Chapter 444 The Return of Darkness (Part 7)

"A time traveler from two hundred years in the future?"

"The dimension of time simply doesn't exist! It's merely a coordinate of a state of motion; there's absolutely no way that time travel could happen!"

"But they produced evidence! All eight of them, except for the little girl, are people with superpowers! How do you explain that?"

In the large conference room, only Xie Tu and eight others were present.

A group of armed men appeared at the government building. To protect the safety of the government staff, Xie Tu did not see anyone but was taken to an empty conference room.

In the video above.

More than a dozen government officials, military commanders, political commissars, and scientists in related fields were present.

Xie Tu remained calm and composed throughout, and as the representative, introduced the identities of the eight people.

With the help of the "invisible spiritual entity," the scientists in the video, including Xie Tu, demonstrated their abilities, and then inexplicably began arguing.

After all, it was just a video meeting.

Some people think it's an illusion, like magic tricks, an illusion that can fool the eye.

Some believe they come from a parallel universe.

"If time travel is possible, there is no time paradox. The river of time is a straight line. Any slight alteration will create a tributary that has no relation to the original timeline."

"That's right! The increase in entropy of the universe is irreversible. After the entropy of the universe increases to a certain level, it will change from order to disorder. Time cannot be reversed."

"So you believe these eight people come from a parallel universe?"

"absurd!"

"How is it absurd? Now that time travelers have appeared, proving the grandfather paradox true, every decision we make might create a different universe..."

Xiao Yunzhao, impatient with all this, threw the soda can in her hand at the big screen.

--"Bang!"

She wasn't strong enough, so the can didn't hit the screen; instead, it fell to the ground with a loud thud.

"Humans, who are smaller than ants, believe that they can create a universe by changing their tiny thoughts?"

Xiao Yunzhao kicked her legs and made a drawn-out "ha" sound.

He scoffed in a childish voice, "A bunch of useless trash. Instead of discussing important matters, you just talk about pointless things."

All sound vanished in an instant.

No one was angry when a child scolded them.

No one present treated her like a normal little girl.

To government officials, the little girl in the princess dress was more eerie than the sentries.

After all, if they were truly a time-traveling superhuman, who would bring an ordinary little girl here?

"You mean, deny that you come from a parallel universe?" one scientist asked her tentatively.

Seeing that they were still arguing about this, Xiao Yunzhao was about to retort with a scolding when Xie Tu took out a piece of strawberry chocolate and fed it to her.

The details of the contaminated area must not be disclosed.

Revealing that these people are dead, or that they are merely images created by the gatekeepers, would be detrimental to future actions.

"Where we come from is not important."

Xie Tu's gaze swept across each leader on the screen. "The important thing is that the dark apocalypse is about to descend. If we don't take immediate action, the entire city will fall at an extremely rapid pace."

"By then, cities will be reduced to ruins, humans will become mutants, and civilization will collapse in darkness."

As Xie Tu finished speaking, the air in the conference room seemed to freeze.

The leaders on the screen had different expressions.

What he said was utterly absurd.

With time travel and a dark apocalypse setting, even if they display superhuman abilities, it's hard to believe.

The leader on the screen finally spoke, with the authority of someone long accustomed to a high position: "Mr. Xie, your statement is impressive, but as government representatives, we must make decisions based on reason and evidence."

The commander and political commissar at the head of the table nodded slightly, clearly agreeing with the secretary's statement.

The political commissar said, "Before that, we need more evidence to support your claim."

Xie Tu: "With current technology, we can detect the dark matter permeating the air; these are the evidence."

Scientists have indeed detected the unidentified substance.

Those substances suddenly appeared, omnipresent, like tiny particles permeating the air.

After these substances appeared, strange phenomena began to occur frequently in the city.

The hospital received a few patients whose bones had dissolved or calcified, or had undergone abnormal changes, growing in different directions.

His brainwaves also became abnormal, and he became as uncontrollable as if he had rabies.

The most terrifying thing is that the patient's skin began to turn black and ooze an unidentified corrosive liquid.

It is very similar to the mutant he described.

However, the current research period is too short to demonstrate a direct relationship with heresy.

Commander Zhong, who had remained silent until now, put down his teacup and said decisively, "This matter is of utmost importance. I would like to ask Mr. Xie to come over so we can discuss it in person."

"Commander, you mustn't!" The political commissar disagreed.

Many people around him agreed.

It was practically saying that these people were of unknown origin, and that they wouldn't even unload their weapons when entering government offices. What if they were the enemy?

Xiao Yunzhao was even less willing than them, "No, I want to go eat hot pot."

Commander Zhong ignored the opposition from those around him.

He looked at the girl, who was about the same age as his granddaughter, and said kindly, "I have hot pot here, all you can eat for free."

free?

The cook is too poor to even afford a car.

Xiao Yunzhao made the decision with an air of entitlement, "Okay, let's go eat hot pot."

*

Escorted by guards, the group arrived at the military compound.

I met Commander Zhong here.

He was dressed in a crisp military uniform, the stars on his shoulder insignia shining brightly under the lights. Although he was over sixty years old, his military dignity and spirit remained undiminished.

"Mr. Xie, please have a seat."

Commander Zhong looked at Xiao Yunzhao, his eyes revealing gentleness, "The hot pot is ready. Shall I have someone take you to the restaurant?"

The little bluebird flapped its wings, and wisps of bluish-green fluorescence emerged.

As they approached, the spirit passed right through Commander Zhong's body.

He is also a figure of Tao.

These images once lived vividly, and then...

Xiao Yunzhao stared at Commander Zhong, whose hair was gray, for a long time before getting off Xie Tu and stepping onto the carpet for the first time.

She nodded proudly with her chin. "Lead the way."

Xie Tu gave a look to the people behind him, signaling the sentries to follow.

The sentries understood and followed Xiao Yunzhao away.

Commander Zhong paid no attention to the actions of others, had tea served to Xie Tu, and slowly began, "I wonder if Mr. Xie is aware that a strange thing also happened at Zhongshan Scenic Area today..."

Xie Tu paused in his tea-serving motion, then replied without changing his expression, "Is that so?"

Zhongshan Scenic Area, the base of the Qinhuai Camp.

"It seems that people two hundred years from now are having a hard time. No wonder Mr. Xie would reveal his identity and come to the government."

Commander Zhong said in a heavy tone, "I'm getting old and don't have many years left to live. If I can do something for future generations, then my life will not have been in vain."