Chapter 548: Fox Charges

Luo's movements were dazzling. Behind him, a cluster of robotic arms were simultaneously carrying out a complex process that seemed to require several people to complete. Irene stared at him from behind, unable to understand what was happening. After a long pause, she blurted out, "Are all those robotic arms of yours really just for screwing?"

After "fighting side by side" all the way, Luo got used to the puppet's uncultured way of speaking. He was too lazy to respond and just continued to be busy.

But Irene was restless. Seeing the blond elf in front of her didn't react, she quickly asked a new question: "Speaking of which, is it necessary for you to fill your house with a bunch of self-destruct bombs and a string of spares? If you really encounter an incident on the scale of the Dark Angel, it seems that these bombs of yours will be useless."

"These bombs aren't meant to kill the Dark Angels. It's enough if they can kill us—though it's better not to if possible," Luo said without even turning his head. "This is a necessary safety measure..."

"Why?" Irene blinked.

"What why?"

"It's so dangerous, why are you still doing it? I heard you're researching a bunch of weird stuff, like the warp and dark psychic energy. There are two big explosions in the Vanguard Lab every year. Not only do you not care about other people's lives, you don't even care about your own life..."

Luo was silent for a moment, and at the same time he felt a little confused - for some reason, even though the red-eyed dwarf behind him was always rude in his words, always bothering him along the way, nagging loudly and annoyingly, but at this moment... he really couldn't help but want to answer her question.

"Because of curiosity." The elf finally broke the silence.

Erin: “Huh?”

"Curiosity. I'm curious about the world we live in—the secrets left behind by the ancient spirits, the fractured histories and ancient technologies of various races, stories from the deep sea era, things beyond the world, everything beyond our sight, everything unknown. I want to see it all. It's that simple. Of course, that's just for me. My 'colleagues'... may have more complex attitudes towards this world."

Irene was stunned for a moment, then she drew out her tone: "Wow—"

"Aren't you curious?" Luo finally turned his head slightly, but did not stop the work in his hands.

Irene thought about it carefully, and her face suddenly brightened. "Yes, there is a folder on Yu Sheng's computer that he always won't let me see. He even added a password. I asked C-shaped buckle to help crack it, but she always said she didn't have time. I was so curious..."

Luo thought for a moment, stroking his chin. "That's indeed curious... Could it be important research material or something? I can help you later..."

As a result, she had just said half of her words when she heard a terrifying low growl like a beast from the side. When she looked up, she saw Hu Li staring at her with anger and threats. The fox girl's fangs were exposed and flames danced on her tail. "My benefactor's things, don't let outsiders touch them!"

"Yes, that's a problem too." Irene looked up at Hu Li, "Silly fox is watching Yu Sheng's things too closely. She'll really kill you."

Luo shuddered all over instantly. He turned back to continue his work while muttering, "What kind of people are these? They are so crazy..."

Irene didn't react much to this statement - normally she would be able to reply ten times for every one person said, but at this moment, she suddenly tilted her head, with a look of confusion and hesitation in her eyes.

She looked at Luo's busy back and blinked, only to see that the figure turned into a strange and blurry outline - the outline was prostrating itself on the ground reverently, like a devout believer, with many similarly blurry shadows standing around, as if saying something to her.

She blinked again and saw a tall tower floating in the depths of the void. She was crawling on the tower, with many strange-shaped shadows surrounding her, telling her things.

Irene looked up in confusion.

Towering temple pillars surrounded the area, and spiderweb-like reliefs and patterns covered the high walls and flags. A hoarse and low voice came from nowhere: "Lord, the universe is running out of mass..."

Irene shook her head vigorously. Her vision passed through the temple gate and saw a figure standing at the door. He grabbed one of her hands and said indignantly, in a very familiar voice: "It has come to this, why..."

Irene was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Yu Sheng..."

"Done!" Luo's voice came from the side, sounding relieved. "The last one! Once this is dismantled, we won't have to worry about the big shield being blown up..."

"Okay, then it's time to go find Yu Sheng!" Ai Lin struggled to free herself from Hu Li's arms, speaking excitedly, and raised her hand to point in a certain direction, "We need to go this way!"

"Huh?" Luo was stunned for a moment. "Didn't you say we'd evacuate after dismantling the space station's self-destruct device? You said Mr. Hunter could open the door and go back by himself..."

"But the plan has changed. Yu Sheng is nearby now," Irene interrupted Luo rudely, "We have to go find him next."

Hu Li and Luna nodded at the same time when they heard this. This was the only matter on which they could quickly reach a consensus with the noisy Irene.

Luo's expression was a bit subtle and conflicted. She looked up and around at the severely damaged space station, whose interior environment was completely unsuitable for ordinary people to survive. She just wanted to get away from this place where new dangers could emerge at any time. But after hesitating for a few seconds, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go with you..."

But she didn't expect that as soon as she said this, Irene tilted her head and asked, "Why are you following me?"

The little puppet said, pointing at himself and Luna and Hu Li beside him. "I have a bunch of spare bodies. If C-buckle gets hurt, she has a return skill that can automatically teleport her to her iron coffin. She's pretty resilient. And this one over here. Yu Sheng was afraid this silly fox would get trapped somewhere and couldn't get home, so he stuffed over 200 portal cards and several prefabricated doors into her tail. If the three of us run into danger, we can just turn around and go home. Why are you joining in the fun?"

Hu Li listened and nodded, and kindly reminded Luo: "If you die, you are really dead..."

Luo opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth to say something, but before he could open his mouth, he saw several mass-produced Irenes wrapped around Hu Li's tails jump to the ground. One of them walked over and waved at him, and directly opened a space rift out of thin air. Along with the dizzying space flip, the body of the puppet quickly reorganized and turned into a slightly shaking door in the blink of an eye.

Luo was stunned and said subconsciously: "Wait, wait..."

Before she finished speaking, Irene waved her hand and said, "Wait a minute! The mass production machine will be open for a short time—"

As he was speaking, several mass-produced dolls ran up behind Luo, then took a few running steps and jumped up in unison, kicking the elves several times.

"Go in!"

Luo screamed instantly: "Wait, this thing doesn't look stable, damn..."

Then she was beaten into the portal by the puppets.

Irene lay in Hu Li's arms and clapped her hands, a smug smile on her face.

"Go find it, master?" Luna said stutteringly.

"Is my benefactor in the space station?" Hu Li looked doubtfully at the direction of Irene's finger, his ears twirling around. "My spiritual sense can't find him."

"I can't explain it, but he's right here. He just showed up out of nowhere. He's probably in the direction of the lab," Irene said, waving her hands quickly while twisting restlessly in Hu Li's arms. "He might need help. We need to hurry..."

The little puppet was suddenly stunned when he said this, and looked up hesitantly: "Silly fox, do you still know the way?"

"I don't know him. I don't remember him."

Irene was stunned. "Oh no! Hasn't your nose always been very sensitive? Isn't finding your way your strong point?"

"But the road just kept collapsing as we walked along it," Hu Li said helplessly, "and the exhaust fumes are everywhere. It stinks. I haven't breathed for half an hour..."

"You failed me at the critical moment..." Irene was about to cry, "I should have kept the girl with pointed ears! She must know another way!"

Hu Li listened and rolled his eyes: "It's not a big problem actually."

Irene: “Ah, what do you mean?”

Then the little doll saw Hu Li hugging herself while confirming the general direction of the laboratory and lowering her head slightly: "Erin, are you sure it's this direction?"

"That's the right direction... Wait, silly fox, what are you doing?"

Hu Li bent down, lowered his head, took a step back slightly and made a move to prepare to start running.

Irene finally screamed, "You stupid fox, what the hell are you going to do—"

"boom!"

A roar of foxfire propelled the puppet's words, and the fox girl, with a fox headbutt, smashed through the nearest wall and charged straight towards the laboratory. A series of explosions and the loud sound of metal tearing followed, and the flames along the way were so fierce that the earth shook and the mountains shook. In between, only the little puppet's faint, almost inaudible screams were heard:

"Hey mom, put me down first... Hey shit... Hey shit, that's a beam... I want to go home! I don't want to play... Ahhh, you big stupid fox——"

Luna stood there watching Hu Li crash through the wall and run away. She had been wanting to speak but couldn't. She raised her hand several times and finally stammered out a few words: "I, I actually, do, have pathfinding skills... Never mind."

Most of the interior walls of the space station were of course not very strong. A moment later, accompanied by a blazing path of fire filled with scorching foxfire, it stretched from the outer edge of the space station to the core. The last wall of the station was quickly melted and pierced. Hu Li lowered his head and rushed into the laboratory. Then he heard Irene yelling, "Stop! Stop! Wall! There! Wall—"

Amid the little doll's desperate screams, Hu Li slammed his head against the high black wall that filled the entire laboratory.

This one can't be knocked down.

“Ahhh…”

(End of this chapter)