Chapter 658: Destiny
Now that the mutant plants are chasing them, it is only a matter of time before they are caught.
Zhuang Mingxu glanced at Tao Tao, who was looking angry, and Guan Wei, who was wearing red and white stolen goods, and felt that this should be the moment to make a final desperate move.
"Taotao, go to the third layer of the twelfth row of partitions on the left and bring out some weapons," Zhuang Mingxu said.
"Okay," Taotao responded, counting on her fingers for a long time, and threw a car in front of Guan Wei under his expectant gaze.
"..." Guan Wei.
"Move two shelves to the side." Zhuang Mingxu was used to it. Now he couldn't even do simple arithmetic.
"Well, uh... this one?" Taotao carefully handed a flamethrower to Zhuang Mingxu.
"Yes, Taotao is really smart." Zhuang Mingxu said gently, but his actions were not slow. He quickly began to spray towards the surrounding plants that were eyeing him eagerly.
The flames ignited an area, and the plants struggled away, giving them some time to buffer.
Zhuang Mingxu stuffed the other weapons that Taotao had taken out in front of Guan Wei and said, "Give me ten minutes, I'll find a way to wake him up."
"Don't worry, I will hold on for ten minutes even if I die," Guan Wei said excitedly.
However, Zhuang Mingxu did not give him hope and said bluntly, "If I don't wake up in ten minutes, you will burn both of us to death."
He looked at the sleeping Lu Weiyi and said, "I don't want him to work so hard for several years and end up using his flesh and blood to achieve success for others."
Guan Wei immediately realized that he was unsure.
"When the time comes, leave if you can. Don't worry about others. Bring the news back to the base and let the people in the base take revenge."
Zhuang Mingxu didn't continue talking. He sat on the ground against the wall, holding Lu Weiyi in his arms in a protective manner, and looked at Taotao, "Dad is sorry for you, if..."
He didn't say anything else. Instead, he touched the child's pigtails, said sorry, closed his eyes and said, "Take me to find your father."
Taotao didn't understand what was going on, so she clapped her hands and shouted happily, "Let's go find dad."
After a few seconds, Zhuang Mingxu relaxed his whole body and looked like he was falling asleep. Guan Wei was alert and focused his whole mind on the plant in front of him.
He knew that there was a limit to what he could do. The mutant plants had already discovered them and had not yet brought the people back. It was only a matter of time before the mutants came. He could only delay as much as possible.
In the mountains not far from the three people, Luo Qi was holding a piece of dry hairy grass in his mouth, glancing lazily at the woman in red next to him.
"I've found it," Hua Rui said immediately.
The remaining psychics looked around with anticipation in their eyes, hoping to see if a miracle would happen, but they saw nothing.
Seeing their appearance, Luo Qi asked Hua Rui with a smile, "Come, tell them what their base chief is doing?"
"Still sleeping," Hua Rui said truthfully.
"Oh, you all died one by one, but he still didn't wake up. It seems that you are not important enough, and the stimulation is not enough." Luo Qi seemed to like watching normal people forced into desperate situations. He said with gloating, and his voice changed, "I heard that his mistress followed him. Why don't we catch him? Maybe the other person's life will be enough to wake him up?"
Having said that, he still urged Hua Rui with his eyes, silently asking others why they hadn't brought it yet.
"They... have a lot of weapons, Xiaoxun can't get close to them." Hua Rui frowned.
"Look, look, he left enough things for his mistress to protect herself, but you have nothing? It turns out that you are still not valued." Luo Qi looked at Hua Rui, "You go and make a trip."
He was just about to call another one when he heard Wang Bing take the initiative to say, "Let me join in. I'm very interested in their weapons."
Luo Qi raised his eyebrows and his eyes casually swept between him and Zhao Gang. Seeing Hua Rui's impatient look, with rejection almost written on her face, he lowered his eyes after a moment and smiled, "Wait for your good news."
As soon as she finished speaking, Hua Rui raised her foot and walked in the direction Guan Wei had left. With the help of her special power, she moved as fast as the wind and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
Wang Bing shrugged his shoulders, nodded at Luo Qi, and quickly caught up with him.
Hua Rui didn't slow down until they left the area. When Wang Bing stood beside her, the disgust that was obvious on her face was gone. She asked calmly, "Is what you told me last time true?"
"Hasn't you already confirmed that you should have been using your lavender to monitor Lao Bai when he disappeared? What did you find out?" Wang Bing asked.
Huarui said nothing.
Several people with the highest abilities in Panshui Base usually seem to act together, like they are a team. In fact, their relationships are average, and everyone is on guard against each other.
As the only woman, Hua Rui was not very foresighted, but she was delicate. She was the first person to discover that something was wrong with Luo Qi - his legendary doting wife personality was not right.
She had been loved wholeheartedly before and knew what that was like. Naturally, she would not believe the persona created by Luo Qi and was a little wary of him, but it would not hinder her from becoming stronger and upgrading. As long as they were at peace, everything would be fine.
But Wang Bing told him that the high-level psychics who disappeared in Panshui base were all caused by someone behind the scenes. She didn't believe it at first, until she met Zhao Gang who was said to have upgraded and exploded last time.
When they returned, Lao Bai, an earth-type mutant in the team, was injured and could not find a way to treat it. Wang Bing told her that Lao Bai was about to "disappear".
Huarui expressed doubts, but secretly let the mutant lavender monitor him. She found that Lao Bai was taken away one night. Not long after, an explosion occurred where he lived, exactly the same as those who exploded after upgrading. Luo Qi came forward to announce the news that the other party failed to upgrade and died.
It was exactly the same as before, and Hua Rui was horrified. She thought of those high-level psychics who "exploded" silently, and suspected that the next one might be herself.
"Did you see where he was taken?" Wang Bing had no means of tracking and did not dare to get too close. He only knew a general idea of what was going on.
Hua Rui didn't say anything until they reached the entrance of a small cave. She turned around and asked, "Do you think the level of the superpowers enlightened by the Mountain God Base is familiar to you?"
Combining the previous pattern of Panshui Base, Wang Bing instantly understood Luo Qi's plan. The entire Panshui Base is a Gu breeding farm, and every high-level psychic that is brought out is a Gu worm.
When they mature, they can be transferred to another base with a clean identity and become a new helper. Eventually, they will become stepping stones for the new base, and Luo Qi...
Maybe he has already settled down in a new identity and started over, becoming a clean leader again.
Wang Bing clenched his teeth tightly and sneered after a moment, "He really dares to think so."
"He really dares to do that," Hua Rui added.
Wang Bing was choked and couldn't speak, and then he heard Hua Rui ask, "What do you have in mind?"
"No," Wang Bing resumed his attitude of a bystander who had nothing to do with the matter, "Anyway, I'm alone, the worst that can happen is I can just run away."
"Haha, is that so?" Hua Rui looked at him, took out a cigarette and lit it. The smoke blurred her eyebrows and eyes, and for a moment Wang Bing thought she knew something, but Hua Rui said nothing, only asked, "Do you think the base commander of Yueban Bay can wake up?"
"Who knows? It all depends on their luck," Wang Bing said, leaning forward and entering the cave first.
Hua Rui blew out a smoke ring, glanced in the direction of Panshui Base, silently retracted her gaze, and followed him in.
**
In this illusion, Lu Weiyi finally reacted again.
"Zhuang Mingxu" who was about to go out was whispering goodbye to "Lu Weiyi", "The place we are going this time is quite far away. With this batch of equipment, our research institute will be able to conduct energy experiments. Maybe in the future, we won't have to fight for the limited resources we have now."
“If the crystal core energy is put into use, it will definitely be a big piece of cake. As long as it succeeds, we will have completely established our foothold. As long as there are no more black swan events, you won’t have to worry about anything for the rest of your life.” Zhuang Mingxu said, and he breathed a sigh of relief, as if he could finally let go.
"Lu Weiyi", who was leaning on the bed, nodded, lifted the quilt and prepared to get out of bed, but was stopped by "Zhuang Mingxu", "You don't have to go this time. This cold is very severe, it should be epidemic. You have weak resistance, so don't go out and take good care of yourself at home."
"Zhuang Mingxu" sighed and pushed the person back onto the bed, "This is the first time I've discovered that people with special abilities can be infected with the flu. Our Xiaoyi is also a miracle."
He successfully earned a roll of the eyes from the person on the bed, and "Zhuang Mingxu" laughed happily.
Zhuang Mingxu watched the two of them say goodbye in the same way as they did countless times before. He saw Lu Weiyi sitting at the end of the bed watching them. When "Zhuang Mingxu" stood up and prepared to leave, he suddenly asked, "Can't you not go?"
His voice was hoarse; he hadn't spoken for a long time, making his voice as dry as sandpaper.
This was the first time Lu Weiyi participated in this since Lin Yimu's death. There was pleading in his eyes, and they were fragile and shattered at the slightest blow.
"Zhuang Mingxu" seemed to have forgotten the existence of this person. He paused for a moment and then looked at Lu Weiyi with a smile. His gentle eyes could embrace everything. He smiled at him and said, "This is my destiny."
Lu Weiyi seemed to be frightened by these words. He shuddered violently and murmured in a low voice, "Destiny."
He raised his head and looked at "Zhuang Mingxu" with helplessness in his eyes, "If... I changed your fate, would you blame me?"
"Of course I will," he said without waiting for anyone to answer, "You will definitely blame me."
"No"
"No"
Two identical people said the same words. Zhuang Mingxu seemed to have met another self across space and time. They gave the same answer.
But Lu Weiyi seemed to be certain of it, and kept murmuring "definitely".
"Zhuang Mingxu" did not refute again. He walked past Lu Weiyi and left, calmly facing his fate.
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