Indeed, upon careful recollection, besides the smell of the drug, Niu Jieshi also caught a hint of sweet fragrance at that time.

That's why he had advised Shi Shi to take a deep inhale of the smoke...

And since the other party already knew about his supernatural nature, the components of this drug... were most likely specifically designed to suppress him.

Thinking of this, Niu Jieshi's heart began to sink uncontrollably.

"Why don't you try and see how much strength you have left now?"

The guard's smile carried a hint of provocation, seemingly trying to deliberately anger him.

Niu Jieshi didn't want to believe it, but he still took a deep breath, trying to activate the supernatural power within him.

However, to his shock, he found that the familiar sensation of power had disappeared.

His body felt as though a huge stone had been placed inside, heavy and cold, and the supernatural power couldn't be summoned no matter what.

In other words, Niu Jieshi now could only count as a reasonably fit ordinary adult male...

The expression on his face instantly became extremely grave, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

This discovery was no less than a bolt from the blue for him.

In his world, losing the supernatural power was equivalent to losing everything.

What worried him more now was whether Jiang Xiao and Shi Shi had also fallen victim to the same thing.

If Jiang Xiao and Shi Shi were also ruined, would Wang Dayong above realize that something was wrong and come to save the three of them?

No...

The people here must also already know about Wang Dayong's supernatural origin, and they might have already devised a way to deal with him.

Or, in the worst-case scenario, Wang Dayong had already been captured just like him...

The guards, seeing Niu Jieshi's reaction, became more certain of their speculation and exchanged a smug glance.

"It seems you understand now."

The guard's tone carried a hint of unmistakable relaxation.

"That's right, you're nothing more than a reasonably fit ordinary adult male now, and your little tricks are useless here."

Niu Jieshi gritted his teeth, unwilling to give in so easily.

He attempted to stand up but found his legs unusually heavy, as if bound by invisible chains.

But Niu Jieshi still refused to give up; he wanted to see for himself what had robbed him of his power.

The guards looked at Niu Jieshi struggling, and couldn't help but burst into laughter, their laughter devoid of any sympathy, only coldness and ridicule.

"Don't waste your time trying."

One of the guards said, taking out a small metal box from his pocket, its surface etched with intricate patterns, glowing faintly with a blue light.

"This little gadget is specifically designed for you supernaturals. All it takes is mixing what's inside with the mist you're inhaling, and you won't be able to use those special abilities for a week."

What is this?

A project!

Or possibly some kind of supernatural device?

But it's more likely to be a project, as supernatural effects are naturally inclined towards the supernatural, and there probably wouldn't be a device that directly strips a supernatural's power.

As an old supernatural, Niu Jieshi was naturally familiar with the strategies of the old acquaintance, the Weird Research Institute.

He just didn't expect such a powerful project to exist within a hospital's isolation unit!

"My friend and his daughter..."

Niu Jieshi's words were cut off by the two guards.

"Oh, those two supernaturals? They're probably facing the same fate as you right now, perhaps even undergoing harsh interrogation~"

The two guards exchanged a lewd smile as they spoke.

"Heh, if I remember correctly, there seems to be someone important in our isolation unit who's into young girls, right?"

"Hahaha, I have to say, that tender little girl is really tender, all fresh and delicate."

"Tsk, too bad she's a supernatural..."

"What do you know? Supernaturals are exciting! I reckon that important figure could ruin that little girl."

"Beasts! What do you want to do?"

Niu Jieshi's voice was hoarse, his body tottering.

But in the eyes of the guards, he was just striving to maintain his last shred of dignity.

"Simple, we need your power. You could say... the higher-ups have instructed that your kind of supernatural power is nearly inexhaustible, making it an excellent material for a perpetual motion machine!"

Perpetual motion machine?!

Niu Jieshi's face darkened instantly.

This term sounded even more ridiculous than being tirelessly exploited like cattle and horses!

Being compared to cattle and horses is just capitalists not treating people as people, but the term "perpetual motion machine" doesn't even regard Niu Jieshi as a carbon-based life form.

It seemed the self-sufficiency phenomena that the short-haired woman showed them today in the isolation unit must be fake.

At the very least, there's a supernatural being exploited as a "perpetual motion machine" here.

But so what?

After understanding their motives, Niu Jieshi instead felt calm.

Just earlier, he feared that the people here held a deep-seated hatred toward supernaturals, wishing for their utter annihilation.

Now it's not a problem.

Just making him a laborer, that's all, a bit of exhaustion is manageable.

As for their words about someone here wanting to lay a hand on young girls like Shi Shi...

"Hehe~"

Niu Jieshi let out a cold chuckle.

If it was only Shi Shi, she might indeed be at the mercy of that beast.

But don't forget, she's in the same room as Jiang Xiao tonight.

.....

Jiang Xiao and Shi Shi were tied in the same room; after delivering them, the guards left, allowing the two to examine their surroundings at leisure.

Unlike the prison-like decor of Niu Jieshi's cell.

The room before them was filled with an air of ambiguity and desire.

The decor dominated by red and black, the red curtains softly swaying, the black sofa appearing silent yet alluring.

Several black-framed paintings hung on the red walls, depicting highly explicit and extremely bizarre scenes.

There were multi-person races and props races, even high-dimensional interspecies battles.

In the center of the room, there was an enormous, luxurious bed scattered with some unwashed props.

Jiang Xiao and Shi Shi, engrossed, discussed whether the owner of this room might have some deep psychological issues.

The only commonality being the female characters in these scenes seemed quite young.

"Hahahaha~"

Amid a burst of laughter, a pot-bellied middle-aged man stepped into the room.

Behind him was none other than the cool short-haired woman who initially showed Jiang Xiao and his group around the isolation unit.

Only this time...

The cold aura she previously exuded was completely gone, clad only...

Not even "clad," rather "draped" in a thin veil.

How thin? you ask.

Let's say, wearing it and taking it off would look about the same anyway, as it didn't cover any places it should've covered.

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