Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 1872 - 1873: The Truth

The prototype of the metal plague had been understood, yet no one paid much attention to it. After all, modifying an existing disease in such a design was quite common. Najia merely lamented that the prototype was so rare.

The room where the Metal Rhinoceros was located was the end of the corridor. At that moment, the door was hidden within the wall. However, seeing the metal wall full of scratch marks, Feng Yuan frowned; something seemed off about this place.

"A biochemical experiment creature? It looks pretty ferocious,"

Veronia said with a quirky expression while touching her chin. Although she hadn’t seen the Metal Rhinoceros in battle, judging by the condition of this place, the creature’s destructive power was probably not low.

After all, they knew the strength of the metal wall. To leave such deep scratches on it, the destructive ability must not be less than Legendary Level. However, Feng Yuan was unsure what the purpose of manifesting Legendary Level beings in large-scale Abnormal Space was.

Even with a part of the crucial core abilities missing, creating each Legendary Level being out of thin air consumed significant resources. Even with the unique attributes of the Data Domain, it was a substantial cost for the Abnormal Space.

Moreover, the strange Metal Rhinoceros seemed more like a small boss in an amusement ride, as the main bosses are usually at the end of the level, right? They had yet to check the other side of the corridor.

"This place doesn’t seem like a haunted house; it feels more like an escape room?"

Yang Hongzhi said, frowning. The place wasn’t that scary, but for an escape room, it didn’t quite seem like one either.

"Who cares? Will pressing that switch activate something weird?"

Feng Yuan said nonchalantly, shrugging his shoulders, his gaze fixed on a pillar in the distance. On that pillar was a very conspicuous red button, perhaps the mechanism for moving forward. Yet, in this broken place, it felt like pressing it would trap them.

"Hard to say, but it doesn’t seem that complicated."

Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and said with a slight smile, as Crystal Rose sent out a branch from the void, quickly extending it to press down lightly.

The expected event did not happen. Veronia frowned slightly and said,

"The button doesn’t press, seemingly stuck on something."

"Could it be..."

Examining the floor covered with metal fragments, Feng Yuan’s expression changed as he realized something. Yang Hongzhi understood and said,

"Wait here for me."

With that, Yang Hongzhi turned and ran back the way they came. Veronia, puzzled, watched Yang Hongzhi’s retreating figure and said,

"What’s he going to do?"

"No idea... wait!"

Touching his chin, Feng Yuan noticed there was no direct connection between the floor and the walls of the room, meaning this thing could sink? A weight-sensing mechanism?

Feng Yuan now understood why the button couldn’t be pressed and guessed what Yang Hongzhi was doing. Soon, Xiao Hui dragged the Metal Rhinoceros back. Watching Xiao Hui push the Metal Rhinoceros into the room, the floor immediately sank with a light click sound. Surprised, Veronia said to Yang Hongzhi,

"I never thought you could think of this."

"Hehe, we encountered a similar mechanism before. I just hope the mechanism here requires only a certain weight and not a specific value."

Looking at the Metal Rhinoceros thrown into the room, Yang Hongzhi said with some anxiety. The weight of the Metal Rhinoceros differed vastly from a normal human, so he couldn’t guarantee this would deactivate the mechanism.

"Why not just try it and find out?"

Veronia said, controlling Crystal Rose to try pressing the button again. This time, there was no sticking, and a click was heard when the button was pressed. At the same time, an iron grate descended from above, sealing the room, and Najia said after a moment of silence,

"It seems we might have guessed right."

"Tch, could the initial design of this thing have required someone to drag it into the room and trap it inside as a sacrifice?"

Feng Yuan speculated after observing carefully how the Metal Rhinoceros triggered the weight mechanism. Before the Metal Rhinoceros fully entered the room, the weight-sensing was clearly not fully triggered, meaning the minimum required weight might have been that of the Metal Rhinoceros itself.

Moreover, the descending iron grate was quite special. The gaps between the iron bars were sizable enough for a person to easily squeeze through, but not enough for the Metal Rhinoceros to pass. In other words, unless the Metal Rhinoceros was split into very small parts, the creature could be trapped in the room.

That said, the room containing the Metal Rhinoceros wasn’t large. Feng Yuan thought if anyone really brought the Metal Rhinoceros in, even if they could press the button to trap it inside, escaping would be quite a challenge.

After all, its attack methods weren’t weak. At least, at the time, Xiao Ji couldn’t get close to it.

"Sigh, let’s keep moving and hope there won’t be more of these ahead."

Yang Hongzhi said helplessly, sighing. Although Xiao Ji could counter it, the creature remained a threat, and in Yang Hongzhi’s view, it was best avoided if possible.

Returning to the hall, the lights of the other corridor were already on. However, unlike the previous corridor, the door here looked strange.

On the heavy-looking light gray iron door, there was an observation window, reminiscent of a prison. But wasn’t this place supposed to be a research laboratory?

"Could this corridor be holding nothing but metalized creatures?"

Randomly choosing a door, Feng Yuan peeked inside, seeing something that made him say with a peculiar expression. Based on what he had just seen, this place truly resembled a prison. However, did that mean they’d have to fight their way through door by door?

Feng Yuan didn’t think they could just walk through the corridor easily. Considering the aggressive nature of these creatures, opening a door might...

"With Xiao Ji here, no matter how many of those creatures there are, they’re no threat～"

Veronia said, glancing at Xiao Ji. Najia’s gaze remained on the thick book hanging beside the door, feeling their analysis might have some discrepancy.

With this thought, Najia asked Yang Hongzhi to step forward. Seeing Najia flipping through the thick folders, Yang Hongzhi curiously asked,

"Is there something wrong with this thing?"

"There is. Perhaps the puzzle of this corridor is related to the background story of this place."

After quickly skimming the information, Najia said calmly. It wasn’t absolutely correct, but his guess likely had some merit.

Feng Yuan walked forward curiously, picking up a folder to examine it. It recorded information on various metalized creatures imprisoned there, including mutation levels, infection types, and prototype information. Based on this data, Feng Yuan estimated that the individuals imprisoned here might be residents of Prison City...

Wait, was it necessary to record such detailed information on the test subjects?

"Could it be...this place..."

Muttering to himself, Feng Yuan touched his chin. Veronia glanced at the folder and said,

"Interesting, such detailed information far exceeds the typical need for documenting experimental subjects."

"However, if their aim is rescue, then this detailed record is just appropriate. Prison City...could that refer to..."

Examining the records, Feng Yuan spoke with an inexplicable expression. He had initially assumed Mad Doctor’s laboratory was where some mad scientist was conducting illegal and horrifying experiments,

but, looking from another angle, if the aim was to rescue patients deemed beyond saving by mainstream opinion, wouldn’t this be considered a form of madness?

Moreover, the data found earlier couldn’t prove the opposing side was researching metalization, or rather, the purpose and cause for researching metalization weren’t so clear.

Can they deduce that, in fact, the entire purpose of the Mad Doctor’s laboratory was to find a specific antidote for reverse metallization?

Thinking this way, it seemed the solution to this corridor might be related to the room Yang Hongzhi had been in before since it’s unlikely a Spirit Beast’s Ultimate Move could cure it.

Even so, many questions remain unanswered.