When Lu Cai first heard "Number 0589", he felt inexplicably familiar.

This was a soldier's number, and she only knew two soldiers, Xiao Yue and Zheng Miao, so the first thing she thought of was that it might be related to them.

Maybe they had something related to it with them, or maybe they had mentioned the number before. She couldn't remember.

0589 stood there in a daze, with his eyes wide open, just looking at Lu Cai.

His eyes were bright, revealing his resolute military qualities. Although he was unshaven and unkempt, he had a stubborn childishness.

He gradually lowered his eyes, as if thinking about Lu Cai's question.

What is your name?

As he pondered, he gradually became depressed and his eyes became confused.

Lu Cai gradually frowned. She didn't know what kind of recall mechanism this side storyline used. Could it be that it would confuse the memories of the side story NPCs?

There is indeed a problem.

"What...what's my name?" 0589 muttered to himself.

The entire submarine shook violently. Chief Lu held onto the console in front of him and looked at the dazed 0589.

There is no time...

Lu Cai frowned, then stood up and prepared to pull the switch.

Just as his palm was about to touch the switch, 0589 got there first. Lu Cai's gaze followed the hand gripping the switch and moved to his face.

0589 looked at Lu Cai and shook his head: "Run, run as hard as you can, in the other direction—"

He pointed to the way he came, his eyes becoming determined.

Lu Cai was puzzled. She blocked Cheng Mushen's system and dug out his system messages, from which she found the mission of this side story.

1. Find the sample of the initial virus, 2. Destroy the submarine to prevent the virus from spreading inside the submarine.

The submarine is set in the deep sea to destroy it. According to the mission prompt, this red switch is the emergency self-destruct switch. When the player pulls it, the side story ends.

0589 But let her run away?

"I don't remember a lot of things, but I know this was supposed to be my mission..." He said with a guilty look on his face, "I don't know why I entrusted this to you... Anyway, please leave quickly..."

Of course, it was the game consciousness that made you hand this task over to the player. Lu Cai looked at his half-confused and half-persistent eyes and said nothing more.

She turned and walked out, and heard 0589 say, "I'll give you ten seconds to leave, ten, nine..."

Perhaps because someone was counting down, Lu Cai became nervous unconsciously and started running wildly along the aisle.

But why? Lu Cai thought about the tasks in the system -

Destroy the submarines... destroy the submarines!

Lu Cai ran desperately, so what is the basis for judging whether the submarine is destroyed? Is the submarine considered destroyed at the moment the emergency brake chamber exploded?

If the player pulls the trigger at the moment, the mission is not completed and he will die in the explosion.

This is the mission pitfall of this side quest. How many players thought they could escape from the side quest, but their lives came to an abrupt end.

If she hadn't been suspicious of 0589, she wouldn't have stopped to rest.

Would she be buried forever in the sea at this moment?

Bang!

An explosion sounded behind her, and she ran forward until the air current behind her threw her forward and she fell heavily to the ground. She was dizzy for a moment and the heat came over her.

A string of orange-red data flashed intermittently before her eyes, and then her body was empty. Without even having time to scream, she fell straight down.

I fell rapidly in the darkness, with the whistling wind blowing past my ears.

Bang--

There was a dull thud of something landing, and Lu Cai seemed to see a slight rise of dust.

She strained to open her eyes, vaguely catching sight of the mottled white paint on the wall. A chill enveloped her, her gaze fixed, and she quickly rolled to the side, a gust of wind piercing the concrete floor from above.

Lu Cai turned around and saw that it was the red copper demon-subduing pestle.

Red-eyed man in black!

The palm wind came from her side, Lu Cai turned over and swept his foot to the side and front.

The other party suddenly jumped away, and the demon-subduing pestle flew out from the concrete ground and landed in the man's hand.

The dark red eyes were like cursed rubies. Although they looked so gorgeous and beautiful, they contained the most vicious murderous intent.

Lu Cai took out the dagger. She saw dots of red data scattered from the black-clothed man's chest. She was slightly stunned, and then she remembered that it seemed that she was the one who hit him.

Is he infected?

So he is also a bunch of data?

She felt strangely relieved. If it were just code, she wouldn't be afraid. Analyzing and copying code was her forte.

What's more, it's a bunch of infected code——

The demon-subduing pestle flew towards her, and Lu Cai no longer dodged. She stepped forward, holding the dagger in her right hand. As she watched the copper-colored weapon approach, she raised the dagger in her right hand, and the blade grazed the side of the demon-subduing pestle.

The majestic momentum, through the contact of the daggers, pressed towards Lu Cai's arm. She bent her feet, but her hands refused to give in. She swung the dagger upwards, and the blade brushed against the rotating demon-subduing pestle. With the force of the two, she pushed the pestle to the side a little.

If the direction of its attack is off by even a fraction, its effectiveness will be greatly diminished.

Lu Cai ignored the flying demon-subduing pestle and charged straight at the man in black. She swung her dagger, but he dodged hastily. His long black hair reached his shoulders, swaying slightly as he jumped.

He dodged the kick with his foot and dodged it.

The demon-subduing pestle turned and stabbed towards Lu Cai again.

Lu Cai continued to block with the dagger, and skillfully thrust the sharp blade upwards.

The demon-subduing pestle struck to the side.

The man in black staggered a step, and the red data on his chest became more and more intense.

Seeing the girl approaching, he was frightened. In such a short time, her fighting ability had increased a lot.

The first time, he underestimated her and accidentally let her infect his own data. This time, it was a misjudgment. He didn't expect her ability to strengthen so rapidly.

The girl kicked at his head. The man in black raised his arm to block it and took a step back. He felt a burning sensation on his arm and the data infected on his chest jumped like a roar.

The demon-subduing pestle flew back to his hand, and the man in black raised his hand to grasp it. An uncontrollable power surged in his chest. He thought the girl would take advantage of the victory and pursue him, but when he raised his head, she was nowhere to be seen.

He patted his chest, breathing softly. Shadows loomed in the dilapidated old factory building. A gentle breeze rustled past, as if mocking his failure.

Gripping the demon-subduing pestle tightly, the man in black frowned and looked extremely scary.

......

Lu Cai ran wildly all the way, darting among the branches in the wilderness, and finally held onto a thin magnolia tree and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The bright red blood soaked into the black soft soil and slowly disappeared, leaving only a few blood beads on the grass leaves, sparkling in the sunlight.

He took out the small medicine bottle and swallowed two pills. Lu Cai shook the small medicine bottle and found that there were only a few pills left. With the recent consumption, even the tonic pills were not enough.

He covered his left arm and moved it a bit. Every time he moved, he felt pain in his muscles and meridians. It was as if his whole arm was useless and he had no strength at all.

She lifted the bandage from her wrist and saw only a battery symbol broken in two.

Fortunately, it's just broken and hasn't disappeared.

Every time she fought, she was half exhausted, like she was dying. Normally, she could recover after a break, but now she was fighting several rounds in a day, which was completely draining her energy.

Lu Cai tried to call up his friend list, but the red number in his mind flashed a few times and didn't appear.

Well, the energy supply was insufficient, and the already unstable "Friends" function completely collapsed.

——

The black car stopped at the foot of a high city wall, which was made of huge stones. Outside the stone wall, there was a layer of transparent blocking barrier.

Everyone got out of the car. Qin Yu followed Zheng Miao, while Xiao Yue, who was standing beside him, relaxed with a tired smile on his face.

Zheng Miao used a communication device to talk to someone inside, and a piece of the wall under the stone wall slowly disappeared.

Qin Yu raised his eyebrows, and Xiao Yue beside him said with a smile: "This refuge camp is full of top scientific researchers—"

There seemed to be some pride in his words.

Zhao Manman was frowning all the way, and her complexion became much more depressed as she had just recovered from her injuries.

A few people walked to the wide-open doorway, and the transparent barrier rippled like water, then gradually faded away.

They walked in one by one, and staff in protective suits stood by. The staff used a pistol-like scanning device to scan them from head to toe.

After confirming that they were not infected, Qin Yu and Zhao Manman were given an orange electronic wristband. After entering their personal information, they were allowed to enter.

Qin Yu was impressed by their efficiency, and thought that such a fast speed was mainly due to the two members of the search and rescue team.

My steps followed them as they moved forward in the dim corridor, their footsteps echoing. As a defensive wall, this wall was too thick.

The arched exit was just ahead, with dazzling sunlight shining on the emerald green grass in the cracks of the ground at the entrance.

Finally walking out of the city wall walkway, Qin Yu was dazzled by the sunlight.

She raised her hands to shield her eyes, and when she had adjusted herself, she heard the bustling voices of people. Looking over, she saw a row of green construction tents connected together, with men, women, young and old coming in and out of the raised tent curtains.

It's like a paradise.

"Xiao Zheng! Xiao Yue!" An elderly man greeted them, "You saved two girls and brought them back—"

Zheng Miao didn't smile, but his expression softened. "Uncle Qian, are your legs feeling better?"

The old man laughed and waved his hands: "It's still the same as always -"

Another aunt came forward and said, "These two girls are pretty. Are they going to be our wives?" She winked at Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue also laughed: "Auntie Sun, this is not a bandit's den, we don't want to find a bandit's wife——"

After dealing with these ordinary people, Qin Yu heard Xiao Yue let out a long sigh.

"I see you're quite happy." She said coldly.

Xiao Yue waved his hands: "They are all refugees who survived the disaster. We brought them here, and they are particularly close to us." He sighed, "In response to their greetings, I can only smile and chat with them, otherwise I can't bear it..."

"I'll go to the headquarters office to report and see if the others have returned." Zheng Miao's face was cold and hard. "Take them to get the cots in the tent."

Xiao Yue stopped talking. After all, six people had gone out, and now only he and Zheng Miao were back.

He was planning to take them to pick up the things, but he saw Qin Yu staring at Zheng Miao's back in a daze.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Yue also looked over.

Zheng Miao stood tall and straight, as if an invisible burden weighed on his shoulders. He walked toward a wooden door set into the stone wall where the base's management lived.

"How long have you known Zheng Miao?" Qin Yu retracted his gaze.

Xiao Yue was a little surprised, but still told the truth: "About two months. I was selected to join the search and rescue team after the disaster broke out."

Qin Yu pretended not to care as he listened, but he observed Xiao Yue carefully. After he finished speaking, he said "hmm" lightly, and then followed the arrangements to collect daily necessities.

——

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the night is deep.

The lights in the tent gradually went out, the voices died down, and peace returned.

Qin Yu opened her eyes and looked at the dark tent ceiling. She tilted her head slightly and heard Zhao Manman's breathing become steady. She stood up, lifted the thin blanket, and quietly got out of bed.

After several days of running around and working hard, they finally got food and hot water today, and they did relax.

If Qin Yu hadn't distrusted Xiao Yue and Zheng Miao, he wouldn't have been so alert and unable to sleep.

He casually removed the electronic wristband and, with a slight pressure, the display stopped at the "name" and "time" columns. Qin Yu pressed it under the mattress before lifting the curtain and walking outside. Only a few tents were still lit with dim lights.

She carefully moved along the edge of the tent to the edge of the wall. Looking up, she saw that the transparent barrier was like a cage, blocking the dangerous virus outside and trapping the refugees who came to the camp for survival.

This reminded Qin Yu of a foreign novel he had read before, but he didn't know what kind of disaster was brewing under this "dome".

Qin Yu stretched out her telekinesis. She wanted to try out the level of her ability.

There were men in military uniforms standing on the city wall patrolling. Qin Yu slowly exhaled and walked towards the wooden door on the stone wall as usual.

The patrolling soldiers on the wall above her head seemed not to see her and walked back and forth as usual.

When he reached the wooden door, the two teams of soldiers guarding the gate were just changing shifts. Qin Yu walked in without anyone stopping him.

It's like entering a deserted place.

There was another corridor on the other side of the wooden door, with a cold white long-tube light flickering overhead. At the end of the corridor, on the left side, was a stone staircase leading upwards.

Qin Yu walked lightly up the stone stairs and around a bend. There was a dim light at the corner, and the light fell on a white wooden sliding door on the second floor.

She didn't dare touch it casually, so she tried to test it with her telekinesis.

Telekinesis flowed silently through the wooden door. It was pitch black inside, but one could make out a closed office corridor. The walls were painted white, and the floor was covered in white matte tiles. On one side of the corridor was a solid wall, and on the other side were neatly arranged iron doors.

“Beep beep—”

Suddenly, there was a sound of unlocking from the wooden door in front of him. Qin Yu didn't even have time to figure out who it was, and he quickly retracted his outward-expanding mental power.

The door was opened, and Xiao Yue's handsome and dark face appeared before his eyes.

Qin Yu was stunned at first, then remembered that he couldn't see him.

“Dingwu——”

An alarm sounded in the gloomy corridor. Xiao Yue cursed and stepped out of the door to go downstairs.

Qin Yu turned sideways to make way, but he stopped in front of her.

Holding his breath, afraid of disturbing him, Qin Yu stared at this familiar face, but saw him frown slightly, then turned around and went back to the second floor.

There were footsteps of a large group of people rushing downstairs. Qin Yu took advantage of the door being still open, bent down, and squeezed in through the crack in the door and under Xiao Yue's arm.

The door behind him slammed shut, and after the "beep beep" sound of the door locking, Xiao Yue ran to the side of the corridor. The red warning light kept flashing, and the entire corridor was filled with red light.

Qin Yu heard the sound of footsteps coming from the other side, looked at the direction Xiao Yue ran away, hesitated for a moment, and then followed him.

The two of them ran quickly through the corridor, and when they were almost at the end, Qin Yu saw Xiao Yue turn into a room.

Following closely, Qin Yu slipped in through the crack in the door.

This is a reference room, with neatly arranged layers of iron bookshelves. An office desk is against the wall next to the door. The wall is no longer painted white, but with white tiles that reflect clearly.

Xiao Yue walked to the desk, covered his head and sat down, looking annoyed.

Qin Yu wanted to look among the bookshelves when he saw Xiao Yue take out a red ID book from his pocket.

Feeling strange, she walked closer to take a look. Xiao Yue slowly opened the document and saw the photo inside was of a strange man.

The man was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a tall figure and delicate features. His eyes were filled with the perseverance unique to soldiers.

Shifting my gaze, I saw a stamped number in the lower left corner of the photo - 0589.

Qin Yu raised an eyebrow. Is this the 0589 that Lu Cai asked her to find? He quickly looked at the name column...

Zheng Miao.

Is he Zheng Miao? A closer look reveals that the person in the photo is completely different from the Zheng Miao they knew.

When she received the message from Lu Cai, she thought that Lu Cai was just reminding her that 0589 was the main clue, but she didn't expect that Zheng Miao was not the real person.

What about him? Qin Yu looked at Xiao Yue, who was sitting at the table with a worried look on her face, looking at her documents. How many things had he not told her?

What did he know when he came in the middle of the night to steal the archival materials?

He was seen staring at the person in the photo, and finally his gaze turned into a desperate determination.

As the footsteps outside the door approached, he put his ID in his pocket. Qin Yu stepped back, hid to one side, and slowly leaned against the corner.

When the sound of kicking the door was heard, Xiao Yue let out a long breath and acted calmly.

Qin Yu couldn't help but look at him a few more times. He had never realized that he was so good at pretending before.

Several soldiers with guns rushed in and pointed their guns at Xiao Yue.

Qin Yu pursed his lips tightly, trying to imagine what his chances of survival would be if the other party fired a gun and he blocked it with his telekinesis and then escaped with Xiao Yue...

A figure walked into the doorway. Xiao Yue looked up and his eyes fell on the other person. He couldn't help laughing: "Brother Sanshui, are you really Sanshui?" He glanced at the other people again, "Are they really soldiers?"

Zheng Miao stood at the door. The light was dim and he couldn't see the expression on his face.

"How much have you discovered?" Zheng Miao said indifferently.

Xiao Yue smiled, but his eyes were full of bitterness: "Where did you take Nian Nian?"

"As long as you're obedient, nothing will happen to you every year."

"You gathered us serving soldiers together to form a search and rescue team, is it to get rid of us?" Xiao Yue continued to ask him.

Zheng Miao walked closer: "I didn't realize you were so smart before."

Xiao Yue also laughed: "I couldn't be so smart before." He sighed, "Who are you? What are you doing this for?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Zheng Miao raised his hand and gave a command, and two men in military uniforms came forward and dragged Xiao Yue out.

Xiao Yue didn't struggle. When he passed by Zheng Miao, he turned his head and looked at Zheng Miao: "Are you, refining a Gu?"

Qin Yu opened his eyes wide, as if understanding what Xiao Yue meant.

Refining Gu? The creation of Gu worms has been mentioned in many novels. They are raised with medicine, then allowed to kill each other to obtain the true "Gu".

The outer walls and transparent barrier! This is a natural jar, where all kinds of "bugs" are placed, waiting for them to grow stronger, then devour each other and grow into real "gu".

Xiao Yue was dragged away. Qin Yu was afraid of Zheng Miao, so he didn't do much. He just wanted to wait for them to leave and then find a way to get out of this "refuge camp".

But Zheng Miao stood motionless at the door, staring in the direction of Qin Yu, as if he saw Qin Yu.

Qin Yu held his breath, waiting for Zheng Miao's reaction.

at last--

"Miss Qin is not sleeping in the middle of the night and is visiting our camp?"

Qin Yu's eyelids twitched, and she saw his eyes fall on the tile wall beside her. She glanced slightly to the side and saw her outline reflected on the tile.

Telekinesis can control other people's vision and hearing, but it cannot really make a person disappear.

She gathered her mental power and pushed it outwards. Even though her ability was still at a low level, the instantaneous burst of mental strength had a power that could not be underestimated.

Zheng Miao stood firmly in place, without receiving any support.

Qin Yu frowned, staring at the young man with a stern expression, and his mental power slowly disappeared in mid-air.

Devour! It's a supernatural power!

She looked up and met Zheng Miao's cold eyes, and her heart felt chilled.

——

Is this the "Imperial Capital Refuge Camp"?

Zhao Yan parked the car and got out of the cab. The tall, ancient-style stone walls looked like a cage, with a transparent barrier covering the outside of the walls, like an added layer of armor.

He walked to the foot of the city wall and looked at the wall that didn't even have a door. How could he get in?

At this moment, a doorway appeared on the wall. I don't know how this doorway was hidden...

A staff member in protective clothing came out of the doorway: "Outsiders, please fill out the form first——"

As he said this, he came over with a pen and paper.

Zhao Yan looked at the headache and quickly said: "I was rescued by your search and rescue team. We got separated on the way. He said there is a vacancy, so I can go in first!"

The staff member paused and asked: "Which team member saved you?"

Seeing that there was something going on, Zhao Yan quickly replied, "Xiao Yue! A young man——"

The staff member took a half step back, and Zhao Yan heard the other party quickly say into the intercom: "The traitor's accomplices have appeared, be alert!"

Traitor's accomplice?

Before Zhao Yan understood what was happening, machine guns were mounted on the city wall, with more than a dozen gun barrels pointed at him.

"Fuck!" He cursed, quickly jumped onto the truck, started driving, and ran away.

What is going on?

Zhao Yan quickly opened the system and searched the friend list, and saw that there was still an exclamation mark after the word "Qin Yu".

Complaints aside, Zhao Yan was almost certain that something had happened to Qin Yu and the others.

Although mental power is valuable, it is difficult to upgrade and consumes a lot of energy. Therefore, Qin Yu's physical strength has never improved, and Zhao Yan always has to cooperate with her in battle.

But with that little girl Lu Cai accompanying me, nothing will happen...

Feeling vaguely uneasy, he could only drive slowly, thinking about how to contact Qin Yu.

Who knew that when he looked up, he saw a thin girl walking towards him.

The girl had short hair that reached her chin, a black T-shirt, loose camouflage overalls, and a pair of worn black sneakers.

Isn’t this Lu Cai?

She is not with Qin Yu?