Warden of the Beast World: Everyone is a Hakimi

The atmosphere in Prison Zero was heavier than ever before. From the main gate to the corridor, fully armed guards stood every few steps. Everyone was wearing heavy armor, their energy shields were fully activated, and even the hidden weapon systems on the corridor walls were protruding from their recesses. The entire prison was on high alert.

Ye Tang stood next to Lu Yu, clicking her tongue in amazement at the sight. She nudged Lu Yu with her elbow: "Boss, what level of combat power did you send with such a large entourage?"

"Qi Xuan, patriarch of the Jiaolong Clan. SS-level combat power." Lu Yu's voice was a few decibels lower than usual, and there was not a trace of joking in his amber eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses.

"His mental power was corrupted by a Fallen Beast during the Abyss Sea Battle three years ago, and he has been recuperating at the Imperial Sanatorium ever since. Until a few days ago, he went completely berserk, turning the entire sanatorium upside down and injuring several A-level pacifiers and guards. The military urgently issued a document to transfer him here."

As Ye Tang listened to Lu Yu's report, her gaze had already passed through layers of guards and landed on the transparent, specially made detention pod at the very center of the escort team. It was a mobile cage made of a high-density energy field, with eerie blue arcs of electricity constantly flashing on its surface. When the cage was pushed to the entrance of the observation area, Ye Tang finally saw the creature inside clearly.

It was a reptilian beastman covered in scales, not very large, only a little over a meter tall. Its scales, a gradient of frost white and ice blue, shimmered under the light, like a thin layer of frost, and its tail was elegantly curled at its side.

On its head are a pair of small, exquisite dragon horns, also ice blue, crystal clear like works of art sculpted from ice.

Four claws clung tightly to the transparent inner wall of the detention cell, a pair of icy blue vertical pupils stared blankly and frantically ahead, and a hoarse threatening sound came from its throat.

Ye Tang had only one thought in her mind—wasn't this a gecko? Back in her hometown in the south of Blue Star, the walls were covered with these little creatures in the summer, all grayish-brown, their tails falling off at the slightest touch. This one in front of her was just a bit longer in the tail, had horns on its head, and its scales were several shades more beautiful than those of an ordinary gecko.

Its scales, with their gradient of frost white and ice blue, shimmer under the light. In the reptile world of Earth, it would be the absolute jewel, the kind that many reptile enthusiasts would spend their entire fortune to acquire.

This was the first time she had the opportunity to pet a reptile of this caliber; it was a live, cool, and slippery little reptile.

Lu Yu solemnly reminded him, "Warden Ye, Qi Xuan's situation is different from the Marshal's. When Marshal Jing Yao and the others entered prison, although there was a risk of rioting, they were still conscious. Clan Chief Qi Xuan's spiritual power was directly corrupted by the Fallen Beast three years ago. He spent three years in a sanatorium but failed to recover his sanity and has completely fallen into an irreversible berserk state. He has no reason now, cannot distinguish friend from foe, and will instinctively attack any creature that comes near him."

Even in its berserk state, a dragon with SS-level combat power, capable of only 60-70% of its strength, is enough to destroy the entire defense system of Prison Zero. Please do not approach the observation area; all food deliveries are conducted via teleportation channels.

"I know, geckos... oh no, I mean lizards... no, dragons." Ye Tang blurted out what was on her mind, then quickly covered her mouth, but it was too late.

A crack appeared for a moment on Lu Yu's refined face. The amber eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses slowly turned to Ye Tang, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

One of the few remaining SS-class combatants in the Empire, the Flood Dragon Clan Chief who single-handedly held off three city-destroying Fallen Beasts during the Abyss Sea Battle, buying several days for reinforcements, was called Gecko by her. "Warden Wild, he's dangerous," Lu Yu emphasized.

"Okay, okay," Ye Tang replied, her eyes still glued to the shimmering "gecko."

Observation Zone No. 5 had just been reinforced, and traces of the renovations after Cangming left remained on the walls.

The transparent energy shield had been thickened several times, and dark blue arcs of electricity silently danced across its surface. The entire observation area's defense level was at its highest. Ye Tang stood outside the glass wall, watching the beautiful dragon being escorted into the observation area.

As soon as the escorts exited the security gate, Qi Xuan displayed astonishing destructive power. The dragon, which was only a little over a meter long and had a long tail, suddenly exploded with ice-blue scales the moment it entered the observation area, its vertical pupils shrank into thin lines, and it let out a hoarse roar.

It swung its long tail and slammed it hard against the wall, making the energy shield buzz and sending electric currents crackling and flying everywhere.

Then it used its horns to ram the wall, each strike delivered with full force. The ice-blue dragon horns struck the energy wall, emitting blinding white light. The defense readings on the wall jumped rapidly, and the entire observation area echoed with dull thuds.

"It's definitely dangerous." Ye Tang looked at the energy ripples on the wall caused by the impact. It was indeed more ferocious than Jing Yao's big cat when it first arrived. At most, Jing Yao would lie still, but this one was seriously destroying the house.

"Qi Xuan was the greatest contributor to the Abyss Sea Battle three years ago." Lu Yu stood beside her, his gold-rimmed glasses reflecting the fluctuating defense stats on the wall. His tone was filled with undisguised respect. "Back then, three City-Destroying Fallen Beasts attacked the Abyss Sea defense line simultaneously. The military reinforcements were trapped on their way by the tsunami. He single-handedly held off the three City-Destroying Beasts for several days, waiting for the reinforcements to arrive. But his mental energy was completely corrupted in that battle. For three years, the Imperial Sanatorium has tried everything to restore his sanity, but to no avail. He is a hero of the Empire. The military has given a strict order to take care of him at all costs."

"Don't worry about leaving it to me." Ye Tang patted his chest, his eyes still glued to the beautiful dragon.

Looking at Ye Tang's confident expression, Lu Yu recalled her heroic feat of using a net to retrieve Cang Ming. He adjusted his glasses with one hand, his tone becoming more serious: "Warden Ye, do not open the security door. He is not Chi Heng, nor Jing Yao—at least they had some sense when they entered prison and could communicate with you. Qi Xuan has been berserk for three years, completely unable to recognize people, and will indiscriminately attack any living thing that gets close to him."

"Mmm, don't worry, I still value my life." Ye Tang nodded obediently.

Lu Yu gave her another long look, as if assessing the credibility of her words, before turning and leaving the observation area corridor. He still had a pile of military documents to process; he couldn't keep an eye on Ye Tang 24/7.

Only Ye Tang remained in the corridor, along with the dragon behind the glass wall that was still frantically ramming against it. Qi Xuan used his dragon horns to ram the energy wall again and again. Several ice-blue scales fell off with each impact, and dark red blood seeped from his forehead, trickling down the lines of his dragon horns and dripping onto the scorched ground.

But he showed no sign of stopping; his vertical pupils were empty and frantic, as if he felt no pain at all.

"Little gecko—no, Little Qi Xuan? Don't bump into it, or you'll go crazy!" Ye Tang couldn't help but shout.

Qi Xuan paid no heed. Or rather, he couldn't hear anything at all; his berserk state occupied all his senses, leaving only the sensations of impact, destruction, and more impact.

Ye Tang frowned. When Jing Yao and the others were imprisoned, although they were mentally unstable, they at least slept and rested. This guy, however, was planning to smash his head against the wall and die. As the only designated caretaker of Prison Zero, she wouldn't allow her pet to die here.