The Death of Lily Bai 3

Lily Bai grabbed the handcuffs and snapped herself onto a metal pipe by the wall. "Satisfied now?"

"Next, get your robot to chill in that cage!" Shaun pointed to the iron cage in the corner.

Lily Bai glanced at Sandy—her trusty android sidekick, usually known as Lisa in her human disguise. "Lisa, go on."

Lisa replied through electric-sense, "That cage will probably trap me. If it does, they could kill all of you."

"When people lie, their heartbeat and electric signals get weird," Lily Bai said. "Shaun Fane's were normal. So, for now, they probably don’t want to kill us."

"Alright then." Lisa walked into the man-high cage.

As soon as she stepped in, the iron bars of the cage erupted with Red Light, locking her inside.

Lily Bai’s expression changed slightly.

This was the same Red Light that had sliced off half of Lisa’s hand the moment she touched it.

She was really trapped now.

Not only was Sandy physically trapped, but her electric-sense link with Lily was instantly severed too.

That energy barrier? Yeah, it was seriously strong—no joke.

The moment Sandy was shoved in, the steel gate at the entrance came crashing down with a bang.

"See? You do listen!" Shaun Fane, feeling untouchable now, waved at his two special forces goons.

The two soldiers shifted their guns, aimed at the floor, relaxed their fingers—and bang, the bullets drilled harmlessly into the ground.

"Nice," Shaun Fane smirked. "Now, sit tight and watch a miracle unfold!"

Lily Bai fiddled with her handcuffs, looking casual, but kept quiet.

These cuffs? Solid forged steel—no way they were coming off.

Even with her superhuman strength, she couldn’t bust them open.

So this so-called miracle Shaun was bragging about? It all started with a painting.

Right above Evan’s Vanishing Plant pot, an ink wash scroll came fluttering down, landing at a jaunty angle.

On that scroll? Fat, glistening red carp, painted so juicy you’d think they’d leap right off the paper.

The art was so lifelike, so dazzling, it practically sparkled.

Those carp looked ready to wriggle out and flop onto the floor any second.

But then—here’s the kicker—Lily suddenly caught a burst of electric-sense from one of the fish: "Finally! I can finish my last mission! Freedom, here I come! Heehee!"

Lily squinted at the fish, a little baffled. Wait a sec—it looked weirdly familiar.

Oh, right! One of those scrolls Shaun Fane sent her had a fish painting too, and the carp in it were just as freakishly real.

And one of those carp? A dead ringer for the chatty one right here!

With her photographic memory, Lily wasn’t about to get this wrong.

"So, what exactly are you?" she asked it, electric-sense style.

"Huh?" The carp blinked. "You—you’re human? And you can talk to me?"

Electric-sense was a whole different ballgame from normal speech—it worked anywhere, anytime, no matter the distance.

"Seriously, what are you?" Lily pressed again.

"I’m a fish, duh! Can’t you see me swimming here?"

"Wait, you’re actually inside the painting?"

"Yep! Been sealed in here forever. So what’s your deal? How come you can talk to me?"

Lily shrugged: "Just your average Earth girl, that’s me."

"Earth? What’s that supposed to mean?" The carp cocked its head.

Lily grinned, "...Lotus Realm. Ever heard of it?"

"Oh, okay. That rings a bell."

"I’m just a regular Lotus Realm gal with a few quirks. I can chat with fish and water folk using electric-sense."

"No way!" The fish gaped. "You’re definitely not ordinary!"

Lily waved it off. "Who I am doesn’t matter. You’re the interesting one. Where’d you come from? How’d you end up stuck in a painting? And what are you planning?"

"I’m from the Ancient Divine Realm! That nasty Giant Salamander trapped me in here, but I’m about to bust out—just watch me!"