Chapter 1871: Global Conference 3

Global conference countdown: 31 hours 59 minutes

Backup Energy Dungeon 02

The sky was like lead, and green lightning occasionally flashed through the heavy dust clouds.

Beneath the dim clouds, a white bone tower stood cold and rotting, like an emaciated giant, utterly still.

The air was thick with a foul stench, the ground sticky, and the black‑red bricks resembled scars of congealed flesh.

At a glance, the entire dungeon world seemed like a dying old man, struggling to swallow his last breath.

"Whoosh—whoosh"

The sound of dragging chains rang out suddenly, breaking the silence.

A hunchbacked white‑bone giant dragged its chains, coldly walking toward the tower.

The whole bone tower is a prison.

Inside the first‑level prison, three humans were held captive.

Their hair was disheveled, their bodies reeked, they curled in the prison corner—if you didn't look closely, you couldn't even tell whether they were male or female.

Looking closer, one sees a hand‑cut youth, a somewhat dim‑witted woman, and an elderly lady lying on the ground with a vacant stare.

Soon, with a creak the iron door was flung open with a bang, and a sharp scream pierced the air, instantly causing an uproar.

"Don't come over! Don't come over!!! Bone Demon Lord! I've told you everything! I've said all I know!!"

"I didn't steal food on purpose! Please don't take me away!!"

Unlike the unresponsive Tang Wan, like a corpse, in the corner the one‑handed Tang Tian clutched a mouse missing half its head, with mouse intestines still hanging from his mouth.

He looked in terror at the bone‑demon monster wielding chains, its legs as thick as hemp stalks, desperately pushing off the ground in a vain attempt to get farther away.

Yet being in the prison, his actions looked utterly ridiculous.

Seeing the bone demon still dragging its chains coldly toward him, Tang Tian let out a scream, unable to contain his fear any longer, even dropping the precious food in his hand.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

He burst into tears, actually kowtowing and wailing loudly.

The monsters are coming again!

No one knows better than him how terrifying these monsters' methods are!

Since being captured by these immensely powerful monsters, he has endured no fewer than ten rounds of interrogation and torture!

The kind of agony that even the soul is sliced apart, the despair of dying and reviving over and over—he never wants to experience it again!

"Lord! I've told you everything!! This time take my sister—she knows the most! She knows the most about Lin An! Ask her again, she'll surely remember something!!"

"Whoosh"

Hearing the chains drag to his feet, Tang Tian trembled as if mad, pointing at the motionless Tang Wan huddled in the corner.

At this moment, he seemed to regard selling Tang Wan as a lifeline, babbling pleas for mercy.

Let Tang Wan go! Let Tang Wan be tortured by these monsters! Even if just to escape once! Let his dear mother, let Tang Mother die instead!

He couldn't take it—he truly couldn't endure that torture any longer!

At the same time, hearing his own younger brother wish her dead as if she were an enemy, Tang Wan leaned against the wall, her gaze vacant and unmoving, just like a corpse with no reaction.

Only when hearing the name Lin An did her dim, lightless eyes twitch slightly, a flash of utter hatred crossing them.

From the day they were seized for interrogation, they knew why they were suffering this torment.

It was Lin An.

Lin An offended these monsters, and because they were related to him, they were seized for interrogation and turned into hostages.

Before them stood the military; behind them, these monsters.

Clearly Lin An is at fault, yet they must bear this pain!

However, contrary to Tang Tian's expectation—thinking he'd be dragged away for more torture—a metallic clang from the monster suddenly laughed:

"No, we don't need to ask anything further."

"I'll take you out to meet Lin An."

"He's strong now, but he's our enemy. Do you know… what you need to do when you see him?"

Slowly raising the chains, the fugitive bone demon stared coldly at the suddenly stunned Tang Tian.

It's hard to imagine that, if they hadn't confirmed this bunch of worthless wretches were truly Lin An's kin, he could never connect the worm groveling at his feet with Lin An.

"Very strong...!!"

Tang Tian gaped, his mouth open, somewhat dazed and at a loss as he heard those words.

They had been captured long ago; in his memory, back then Lin An's fame was rising, said to be strong, and he even occupied a school as his base.

But from the monsters' vague hints, he knew the bone demon before him was vastly stronger than a Second Level or even a Third Level—a super‑existential being!

The gods who could seize countless worlds and remake them as divine kingdoms—how could Lin An compare?!

But...

How could these monsters all rate him as strong? What level is that? What has that kid become now!!

He couldn't dwell on it further, nor could he think of anything else.

After prolonged torment, Tang Tian only knew this time he wasn't being seized for interrogation!

He eagerly licked his face, grinning obsequiously, hurriedly kneeling a few steps closer and nodding frantically;

"Great Bone Demon Lord! I know! I know what to do!"

"How dare that Lin An brat oppose you! He must be overestimating himself, unaware of heaven's height and earth's depth! A mere human like him should kneel and lick your feet before your god‑like great race!"

"Are you going to subdue him!? Or is he doing well enough that you need him to work for you!!"

As he spoke, a flash of strong jealousy crossed Tang Tian's eyes, but he dared not show it too deeply and hurriedly continued:

"Rest assured! That Lin An brat would do anything to win my sister back then! If I hadn't looked down on him, he'd already be my brother‑in‑law! He's got to fawn over me!"

"Sir! Once we get out, we will surely persuade him! We will surely let him know your greatness! Let him turn from darkness to light, let him know how glorious it is to become your servant!"

"The more he spoke, the more excited he became; Tang Tian desperately expressed his loyalty, willing to do anything as long as they could get out!"

"Although deep down he had already realized that Lin An seemingly did not care about them as much as he had imagined."

"But.. but who knows if it's just because they haven't met!? Perhaps Lin An has been searching for them outside all along, but just couldn't find them!"

"If they truly aren't important to Lin An, then there's no need for these monsters to have captured them!"

"That must be it! That must be it!"

"After long imprisonment, his mind was somewhat muddled; at this moment, Tang Tian completely failed to notice a flash of absurd mockery in the eyes of the bone demon before him."

"Since they inadvertently learned from the Alien Species of the existence of Tang Wan's family, they had long since conducted various tests to see whether Lin An cared about this bunch of trash."

"The answer is obvious."

"But it doesn't matter; even using this bunch of trash to threaten Lin An a little is good."

"\"Very good. \""

"\"But you'd better pray that Lin An really cares about you. Otherwise, you should be clear about your fate. \""

"As the voice fell, Tang Wan, who had been motionless leaning against the wall, suddenly moved her eyeball."