You went on a blind date and presented an A-level wanted criminal as a meeting gift?

The deathly silence in the hall lasted for a full ten seconds.

In the end, it was Prajna on the throne who broke the silence first.

"Slap... slap... slap..."

He slowly clapped his hands, the electronically processed sound carrying a hint of barely suppressed excitement and trembling.

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

Prajna stepped down from the throne and walked step by step to Lin Chen. His strange mask was almost pressed against Lin Chen's face, and behind the dark red lenses were a pair of eyes burning with fanatical flames.

"Lone Wolf, you've given me a huge surprise."

"I take back what I said before; you are not qualified to join the 'Court of Judges'."

He opened his arms and spoke in an almost chanting tone.

"You are qualified to be my right-hand man! Together we will witness the birth of a new world!"

Prajna exudes a powerful, seductive aura befitting a superior.

But Lin Chen just stared at him coldly, without saying a word.

Prajna seemed unfazed by his indifference; he turned around and pointed to a shadowy area in the corner of the hall.

"Of course, before that, you'll need a final pledge of allegiance to prove that you've completely severed the last ties with that corrupt old world."

As he pointed, the corner light came on.

A massive iron cage made of ultra-high-strength alloy slowly rose from the ground.

Inside the cage, a woman in a white lab coat was strapped to a chair, her body limp and unable to lift her head; she could only breathe weakly.

There was no blood on her face, but the feeling of weakness from which life had been drained was more unsettling than any wound.

When Lin Chen saw the woman's face clearly, his entire body tensed up to its limit in an instant!

Jiang Tingxue!

The string of reason in his heart, the moment he saw Jiang Tingxue's pale face, let out a mournful "hum" and was on the verge of breaking!

Are you surprised?

Prajna watched the momentary stiffness on Lin Chen's face and let out a pleasant laugh.

"She thought her fake sample was flawless? I certainly fell for it."

"However, as a perfectionist, I hate being fooled."

"So, I need a little revenge to soothe my unhappiness."

"I had someone investigate her. This beautiful forensic doctor seems to be getting very close to Lin Chen."

"And I really hate that guy named Lin Chen!"

Prajna's voice was filled with cruel mockery.

"She was injected with the latest version of muscle relaxant, the effects of which will last for twelve hours."

"Now, go and kill her."

He handed a gleaming dagger to Lin Chen.

"Use this knife to slit her throat."

"Use her blood to wash away the last trace of 'humanity' from you, and complete your transformation into a divine messenger of the Inquisition!"

Jiang Tingxue seemed to have heard their conversation. She struggled to lift her head, and her usually cold eyes were now filled with tears and despair.

When her gaze fell upon the "Lone Wolf" standing under the light, his face covered in scars, she weakly shook her head, her lips moving but unable to utter a sound.

No...don't...

Lin Chen looked at her, at the pleading and fear in her eyes.

At this moment, the killing intent in his heart erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years!

That magma, powerful enough to incinerate everything, shattered all his pretense and restraint!

He did not take the dagger.

He laughed suddenly.

He laughed loudly, his voice hoarse yet filled with endless mockery and chilling pleasure, echoing throughout the entire Skynet base.

Prajna frowned; he disliked this feeling of being out of control.

"What are you laughing at?"

Lin Chen's laughter stopped abruptly.

He slowly raised his hand and wiped it across the hideous scarred face.

[God-level Disguise Technique], dispelled!

It's like tearing off a human skin mask.

The hideous scar, the rough skin, and the sinister eyes all faded away in a fraction of a second.

Instead, he had a handsome yet cold face!

It's Lin Chen!

When that face that Prajna had seen countless times in countless documents and surveillance footage appeared clearly in front of him, the air in the entire hall seemed to be sucked out at that moment!

The smug smile on the snake's face froze instantly, turning into a look of utter horror as if it had seen a ghost!

The pupils of all the mercenaries shrank to the size of pinpoints!

Jiang Tingxue, inside the cage, strained with all her might to widen her eyes, tears streaming down her face. It wasn't fear, but the unbelievable joy of escaping death!

"Prajna".

Lin Chen spoke, his voice regaining its original clear and magnetic quality, but every word carried a murderous aura capable of freezing the soul.

"You think you're in control? You think you're just playing with pawns?"

He took a step forward, and the terrifying aura that surged into the sky even made Prajna subconsciously take a half step back!

"Actually, from beginning to end, you were just a foolish fish in my net, thinking you were so clever!"

Prajna's body trembled violently, his breathing beneath the mask became extremely rapid, and he let out an incredulous, hoarse scream.

"Lin Chen?! Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"My lie detector! My EEG! How could you possibly pass?!"

His pride in his wisdom and his supposedly perfect plan were shattered by Lin Chen in the most arrogant and direct way at this moment!

The immense drop from the clouds to the abyss drove him completely insane!