Undeterred by the inability to break through the defensive rune array, Mengmeng had other methods, as she had infiltrated similar heavily fortified locations before.

Mengmeng took out several architectural drawing tools, including a set square, and slowly walked around the little white building while gesturing with her hands to make measurements.

As a specialist in infiltration investigator, architecture is also a required course. Mengmeng is currently trying to deduce the distribution of underground pipes by assuming that the White Building has a huge underground facility.

In this magical world, even though air and water can be created out of thin air through magic, large buildings still have various pipes, especially the sewage pipes in large experimental sites.

Many magical experiments produce waste that cannot be simply burned off with fire. It must be disposed of in the correct manner, otherwise it may even cause a large-scale man-made disaster comparable to a biological or nuclear accident on Earth.

If old man Langdon really did build a large testing site under the little white building and it hasn't caused any accidents for many years, then he must have very professional sewage disposal measures. These sewage disposal measures will become the breakthrough point for Mengmeng to sneak in and search tonight.

After some measurement and calculation, Mengmeng chose an open space next to the flower bed and took out new tools from her storage space.

It was a long metal rod with a drill bit at one end and a lever at the other.

Mengmeng inserted the end with the drill bit into the ground and rotated the crank, and the drill bit began to dig into the ground continuously.

Although this digging tool is somewhat inefficient and consumes physical strength, it requires no magic and is a purely mechanical device. It will not trigger various alarm systems due to magic fluctuations, and Mengmeng likes to use it very much.

After about an hour of drilling, Mengmeng felt the force preventing the joystick from turning suddenly lighten—the drill bit below had finally reached a certain space, and she guessed correctly.

So Mengmeng turned the lever in the opposite direction and used the built-in rope to retrieve the drill bit. At the same time, she silently calculated the length of the rope in her mind and finally determined that the drill bit had penetrated to a depth of about 16 meters underground.

Is it a predicted sewage pipe? Or a natural underground fissure?

Go down and see for yourself.

Mengmeng put away the tools, then took out a bottle of magic potion and opened the cap.

The potion must have smelled terrible. The moment the lid was opened, Mengmeng's pretty face contorted in pain, probably from the stench.

But she didn't hesitate for a moment. She frowned, gritted her teeth, and gulped down the potion.

The potion's effects appeared quickly. Mengmeng's body shrank rapidly, from a tall figure of over 17 meters to a 17-centimeter-tall beauty figurine. It continued to shrink until it became Thumbelina, whose height was less than half the length of a finger, allowing her to pass through the small round hole that the drill had previously made.

Without the slightest fear, Mengmeng leaped down before the potion's effects wore off.

puff.

Soon, Mengmeng fell into a sticky liquid. With her rich experience, Mengmeng immediately determined that part of the liquid was human blood, and there were other liquids mixed with a large amount of magical materials.

You've found the right place!

Mengmeng wasn't angry at the sticky feeling on her body; instead, she was delighted. Her calculations and deductions were correct—there really was a sewage pipe here!

After quickly determining the direction, Mengmeng swam rapidly in the direction the liquid was flowing and successfully left the liquid a few minutes later, arriving at a relatively open underground space.

At this moment, the effects of the potion wore off, and Mengmeng's size returned to normal. The liquid that had been on her body was mostly removed due to her increased size.

First, she would survey the surroundings to ensure safety. Once she sensed no hostility, Mengmeng would begin her investigation.

The results of this investigation were shocking.

Just as Mengmeng had predicted, this was indeed the waste disposal site for the underground laboratory, mainly used for the centralized treatment of experimental waste liquid.

However, it wasn't just the experimental waste that was disposed of; human limbs, which were often difficult to distinguish, were frequently found in the waste, and they were all limbs of cubs.

If Mengmeng weren't so professional, she might not have been able to distinguish those discarded experimental materials that had already been corroded.

In just over ten minutes, Mengmeng witnessed the disposal of three human infants' corpses by the sewage system. She couldn't even imagine how many human infants had been harmed in the entire underground facility.

...That old bastard!

With her fists clenched and teeth gritted, Mengmeng's eyes were no longer filled with anger, but with a chilling killing intent.

She desperately wanted to rush over and use her magic gun to open up old man Langdon's mind, but Mengmeng managed to restrain herself and regain her composure.

She wasn't the kind of vigilante who liked to directly judge evildoers; she was a formal investigator whose job was to gather evidence of Langdon's crimes and bring him to justice.

So Mengmeng took out a projector and recording equipment, and carefully continued to search the underground facility while recording evidence.

The more Mengmeng searched, the more horrified she became. This underground experimental facility was nothing short of a den of demons, and tens of thousands of magic-repelling cubs had probably perished here.

While searching for evidence, Mengmeng also discovered a place where a young lady had once studied necromancy.

But Mengmeng didn't know who was researching necromancy here. She thought it was also the work of old man Langdon, so she mentally added the identity of an evil necromancer to her mind.

Finally, the evidence was almost gathered, enough to sentence old Langdon to a hundred death sentences. Mengmeng didn't take any, and planned to retreat.

There are certainly many more crimes here, but there's no need to find them all at once. We can first use the evidence we've already gathered to arrest old man Langdon and then investigate slowly.

With that in mind, Mengmeng decided not to venture any further into the underground testing facility, but instead carefully prepared to return along the path she had come from.

But she already knew too much; there was no way Old Man Langdon would let her leave.

03 was the first to make a move. Several magical android children controlled by 03 suddenly appeared in the facility's corridor and showed innocent and happy smiles when they saw Mengmeng.

"Big sister~ Big sister~ Did you come to play with us?"

While laughing, the children ran towards Mengmeng, opening their arms for a hug.

"..."

Mengmeng paused for a moment, then smiled gently and opened her arms as if to pick up the children.

Just as the two were about to embrace, the children's palms all lit up with electricity. They moved with incredible speed, grabbing at Mengmeng's body, trying to knock her unconscious with an electric shock.

But Mengmeng was faster. A small axe appeared in her hand instantly, and she struck a child directly, almost splitting the child in two.

Sure enough, the child whose body was almost split open did not die, nor did it bleed a drop. There was no blood in its body at all; it was all metal parts and synthetic material that imitated flesh and blood.

Seeing this, Mengmeng's eyes dimmed even more, and she attacked even faster and more mercilessly. In the blink of an eye, she chopped more than 10 times with her small axe, killing all the magical android children who rushed towards her, scattering metal parts all over the ground.

[The surprise attack failed; a full-scale assault is now underway. Objective: Capture alive.]

Upon seeing this, 03, who was secretly controlling everything within the facility, immediately changed tactics and activated the facility's security system.

All sorts of autonomous magical weapons and magical traps were activated, and various spells such as slime spells, spider web spells, sealing spells, grease spells, and binding spells were all thrown at Mengmeng at once.

Mengmeng then pulled out a magic gun that looked like a rifled gun, but instead of the steel nails fired by a regular magic gun, it spewed out a burst of high-temperature flames.

The flames had a shorter range and slower firing speed than the steel nails, but they covered a wider area and were effective in both offense and defense. They burned away many of the spells aimed at Mengmeng, and any that managed to escape were either blocked by Mengmeng's small axe or cleaved away by her swing.

But this was only the first wave of magical attacks. There were too many defensive magical weapons in the underground facility, and more than a dozen magical puppet warriors also emerged from the corners, holding electric forks, nets, and lassos, and approached Mengmeng.

Seeing this, Mengmeng knew that she had no chance of winning if she fought head-on. Moreover, she was very smart and could tell from the enemy's attack method that the enemy probably wanted to capture her alive.

She guessed the general reason, so she began to break through, even ignoring some attacks that seemed extremely dangerous.

Sure enough, the underground facility's defense system dared not seriously injure her; several attacks that could have hit Mengmeng inexplicably missed at the last moment.

Mengmeng snorted inwardly and broke through the encirclement with even more recklessness. Wearing a special FBI bodysuit, she wielded an axe in one hand and a magic gun in the other, and she fought like an unparalleled warrior in old man Langdon's experimental facility. She defeated several magic puppet warriors and destroyed even more autonomous magic weapons and magic circles.

Mengmeng didn't even retreat the way she came. Instead, she found a path that looked like the entrance to an underground facility and kept breaking through upwards, intending to fight her way out through the main gate.

This is where the shortcomings of artificial intelligence become apparent.

03's combat power was many times greater than Mengmeng's, but because it was ordered to capture Mengmeng alive rather than actually harm her, it fought with restraint. Despite having an absolute advantage in combat power, it was forced to retreat step by step by Mengmeng. It could see that Mengmeng had already reached the vicinity of the entrance to the underground facility and was about to rush out.

"As expected of a Purple Star Investigator, you are indeed quite capable, Miss Bell."

A strong figure in a white coat blocked Mengmeng's way; it was old man Langdon.

Old Man Langdon originally didn't want to get involved, but he didn't expect that even with an absolute advantage in combat power, 03 still couldn't capture Mengmeng alive, so he had no choice but to take action himself.

Mengmeng saw that old man Langdon actually appeared in person, his eyes instantly filled with murderous intent.

She wanted to kill Langdon right there and then, but her sense of responsibility as an investigator made her decide to leave Langdon to be judged by the law.

So Mengmeng just gave a cold laugh:

"You won't get away with this, you demon in human skin!"

Then he quickly rushed towards old man Langdon.

No matter how high Langdon's technical skills are, he is still just an awakened mage. This is not only written in the Bureau of Investigation's files, but also a judgment made by Mengmeng after many face-to-face conversations with Langdon.

Although old man Langdon must have something to rely on to dare to directly stop her, Mengmeng was more confident in her own abilities. She felt that she could take down old man Langdon directly, or at the very least create an opportunity for herself to leave with the evidence.

If this were the old man Langdon from two months ago, Mengmeng's judgment would have been quite accurate. The old man Langdon was an exceptionally talented researcher, but his individual combat abilities were truly lacking.

But it's different now.

Faced with the bodysuit-clad investigator rushing towards him, old man Langdon simply took something out of his pocket at a leisurely pace.

The thing looked like a pen, but the tip wasn't a normal pen tip; it was a section of a human male finger.

"Draw a circle on the ground to make a prison!"

Old man Langdon simply drew a circle in the air with that strange pen, and Mengmeng fell to the ground with a thud, as if she had hit an invisible wall, her mind buzzing.

Fortunately, Mengmeng reacted quickly. She bit her tongue to forcefully expel the dizziness, concentrated her magic power at maximum on the axe, and unleashed a powerful strike in front of her, trying to shatter the air wall blocking her way.

Boom!

However, after a loud bang and sparks, Mengmeng's high-quality magical axe was sent flying. She herself was also shaken, and her hand and arm felt numb.

Mengmeng's expression also turned to astonishment.

This axe is a magical artifact specifically designed for breaking through defenses. With the addition of Mengmeng's magical enhancement, it can be said to be the ceiling of a master mage's ability to break through defenses. How come it can't even break through an invisible wall?

Immediately, Mengmeng looked into the old man Langdon's hand and saw the strange paintbrush that seemed to be made from a human male finger.

The paintbrush is undoubtedly a magical artifact, and a male human finger... a finger?

Mengmeng guessed a possibility, and was even more shocked, her expression turning somewhat desperate.

"You guessed it?"

Old man Langdon seemed to understand Meng's thoughts and nodded with a smile:

"Indeed, this is the power of a Fusion Stage expert... Although it is only a part and cannot compare to a true Fusion Stage expert, it is still enough to keep Miss Mengmeng here."

After saying that, old man Langdon started drawing in the air again with his paintbrush.

His paintings are very simple.

First, a rectangle was drawn, and then a metal wall appeared behind Mengmeng, right next to her back.

Then, old man Langdon drew a stroke on Mengmeng's waist, wrist, and ankle, and several restraint straps appeared out of thin air, tightly binding Mengmeng to the metal wall.

The female investigator who was conducting the infiltration search was still defeated and captured.

"You bastard! You... um!"

Miss Mengmeng was not convinced. Although her hands and feet were bound by restraints and she could not move, she still had a mouth and wanted to say a few words to old man Langdon.

Immediately, a magical puppet walked over, raised its hand, and injected a potion into Mengmeng's neck.

The drug took effect quickly. In less than 5 seconds, Mengmeng felt dizzy and then her vision went black. She knew nothing more.

"Take her away and lock her up. You're in charge of taking care of her now."

Seeing this, old man Langdon simply waved his hand nonchalantly and prepared to continue his experiment.

However, after taking a few steps, old man Langdon seemed to remember something, stopped, and gave 03 a new order:

"Your existence must be kept secret, and your physical form must be kept even more secret... So while you're taking care of Miss Bell, you should create a magical android body for yourself."

"Yes, doctor."

A small white flower beside old man Langdon swayed gently, indicating that it accepted the order.

"Uh-huh..."

Mengmeng was awakened by hunger. She didn't know how long she had been unconscious. She only felt that she was very hungry and there seemed to be delicious food around her.

When she opened her eyes and tried to move her numb hands and feet, she found that she couldn't move at all—Mengmeng was still bound to that metal wall with restraints, and all the magic in her body was sealed.

"Sister, you're awake? Come and have something to eat~~"

A very gentle voice rang out. Mengmeng looked in the direction of the voice and saw a white-haired girl in a nurse's uniform holding a tray and smiling at her.

The tray was the source of the food's aroma: steaming bread and roasted ribs that looked fresh out of the oven, and a bowl of seafood in a gravy.

The white-haired girl gave Mengmeng a strange feeling; she felt like she had seen this girl somewhere before.

After staring intently at the white-haired girl's face for a while, Mengmeng suddenly realized... wasn't this her own face? Apart from the hair turning from black to white, the girl looked exactly like her!

Then this girl is definitely not human, but rather Langdon's magical android.

Thinking about this, Mengmeng became even more annoyed:

"You shameless old pervert! You actually like role-playing? Bah! I don't have a sister like you! Don't you dare call me 'older sister'!"

"Sister~ Sister~ Sister~~"

The white-haired girl, as if deliberately trying to annoy Mengmeng, called out three times in quick succession, cutting open a piece of bread, stuffing in a piece of roasted pork and a few pieces of seafood in gravy, and then holding it to Mengmeng's mouth.

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