130: Chapter 130 Lin Yuan...I think...I made a mistake...

The moment the villa door closed behind her, Xia Muqing's heart tightened.

Click.

That soft sound was like some kind of signal.

She had walked into a trap.

But it was already too late to regret it.

The interior of the villa was luxuriously decorated; before the Apocalypse, it must have been a wealthy person's private residence.

Hardwood floors, European-style chandeliers, leather sofas...

Everything was well-preserved; clearly, the owner here had enough strength to maintain it all.

But what was eerie was this.

The atmosphere was suffocatingly oppressive.

The air was filled with an indescribable, disgusting smell, as if something was rotting in the darkness.

This smell carried a hint of blood, making Xia Muqing want to vomit.

She had previously encountered something similar at Lin Yuan's place, but at least his was not this disgusting.

After all, she had even specifically tasted it.

At that time, she suddenly had an urge to study it.

Perhaps she could discover some differences.

After all, Lin Yuan was a treasure trove...

Xia Muqing did not know why she suddenly thought of Lin Yuan.

And she was even thinking about how to study that thing of Lin Yuan's.

At this moment, two women were standing in the living room.

They were both wearing revealing clothes; their looks were average, but their figures were not bad.

But what was most striking were their eyes.

Numbness, humiliation, fear, and a hint of despair.

Those were the eyes of people living in hell.

Xia Muqing's pupils constricted.

Just then, the two women's gazes fell upon Xia Muqing.

When they saw Xia Muqing's peerless face, a complex emotion flashed in their eyes.

Pity.

"This woman is so beautiful..."

"What a pity, she is going to suffer..."

They sighed in their hearts.

But soon, the two women lowered their heads and chose silence.

What did Xia Muqing's fate have to do with them?

In this Apocalypse, just being able to survive was already a luxury.

In order to live, they could only humiliatingly depend on the owner here and endure all kinds of perverted sexual conditioning.

Dignity?

That kind of thing was worthless in the Apocalypse.

Xia Muqing keenly captured this hint of pity.

Her heart sank.

What did this mean?

It meant the owner here was very dangerous.

So dangerous that these two conscious women would rather choose humiliating dependence than dare to resist.

"Dr. Xia..."

A female guard whispered a warning.

Xia Muqing nodded and secretly gestured: Prepare to fight.

The two guards immediately became alert, their Superpowers ready to be unleashed.

The female slave was still smiling, completely unaware of any abnormality.

Or rather, after being hypnotized, she had lost the ability to perceive it.

"Please wait a moment, I will go get the seven-colored fruit."

The female slave turned and walked into the depths of the villa.

Xia Muqing took the opportunity to walk toward the two women and carefully observed the marks on their bodies.

Wrists, necks, thighs... all had bruises and scars.

These were clearly signs of abuse.

And judging by their eyes, this abuse had been going on for a long time.

Xia Muqing's heart sank.

This showed that the owner here was very dangerous, and they, for the sake of living, would rather endure humiliation than dare to resist.

She should leave immediately!

But just at this moment.

The female slave walked back.

She was holding an exquisite wooden box in her hand.

"The seven-colored fruit is here."

Click.

The wooden box opened.

Seven-colored light instantly bloomed!

It was a fruit the size of a fist, with seven pure colors flowing across its surface.

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple; every color was beautiful to the extreme.

Inside the fruit, energy could be faintly seen surging, as if it were a living thing.

Xia Muqing's breathing stopped instantly.

Her eyes stared fixedly at the fruit, filled with fanaticism.

This is real!

A real seven-colored fruit!

And its maturity was extremely high; its energy purity could be called perfect!

If she could obtain it...

Her research could break through to a whole new realm!

The mysteries of genetic evolution, the principles of energy neutralization, the possibilities of cellular modification...

Countless possibilities flashed through her mind.

Leave?

Or stay?

The seven-colored fruit was within reach; could she really bear to give it up?

Xia Muqing's reason was struggling wildly.

Reason told her: Dangerous! Leave immediately!

But desire told her: This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If she missed it, it would be gone forever!

A few seconds of hesitation felt like a century.

Finally.

Xia Muqing gritted her teeth.

The obsession of a scientific fanatic overcame her reason.

"Let me see."

She reached out her hand, wanting to take the wooden box.

But at this very instant.

Click! Click! Click!

All the doors and windows closed simultaneously!

The female slave suddenly retreated, the smile on her face becoming eerie.

Xia Muqing's expression changed drastically!

The two female guards immediately stepped forward, their Superpowers fully activated!

Flames burned in one guard's hand, while the other guard's body expanded, her strength enhancement Superpower activated!

But just at this moment.

Rumble...

The basement door slowly opened.

Heavy footsteps sounded.

Thump... thump... thump...

Each step landed on everyone's heart.

A tall figure walked out from the darkness.

Marcus.

A sinister smile hung on his face, and his eyes were filled with greed.

"Beauty, I have finally waited for you."

His voice was low and lecherous.

The next second!

D-level latent consciousness Superpower fully activated!

An invisible wave of Spiritual Power instantly erupted, sweeping through the entire living room like a tsunami!

"Ah!"

The two female guards screamed simultaneously, clutching their heads and falling to the ground!

They were both physical-type Ability Users.

One was fire-type, the other was strength-type.

Although they were both D-level, they were at a complete disadvantage when facing a mental-type Superpower!

Mental attacks were impossible to guard against, acting directly on the brain and causing them unbearable pain!

Xia Muqing also felt a wave of dizziness in her brain.

Although her Spiritual Power was much stronger than an ordinary person's, she still could not resist the opponent's eerie mental-type Superpower.

"Become my slave, beauty!"

Marcus grinned, his hypnotic Superpower operating at full capacity.

The invisible Spiritual Power was like chains, eroding toward the depths of Xia Muqing's consciousness.

In just a few more seconds, she would lose herself and become his puppet!

Xia Muqing's pupils were dilating...

Her consciousness was blurring...

She wanted to resist, but the gap in Spiritual Power was too great...

"Lin Yuan... I think... I have made a mistake..."

This was her final thought.