Chapter 1344: Chapter 688: Time Exile
Is it not enough to be controlled in life, and now not even death can be decided by oneself?
Sindās eyes gradually turned bloodshot, his body trembled violently, and countless lava-like cracks appeared on the surface of his skin.
Black energy flowed through each crack, and the edges of his body seemed to blur, as if it was about to split.
But the Purple Crystal Shackles he wore also began to glow, with layers of Rune Chains interwoven, seeming to restrain him.
"Delusional Shadow Syndrome, originally a mental disorder, would form multiple personalities. However, with his high evolution, it gradually evolved into a superpower-like ability," Anduin explained in a low voice, "allowing him to split into multiple sub-bodies."
Li Ming nodded.
Seemingly realizing he could do nothing, Sindās emotions gradually calmed down, then suddenly rushed forward, crashing with a dull thud against the metallic Prison Cage.
His head was squeezed between the bars, his eyes stretched long, leaving the electric arcs from the bars to scorch scars on his cheeks.
"You canāt watch me forever!" Sindās cheeks twisted as he snarled, yet grinned maniacally: "I donāt know when youāll start the experiment, but until you do, Iāll run towards death without hesitation!"
"Hahahaha..."
Though he couldnāt disgust the opponent through suicide, Li Mingās actions made him realize his own significance.
No matter how Li Ming achieved this, such a method was likely unique to him. How could someone like him possibly watch over him constantly?
If he were truly forced to monitor him incessantly, all the better.
Listening to Sindās piercing laughter, Anduin frowned, feeling a headache. People like Sind were the hardest to handle, fearing neither death nor madness.
When they previously captured him, they experienced it firsthand. After falling into the trap, this guy didnāt even defend himself, leaving Anduin and others like Perkins at a loss.
Li Mingās expression remained calm, undisturbed by Sindās frenzied appearance, silently switching the Controlled Objects.
With just a point of his finger, Anduinās expression changed slightly as he sensed a change in the time parameters.
The space around Sind gradually rippled. It wasnāt a spatial fluctuation but a deeper kind of anomaly.
Sind could feel the air becoming thick and honey-like, closing in from all sides, gradually engulfing him.
His floating black hair was the first to freeze, followed by his limbs, while the capillary network under his skin stayed in an inflamed state as if blood was still rushing through it.
"No, no..." Sind also sensed something was wrong and wanted to resist, but couldnāt do anything. Even the breath coming from his mouth solidified, with his tongue maintained in a curled, strained position.
It was as if he was encased in an invisible crystal layer, like a mosquito trapped in amber, unable to move.
"Is this... time exile?" Anduin looked shocked, examining it carefully, but then found something wrong.
Because Sindās eyes still showed intense emotional fluctuations.
"The mind isnāt frozen?" Anduin realized, drawing a sharp breath.
Exiling the body but not the mind, the time Prison Cage tightly trapped Sind. He could think, yet his anger was helpless against his immobilized body.
For someone as mad as Sind, this sense of powerlessness was undoubtedly the greatest torment.
Even for Anduin, just imagining it made his scalp tingle.
Why provoke such a person? Anduin looked at Sind with a gaze full of pity.
Li Mingās eyes swept over Sindās body. Naturally, this was Eternal Silence Starās precise manipulation, freezing the body without freezing the mind, which required certain skills.
"Iāll definitely cooperate!" Seeing Li Mingās gaze land on him, Kubra felt a chill run from the base of his spine to his head and hastily explained, "Iām not crazy, nor will I commit suicide. Iāll do whatever you ask."
Sindās miserable state was right before him, neither living nor dying. Such a sealed state, neither alive nor dead, was too painful.
Being a normal person, he had no desire to experience such a desolate feeling.
"Forget it, itās safer to seal them," Li Ming shook his head. He indeed had no time to watch these guys closely. If they really committed suicide one day, it would be quite disgusting.
Amid Kubraās repeated wailing, he too was sealed.
However, this time, even the mind was frozen. In a state of time stasis, even if countless years passed, it couldnāt be felt.
"Chairman, I didnāt expect Sind to be so deranged, and that he left a backup inside his body, able to make his genes collapse with a single thought," Anduin said apologetically.
Entering a state of genetic collapse voluntarily isnāt easy. The bodyās high degree of evolution resists such self-destruction.
It can only be achieved with the aid of other means, like gene editing at a microscopic level.
People with such technology are rare even across the Interstellar domain, with significant risks involved. Only a lunatic like Sind would do it.
"Donāt worry about it." Despite a slight hiccup, Li Ming didnāt mind. The Mechanical Body behind him took over the Prison Cage, ready to move it to a special storage area.
"Recently, Anatoli sent me a few āVoid Flow Golden Spots.ā They taste pretty good, want to try some?" Li Ming invited, not wanting to seem cold after others helped him, by just receiving stuff and sending them away.
Anduin naturally wouldnāt miss the chance to foster goodwill and followed, making small talk as they walked out of the shipyard.
Just as they stepped out the door, they ran into the hastily approaching Ulrich, who seemed about to report something but shut his mouth after glancing at Anduin.