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To achieve this in reality, the dungeon level wouldn't be that low.

"You mean they are real experimental monsters that have survived?"

The head maid analyzed, "If that's the case, it's possible that not all the experimental subjects after the mutation were killed; some were not disposed of and survived?"

"Verifying this is quite simple."

Fan Xiao said, "Just gather all the data on the experimental subjects and compare it with the psionic monsters we've encountered."

"Flame, shadow, strong control, lightning, mirror, laughter... We have encountered monsters that can use these abilities."

"If the data found later contains records of their abilities, it would mean that they were indeed surviving experimental subjects."

"Gathering all the information and verifying it isn't easy at all. Those humanoid monsters are not easy to deal with."

Gao Wen complained.

Chapter 211 Nori's Violence

Despite his complaints, Gao Wen did not refute Fan Xiao's suggestion.

He said, "Since everyone agrees, let's take these documents and go find the next studio."

“Don’t bring the data,” Nori said. “If this stuff gets out, there might be another Seventh Research Institute, and more innocent children will be implicated. Let’s just destroy these experimental reports and data.”

“I didn’t say to bring those documents,” Gao Wen explained. “I meant to bring the information brochures of the researchers and the test subjects.”

"It doesn't matter whether I take it or not, I've already memorized everything."

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "If you're worried, you can bring them along."

"..." Gao Wen asked suspiciously, "Are you sure? You memorized it all in such a short time?"

"Yes. You can think of it as me adding special effects."

Fan Xiao gave a perfunctory answer without offering any further explanation.

What he really wanted to find was a record of "lockdown" type psionic monsters, which was the key to fulfilling the conditions for the second mission.

Yes, he suspected that the invisible barrier surrounding the Seventh Research Institute was actually a psionic monster—a monster capable of "sealing" psionic energy.

If this conjecture is correct, then based on the existing information, we can roughly deduce several possible ways to pass the level.

The remaining task is to try and succeed one method at a time.

Unfortunately, there are no psionic records related to the "lockdown" in the studio they are currently in.

Fan Xiao was not discouraged. The search was like finding a needle in a haystack, and he didn't expect to find the key on the first try.

"let's go."

After saying that, he led the way toward the studio entrance.

Gao Wen and the others quickly followed.

The five people left the first floor and went to the second floor.

The third level is where humanoid monsters congregate, right above their heads.

As if the Sword of Damocles were hanging overhead, they became more cautious in their actions.

Soon, they found the research studio on the second floor.

However, after opening the door and entering the room, before they could close it, a noise suddenly reached their ears.

Two humanoid monsters suddenly stood up from two workstations not far apart and pounced on the five of them.

Because the distance was too close and the encounter was too sudden, the head maid did not have time to deploy a protective barrier, and a close-quarters battle immediately ensued.

The captain of the guards did not release the orb of light, as the burning effect of the orb would not kill the monster instantly, but would instead obstruct their vision.

He gripped his knight's sword tightly, and together with the head maid, who held two short blades, they stood guard beside Nori.

Gawain has conjured up a weapon out of thin air and launched it.

Four sharp blades pierced the monster's body with precision, and the immense force sent it flying backward a distance.

On the other side, Nori suddenly flashed close to another monster, slightly bent her knees and jumped, grabbed the monster's slender neck, then exerted force with her arm, swung the monster around and slammed it hard to the ground, and used her body to suppress the monster's resistance.

"Knight, maid, you go and deal with the other one."

Nori said quickly.

The head guard and head maid obeyed orders and immediately rushed toward the monster that Gawain had blasted away.

Gawain joined them in rushing forward, and the three of them began to gang up on the monster.

With a sword strike and a slash, they showed no mercy, and the monster was quickly torn to pieces, its shattered body scattered on the floor.

Nori also wanted to take the opportunity to kill the monster she had suppressed, but Fan Xiao suddenly stopped her: "Don't kill it yet, restrain it, I'm going to do an experiment."

"experiment……?"

Nori was taken aback, but she still followed the suggestion.

She twisted off the monster's limbs with force, then locked it in a chokehold, pinning it to the spot and rendering it completely immobile.

Even Fan Xiao looked surprised upon seeing this.

Nori's power... is immense!

At this moment, Gawain, the head maid, and the head guard came over.

Gao Wen handed a work ID badge to Fan Xiao and said, "You should keep this."

"Ah."

Fan Xiao nodded and took it: "There's no noise upstairs, so it seems we didn't disturb the monster up there."

“This is a good thing,” the head maid said. “We don’t have to escape first and wait until it’s safe to come back in, which saves us a lot of trouble.”

"By the way..."

Gawain glanced at Nori, who was choking the monster, and his eye twitched slightly. He asked in confusion, "Miss Nori... seems to be very strong?"

“Monsters only counter talents; close combat with them is very effective,” Nori said. “Didn’t that muscular guy remind us of the same thing?”

"No, no, no, this has nothing to do with close combat, does it?"

Gawain said, "These humanoid monsters are much stronger than us. When fighting them in close combat, the best approach is to use your agility to complement your attacks. How could anyone be as... cough, as fierce as you?"

"Hmph, mortals are just making a fuss over nothing," Nori said proudly. "This is the difference between us. Face reality!"

Gawain: "..."

"Your Highness's evolution rate is quite high, isn't it?" Fan Xiao asked with a smile. "It has already exceeded the scope of a D-level player?"

"more or less."

Anyway, it wasn't any important information, Nori readily admitted: "A C-grade evolution potion isn't something you have to raise your player level to C to get through dungeon rewards."

“Count, as someone of similar high status, you should understand what method I used, right?”

“Use money,” Fan Xiao said. “Money can move people’s hearts. Even though evolution potions are scarce for players, and they often don’t have enough themselves, as long as you offer enough money, some players will still be willing to sell them.”

He asked curiously, "If a player's level is below C-rank, and they take a C-rank evolution potion before reaching C-rank, are there any side effects?"

"No."

Nori said, "The only drawback is that the absorption and digestion are not as fast, efficient and complete as those of a true C-level player. This will waste a lot of potions, and the evolution rate will increase very slowly, requiring a lot of money."

"So, player level can help us better utilize potions of the same level?"

Gao Wen interrupted and asked.

Vanshaw answered for Nori: "It's less of a help and more of a limitation of the evolution game."

"Restricting lower-level players from accessing advanced evolution potions early and giving them a higher starting point than other players is a way to maintain a certain balance."

"Games need to be balanced so that both big spenders and ordinary players can have a good time."

"Count, aren't you going to do your experiment yet?"

Nori frowned and said, "My hands are so sore, I can't control my strength. If you don't do it soon, I might break its neck."

"Don't worry, it'll be quick."

Fan Xiao glanced at the metal name tag hanging on the monster's clothes; the number on it was 44.

"Wood, male, 33 years old, A3 experimental zone, employee number 44... Give it a try."

The information about the researcher he had seen before flashed through his mind.

He beckoned to Gao Wen and said, "Come and help me with something."

"What's the deal?"

As Gao Wen approached, he asked in confusion.

Fan Xiao pointed at the monster and said, "Shout loudly at it, 'Uncle Wu, it's me, Xiao Lei! Don't you remember me?'"

"..." Gawain: "Why do I have to shout?"

Fan Xiao: "Because I don't want to shout."

"..."

What else could Gawain say?

The Fan brothers have clearly found a way to deal with the humanoid monster. If it is verified, it will benefit everyone.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and approach the monster, shouting, "Uncle Wu, it's me, Xiao Lei! Don't you remember me?"

"Uncle Wu, I am..."

Anyway, the commotion from the battle just now didn't attract the monsters upstairs, so these monsters probably only attack the prey they can see with their own eyes.

Without the burden of crisis and psychological pressure, he shouted with great enthusiasm.

After about three or four sounds, the monster reacted.

On his ferocious face, a faint expression of pain and despair appeared.

The ferocity in those blood-red eyes had faded considerably, and they became moist, as if they were crying.

"Your Highness, you can release it now."

"Ah."

Nori nodded and released her arm.

The strange humanoid immediately lay down on the ground, completely losing its will to continue fighting.

Fan Xiao reached out and tore off the employee ID badge from its clothes.

The monster remained unresponsive to this provocative act.

Seeing this, Fan Xiao said, "It probably won't attack us again for a while, but how long that will last is uncertain."

"It might only take a few minutes, or it might take a few hours, or it might take a whole day... We'll have to wait and see."

"However, verifying this is not very meaningful for us, so there is no need to wait for it."

"How is this going?"

Gao Wen asked curiously, "Could it be that you awakened its familial instincts and restored its rationality? But why is its expression so distorted?"

"Count, you really memorized all that information?"

Nori's focus was different from Gawain's: "This monster represents Uncle Wu, and Xiao Lei is his nephew... You identified the monster by its employee ID number?"

"That's it."

Fan Xiao nodded and explained, "There's a contradiction in the information we found earlier."

"According to the data, after the experimental subjects mutated into psionic monsters, they were all eliminated and no monsters survived. However, many psionic monsters are still active in this research institute."

"At the same time, the researchers' information we found included a large number of their immediate and collateral relatives. Don't you think this information is a bit too detailed? What company would list an entire household register of people in their employee profile?"

"Perhaps this is a hint that the copy is giving us."

After a pause, he concluded, "By connecting these inconsistencies, we might as well make a bold hypothesis—the psionic monsters that are still active today are not the previous test subjects. The test subjects are all long dead, and these monsters may all be relatives of the researchers."

"Many of their relatives were brought in for psionic experiments. Most of them died, and a small number were turned into psionic monsters that roam the research institute."