Yuanhui simply did not want to bother himself. The only pleasure he had was being a teacher. Besides that, he had no other interests.

As soon as Wuxian thought about the time they spent together in the past, he felt... that he would eventually become a third wheel!

"I say, kid, what will become of me if you get married in the future?"

"Well, that's simple. Master, you're just a wandering soul. There will definitely be a place for you to sleep in our house."

"Hmm... Master, you've given me all your assistance, but I'm just using you like a beggar, aren't I?"

"...So, Master, what should I do?"

Yuanhui didn't continue speaking, but simply stared at Wuxian intently.

"If you ask me... it's such a simple matter. Even if there's no way to help me regain my physical body, or... even if you let me ascend to the heavens, that would also be a good solution, right?"

...

Drip...

Drip...

Drip...

Drip...

Drip...

The instruments in the room continued to supply nutrients, as if one unintended slip would cause the equipment to malfunction.

"Testing subject's blood pressure... normal."

"Testing subject..."

The instruments kept testing the human sleeping in the containment unit, although, it may be more accurate to say they were testing a creature that bore some resemblance to humans.

"Test results are chaotic..."

The surrounding researchers immediately panicked, each adjusting their instruments, hoping to quickly resolve the situation!

"Professor, we have completely lost control over the subject. We need to terminate the experiment quickly! Otherwise..."

"Yes, let's end this madness of an experiment! If we continue like this, the subject is likely to suffer and ultimately face a fatal threat."

"Although the subject has an unusually rare constitution, continuing like this is just a waste of the funds allocated to us!"

Upon hearing everyone's pleas, the elderly leader sank to the floor in despair.

"I know you all have exhausted yourselves for this research, but you also know that we have wasted hundreds of thousands of narcoins from the Alliance... Sigh, they won't let me off!"

The elderly leader fell to his knees, on the verge of bursting into tears. The remaining researchers didn't care because this matter was not their responsibility; they could easily find another job.

But it was different for the elderly leader!

He had guaranteed to those above that he would successfully complete this task.

But now, he was truly in trouble...

If this had happened last year, he would probably have been brought to the laboratory for experimentation. Fortunately, the newly elected president leaned towards mercy, which saved his sorry life.

Thinking of this, the elderly leader could only give the order: "It's... it's over! Let me be alone..."

Just as he turned around to leave, a cry from the monitoring personnel came from behind him: "Something's wrong! There have been more than three abnormal energy fluctuations within the subject's body. If this continues..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the sound of shattered glass reached the elderly leader's ears.

Crash!

The laboratory resounded with the sound of breaking and smashing, followed by a series of screams... and then silence.

Fresh red blood splattered on the screen, and in that moment, the commotion in the laboratory finally ceased.

Crack--!

A pair of bright red arms forcefully pushed open the door to the laboratory, escaping from within.

"Cough... what is this smell?"

I looked at my hands, which were now coated in a thick layer of blood, making them particularly conspicuous.

"I..."

Startled, I quickly found a shower in the dressing room and washed every part of my body from head to toe to remove the bloodstains.

Once the bloodstains were less noticeable, I felt relieved and prepared to change into a new set of clothes and leave. After all, the clothes I was currently wearing... hey! Why can't I take them off?!

I suddenly realized that my whole body now felt weak, and even something as simple as using my hands was no longer effortless.

"Where am I exactly?"

Although I wanted to ponder this question, it was evident that someone didn't want me to do so!

As I stepped into the corridor, the sound of alarms pierced through my eardrums.

But it wasn't the worst part, because if the alarms were sounding, it meant...

I already knew, there would probably be guards coming here next, right?

As I frantically searched for a hiding place, the elevator at the end of the corridor started descending, occasionally making clinking sounds that indicated the guards carrying weapons were coming down!

I aimed for the ventilation duct connected to the floor, and luckily, the entrance to the duct was broken. So I quickly crawled inside.

Clank--!

Just as I secured the ventilation grille, the soldiers arrived.

"Hurry! Keep up!"

A series of rapid footsteps passed by in front of me. I couldn't even make a sound, let alone breathe, given my current weak physical state.

"Ugh... heave-ho!"

Once all the soldiers had passed through the corridor, I hastily crawled out of the ventilation duct and, without wasting a single moment, leaned against the wall and continued walking.

The passage here was monotonous, and without even needing to observe, it was clear that only one elevator led outside!

Ding--!

I pressed the button for the elevator, and the doors opened slowly.

Taking advantage of the fact that those guys hadn't reacted yet, I hurriedly got on the elevator and arrived on the first floor.

When I stepped out of the elevator, the sight before me dumbfounded me once again...

"Why is this the storeroom?" I looked at the cluttered floor and believed that this was indeed the place for storing miscellaneous items.

But come to think of it, with humans being used for experiments, how could this place be normal?

So I pushed open the storeroom door, and outside appeared a building resembling a school. To be precise, I was now inside this school!

It was still drizzling outside, and the weather was abnormally cold.

All of this... could it be?!!!

"Another new dream?" I said with some annoyance.

If it was a new dream, it meant that I was still being controlled by some kind of power, rather than being my true self.

I firmly believed that I must still be in a dream!

Upon arriving outside the school, it was just as I imagined. There wasn't a single person on the streets, as if nothing had ever happened.

Hmm, my body feels uncomfortable... hey, that guy pretending to be God, couldn't you make my body more comfortable?

Although I wanted to say that, even if I just thought with my buttocks, I knew that there wouldn't be anyone here to answer me!

If no one else is going to say it, then I'll have to find the answer myself...

After successfully leaving the school, there was still not a single person in sight on the street, as if there were no living beings in this world except for the group of heavily armed soldiers I encountered earlier.

To be honest, I have never felt so hungry in my life, it can be described as a very uncomfortable hunger.

I really want to find some food, but I haven't found any and can only continue walking through the streets and alleys in the pouring rain.

I don't know how long has passed when I saw a rising bonfire in the distance, as if it was a group of people wearing dirty and disheveled gray uniforms, clearly beggars.

"You guys..."

"..."

Just as I was about to call out to them, they didn't pay any attention to me and disappeared without a trace.

"Why did they all run away?"

They all looked at me in a strange way, as if I were some terrifying beast, and fled in fear, one by one.

But maybe it's because I've been soaked in the cold rain for too long, my whole body is starting to shiver violently now, could it be that I've caught a cold?

Just as I was guessing this possibility, a dizzy feeling came over my head again, and even a faint vision of some sort appeared due to hunger.

"I... I..."

Before I fainted, I vaguely saw the group of people who had just run away coming back.

But it was slightly different from before, among those people was an old man who looked to be seventy or eighty years old, seemingly the leader of those people, and the people around him were rushing to hold umbrellas for the old man.

"Let me have a look at the person you mentioned, should be this young man, right?"

"Well, sir, this man is more like an elder now, isn't he?" (Female voice)

"Oh, well, he is indeed an elder, but compared to me, your grandfather, he can still be considered a young man, right?"

"..." (Silence from the female voice)

"Okay, everyone, let's get busy! Come, carry him together and return to the camp before the Alliance Army finds us."

Shortly after, this group of strangers brought me to a slum.

I have to say, although everywhere here looks like a futuristic metropolis, but after coming here, I feel like civilization has instantly regressed a century, quickly returning to the dirty shacks.

"Hey, are you awake?"

At the moment I opened my eyes, a woman who appeared to be almost thirty years old suddenly appeared in front of me.

Although her face looked dirty, I could tell that she was actually a very cute woman.

At this moment, my head was still buzzing a bit, but I immediately reacted.

This woman is the same person who was talking to her grandfather just now!

At this moment, an old man with a white beard also walked in with a smile and said, "Kid, you could actually escape from that place, it seems you have some skills!"

I still haven't figured out what exactly happened, so I could only ask, "Thank you for saving me, but I really want to know, where am I now?"

"Where are you?" The old man was momentarily stupefied and said, "Young man, how long have you been imprisoned?"