The first to sense the anomaly was Merlin. As an Alchemist, he had an exceptionally keen sense of abnormality. He raised his head to look at the containment cube high above, and before he could think further, the liquid inside began to boil.
"Containment breach!"
Merlin shouted instinctively, and then the well-trained security personnel sprang into action. Electric current flowed into the containment cube, triggering a violent reaction within the entire container. Countless tiny bubbles appeared, rising in the liquid, as if it were boiling water.
The surge of electricity seemed effective, and the faintly swaying figure inside the container came to a halt. All gun barrels pointed at it, and in the eerie calm, a crisp sound rang out, resembling metal snapping under tremendous force.
"Restraint device..."
