, the rest of the White Flute explorers, except Odin, are on the fourth level and below, and the Explorers Guild has no ability to deal with him.
After the Explorers' Guild suffered several casualties, due to their own strength and the influence of the rising curse of the Abyss Ruins, the two sides reached some kind of tacit agreement.
The Explorers' Guild used Sandin as a mechanism to test young explorers, and Sandin also took the opportunity to obtain some experimental materials.
After all, those who dare to continue exploring downwards out of curiosity have mostly severed their ties with the town of Abyss... And Sandyin's idea is very simple. He doesn't have many ties anyway, and his will to explore downwards is flawed. It is better for him to stay on this fourth floor and serve as his experimental material. When the day comes that he finds the real way to "evolve", it would be perfect to lead everyone to evolve together.
It was at that time that Riko realized that all the employees in the steel base were actually explorers who came to this floor. Because they wanted to enter the fifth floor in a stronger posture, they were seduced by Sandin and became his experimental materials, thus becoming the puppets they are today who only obey Sandin's orders.
They are still alive, but their memories have completely disappeared. Their entire bodies have been transformed by Sandin, with various mechanical and soul-guiding devices installed, turning them into zombies.
For these——
Mithras had no idea.
After knowing that Bai Di was transformed by the dedication of his closest person, Riko encouraged herself in her heart and decided not to make friends with anyone in this steel base.
However, after learning about the naivety of Mithras, Rico couldn't bear to let her be deceived by Sandrin all the time. Even though she guessed that Mithras was part of Sandrin's plan, she still wanted to rescue her.
Because even if she didn't do this, Mithras would be arranged by Sandin in the future to meet other explorers who came to the fourth floor...
There is no doubt that Sandin has his own principles, but he has gone crazy for the sake of experiments and even deceived his own daughter.
Even without Zhou Qing's presence, Li Ke would do her best to help Mithras escape from Sandin - even if she didn't know how to do it, but there were some things that she had to do even if it had nothing to do with her! Even if it cost her life!
Ever since she made up her mind to go down to the first level of the Abyss Ruins, Rico had been mentally prepared to never go back.
And now, with Zhou Qing, Romantina, and Dugu Bo, the chances of taking Mithras away from Sandin are even greater...
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"Excuse me, can I go to the lab to see dad?"
In the north of the steel base, in front of an oval steel building, Mithras asked the guard outside the door.
The guard with a triangular shape on his mask took the initiative to open the passage to the building.
"That's great, Dad finally agreed to let me go in and find him!"
From childhood to adulthood, Mithras had never entered any of Sandeen's laboratories. Even if he wanted to sneak in, he would be stopped by relevant personnel.
Sandin once told Mithras that she would only be qualified to enter the laboratory if she found an adventure partner who was truly trustworthy.
Now that the guard at the door of the laboratory has stepped aside, doesn't that mean -
"Dad has recognized you! Riko!"
Mithras was overjoyed. He took Riko's hand and skipped into the door of the oval steel building.
Inside the gate was a long and narrow passage that rose around an oval-shaped steel building, and because of this, Riko felt a slight sting on her skin.
Ascending curse, as long as you go upwards, you will be affected.
The same is true for Mithras, but his symptoms are milder than those of Liko. It should be because he has lived on this fourth floor for many years since birth and has adapted to it a little.
This spiral passage was only about ten meters above the ground of the base, which was not too high, but it still took the two of them nearly three minutes to reach the exit of the passage.
Outside the exit is an oval circular walkway.
Looking up, there is a hollow space above, and you can see the gray top.
Looking down——
Countless creatures of various shapes and sizes crowded together, some were naked, some had fur, some were covered with scales, and some had sword-like things growing out of them.
"These are... mutants?"
Riko's eyes trembled and she couldn't help but take a step back.
The mutants below were completely different from the bunny girl and Odin in appearance. Their bodies were asymmetrical, and some were even just a mass of wriggling flesh and skin, with no bones in their bodies.
These alienated, incomplete failures are intertwined and entangled with each other, with their facial features misplaced, making it impossible to tell who is who.
Twisted and weird.
Riko couldn't hold it in any longer, so she leaned against the railing outside the aisle and began to vomit.
Mithras was also at a loss.
One side of the aisle is slightly tilted inward. People walking on it cannot feel it, but Riko's vomit flows to the bottom under the action of gravity.
The stench of the vomit attracted the attention of the twisted aliens below. They all rushed to where the vomit was dripping, using their mouthparts or extending their red soft tentacles to scramble for the vomit...
(End of this chapter)
