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A pitch-black, filthy liquid flowed silently through the vast hollow pipes underground, and above this liquid, a steel alloy cage spanning several meters was suspended in mid-air by numerous steel cables.
At the points where these steel cable intersected, the originally solid pipe ceiling had been replaced by a colossal transparent dome, and countless high-tech instruments were arranged along the dome's edge. Dozens of researchers dressed in pure white lab coats were busy working with these instruments.
"We are currently administering a large dose of sedatives to the 'Lizard' through the mechanical arms of the 'Cage'; the dose is enough to keep the 'Lizard' asleep for an entire day. Then these steel cables will lower the 'Cage' into the sewer pipes. The 'Cage's own propulsion system will follow the sewer route to transport the 'Lizard' to our new Research Institute,"
one of the researchers in pure white lab coats explained to Najia, who was standing beside them.
