Lu Zhaoming gritted his teeth and took the documents from Qinglian.

That thin piece of paper felt incredibly heavy in his hands.

"Lin Shuang's Revenge Plan: Total War Timeline and Target Areas," "Mental Erosion Device"—these bolded titles were like sharp knives, viciously ripping at his nerves.

"Damn it, is this woman crazy?" Lu Zhaoming cursed under his breath as he quickly scanned the contents of the document, his anger rising rapidly.

"If this device isn't destroyed in time, the entire wasteland will descend into chaos..." he muttered to himself, looking up at Qinglian with piercing eyes. "What exactly is this crazy woman trying to do? Destroy the world?"

However, reality slapped him hard in the face.

"Give up...give up..." The system's whisper echoed in my mind like a persistent, intractable disease.

The hallucinations brought on by the overload of the mental interference module surged like a tide, wave after wave, assaulting his fragile nerve defenses.

He felt like his head was about to explode, his temples were throbbing, and everything in front of him began to distort and deform.

"Thump!"

Lu Zhaoming knelt on one knee, using one hand to firmly support himself on the ground, barely managing to keep from falling.

He felt a metallic sweetness rise in his throat and forced it back down.

"Lu Zhaoming!" Qinglian exclaimed in surprise, rushing forward to support him. "Are you alright?"

“It’s alright…I won’t die.” Lu Zhaoming managed to utter a few words, his voice hoarse like a broken bellows.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Now is not the time to give up; he has more important things to do.

"Lead the way." Lu Zhaoming raised his head, his eyes resolute and cold. "We must find a breakthrough before Lin Shuang launches her plan. Even if it costs me my life, I will stop her!"

Qinglian didn't waste any words, nodded, and immediately led the way.

Brother Mouse understood perfectly and, along with a few scavenger brothers, silently protected the rear of the group.

"Wait! Lu Zhaoming, wait a minute!"

Xiao Hu suddenly rushed forward, grabbed Lu Zhaoming's arm, and demanded with red eyes, "Why didn't you give my brother the medicine first? Don't you even want to save him?!"

Lu Zhaoming stopped, turned around, and looked coldly at Xiao Hu.

He knew Xiao Hu was very emotional, but he didn't have time to comfort him.

“This drug requires specific equipment to activate; otherwise, it will actually accelerate the onset of poisoning.” Lu Zhaoming’s voice was calm and cold. “The most important thing now is to find Lin Shuang and stop her plan. Only in this way can we save everyone, including Liu Feng.”

Xiao Hu was stunned. He looked at Lu Zhaoming's cold and resolute face and didn't know what to say for a moment.

He wanted to refute it, but couldn't find any reason to do so.

"I..." Xiao Hu opened his mouth, but in the end he lowered his head helplessly.

He knew Lu Zhaoming was right, but he couldn't control his anxiety and unease.

"Trust me." Lu Zhaoming patted Xiaohu on the shoulder, his tone softening. "I will definitely save Liu Feng."

After saying that, he ignored Xiao Hu and turned to follow Qinglian.

Xiao Hu stood there, watching Lu Zhaoming's departing figure, his distrust growing even stronger.

Cracks quietly appeared between them, and then deepened...

As the team approached Lin Shuang's secret experimental base, a system warning suddenly sounded in Lu Zhaoming's mind:

"Warning! The mental interference module has entered a critical state. Immediate hibernation recovery recommended. Repeat, the mental interference module has entered a critical state. Immediate hibernation recovery recommended!"

Lu Zhaoming gritted his teeth, and large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He knew his current state was dangerous, and he could completely collapse at any moment.

"No, I can't give up now!" he told himself.

He endured his physical discomfort and began to use the abilities of the Judgment System to disguise his supernatural power fluctuations as ordinary energy fluctuations in order to evade Lin Shuang's detection.

However, this approach consumed a lot of his energy.

He felt as if his body had been hollowed out, his limbs were weak, and he felt dizzy and lightheaded.

"Damn it, this broken system is trying to kill me!" Lu Zhaoming cursed inwardly.

During his infiltration of the base, Lu Zhaoming was nearly discovered by a patrol team.

"Watch out!" Qinglian reacted quickly, immediately releasing her auxiliary ability to create a thick fog that obscured everyone's figures.

The patrol lost sight of their target in the fog and could only search aimlessly.

Lu Zhaoming and the others took the opportunity to escape the danger.

"Thanks," Lu Zhaoming said to Qinglian, his voice somewhat weak.

"No need to thank me, we are allies," Qinglian said calmly, her eyes deep and complex, making her difficult to fathom.

After successfully infiltrating the core area, Lu Zhaoming immediately began searching for Lin Shuang's "mental erosion device".

Soon, he discovered a strange machine in a huge laboratory.

The machine is running at high speed, emitting a strange energy fluctuation.

“This is it!” Lu Zhaoming pointed to the machine and said to Qinglian, “This is Lin Shuang’s ‘mental erosion device’!”

He stepped forward and carefully examined the structure of the machine.

He discovered that the machine's operating principle was extremely complex and that it used a large amount of unknown materials.

"We must collect the data as soon as possible and figure out how it works!" Lu Zhaoming thought to himself.

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