Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World-Chapter 1316: The Price of Experimentation

Orlyn’s face paled as he realized who it was.

As they turned a corner, the source of the footsteps came into view.

"Yo, we meet again. Why are you running so fast? You can’t escape anyway." Kenny Lin greeted them with a relaxed tone.

Sycamore’s eyes shone with an intense light as he saw Amalia appear unscathed.

His gaze felt as though it was dissecting his body, scrutinizing every detail.

Perfect—an absolutely flawless physique.

Even among the royal bloodlines, he had never seen such perfection.

Yes, in his eyes, the human body was even more refined than that of his own species.

Their kind had large, cumbersome bodies that struggled with precision and fine motor tasks.

Only in humanoid form did they come close, which was why Sycamore always presented himself in human form, rarely revealing his true shape.

"Keep staring, and I’ll dig out your eyeballs," Kenny Lin warned with a sidelong glance.

Sycamore’s eyes instantly felt as though they might bursts.

Yet, rather than fear, his excitement only grew.

Such a perfect body—so immensely powerful.

If he could study it, even if he died afterward, he would have no regrets.

"If you let me study your body, I’ll agree to whatever conditions you name!"

"Professor Sycamore!" Orlyn roared in fury.

Agree to any conditions? This man was a human!

The humans hated their species with a vengeance.

How could Sycamore say such a thing?

"Oh?" Kenny Lin looked at Sycamore with interest. "And what exactly are you researching? Why are you experimenting on human bodies?"

Sycamore: "We are researching..."

Orlyn quickly interrupted: "Professor Sycamore!"

Sycamore glanced at Orlyn’s contorted face and understood that he couldn’t reveal anything.

He sighed regretfully and said, "I can’t tell you. You are strong, but we are stronger—not as individuals, but as the collective power of the higher-dimensional universe. And this universe cannot be upheld by your strength alone. When the time comes, you might be the only human left."

These words seemed like persuasion, but they were actually a reflection of his indifference toward life.

From the highest vantage point, like a deity, he looked down upon insignificant humans.

Kenny Lin’s aura exploded suddenly, compressing the entire corridor.

He truly took on the stance of a divine being, looking down on them without any expression.

"Your confidence, does it come from the technology of the higher-dimensional universe, the superiority of your bloodline, or your own strength?"

Orlyn and Sycamore were immediately crushed by the overwhelming pressure, their faces filled with disbelief.

The aura of the Kings was strong, but it never rendered them completely powerless to resist.

Now, they genuinely couldn’t move, and their bones kept making cracking sounds.

The first to succumb to Kenny Lon’s oppressive force was Sycamore.

His spiritual power was stronger than Orlyn’s, but his physical endurance was weaker.

Once his mental defenses were breached, he collapsed directly, pressing all four limbs tightly against the ground.

Only his wide-open eyes were still trembling slightly.

Orlyn’s condition was slightly better, but that didn’t mean he was in good shape—his knees were already shattered as they hit the ground.

Kenny Lin stepped forward, closing the distance, and looked down at them with a hint of mockery. "See? You are this weak. Even with advanced technology and superior bloodlines, you can only kneel down before me. Also, you got one thing wrong—if the universe is destroyed, I won’t be the only one left. There will be another, and she will survive too."

Fear engulfed both of them, preventing them from contemplating who else might survive the destruction of the universe.

Sycamore realized that he had underestimated this human.

Kenny Lin wasn’t just an ordinary strong person—his strength surpassed even the strongest creatures of this universe by an unfathomable margin.

"You... you are not a human of this universe..."

He spoke haltingly, and with every word, his shattered internal organs oozed out from his torn wounds.

"I never said I was," Kenny Lin responded.

Under Sycamore’s wide-eyed gaze, he mercilessly ended Orlyn’s life.

Then he squatted in front of James. "What are you researching?"

Sycamore clamped his mouth shut and refused to speak.

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t talk. Though the information may be incomplete and I might lose some details, it’s better than knowing nothing at all. Besides, you’re already dying—I have no interest in wasting time on you." Kenny Lin spoke in a language Sycamore couldn’t comprehend while forcibly searching his memories.

His already fragile body couldn’t withstand the pain, and halfway through the process, he died with eyes wide open, full of unwillingness.

His soul-search was interrupted, leaving him with only a fragment of memory.

Without checking it immediately, he turned and went to find Sharif and the others.

Sharif had led a team, successfully locating where the humans were imprisoned after dealing with some savage beasts.

The aliens had separated the adults from the children.

The number of children far exceeded the number of adults, indicating that the experiments primarily targeted them.

However, the number of children imprisoned in the lab was surprisingly low—fewer than a thousand.

Sharif had the imprisoned adults escort the children and safely evacuate them from the facility.

By the time Kenny Lin arrived, they had just reached the base’s entrance.

The alien guards at the gate had already been dealt with.

In the surrounding mines, the aliens had been eliminated by Amali’s team.

Even if aliens from other mining stations had received distress signals from the research base, they wouldn’t be able to arrive in time.

"These aliens are worse than beasts. They used humans as test subjects, especially children, repeatedly exposing them to radiation and infections, then controlling them with drugs. They conducted all kinds of experiments on them. Before we arrived, many children had already died during the experiments."

Mateo was furious.

On the surface, there were fewer than a thousand children, but in reality, every few days, large numbers of them died in experiments.

The aliens would then capture more children from the mines to replace them.