After being contained by the Glory Association, the 【Otherworldly Visitor】 underwent years of physical testing, mental probing, and even cruel experiments. They decoded his language system, which was vastly different from the local tongue but could be quickly deciphered and learned.
His descriptions of his world revealed one without supernatural elements, with a technology tree and development trajectory similar to this world, yet featuring major divergences.
Ultimately, they concluded that the 【Otherworldly Visitor】 truly originated from an Otherworld with similar physical rules but a completely different historical trajectory—one free of supernatural contamination and relatively rich in resources!
Tang Zhuhe set down the report and looked up at the screen.
The shadow's voice rang out at the perfect moment, carrying a hint of irrepressible fanaticism. "A resource-rich Otherworld without supernatural elements... Ms. Tang, you should understand what this means."
"If we can find a stable way to that world, we can abandon this crumbling, supernatural-infested world and migrate everyone to a brand-new world full of hope to start over!"
Tang Zhuhe nodded slowly, her tone betraying neither joy nor anger. "I see. So that's why you've been hunting down transcendents and supernatural creatures with spatial abilities at any cost for the past seven years."
The shadow admitted, "Indeed! Crossing world barriers inevitably involves the deepest laws of space."
"Though our current technology cannot yet stably extract, store, transfer, or fuse spatial sources, since science has hit a wall for now, we can use supernatural methods."
He paused. "I cannot reveal certain core secrets. Regardless, through a specific method, we 'smelted' all the spatial ability users we captured over the years. Ultimately, we obtained something we call the 「Key」."
"The form of this 「Key」 is unique; it is not a physical object but rather like a 'line' existing between illusion and reality—a conceptual symbol of certain spatial rules. It can easily trigger and manipulate space, but it's extremely unstable and difficult to control."
Tang Zhuhe interjected, "So, you wanted to use this uncontrollable 「Key」 to force open the door to the Otherworld?"
Shadow: "Yes, it is the hope of all humanity!"
He was lying.
The containment report for the transmigrator had been edited.
Their goal wasn't nearly so noble.
The Otherworld described by the transmigrator had no supernatural elements or transcendents, and its technology wasn't out of reach.
Once they arrived, they could easily use their supernatural powers and technological knowledge to reign as kings and become the masters of the new world!
They never intended to save humanity; monopolizing all the benefits was their sole aim.
Naturally, these true intentions could not be shown to Tang Zhuhe in the slightest.
The shadow continued, "Unfortunately, the plan hit a snag. Over six months ago, an accident occurred in our core lab, and that key transmigrator escaped in the chaos. Not long ago, that vital 「Key」 was also lost."
Hearing this, Tang Zhuhe finally couldn't help but let out a mocking chuckle.
She had now fully pieced together the timeline:
Seven years ago, they discovered and captured the transmigrator;
To reach the Otherworld, they began hunting down spatial ability users to be "smelted";
Over six months ago, the transmigrator escaped, causing a major disruption to the plan;
Recently, the 「Key」 produced from the smelting went missing;
For some reason, the 「Key」 ended up near Amber City and vanished again during the armored transport crash on the night of the battle between the Clown and the Director;
This drew headquarters, the Glory Association, and other factions to Amber City;
This was also how Director Tang learned of the "Otherworld" and intervened.
The shadow ignored her mockery, his voice coming through the device again. "After the leak at the core lab, four experimental subjects remained at large. We've yet to recover them."
"To lure them out, we released a large amount of carefully designed false information."
"During the pursuit, a clue led to Qingshan Sanatorium; one subject was confirmed to have entered."
"Two groups of our field staff sent to Amber City vanished. The first died in the city in a gruesome manner; the second was wiped out near Amber City while pursuing the subject codenamed 「Emotion Manipulator」. Their deaths were extremely brutal, as if motivated by revenge."
"Based on behavioral analysis and data comparison, there's a high probability that one subject has been hiding in Amber City long-term. After all, this area has the loosest management, making it the easiest place to hide. And that hidden subject is likely the 【Otherworldly Visitor】."
Tang Zhuhe raised an eyebrow. "Oh? How can you be sure it was the 【Otherworldly Visitor】 and not the other three subjects or your other enemies?"
The shadow chuckled. "Enemies? Director Tang, for us, to cut the grass is to pull up the roots. What enemies could be left? They don't exist. The only possibility is those escaped subjects!"
"We know the abilities, behavioral patterns, and even the mental weaknesses of the other three escaped subjects inside and out; they are practically transparent to us. Only this 【Otherworldly Visitor】 is a complete exception."
Tang Zhuhe leaned forward slightly, showing a hint of interest. "In seven years, you haven't even figured out the 【Otherworldly Visitor】's true nature?"
The shadow explained, "No, you misunderstand. During the seven years of containment and research, the 【Otherworldly Visitor】 showed no supernatural abilities. Every test indicated he was a pure, ordinary human."
"However, he is a transmigrator from an Otherworld. No one can guarantee that once he left the isolated environment of the lab, he wouldn't undergo some unpredictable, strange changes upon contact with this world's rules or energy."
"As it turns out, our fears were not unfounded."
"After he escaped, we tried tracking him multiple times using flesh samples he left behind, but all failed. It was as if he had vanished from this world entirely."
"And last night's entrapment plan further proved he has undergone some unknown, shocking transformation. Otherwise, even a 「Diviner」 would not have failed to catch any trace of him!"
As he spoke, the shadow felt a stifling sense of frustration and failure.
Years of planning, immense effort, and massive resources, only for major flaws to appear just as results were near.
The transmigrator was gone, the 「Key」 was lost, and the secret of the Otherworld was practically public knowledge.
Worst of all, Tang Zhuhe knew about it.
The more the shadow thought, the more his head throbbed; he seriously suspected a mole within the organization.
The Glory Association and Lab 0 had been compromised by Ms. Tang to the point of being like sieves in a short time, nearly turned inside out.
Fortunately, Ms. Tang could not obtain the most top-secret information through forceful means.
Tang Zhuhe wasn't in a pleasant mood either. She had personally invaded the Glory Association and Lab 0 systems to find the source of the Otherworld intel, but had failed.
The other organization had a very powerful Curse Master. Anyone who knew the secrets and even thought about leaking them, whether intentionally or not, would be cursed to death instantly.
They were like the great elite families of the past—they'd rather take their secrets to the grave than give them away for free.
Since she couldn't get the intel directly, she eventually forced the Glory Association to compromise. They proposed a cooperation: in exchange for the source of all 'Otherworld' intel, they asked for her help in drawing out the mole and that mysterious transmigrator.
Doing charity in Amber City and teaming up with the Investigation Bureau to attack Qingshan Sanatorium were just public covers to attract attention. Of course, catching the Director along the way would be a nice bonus. The charity event was also a standard white-washing procedure.
The real bait was the highest supervisor of Lab 0, Su Yuanhe. Every experimental subject hated him to the bone, and since he rarely left the lab, they figured any subject who held a grudge wouldn't miss the chance.
Tang Zhuhe's tone turned cold. "After all that trouble and suffering losses for nothing, do you have any more 'brilliant' plans?"
The shadow said, "We originally had a backup plan, but it seems we can cancel it now. The data feedback from last night shows the target not only has spatial abilities but also peak concealment. He's meticulous to the extreme, leaving no trace to track. He didn't even say a word while slaying his enemy. Our backup capture plan is useless against such a person."
Tang Zhuhe sneered. "So, you're planning to give up?"
"Of course not!" the shadow denied immediately, his voice firm.
"That transmigrator is a living coordinate for locating the Otherworld! In comparison, the 「Key」 is less important. We can find a way to remake the 「Key」, but if we lose a unique coordinate, we might never find it again!"
"However, based on past records, that transmigrator is quite violent and vengeful. As long as his hatred for us doesn't fade, we can design similar entrapment plans again. It's just that next time, we must send a more powerful and elite team."
At this point, the shadow tested, "Actually, Ms. Tang, if you had acted personally last night, he surely wouldn't have escaped despite his powerful concealment, given your strength."
Tang Zhuhe broke into an ominously kind smile. "Sure, that's no problem. As long as you're willing to replace me in guarding the entrance to the Mysterious Garden so I can pull back most of my power, I'll personally go out and catch the transmigrator."
The shadow fell silent, then gave a forced laugh. "Ahem, Director Tang, you joke. The Mysterious Garden is too important; we can't just swap positions. Let's take it slow, take it slow..."
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