195: Chapter 195 I Can't Hear Their Voices Anymore

Ye Fei pointed toward the entrance of a massive, half-buried metal structure ahead, her voice trembling: "So many... so many..."

The four of them crept to the entrance, dispatched a few guards, and slipped inside without a sound.

The moment they saw the scene inside, even the iron-willed Chen Xi couldn't help but clench his fists, his nails digging into his palms.

It was an unimaginably huge assembly-line factory.

Countless conveyor belts crisscrossed the air, but the hooks hanging from them didn't carry cargo; they carried living, breathing Fierce Beasts!

From Tier 1 Gale Wolves to Tier 4 Earth Bears, there were even underage cubs among them.

They were shackled with specialized manacles, sent toward various operating tables like lambs waiting for the slaughter.

On those operating tables, a group of researchers in white coats and gas masks, dressed as Men in Black, were performing inhumane "modification surgeries."

"Zzzzt!" The sound of laser cutting rang out.

A struggling Blazing Lion was pinned to a surgical table; its limbs were sawn off, and amidst its harrowing roars, several researchers forcibly bolted thick mechanical prosthetics into its bone marrow, connecting them to its nerves.

On the other side, a Storm Eagle had its skull opened, and a chip glowing with red light was implanted directly into its cerebral cortex; its eyes instantly shifted from fear to a dull, mechanized vacancy.

"Is this... mechanical modification?" Watching this scene, Su Xiaoxiao felt a chill run through her entire body. That disregard and trampling of life filled her with immense rage: "They treat living creatures... like spare parts?!"

"No, it's crueler than that." Chen Xi pointed to a waste pool nearby.

It was piled high with "scrap" from failed modifications—the corpses of Fierce Beasts that had died from rejection reactions or gone insane from mental collapse. They were stacked like mountains, with blood pooling into rivers.

"Those bastards..." Ye Fei's body trembled violently, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

In her ears, there were countless tiny voices: "Mommy... save me..." "It hurts so much... why..." "Kill me... please..."

These voices were not auditory hallucinations. They were the soul waves emitted by these tortured creatures before death. They were calling out to their god, calling out to the legendary "Lord of Myriad Spirits" who could protect them.

"Ah!!!" Ye Fei finally couldn't hold it back anymore; she covered her ears and let out a broken, agonizing scream.

That empathetic pain, that guilt of being a "mother" yet being powerless to help, instantly shattered her reason.

"Who's there?!" Ye Fei's scream instantly exposed their position. Alarms blared throughout the factory, and every searchlight instantly focused on the entrance.

"Since we've been discovered, there's no need to hide!" Chen Xi caught the swaying Ye Fei, killing intent boiling in his eyes: "Ye Fei! Look at me!"

"Don't cry! Crying doesn't solve anything!" "You are the Divine Maiden of Ten Thousand Spirits! You are their queen!" "If you break down, who will save them?!"

Chen Xi's words exploded in Ye Fei's ears like a thunderclap. Ye Fei suddenly lifted her head, and in those tear-filled eyes, the original golden light began to fluctuate violently. Sadness and pain were, in this moment, entirely transformed into extreme rage.

"That's right..." Ye Fei wiped away her tears and slowly stood straight. Her red hair began to move without wind, turning into a dazzling, pure gold: "I am... their queen."

"Whoever dares to harm my subjects..." "I will make them... pay the price!!"

"Roar—!!!" Following Ye Fei's awakening, every Fierce Beast in the entire factory, even those half-modified or implanted with chips, all experienced a resonance from the depths of their souls. They were responding to their queen's call!

"Enemy attack! Quick! Activate defense protocols!" The factory manager was terrified, frantically pressing the alarm button.

"Defense?" Just then, a sinister laugh suddenly drifted from the shadows on the side. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a touching scene."

"I didn't expect the champion team from Jiangcheng to actually sneak their way here. It seems those trash outside really can't be relied upon."

Chen Xi turned his head sharply. He saw four figures standing on the factory's overhead walkway, having appeared out of nowhere. They were cloaked in wide black robes, their faces covered by signature white, featureless masks. It was the most mysterious team in this tournament—the Shadow Sect!

The faceless captain leading them looked down at Chen Xi and the others, his tone filled with greed and mockery: "I had intended to deal with you in the final battle circle." "I didn't expect you to deliver yourselves to our doorstep." "Perfect."

The faceless captain's gaze locked tightly onto Ye Fei, who was on the verge of erupting, and he licked his lips: "A perfect test subject... S-rank experimental material..." "That 'Mechanist' will surely love this gift."

"Shadow Sect..." Chen Xi narrowed his eyes, staring coldly at the group: "As I thought, you are the rats that snuck in." "Since you are also part of the Men in Black..."

Cards appeared in Chen Xi's hand, his killing intent fierce: "Then I'll just wipe you out too!"

"Wipe us out?" On the overhead walkway, the Shadow Sect's faceless captain seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, letting out a jarring, strange laugh. He clapped his hands lightly, and the surrounding air suddenly turned viscous.

"Chen Xi, you are smart, and you are strong." The faceless captain's voice, processed through his mask, sounded exceptionally sinister: "But you are too arrogant." "Do you think that if we dared to show ourselves at this time, we wouldn't be prepared?"

As he spoke, he pulled a black remote control from his robe, which had only a single red button on it.

"Student Ye Fei, your 'Divine Maiden of Ten Thousand Spirits' talent is indeed very strong, so strong that it can even cause our control chips to waver." "But..."

The faceless captain slammed the button: "The power of technology should not be underestimated either!"

"Zzzzt—!!!" As the button was pressed, four massive metal pillars suddenly rose from the walls around the factory. The tops of the pillars erupted with blinding red light, and an extremely piercing, high-frequency sound wave instantly blanketed the entire factory space! [High-Frequency Brainwave Jammer · Activated]!

"Ah!!!" The Fierce Beasts that had been responding to Ye Fei's call and preparing to riot instantly let out pained screams under the influence of the sound wave. The clarity in their eyes vanished instantly, replaced once again by chaos and rage. That soul link had been forcibly severed!

"My head..." Ye Fei bore the brunt of it. As the core of the link, she felt as if her brain were being pierced by countless steel needles simultaneously, causing her to scream in agony and collapse to her knees, her once brilliant golden hair rapidly dimming.

"I... I can no longer hear their voices..."