Ark Undead

Melantha then remembered that before the war began, Ace had called Melantha to his office one day, saying he wanted to talk to her about something.

At that time, Ace told Melantha that she was already within the scope of the elite operator assessment and needed time and experience to encourage everyone to give her a score.

This process may be lengthy, but it will also involve Melantha in some dangerous missions, and Ace will need to ascertain her own wishes.

Melantha was naturally delighted, and after obtaining her teacher's consent, she told Ace that she was willing.

Undoubtedly, the Doctor's decision to have the A1 preparatory group follow Melantha was also intended to accelerate Melantha's growth.

So, after putting on their rappelling gear, the elite operators and Melantha began their rappelling descent.

"Remember to stay in touch; our safety is in your hands."

After saying this, they gently jumped down from the gap at the edge, ropes were tied around their bodies to secure them, and then they slowly descended with the help of the members who stayed above.

Actually, everyone is capable of going down on their own. However, for safety reasons, using equipment is the safest option.

The hole wasn't very high, but it looked quite deep. However, only about two minutes had passed since the group descended.

When everyone had settled down at the bottom, they looked up again and could only see a hole through which light shone downwards, like someone at the bottom of a well looking up at the sky.

At that moment, a sound came through their earpieces.

"The rappelling distance is fifty meters. Sirs, you may now remove your equipment."

A rappelling device can measure the depth of a fall by swinging out a rope; sometimes it is also used to measure the depth of water in a well. These are all improvisational applications.

So, watching as the rappelling equipment was mostly pulled up, leaving only one or two ropes hanging in place as emergency evacuation ropes.

Those who descended to the ground then withdrew their gaze.

"Okay, stop looking, it's work time now."

Ace clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention back to the present.

"Turn on the spotlights, let's see what's here."

The group turned on their searchlights and saw that the space, which was tens of meters high, was completely blocked off from all directions by the four walls, and there were several huge chains on the ground.

One side of the chain was embedded in the wall, while the other end was corroded by something, leaving only the rough, corroded tip.

There were even some molten steel-like substances on the ground, but they had completely lost their temperature.

It seems that the dragon did indeed escape from here; the enormous chains were almost as tall as an adult male at each link.

The surrounding walls and the floor were covered with countless claw marks.

Predictably, these are all traces left by the dragon's struggles and fury.

Logos pulled out a portable camera from his person and began recording everything that was happening here.

"It seems this dragon is also restless."

Huang held up a searchlight as he imagined what would happen then.

"No wonder he was so angry after he rushed out."

"However, this does give us some information: this dragon is probably not completely obedient to its creator."

Scout keenly noticed this characteristic.

"If it really was a monster created by Theresis, then Theresis should have been able to control this dragon as easily as she could control those other monsters. But it was very violent, and it even escaped after its chains were broken."

That is indeed a discovery.

At the junction of one of the walls and the floor, an exit with half of the door damaged was exposed to everyone's view.

Upon seeing the door, the elite operators immediately assumed a defensive stance.

Scout gripped the short knife at his waist and placed his left hand on the handle of the crossbow.

Huang stood in front of Melantha, holding up the handle of his chainsaw.

"Doctor, Ace is calling the doctor."

Ace raised his shield and pressed it against his headset.

Soon, the doctor's response was released.

"I can hear you, Ace, how is it?"

"We have arrived at the location where the dragon appeared. Logos has taken some photos, which will be sent to you via communicator in a bit."

"This place is very spacious, and there's a gate leading to an unknown path. The gate seems to be damaged. Should we conduct a thorough investigation?"

“This is very likely related to the infected who went missing in Lontinim. I need you to follow this path.”

As the doctor spoke, he received a photo from Logos with the help of his assistant.

"Hmm... I received it. It seems that this dragon also doesn't have a good impression of Theresis."

Based solely on the photographs, the doctor reached a similar conclusion to Scout and his team.

"In short, keep moving forward, remain vigilant, and obtain more information while ensuring your own safety."

"clear."

After a brief communication ended, the team, mainly composed of elite operators, slowly advanced and entered the gate that was half damaged.

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Clearly, the doctor's judgment was correct; this place was not merely used to imprison dragons.

It was also a secret base used by Theresis's men to conduct experiments.

In a sense, what they saw was evidence of Therese's brutality and ruthlessness.

"My God..."

Scout frowned, and those words slipped out of his mouth without his noticing.

This was all because of the scene they saw after they walked through that dilapidated door.

Dozens of corpses and various containers filled the entire passageway. Even the operatives from Rhodes Island who came to investigate had nowhere to put their feet.

"What on earth happened here, God?"

Huang's eyes widened in fright, causing her to take a step back and even bump into Melantha behind her.

Melansha curiously peeked over and took a look, her face immediately turning pale.

If it were just an ordinary death, no one would be so surprised.

They were all elites who had experienced the battlefield, so they wouldn't feel uncomfortable about a bunch of dead people.

But what if it's not just an ordinary corpse?

Their bodies were covered in a black, sticky substance, and the black residue left in the broken containers became the last traces on these corpses.

Some of the corpses were so badly deformed that their basic shapes were no longer recognizable. Even their physiological structures had been altered, turning them into some kind of unidentifiable creature.

After a brief period of getting used to these shapes, Logos and Scout even felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

"Why does it look so similar..."

Scout found one of the corpses, squatted down to examine it closely, and said with a puzzled expression.

"Their physical changes are like those of Hai Si."

Logos walked up to Scout and patted him on the shoulder.

“I know what you’re going to say. It’s somewhat similar to the new generation of Sea-Children we saw in the lower levels of the Arke in that dream.”

Both of them knew part of the truth.

Especially regarding the events aboard the Arke.

"What Arke? What are you talking about?"

Ace leaned closer, curious, wanting to find out what Scout and Logos were talking about.

Scout and Logos exchanged a glance, then tried to explain the whole story to Ace in the simplest terms possible.

“During our search for Agor, we experienced a dream created by the gods of the Seas. The Seas we encountered in the dream looked very similar to these corpses.”

As Scout said this, he subconsciously glanced at Melantha standing behind Huang.

Melantha was the last to enter the passage, and when she saw the corpses of these guys, she stood there stunned.

Melantha also played a very important role in that dream.

Scout clearly remembered that no one could harm the sludge aggregate except Melantha, who could sever part of its body and have a substantial impact on it.

Perhaps this is part of the value that the doctor believes Melanza possesses.

But Melantha's current demeanor is somewhat wooden, and she doesn't seem as lively as she was in the dream.

"Melansha, what do you think?"

Scout casually tossed the conversation to Melantha.

Melanie took two or three seconds to react before belatedly raising her head.

At this moment, everyone was looking at her with concern in their eyes.

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Huang came to Melantha's side and touched her forehead.

This is quite different from Melantha's past situation, and they don't want to see Melantha looking so dull and foolish.

"No...no."

Melanie quickly shook her head to indicate that she had no problem.

"I just remembered something."

Melanie frowned, looking somewhat troubled.

"I feel like I've missed something, but Scout is right. These guys look a lot like the monsters in my dreams!"

Having received an affirmative answer from Melantha, Scout and Logos continued.

"Finally, when Agor stopped the Lord of Dreams, we witnessed Theresis's phantom appear. Perhaps his research was also due to Hai Si."

As Logos spoke, he continued to use his camera to capture these scenes.