Chapter 1269: He is Chen Ling!

Whoosh—!!

Icy cold water, propelled by high pressure, surged out. Xiao Tao felt a sharp pain in her face, and the continuous impact jolted her awake from her unconsciousness!

Under the rushing water, Xiao Tao couldn't open her eyes at all. Her hands and feet felt as if they were firmly pinned down, making it impossible to break free no matter how hard she struggled. She painfully tried to open her mouth to breathe, but the next second, the water directly poured into her throat, nearly suffocating her!

"Ugh... ugh ugh..."

Xiao Tao didn't know what was happening; she was just continuously choking on the water in agony. Just as she was about to lose consciousness again, the high-pressure water finally slowly subsided.

Continuous droplets of water dripped from her soaked hair. Xiao Tao coughed painfully, as if trying to expel her entire lungs, and only managed to recover after several minutes. She slowly lifted her pale face and looked around.

It was a small, dark room, like a specialized cell. About seven or eight meters in front of Xiao Tao was a large, curved window. Behind the glass stood figures in police uniforms, wearing full virus protection suits and holding thick water cannons. Their expressions as they looked at Xiao Tao were filled with vigilance and disgust, as if even with the distance and their protective gear, they still worried about something on Xiao Tao infecting them.

The rushing water earlier had come from the water cannons in their hands.

From behind the window, more than a dozen figures looked down at Xiao Tao, who was shackled to a pillar below, and spoke in cold tones:

"Speak."

"Are you from the Fusion Faction or the Twilight Society?"

"What is your purpose for infiltrating the South Sea Territory?"

The low voices echoed in the interrogation room. Xiao Tao pressed her lips together, finally recalling what had happened before she lost consciousness.

At that time, she and Xiao Bai were secretly trying to leave the hotel, but they found all exits blocked. Then, everything around them began to be replaced by text, like a massive vortex of ink... And then, a figure emerged from the vortex, radiating a terrifying aura instantly...

After that, she lost consciousness.

She had been captured?

What about Xiao Bai? Where was Xiao Bai?!

Xiao Tao nervously glanced around, but she didn't see Xiao Bai in the interrogation room.

"Are you looking for your companion?" a cold voice from the window rang out. "We already interrogated him before you woke up. He's told us everything... Cooperate with us now to verify his statement, and you'll suffer less."

"You're lying!!"

Xiao Tao gritted her teeth and said, "We won't say anything!!"

The moment Xiao Tao finished speaking, her body began to convulse as if she'd been electrocuted. Intense pain erupted from her back, feeling like countless ants gnawing at her body, piercing to her very bones.

The mysterious giant pillar binding Xiao Tao could actually emit electricity. A faint smell of burning instantly wafted from Xiao Tao's hair and tail, and her painful screams immediately filled the interrogation room.

A few seconds later, the electric shock stopped.

Xiao Tao immediately seemed to have lost all her strength, slumping weakly in place, her rapid gasps sounding like a broken bellows.

"You're so young, why put yourself through this? Just tell us the truth, and we'll make sure you have an easier time here." The voice from behind the window softened slightly, as if genuinely pitying Xiao Tao.

Xiao Tao took a deep breath and forcefully spat at the window above!

"Never!!"

Although Xiao Tao was young, she was incredibly tough at heart. Moreover, this matter concerned the survival of the entire Fusion Faction. Even if she were to be electrocuted to death here today, she wouldn't utter another word.

The faces of the figures behind the window simultaneously darkened.

They whispered something among themselves. Moments later, a dark figure, bound to a metal board, was thrown in from outside.

*Clang—*

The metal board crashed to the floor with a loud bang. Xiao Tao saw the figure on it and her heart tightened instantly.

The one bound to it was none other than Xiao Bai. He was still entirely black, but his skin and flesh were now charred from the electric shocks, and he reeked of burnt centipede. His breathing was incredibly faint.

Just as they had said, they had tortured Xiao Bai before interrogating Xiao Tao... But it seemed Xiao Bai hadn't said anything either.

*Whoosh—!*

The high-pressure water cannon sprayed again, directly jolting the unconscious Xiao Bai awake.

After waking, Xiao Bai painfully began to cough up water. The movement pulled at his charred skin, making him groan in agony.

"Xiao Bai!!" Xiao Tao's eyes were red. "Do whatever you want to me!"

"No... no! Do it to me!! Don't hurt Xiao Tao!!"

Xiao Bai cried out weakly.

At the same time, the person behind the window calmly spoke:

"You, the little black one, I'll give you one more chance. Tell me your purpose for entering the South Sea Territory... Otherwise, I'll torture this girl to death right in front of you."

Xiao Bai's pupils suddenly contracted.

The next moment, a terrifying current surged into Xiao Tao's body again. She couldn't stop trembling, the excruciating pain nearly making her faint.

But even so, she didn't utter a sound this time. She knew the more agonizing her screams, the greater the pressure on Xiao Bai. She gritted her teeth with all her might, and crimson blood trickled down from the corner of her mouth...

Seeing this, Xiao Bai's eyes were filled with rage!

"Bastards!!! You bunch of bastards!!!! If you're so capable, come at me!!!"

"Speak!! What is your purpose for entering the South Sea Territory!" The thunderous interrogation echoed in the narrow cell!

"You can't do this to us! Our King won't let you get away with this!! He's the hero of the Human Realm, a legend who saved the world!!! He can make you all suffer with just a flick of his finger!!!"

Seeing Xiao Tao enduring such inhuman pain, Xiao Bai was on the verge of collapse. He didn't care what they did to him, but he couldn't bear to see Xiao Tao electrocuted to death right before his eyes. His angry roars were like those of a beast.

The people behind the window were slightly taken aback:

"Who is your King?"

"He's Chen Ling!!"

The air fell into a brief silence.

The next moment, a burst of laughter erupted from behind the window:

"Chen Ling? The hero of the Human Realm, a legend who saved the world?"

"You two kids, it seems you're really not from the Twilight Society. You've actually been completely fooled by a realm fugitive... Such nonsense, only you Integrators would believe it, wouldn't you?"

"Chen Ling is the Heart Six of the Twilight Society, the culprit behind the destruction of the Aurora Realm. He excels at manipulating people's minds, swindling money, and has committed widespread murder, assassinating the Nine Sovereigns. Countless people have died because of him. He's a rat, a plague upon all realms!

"Since you're not from the Twilight Society, you must be from the Fusion Faction... Let me guess, you probably thought he joined the Twilight Society to help you?"