Chapter 994: Concocting a Vicious Plan (1/2)

'H-How long was I here?' Krune wondered as he had regained clarity of thought now. The burning sensation in his body had also reduced to a certain extent. It was because the healing effect from his Ocean Heart had prevented the side effects to a certain extent.

Thanks to Ocean Turbulence, the healing effect had fused into his Frozen Blood, circulating through his body as it rapidly healed him. Unfortunately, the side effects were too much. So until now, it had only been competing against the side effects, preventing him from dying.

Krune thought for a moment, noticing that he barely had one and a half crimson rings remaining in his Ocean Heart. 'It's clearly insufficient for me to even heal. Thankfully, the side effects have been stopped, for now. Let's hope it will continue at least like this.'

Sonic Radar!

His throat vibrated minutely, causing him pain while doing so. Only the side effects have been stopped. But their damage hadn't been healed yet. Krune's state was getting closer to death as time passed.

His Sonic Radar outlined the prison cell in his mind, allowing him to notice that the door had three bars in a rectangular portion at the top. They were only big enough for one to peek into the cell from outside to see the state of the prisoner within.

Currently, two guards had been posted outside. They occasionally kept watch within, not uttering a single word otherwise. It seemed like they were trained experts. So, they didn't banter while on duty.

Krune continued to scan through the hallway, noticing what seemed to be demons trapped within each cell. Their conditions were horrible, as they had faced torture worse than Krune. The only difference was the fact that they had been captured before him.

He knew for a fact that he would suffer even worse torture when Raka returned. He quickly scanned through the entire prison, noticing that it was a sprawling structure, spanning at least a kilometer in length and width.

It was fifty stories high, a behemoth of an institution. Most of the cells were filled to the brim with demons, all bound to chairs similar to his. Their limbs were either severed or broken into pieces.

'It seems everyone in this place are brutes. They're like mountains, each of them. Fuck, even that Demon Soldier was as strong as an Emperor Monster from Layer 3. If I add in its ability to regenerate by absorbing the miasma, it's at least three to four times stronger than an Emperor Monster.' Krune frowned as the layout of the entire prison appeared in his mind.

He then continued to sense further, using the metallic structure to echo his soundwaves, obtaining a lot of information. He then transmitted the soundwave backward, focusing on the wall behind him. He increased the frequency until the soundwave passed through the wall, spread out, collided with other objects and returned.

'So, I'm in a prison cell almost at the top of the prison. There are only two floors above me, and they seem to be a resting place for the wardens and for them to collect dates, observe, and collate their torture plans. They even have accommodations for delegates.' After that, Krune inwardly scowled, 'Monsters!'

Krune realized that there was a valid reason to suspect him. But, the fact that they simply tortured him and had resorted to it as their first measure made them have an absolute bad impression on him.

After scanning the wall enough, Krune thought, 'This wall seems to be made of mysterious material. It's incredibly dense to the extent that I wouldn't be able to destroy it even if I were at peak condition.'

'Fuck, where did they hide my bag? This thing is truly, truly annoying.' Krune thought as he continued his search, soon noticing that his bag had been placed in a room. The items he had brought were neatly placed on a table. Krune counted through them, heaving a sigh of relief to see that all of them were in place.

He then thought of something, noticing the position of the guards before his cell as his eyes shone with a cunning glint. Soon after, he summoned his Cloud Whale, making sure it was small, only spanning 10 centimeters in length.

Dreams of the Heart—Ocean Turbulence!

Krune fused Frozen Blood, Neon Radiance King, and Moving Ripple into the Cloud Whale, causing a layer of ice to form on its body. He then focused, fusing Sonic Radar into it as he slowly adjusted the layer of ice, soon turning it crystalline, causing the Cloud Whale to behave similarly to a mirror.

Krune then focused intensely, creating a minute layer of ice on it, making a tiny, nigh negligible gap between the two. They were balanced using Moving Ripple and the Cloud Whale's ability to generate air currents.

Krune then adjusted the two, creating two more layers of ice on the Cloud Whale, adjusting everything based on trial and error when the Cloud Whale turned invisible.

Rochester Cloak!