Chapter 642 - Counterattack (1/2)
Chapter 642 Counterattack
Kernid slowly opened his eyes. In front of him was a transparent light curtain, and outside was an area that looked like a prison. Translucent single person cells were spread evenly throughout the area, and almost every cell had a tenant.
He was one of them.
This was the prison that belonged to Shana and the others. It was to imprison the captured targets on the list.
All the prisoners had specially made mechanical rings on their wrists and ankles. These limited the power of these Grade As. These rings were embedded in their flesh. The rings on their wrists sent out nano-level needles into their blood vessels, hearts, brains, and other vital spots. The mechanical rings on their ankles were Super-Gene suppressors that weakened their recovery speed.
They had collars on their necks, too. These were enchanted with very powerful magic that disabled them from using spells and weakened them. The person that enchanted these spells was clearly much stronger than the prisoners. Hence, the effect was very long-lasting.
Other than this, many drugs were also injected into them, preventing the cells inside their bodies from generating energy.
So many imprisonment methods made these Grade As extremely weak.
On the first day that Kernid was imprisoned, he shockingly realized that the others imprisoned there were all as famous and important as him, if not more. However, they had all been captured and imprisoned there. He was justifiably petrified.
Kernid tried to escape but failed. So many others were unable to escape, and he was no exception. Furthermore, even if he did manage to escape the prison, there would still be enemies guarding and waiting outside, which made him despair.
After being imprisoned for so many days, he had given up and clearly knew that he would not be able to escape by himself. All he could do was pray that someone would come to save him. However, no one had come to save those other prisoners who all had such high positions. He could not help but feel that the chances of escaping were close to none. He was rather pessimistic.
However, speaking of being pessimistic, he was far inferior compared to his neighbor.
A male Spacehuman was imprisoned in the cell beside Kernid. That person had been maintaining a long face the whole time. He looked not just miserable but almost depressed. His name was Lagi[1], a lone Calamity Grade. From what he said, he had been imprisoned there for almost ten years. He was the most senior around.
The days of imprisonment were very boring. Their only entertainment was chatting with each other, trying to find at least a shred of joy in those hopeless days.
When those prisoners were having a good time chatting, as long as Lagi opened his mouth, he would unquestionably shatter the atmosphere.
Everyone there had once been important, and everyone was pessimistic about ending up like this. However, in terms of being pessimistic, Kernid felt that they were all trash compared to Lagi.
This time, the gate of the prison opened. Albert, Shana, and Eliot walked in. The prisoners started an uproar.
“Let me out of here. Do you know who I am?”
“You’ve messed with someone you shouldn’t mess with. You’re going to pay for this!”
“What is your goal!”
Many spoke with rage. Every time someone came to patrol, they would try to threaten them.
The three of them ignored the prisoners completely. They were not there to check on the prisoners as per schedule today. Due to the two failures that Black Star had caused them, out of caution, Albert had decided to keep things at a low profile and not do anything for a few years. Hence, they were now making a count on the prisoners and preparing to move them somewhere else.
They definitely did not capture these targets because they wanted to collect stamps from their areas; they had other goals. This place was not the final location that these prisoners would end up in.
The yelling and cursing did not stop, but the three of them did not care. They split up and did a count. Very soon, Shana came to Kernid’s cell.
Kernid bashed the transparent wall heavily and furiously said, “I remember you. You’re the one that caught me! The Light Rune Civilization will definitely get me out!”
Shana sneered. “You’ve still not given up? Do you really think someone will come to save you?”.
This time, Lagi slowly said, “Don’t worry, no one will come to save us. We’re definitely going to die.”
Kernid was instantly at a loss for words. He covered his face with one hand and said, “Whose side are you actually on?”
Even Shana was speechless. This guy had been imprisoned for almost ten years, so he had probably gone haywire.
After the count, the three of them prepared to leave. The prisoners were still yelling and cursing. Albert paused before turning around and saying to everyone, “I know, you all think you’re someone important. In reality, your positions in the Shattered Star Ring are not even worth mentioning in my eyes. In a few days, I will freeze you and send you out of the Shattered Star Ring. You will be determined as lost forever. You will never see your organizations or your families again. Fate is waiting for you ahead.”
All the prisoners quietened down, furious and frustrated. If what Albert said was true, it would really be the end of them.
Many were despairing, anxious, and afraid of what was going to happen in the future. No one knew what the goal of this organization was.
Lagi sighed and said, “Sigh, I’m guessing they’re going to make us experimental subjects and study our bodies. When we lose our value to them, they will then anatomize us; tear apart our bones, muscles, and organs; and place them in containers as specimens. Our name and life experience might be written somewhere on these containers. We will then become a collection to be displayed to others. ‘Look, this is the very developed brain of the Calamity Grade Kernid’ and so on…”
The others felt a chill run down their spines.
Kernid’s face was filled with question marks. Why didn’t you use your own name?
Albert stayed silent for a while, thought about it, and decided not to explain. He then said calmly, “Anyway, enjoy your last few days of clarity. The next time you wake up, you will be in another Star Field…”
The moment his words sounded…
Boom!
A loud bang!
The entire prison suddenly started shaking violently!
Albert staggered and almost bit his tongue. Shocked, he asked, “What’s happening?”
“Something’s happened above!” Eliot said with surprise.
The three of them hastily left the prison and closed the gate after them. The prisoners looked at each other.
“Could it be that someone is here to save us?”