Chapter 105 I Want Them All

Lorraine at the moment of making the choice.

Ning Shuyin's heart felt as heavy as if it had been plunged into the deep sea.

She looked at Lorraine, her lips slightly parted. She hoped he would say something.

At least, explain a few words.

But Loran just stared at the screen expressionlessly, his extremely calm eyes seeming to be calculating something precisely.

So decisive.

[Command confirmed. Item "Void Droplet" teleportation countdown...]

The results of the selection floated up on the glass ball.

In that instant.

Ning Shuyin suddenly realized that his previous protection and his statement, "I will take responsibility for my own people," were all ultimately for this reason.

This man, cold, direct, and driven by self-interest, has not changed. He dated her for the sake of the Void Droplet, trained her, protected her, and entered the core of the Ark with her.

Now, he has achieved his goal.

That's true.

He made his intentions clear from the beginning, without any deception or coercion. Therefore, there is really no need for further explanation.

The latest progress has been updated on the glass ball:

[Transfer complete. Please retrieve the item.]

The door leading to the "Consciousness Archive" turns green, representing safety.

At the same moment, another path leading to the "biological laboratory" suddenly lit up with a flashing red light. A conspicuous countdown appeared on the door—

[60 seconds, 59 seconds, 58 seconds...]

Loran didn't even glance at the red door. He turned and rushed towards the green corridor, leaving behind only a chillingly cold statement:

"Wait for me here."

Ning Shuyin couldn't wait any longer. She wondered what had become of Sangge's team.

It can't be seen through the glass sphere. There's no signal either.

If they fail, then this door will be their only hope for saving the alliance.

No!

She gritted her teeth and resolutely rushed towards the red door with its 60-second countdown. Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, she was determined to get the "purification protocol."

Upon entering through the red door, she discovered a post-apocalyptic scene.

The layout of this passage was similar to the one they had entered. But now, the smooth walls on both sides were constantly twisting, collapsing, and squeezing the space.

The most deadly thing is that with each contraction of space, arcs of energy will burst forth from all around.

Ning Shuyin instinctively tried to dodge.

An arc of electricity struck her heel, leaving a black energy mark.

She had just regained her balance.

The wall contracted once again.

There's no escaping it!

In the next instant, a strong force pulled her back from behind. Her back bumped into a cool embrace. A strong arm was already firmly wrapped around her waist.

The next second, the world spun around her, and she was suddenly being carried forward at high speed in an embrace.

It was incredibly dangerous. She passed through the gaps between the crisscrossing, exploding arcs of electricity. Still shaken, she looked up and met a pair of deep, red eyes.

It's Loran!

His expression was stern, his jaw clenched, as he focused intently on assessing the dangers ahead and moved forward at breakneck speed.

But wasn't he supposed to go to the green channel? How come he's here?

"idiot!"

Loran's voice was filled with anger and impatience.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for me to come back? Who told you to rush in alone!"

He was holding a transparent crystal in his hand.

A teardrop-shaped object floated inside the crystal. The object seemed to be colorless, yet it also seemed to embody all the colors of the world.

It is a droplet of void.

"You're not..."

“The system only allows teleportation to retrieve one target,” Loran spoke rapidly, “but it didn’t say that the other target can’t be retrieved. The Time Archive is physically farther away, so I chose to teleport the Void Droplet to the entrance of the passage. The time allotted is enough for us to get to the biological laboratory!”

That was his plan.

Using an extremely rational mind, I devised a plan to "have it all".

They indeed reached the other end safely before the passage closed.

But this isn't the door to a biology lab. Instead, it's a familiar "curtain"—a wall made of veins from Phytophthora lenticels.

brush!

Loran switched to holding her with one arm, and with the other hand, he drew a dagger and sliced ​​open the curtain like a hot knife through butter.

Outside were mushroom caps emitting a seven-colored glow—the long corridor they knew all too well.

They actually went directly from the control room back to the main road that had been blocked by the landslide.

"Put me down... please." Ning Shuyin said softly.

Loran glanced at her before carefully putting her down.

His mind stirred slightly.

She seemed a little different than before. Just one glance was enough to make her eyes sparkle. Had she broken through to a higher level during that treatment? She seemed to have become... even more beautiful.

Ning Shuyin's feet sank into the soft ground covered with vines and fungi, and she felt a little dazed.

"This is the other side of the landslide." Ning Shuyin looked at the scene before her.

Loran nodded.

They have rejoined the main force on the same path.

The two walked briskly along the corridor.

Ning Shuyin looked ahead and saw the gate with the words "Biology Laboratory" written on it.

The alloy gate was tightly shut. On the ground in front of the gate, the footprints of Alliance standard combat boots were clearly visible, along with some energy burn marks left from the battle.

"They went in."

The large force led by Sanger has clearly succeeded in entering the sample database.

But things don't seem that simple. Because the footprints on the ground only went in, but never left.

They're still inside.

I pushed open the door and entered. The huge biological laboratory was spacious.

As far as the eye could see, there were rows of cylindrical culture tanks. The tanks were filled with liquid and cultivated various plant samples that had never been seen before. It was like an eerie underwater forest.

At the center of the laboratory is a large computing device.

Not far from the gate, Dean Sanger, Su Zhe, Lisa, and several other team members all collapsed to the ground.

Weapons and equipment were scattered to the side.

Their faces were an unhealthy purplish-black. Their bodies were clearly unable to move, and their eyes were filled with anger and anxiety.

In the laboratory's central control console, You Lingyu, with his back to the door, was rapidly operating the light screen.

His subordinates stood guard, their faces expressionless.

I heard the door open.

You Lingyu's hands, which were manipulating the light screen, did not pause for a moment. He didn't even turn around.

On the ground, Dean Sanger made rapid "hoarse" sounds from his throat, as if trying to warn someone.

Su Zhe struggled to lift his neck, veins bulging on his forehead, but he couldn't move an inch.

You Lingyu finally turned around slowly. His contemptuous gaze swept over Luo Lan and Ning Shuyin.

"Hmph, so that wall didn't stop you?" he said casually. "Fine, you can witness together how the Alliance's last hope vanishes."

He raised the purification agreement in his hand, as if to crush it.

"Stop!" Ning Shuyin shouted sternly.

You Lingyu scoffed, "An F-rank dares to stop me?"

Before he finished speaking, Loran's figure had already transformed into a ghostly afterimage, rushing straight over.

A battle immediately broke out.

The aura of an SSS-level expert emanating from You Lingyu intensified.

As the only SSS-level expert in the You family, he did not awaken any special abilities. Therefore, he devoted all his energy to martial arts.

They usually keep a low profile, but now they've revealed their hidden strength.

Lisa lay on the ground, her eyes filled with despair.

Even if Loran is strong, he is not a warrior by training, and there is a visible gap in martial arts ability between him and You Lingyu.

Sure enough, You Lingyu was playing cat and mouse.

He neither ordered his subordinates to take action nor paid any attention to Ning Shuyin.

Loran kept retreating during the battle, constantly making basic mistakes.

Ning Shuyin stood there, watching Luo Lan fall into a disadvantageous position, her expression panicked.

But in her heart, she had already seen through Lorraine's purpose clearly.

He intentionally or unintentionally led the battlefield from Ning Shuyin's side to the other side of the laboratory.

Ning Shuyin confirmed that You Lingyu's gaze was no longer on her, and the fingers hanging at her sides had quietly gathered healing light.