【Morality】
Beep—— beep—— beep——
Inside the white tent, the sounds of various medical equipment rose and fell in succession. Nine figures lay side by side on their respective beds, IV drips in their hands, unconscious.
"Strange, none of them suffered any external injuries, nor are there any signs of concussion... Why won't any of them wake up?"
"Between the search and rescue and transporting them here, it's been nearly ten hours. Could something have happened during the process that put them into a deep sleep?"
"The medical equipment here is also limited. It might be better to send them to a hospital for a comprehensive examination..."
"The commander is calling for us outside. Let's go, we need to give a brief report first."
After confirming that the nine people weren't injured, the medical staff lifted the tent flap and walked straight out. Only the beeping sounds of the medical equipment echoed in the large tent.
A few seconds later.
Dr. Lou sat up from the bed, his eyes devoid of the slightest bewilderment of someone who had just awakened. He glanced at the closed flap of the tent, then prepared to get out of bed and walk towards 【Wu Tongyuan】's bed in the distance.
Right at this moment, a cold voice rang out from beside him:
"I knew it, you were pretending to be asleep."
Dr. Lou frowned. Even without turning his head, he knew who was speaking... On the bed behind him, 【Dr. Ji】 had also awakened at some point. A pair of icy pupils stared fixedly at him, and a terrifying 【Oppressive Aura】 began to overflow and scatter into the surroundings.
"Likewise." Dr. Lou said calmly, "I thought you would continue pretending until you woke up together with them."
"If I didn't wake up now, you would have killed someone again."
【Dr. Ji】's voice was incomparably chilling. As his words fell, the gravity Dr. Lou was subjected to climbed violently, exactly as if God had smashed down the scepter of "mechanics" from the vault of heaven, boomingly suppressing his body onto the earth!
Boom——!!
Gravity sufficient to crush any carbon-based lifeform rolled over Dr. Lou's body, yet it failed to cause him the slightest harm. Even the hospital bed and the ground beneath him didn't have the slightest crack spreading across them...
If one were to look closely at this moment, they would discover that Dr. Lou's skin was radiating a faint luster. It was unknown what kind of material it was made of, but even the bed and floorboards beneath him had been assimilated into this material. Under God's scepter of "mechanics", he unexpectedly stood towering and unmoving!
Dr. Lou smiled faintly, "Are you sure you want to fight me here?"
The cold intent in 【Dr. Ji】's eyes grew even more chilling. He was exactly like a furious monarch, his terrifying 【Aura】 spreading into the surroundings... But when his gaze fell on the sleeping figures on the other beds, this anger was forcefully restrained.
"I'm warning you, don't think that just because you came back using that broken 【USB Drive】, no one can suppress you... Even if you run to the end of the era, I will follow you like a shadow."
"A broken 【USB Drive】? Are you talking about this?"
With a flick of his fingertip, a 【USB Drive】 appeared in Dr. Lou's palm. If Chen Ling were here, he would recognize at a glance that this 【USB Drive】 was the exact same one he had in his hand. The only difference was that the 【Markings】 on the surface of the 【USB Drive】 were somewhat different from his 【Lingbao】.
【Timeline Save File】——【Morality】.
"If you call this thing a broken 【USB Drive】, the 【Lord of Ruoshui】 would be heartbroken... After all, this is the 'quantum mechanics' divine artifact he poured his all into forging. There are only three of them in the world." Dr. Lou played with the 【USB Drive】, adding a sentence with a smile,
"Of course... to me, who grasps the authority of 'materials', there is nothing that cannot be copied. It merely requires paying a certain price, that's all."
"Cut the hypocrisy." 【Dr. Ji】 sneered, "I'm telling you, as long as I'm here, you won't kill anyone. I will pester you relentlessly!"
【Dr. Ji】's figure blurred and flashed in front of Dr. Lou. One hand gripped his throat, heavily smashing his body onto the ground.
Boom——!!
Dr. Lou's body collided with the ground, emitting a sharp metallic sound. Gravity sufficient to crush everything once again suppressed Dr. Lou's body, like an invisible giant hand pressing him against the earth.
"Stifling the 【Nine Monarchs】, supporting 【Ying Fu】... You will only push humanity towards the abyss of destruction!"
"Your words are incorrect. How is supporting 【Ying Fu】 destroying humanity?" Even while smashed against the ground by 【Dr. Ji】, Dr. Lou didn't show the slightest hint of fear. He spoke with a light chuckle, "Do you know who he is? My charming old ancestor harbors the grand ambition of sweeping across both worlds... What if, just what if, he truly succeeds?"
"Don't think I can't tell, you're merely utilizing him." 【Dr. Ji】's eyes narrowed slightly.
Dr. Lou didn't reply. He just quietly looked at him, the smile on the corners of his mouth remaining undiminished.
The next moment, a burst of rustling sounds rang out from beside them.
"My head hurts so much... Damn it, what happened?"
【Lu Xun】 groaned as he climbed out of bed, holding his head with one hand, his expression somewhat pained.
Hearing this voice, 【Dr. Ji】's brows unconsciously furrowed. He knew he couldn't continue this. He had no way of killing Dr. Lou right now. If he continued and someone noticed something, he feared it would change history.
Amidst Dr. Lou's sneer, 【Dr. Ji】 loosened his grip on his throat and slowly stood up from the ground.
Dr. Lou also stood up unhurriedly, patting the dust off the hem of his clothes as if nothing had happened...
"What are you two doing?" 【Lu Xun】 looked around blankly and saw 【Dr. Ji】 and Dr. Lou standing together, subconsciously asking a question.
"Nothing much." Dr. Lou smiled, "Just chatting casually..."
As the two spoke, several figures wearing 【White Coat Wearer】s lifted the tent flap. Seeing that 【Lu Xun】 and the other two had awakened, they were suddenly pleasantly surprised.
"They're awake! Someone is awake!"
...
When 【Yang Xiao】 woke up, it was already dusk.
The surrounding beds were basically empty. Only 【Wu Tongyuan】 was still lying on his hospital bed, sound asleep. It was unknown whether he was still unconscious, or if he had transitioned from unconsciousness straight into a deep sleep. In any case, looking at the drool hanging from the corner of his mouth, it didn't look like his life was in any danger.
By his side, 【Lu Xun】 sat on a chair, holding a research paper and reading it intently. It seemed he was specifically staying to keep 【Wu Tongyuan】 company.
"My head hurts so much..." 【Yang Xiao】 felt the pain transmitting from his mind, his brows unconsciously furrowing.
"【Yang Xiao】? You're awake."
Hearing his voice, 【Lu Xun】 put down the paper and walked over. "It's normal to have a headache right now. Although we don't know why it hurts... based on their situation just now, it should ease up in about two or three minutes."
【Yang Xiao】 recalled the events that happened before he lost consciousness, only to find a gap in his memory. He looked around blankly and asked doubtfully:
"Is this the base camp? We're back?"
"En." 【Lu Xun】 nodded slightly, his gaze passing through the tent flap, looking towards the crowd packing up the tents and preparing to evacuate under the setting sun. "Although I don't know exactly what happened... it seems we've been drawn into something incredible."