She pulled out a silver syringe and plunged it into Hill's arm.
"Lord City Lord, please send her to the research lab for treatment immediately! We Dark Elves have studied various toxins!" the Dark Elf's voice was anxious.
"Alright." Karl was extremely anxious at this moment, but he also knew he couldn't lose his composure.
He carried Hill, ordered the Dark Elf to bring the gloomy woman on the ground, and then quickly returned to the City Lord's mansion, heading straight for the research lab the Dark Elves usually used.
When he arrived at the research lab, a middle-aged Dark Elf saw Hill's condition, his face turned grim, and he immediately began to examine her.
Then followed a series of bloodletting, injections, and magic spells, which made Karl's heart clench repeatedly.
This woman had indeed used her body to shield him from the blade in a dangerous situation.
Soon, Hill's face was still as pale as paper, but the dark bruise color had indeed lessened, which made Karl slightly relieved.
After they stopped the emergency treatment, Karl anxiously asked, "How is she?"
The Dark Elf looked solemn: "Lord City Lord, Young Master Hill has temporarily escaped danger, but the toxicity of this venom is very strong. Whether she can wake up still depends on Young Master Hill's will."
Karl was not surprised; the venom used to assassinate him would naturally be excruciatingly painful.
Not dying on the spot was already a miracle.
He gazed deeply at Hill on the sickbed; this was the first time she had shown such a weak side in front of him.
An inexplicable emotion surged in Karl's heart, a deep concern.
"Heal her." Karl said no more, gave the order with a grim face, then turned and left the treatment room.
"Yes." The Dark Elf bowed respectfully, watching Karl leave.
The treatment room once again fell into a silent atmosphere.
Just then, Hill on the sickbed suddenly opened her eyes.
The middle-aged Dark Elf was startled, then quickly walked to her side, lowering his voice: "Young Master, according to the plan, you shouldn't be awake now to avoid confronting that duke. We need to wait a little longer..."
"The plan has changed." Hill's face was still pale, and she struggled to sit up: "He's stronger than I expected, and he might win. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I must stand by his side."
However, her body had clearly not recovered. She went limp and fell back onto the bed: "What potent venom."
The middle-aged Dark Elf looked worried: "This venom would instantly kill even a Sixth-tier expert. If you hadn't drunk the antidote beforehand, you probably wouldn't have lasted three seconds. Young Master, it would be better for you to get up after the toxins are completely expelled."
Karl's face was grim, his eyes full of killing intent, as he sat in the interrogation room, looking at the cold woman in front of him, stripped naked and suspended by iron chains.
Chapter 117 Maternal Aura
Rain Scorpion's body was tightly bound by heavy iron rings, her skin covered in wounds, her clothes long since stripped off, her hands reattached, and her limbs stretched, suspended in mid-air.
Other injuries were simply treated, her face was pale, and sweat dripped down her cheeks onto the cold floor.
Karl stood before her, holding a stack of documents: "Rain Scorpion, a member of the Black Scorpion Mercenary Group. In one night, she poisoned a Beast Tribe, causing hundreds of tribe members to die."
"Hmph... hmph hmph." Rain Scorpion lightly licked her dry lips, her smile morbid: "Are you going to judge me?"
"No." Karl put down the documents in his hand: "No, I just think I'm a good person. So, before doing some cruel things, I need to find some reasons for myself, it will make me feel better."
"Ah?" Rain Scorpion was startled, then suddenly burst into laughter. The chains on her body swayed with her, making clanking metallic sounds: "Ha... haha! Little Boy, what a novel interrogation method."
"Unfortunately, that foolish Dark Elf saved you." Then, her face darkened, and her cold laugh turned to disdain: "It doesn't matter, it just means you get to live a few more days."
Karl closed his eyes, no longer answering.
In the interrogation room, the air solidified, so quiet that only Rain Scorpion's faint breathing could be heard. Her face was not looking good.
This tranquility didn't last long, as the interrogation room door was pushed open.
Victoria walked in, her gaze sweeping over everything in the interrogation room, finally resting on Rain Scorpion suspended in mid-air, yet her face showed no ripple of emotion.
She nodded and bowed towards Karl: "Lord City Lord."
"Hmm." Karl stood up and walked to Rain Scorpion's side: "Let's begin then. Later, I'll trouble you to treat her."
"Time Stop."
The moment Victoria entered, Karl stopped Time Stop, while also making sure both of them were unaffected, and then activated increased sensation.
Then he picked up a cold pair of pliers from a tool rack nearby, and with a swift motion, clamped onto Rain Scorpion's long, purple fingernail.
She had used her fingernails to injure Hill, and he pulled sharply.
The poisoned fingernail was forcibly peeled off Rain Scorpion's finger, revealing the flesh and blood underneath which instantly gushed out, covering the nail.
"Ah?!" Rain Scorpion cried out in pain, caught off guard, her eyes wide, staring at Karl in disbelief.
Her fingernails were her weapons; she had certainly experienced the pain of having them pulled off before, but this time it hurt far more than she had ever known.
Rain Scorpion tried to find answers on Karl's face, meeting his delicate features, which showed no expression.
The pliers in Karl's hand deftly moved to another fingernail, and he pulled again.
Rain Scorpion gritted her teeth, tiny beads of sweat seeping from her forehead due to the intense pain.
Victoria had been watching all of this. When she saw Karl's cold expression, she frowned slightly. She had always been wary of Karl, concerned that this Young Dragon might go astray.
All of Rain Scorpion's fingernails and toenails were pulled out, and a small amount of blood dripped from her nails onto the ground.
Karl raised his right hand, and a white sphere appeared in his palm. He placed the sphere behind Rain Scorpion and then pressed it with his finger.
Rain Scorpion felt something strange behind her and tried to struggle, but she was firmly locked by the iron chains.
"I'm actually very soft-hearted," Karl walked behind Rain Scorpion, unfastened her clothes, and placed his hand on her waist. Rain Scorpion's appearance was rather ordinary, but due to frequent training, her figure was quite good: "I don't understand why that Dark Elf would shield me, but of course, none of that matters anymore."
After he finished speaking, he pushed hard.
"Mm!" Rain Scorpion gritted her teeth, thinking how big it was. Blood flowed down her thigh, dripping onto the floor, and a cold smile played on her face:
"Little Boy, your technique is too clumsy."
Victoria's brows were furrowing deeper and deeper. Violating a prisoner, in interrogation, was purely for personal gratification and served no positive purpose for the interrogation.
Karl ignored Rain Scorpion. little ka had already come into contact with the small ball he had just inserted.
At that very instant, he willed it, and the small ball inside Rain Scorpion's body enveloped little ka like armor, simultaneously sprouting countless barbs.
Because he was in the Time Stop domain, he couldn't inflict damage on Rain Scorpion; Karl had never quite understood the judgment of this damage.
Although these sharp spikes looked fierce, they couldn't actually penetrate Rain Scorpion's body, but they could individually expand her body from within.
Rain Scorpion suddenly let out a sharp shriek, her voice filled with terror, as if her soul had been torn apart by this sudden attack.
An indescribable pain was tearing her body apart, yet her body, paradoxically, could not be torn open by this force.
The pain, however, was real.
"Interesting." Karl clearly saw that it had been completely opened up, even able to look down and see some of the inside, yet she wasn't injured, her body was like rubber.
The chains on Rain Scorpion's body rattled with her struggles.
Victoria was contemplating how to guide Karl when she was startled by Rain Scorpion's sudden appearance, her expression bewildered.
She knew Karl was big, but was it that exaggerated?
Karl didn't notice Victoria's change in expression. With a thought, little ka's armor changed again, its volume suddenly increasing, and simultaneously sprouting countless fishhook-like barbs.
He unhesitatingly manipulated this fishhook, tightly hooking Rain Scorpion's organs from within, then pulled sharply outwards.
With this pull, Rain Scorpion let out an even more agonizing scream, as if her soul was being torn apart at that very moment.
Yet, within the domain, her body remained unharmed.
Under Karl's Seventh-tier power, a section inside was forcibly ripped out.
"Don't continue, Karl." Victoria witnessed this scene. She didn't know how Karl had done it, but she quickly walked to Karl, pulled him tightly into her embrace, and said softly: "I know you're in pain, but can we stop now? Whatever you want to know, I will help you. Trust me."
She was worried that if Karl continued, he would open a door that couldn't be closed.
Karl's head was pressed into her chest. The mature woman's body was very soft, his face would sink in, yet he felt inexplicably confused.
What exactly was she doing?
Why was she stopping him, and what was with this strange way of speaking?
Had their relationship already matured to this extent?
But Karl immediately felt a gentle maternal aura and a pleasant scent on her, and in an instant, a sense of security, like lying in his mother's arms, arose in his heart.
"Alright."
Karl's goal had been achieved.
"Time Stop Release."
At this instant, Rain Scorpion's body lost the protection of the Time Stop barrier, abruptly falling back into reality from an illusory world.
The section that had been pulled out instantly splattered blood, accompanied by her screams.
Victoria's face was ashen. With one hand, she covered Karl's eyes, while a healing holy light flowed from her other palm, quickly putting Rain Scorpion back together and treating the wound simultaneously.
Chapter 118 Not Taking Off Stockings
Karl didn't intend to gain much intelligence from Rain Scorpion. The purpose of torturing her was to avenge Hill and to experiment with new attack methods that could be combined with "Time Stop."
Although the method was a bit too heavy, it was effective after all.
In the future, this move of his would directly incapacitate female opponents.
"She's temporarily healed." Victoria slowly withdrew her hand from Rain Scorpion's body, still stained with blood. Rain Scorpion's wound was no longer bleeding.
Victoria turned to Karl, her tone carrying the unique gentleness of a mother: "I'm sorry, Karl, you go rest first. I'll take care of things here, alright?"
Her tone was like comforting a Child, afraid that the Child would see bloody things.
Karl was momentarily stunned, his expression subtle. He looked at Victoria, seeing the warmth in her eyes.
To say he wasn't moved would be a lie; who could refuse a beautiful mature woman whose tone was like a mother's, caring for him?
His goal had been achieved, and staying here further really had no great meaning.
If Victoria was willing to actively help him interrogate Rain Scorpion, whether there was a result or not, it didn't matter to him.
Karl hesitated briefly, then nodded: "Alright."
Victoria also breathed a sigh of relief when she saw his agreement.
As she had expected, Karl's nature leaned more towards being human. Many things could be seen from how her daughter would step on him when they were together.
She was a bishop, and years of experience had made her adept at handling any situation.
But she had a spirit of dedication and a strong sense of mission.
She always believed that God had guided Karl, a Young Dragon destined to become a powerful being in the future, to her side, and that all of this was God's will.
She had a mission to guide Karl.
"Let's go." Victoria's voice was gentle. She proactively reached out, gently took Karl's hand, and led him out of the gloomy interrogation room.
As they stepped out of the room, a weak sound of footsteps approached.
Hill, supported by another Dark Elf, slowly walked towards them. Her steps were faltering, each one seeming unusually difficult.
"Hill?" Karl was surprised. Wasn't it said that her life was uncertain and she could only wake up by sheer will? How was she already up?
He looked at Hill's face, as pale as paper. Her weakness was evident; she needed assistance just to stand.
"You're awake?"
Hill's eyes swept over Victoria and Karl's intertwined hands, a hint of coldness flashing in her depths. Recalling how Karl hadn't looked at her office lady uniform as usual when he returned the day before yesterday, she instantly made a judgment.
"This woman is a threat."
Hill hid it very well, her voice incredibly weak, as if speaking required all her strength: "Yes, you're here, so I came."
Karl's expression became subtle at this moment. He keenly caught the change in Hill's tone.
Although her voice was still cold, in that weakness, Karl unexpectedly felt a strange, unprecedented sensation.
This suddenly sparked an absurd thought in his mind: Could it be that this Dark Elf is relying on me?
Victoria had quietly released Karl's hand. In front of outsiders, she always maintained the dignity and distance befitting a bishop.
Her gaze also lingered on Hill. She was naturally well aware of Hill's brave act of shielding Karl earlier in the day.
Given the Dark Elves' poor reputation, she had long been suspicious.
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