Chapter 481: The Test Begins

Ye Bai, who had originally been assigned patrol duties, was urgently called to a halt.

This mission would instead be carried out by Zi Shu and Lady Bat, both of whom excelled at Space Transfer.

The six Big Dipper Soul Weapons on Ye Bai would also be handed over to Zi Shu and Lady Bat.

This time, Ye Bai was named the leader of the Deep Sea Hunting Project team.

The team members were designated by Ye Bai.

However, considering the risk of deformity upon contact with Deep Ones, Ye Bai only summoned Paper Puppet and Lan Fa.

Paper Puppet could split off Clones to transform into laboratory researchers, and because Paper Puppet sealed a divine corpse, it was not easily deformed by Cthulhu-style demons.

As for Lan Fa, her Sin Mirror Woman came with a replication ability; even if Lan Fa's replica underwent deformity, it would not matter, as it would be discarded immediately.

Another person was Yun Luo, who was now considered Ye Bai's junior martial uncle.

Ye Bai wanted to study whether Yun Luo's crow's mouth could immunize against the deformity effects of Cthulhu-style demons.

The third person was the renowned Eternal Diva—Miss Zhang Tian'an.

Ever since she revived from death, she had become the assistant to Grandmaster Su Qingxian, helping her conduct experiments.

At the same time, her singing voice could influence mental Sanity Value.

After the three were in position, Ye Bai suddenly discovered that his Beast Taming Space was shaking slightly.

A Wuqu Peacock Fan, flashing with dazzling light and as gorgeous as a peacock, emerged from the Beast Taming Space.

It turned into a beam of white light and submerged into Yun Luo's sea of consciousness.

Not long after, a proud peacock suddenly appeared in mid-air.

Its entire body was covered in gorgeous feathers, its tail feathers fanned out, and a glimmer of golden light flickered upon them.

The peacock landed on Yun Luo, forming a suit of armor.

The tail feather portion became an iron fan.

Yellow Dragon Marshal flashed into the Laboratory; the awakening of the Wuqu Peacock Fan just now had been sensed by Yellow Dragon Marshal.

Thus, he teleported into the Laboratory.

Looking at the successfully awakened peacock Vessel Soul, he was extremely happy at this moment.

"Luck, this is luck! I originally thought the Wuqu Peacock Fan would be the hardest to awaken, yet it is actually the second Soul Weapon to awaken on its own."

"Ye Bai, hand the remaining five Big Dipper Soul Weapons to me; I will have Zi Shu and Lady Bat see if there are any suitable contractors during their patrol mission."

Five balls of light emerged from Ye Bai's Beast Taming Space, and Yellow Dragon Marshal used a Sleeve Universe to stuff the five balls of light into his sleeves.

Immediately following that, he flashed and disappeared from here.

"Congratulations, Junior Martial Uncle, you have become one of the Big Dipper, on par with the Pillars of the Nation."

"From now on, we uncle and nephew shall help each other."

Ye Bai greeted Yun Luo.

Yun Luo nodded with a smile; after some tempering, Yun Luo seemed to be not so timid anymore.

"Let me tell everyone about this mission."

"Not long ago, I went to Yandong Province to inspect, and the Hundred-Transformation Star Lord of Sakura Country had impersonated the president of the Yandong Province Beast Tamer Union for a full year."

"His identity was exposed by me, and at this time, Peng City reported that an Abyss Gate had appeared on the sea surface seven hundred miles away from them."

"I took a few people to go and investigate."

"As a result, I saw Cthulhu-style demons there."

"Cthulhu-style demons are also called Cthulhu demons, coming from another higher plane."

"They can influence people's minds and deform them."

"And the one invading this time is the God of the Deep, the Sleeping God, the Lord of R'lyeh, Cthulhu."

"I summoned the Dankalabi Demon God and learned from its mouth that Cthulhu-style demons have not only invaded Blue Star but have also invaded Hell."

"Now, one layer of Hell has already been occupied by Cthulhu-style demons."

"Moreover, I have asked Dankalabi, and currently, there is no known weakness for Cthulhu-style demons."

"Therefore, the purpose of us establishing this Laboratory is to find the weaknesses of Cthulhu-style demons."

"Just like the Bureau before, we also need to suppress and contain Cthulhu-style demons."

Ye Bai said a long string of words, and Yun Luo, Lan Fa, and Tian'an had no questions.

"However, I want to emphasize one point to you all: even if Deep Ones look like fish-men, do not underestimate them."

"They can attack your mind, forcing you to perform a Sanity Value check every hour."

"If you fail, you will be gradually deformed and grow disgusting tentacles."

After hearing this, the three of them all felt a bit awkward.

"So, everyone must put on their protective suits in a moment."

"Secondly, do not be overly greedy; we are to test and study the Cthulhu-style demons, and at the same time, test whether ghosts can restrain Cthulhu-style demons."

"This time, I plan to experiment with the Weeping Angel to see if this angel can twist the head of a Cthulhu-style demon straight off."

The Weeping Angel statue must be watched at all times; every time one blinks, the Weeping Angel statue will move one step closer.

Once it gets close to the Cthulhu-style demon, it will reach out its sharp hands and snap the Cthulhu-style demon's neck.

"Come, Paper Puppet, summon your paper dolls."

"Junior Martial Uncle, you are responsible for casting Lucky Curse on us and keeping a close eye on the experimental data."

"Lan Fa, create Clones and have the Sin Mirror Woman keep an eye on the mental state of the Clones at all times; once a problem is discovered, discard that Clone immediately."

"As for you, Eternal Diva Zhang Tian'an, we only need your presence."

"We need your singing to dispel the Sanity Value loss; this is the way to prevent us from deforming and mutating."

Tian'an nodded; to tell the truth, she was naturally happy to just sing without having to stare at these heinous Cthulhu-style demons.

Ye Bai took the frozen Deep One out of the System Space and stuffed it into the glass display case.

This glass display case used the most advanced bulletproof technology; even if an elephant were to Impact it, it would still meet its doom.

"I will send out the Hell Nether Wolf to burn away the ice freezing the Deep One."

"You all recover as quickly as possible, and remember not to look directly into the eyes of the Deep One."

After Ye Bai gave these instructions, he summoned the Nether Hell Wolf.

The Black Flame erupting from its body turned the ice into water.

The Deep One that had been frozen in the ice fully recovered.

Just then, the quick-witted Ye Bai pressed the partition button.

The ten Deep Ones that had recovered were all locked inside the glass display case.

Each Deep One had a room of less than twenty square meters.

"Come on, let's try light-type skills first."

"After all, this guy is called a Cthulhu-style demon; it might be like other demons and fear light-type skills."

Ye Bai issued orders to everyone.

The ten Deep Ones that had melted from the ice this time were of medium build.

Seeing themselves trapped in the glass display case, their originally pale eyes instantly became bloodshot.

"Roar, roar, roar."

The Deep Ones let out cries and slapped against the glass display case.

"Alright, this time is just to have everyone test what Cthulhu-style demons fear."

"Go, Sunflower Fairy, use Holy Light Shine."

Every corner of the glass display case was illuminated by the light.

The dead-fish eyes of the Deep One looked at Ye Bai, and the tentacles on its body began to shake violently.

"It seems that light-attribute skills don't have much effect on Cthulhu-style demons for now."

"Shall we try something else?"

Lan Fa suggested.

"No, just use Holy Light Shine; I want to see if this guy is just faking it."

As the Deep Ones were irradiated by the strong light, the yin energy within their bodies began to emerge at an extremely fast speed.

When the yin energy was almost exhausted, a familiar burning sensation landed on their arms, scalding small blisters onto them.

"See, light-attribute skills are still effective against these foreign demons."

Ye Bai said with a smile.

"Alright, stop the experiment."

"Let's switch to something else."

Upon hearing Ye Bai's words, the Deep Ones inside the glass display case suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

They had almost been wiped out by the strong light just now, nearly seeing their ancestors.

The arms with blisters were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This was the recovery ability of a Cthulhu-style demon.

"Phew, this recovery ability is so perverted."

"I actually want to study the cells of a Cthulhu-style demon."

Lan Fa added.

"Brother, you can't handle the cells of a Cthulhu-style demon."

"Once you get too close, you will be affected by deformity."

"By the time that happens, even a Great Luo Immortal would be unable to save you."

"Unless you find a higher-level Cthulhu-style demon."

Next, Ye Bai tested several more types of potions, but none of them caused any substantial damage to the Deep Ones.

"Then next, let's test the power of electric current."

Upon seeing the crackling electric current, these Deep Ones clearly showed expressions of terror.

As Ye Bai pressed the button, all the Deep Ones present were dancing on the spot.

They looked extremely comical, but the feeling of bursts of electric current surging into their bodies was not pleasant.

The heads of the Deep Ones grew larger and larger, and after a short while, they exploded with a bang.

With just one wave of electric-type attacks, five Deep Ones were finished off.

"It seems that electric-type skills do have a certain effect on the Deep Ones."

"It's just that setting up large-scale Discharge devices is a bit wasteful given our current strength in Yan Country."

"But if the Deep Ones cannot be killed in one blow, they might summon an Abyss Gate, and then more Cthulhu-style demons will flood in here."

Ye Bai assessed.

"Everyone, don't just stand there; tell me the ways to break the deadlock that you have thought of."

"Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang; by pooling our wisdom, we will surely be able to solve the current crisis."

At this moment, Zhang Tian'an walked out.

"Ye Bai, do you want to let me try too? My Eternal Diva title is not for show."

"As long as I sing, I can form an audio barrier."

"This kind of barrier can resist the Sanity Value judgment of Cthulhu-style demons."

Ye Bai also wanted to test Zhang Tian'an's level.

Zhang Tian'an was seen summoning an ancient zither from his Beast Taming Space.

There was a pair of large eyes on the ancient zither.

Delicate, slender fingers plucked the ancient zither, emitting a beautiful sound.

Listening to the sound, the Cthulhu demons gradually closed their eyes; they seemed to have fallen into an eternal slumber.

Wisps of black Qi drifted out from their bodies, and gradually, the Cthulhu demons turned into white skeletons.

"Impressive, I didn't expect your ability to be able to affect Cthulhu demons."

Ye Bai said, praising her.

After this batch of Deep Ones was disposed of, a second batch of Deep Ones was placed into the glass display case.

However, this time, along with the Deep Ones, a Weeping Angel statue was also placed inside.

The Deep Ones only felt the emotions of this statue, and it was staring at the statue without blinking.

As a result, in the blink of an eye, the baring-fanged and brandishing-clawed statue appeared in front of the Deep Ones.

They stretched out their steel-like hands and directly plucked off the heads of the Deep Ones.

Fresh blood smeared the body of the Weeping Angel statue.

"It's useful, the anomalies are indeed useful."

"If we could stuff the Weeping Angel statue into the lair of the Deep Ones, I wonder how many Deep Ones would perish because of it."

In the time that followed, Ye Bai tested various anomalies.

For example, the acid-spitting trumpets; the acid they sprayed from their mouths would corrode the scales of the Deep Ones, causing the Deep Ones to be in extreme pain.

For example, the Meidusha statue; the moment this statue opened its eyes, it would turn a Deep One into a stone statue.

After Ye Bai's testing, the Deep Ones that turned into stone statues would lose their ability to mutate.

Ye Bai recorded the data one by one into his laptop.

"We have to think of a way; are there any suitable anomalies here?"

"After all, these anomalies aren't common to begin with."

Ye Bai simply summoned Wuzhiqi and told him what had happened.

"You're saying these are Cthulhu demons from another plane?"

"Aren't you thinking of them as too powerful?"

Wuzhiqi looked the Cthulhu demons up and down; he could feel that the attack power of these Cthulhu demons had dropped significantly.

"We can't afford to gamble; Cthulhu demons might mutate living creatures."

"If you have any brilliant ideas, you can tell me."

"Actually, I have already memorized the Soul frequency of these Cthulhu demons."

"If these Cthulhu demons establish a God Kingdom in the deep sea, I can sense the God Kingdom when I am within three thousand nautical miles."

"However, I do not suggest that you go directly to the God Kingdom."

"After all, that is Cthulhu's lair; there's no telling what kind of surveillance methods they have."

"The risk for us is too great."

Upon hearing Wuzhiqi's words, Ye Bai's eyes lit up.

"You can sense the location of the God Kingdom?"

"This ability of yours is very useful."

Ye Bai's idea was to hand Wuzhiqi over to the Pillar of the Nation or the Marshal of the Yan Country, and let them take action personally to resolve the Deep Ones.

"The experiments are mostly done for now, and we know some of the weaknesses of the Deep Ones."

"But there is a very critical point that everyone has overlooked, which is that Deep Ones usually live on the seabed and rarely walk on land."

"So we must fill the glass display case with water to simulate the deep-sea environment."

"Otherwise, after we've worked so hard to research so many plans, we'll find we can't use them once we're on the battlefield."

"Wouldn't that make us a laughingstock?"

Ye Bai said to the three of them.

"Ye Bai, what you say makes sense; it seems we must conduct an experiment in the water."

"Why don't we take the Deep Diver to the ocean in Peng City?"

"We can take this opportunity to test the impact of the deep sea on the Deep Ones."

"At the same time, we can also take this opportunity to lure out other Deep Ones."

Lan Fa suggested.

But Ye Bai shook his head: "It's useless; Deep Ones are selfish individuals. If they encounter a companion in trouble, they would even want to step on them a couple of times."

(End of this chapter)