Permanent Martial Arts

Chapter 268: Mysterious Face

In the dark basement, densely packed robots were everywhere. When Lin Hai and Wai woke up, they realized that numerous tubes were inserted into their bodies.

There were more than a dozen other people with Wai and Lin Hai. They were all inserted with numerous tubes, and their bodies were locked by special metal shackles.

Lin Hai tried to circulate his Astral Power, but realized that there was no Astral Power in his body at all. A tube inserted into his body appeared to be constantly absorbing the Astral Power in his body.

Hence, even if Lin Hai circulated his Astral Power cultivation technique and tried to convert Astral Power, it was useless. Any amount of Astral Power would be drained.

“Lin Hai, you’re awake.”

Beside him, Wai’s entire body was about to fall apart. Clearly, he was severely injured.

“Wai, what’s going on? Are we captured?”

Lin Hai looked at the shackles on his body and the other dozen or so people. They were all in a sorry state.

“Of course. Not only were we captured, the situation was very troublesome. We seem to have become research subjects…”

Wai said with a weak smile. He had woken up before Lin Hai, so he had already figured out some of the situation.

The dense tubes on their bodies and all kinds of mysterious instruments clearly treated meant that they were treated as research subjects, and some experiment seemed to be conducted on them at the moment.

“Wai, who captured us?”

Lin Hai looked around warily and realized that apart from the densely packed robots, there was only a huge projector in the middle. It was blank.

“I don’t know either. After we entered the ruins, we seemed to have been attacked. This is all that’s left of the 100-men team. However, we were clearly separated, yet we were captured here in the end. If I’m not wrong, the one who captured us is very likely closely related to this ruin.”

As soon as Wai finished speaking, a face suddenly appeared on the huge screen.

This face did not seem to be any different from the robots in the ruins, but its eyes seemed to be much more animated.

“Who are you? Why did you capture us?”

Wai shouted. He was injured and his voice was slightly hoarse.

However, no one responded on the screen. At this moment, the people on the other platforms began to struggle violently. Even though these Metamorphic Realm martial artists did not have Astral Power, their physique was very good after one life transition.

Hence, with their intense struggles, even the entire basement was shaking slightly.

“Si… Silence!”

Suddenly, the robot face on the screen spoke. However, its voice was very awkward, as if it was speaking for the first time.

Some people were still struggling violently. The other robots seemed to have received the order and immediately came to the side of those martial artists.

Bang.

The robot smashed the head of a martial artist with a single punch. The scent of blood filled the basement. All the martial artists felt a chill in their hearts. It seemed like they had been captured by the mysterious face on the screen.

Moreover, the owner of this mysterious face seemed to be able to control the robots in the ruins. This was very terrifying. Could there be intelligent lifeforms in this ruin?

This seemed too unbelievable. After all, this ancient civilization was already very ancient, at least tens of thousands of years, or even longer.

If intelligent lifeforms really existed, and they could control the war robots in the ruins, that would be very horrifying, far more horrifying than those dire beast Predators.

That would be the true calamity to the human civilization!

Having learned their lesson, no one dared to struggle anymore. They all stared intently at the mechanical face on the screen.

“You are… intelligent lifeforms.

“Tell… me… what… life is.

“Life, tell me… you can… leave.”

The mechanical face on the screen spoke intermittently, but its voice was very awkward. Moreover, the meaning behind its words was intriguing.

What was life?

In the eyes of many martial artists and ordinary humans, life was life. Everyone knew about life, but no one could say it in detail.

“We are life! There are also many lives outside, including dire beasts and humans. Who exactly are you?” Lin Hai suddenly replied.

“I need to know… what is… life?”

The mechanical face on the screen had a very cold expression. Then, it seemed to have given an order. A few robots immediately stepped forward and connected a few tubes to the heads of a few martial artists.

Buzz.

Suddenly, those martial artists trembled, as if they had seen something terrifying. Their bodies began to struggle violently, and the expressions on their faces seemed to twisting.

At the same time, the mechanical face on the screen gave a contemplative look.

“Martial artist, family… Is this life?”

Bang. Bang. Bang.

The heads of a few martial artists exploded instantly, as if they could not withstand the pressure. Yellow and white splattered all over the ground.

Lin Hai, Wai, and the others were shocked. The scene in front of them was too unsettling.

“Life, I need to know… the meaning of life!”

“Your thoughts are very complicated…”

“I need to connect your minds. If you cannot withstand it, you will be terminated…”

Lin Hai’s eyes suddenly widened. He looked at those martial artists whose heads had exploded. Could it be that what happened just now was the so-called connection of minds? Once they could not withstand it, their heads would explode?

“Who exactly are you?”

Wai also clearly realized this. He watched as the robot walked up and began to struggle violently. However, his entire body was shackled, and there was no Astral Power in its body. Wai and Lin Hai could not break free at all.

“If I’m not wrong, it might not be life.” Lin Hai suddenly said in a low voice.

“Not life?”

“That’s right. If it’s life, why is there a need to know the secret of life so urgently?”

Lin Hai thought of a possibility, but what was the use of knowing? They had lost their ability to resist now, and were already meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

A thin tube was attached to the heads of all the martial artists.

Buzz.

As a strong electric current was released from the tube, Lin Hai immediately felt his entire body tremble. He began spasming, and his head felt as if it had been emptied. Intense pain spread throughout his body.

Just like Lin Hai, everyone was trembling violently. Their minds were blank, as if something had burrowed into their heads.

At this moment, everyone’s memories were connected. Countless images intertwined, flickered, and appeared in everyone’s minds again.

These martial artists did not even know which memories were theirs and which were others’. Everyone’s thoughts and memories were mixed up.

Vaguely, a strange thought seemed to have entered their memories, forcefully intruding into their minds like bandits.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

After only three seconds, Lin Hai and the other martial artists could no longer withstand it. It was as if there was a bomb in their heads that could blow up at any moment.