On the Ark.

Lin Ye couldn't help but facepalm, thinking that it would be better if Messiah or Skadi were by his side right now. He really couldn't understand why Nian, who was clearly on the same level as Messiah and a legendary divine beast, would be so silly.

But he dared not think too much or ask too many questions. Lin Ye was already grateful that this young lady was willing to come in with him and not cause any trouble.

"Alright." Lin Ye saw lights coming from afar and figured they were probably prison guards on patrol. He immediately lowered his voice and said, "Let's go in. Be careful not to get caught."

"What if we get caught?"

Lin Ye thought for a moment and said, "Then you hold me and run quickly."

……

"That's strange." Ansel asked, drying his hair as he came out of the bathroom, "Where did Lin Ye go?"

Inside the room, Andercher replied, "She went out with Miss Nian a few hours ago, saying she was looking for something to eat."

“A few hours ago?” Ansel glanced at the wall clock, his brow furrowing slightly. “That’s been too long. Why haven’t they come back yet?”

Andersel said with a smile, "Ansel, you really do care about the Doctor."

Ansel rolled his eyes and said, "Who cares about him? I'm just worried he'll get into trouble. Before I left, Dr. Kal'tsit told me to keep a close eye on Lin Ye so he wouldn't cause trouble in Laterano."

"Causing trouble in Laterano? That's a bit of an exaggeration," Andrej said. "What kind of trouble could the Doctor possibly cause?"

"Asking such a question shows you don't know him well enough." Ansel sighed. "If it weren't for Dr. Kal'tsit's specific instructions, I really wouldn't want to come out with him. Miss Huang is arriving tomorrow; hopefully, he'll behave himself before then."

I still think you're overthinking it.

At that moment, Stewart, who was also in the room, looked out the window at the prison in the distance and asked, "Andchel, what's that prison all about? Does Laterano have that many prisoners?"

Andersel turned his head and looked in the direction Stewart was pointing, then said, "Oh, that was built during the war, and nobody lives there now."

"There's no one here? If there's no one here, why not tear it down?"

Anderscher shrugged: "Because there's just no 'person'."

Chapter 632 You're Finished

"That, Nian..."

"Ok?"

"Don't you feel like something's not quite right?"

Something's not right?

“Yeah.” Lin Ye looked around and then said in a low voice, “I have a feeling that this place is weird.”

Nian tilted his head.

"Look, we've been here for ten minutes already," Lin Ye said, glancing at the time on his phone. "But we haven't seen a single person."

"Aren't you human?"

"Of course I'm not human... no, I mean there's no one else but the two of us." Lin Ye said, rubbing his forehead. "I'm telling you, you're a reincarnation of a contrarian. Can't you stop focusing so much on your job at a time like this?"

"You still haven't told me what 'nitpicker' means," Nian said dismissively. "Is this what you call a prison break? How incredibly boring."

Lin Ye suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.

He glared at Nian, and Nian glared back at him without backing down. The standoff lasted for more than ten seconds before Lin Ye finally backed down.

He comforted himself by saying that a good man doesn't argue with a woman, and then turned on his phone's flashlight and shone it around.

Ten minutes had passed since they entered, and not only had they not seen any prisoners, but there wasn't even a guard. This prison couldn't be described as having inadequate security; it was practically unguarded. What bothered Lin Ye even more was that the prison looked as if it hadn't been used for many years; a thick layer of dust covered the ground, which was whipped up by the wind as he walked, and a musty, stale smell permeated the air.

"Is this prison abandoned?" Lin Ye muttered to himself. "But there are clearly guards outside."

Nian said, "It's probably because we haven't found the criminals yet. If there are only one or two criminals, it's indeed not easy to find them."

"How could that be?" Lin Ye said. "Such a big prison, only holding one or two prisoners, do you think that's normal?"

"Why is it abnormal?" Nian said in a very matter-of-fact tone, "Back when I was suppressed by a group of Taoists from Yan Kingdom, there were hundreds or even thousands of people guarding me."

Lin Ye fell silent.

After a moment, he managed to utter a sentence with great difficulty: "You are an exception and cannot be included in the discussion."

Nian curled her lip: "Whatever. What can I say to someone as ignorant as you?"

Lin Ye had already realized that his verbal skills were on a completely different level compared to Nian's, so he could only shut up again and start observing his surroundings. Although he felt this place was rather eerie, since Nian was right beside him, he had nothing to be afraid of. Could anything more sinister than Nian, a creature that had been suppressed by a group of Taoist priests for hundreds of years yet was still alive and kicking?

If you encounter anything abnormal, just let the older generation confront it, and that will be enough.

However, before he could discover anything, Nian spoke first.

"There is something strange about this place."

Lin Ye turned to look at Nian: "What?"

Nian asked, "Can't you smell it? It's very obvious."

Lin Ye felt somewhat confused. He tried to sniff the air around him, but still couldn't smell anything special.

"What exactly did you smell?" Lin Ye asked Nian.

“An ancient, violent scent,” Nian said.

"...Huh?" Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly. "Smell can be described using these two words?"

"That's why I said you're ignorant."

Nian retorted to Lin Ye again, then crossed her arms and walked in front of Lin Ye, looking like a big sister.

Seeing this, Lin Ye, though unwilling, could only follow along like a lackey: "Please enlighten me, Big Sister."

She seemed to enjoy role-playing quite a bit. She gave a soft hum and then said slowly, "Didn't you ask me a question when we came here? Have you forgotten it already?"

"The question I asked you?" Lin Ye paused, thought for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "You mean..."

“You asked me if I could sense the presence of God,” Nian said slowly. “Although I don’t know how you define the word God, I can indeed feel a very special and ancient power here.”

"You mean, the god of Lateran?" Lin Ye exclaimed in shock. "It's right here?!"

“No, of course not.” Nian glanced at Lin Ye. “I just said that it has its scent, and it’s a very old scent. It just appeared here a long time ago. But now… it’s hard to say whether it’s still alive.”

"...So that's how it is."

Lin Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had dealt with beings of this level more than once, it didn't mean he enjoyed the experience. After all, no one enjoys repeatedly coming into contact with supernatural beings capable of slapping them to death at any moment.

"I didn't expect it to be the god of Laterano... Hmm?" Lin Ye suddenly felt something was wrong. "Wait, why would the god of Laterano be in a prison?"

Nian shrugged: "Who knows?"

Nian clearly didn't care much about this issue, but Lin Ye couldn't help but slow down and start thinking about it.

Nian, walking ahead of Lin Ye, was getting impatient and was about to urge him to hurry when she suddenly caught a strange scent in the air. She frowned slightly, examined it carefully, and then a slight smile appeared on her lips: "I see..."

Lin Ye didn't hear Nian's murmur because his phone suddenly vibrated.

Someone called him at that moment.

He was slightly taken aback because the number displayed on his phone was unfamiliar.

Who would call him at this time?

Lin Ye's mood gradually became serious, and he vaguely realized that this phone call would be crucial.

So he took a deep breath, put the phone to his ear, and answered it.

Then came silence.

Lin Ye didn't speak, and neither did the people on the other side.

The two of them tacitly chose to wait, and the communication waves were so quiet that it was as if only their own breathing could be heard.

In the end, Lin Ye chose to take the initiative. So he held his breath and lowered his voice, saying, "Who are you?"

But to his surprise, the woman on the other end sounded very puzzled.

Why are you speaking in that voice?

Lin Ye was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses: "Ying Li?!"

“It’s me.” Ying Li’s tone was somewhat displeased. “What are you doing? Why am I…”

Lin Ye didn't hear the second half of Ying Li's sentence because someone hugged him from behind and covered his mouth with their hand.

"You're finished," someone whispered in his ear.

Lin Ye's eyes widened, and then the phone fell from his hand and smashed on the ground.

……

On the other side, Rhodes Island.

When she heard the "beep-beep-beep" sound from her phone, Ying Li, whose face was pale, slowly clenched her fists.

Chapter 633 Reunion

"Ah, I'm so sorry," Mostima said apologetically, clasping her hands together. "I just wanted to scare you."

Lin Ye stared blankly at Mostima, who had suddenly appeared in front of him, thinking there was something wrong with his eyes.

"Hey, hey, hey? Hello, can you see me?" Mostima stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Lin Ye, then deliberately said in an exaggerated voice, "You really can't see me?"

Lin Ye then came to his senses and grabbed Mostima's hand: "What are you doing here!?"

"What are you saying?" Mostima said with a smile. "Didn't you come here to see me?"

"I did come here to find you, but why am I seeing you here... No, I think I came here to find you." Lin Ye felt a little dizzy. "Wait, wait, let me think."

"Don't overthink it. I can tell you anything you want to know." Mostima pointed to the phone at Lin Ye's feet. "I think you should deal with your phone first and see if it's broken."

Lin Ye then remembered that he had just been on the phone with Ying Li. Although he didn't know what his adopted sister wanted to talk to him about at this time, Mostima had already appeared, so there was nothing to worry about Ying Li, who was far away in Yan Country. Nevertheless, he picked up his phone and checked it, only to find that it was indeed broken and couldn't be turned on.

“Is it really broken?” Mostima said. “Sorry, I just wanted to scare you.”

"It's nothing," Lin Ye shook his head and said, "It's just that the phone's quality is bad. It broke after being dropped like that. It's really a piece of junk..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Ye suddenly remembered that the phone was made by Rhodes Island, so he swallowed back what he was going to say and changed it to "There's really nothing that can be done about dropping it like that."

“Then what should we do?” Mostima said. “I’ll buy you one.”

"No need for that, we can just fix it when we get back."