Lu Ning looked up at Colin, paused for a moment, and slowly said, "I promised the captain that I would take good care of you and Mu Mu and the others."
He clenched his fist and slammed it heavily into the ground, causing the ground to crack and create a deep crater.
“I haven’t seen Mu Mu and Ke Qing before, I’m afraid something happened to them, and now even you are in trouble… I’ve broken my promise.”
Colin couldn't help but laugh: "Nobody wanted this to happen. If anyone's to blame, it's Bai Jingming and those people from the Mind Cult... But they're all dead, and you were the one who killed that Mind Cult's saint... I actually think you avenged us..."
Colin reached out and patted Lu Ning's clenched fist, his voice growing weaker: "It's not your fault... This is the fate of us Awakened. Lu Ning, everyone dies eventually, except you..."
"Heh..." Colin chuckled, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
He smiled and said, "To be honest, I've wanted to find my family for a long time... especially after this dream, I saw them again... I miss them... I miss the captain, and all my old comrades..."
"Lu Ning... In this damned world, death might be the only relief... Those who are alive need to continue carrying the burden... I'm so tired, I need to rest..."
Colin closed his eyes, a smile playing on his lips.
For Colin, this might be happiness.
Lu Ning's eyes flickered as she quietly watched Colin.
After a few minutes, Lu Ning took a deep breath and said slowly, "Get some rest. Leave the burden of carrying the load to me."
Lu Ning looked at Liu Qiang beside him. Like Colin, Liu Qiang had also failed to survive and was now lifeless.
Looking at the corpses of Liu Qiang and Li Yihang, Yun Rou, who was usually carefree, was now filled with grief.
On the other side, Lin Wuyue sat on the ground, staring blankly at the spot where Anlocks had disappeared. The silver mist had completely dissipated.
Lu Ning slowly stood up and said, "Miss Lin, please notify headquarters."
Lin Wuyue glanced at Lu Ning in a daze, then nodded slightly: "Yes, although Jerry and the others have been rescued and the dream plague should have disappeared, we should indeed notify headquarters."
Yun Rou also stood up. She looked at Lu Ning, whose expression was heavy, and said, "Let's go up. We'll have someone come and collect their bodies later, and then we'll send them off. But for now... let's go check on the situation in the base city."
Lu Ning nodded silently.
They had no time to grieve for the passing of Colin and the others; they needed to confirm whether the dream plague had truly disappeared.
The three left the basement room and went upstairs.
Then the group saw several people walking quickly over; these were members of the action team.
They were taken aback when they saw Lu Ning and Yun Rou.
One of the young men, looking somewhat worried, asked, "Captain Yunrou, Commander Lu Ning, why are you the only ones here? Where are the others?"
Yun Rou fell silent.
Seeing Yun Rou's expression, the others' expressions changed.
"Did something happen to them?" A middle-aged woman stared wide-eyed, her eyes filled with astonishment.
Just then, Yun Rou spoke up: "Let's talk about the situation outside first."
The group snapped out of their daze, and although their eyes were filled with grief, they began to report on the situation.
“We just came from outside. There were people lying everywhere on the road, probably because they were dragged into the dream like us. But as we arrived, they were gradually waking up. They should be fine.”
Yun Rou breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "Contact each branch to confirm the situation of their personnel. If they are all safe, have them check the situation in their respective jurisdictions and cooperate with the Public Security Bureau. Make sure no one is still trapped in the dream!"
"good!"
The group left immediately.
Just then, Lu Ning's phone rang.
Lu Ning took out his phone and glanced at it, but the caller ID made him pause.
It was a call from Li Mu.
Anlocks previously stated that he did not bring any awakened beings of the third rank or higher into his dream world.
When the dream in the lens ended, he found that Li Mu and Ke Qing were not there. Originally, Lu Ning thought that something had happened to Li Mu and Ke Qing.
Now Li Mu is actually calling?
Lu Ning frowned and answered the phone: "Mu Mu?"
Li Mu's voice came through: "Lu Ning, how are things over there?"
Lu Ning calmly asked, "Thank goodness, how did you survive?"
Li Mu's voice rang out: "It was Saint Anlocks who brought Ke Qing and me into the dream, which is how we survived."
Lu Ning was taken aback.
Lin Wuyue and Yun Rou, who were standing nearby, both looked over.
They understood then: someone who shouldn't have been alive hadn't died?
Li Mu continued, "By the way, when Saint Anlocks was sending us out of the dream, he said something to me and Ke Qing."
Lu Ning frowned and asked, "What did you say?"
"He said his apprentice has a bit of a childlike temper, and he asked you to take good care of her in the future. He saved us, and he hopes you can reciprocate in kind..."
Lin Wuyue, standing to the side, was struck dumb. Her eyes widened, and her eyes, which had just recovered, turned bloodshot again.
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