Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 220: The Ingenious Uses of the "Super Stinking Perfume," Hans's Collapse and "Willpower Collapse"

"Mechanical Vanguard Society? That's your organization's name?"

Yu Yuan looked at the cyborg warrior before him, who was now only half a body, and confirmed once more.

Shiva's gaze as he looked at Yu Yuan was like looking at a devil, his sole remaining mechanical eye filled with nothing but terror.

Where was the arrogance and confidence of a cyborg warrior now?

He couldn't understand. Where was this place? Why couldn't he even trigger the self-destruct program in the control chip in his head? Normally, the moment he leaked any information about the organization, this self-destruct protocol would immediately send the situation back to headquarters and activate.

But now he had already revealed the organization's name, so why hadn't he self-destructed?

His plan had failed.

"You devil, why? Why can you restrict the self-destruct program? How is that possible? It can't be."

Shiva's mutilated cheek trembled uncontrollably. His entire cognitive framework was collapsing.

Yu Yuan, however, acted as if he hadn't heard.His nose could still smell the extreme stench emanating from the [Ultra-Stinky Perfume], and his brows were tightly furrowed.

The effect of the [Ultra-Stinky Perfume] was remarkable. Just one drop had kept the cyborg warrior's mind in a state of clear consciousness. But the smell was truly hard to bear.

Still, compared to the intelligence regarding the so-called [Mechanical Vanguard Society], these difficulties were tolerable.

Their current location was the Blood Lab on the 3rd floor of Freedom Tower. Shiva's half-body was strapped to a hospital bed.

"Where is your organization located?" Yu Yuan held the giant syringe dropped by the [Physician Aberration], which still contained some black-green liquid—the [Acidic Blood].

"Just kill me! I won't say anything more!" With self-destruction hopeless, Shiva only wished for a quick death.

Yu Yuan didn't speak. He just slowly aimed the syringe at Shiva's neck, finding a gap in the mechanical connections, and stabbed it into an artificial blood vessel.

After initial resistance, the needle, which had mutated from the [Physician Aberration] itself, pierced the artificial vessel. Yu Yuan gently pushed the plunger.

The acidic blood inside was injected.

"Ahhh—"

A shrill, agonized scream erupted from Shiva's leaking mouth. His azure blue eyeball instantly turned crimson red, and the mechanical parts all over his body began glowing red-hot.

Yu Yuan withdrew the syringe, took two steps back, and calmly watched Shiva's howling.

On the Virtual Light Screen, the Excellent-grade [Willpower Breakdown] and the Ordinary-grade [Cruel Interrogation] skills were both glowing brightly.

"Who would have thought acidic blood would have such a massive effect on a cyborg warrior. It seems I've uncovered less than 1% of the value of the Infected virus!"

Yu Yuan carefully observed the changes in the cyborg warrior after the acidic blood injection.

"If it weren't for the [Cruel Interrogation] and [Willpower Breakdown] skills, I truly wouldn't have thought of using acidic blood to pry open his mouth."

"But judging by the situation, his willpower probably won't hold out much longer."

For safety's sake, Yu Yuan tightened the mask on his face, then took out the [Ultra-Stinky Perfume] again and gave a light spray toward the cyborg warrior's nostrils.

He quickly retreated.

As the stench was absorbed by Shiva, his consciousness, which had been on the verge of collapse from the burning, stinging pain of his mechanical neurons, became clear once more.

The screams grew loud again.

Several minutes later, the red-hot mechanical metal returned to normal, and the mechanical eye changed from red back to azure blue, though it seemed somewhat unfocused.

"Now, please tell me your organization's location and your purpose for coming here."

"Damn heretic... machinery will purify your flesh and soul..."

Listening to the cyborg warrior's curses, Yu Yuan didn't speak. He simply continued to aim the syringe at the artificial blood vessel in the neck and stabbed it down again.

"No... don't... I'll talk... I'll talk..." Shiva finally yielded. His eyes were full of terror. He couldn't bear to endure that kind of pain again.

"Apologies! This is punishment for your previous attitude!"

Yu Yuan smiled and pushed the acidic blood into the artificial vessel.

"Ahhh—"

The screams rang out once more.

After finishing this, Yu Yuan turned his head to look at the other side of the laboratory.

Hans from the Burning Fortress was tied up there, his body straining to lean backward.

Although he was still trying hard to maintain his composure, his heavy breathing and trembling lips couldn't conceal the fear in his heart.

If he were to fight and kill against other factions, he wouldn't hesitate.

But the scene before him had already exceeded the scope of his previous understanding.

A foul-smelling Swiftstrider was bound right in front of him, struggling and roaring at him incessantly. The distance between them was less than half a meter.

Greyish, withered skin. Black, stained, sharp teeth. In the black pupils, those terrifying pinpoints of yellow irises held only desire for food and slaughter.

This was not the appearance of a normal human, nor did it look like someone who was sick.

Rather than human, it was more appropriate to call it a monster.

And everything Yu Yuan had just done to Shiva was witnessed by Hans.

The look Hans gave Yu Yuan was like looking at the King of Hell in the flesh.

Hans swore he had never in his life seen such a perverse and terrifying person.

Everything that happened today had exceeded his imagination.

This person was actually capturing these human-like monsters... and seemed to be enjoying it immensely.

Even the leader Victor, whom he had always revered and worshipped with awe, seemed like a child playing games in front of this man.

At this moment, Victor's image in Hans's mind collapsed, stripped of its mystique.

Yu Yuan, unaware of Hans's psychological shift, walked up to him, grabbed his collar, and pulled him forward.

Although Hans resisted with all his might, he was already injured. How could he contend with Yu Yuan's strength?

The distance between him and the Swiftstrider was instantly reduced to ten centimeters.

"Hah..." The Swiftstrider roared, its foul breath directly hitting Hans's face. He instantly felt a sense of suffocation, nausea, and stinging in his eyes.

At this moment, he used all his strength to struggle backward. The stench made tears and snot stream down his face.

Only after ten seconds did Yu Yuan release his collar.

Hans gasped for air like a drowning man, his eyes bloodshot.

Yu Yuan, acting as if it were nothing, took out the giant syringe and stabbed it directly into the Swiftstrider's heart beside him. Then, the black-green blood slowly entered the syringe under the action of the plunger.

All of this was seen by Hans. The fear in his eyes was almost becoming tangible, because he knew what was coming next.

"I know your name is Hans. We've met before. Tell me, if I inject this blood into your body, what kind of changes do you think you'll undergo?"

Yu Yuan finished drawing the acidic blood and came before Hans.

"Will you be like him, in excruciating pain, begging for death but unable to die? Or will you become like him..." Yu Yuan pointed at the Swiftstrider.

"...this state of being neither human nor ghost?"

"I'm actually quite curious..."

Yu Yuan spoke unhurriedly, but Hans's pupils had already dilated. He looked at the thick needle, trying hard to stay calm, but his body trembled rapidly. His head subconsciously shook in refusal; his entire being was screaming rejection.

This was just drawn from that monster's body!

That disgusting substance of that color.

Just thinking about that kind of thing being injected into his own body... made him shudder.

Compared to this, torture and abuse were child's play.

"There are actually many types of Infected. There are Shriekers, Venom Spitters, Muscle-Block Men... I wonder which one you'd turn into." As Yu Yuan spoke, he had already aimed the needle at Hans's carotid artery. He slowly stuck out his tongue, licking his lips, his eyes gleaming, a look of anticipation on his face.

All of this was seen by Hans and deeply imprinted in his mind.

And just as the needle tip touched Hans's skin...

Finally...

Hans broke.

"Sir, I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"

His body now shook like a sieve. Snot and tears flowed down. He didn't want this injected. He didn't want it...

"Sir, what do you want to know? You have to ask! If you don't ask, how would I know what you want to know? I'll tell you anything you want to know, really, just please don't inject me with this thing..." The current Hans had none of the brutality he had as a Flame Knights leader. He cried and pleaded like an innocent child.

"Just don't inject me with this, I'll obey you completely, completely..."

Yu Yuan looked at the [Willpower Breakdown] skill on the Virtual Panel, glowing brightly, and the corners of his mouth curved upward.