Zhou Lin

At 3:45, the seventh prison - "Long Night under the Spring".

When Uncle Xue arrived on this floor, Fang Xiangqi was already standing under the hole in the ceiling waiting for him.

Looking at the corpses of the prison guards nearby and the rioting crowd, Uncle Xue asked, "What's the situation now?"

"The control room on this floor was blown up by a few guys who were stubbornly resisting, so I could only go in manually and release the prisoners." Fang Xiangqi replied.

"Is there a manual opening and closing of the cell door here?" Uncle Xue asked suspiciously.

"The 'manual' I mean can also be said to be 'hands-on'." Fang Xiangqi raised his right hand as he spoke; then, in a very short moment, a giant beast appeared around his palm. The phantom of the claw then returned to normal.

"So you have this kind of ability without transforming..." Uncle Xue saw this scene and immediately understood what the other party meant.

"Yeah, I'm like a monster in a novel. I can still use some magical powers even if I don't show my true form." Fang Xiangqi shrugged and continued in a joking tone, then changed the subject and said, "By the way, the above How's the situation?"

"There was some obstruction at the gate, but it's not a big problem; Lance and Solid have also suppressed the men's side of the 'Jiequan Kaofen' and 'Bitter Spring Slaughter' prisons." Uncle Xue replied. road.

"Well... and the fact that you appear here means that the 'nest demon' has been dealt with, right?" Fang Xiangqi continued.

"Yes." Uncle Xue nodded and responded, "Although it is only temporary, he will definitely not disturb us before the operation is over." After saying this, he paused and glanced around again, "Then …Has Jack already gone down?”

"I've been walking for a few minutes." Fang Xiangqi replied, "Come with me, I will take you to the 'entrance' of the next floor."

When Uncle Xue heard this, he didn't say anything more and just followed silently.

Different from the three prisons at the top, the sixth prison of the nine prisons "Youquan Evil", the fifth prison "Yinquan Cold Night", and the fourth prison "Cold Spring Poison" do not each occupy an entire floor, but The three prisons share the same floor; since the number of prisoners has been significantly reduced since the sixth prison, there is no need for each prison to occupy an entire floor.

Of course, although they are on the same floor, the three prisons are still separated, and each prison is still fully staffed with prison guards. In other words... the floor below the seventh prison has three prison guards. It is twice the security strength of the prison level above.

"This is it."

Not long after, Fang Xiangqi led Uncle Xue through the holding area of ​​the Seventh Prison and came to a cliff-like gap in the building.

Along the way, wherever they passed, the prisoners stepped back to make way for them; even the vicious prisoners who were beating the prison guards and making a big fuss would immediately change their minds the next second they saw Fang Xiangqi. Put on a pleasant face.

Uncle Xue was not stupid. He saw the huge claw marks left on the wall and the ground, as well as the neatly cut alloy prison doors that were torn open like tofu. Combined with the way the prisoners nodded and bowed to each other, it was hard to believe that It's hard to guess what happened before...

"Did you make this entrance?" After coming to the gap and standing still, Uncle Xue first glanced down at the "cliff" and then said to Fang Xiangqi.

"Ah, I dug it with my claws." Fang Xiangqi responded, "Because the structure of the next layer is different from the previous layers, in order to facilitate further invasion, I went to this area to dig a road."

"Then...I'll go down too." Uncle Xue said again.

"Go quickly. If you go late, you probably won't have anything to do." Fang Xiangqi said, turning around and walking back, "I will wait for you on this floor."

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At the same time, the first prison - "Fengquan Order", was in the corridor outside the detention area.

A man in a suit with a meticulous hairstyle stood in front of the prisoners.

At his feet, there was also a twitching humanoid creature that looked like a Predator.

"Everyone go back to your cells, otherwise..." When he said this, he glanced at Nini on the ground, "...this is your fate."

At this moment, because Lilia entered the "underworld", her connection with this world was blocked, and the power she used on the elevator was naturally released.

Under the leadership of Nini, the prisoners who escaped from the cell overwhelmingly eliminated all the prison guards and prison chiefs on this floor, snatched the armors and weapons from these prison guards, and fought all the way to the corridor near the elevator.

However, it was here that they encountered what might be the biggest challenge in the entire prison escape plan - Qiu Zhengyi, the supreme commander and warden of the Nine Prisons.

Qiu Zhengyi has no "nickname", and he doesn't need any nickname.

In the federation, anyone who has reached a certain level knows that the three words "Qiu Zhengyi" represent the "boss of the nine prisons"; he is one of the highest combat powers in the entire federation, even with the "guard officer" Compared with them... they are no less than, or even superior to.

Although Nini was already very strong in a "quasi-rage state", in front of Qiu Zhengyi, he seemed to be powerless to fight back; with just one move, Nini fell to the ground and was dying.

"Don't let me repeat the same words..." After a few seconds, seeing that the crowd had not moved, Qiu Zhengyi spoke again in his deep voice, "Immediately remove the weapons you snatched from my subordinates and go back to your cell. Go, within ten seconds...if anyone fails to comply, we will kill them without mercy!"

This time, he sounded stronger and gave more specific instructions, including time limits.

The prisoners who can be locked up on this floor are definitely not ordinary people, and they all understand... At the moment, the situation is completely in Qiu Zhengyi's hands; what the warden said is by no means just exerting pressure, When facing a prisoner "who is escaping from prison", he has the right to execute the target on the spot, killing him first and then punishing him.

At this moment, the air of despair began to spread, and the prisoners, who finally saw a glimmer of freedom, were once again pushed into the abyss.

Some people shrink back, either out of fear or out of reason.

But more people clenched their weapons, because they would rather risk their lives here than return to hell again.

Ten seconds are both short and long.

It's so short that you don't have time to think, but it's so long that you think too much.

Just when an invisible string has been stretched to a certain critical point...

Clang——

The sound of metal falling to the ground broke the suffocating silence.

Immediately afterwards, there was the second and third sound... I saw the prisoners taking off their armor and throwing away their weapons.

Within a few moments, all the prisoners were disarmed.

However, under this situation, the expression on Qiu Zhengyi's face became more serious than before.

It is true that the prisoners lost all their weapons and armor, but... none of them turned around and returned to the cell after disarming. Not only that, their eyes also ignited a strong fighting spirit.

"Damn..." Qiu Zhengyi quickly realized what happened in those ten seconds.

People at his level have already reached a very subtle level of observation of energy, so he can determine with the naked eye... that the superpowers of the prisoners in front of him are rapidly recovering.

There are not many prisoners in this "Fengquan Order". Except for those who are imprisoned due to their origins, political opinions or knowledge, all those with abilities are at the top of the strong level, while others are at the ferocious level. above.

Of course, Qiu Zhengyi is not worried about any threats to his life. He is even confident that he can defeat everyone here with his own strength. However, with so many fierce-level ability users, if they all show their abilities and escape with all their strength, ...I'm afraid he won't be able to catch him alone.

Furthermore, it is definitely not an accident that so many people's abilities began to recover at the same time; whether it was caused by air, water, or other factors, in short, someone must have done something to cause the inhibitor here to become ineffective. Assuming that the same situation occurs in all the prison levels in the nine prisons, then all the combat forces except the deputy warden will be wiped out in five minutes.

In just one breath, all these thoughts flashed through Qiu Zhengyi's mind, and...he decisively made a very correct decision - kill!

While these people's abilities have not fully recovered, while they are still concentrated here... kill them! After killing all these powerful men, the prison-level prisoners above will no longer have anything to fear. After all, there is still the defense system of the abyss wall, which cannot be broken through by ordinary ability users.

Thinking of this, Qiu Zheng's energy exploded all over his body, and his superpowers were urgently activated, and he was about to start a killing spree.

unexpectedly!

At this moment, there was only a "bang" sound, a thick arm broke through the armor plate on the ground, accurately grabbed Qiu Zhengyi's ankle, and used a huge force to push him to the underground "restricted area" "Pull it away..."

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On the other hand, the wall of the abyss, the southern main entrance.

At this time, the "butcher", Henry Howard, was already lying in a pool of blood.

He was defeated so quickly that the jailers who saw this scene through surveillance footage could not believe the facts before their eyes.

When Dark Water attacked Henry, he didn't use any skills; regardless of strength, speed or energy level, Dark Water could crush those with ferocious abilities, and an instant kill was the natural result.

Furthermore, Dark Water kills people without testing, hesitating, playing around, or holding back... all he wants is a result, and the result itself is not his own wish.

He is simply an unemotional and unemotional enforcer, a better enforcer than any human being.

"Ahem... uh..." The freezing temperature and the physique of a vicious-level ability user allowed Henry to breathe his last breath, but this only delayed the arrival of death a little.

After a round of fighting, half of Henry's torso was missing, and his internal organs were mixed with blood and flowed all over the floor. He lay on his side on the cold ground, watching Zi Lin and his party pass by him without even looking at them. Take a look at yourself.

Henry felt sad and angry in his heart. He wanted to shout something at the group of people, but he couldn't make a sound, and thinking about it carefully... Even if he could make a sound, he didn't know what to say.

He wants to claim that he stands under the banner of justice, but he doesn't even believe it.

He wants the other party to consider the consequences of releasing those prisoners, but he soon realizes that he himself was once a federal prisoner.

When his vision became blurry, he began to think about why he was here and why he was doing this job.

He began to review his life, what he was living for, and whether it was meaningful...

And the answer to all this is undoubtedly disappointing and sad for him.

"I know."

Just before Henry loses consciousness, he hears a familiar voice and sees a face - his own.

Dark Water obtained part of the DNA from Henry, turned his face into Henry's, and said to himself in Henry's voice: "I understand..."

What Dark Water obtained through DNA was not only the ability to mimic, but also the target's memory, which is why he said this.

"But unfortunately, the compromisers who give up the fight can no longer choose their own way of living... and the warriors who have no faith do not even have the right to choose the way of death."

This was the last sentence Henry heard. It seemed... it was also a summary of his own life from the standpoint of his "superego" after a thorough introspection.

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At 3:53, the fifth prison - "Yinquan Cold Night".

Because the fourth, fifth, and sixth prisons are on the same floor, the strangely opened entrance directly leads to the middle prison; from here, going east is the sixth prison, and going west is the fourth prison.

Uncle Xue came down to this level, originally wanting to meet Jack, but after exploring for a long time, all he saw were corpses; both those of prison guards and prisoners, but not a single living person.

"If you come to find 'him', it's already too late."

Just as Uncle Xue was thinking about whether Jack had encountered something, suddenly, a hoarse voice that sounded like late-stage throat cancer sounded from behind him.

Uncle Xue turned around following the sound, only to see... a figure hiding in the shadow of the corner appeared at the corner of a corridor ten meters away.

The figure stretched out an arm and hung it in the air, holding a bloody human head in its hand.

Uncle Xue naturally recognized that the other end... belonged to Jack.

"I guess... you are a prisoner here?" After two seconds of silence, Uncle Xue asked in a calm tone.

"Hahaha... Isn't this obvious?" The man hiding in the corner replied with a sinister smile.

"Then could you please tell me where the one you are holding is now?" Uncle Xue asked again.

"Do you want to ask where his body is?" The other party smiled, "Ha... If you want to help your friend collect the body, I don't think it is necessary... You will die here soon anyway."

When he finished speaking, Uncle Xue had a look of disdain on his face and turned to leave: "It's boring... just don't say anything."

"Want to run?" When the man saw Uncle Xue was about to leave, his hoarse voice immediately became sharp, and his figure disappeared around the corner.

The next second, a head as big as the head of a truck emerged from the ceiling in front of Uncle Xue. "It" approached Uncle Xue's eyes with a ferocious face, opened its bloody mouth, and "swallowed" towards Uncle Xue. "Down."