Chapter 864 Extra Chapter 30: Enraged, Norton Protects His Wife [Bonus Chapter]
The cold, mechanical whirring echoed in everyone's ears; death was slowly drawing near.
No one expected that such a mistake would occur when success was so close.
They had just left the core area and were still 300 meters away from the main gate.
Not even a minute was enough for them to run out.
Most importantly, the test room has its own protection and self-destruct system.
To prevent unknown elements from leaking into the entire base, the detection room will activate an automatic destruction program.
If they fail to get out, they will also be included in the program's list of targets for destruction.
"It's off, it's off!" A researcher frantically disconnected the power. "Professor Sinai, I've turned off all the power on my end."
However, the mechanical voice repeated the same thing, without any change.
"Warning! Warning! Unknown element leak!"
Everyone panicked.
Even though they were prepared to sacrifice themselves for science before entering the experimental base, no one expected this outcome.
Sinai, however, had calmed down: "Don't panic, everyone, there's a way."
She took off her shoes and handed them to another female researcher so that she could put them on.
He then took out a few small robots from his pocket and handed them to the elderly people.
These little robots can usually clean up, and can also transform into simple flying machines in critical moments.
Within seconds, white mist had already filled the testing room.
The fog contains leaked, unknown elements.
Protective suits cannot completely prevent the invasion of unknown elements, and the face of a 68-year-old researcher has turned bluish-black.
Other researchers also felt weakness in their limbs, and some even cried out.
“Listen to me carefully,” Sinai coughed, her voice trembling. “Hold your breath, don’t turn around, ten seconds is enough for you to get out.”
As she spoke, she pressed the button on the bracelet.
The small robot, which had transformed into a flying machine, received the order and immediately led the researchers out at top speed.
Sinai then pulled another robot out of his pocket.
She paused, her gaze falling on the boy beside her.
This is the youngest researcher in the group; he just turned eighteen this year.
Two people.
The last robot.
Sinai's eyelashes drooped, and her fingers clenched tightly.
“Teacher Sinai, I’m not afraid!” The boy had clearly noticed that the robot in Sinai’s hand was extraordinary. He grabbed her hand and smiled. “You, you must get out of here. I’m fine, really fine.”
"Hurry up and go," Sinai said in a deep voice. "You're still young, and you have a long life ahead of you. What are you making excuses for? Think of your parents; they're still waiting for you to successfully develop the space carrier."
She tried to lighten the mood: "I won't have a chance to see it. If you're interested, you can burn a few photos for me later."
The boy couldn't refuse at all.
Without saying a word, Sinai transformed the last small robot into a simple flying machine, placed it on the boy, pressed a button, and pushed him out.
"Teacher Sinai!"
The sound dissipated into the increasingly thick white fog until it disappeared completely.
[Self-destruct program activated]
The gate is about to close.
Two red boxes occupied the outdoor monitoring screen, constantly emitting warning sounds.
The other group also panicked.
"Quick! Call the rescue team!" Charlotte's fingers trembled as she dialed the number. "There are still people inside! Eleven people!"
What level of element leakage would trigger the detection room's self-destruct program?
Eleven lives lost! Who can bear the consequences?
"They're out!" someone shouted, overjoyed. "They're out!"
Charlotte turned around abruptly and saw several rotating aircraft bringing the researchers out of the room.
The researchers were all lying on the ground, but they were definitely still alive.
But after looking around, she couldn't find Sinai anywhere.
Even when the last figure rushed out, it was still not Sinai.
Eleven people went in, but only ten came out.
"Teacher!" Charlotte cried out in terror, "Where is the teacher?!"
She gritted her teeth, grabbed a spare protective suit, and was about to rush inside.
But at that moment, an even larger red box popped up on the screen.
[Self-destruct program activated]
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, the door slammed shut, completely isolating the inside from the outside.
"..."
The researchers who escaped collapsed to the ground, their bodies soaked in cold sweat.
Although they all escaped, they inhaled a lot of unknown elements, and those in poor health have fallen into a coma.
Other researchers rushed forward in a flurry and initiated emergency treatment procedures.
Charlotte helped the last boy who had escaped to his feet.
"Sinai-sensei is still inside!" The boy cried out in desperation, completely breaking down. "What do I do! She was locked up to save me! I'm the one who's doomed!"
Without Sinai, they would all die inside.
She could have gotten out, but she gave her chance to live to others.
Charlotte was stunned.
The countdown continues, one countdown after another, cold and merciless.
[35, 34, 33...]
“Someone must have tampered with it!” Charlotte gritted her teeth, her mouth tasting of rust. “Just an hour ago, everything in the testing room was normal, and there was absolutely no sign of the elements exceeding the standard.”
Who exactly is it?
Why are there still leaks of unknown elements?
If it were just a small leak, it wouldn't trigger the testing lab's self-destruct mechanism at all.
Such a large-scale element leak should never have happened.
It can only be caused by human intervention.
But the experimental projects are the result of every researcher's hard work, so who would deliberately destroy them?
"It's over." Charlotte's face turned deathly pale, and she swayed. "What do we do? We can't get in, and the teacher definitely won't be able to get out either!"
Once the self-destruct program is initiated, it is completely irreversible.
Just then, Charlotte's vision blurred, and she felt a gust of wind sweep past her.
At the same moment, someone excitedly shouted, "Someone went in! Did you see someone go in?!"
"I saw it! He went in! He went straight in!"
The others looked up, staring blankly at the still-closed door, their minds reeling.
Charlotte was certain that she had seen a man enter the completely enclosed testing room with such ease.
There were no signs of damage to the gate.
How is that possible?
**
The concentration of white fog in the testing room had reached a level where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
Sinai leaned against the wall; she had inhaled too many unknown elements and didn't even have the strength to stand up.
Even with each breath, my heart and lungs ache, and I can barely breathe.
She glanced at the extent of the corrosion on the protective suit.
88%.
Once the erosion reaches 100%, these leaked unknown elements will immediately permeate all her organs.
However, there's no need for the corrosion to reach 100%; an explosion a little while later will obliterate her completely.
Sinai thought to herself, she had finally come this far.
He dedicated himself to science.
That's fine too.
She is not a sage, nor has she been reincarnated.
She was neither an alchemist nor a martial artist, and therefore could not have a long lifespan.
Perhaps this is the barrier between her and Norton.
Like many others who passed through his life, she left no trace.
In the very, very distant future, long after she has died, he will still cook for someone else and take someone else to the amusement park.
This person is someone who can make him tell the truth about his past, someone who can make him completely open his heart, and someone who can understand him.
He wouldn't bully that person; he would treat her very well.
They embraced, they sang, they loved each other.
This is really good.
Sinai tilted her head back, her eyes slightly red.
She told herself to be strong, but tears still involuntarily streamed down her face.
Drop by drop, it all seeped into the protective suit.
She also longed for someone to appear by her side and protect her when she was in danger.
But no.
The little robots are all gone too.
In the end, she was alone.
The countdown continues in my ears.
[10, 9, 8...]
The white fog grew thicker and thicker, and Sinai finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Before her consciousness completely faded, she vaguely saw someone running towards her.
Sinai wearily raised her head, her vision completely blurred, unable to see the person who had approached.
All that could be seen were a pair of dark green eyes, in which the ice layer at the bottom of the eyes finally shattered completely, leaving only a look of panic and rage.
She closed her eyes and thought.
How could she think of him even as she died?
That was truly embarrassing.
Sinai's head slumped, and his body fell heavily to the ground, losing all sensation.
So she didn't know that someone had caught her in time, and the countdown stopped at the same moment.
The white mist slowly dissipated, revealing the man's handsome face.
Norton hugged her tightly, his voice low: "Silly girl."
The eighth of the Twenty-Two Sages, the Sage's Chariot, possesses the special ability to ignore all obstacles.
Just a few more chapters to go!
It seems like I, who have always written plot-driven stories, have started writing about emotions!
I'm so awesome! (Hands on hips)
(End of this chapter)
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