"Furthermore..."

Ye Hao's voice suddenly softened slightly.

"The people in that base... are very likely... no longer in this world..."

Zero patted him on the shoulder and comforted him:

"It's alright, distance is not a problem. Trust me, I have a way."

Ye Hao looked up and gazed at the resolute look in Ling's eyes. He couldn't help but feel a surge of determination himself, as if as long as Ling was there, anything could be solved...

"and……"

Zero Path:

"My purpose in going there is twofold. First, I want to see if anyone has survived. If so, I will send them to our base. Second, I want to see if the communication devices there are still working and if we can contact people in other bases."

"As long as one of them works, that's fine."

Ye Hao asked in confusion:

"Why does one working one need to be enough?"

Zero explained:

"The butterfly effect."

"oh oh."

Ye Hao nodded and continued:

"Alright, I'll pack up and then we'll set off together."

Zero shook his head and said:

"No need. I still have things to entrust to you. Besides, if we're all gone, how will the people of this place be protected?"

Ye Hao nodded, thinking that made sense, and stopped insisting.

Ling pulled Ye Hao to a corner and whispered:

"It will take me at least half an hour to get there,"

"Half an hour!?"

Before Ling could finish speaking, Ye Hao exclaimed in surprise.

No wonder he's a zero; what takes others a whole day and night, he only needs half an hour to accomplish.

Ling reached out her hand, signaling Ye Hao to calm down.

Ye Hao shut his mouth, waiting for Zero to continue.

Zero continued:

"The fastest I could go was half an hour if no one survived at that base. In that case, I would have no choice but to return."

"At the very least, it will take at least two or three hours. During those two or three hours, which is the time I'm not at the base, you need to ensure the safety of everyone else."

"I don't know if they can find this place, but it's necessary to take precautions in advance."

Zero took out a transparent dome from his spatial storage and handed it to Ye Hao, saying:

"This is a protective shield, but it's only effective for one hour, and I only have one. That means... if I can't get back in half an hour, you'll need to make good use of it to protect everyone. Remember, don't use it unless absolutely necessary! The shield only provides protection for one hour!"

"in addition……"

Zero summoned Zi You from the space.

Ling patted its head and said with a smile:

"While I'm gone, you and Ye Hao must protect everyone."

Ziyou nodded, stretched out her tentacles and pulled Zero away, seemingly reluctant to see Zero leave.

Zero comforted him:

"I'll only be gone for a little while, I'll be right back. Why don't you play with everyone for a bit, okay?"

Zi You then let go, looking at Ling with a somewhat aggrieved expression, but her gaze towards Ye Hao revealed a fierce glint.

Ye Hao was being stared at so intently that he kept nagging.

Zero laughed:

"Alright, stop teasing him, I'm leaving now..."

After saying that, Ling left gracefully, leaving Ye Hao, whose legs were trembling, and Zi You, who had a small flower on her head and was pretending to be fierce.