Chapter 66 Base Crisis

The heavy iron door trembled slightly as it slid open, and a cold, damp breeze blew in with the sound of a person.

A pair of slender, long female legs gradually entered her lowered, dark eyes.

Black stiletto heels clicked as she walked, revealing a gray suit skirt above her knees, followed by her slender waist tucked into the skirt, and a delicate platinum pendant hanging from the front of her white silk shirt that shimmered with a subtle sheen.

Li Nai raised her face, observing the other person with lifeless eyes.

A person who never comes here suddenly arrives.

Ji Fenglan raised her arm, smiling silently, her fingertip lightly touching the small red mole at the corner of her lips. Stopping a step away, she didn't reveal her intention, but slightly raised her chin, casually surveying the halo of light. If one were to look closely at it under the angled light, one would notice fine, vertical lines densely packed around the edge of the halo.

"You finally escaped, so why did you come back and crawl into this cage? I've never seen a 'fool' like you before."

The woman behind him cast a glance at him. "Li Nai" remained unmoved.

Ji Fenglan turned back to where she was, her amber eyes falling on the ray of light an arm's length away.

He stared for a second, then suddenly reached out.

Li Nai's dark eyes flickered as he noticed the woman's fingers.

The well-defined, fair fingers slipped safely into the light. Except for two cracks at the tip of the middle fingernail.

Ji Fenglan glanced at the "Li Nai" mark on her finger and smiled faintly.

"Six months ago, I developed a beam of light that recognizes its master." He raised his hand, tapping lightly with his middle finger. "The beam ceases its guard as soon as it touches even the slightest bit of human tissue."

She looked directly at "Li Nai" and deliberately brought her fingertips close to his eyes.

If the real Li Nai were here, she would definitely sigh at how beautiful Ji Fenglan's slender and long fingers were, with a touch of allure.

The system doesn't care; it lacks human aesthetic awareness.

Ji Fenglan saw no surprise or contemplation on Li Nai's face.

He withdrew his finger, gazing thoughtfully at his nails. "Actually, in the end, I have to thank you. More than a decade ago, you left behind a lot of useful information."

She shook her head slightly. "No, to be precise, it was your chosen accomplice who provided my mentor with a lot of information. The cage light that trapped you was just a small part of that information."

Amber eyes glanced at "Li Nai" seemingly unintentionally, but their discovery indeed drew the attention of two cold, inquisitive eyes.

"What do you want?" The voice was extremely calm and rational.

“I want you,” he paused deliberately, “the information about the world behind you. I’m really interested.”

His smile was gentle and kind, and his eyes were sincere.

Li Nai remained silent in the aperture, pretending not to hear Ji Fenglan's sweet talk, threats, and inducements, adhering to her professional duties as a plastic mannequin.

Ji Fenglan lightly touched the red mole again with her fingertip, her lips slightly tightened, and her amber eyes held a cold light as she pondered something.

A few seconds later, his gaze swept back to the stubborn "Li Nai," and a confident smile appeared on his lips.

"Let's make a deal. I'll help you complete the mission, and you'll provide me with more information about your world. How about it?"

Li Nai remained unmoved.

"As far as I know, if you fail to complete the assigned task, or if the task fails, you will die immediately when the deadline arrives. Don't you want to live? It's just providing some data; it won't affect your world. The power of humanity is still insignificant; don't overestimate us."

Li Nai's dark eyes suddenly fixed on her.

Ji Fenglan smiled and met his gaze, her eyes full of interest.

The two stared at each other for a long time. Just as Ji Fenglan was wondering if she had hit the nail on the head, a hint of contempt seemed to flash in its cold, dark eyes. Her keen intuition told her that humans were nothing more than a speck of dust in its eyes, not even ants.

Her delicate face instantly became ugly.

The wooden figure "Li Nai" spoke: "After twenty years of research, you still haven't grasped the essence."

Ji Fenglan's expression returned to its usual gentleness, but her brows remained furrowed as she looked at "Li Nai".

“You have inherited Louise’s wrong path. Doing missions is my nature, and it is also the means by which I complete real missions.”

"What did you say?"

Ji Fenglan was extremely puzzled, a puzzle mixed with a fear she herself was unaware of. "What kind of mission is it?"

No, we've realized it now.

If someone told her that the results of her and her teacher's research over the past twenty years were all fake, she couldn't imagine what she would become.

"Li Nai" stopped speaking and once again became a mannequin staring straight ahead.

Ji Fenglan didn't have the energy to devise a plan or ask further questions. She touched her forehead and found it damp and slippery. She was actually startled by her own imagination and broke out in a thin sweat.

To make matters worse, my phone rang in my pocket.

He answered the phone and held it to his ear. The next second, his amber eyes flashed with a cold light, and his delicate face became extremely serious.

“We do real deals.”

She slammed her disconnected phone shut, her eyes sharp, and shouted at the people in the circle of light.

"I need you to protect the entire base from being destroyed by missiles."

Li Nai's eyes were fixed on her.

Before I could explain, another communication was interrupted, this time a video call.

Click to connect.

The image shows a stunningly beautiful mixed-race woman smiling at her with her chin slightly raised; judging from the background, she appears to be sitting in an office. Her bold, golden-brown waves radiate a soft glow, and her black turtleneck top accentuates the depth and serenity of her Western-looking face.

The woman scrutinized her face with her deep-set eyes, deliberately teasing, "Thirty minutes, is that enough time?"

What's in time? To escape?

"How did you know the base coordinates?" Ji Fenglan abandoned her usual gentle demeanor, her face as cold as a delicate porcelain doll, her tone so sinister it could kill.

In the video, Missy smiled without saying a word, tapping her fingertips lightly on the table.

...

Two days ago.

"Coming to your doom?"

In a luxurious European-style office, Missy sat upright behind a mahogany desk with copper trim. Her captivating brown waves cascaded down her back, and she wore a sharp white suit. Her long, slender fingers were interlaced under her chin, and her dangerous, deep eyes cast a mocking glance down at the two men who had forced a girl to her knees.

The girl tilted her head back, her dirty silver hair falling messily in front of her face, and her phoenix eyes peered out, glaring defiantly at Misik.

"I've already given you the coordinates. Whether you save her or not is up to you. As for dark matter, I know nothing about it."

Missyko moved closer and asked, "Should I save her, or should you save her?"

Lin Jingru remained silent, her eyes still fixed on the screen.

Missy and I stared at each other for a moment, then she chuckled. "Whoever she is, it doesn't matter anymore. Since you've brought this upon yourself, I'll be kind and let you see someone before you die."

With her phoenix eyes wide open, Lin Jingru felt a voice speaking in her rapidly beating heart.

Misik gave a look to his two subordinates.

The subordinate immediately pulled the silver-haired girl away and walked her outside.

Lin Jingru was as quiet as a kitten.

They finally stopped in front of a door, which slammed open, and a middle-aged woman who had been waiting inside suddenly turned around.

Her messy black and white hair was neatly combed, her face was clean, her lips were painted with lipstick to brighten her complexion, and she was wearing new clothes, indicating that the woman had carefully tidied herself up before coming.

His prematurely aged eyes instantly welled up with tears upon seeing Lin Jingru.

"Xiao Ru".

Lin Jingru trembled and took a step back. A pair of hands behind her supported her shoulders, stopping her from turning around and running away.

"Are you embarrassed? Come in and sit down." Missy leaned close to her ear, her voice slightly low. She pushed Lin Jingru forward.

How many years has it been since I last saw this woman? Ten years? No, a full thirteen years. Has she survived thirteen years of madness?

Lin Jingru was forced to sit opposite the woman, while the instigator sat on one side of the mother and daughter. At a rectangular table, Misi Ke sat at the head of the table, and the three of them formed a triangular opposition.

Missy observed the mother and daughter with great interest; an awkward atmosphere had been between them since they first met.

Yu Duo looked at her daughter with teary eyes, too afraid to say a word. Lin Jingru turned her face away and remained silent.

Misico and his gaze were fixed on Lin Jingru.

Perhaps unable to bear the gazes from both pairs of eyes, Lin Jingru blurted out, "How come you're not dead?"

The woman froze! She lowered her eyelids slightly, her face momentarily blank before regaining its composure, and asked softly, "Are you still wearing the necklace I gave you?"

Why would I wear something given to me by someone whose fate is unknown?

The woman's throat tightened, she hesitated to speak, and then let out an unspeakable sigh.

The mother and daughter in front of me are deeply estranged.

Missy glanced at her watch. "Is it inappropriate for me to be sitting here? Am I hindering your mother and daughter from recognizing each other?"

The chair legs creaked backward as she stood up, looked down at the two of them, and then turned to look at Yu Duo.

"I have a question I'm not entirely sure about: compared to poison, is a missile enough to completely separate them?"

Yu Duo frowned and nodded. "I'm just worried that the recovery time will be too long." She glanced at her daughter and asked, "Now that we have the accurate coordinates, when do you plan to execute the plan?"

"Let's do it today."

Yu Duo was shocked: "What about your mother's hard work?"

Misi glanced at her sideways and slightly raised her chin. "Ji Fenglan would rather lose her own life than let them be damaged in the slightest."

...

"I'll remind you again, you only have 15 minutes to escape."

In the video call, Missy's lips curled slightly before the screen went black.

Ji Fenglan tapped his palm with his finger.

The light circle instantly went out. The person in the cage slowly raised their face, their eyes deep and unfathomable, their expression half-hidden.

In the silence, someone was breathing rapidly.

With a swift movement, one toe stepped forward.

Li Nai kept her eyes straight ahead as she passed Ji Fenglan, whose hesitant expression flashed with surprise.

"you……"

A woman's voice sounded behind her, but she didn't stop and walked towards the exit. As she approached the door, her feet left the ground, and her whole body felt unsteady.

With a blink, the walls of the passageway on both sides rushed past the corner of my eye.

The journey was smooth, and they broke out of the base's ground area.

Li Nai stood upright high in the sky, gazing up at the two suns hanging in the heavens. One of the black suns, trailing a long tail, was gradually approaching.

—Missick deliberately said it was late.

[Confirm purchase of the "Preserve Whole Corpse" one-time skill?]

[It has been placed in your backpack, please check.]

Two black vortex eyes locked onto the black sun and charged forward—hundreds of tons of ammunition exploded in the air, enough to destroy the surrounding area, including the ground, for several kilometers.