In the underground bunker, Jelo sat trapped inside the reinforced cage, his body aching from the injuries he'd sustained during the brutal fight with the mad scientist.
After initially testing the cage's integrity, pulling at bars and striking them with what strength he could muster in his weakened state, Jelo realized that brute force simply wouldn't work here. No matter how hard he pulled on the bars, trying to bend or break them, the cage didn't react at all.
The metal refused to give even slightly, remaining perfectly rigid despite the enhanced strength.
He'd tried striking the bars as well, slamming his fists against them despite the pain it caused his already injured hands. But again, there was no visible effect. The impacts produced dull metallic sounds that echoed through the lab, but the structure itself remained completely unaffected. It was like punching a mountain—he might as well have been hitting solid bedrock for all the good it did.
