The presence floating in mid-air emitted an aura of supremacy that defied scrutiny and understanding.

Just by looking at it, an inexplicable fear involuntarily surged to the forefront of one's mind.

Wu Heng's shock had already reached an unparalleled extreme.

He had imagined Special Items, ancient viruses, or even unknown organisms, but never expected the source of the global disaster to be this thing, potentially related to a God.

Anything associated with a 'God' inherently transcended the realm of normal understanding.

At this moment, it was quietly floating in front, continuously emanating incomprehensible waves, distorting and influencing everything around it.

Even while controlling the lifeless Skeleton, the Divine Sense appended to it endured tremendous pressure.

Dizziness, eerie whispers, and various extraneous thoughts and emotions assaulted his consciousness like a tide.

Were it not for relying on Skills to control the Skeleton, even as a Hero, approaching would have been difficult.

Below that dazzling light mass lay the black dodecahedral container he had seen in photos.

Its top was now opening outward like metallic petals in bloom.

Indeed, it was a container!

The Skeleton approached with great difficulty, under pressure that nearly tore its consciousness apart.

The mental interference grew more intense, and Wu Heng's main body even felt bouts of physiological nausea and dizziness, yet he persisted, gritting his teeth, carefully searching for a way to close the container.

His gaze was fixed on the complex exterior of the dodecahedral container.

On the perfectly smooth facets, he vaguely captured some extremely fine, seemingly naturally formed lines, interwoven, faintly forming a runic-like structure.

A bold thought flashed by.

He had seen Blood Clan's stone coffins sealed with Exiles.

The runes on those stone coffins acted like a code to confine the Exiles inside.

He controlled the Skeleton to stretch out its bony finger, tentatively touching, manipulating those 'runes' embedded on the container's surface, as if solving a complex three-dimensional puzzle.

Each touch was extremely challenging, as the mental interference nearly distorted his judgment.

Time seemed to stretch infinitely long.

Just when he felt his Divine Sense was reaching its limit!

Click!

A faint yet incredibly clear clicking sound echoed!

The entire dodecahedral container suddenly emitted a layer of flowing light, and the 'petals' at the top abruptly contracted and closed!

An invisible suction instantly formed, violently pulling the terrifying energy and mental pollution-saturated light mass back into the container!

Buzz~!

It was as if the entire world had been put on mute.

All severe mental disturbances, eerie whispers, and the overwhelming dizziness dissipated without a trace at that instant.

The laboratory returned to dead silence, leaving only broken equipment and cold, dark surroundings.

It worked!

Relief washed over Wu Heng's heart, and he exhaled deeply.

He immediately deactivated the Divine Presence, and his consciousness instantly returned to his main body at the temporary base.

Upon opening his eyes, he saw the Wood Elf Sisters sitting nearby, softly discussing the events from the plane last night.

They were both in protective suits, causing their voices to sound somewhat muffled.

Seeing him awake, they immediately ceased their conversation and looked over.

Ailuria, the sister, asked with concern, "My lord, how is it? Do you need us to go in for support now?"

"It should be resolved." Wu Heng rubbed his still somewhat swollen temples, "Hold on, I need to verify something."

Picking up the walkie-talkie left by the temporary base leader, "Can you hear me?"

"Leader Wu Heng, please proceed!" came the immediate response from the other side.

"Find a test animal and send it into the core area of the research station," Wu Heng ordered.

"Received! Executing immediately!"

Before long, a small reconnaissance team drove towards the research station.

After estimating the timing, Wu Heng once again used the Divine Presence, and his consciousness returned to the Skeleton left to guard.

Through the Skeleton's perspective, he saw a sled dog wearing a down jacket run in swiftly.

The sled dog barked cautiously at a few Skeletons, licked a couple of times on the Skeleton's leg bone, then turned around and ran out.

It seemed the sealing effect worked.

However, before the Skeletons could act, dense footsteps came from outside the door again.

A team in special protective gear, leading the same dog, entered once more.

The leading Captain surveyed the surroundings, finally fixating his gaze on the black dodecahedral container lying quietly on the ground. With a slight wave of his hand, two team members immediately lifted a heavy specialized metal box, intending to advance to retrieve it.

Clatter~!

The Skeleton controlled by Wu Heng suddenly gestured!

All surrounding Skeleton Warriors instantly mirrored the movement, drawing their bone knives half an inch from their waists, the sound of bone friction exceptionally piercing in the dead silent space.

The entire team's actions froze, with no further movement.

The Captain glanced at the Skeletons' actions around him, clearly understanding it as a warning.

He quickly reported in a low voice to the communicator.

After a brief communication, he commanded, "Mission change, retreat!"

Yet, as they attempted to leave, the Skeletons moved again, silently blocking the exit.

The team members gripped their weapons tightly in an instant of tension.

At this moment, the Skeleton controlled by Wu Heng slowly raised its bone finger, pointing to the empty metal box they carried.

The Captain frowned, "Leave the box! Everyone, retreat!"

The team members immediately placed the heavy metal box on the ground and swiftly exited the stifling space.

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