208 Mountain, Sea XIV - Final III

When I woke up, I found my limbs restrained by the black figures.

They carried me up the mountain.

I could feel four objects on my body, of which two were pierced through my underarms and two through my inner thighs. 

It didn't hurt, but I wasn't able to move—it was exactly as I was before I recovered. 

I looked behind and noted that Xiaoai was in a similar situation. The objects on our bodies were actually steel wires.

Voices traveled from not far away.

It sounded somewhat familiar.

As we got closer to the peak, the conversation became clearer.

"Why are you still forcing it even after thousands of years?" 

"Be good and return. We'll do you a favor by not burying you deep underground."

"You're asking me to be good? Do you think I'm afraid of you? Aren't you worried that I'll release the bomb?"