Chapter 961 (2/2)

After settling the matter of the Denizens of the Stars, Hao Ren sighed before slightly pursing his lips. “Say, that prisoner had been locked for a while now, what’s the status?”

Muru grunted with contempt. “A stubborn one that is. I’ve looked at him from afar, and he still had that look to him. No shame nor regrets, and he is resistant towards any mental pressure.”

“No effect at all?” Hao Ren raised an eyebrow. “I’ve set up so many… Let me have a look.”

Crystal Apple Research Station. The Penitentiary Quarter.

The security of the area was as strong as ever, and yet there was only one prisoner in the massive penitentiary. Within the prison cell that was formed by many light rays, the captured ‘treacherous child’ lay asleep. He still had that gilded appearance to him and the many days of captivity did not seem to diminish him at all. A few glowing arcane structure and droids floated about the captive, and the ‘prison guards’ had formed a faint lightweb in the air, encompassing the prisoner within.

Hao Ren and the rest stood outside the cell as they monitored. Rollie carefully used her paws to boop the wall of light. “Big Boss Cat, what is he doing?”

“Facing interrogation.” Hao Ren bent down as he pulled up Rollie by the collar. “How may times do I need to tell you to walk straight. That person is facing a gruelling interrogation, but from what I can see…”

Hao Ren turned towards the crystal control panel to the side that displayed the prisoner’s mental status..

“From what I can see it’s bloody useless. That bastard’s mental fortitude is ironclad.”

“He looks like he is sleeping, nya.” the catgirl mumbled.

Hao Ren knew Rollie’s comprehension capabilities was better than Lil Pea but still limited, so he could not be arsed to explain further.

The interrogation method chosen was due to the fact that the prisoner was not afraid of physical pain, and even Y’zaks soul interrogation had limited effect against the treacherous children. So Hao Ren could only moved the interrogation process into the spiritual level. He wanted to pry open the mind of the latter to dig out whatever information he could, so he even had Zom help out, using the First Born’s special mental ability to build a series of complex system. At present the system was working fine, but the problem lies within the prisoner’s stubborn resistance against a conciousness dive.

On the control panel beside the cell, a holographic display showed the current state of the captive. He was now in a purgatory hell, and was undergoing a horrific pain of having lava injected into his bloodstream, before being thrown into an endless battlefield, where endless waves of powerful foes would have tire any normal person to the point of giving up their lives. At times, he was sent to a state of restful slumber but the dream was a fleeting one before changing into a living nightmare. No matter how these illusions hammered against his pysche, the prisoner was stoic as ever.

Almost as if he did not have a heart.

“Well… we’re back to base torture again.” Hao Ren shook his head as he saw the images. “No creativity at all.”

The MDT was helpless too. “But the mainframe computer had already used all sorts of hellscape from many legends, and even Y’zaks suggestions had been used.

Hao Ren frowned before touching the crystal prism by the control panel. “Let me try, a direct dive into the bastard’s mind.”