After saying that, she didn't wait for V's reaction and walked into the elevator in one breath. It wasn't until she reached the outdoor platform of the building that she took a deep breath of the cool night air in the forest and gradually calmed herself down from the endless self-loathing of being truly betrayed. But it felt like she had been punched in the heart.

She once placed her trust in someone; now, is she wrong in what she sees?

V was using her from the very beginning. No, perhaps he had already planned everything when she entered the experimental system. All the things she experienced were not Qian Dahai's scheme, but V's tacit approval.

The goal was to make her doubt the world, constantly pursue Lu Yan's trail, and step by step, lead V to successfully obtain the mecha.

Because of her trust, everyone in Lab 09 died: Li Rui, Hong Feng…

Wang Cheng was on guard outside. He saw Xia Yixin, who was pale-faced, on the empty platform and went forward with concern. Just as he was about to ask her something, he suddenly heard the elevator door open.

It's Lu Yuan.

His brows were furrowed, and the killing intent lingered on his body. But when he saw the slender figure standing on the platform with her back to him, letting the cold wind blow, all the coldness in his dark eyes faded, replaced by an impulse. By the time Lu Yuan realized what was happening, he had already done what he wanted to do and hugged her.

Xia Yixin was startled and tried to struggle, but then she heard a deep male voice in her ear.

"If Lu Yan in the experimental system falls in love with you, why don't you believe that I will fall in love with you too?"

Her body stiffened, and a fantastical and terrifying thought suddenly flashed through her mind: since this world is real, why can't she treat him as Lu Yan?

Xia Yixin, you're absolutely insane!

She immediately dismissed the idea, turned around and pushed him away forcefully. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly saw Lu Yuan clutching his chest and coughing violently, with blood oozing from the corner of his lips.

Wang Cheng was shocked. "Quickly notify the medical department! Hurry!"

Xia Yixin then remembered that Lu Yuan was still a patient, and she had just pushed the injured area. She panicked and rushed to support him. Seeing that he was still going to talk, she was both angry and anxious.

"Don't speak, don't exert any force, just keep breathing."

She instinctively took his wrist to check his pulse and discovered that the problem was more serious than she had thought. His body looked fine, but he was actually severely depleted. It wasn't just the injury he sustained in the fight with V; he also had many old ailments, which was why he vomited blood.

While she was taking her pulse, she didn't notice the thoughtful look in Lu Yuan's eyes as he watched her actions.

at the same time.

Inside the black, special prison, the mech that had been launched by the electric fence had somehow found itself standing in front of the one-way mirror. Its hand gently rested on the mirror, precisely in front of the spot where Xia Yixin had just been standing.

The mech seemed to be trying to touch the person it had always wanted to touch through a one-way mirror, but then, a chill emanated from its body, and it suddenly punched the ground in front of it.

Peng!

The loud noise startled the defenders who had returned to their posts. When they looked again, they saw that the incredibly hard metal surface had been punched into the shape of a fist!

In a panic, the defenders pressed the electric grid again, trapping V once more before urgently reporting to their superiors. V's combat power was too strong, and they were too afraid that he would escape and go on a killing spree, because how could humans believe that machines were the same as humans?