It's bait.

Gu Li didn't say it aloud, but judging from Du Rui's panicked and fearful expression, she knew that Du Rui most likely knew.

She casually released Du Rui's leg, stood up, and looked down at her: "So how did you originally plan to make contact?"

It's impossible to say that you didn't notice anything wrong with your body at all.

Even before the incident at Base C01, Du Rui had a premonition, until the insects surged out of White Mark's body and the black mist above her head gradually condensed into a shape.

Her body, however, subtly revealed an unusual longing and intimacy.

From that moment on, a terrible suspicion arose in her mind: were those things coming for her?

Everything that happened with C02 further confirmed her suspicions.

She has indeed been contaminated.

The mysterious church that agreed to make the deal with her has not yet appeared.

No one knew the terror and despair she felt as the monsters surged out of the teleportation point and rushed into the hall, with the missionary right in front of her.

She forced back a sob from her throat: "I only just found out too. That potion... there must be something wrong with it!"

"As long as... as long as we find that person, he promised to give me the medicine!"

Gu Li raised an eyebrow secretly: "That person? Do you remember what he looked like?"

The giant missionary outside the hospital, even though it was injured, continued to invade downwards.

But in this secluded ward, the atmosphere was so suffocating that it was hard to breathe.

With tears in her eyes, Du Rui finally calmed down, and looked at Gu Li with a tentative and pleading gaze.

"I can tell you his features, can you help me keep this a secret?"

Gu Li casually picked up the helmet that was thrown on the hospital bed, stepped out, and opened the door amidst the surprised voices behind him.

She looked expressionlessly towards the door: "How much longer do you want to listen?"

The uninvited guests outside all looked behind her. Xu Feihe, with a cigarette dangling from her lips, greeted her wearily.

Wang Li walked straight past her into the room, grabbed Du Rui with his iron-like hand, and said in a terrifyingly deep voice, "Come with me."

Ning Jia was shocked to hear such news, and her expression turned sour. She managed a forced smile and a greeting to Gu Li.

"I haven't thanked you for your help yet."

Gu Li glanced at her, then reached out and blocked the doorway, preventing Wang Li and the other person from passing.

Du Rui felt like she had seen a savior. She desperately tried to cover the still-healing wound on her leg: "Help me! I can give you money! You can have anything you want!"

Gu Li gave her a look to calm her down: "Captain Wang, please wait a moment. I still have some personal matters to resolve with her."

The man, whose expression was unusually frightening, lifted his eyelids and gave her a deep look.

The two started fighting without saying a word.

Xu Feihe reached out and grabbed Ning Jia, who was trying to break up the fight: "Boss, you know your limits. Don't go looking for a beating."

Gu Li caught the fist that was aimed at his neck, and the unexpected strength in his hand surprised both of them.

She took the initiative to step back, then twisted her waist and spun around in mid-air, her leg whistling as it struck Wang Li squarely in the waist.

She landed on the ground, still preparing to continue.

The man in front of her stood calmly in place, gave her a deep look, and then turned and left.

"You have ten minutes."

Xu Feihe's expression changed, and she followed closely behind him: "Boss? How's your back?"

Ning Jia looked around with a troubled expression, but still gritted her teeth and followed: "Team leader... Xu Feihe, wait for me!"

Gu Li closed the door and looked at Du Rui.

The ferocity with which she had just started fighting made Du Rui, who was being stared at, turn pale.

But he still braced himself and stepped forward, eagerly bringing her a stool: "You don't know, do you? Wang Li used to be the undisputed ruler of several bases in District One."

"Last year, we encountered some kind of mutant, and the entire team except for him died. He was a ruthless guy who returned to the base to maintain his sanity."

"His waist was pierced by several steel needles and was unrecognizable! He was sent to Area 11 and was still alive, which caused a lot of discussion."

At this point, she glanced at Gu Li's expression and saw that he didn't say anything to stop her.

Du Rui continued, "It's just that it took too long. Even though Yu Mingxi did it herself, it wasn't completely cured."

Gu Li frowned deeply. Had she kicked his old injury just now?

After their initial mission, one of them fell off a cliff and survived, now possessing a dual identity; the other survived a near-death experience but still carries old injuries.

I don't know who's luckier.

If Wang Li had truly wielded such power on the border of District One back then, he would now be nothing more than a marginal figure of the past.

She knew perfectly well about Miss Gu's mission, and she wouldn't believe there wasn't something fishy going on.

Du Rui was still gossiping, "And then there's Xu Feihe, who was also promoted by Wang Li. He has a good relationship with my uncle and is the head of the enforcement team."

"As a result, all the team members he personally trained, except for that one named Ning Jia, died..."

She was glanced at by Gu Li and reluctantly changed her story: "...They all sacrificed themselves heroically and are now Wang Li's team members."

Gu Li nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Du Rui: "Are you stalling for time?"

Ignoring Du Rui's previous words, she returned to the same question: "What does the person you're dealing with look like?"

Du Rui's expression completely fell, her brown eyes looking at Gu Li with a wary yet somewhat hysterical look.

"I can't tell him he'll kill me!"

The two stared at each other silently for a second.

In the blink of an eye, a short sword gleaming with cold light was pressed against her neck, and Gu Litian's eyes flashed with an inhumanly cold light.

"Even if you don't talk, I can still kill you."

Du Rui: "You...you wouldn't dare...this is..."

Suddenly, a heavy pressure fell on her shoulders, Du Rui's words came to an abrupt halt, and her knees began to tremble uncontrollably.

Finally, he knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"You can't...you can't kill me..." She finally realized she was afraid, her voice trembling as she said, "He was a man completely hidden in the shadows, I really don't know what he looked like!"

The sharp dagger was pushed forward slightly, and a small cut suddenly appeared on Du Rui's delicate neck.

Bright red liquid flowed down.

She screamed, now regretting not going with Wang Li. This man in front of her really wanted to kill her!

Du Rui strained to keep her neck straight, fearing that the knife tip would move any further forward.

"...But he has unusually large feet!"

Du Rui closed her eyes and told the whole story: "I'm not lying to you, he was wearing huge leather shoes, it was like he was stuffing two papayas inside!"

"I heard someone call him Bigfoot!"

A shadow suddenly loomed over the two men facing each other from behind.

The voice was cunning and sinister: "Oh? Who's calling me?"