“2……”
A red laser beam shot out from Long Yuehong's hand.
The "Higher Mindless" had lost its wisdom and never expected that someone could break free from the influence of "Fragile Heart". As a result, it failed to react in time. By the time it saw the red light, its head had already been pierced.
No matter how fast, it couldn't be faster than the speed of light!
A hole with burn marks appeared on its forehead, revealing a milky white interior with a surge of blood.
The "Higher Mindless" staggered, tilting backward with a blank expression.
The enemy wearing the "Chameleon" series bionic intelligent armor adjusted its target and veered towards Long Yuehong.
“1……”
Bai Chen landed on the ground, her expression filled with grief, but her eyes became exceptionally firm.
Without the continued influence of the "Higher Mindless," the remaining "Fragility" could no longer completely suppress her will.
She turned her body, took two steps, and then pushed off the ground with all her might, leaping into the air.
Rumble!
The entire underground building shook noticeably, with clumps of dust falling from above, accompanied by heavy boulders plunging downward.
Bai Chen somersaulted through the open doorway, returning to the safe passage, and the area behind her was completely sealed off by falling boulders and collapsing structures from above.
Without panic or despair, she rolled on the spot, stabilized herself, and a relieved, joyful smile appeared on her face.
Then, she saw Long Yuehong grappling with the enemy wearing the "Chameleon" series bionic intelligent armor, while the "Mindless" surging in from below were hunting down the normal people one by one.
Few survivors remained.
Bai Chen immediately raised her left arm and extended her palm.
She didn't bother to pick up the "Ice Moss" pistol that had fallen to the ground earlier.
Long Yuehong couldn't aim at the enemy wearing the "Chameleon" series bionic intelligent armor, and most of the functions of his mechanical arm had been disabled upon returning to the company. He could only rely on his relatively rich combat experience to constantly move and look for opportunities.
However, more and more "Mindless" began to approach.
Just then, he saw the enemy's movements clearly slowing down, its head shaking a few times, seemingly dizzy.
Without thinking too much, Long Yuehong seized the opportunity and fired the laser again.
The red beam easily penetrated the "Chameleon" series bionic intelligent armor and pierced the target's head.
Thump!
The enemy fell to the ground.
Long Yuehong subconsciously turned his head and saw Bai Chen, who had just bent down to pick up the "Ice Moss" pistol.
He was both surprised, angry, and heartbroken:
“Why did you come back again?”
Bai Chen threw him an "Ice Moss," walked over, and extended her right palm to grasp his left hand.
Facing the "Mindless" who were rushing towards them, she said in a low voice:
“We’ll always be together!
“I won’t run away by myself again!
“We’ll die together!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
She used her left hand to shoot with incredible accuracy, continuously killing three "Mindless."
Long Yuehong was silent for a moment, then tightly squeezed Bai Chen's palm.
He roared in a low voice:
“We’ll always be together!”
Rumble!
The collapse of the underground building seemed to have begun, with more and more rubble and dust falling down.
Dozens of "Mindless" fearlessly charged towards Long Yuehong and Bai Chen.
…………
Underground building, 6th floor.
The countdown hadn't even started, but Hou Yi had repeatedly tried to escape, only to be either scared back to the radio station by the "Mindless" or unable to get an elevator.
With only two or three minutes left, she gave up in despair.
Even if she could get on an elevator, she wouldn't have time to escape to the "Surface Zone."
Hou Yi returned to the radio station like a living corpse.
At this time, the countdown was measured in seconds.
Hou Yi looked around, and the only images that floated into her mind were two:
One was her home, and the other was the recording studio where she had poured the most passion and effort.
She couldn't go back to the former; there wasn't enough time, and the latter was just a short distance away.
Hou Yi subconsciously started walking towards the recording studio.
“It’s not bad to die here…” Tears kept streaming down her face.
The building began to shake slightly. She paced around the recording studio, wanting to remember every detail and take it with her to the underworld.
As she walked, she entered the control room and saw that the machines were still running.
Hou Yi was stunned for a moment and walked over.
…………
Underground building, parking lot.
Long Dayong and Gu Hong watched as boulders fell and some structures collapsed, cutting off their view of their son and daughter-in-law.
After a brief moment of blankness, Gu Hong cried and stood up, rushing towards that area.
Long Dayong grabbed her:
“We can’t do it alone. We need to go out and get help!”
There was a hint of urgency and choking in his voice.
He hadn't lost his mind in this matter.
Gu Hong had never encountered such a thing before and had no idea what to do. She could only choose to believe her husband.
After all, it sounded somewhat reasonable:
Even if the building was sealed off, it should only be the collapse of the entrances and exits, not the destruction of the entire structure. As long as someone had machinery, they would still have a chance to cut through the stones and iron gates to rescue people!
Gu Hong and Long Dayong turned around and ran towards the parking lot.
After running a few steps, they encountered a security department field employee who was on vacation at home and had escaped from another safe passage.
He opened the door of a car and tried to start the engine. His wife was sitting in the passenger seat, holding their child.
Seeing Long Dayong and Gu Hong, the security department employee hesitated for a moment.
He looked back at the empty back seat and said to Gu Hong and Long Dayong:
“Hurry up and get in the car. We need to get out of here!”
“Thank you, thank you.” Long Dayong and Gu Hong only knew how to respond at that moment.
They quickly opened the car doors and got into the back seat.
The vehicle started soon after, and before long, it sped out of the building amidst the shaking ground and arrived on the grey earth.
The golden and pure sunlight pierced through, causing Long Dayong and Gu Hong to close their eyes involuntarily.
Fortunately, they didn't live in darkness normally, and they recovered quickly.
Just as the two of them got out of the car, they heard a joyful shout:
“Dad! Mom!”
Gu Hong and Long Dayong turned their heads and saw Long Zhigu and Long Aihong, the two siblings, standing in the crowd of people beside the road.
Their tears flowed down in an instant, blurring their vision.
At that moment, the broadcast at the entrance of the underground building sounded, and that familiar, slightly childish, sweet voice echoed in the ears of the survivors once again:
“Hello everyone, I am Hou Yi, the news anchor for the hour.
“There is only one news item today:
“In order to resist the captivity of the Ruling Authority, for a tomorrow without ‘Mindless Sickness,’ all the employees of the company have united and escaped to the surface.
“Many people have failed, many people have died, but many people have successfully left the underground building.
“Everyone, all of you who have gone out, the road ahead is long, take care on your journey.
“You must live well in our place and rebuild a ‘Pangu Biology’ without the Ruling Authority and without Shepherds.
“You must live well!
“The building is starting to collapse. This hourly news report ends here. Thank you for your support…”
Rumble!
A muffled sound came from the depths of the earth, and the entire mountain seemed to shake.
Those employees near the gate were all in tears.
…………
Inside the vortex-shaped building, in the core research area.
Jiang Baimian felt increasingly dizzy, as if her soul was being extracted, dragged out bit by bit.
“If this continues, I won’t be able to hold on for more than a few minutes…” Jiang Baimian stared at the indicator light of the experimental pod with an expression of trying to endure a toothache.
Her instinct told her that she needed to distance herself from this area as soon as possible.
She had already experienced an unusually long wait for her.
After a while, just as Jiang Baimian couldn't help but raise her hand, trying to rub her temples, only to touch the helmet of the military exoskeleton device, the indicator light of the experimental pod switched to blue and stopped flashing.
Jiang Baimian was delighted and quickly turned off the experimental pod and opened the transparent cover.
Suddenly, everything in front of her turned pitch black, followed by countless faint lights appearing, illuminating her vision and revealing the figure of Shang Jianyao in gray camouflage.
Without her actively using mental contact or wasting any time, Shang Jianyao established a connection with her.
“Success?” Jiang Baimian blurted out.
Shang Jianyao nodded:
“Teacher Du Heng is giving me permissions.”
Before Jiang Baimian could ask another question, he said quickly:
“The situation in ‘New World’ has changed again. Teacher Du Heng’s intention to end the disaster has been seen through by the Big Boss. The ‘Twisted Shadow’ rebelled on the spot, and the ‘Scorching Gate’ and ‘Last Men’ chose to retreat. Our side’s strength has become extremely weak.
“Although ‘Bodhi’ and ‘Shattered Mirror’ are hidden pieces planted by Teacher Du Heng and have now officially returned to join the battle, the overall situation is still favorable to the Big Boss and them. Even with me, it’s probably just delaying our defeat.
“We will do our best to give you time to escape the Eighth Research Institute, and we will do our best to create an opportunity for you to detonate the nuclear bomb.
“That opportunity may be fleeting, you must seize it.
“Um, as soon as you get outside, keep sending the detonation command until it succeeds.”
Shang Jianyao said a lot in one breath.
It seemed that he had already thought about these words for a while.
Jiang Baimian was silent for a moment, and then said with a sad expression:
“Okay.”
She then opened her mouth again:
“You…”
She didn't continue, her eyes flickering with a faint light.
Shang Jianyao looked at her for a second, took two steps forward, opened his arms, leaned forward, and hugged her.
Jiang Baimian was a little stunned.
Shang Jianyao hugged her for a few seconds, released his arms, and took two steps back.
He looked into Jiang Baimian's eyes, slowly raised his right hand, pressed it to his left chest, and said solemnly:
“For all of humanity!”
After saying that, he turned his body and disappeared from Jiang Baimian's sight without looking back.