"Now is not the time to talk about these things."
"The top priority is still to figure out a way to save Aya."
Ling pondered.
"That's true, but with such a big commotion on my end, the people on the other side have probably noticed."
"If we try to rescue her now, the difficulty will definitely increase,"
Nicole considered.
When they arrived, they could hear the commotion from far away.
If it weren't for the people from Sons of Calydon leading the way, she would have suspected they were at the wrong place.
"Mhm, so I called quite a few strong people over."
"Victoria Housekeeping, do you remember them?"
"I called them over to help as well."
"Since the other party dared to capture Aya, the guards must be numerous."
"When we find the location, the Hoshimi Family members will hold them off head-on."
"We will sneak in secretly and rescue Aya,"
Ling thought. After all, as long as Aya was freed, all other problems could be solved.
No matter how many extra guards the other side dispatched, they couldn't possibly be a match for Aya.
"Agreed. Dumb Fox might be a little slow,"
"But her strength is undeniable."
"Once we get her out, it will basically be a success,"
Nicole listened to Ling and nodded in satisfaction.
... After another half an hour or so.
The group from Victoria Housekeeping finally arrived.
"Proxy, we have arrived as summoned,"
Lycaon bowed respectfully.
The other members of Victoria Housekeeping did the same.
Seeing this, Ling explained the previous situation.
... Inside K1 Base
"Sarah, according to the design inspection, this blade contains a strong ether energy."
"Based on our multi-faceted experiments, the blade can also absorb ether energy."
"Furthermore, we detected active reactions within the blade; the specific cause is currently unclear,"
A lab technician held up a detection report.
"..."
"I didn't expect them to arrive so quickly."
"How is the data replication going?"
Sarah put down the tablet in her hand and inquired.
She had already received news that they were surrounded.
Although they were within the cluster of The Hollow, they were not inside The Hollow itself. Some structures within the cluster were not covered.
Their base was established within these structures, but it didn't matter even if they were discovered.
Her work here was almost finished.
"Officer Sarah, the energy replication data for the demon blade is all in here,"
The technician handed a USB drive to Sarah.
"Mhm, good work."
"Prepare for the next phase of testing,"
Sarah nodded.
Since they had the opportunity now, they naturally needed to collect data from all aspects.
The technician acknowledged and left with the report.
Meanwhile, Hoshimi Aya was drowsily nodding off.
Her upper and lower eyelids were fighting fiercely.
There was nothing here; it was impossible not to feel sleepy.
It wasn't that she lacked crisis awareness; she was just genuinely bored.
Suddenly, Hoshimi Aya watched several personnel wearing protective suits open the glass door in front of her.
"Finally, someone came."
"I thought you guys had forgotten about me."
Hoshimi Aya stood up, preparing to test if she could take down these few people who looked like administrative staff.
As everyone knows, administrative staff usually have no combat ability.
Although her body felt a bit weak, relying on technique, one or two administrative staff members should be manageable.
Thinking this, Hoshimi Aya flashed a smile and walked directly toward the group.
Then, to Hoshimi Aya's shock, one of the personnel in protective gear pulled out a gun.
Bang!!
Hoshimi Aya immediately felt a numbness spread through her body, and she collapsed limply to the floor.
Damn it!!!
An electric stun gun! What the heck!
No martial ethics!!!
So many people bullying one little girl!
Speak up for me, speak up for me!
... Soon, Hoshimi Aya was carried into a laboratory.
Various instruments were placed inside, and right in the center of the instruments was the demon blade kyuubi.
Hoshimi Aya looked at the demon blade kyuubi with an expression of delight.
There was a blade; as long as she could get the blade,
She could wipe away this humiliation.
Thinking this, Hoshimi Aya twisted her body, attempting to break free from the grip of the few researchers carrying her.
However, it was useless. Hoshimi Aya could only watch helplessly as she was taken to the adjacent laboratory.
As soon as she was brought into the lab, the experimental personnel began stripping off Hoshimi Aya's clothes.
Hoshimi Aya's eyes widened as she desperately resisted, but it was no use. Except for her underwear, she was almost completely stripped bare.
"OK, everything is ready."
"Begin inserting the test subject,"
Saying that, the experimenters pushed Hoshimi Aya toward the center.
Then, a circular glass dome slowly rose, enveloping Hoshimi Aya within it.
Hoshimi Aya instinctively wanted to leave, but as soon as she moved, she was pushed back.
Seeing this, Hoshimi Aya could only silently memorize the faces of these few people in front of her. When she had the chance, she would definitely repay them handsomely!
Soon, after confirming everything was fine, a staff member nodded to the others and left that laboratory.
Hoshimi Aya looked up and gazed at the control-like area outside the glass partition.
Just as Hoshimi Aya expected, the few research personnel who had been attending to her came to that spot.
"This is terrible,"
Hoshimi Aya checked her surroundings. There was nothing nearby but instruments.
Suddenly, Hoshimi Aya felt a wet sensation on her feet. She looked down and saw that the glass dome had begun to fill with a green liquid.
"Heck!!!"
"This is bad!!!"
"Kyuubi, save me!!!"
Hoshimi Aya frantically pounded on the glass dome, but it caused no damage.
Gradually, the green liquid flooded over Hoshimi Aya's head, but strangely, Hoshimi Aya didn't float up.
Soon, the entire glass dome was filled with the green liquid.
Hoshimi Aya gradually lost consciousness. As she faded out, she vaguely heard Kyuubi say, "So full."
"Confirming the test subject is unconscious, begin checking body data,"
Saying that, a researcher pressed a button, and Hoshimi Aya slowly floated to the center of the glass tank.
Her arms and legs hung down limply.
Simultaneously, Hoshimi Aya's various physical data appeared on their data panels.
At the same time, in the adjacent laboratory.
Sarah arrived there.
"Can it absorb ether energy?"
"Since we can't take it away anyway, inject ether energy into the demon blade."
"Let's see what reaction it shows,"
Sarah considered.
The experimenter heard the command, nodded, and began injecting the ether energy.
The blade of the demon blade began to glow red, and the light gradually intensified as time passed.
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