Chapter 961: Chapter 959 Prism (32) Chapter 961: Chapter 959 Prism (32) There was no transformation into white light and vanishing.
Holding the headless corpse in his hand, Fu Qian waited a few seconds to confirm there was no change before setting it aside.
This person was only a step away from going mad and had almost lost the ability to escape.
Even so, Fu Qian could have chosen not to fire the bullet, but he still granted her relief.
The reason was simple: he wanted to confirm the behavior of his teammate after her death.
This was indeed part of what he had come to confirm.
…
Stella.
Muttering the real name of the fallen team member, the massive body belonging to the Tyrant swiftly moved through the corridor.
Theoretically, since the path had been cleared three times by himself, Lady Star, and the team, it was quite smooth to traverse.
The traces left by the five were also easy to find, and soon, the density of monsters in front of them increased.
Nimbly dodging their instinctive attacks, Fu Qian’s large frame met no obstructions, eventually following the trace to a staircase leading downward.
Everything around was made of a special metal.
At this moment, the area above was overgrown with a lush forest of antlers, even blocking the corridors.
Without any intention of hiding, Fu Qian directly blasted open a path with a few Air Bullets and stepped into the legendary lowest level of Zone Three.
After just a few steps, an open doorway appeared in front of him, revealing an exaggeratedly large laboratory-like room inside.
At this moment, what was most eye-catching was the tree in the center of the room, a gigantic tree rippling with liquid and fluorescent glow.
Countless antler-like branches interconnected into a canopy overhead.
Beneath the canopy, the long-lost Masked Man glowed all over, his face twisted in ferocity.
However, contrary to expectations, there weren’t many severed limbs around.
Because one by one, whether they were still moving or not, the bodies were being stiffly dragged by the Masked Man to the center of the laboratory, under the “tree.”
This tree wasn’t growing from the floor.
Its base was round, resembling a well, holding the fluorescent liquid that flowed out like spring water.
Even though the Masked Man had filled it with numerous bodies, the limbs moving within seemed like a gateway to hell described in legends, but this mass merely mildly blocked it.
Facing this bizarre scene, Fu Qian didn’t rush to act, instead, he stood outside and quietly observed the Masked Man at work.
Given his current form, the oppression was undeniable, but the Masked Man seemed unaware, seemingly having stopped thinking altogether, mechanically doing his task.
Time passed minute by minute until there were no more bodies in the room to move, and finally, the Masked Man stopped and slowly turned around.
Just in a moment, his face lost all its blank expressions.
“Guansi?”
His gaze locked onto Henry, who then coldly said,
…
“You can also call me T-233.”
The other party was no longer pretending, and Fu Qian also plainly admitted his identity.
“T-233?”
He subconsciously repeated it, showing a clear disregard for such trivial codenames. The matter that interested the Masked Man was something else.
“How do you know I haven’t lost my mind?”
“I encountered Stella.”
Fu Qian’s words remained sincere.
“Stella?”
Unfortunately, the Masked Man seemed a bit confused, taking a moment before finally catching on.
“Star?”
He truly followed through with resolve, not even knowing the real names of others.
Catching the reaction of the Masked Man, Fu Qian appreciated the organization’s cohesion.
“That fool, Star, told you I haven’t lost my mind? You think I would believe that? If it were Qing, maybe.”
“Is that why you chose to kill her first?”
Fu Qian nodded, “looking” at the well.
Lady Qing’s body was likely already thrown in.
Even with the Masked Man’s caution, she was probably the first to be dumped in.
But this entity was beyond extraordinary; even in Fu Qian’s current state, he still couldn’t sense what was inside.
When he focused his attention on it earlier, what returned was only waves of chaos and darkness, like an abyss where corruption converged.
Quite a high Ranking, huh!
Is this the “Abyss”?
It indeed felt somewhat similar to the Abyssal Mist he had obtained before.
Theoretically, he could just rush in and throw the cat inside.
But Fu Qian didn’t do that.
“You undoubtedly understand your teammates well; Star really thinks you’ve gone mad, without any doubt.”
“It’s just too bad that in my view, you’re incredibly boring, which has nothing to do with madness.”
“Even the ‘crazy’ actions you took according to Star further proved this point, because if it were me, I too would choose to kill Qing first.”
“And taking out the most troubling character first is definitely not madness.”
“You really are different from those fools… I should have killed you immediately.”
The Masked Man appeared displeased by Fu Qian’s compliments.
You probably don’t have that choice.
Fu Qian sighed internally.
“Whether it’s opponents or teammates, one must allow people the right to be foolish; that’s the real world.”
“So now the question arises, why did you do this?”
“You’re clever, take a guess.”
The Masked Man let out a cold laugh.
“Let me think… After I left, you all broke through here and found out that the Scavengers who were sent to complete the mission had turned into zombies.”
Fu Qian actually began to speculate.
“But to your relief, you discovered an unacceptable situation: the mission wasn’t completed.”
“This clearly dealt a big blow to the team’s morale, and you tried to interact more intensely with the ‘prisms’ on the ground.”
Fu Qian pointed at the “well” in the center of the lab.
“However, this action only intensified the contamination, testing your sanity.”
“Fortunately, it is comforting that the mission was somehow completed… although the new mission is incomprehensible.”
“After all, how could you move or throw the thing in front of you into any abyss?”
“Continue.”
Staring at Fu Qian, the Masked Man did not deny his speculation.
“Facing the challenges that are almost insurmountable, or even incomprehensible, discord is quite normal.”
Fu Qian yielded smoothly.
“But your actions are undoubtedly too extreme, outright killing people, which doesn’t seem like something a mature leader would do, which makes one wonder about the reasons behind it.”
“Oh, you can continue guessing for a while.”
The Masked Man let out another cold laugh.
“But I’ve figured out one thing, that is how the mission was just completed.”