Kouya Toyo stood protectively behind his sister, a fierce determination igniting in his eyes. "Shen Zhao Yi, what exactly do you want?"
"What do I want?" Shen Zhao Yi chuckled lightly. "Of course, I want to complete my experiment. You two siblings are the perfect specimens."
With a snap of her fingers, a group of heavily armed guards rushed in, surrounding the brother and sister.
"Now," Shen Zhao Yi's voice turned icy, "let's play a game."
She pointed to a massive Arena not far away. "Kouya Toyo, if you can defeat my new creation there, I will let you both go."
Kouya Toyo clenched his teeth. "And if I lose?"
A glimmer of cruelty flashed in Shen Zhao Yi's eyes. "Then your sister will become the next test subject."
Kouya Toyo felt the world spin around him. He looked at his sister, whose battered face was etched with fear and despair.
"Fine," Kouya Toyo took a deep breath. "I accept."
Shen Zhao Yi nodded in satisfaction. "Very well. Let’s begin."
With another snap of her fingers, the iron cage in the Arena slowly rose.
A massive figure emerged from the shadows—a Wolf-Type Cyborg, its body covered in metallic parts, with bloodthirsty red eyes gleaming.
Kouya Toyo was chained to the Arena, facing this terrifying opponent. He could sense that this would be a fight to the death.
Just then, Shen Zhao Yi spoke up again. "Wait, let's raise the stakes."
She pulled out an old nightgown embroidered with wisteria from her pocket. "This is your sister's nightgown from when she was little. If you win, it will be yours."
Kouya Toyo's pupils constricted sharply. That nightgown was a birthday gift he had given to his sister.
"Let’s begin," Shen Zhao Yi's voice was cold and merciless.
The Wolf-Type Cyborg roared and lunged at Kouya Toyo. The bloody battle commenced.
In the audience, Zhou Shenyong silently watched the brutal fight unfold.
He held a vial of DNA Sample in his hand, which he had secretly extracted from Kouya Toyo.
"I'm sorry," Zhou Shenyong whispered in his heart, "I have no choice but to do this to find her."
He quietly mixed the sample into the Board Blood Sample Bank. Perhaps this would be the key to unraveling all the mysteries.
On the Arena, Kouya Toyo was covered in blood, yet the fire in his eyes remained unextinguished.
Kouya Toyo gasped for breath, bloodied and battered. The iron chains on the Arena dug deeply into his flesh, each breath felt like a knife cutting through him.
The Wolf-Type Cyborg roared and charged again, its claws slicing through the air. Kouya Toyo barely managed to dodge but was still slashed across the chest. Blood dripped down along his metallicized bones.
"What’s wrong, my good dog?" Shen Zhao Yi's voice came from the audience, laced with mockery. "Aren't you supposed to be tough?"
Kouya Toyo gritted his teeth, unwilling to give her any response. His gaze crossed the Arena and landed on his sister, Xiaoyu. Her scarred face was filled with fear and worry.
"Brother..." Xiaoyu's lips moved slightly as she silently called out.
Kouya Toyo felt a pang of heartache. How he wished he could rush over and hold his sister, telling her that everything would be alright. But the reality was that they were both trapped in this bloody game.
The Wolf-Type Cyborg lunged again. This time, Kouya Toyo did not evade. He charged forward to meet the claws, his bones instantly undergoing Metallicization. The sharp sound of metal clashing echoed throughout the Arena.
"Interesting," Shen Zhao Yi said, gently stroking the old nightgown embroidered with wisteria in her hands, a glimmer of excitement flashing in her eyes. "It seems you have some skills after all."
Kouya Toyo ignored her provocation. He focused entirely on battling the Wolf-Type Cyborg, each attack landing precisely on its weak points.
"Xiaoyu..." Kouya Toyo called out his sister's name in his heart. "Wait for me, I will definitely rescue you."
Suddenly, the Wolf-Type Cyborg's movements became even more frenzied. Its eyes turned blood-red, exuding a strange aura.
"Oh? It seems the drug is starting to take effect," Shen Zhao Yi chuckled. "Kouya Toyo, how long do you think you can hold on?"
Kouya Toyo felt a surge of fear. He could sense his opponent's strength rapidly increasing while he himself was reaching his limit.
"No... I can't lose," Kouya Toyo roared in his heart. "I must survive, for Xiaoyu..."
At that moment, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind: "Kouya Toyo, do you want to live?"
Kouya Toyo was taken aback. This voice... was it Zhou Shenyong?
"If you want to live, do as I say," Zhou Shenyong's voice continued. "There is a chip at the back of your neck; it is the key to controlling you. Use your metallic bones to dig it out..."
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