Only I can make them stronger

But at least luckily...

"Fortunately, we still have a ready-made source of information. Hopefully, that guy can spill something."

"'That guy'? You wouldn't be..." Shana and Leah widened their eyes at the same time, as if they had guessed what Xia Ye had done before.

"Yes, we brought the Shadow Claw member from the city back. He was locked up in an abandoned underground storage room for several days. We sent him some food during that time."

"Should I say that you are far-sighted or reckless and brainless..." Upon hearing this, Shana was about to stand up to check the situation, but was held down by Xia Ye.

"Don't worry, leave it to me. It's stuffy down there and it stinks. I won't bother you ladies. I'll go meet him. I just happen to have something I want to verify."

After saying that, Xia Ye stood up and walked towards the underground passage at the stairs.

…………

On the way, Xia Ye briefly checked Shana's file.

This mining mission is of great importance. The source of danger has risen from the wilderness to armed criminal organizations, which are incomparable.

So he needs to control the chips in his hand as much as possible.

[Name: Shana]

【Gender: Female】

【Race:!】

[Age: 26 years old]

【Height & Weight: 189cm & 78kg】

【Measurements: 111.62cm/38G, 67.15cm, 107.44cm】

[Current relationship: You are the only man Shana recognizes]

[Favorability: 27/100]

【Factor disease: None】

【Factor Ability：

① Electrostatic conduction: Passively improves the body's control and sensory acuity, and conducts a weak current to the object it touches when used

② Release: Release the physical elements currently stored in the body in the form of elements. The available amount is 15%-95%. The currently selectable element properties are: Electricity.

【Strength: 33】

[Physique: 35]

[Agility: 27]

【Intelligence: 25】

[Will: 42]

【Inspiration: 0】

[Bond Mission: None]

[Special elements:

① Only teammate: When the host and Shana are within 50 meters, Shana's physical level and the upper limit of the storable physical element will be increased by 10% (this factor comes from the only sense of identity that Shana has when the host completes the bond task [Expecting Losers])]

Shana's overall panel and skills, including the special elements obtained through bond missions, are all biased towards combat and are very much in her personal style.

Although she failed to break through like Leah, the system has clearly stated that Shana's factor-level blockade has been lifted, so it is only a matter of time.

With her joining, plus Leah's improvement, his own logistical capabilities and crowbar sneak attacks, his chances of winning should be much greater.

All that remains is to gather intelligence by any means necessary...

While thinking, Xia Ye pushed open the door of the basement with a sneer.

49. The other side of Xia Ye

The man at this moment no longer had the arrogance he had when he was first imprisoned.

Seeing the only light in the room turned on, he struggled to use his remaining limbs to move over, with a flattering expression on his face.

The already ugly appearance looked even uglier in this curious state.

But the man had no time to care about anything else.

Xia Ye imitated the methods he had seen in movies and TV shows in his previous life. Apart from initially crippling the man's three legs and two arms for safety reasons, he did not use any punishment on him.

The only thing to do was to lock him up in this small dark room without sunlight.

Unable to move, no one paid any attention to him, and even when meals were delivered every day, the man would just hastily open the door, put them down and leave. It was as if this man was completely trapped on an empty and quiet island, isolated from the world.

Facts have proven that this kind of environment can really drive people crazy.

Especially male mutants whose personality is dominated by violent mutant factors.

At first, Xia Ye did this just to be prepared and punish the other party, but he didn't expect that it would have an unexpected effect.

"Talk to me, I'm going crazy!" The man's eyes flashed with a desire for communication.

"I want to drink! I want to eat meat! I want to tear people in half!"

"Do you want to go out?" Xia Ye did not respond to the man's madness, but instead threw out a more explosive temptation.

"I want...what?" Instead of being ecstatic, the man was stunned.

He thought he was dreaming.

As the captain of Shadow Claw, Enzo never thought that he would be able to see the light of day again, and he even couldn't believe that this was reality.

"I'm asking you, do you want to go out?" Xia Ye closed the door and lit the Lisu lamp in his hand. The steady but still dim light made the smile on his face look like a devil.

And his words are the sweetest temptation from the devil's mouth.

"I want to...I want to go out! I promise you, I will never take revenge on you! You can put a sack on me and throw me into the garbage dump, or even into the wilderness, so that I won't be able to find you!"

"Just let me out, and I will never come to Xia City-State again, and I will never cause any trouble to you!"

As long as he could see the light of day again and contact the organization, broken limbs, or even a broken penis would be trivial matters that could be easily solved. As for whether to take revenge on Xia Ye and the others, Enzo really didn't have the mind to think about it at this moment.

He just wants to be a normal person again.

"Answer me a few questions, and do me a favor, and I'll let you out, how about that?"

Xia Ye said with a chuckle.

Shadow Claw has added another crime to their list - their artificial monster nearly killed Shana.

Although this was the starting point for him to win over Shana, now that Shana has become his woman, he can't just pretend that this never happened.

Therefore, he did not have any psychological burden when facing this Shadow Claw lackey.

"Deal! Whatever you ask, I'll answer you as long as I know it!"

"Listen carefully. If you lie or refuse to cooperate, I will terminate this transaction immediately, and you will probably be locked up until you disappear from everyone's memory."

"I understand! I understand!" The man looked like a pug, as if he had forgotten that Xia Ye was the culprit who made him look like this.

"What's your name and what's your position in Shadow Claw." Xia Ye nodded with satisfaction and began his questioning.

"Enzo! His position is not fixed. He is a team leader with three subordinates. This time he came to Xia City-State to scout the area!"

"He's still an official?" Xia Ye smiled and continued to ask:

"Which spot?"

"...I don't know the details, but I know this is a medium-sized operation, and there will be a squadron leader leading the team."

Xia Ye shook his head in disappointment, got up and left.

"Wait! Wait! I'm not lying! Please! Don't leave me here alone!"

Hearing this, Xia Ye stopped and looked down at Enzo, as if he was looking at an ant. After a long silence, he slowly spoke:

"Do I need to remind you that your target of this operation is the Livica Mine?"

Xia Ye was basically sure that the answer he and Luo Qi had discussed was correct. At the same time, he had thought about it carefully before communicating with Enzo just now -

Shadow Claw's base camp is not close to the target area this time, which means that the number of people they can dispatch will definitely not be too many, otherwise they will inevitably be blocked by the defense forces of multiple cities along the route.

According to his estimation, if the Shadow Claw leader wants to maximize benefits and efficiency, he will launch simultaneous raids in multiple directions to obtain enough materials for research in a short period of time.

At the moment, the most appropriate and lowest-cost approach is to let low- and middle-level leaders bring the artificial monsters that attacked Shana before to create chaos and open a breakthrough, and then the looters will quickly take away some of the minerals.

However, artificial Deinobrutes have low intelligence and require human intervention for simple control. This will make the already scarce manpower even more scarce.

Therefore, if the operation was led by the squadron leader at the next higher level, then Enzo, as the squad leader, could not have been unaware of the details of the plan;

Or maybe... the team leader's standards are higher than the squadron leader.

In any case, Enzo must have lied to himself.

This guy is still keeping the secret for the organization until now, which can be considered as his loyalty... But it is also possible that he is simply worried about being killed by the organization.

But no matter what, the initiative is now in his hands, and he has plenty of ways to pry open the other person's mouth.

Sure enough, after hearing Xia Ye say the name of the Livica mining area, Enzo's expression changed drastically. All his prayers and expectations disappeared in an instant, leaving only fear and tension.

"I... I didn't... I didn't say it! It's not... this has nothing to do with me!" He had become incoherent because of fear.

"So do you understand your situation? Whether you are released or locked up by me until you die, you can't leave it alone. The only possibility of survival is to cooperate with me."

Xia Ye squatted down again, staring at Enzo's face with cold eyes.

"Let me be frank. Your operation at the Livica Mine is bound to conflict with us. I just want to increase my chances of winning."

"Give me the real information and let me get through this successfully. You still have one way out. Otherwise, you won't feel comfortable."

"Also, I promise that this is definitely your last chance. Lying means endless darkness."

Under Xia Ye's extremely oppressive gaze, Enzo gasped for a long time and finally calmed down.

He had no idea of the opponent's strengths and weaknesses, so after a simple weighing of the pros and cons, he could only make the most "obedient" decision.

So soon, Enzo told Xia Ye all the information he knew.

After listening, Xia Ye nodded with satisfaction, and the smile on her face made Enzo breathe a sigh of relief.

But soon, his next words made the other party regain his focus -

"The second thing is, I need your help...it's actually not a big deal."

"You are a third-level alien, right?"

"...Yes." Enzo didn't know why the man in front of him asked this, he just felt a bad premonition rising in his heart.

"Very good! I have a weapon in my hand, and I have always wondered what is the difference between it and other weapons."

"So please, please circulate the energy in your body and be my punching bag."

"The effect of the medicine I gave you has mostly worn off, right? You should be at the relatively weak third-level combat domain level now."

"Sand...sandbags?" Enzo was dumbfounded.

Is this man really a human?

You're already in this state, and you still want to be beaten?

But Xia Ye ignored his shocked and frightened look and just pulled out the crowbar.

"Be careful to protect yourself, it will be difficult for me if you get hurt." As he said this, he swung his arm and hit Enzo in the chest.

Although Xia Ye's physical stats are far inferior to the strength of the third-level combat domain, his crowbar is indeed powerful.

In such haste, a bloody mark was drawn on Enzo's chest.

+3 The armor-piercing effect of the crowbar also has excellent effect on the human body.

"Use all your strength to protect."

There was no need for Xia Ye to remind him. The severe pain also stimulated the long-dormant rationality in Enzo's body, causing him to subconsciously use all his strength to block the attack.

But the second blow still left a faint blood mark.

"Huh?" Xia Ye looked at the bloodstains on the man's body in confusion, and tried to poke the man hard with the other side of the crowbar, immediately making a shallow bloody hole.

"Are you really defending with all your strength?" After several more attacks, the effect was the same.

"You...what kind of weapon is this!" Enzo rolled over on the ground with his teeth grimacing in pain, and the unhealed wounds on his hands, feet and legs were affected, and he howled in pain.