Chapter 255: Special Ability to Rescue Xiaoyu

“But if the variants continue to grow, we’ll need more specialized equipment.”

As soon as Lu Zhao finished speaking, the atmosphere in the fortress, which had just relaxed, became tense again.

Everyone began to quietly organize the supplies that Xiao Ran and Lin Che brought back.

Canned food, bottled water, and medicines are stacked on storage shelves in different categories.

Xiao Ran moved in everything he thought was valuable from the pickup truck, including the photos he had taken near the government building and the strange piece of Weaver aircraft wreckage he had found in the southwest area.

The piece of metal fragment was not big, and was an irregular diamond shape. There were incomprehensible complex patterns engraved on the surface, and it felt warm to the touch.

He casually placed the fragments on an empty table and prepared to help Lin Che deal with the medicine.

At this moment, Xiaoyu, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, stood up and slowly walked to the table. Her eyes were completely attracted by the piece of metal fragment.

Xiao Ran thought about it and did not stop her. He found that his sister had become more silent than before since she was rescued, but there was something in her eyes that he could not understand.

Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, stretched out her little fingers, and gently touched the piece of metal fragment.

Instantly, the girl's body froze. Her eyes, which were originally clear, turned into pure, flowing silver in a second, like two pools of melted mercury.

Her whole body seemed to be controlled by an invisible force. Her lips opened and closed, uttering a series of strange, polysyllabic words.

The voice didn't sound like a child's at all. It was more like a processed mechanical synthesized voice, cold and precise.

"That's the language of the weaver!" Lu Zhao was proofreading data. When he heard the voice, he turned around suddenly. He pushed his glasses up, his face full of shock.

Xiaoyu maintained this state for about thirty seconds, and the silver light faded from her eyes.

Her body softened and she fell backwards. Xiao Ran rushed over and held her in his arms.

Xiaoyu's face was pale and her forehead was covered with cold sweat.

"Brother..." She leaned weakly in Xiao Ran's arms, her voice trembling, "I saw... stars... lots and lots of stars... huge spaceships passing through the stars... they were looking for something... they were always looking..."

Xiao Ran checked his sister's physical condition anxiously, and felt relieved only after confirming that she had no external injuries.

Xiaoyu calmed down in his arms for a while before continuing to explain: "I can see the past of things... This piece of metal came from a very far place. It is part of a big ship. That ship... has been to Earth many times."

"Reverse time perception!" Lu Zhao walked quickly to Xiao Yu, his tone filled with uncontrollable excitement, "It perfectly complements Xiao Ling's 'Future Precognition'!

One looks to the past, the other to the future. This is a complete closed loop of time perception!"

Everyone present was stunned by this discovery. They were surprised at the great practicality of Xiaoyu's ability, and a plan immediately formed in everyone's mind.

Lu Zhao immediately took the three people to the simple laboratory in the fortress.

He first carefully drew a blood sample from Lin Che and sealed it in a test tube.

“Lin Che, the source of your purification ability has always been a mystery. Maybe Xiaoyu can help us find the answer.”

When Xiaoyu's fingers touched the cold test tube, she entered that trance state again.

Silver light shone in her eyes and her voice became hollow.

"I saw a... a very bright laboratory... many tall creatures wearing silver clothes... they were doing experiments... injecting some kind of blue substance into many people's bodies... most people died, but some... became different..."

She suddenly opened her eyes wide, her gaze passed through the test tube, and looked straight at Lin Che: “You are one of them! But you were taken away when you were very young... They have been looking for you.”

Lin Che looked down at his arm, the blue lines on it were faintly visible.

"Does this mean... I have the Weaver's genes in my body?" he asked, his voice a little dry.

Lu Zhao called up the data on the analyzer and nodded seriously: "Your purification ability is not accidental, but the manifestation of the Weaver gene in a specific environment.

This also explains why the Time Watchers are so persistent in hunting you down - you are a hybrid of two species, a living 'bridge'."

This discovery plunged the entire laboratory into silence, and Lin became more worried.

Lin Che himself was also confused about his identity. He murmured to himself: "If I am partly 'them'... then am I still human?"

Su Wanqing walked over to him, held his hand firmly, and passed the warmth of her palm to him.

“No matter what’s inside you, you are a member of our team, Lin Che. Perhaps it is this uniqueness that allowed you to retain those broken memories in your previous life.”

Encouraged, the team immediately asked Xiaoyu to inspect more key items.

As she touched the photos Xiao Ran had taken from the military convoy, she said, “A long time ago, something fell from the sky, and people in military uniforms hid it and have been studying it.”

When she touched the mutant bacterial tissue sample that Lin Che brought back from the Northeast Region, she described it this way: “They are changing us… starting from the innermost part, making us like them.”

Finally, Su Wanqing took a deep breath, took off the jade bracelet on her left hand, and handed it to Xiaoyu.

When Xiaoyu's fingers touched the object that carried the system and the core of reincarnation, she simply said the most shocking information, her voice filled with indescribable fatigue:

"This is not the first time... nor the second time... Time has been reset many, many times... but it failed every time... This ring records the memory of all the failures..."

The recorder in Lu Zhao's hand fell to the ground. "This is not just the 188th time... This means that we may have experienced countless attempts, and each one ended in failure!"

Su Wanqing looked at the interface of the bracelet and thought for a moment: "So the knowledge and abilities we have now...are the results of accumulation from previous reincarnations?"

Xiaoyu nodded gently, "The Circle is learning, remembering more each time...but the 'Watchers' on the other side, they are learning too."

The team realized that what they were facing was not a doomsday crisis at all, but a cruel game of wits spanning countless timelines.

In another compartment of the fortress, Lu Zhao found Lin Che after analyzing his genetic sequence.

"In your blood, those blue gene sequences combine with human DNA in a very strange way."

He pointed at the complex spiral structure diagram on the screen and said, "If you can activate more Weaver genes, theoretically, your purification ability may be enhanced tenfold, and you can even directly resist the tracking and attacks of the Time Observers."

He pointed to a makeshift device next to him and said, "I have designed a scheme that can stimulate the expression of these genes through specific electromagnetic frequencies. But..."

The initial simulations showed worrying results: Each time the gene was activated, several key aspects of human identity were suppressed, including emotional fluctuations and the formation of short-term memories.

Lin Che looked at the screen and was silent for a moment. "If sacrificing a part of 'humanity' can protect everyone, I am willing to take the risk."

"I object." Su Wanqing walked in, her attitude was firm, "What we need is not a weapon, but a complete you. There must be another way to use this ability without sacrificing you."

Lu Zhao agreed: "I will continue to research safer methods.

But we don't have much time. The Observer's 'Hunter' has the ability to accurately track time anomalies. Lin Che, you are their primary target. We must find that balance point before they arrive. "

At this time, Xiao Ran walked out from the pile of supplies holding something, with an ugly look on his face.

It was a strange badge that Lin Che picked up from the place where the man in white disappeared during the city reconnaissance. It was made of black metal and shaped like a closed eye.

"Let Xiaoyu take a look at this."

Xiaoyu was already very tired, but she still insisted on stretching out her hand.

The moment her fingers touched the badge, Xiaoyu didn't say anything, but let out a shrill scream, then leaned back and fainted.

"Xiaoyu!" Xiao Ran hurriedly hugged his sister, and his hands felt cold.

The alarm in the medical cabin sounded, and the emergency treatment procedure was initiated. A few minutes later, Xiaoyu slowly woke up, trembling all over.

She looked at everyone and described the horrific scene she saw in a tearful voice:

"They are not humans... nor are they weavers... They are the 'chosen' guardians... Each of them... was once the last survivor of a world... They were given the mission to maintain the 'correct flow' of time..."

She looked at Su Wanqing, her eyes filled with fear: "They know we are preventing the end of the world... They are gathering more forces... In three days, they will send out 'hunters' specifically targeting five key anchor points - that is, each of us!"

Before he finished speaking, Xiaoling, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened her eyes, and the red mole on her forehead emitted a dim light.

"Yes, I saw their plan as well... The Observers believe this reincarnation is more dangerous than any previous one because we have so many memories."

On Su Wanqing's retina, the system AI also popped up a blood-red warning: [High-threat unit 'Hunter' has locked onto this time anchor network. Estimated arrival time: 71 hours and 59 minutes. Survival probability being assessed...]