Kouya Toyo hesitated for a moment. Could this be a trap? But he had no other choice.
Taking advantage of the moment when the Wolf-Type Cyborg was pushed back, Kouya Toyo reached for the back of his neck. His fingertips transformed into sharp metal, digging deep into his flesh.
The intense pain nearly made him faint. But he gritted his teeth and continued to dig. Finally, he felt his fingertips touch something hard.
"Now!" Kouya Toyo yanked sharply, pulling the chip out.
In an instant, he felt an unprecedented surge of power coursing through his body. His eyes turned a metallic silver, and his bones radiated a dazzling light.
"How... how is this possible?" Shen Zhao Yi exclaimed. "How can he lift the restrictions by himself?"
Kouya Toyo ignored her astonishment. He turned towards the Wolf-Type Cyborg, a flicker of pity in his eyes.
"I'm sorry," he whispered, "but I have to survive."
In the next second, Kouya Toyo transformed into a streak of silver light, instantly piercing through the body of the Wolf-Type Cyborg.
When he came to a stop, his opponent lay motionless on the ground.
The arena fell silent. Everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events.
"I win," Kouya Toyo said coldly as he turned to Shen Zhao Yi. "Now, fulfill your promise. Let us go."
A flicker of panic crossed Shen Zhao Yi's face, but she quickly regained her composure. She slowly stood up and began to clap.
"Brilliant, truly brilliant," she said with a smile. "Just as I expected from my finest creation."
Kouya Toyo looked at her warily. "What exactly do you want to say?"
"What I want to say is..." Shen Zhao Yi's smile suddenly turned sinister. "The game has just begun!"
She slammed down on the remote control in her hand. In an instant, the entire Arena began to shake violently. The ground cracked open, revealing a deep, dark abyss below.
"Kouya Toyo," Shen Zhao Yi's voice echoed amidst the chaos, "let's see how long you can survive in hell!"
Kouya Toyo felt the ground give way beneath him, and he plunged into the darkness. He desperately reached out, trying to grab onto something, but only grasped at emptiness.
"Xiao Yu!" he shouted in despair.
All that responded to him was the endless darkness and Shen Zhao Yi's maniacal laughter.
Kouya Toyo had no idea how long he was falling. When he finally came to a stop, he found himself lying on a cold, damp surface.
Surrounded by pitch blackness, he could only hear the faint sound of dripping water in the distance. The air was thick with the stench of decay and mold.
"Where is this..." Kouya Toyo struggled to stand up, trying to adjust to the darkness.
Suddenly, a piercing electric crackle filled the air. A dim light flickered on, illuminating a small area around him.
Kouya Toyo could see his surroundings clearly now. It was a vast underground space filled with dilapidated machines and rusted iron cages.
Vines of unknown origin crawled along the walls, emitting an eerie glow.
"Welcome to the Underground Poison Marsh," Shen Zhao Yi's voice came from a hidden speaker. "This is the lowest level of Neon City’s purgatory, and it will be your new home."
Kouya Toyo clenched his fists. "Shen Zhao Yi, you lunatic! Let me out!"
"Let you out?" Shen Zhao Yi chuckled lightly. "Don't be in such a hurry; the game has just begun. If you can walk out of here alive, I'll let you and your sister go."
"You—"
"Shh," Shen Zhao Yi interrupted him. "Listen, someone is coming."
Heavy footsteps echoed from a distance. Kouya Toyo warily turned towards the source of the sound.
"Good luck, my dear experiment," Shen Zhao Yi's voice faded away.
Kouya Toyo took a deep breath as his bones began to undergo Metallicization.
Meanwhile, on the ground, Xiao Yu was trapped in a transparent glass cage, watching the monitor in despair. On the screen, her brother was undergoing Metallicization in the Underground Poison Marsh.
"Brother..." Xiao Yu whispered, tears streaming down her face.
Shen Zhao Yi stood behind her, a cruel smile on her face.
"Now," she said softly, "let me see who the real winner is."
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