Lian Du frowned, and for some reason, raised his hand to pull aside the curtain blocking his way.
The man's back was a bloody mess, his skin peeled open. The disinfectant poured down, making a sizzling sound.
Lian Du's brow furrowed, feeling a sense of empathy.
He had suffered similar injuries before, and the disinfectant poured down made his entire back ache so much he doubted life.
"Hurry!"
Hui Feichi was drenched in sweat, his teeth gnashing.
Lian Du paused at the sound and strode to the man's side.
"Hui Feichi? How did you get injured?"
As far as he could remember, Hui Feichi rarely got hurt, and when he did, it was minor.
Had he encountered a formidable enemy?
Hui Feichi's face was ashen, his forehead covered in cold sweat. He forced a wry smile.
"Lian Du, you're finally awake?"
"Your dear lover, what good deed has she done? Do you want to go out and see?"
Lian Du's face paled. He walked out the door.
He saw three experimental buildings emitting thick smoke, and the plaza littered with debris and ash. The former glory was gone.
Tattered.
"Xu Qian is not soft-hearted. Would she give up destroying the X Group for you?"
"You rebelled against me for her, even letting her go, and what about her?"
"She didn't care about you in the laboratory while you were unconscious!!"
Lian Du staggered, gripping the doorframe tightly, almost crushing it.
The man's eyes turned red, his lips trembling.
"She knew I was here and still did it?"
Hui Feichi sneered, "Lian Du! Do you still harbor illusions about her? We are enemies, after all."
Lian Du closed his eyes, raised his head, and forcibly suppressed the tears in his eyes.
"I know."
Xu Qian, we are ultimately not on the same path.
Forcing it is useless.
On the other side, Xu Qian had already changed into a diving suit and was preparing to enter the new base.
"System, teleport."
[Ding, ding, ding...]
Xu Qian felt her body lighten and a chill sweep over her as she descended into the sea.
Although the temperature was low underwater, it wasn't as cold as in Q Province.
The teleportation point was not deep, and she could see the light from the surface above.
Xu Qian opened her live map. The location was not near Base R, but on the other side.
She continued to dive deeper, passing through a cave. She saw several long, white warehouses below, unguarded.
[System, is this the new base?]
[Ding, yes! Please host, collect it into your space as soon as possible.]
The system's tone was excited, as if it wished Xu Qian would immediately put the warehouses into her space.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes. The new base was unguarded?
Hui Feichi, you're too complacent.
She closed her eyes slightly, enveloped the entire warehouse with her mental power, and collected it into her space.
Everything went smoothly.
Just as Xu Qian was about to turn to enter her space, there was a loud "bang."
Following that, "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"
Feathered arrows shot out from the seabed. If not thousands, then hundreds.
Xu Qian's pupils contracted. She moved and entered her space.
The young woman "thumped" to her knees on the grass.
Blood flowed from her shoulder and thigh.
There were too many arrows, and they came too fast. She couldn't dodge them at all.
She knew it; how could the X Group not send guards? So, they had a trick waiting for her.
Xu Qian's face turned pale. She gritted her teeth and forcibly pulled out the arrows.
Blood splattered.
The intense pain made her body tremble.
Was this the same feeling Xiang Jintian had when he drew his saber?
She stabbed him once, and now she was paying back with two arrows.
Was this considered even?
After the arrows were pulled out, blue viscous fluid flowed from the red wounds.
Xu Qian frowned. She picked up an arrowhead and looked at it.
Several words were printed on it.
"The arrow is poisoned. If not resolved within five days of poisoning, death is certain."