Meanwhile, in the Allied Nation, Xia Yixin slept for a full 24 hours, only waking up from her dream driven by hunger.
It was still dark outside. She was still a little groggy after waking up and subconsciously tried to remember what she had dreamed about, but she couldn't recall it at all until the female doctor came in and interrupted her thoughts.
The female doctor brought her food and a message from Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan didn't tell her what had happened yet, but told her to wait for him in the ward, and that he would be back soon.
The night was deep.
The female doctor confirmed Xia Yixin's condition and, noticing her thoughtful frown, asked with concern, "Madam Commander, is there anything else that's bothering you?"
Xia Yixin still felt like she was still immersed in a dream, but she knew it was probably a side effect of sleeping too long. She gently shook her head and said, "I'm fine. I want to be alone for a while."
The female doctor noticed that Xia Yixin's mood was not quite right, but she didn't ask any further questions. Before leaving, she comforted her, saying, "Madam, you don't need to worry too much. The reason you slept for so long is firstly because your emotions are adjusting themselves, and secondly because some of the injuries you sustained in the combat system haven't healed yet, which may have caused a stress reaction. Just keep a calm mindset, and you will recover soon."
After the female doctor left, the ward returned to silence, with only warm yellow light.
Looking at her reflection in the floor-to-ceiling glass, Xia Yixin suddenly felt a little lost. This world was real. After finding out V's true purpose and destroying him, she should also consider the future. Lu Yuan's words were indeed tempting, but she knew she couldn't stay.
Because she knew what the consequences would be if she stayed.
It's like that last video clip, where the middle-aged woman says, "He has waited too long," referring not to Lu Yan, but to Lu Yuan.
She could never forget Lu Yan, even though it has now been proven that it was all an illusion.
After thinking it through, she actually felt relieved.
Suddenly, her eyes caught a glimpse of the red emergency lights on a tall building not far away, and suddenly, the dream she had forgotten resurfaced in her mind.
She remembered; she had just dreamt about what happened in the battle system.
After Lu Yuan's red manager mech repelled the predators, Xia Yixin actually only fell into a brief coma. All mechs have an emergency pulse mode to prevent such situations from occurring, so she was actually only unconscious for less than five minutes.
When I woke up again, I was in a huge underground cave.
This is the same place where the modified program can temporarily provide shelter, just like the place they hid in before. It's a place that wouldn't exist on the original pioneer planet, and it can protect their safety for a certain period of time, but the protective effect will also fail at times.
This brand-new underground cave is over ten meters high and is much more sturdy than the previous one.
The two tall mechs were more than enough to fit inside. Xia Yixin could only see the exterior of the red mech through the black screen of the Black Yan. She didn't know if it was because it was the administrator's mech, but apart from displaying the name, she couldn't identify the person piloting it by scanning.
She instinctively tried to stand up, but overestimated her strength and her legs gave way, causing her to fall back down. Fortunately, she was caught halfway down.
It is a red-manager mech.
"Don't rush to get up, you need to rest a little longer."
Lu Yuan's voice relaxed her tense nerves a little. She sat down against the mountain wall with his help. His voice made her feel calm suddenly. Perhaps it was because she had finally met a helper in her despair. She didn't think too much about it and shifted her attention to their current situation.
She knew they were still on the Pioneer Planet.
"Lu Yuan, what are you doing here? What's wrong with this combat system?"
Lu Yuan's calm reply came through the communicator.
"The combat system has been modified. I can only enter as an administrator. You are now the only 'player'. I have modified your configuration with the highest privileges. There are three minutes of rest time left in this space. Your previous idea was correct. Unless we can get the highest score point 'ruby', we will all be trapped here."
His explanation was exactly what she expected. After regaining some strength, she checked her mecha's settings and found that she had indeed acquired a lot more weapons and equipment. The previously empty magazines were now full.
But even that wasn't enough for the two of them to escape; there were thousands upon thousands of monsters outside.
As if he had guessed her thoughts, Lu Yuan reassured her, "I am the administrator mecha, and my weapons and equipment are unlimited, so don't fire your guns easily when we go out. I will protect you. Your only goal is to reach the top of the mountain."
Xia Yixin felt slightly relieved. "I understand, but this is 100% real right now, you..."
Before she could finish her question, the three-minute time limit was up, and the monster's roar from outside the cave reappeared on the communicator, interrupting her.
"I don't feel pain, so don't worry."
As soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking, dust suddenly fell from the soil above where the two of them were, and an unknown monster, twice the size of the previous predator, burrowed into the underground cave.
The fighting has begun again.
The protective barrier failed, and countless monsters rushed out of the soil.
But this time, they were met with scalding hot bullets.
Da da da—!
Xia Yixin knew that Lu Yuan was painless, and her last worry disappeared. After rushing out of the cave, she ran towards the top of the mountain whenever she found a gap, while Lu Yuan cleared the way for her. However, there were just too many monsters.
It was already pitch black on the Pioneer Planet, with very little light, so they could only rely on thermal imagers to pinpoint the enemy's location.
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