【After using the Azure Bird to activate the nearby mechanism, a key-like pillar slowly sank into the great formation before them. With a "click," a staircase appeared nearby, leading directly to the deeper levels.】

【"The two of you, the path is open. Once we descend to the bottom of the The Shackling Prison, do not act rashly." Xueyi led everyone to a gate that seemed to connect to the underworld. The area was covered in chains, and the moment they arrived, Jiaoqiu felt a cold chill hit his face, making one feel involuntarily suppressed.】

【"The cavern behind this door imprisons the great enemy of the Foxians, Hoolay."】

【Roars came from behind the door, one after another. Without a doubt, it was Hoolay himself.】

【"According to custom, the Yaoqing envoys arrive at the Xianzhou Luofu every hundred years to confirm the imprisonment status and survival of this Abomination. Although the Ten-Lords Commission sentenced Hoolay to the punishment of the Endless Sword Tree, causing him daily suffering without end, I know very well that what the Yaoqing envoys want to see most is the sight of Hoolay drawing his last breath..."】

【"Unfortunately, for the past seven hundred years, they have all returned disappointed. That is an evil beast that cannot be killed."】

【Jiaoqiu slowly opened his eyes: "If the world's deadliest poison could be used as medicine to save an innocent life, perhaps it could slightly compensate for the countless bloody crimes he has committed."】

【"Could you be the method to cure the General, Hoolay?"】

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"???"

Hearing these words from Jiaoqiu, Marcille was so shocked she almost dropped her soup ladle into the pot.

"Wait? What does he mean by that? Is he planning to turn Hoolay into medicine?"

This didn't seem like an idea a normal Foxian would come up with, right?!

Laios sat cross-legged, gnawing on a half-eaten roasted manticore tail, sauce still smeared on the corners of his mouth. He tilted his head and said calmly: "It's also possible it's not medicine, but food, right?"

"...That's even more outrageous!"

"Think about it carefully, Marcille." Laios wiped the corner of his mouth. "Since Hoolay can't be killed no matter how you try, and can regenerate no matter how he's killed, what if you ate him? For example, making him into roast meat? Can the power of 【Abundance】 still take effect in your stomach? I feel like that's worth researching..."

"I think you're the one who wants to research it, right?" Chilchuck glared at Laios. This guy would go on and on whenever "eating" was mentioned; he really would stuff anything into his mouth. "Currently, we don't even know what specific illness General Feixiao has, but I think she seems quite normal. She can eat, drink, sleep, and beat people up; she doesn't look like someone suffering from a terminal illness at all."

"I've heard that some terminal illnesses don't show signs in the early stages and only appear in the patient at the terminal stage. It's also possible that Feixiao is just holding on," Marcille said. "As of now, I'm more inclined to believe that Hoolay ate something related to 【Abundance】 in the past, which is why he obtained such a body of immortality, like some kind of medicine..."

"Earlier, they said 'Red Dragon blood' could have great effects. Maybe the blood of this Borisin Warchief really has similar effects?"

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【Suddenly, Moze sensed something and turned his head abruptly, only to see a Foxian dressed as a Cloud Knight leading countless Borisin to surround them.】

【"This time, the Yaoqing envoys will also return disappointed. But my brothers and I are different..."】

【Xueyi vigilantly drew her weapon and held it against her chest: "Who are you?!"】

【The Foxian said unhurriedly: "I am a lowly interrogator of the 'Rhinoceros Hound Hunting Pack'. You may call me... Mudu."】

【"Wuben! The lower level has been invaded, send reinforcements immediately!"】

【Xueyi tried to contact the outside, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Mudu: "At the bottom of the The Shackling Prison, no one can hear your cries. Thank you for opening the prison for us, Judge. Leave the rest to us."】

【Mudu waved his hand, and the Borisin behind him quickly surrounded the three of them.】

【Jiaoqiu's gaze darkened: "No wonder I always smelled a familiar beastly stench; it wasn't my imagination after all. Moze, do it!"】

【Before the words had faded, Moze had appeared behind a Borisin like a ghost and disposed of one of them with a casual strike. Although these Borisin were battle-hardened, they were still far inferior compared to Moze and Xueyi. However, after arriving at the bottom of the The Shackling Prison, their people were everywhere, and a mech even descended from the sky, blocking the three of them.】

【"Once you enter the The Shackling Prison, there are'soldiers' to use everywhere." Mudu laughed arrogantly. "I advise you all to surrender early... Haha, of course, I will absolutely not spare your lives; at least that will save you from unnecessary pain."】

【Seeing that the situation was gradually becoming unfavorable, Jiaoqiu whispered to Moze behind him: "Moze, find a chance to leave."】

【"...It's not time yet."】

【However, these Borisin rushed toward the gate like they didn't care about their lives. No matter how the three of them killed, they couldn't stop this group of Abominations. Seeing two fish slip through the net and rush into the gate, Xueyi reached out to stop them, but was blocked by Mudu's strike.】

【"No, guard the gate! You must not let them get in!"】

【However, it was too late—】

【Accompanied by the sound of flesh tearing from inside the gate, a mangled wolf pup was thrown out, smashing directly into the wall.】

【"Crunch... crunch..."】

【Heart-wrenching footsteps sounded.】

【Two giant, iron-clad claws gripped the door frame, and a hulking shadow, large enough to almost block the entire gate, slowly walked out.】

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"It, it's so big...??!"

Hestia's eyes were about to pop out. She had originally thought this Hoolay was just a slightly larger Borisin, but this was way too exaggerated, right? It felt even more hulking than all the Borisin present combined.

How did Jingliu capture him back then?

Can she demonstrate it again?

"So, what was Jiaoqiu thinking, actually wanting to turn such a big guy into medicinal ingredients to cure Feixiao? It seems like before Hoolay could be refined into medicine, Hoolay could eat him as breakfast first." Welf examined Hoolay seriously. The monster's muscles were knotted and bulging; seven hundred years of not eating or drinking didn't seem to have affected his body, but instead made him even stronger.

And that suffocating pressure—even watching from far away in the tavern through the Celestial Screen, Welf felt very uncomfortable.

It was fortunate that there were no such monsters in the Dungeon; otherwise, they would probably have to gather all the adventurers in Orario above Level 3 to subjugate him together.