Category: In the Cage

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Chapter 19 – Butter Knife
by Salted Fish — A small room, seven people seated in a circle, each with an experimental access terminal behind them. No. 0933 twitched his fingers, his consciousness still somewhat hazy. There were chaotic shouts in his ears—so familiar… As his senses gradually returned, he felt something wet and cold in his hand. He looked down and saw red—his eyes widened abruptly. Blood! He tried to stand but found his leg muscles hadn't fully recovered. His foot flailed and kicked something, producing a sharp…
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Chapter 18 – Mount Luoji (Part Three)
by Salted Fish — When Datie was holding the puppy whose ears had just perked up and feeding it chunks of meat, the chief steward bent at the doorway to report, "Chieftain, Eluo Xiaogui has arrived, and he's brought Naigu with him." Datie's hands loosened, and the puppy jumped out of his palms, circled around with its tail tucked between its legs, whimpering and trembling. "Eluo Xiaogui?" Datie repeated blankly, waving his hand at the chief steward, signaling him to bring the guest in. Meanwhile, he stood up from…
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Chapter 17 – Mount Luoji (Part Two)
by Salted Fish — Naigu carried Datie on his back as they descended the mountain path. The Dira Clan members followed behind, carrying the body of the young chieftain. Datie's foot was injured, likely related to the death of his cat. Not long after leaving the village, he stepped into a wild boar trap set by his own people. His left calf swelled up, rendering him immobile. Lying on Naigu's back, he seethed, "My cat is dead, my foot is ruined, and now I have to compensate them with silver!" "What do you want to do?"…
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Chapter 16 – Mount Luoji (Part One)
by Salted Fish — The mountain wind blew from the west as Naigu, carrying his knife, bent forward and climbed the slope. He had beautiful brown skin, large eyes, and a fierce, eagle-like nose with sharp cheekbones. The hair on his temples was shaved clean, revealing a bluish scalp, while the rest of his long hair was tied into a topknot. A large round earring dangled from his left ear. When he glared in this direction, he looked as valiant as the heavenly soldiers described by the Bimo Bimo: priest. He wasn't wearing…
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Chapter 15 – The Panopticon V
by Salted Fish — 0416 followed Officer A to the fifth floor of the Central Tower. This was the third round of talks. He was the first to arrive, and only Officer C was in the meeting room. Unlike the previous two sessions, this time there were seven chairs arranged in the room. It seemed three people had been eliminated—no, he corrected himself—they were safe now. He sat down one seat away from C, appearing bored but actually feeling extremely anxious. Officer B must have noticed his special relationship with…
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Chapter 14 – The Panopticon IV
by Salted Fish — 0416 stood outside Cell 0777, watching as Officer A cautiously handcuffed the person inside. He flexed his limbs and muscles, uneasily instructing, "Be quick to react. If the situation gets out of control—" "Relax," A glanced at him and opened the airlock. "I won't leave." 0416 stepped inside. B had mentioned someone had played as The Elder. At the time, 0416 feigned surprise: "Wasn't that an NPC?" B shook his head: "It was The Convert." He crushed his cigarette on the crystal ashtray, and…
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Chapter 13 – The Panopticon III
by Salted Fish — The fifth floor of the Central Tower, the conference room. Ten men still sat in a circle. Officer A crossed his legs and gestured at The Swordsman with the spine of his notebook: "Same order as last time. Let's begin." The Swordsman glared at him, his eyes brimming with the rebellious defiance of youth: "Everyone already spoke last time. Why make us do it again?" "Last time," A replied with the cold arrogance of a high-ranking Party member, "you talked about your roles on the Island of Saints. This…
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Chapter 12 – The Panopticon II
by Salted Fish — 0416 followed Officer A and stopped in front of a prison pod. The door had an electronic number, starting with the prefix "01." A pressed the intercom on the door: "Partial power failure in some pods. 0416 will be temporarily housed here for one night." "What a lame excuse," 0416 muttered under his breath. A shot him a glare, unlocked the door with an electronic key, shoved him inside, then lowered the outer partition from the outside and removed his handcuffs. Inside was The Swordsman, sitting in…
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Chapter 11 – The Panopticon I
by Salted Fish — He removed the external neural interface device and blinked, the white wall before him gradually coming into focus. Squinting, he turned his head sideways—the light outside the window was too intense. He quickly raised a hand to shield his eyes, and in doing so, noticed the intravenous port on the back of his hand. He pulled it out and tried to stand up. At that moment, the loudspeaker issued the command again: "No. 0416, exit the pod immediately!" Bracing himself against the chair, he struggled to…
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Chapter 10 – Island of Saints ω
by Salted Fish — Forty-eight hours later. The Listener stood at the base of the refectory steps, about to ascend when someone tugged him from behind. He turned to see The Convert, whose cat-like eyes fixed on him with a gaze so clinging and stubborn that for a moment, he mistook him for him. "We look before and after, and pine for what is not!" The Convert said urgently. The Listener didn't understand, and the light in the other's eyes dimmed as the hand holding his loosened its grip. He had mistaken him for…
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Chapter 19 – Butter Knife

Chapter 18 – Mount Luoji (Part Three)

Chapter 17 – Mount Luoji (Part Two)

Chapter 16 – Mount Luoji (Part One)

Chapter 15 – The Panopticon V

Chapter 14 – The Panopticon IV

Chapter 13 – The Panopticon III

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Chapter 11 – The Panopticon I

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