Lu Zhaoming's thoughts were interrupted by the bizarre scene before him. Without thinking too much, he hurriedly walked into the safe house.
However, before he could even step into the safe house, a faint, eerie blue light caught his attention.
The light came from Su Li, whose body seemed to tremble slightly, and who exuded a chilling aura.
"Su Li, how are you?"
Lu Zhaoming quickly stepped forward and supported Su Li's shoulder. She weakly raised her head.
“The experimental factors in my body are being activated…” Su Li’s voice was so low it was almost inaudible. “If it’s not dealt with in time, I might become part of the core.”
Lu Zhaoming's heart tightened, and he immediately summoned the "Doomsday Judgment System" to scan Su Li's physiological data.
The system indicated that her vital signs were rapidly deteriorating, and the resonance of core energy was making her body unstable.
“No, we have to leave here immediately and go find the hidden laboratory ruins that Dr. Lin mentioned,” Lu Zhaoming said decisively.
Su Li nodded slightly and struggled to stand up.
The two quickly packed the necessary supplies and prepared to leave the safe house.
As soon as he stepped outside, the scene outside made Lu Zhaoming's heart sink.
Black Crow and his hunting party had surrounded the safe house, their cold eyes seemingly locking onto their fate.
"They've arrived as expected," Lu Zhaoming murmured to himself, quickly initiating a system scan.
The system alerted that the enemy was carrying a new type of weapon capable of accurately locking onto targets with psionic energy fluctuations.
This undoubtedly increased the difficulty of their escape.
"Su Li, come with me!" Lu Zhaoming grabbed Su Li's hand and led her quickly toward the abandoned factory area.
The factory's interior is intricate, with abandoned machinery and collapsed buildings providing excellent cover.
“This way!” Lu Zhaoming pointed to a narrow passage. “By using these ruins, we can get rid of them for now.”
Su Li nodded. Although she was weak, she still tried her best to keep up with Lu Zhaoming's pace.
The two quickly traversed the abandoned factory, and Lu Zhaoming used the terrain to his advantage to set up a series of simple traps.
He cleverly used discarded wires and rubble to create several obstacles that could trip up the enemy.
A soft "thud!" was heard, indicating that some pursuers had fallen into a trap.
But Black Crow's calmness and cunning kept him in hot pursuit.
To make matters worse, a special device in Black Crow's possession began to function, blocking the system's scanning capabilities.
"Damn it!" Lu Zhaoming cursed, knowing he couldn't wait any longer.
He took a deep breath and decisively activated the "Special Ability Amplification Module".
A powerful force surged into his body, instantly increasing his speed. He rushed forward like lightning, quickly escaping the pursuers' sight with Su Li.
The two finally arrived at a secluded basement, which seemed to be an abandoned shelter. It was dark and damp, but at least it was safe for the time being.
Lu Zhaoming helped Su Li sit down, and she leaned weakly against the wall, closing her eyes to rest.
Lu Zhaoming quickly checked her condition and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Are you alright?" he asked with concern.
Su Li opened her eyes and smiled slightly: "I'm a little weak, but it's alright. There might be a complete record of the experiment termination procedure hidden in the laboratory ruins, but the entrance is blocked by many mechanisms, and multiple passwords must be cracked to enter."
Lu Zhaoming nodded and opened the system analysis: "These passwords may be related to the energy characteristics of the Azure Core. I need to return to the safe house to obtain more data support."
Su Li nodded, but suddenly, she grabbed Lu Zhaoming's wrist and whispered:
"Wait..." Su Li's slender fingers, cold yet strong, gripped Lu Zhaoming's wrist tightly.
“If you fail,” she looked up, her eyes as complex as a bottomless lake, reflecting the gray sky of the wasteland and Lu Zhaoming’s slightly puzzled face, “then don’t come back to me.” This was no coquettish refusal; the air was thick with a resolute air, even stronger than the smell of mutated rats in the wasteland.
Lu Zhaoming's heart clenched suddenly, as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.
He grasped Su Li's hand in return, feeling the trembling of her fingertips, his tone as firm as a rock: "I will come back, because you are my ally." This was no ordinary expression of brotherly affection; in the wasteland, allies were more precious than gold, sworn brothers who would entrust their descendants to each other in life and death.
Su Li withdrew her hand and stepped out of the basement first.
As soon as I took a step, a deep rumble came from afar, like the roar of a giant beast or the groan of the earth.
The sound was stronger than ever before, causing the ground to tremble slightly and even the air to seem to freeze.
Su Li turned around, glanced at Lu Zhaoming, and gave a bitter smile: "Looks like the show is about to begin..." Before she could finish speaking, the roar suddenly intensified, and a blinding red light ripped through the sky, dyeing the dark wasteland sky blood red...
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