Mary—The First Deviant!

The faces of everyone near Wang Xiao darkened—a grim acknowledgment of a truth everyone knew but few wished to voice aloud.

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Even the researchers momentarily froze, their movements halting as they turned to glance at the man who dared to speak such truths.

The atmosphere grew tense, the only sounds the distant hum of machinery and the soft clicking of keyboards.

The four commanders at Valkyrie's command, having been briefed about Wang Xiao's reputation as the slayer of Asmodeus, kept a respectful distance, wary of standing too close.

Meanwhile, Grandmaster Shi surveyed the surroundings with a keen interest, his gaze occasionally settling on Wang Xiao and Luna.

For him, too, it was his first visit to this ominous place, and the air of secrecy and slightly magical and mystical feeling only deepened his curiosity.