Chapter 199 Warning

The air in the main control room was so quiet that it was suffocating. After Xiao Ran went back, Su Wanqing had been sitting by the operating table, checking various plans until her fingers became numb.

The quarrel in the distance gradually faded away, with only the intermittent sound of short breaths and the dripping of instruments.

Steady footsteps were heard in the corridor. Su Wanqing looked up and saw Lin Che walking in.

He walked steadily, his demeanor completely different from before. Without saying a word, he stopped at the door.

Su Wanqing frowned and was about to speak when Lin Che raised his hand to quiet her down.

Gold appeared in Lin Che's eyes. He said in a low voice: "Wanqing, now is not the time for you to be careless."

Su Wanqing's heart skipped a beat as she recognized Ye's state.

She lowered her voice, but suppressed all her emotions, and asked in a standard manner: "What do you want to say?"

Lin Che, or "Ye", slowly approached. The aura on him was completely different from before. His movements were quick and decisive, and his eyes were burning, as if he was staring at something vital.

"You are planning to sneak in and get the second energy core, right?" His voice lost its usual warmth, and each word was delivered slowly and methodically.

Su Wanqing replied: "It has been planned. We just have to wait until three in the morning." She kept her eyes on him and subconsciously clasped the jade bracelet with her fingers.

"Ye" nodded and continued, "I want to tell you that the so-called energy core is never a simple energy donor. The bracelet on your wrist is actually one with these cores. Each of the seven cores holds something - a 'disaster' sealed from ancient times. No one has ever seen the true appearance of these things, but as long as a core is activated, it is equivalent to loosening a chain."

Su Wanqing frowned and stood still, waiting for him to continue.

Lin Che said slowly: “When you reach the seventh one, if you use it incorrectly, a real disaster will occur. That thing should not be known to the current world.”

Su Wanqing couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you give me all the information? You only give me part of it every time, which makes me take risks all the time. Who is Lin Che - or you?"

Lin Che turned his golden eyes towards her. His voice was not impeccable, but rather contained a kind of suppressed anger and self-mockery: "You ask who I am? I am also one of the chess pieces thrown on the chessboard. It is not as clear as you think. I am trapped here, and all I can remember are the failures that repeat themselves forever. All I can do now is to tell you something that I must tell you."

Su Wanqing moved her wrist and whispered, "What do you mean by 'failure'? Isn't this the first time we've faced this situation?"

Ye pursed his lips and pointed, "You don't know. You are only the seventh one now. You have failed six times. This time is the seventh time."

Su Wanqing's body froze, and her thoughts suddenly became chaotic. She tried to recall, but there was only a series of chaotic images that she could not capture.

Night did not stop and continued, "The second core is different from the first one. Its location is protected by multiple layers, and only energy of a specific frequency can neutralize the defense. If used incorrectly, both the person and the equipment will be purified. Don't underestimate the risk."

Su Wanqing wanted to ask in detail what "specific frequency" meant, but "Ye" waved his hand to stop her, "That's all I can say. Find the answer yourself."

Su Wanqing gritted her teeth and didn't intend to let him go. What exactly did he want to achieve? "You warned me so much and concealed everything. Don't you want me to make mistakes in hesitation and anxiety? Whose side are you on?"

The corners of Ye's mouth finally showed obvious ripples, and he almost gritted his teeth and said, "You need to understand that there is no absolute camp. Now everyone and everything related to you, including myself, has no right to choose a side. We can only be involved - pawns in the next round of reincarnation."

Su Wanqing held her breath, her heart beating like a drum. The jade bracelet in her hand was slightly hot, just like the first time she saw Lin Che in his "night" state.

"What exactly is this disaster you are talking about?" she asked again.

"Ye" narrowed his eyes, as if trying to suppress something, but finally shook his head slowly: "Wanqing, there are some answers you can't bear. Some things will only be revealed at the end, otherwise they will go awry."

"If you don't tell me," Su Wanqing stared at him, "I can only act according to the plan. If anything goes wrong, you will be responsible."

He didn't respond, but his breathing was rapid. After a moment, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

His hands were cold, but very strong. Su Wanqing widened her eyes and struggled subconsciously, but was bound tightly.

Lin Che's golden eyes were now filled with fatigue and pain. He spoke one sentence after another:

"You have failed six times, Wanqing. This is the seventh reincarnation. If you fail again this time, there will be no more chances. Everyone will disappear, including you."

The strength in his hands suddenly loosened, his whole body swayed, and he fell heavily.

Su Wanqing quickly reached out to support him, but found that he had lost consciousness.

The golden light from a moment ago completely disappeared, and Lin Che became that familiar appearance again, with calm breathing and peaceful face.

Su Wanqing stood there, the warmth of the other person's fingertips still lingering in her palms.

She thought about what she had just said, and then about the core and bracelet in her hands. The words "seventh reincarnation" kept repeating in her mind.

She sat there motionless for a long time, as if she was spending the whole night alone with her own shadow.

Lu Zhao hurried in next to the operating table with an unusually solemn look on his face. He opened the main control screen and quickly switched to the real-time image outside the fortress.

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"The military is moving again." Lu Zhao spoke, freezing a group of images with his fingers.

He called up the surveillance data and saw that the distant light spots on the screen were arranged in a neat row.

A giant gray-black device is being assembled by military personnel. The front end is a structure similar to a main gun, and there are several groups of standing energy beam components behind it, facing the blind spot of the barrier in the northwest direction.

Su Wanqing stood up and walked to the screen. Lu Zhao called up the readings: "This energy value is three times that of the previous attack. They also added frequency interference, and the noise of the electronic equipment is almost exploding. This device looks like it is designed to break the barrier."

He rested his hands on the edge of the table and lowered his voice, "I recalculated the data. If it is activated at full power, the barrier can only last for thirty-six hours, which is one and a half days less than our previous estimate."

Su Wanqing's knuckles were crackling, and she was thinking subconsciously: "They know our time window..."

While running the data, Lu Zhao said, "The barrier nodes have begun to show weaknesses, and the energy decay value is rapidly declining. As long as the cannon is charged for another two hours, the first wave will be able to shake the blind spot of the surveillance. By then, if there is an internal leak, all kinds of people, horses, and zombies will rush in. The infiltration must be accelerated."

The alarm on the main console began flashing red, and the energy fluctuation alarm continued.

Su Wanqing glanced at the surveillance footage and said, "Please count the peripheral supply and maintenance minutes again. We can't delay the operation tonight. I'll go over the pass cards and backup plans for all team members."

Lu Zhao's men kept moving, and his tone was emotionless: "We can only buy every bit of time. Don't forget, the second core has hard protection. Think more about what Ye said. He may know much more than us."

Su Wanqing tidied up the table and put her hand on the jade bracelet. She pushed all the fragments of "failure six times", "reincarnation", "seal" and "disaster" into her heart and never said anything again.

Lin Che lay on the side, completely losing the cold and stern look he had just had, and only remained calm.

The alarm continued to sound, and the outer barrier pressed down on the entire fortress like a cover, and no one dared to speak.

Everyone is wondering whether they can get out alive, and no one can guarantee anything.