Li Mi quickly raised a finger and said,
–First, let Xiao Yushan’s team surround the headquarters of Hall’s team and find that lady.-
Robin Lo’s eyes twitched. –I was just about to say that. What are your other two plans?-
Morri was chosen by Xiao Yushan to help their team with Chronos storage and management at an A-class intersection. It was only after successfully stabilizing the large intersection that he arrived at Hub Town. Later, Xiao Yushan’s team received the most gratitude in the form of power-leveling contracts, so they would definitely not refuse a request for help. This was the first thing the two naturally thought of.
Li Mi said, –The second plan will cost us some favors—that is, to ask Zhuyin to mobilize the security team and accompany me into City 27 to escort Mr. Morri to Hall’s residence. But if we do that, it’s very likely that Ms. Julia will suddenly die of a serious illness. Of course, the first plan also has that possibility, but the probability is slightly lower.-
Robin Lo bowed his head slightly in thought.
He also knew the content of Morri’s phone call, after all, Yang Zicang had extracted information from him. The future Morri had indeed told the Morri from half a year ago that his fiancée had run off with another man.
But he also said that it seemed she hadn’t come over from Earth—anyway, it was all very confused.
Robin Lo had simply assumed that Morri had misremembered due to Hong Haocheng’s interference, or had later suffered memory confusion.
But now… he guessed that what the future Morri had seen was very likely a fake Julia!
The fake Julia, afraid that Morri would discover she was an impostor, chose to immediately cut ties with Morri after meeting, pretending to run off with someone else. But in the end, –Future Morri– still became suspicious about this, yet dared not be sure, fearing that voicing his –guess– as a –conclusion– would mislead –Current Morri,– so he spoke vaguely.
[I will spend 1N of principal to extract intelligence.]
[Grid expansion, thousand-digit.]
[I have gathered intelligence about Julia. Julia, formerly known as –Lena Walker,– has just recovered.]
A chill ran straight up from behind Robin Lo.
Someone is targeting Yang Zicang’s team!
The fat man inside the car glanced at the various large metal junk piled up in Li Mi’s room, then fixed his gaze on the young man’s face before him.
–Hmph, someone actually has designs on my friends… Li Mi, what’s your third plan?–
–Simple, get me a better Enightmare radio station. Preferably one that can cover two or three hundred kilometers.–
–What will you do with it?–
–To make Morri give up.–
Robin Lo slowly exhaled the hot air from his lungs, forming a mist in the cold air.
–Don’t play your top, middle, and bottom schemes with me—I want all of them! Those who plot against Morri must all be eliminated, to warn a hundred by killing one!–
After saying that, Robin Lo’s chest lit up with a ring to contact Xu Aiyuan. As for something like the Enightmare radio, it should be easier to find in Red Hub Town.
The air rippled as the Enightmare train transformed into a dark gleam, shooting out from this old factory-like building, racing across the wasteland toward –Li Sumei Station.-
Three hours later, the train delivered to Li Mi an Enightmare radio and an arm-length short sword shimmering with gray ripples.
This sword is a 50N Chronos battle gear imbued with 15N Void Zero Chronos.
This type of short sword, extremely suitable for close-concealment, is a favorite among the girls of Rose Creek.
–This is for your self-defense. If nothing goes wrong with Morri this time, it will be yours.-
Li Mi’s hand trembled slightly as he took it.
[I have obtained the Void Zero Chronos battle gear.]
–Thank you.-
Within half an hour.
After contacting Zhao Xuemei and notifying Deputy Team Leader Mr. Qi, who was in charge of security management, Li Mi and his group passed through a tunnel gate at the edge of a hub town and appeared directly near a hidden gate of a ruin in City 27.
At this moment, Morri was still traversing the A-level interlace with Hall, having only covered a little more than half the distance back to the city.
Fine snowflakes drifted.
In the faint light before dawn, Li Mi turned to look at the more than thirty people behind him.
They all looked ahead at this thin young man dressed in black-gray cotton clothing.
The man behind Li Mi put on black gloves and said, –Xiao Li, whatever you say, we’ll do it.-
–I appreciate your help.-
–No, this time it’s thanks to your vigilance.-
Li Mi nodded: –I’ll start the operation just before Morri comes out, to avoid causing harm to Mr. Morri if they cross paths.-
–OK.-
Time ticked by.
The group stood silent and still.
Occasionally, a scavenger from this city would pass near the ruins, spot the squad with vehicles and weapons standing in the wind and snow, and immediately take a long detour.
At dawn, Xiao Yushan and others rushed over and whispered in Li Mi’s ear:
–Found it—it’s ‘Supreme Python.’ Also, we’ve located traces of the suspected Julia—not just one, and there are three corpses.-
–Corpses.-
The thirty or so people behind exchanged a few hushed words. Zhao Xuemei’s face turned icy cold; the wind and snow swirled around her as if condensing her fury into an even sharper chill.
Li Mi, at the very front, listened quietly. He did not comment on the low murmurs of anger behind him.
He simply waited for the sunlight to slowly brighten, waited for the arrival of the one who would cross the A-level cross zone.
[Hub Town marks important person about to appear in City 27.]
A vague coordinate emerged in Li Mi’s mind—the entrance to the A-level alternate space where Morri was located.
–He’s coming soon, Li Mi.-
–Yes, let’s move.-
Behind him, the security team, led by Xiao Yushan and the others, boarded vehicles and sped off toward the location of the –Supreme Anaconda.-
Time ticked by. Li Mi watched the second hand of his Hamilton mechanical watch sweep around and around. After a dozen rotations, he patted the Enightmare device beside him, which was shaped like a massive speaker. Only a dead Enightmare like this could be brought into other cities.
As the fold line pierced in, a funding declaration instantly radiated out, covering over three hundred square kilometers.
{I am Li Mi of the Hub Town security team. To anyone in the city who finds Julia, a reward of 9,999 years of life.}
He held up a strikingly lifelike portrait.
{To anyone who resembles Julia, a reward of 5,000 years of life.}
{Anyone who harms Julia will die.}
The city instantly erupted into clamor.
–Julia? Who’s that?-
The people in the city responded in confusion.
……
–Morri will be here soon. Niccolo. You really did it, hahahaha!-
Niccolo, with his thick, jet-black short hair, gave a faint smile, rolling a glowing treasure between his fingertips.
–As long as we have Morri, Yang Zicang will be at our mercy.-
–With Morri on our team, from now on, besides Xiao Yushan and his bunch of lucky bastards, we’ll be the second power in this city. Everyone will have to steer clear of us.-
–We’ll become the first in the future.-
Everyone in the room waited for Morri’s arrival. A woman, trembling all over, buried her head in the arms of another person nearby, not daring to utter a word.
This was unmistakably Julia’s likeness.
The burly captain looked at her and reminded her again:
–Julia, do you remember what we told you? From now on, you will be madly in love with this Ruby! After you meet Morri, you know what to do, right?-
The slightly haggard woman nodded quickly.
Suddenly, a fold line rippled outward. Everyone who sensed the message instantly widened their eyes—this was a funding declaration.
At the same time, another fold line shot like lightning, connecting to the dark-skinned giant seated in the main seat.
{Hello Boyle, I am Xiao Yushan.}
[Xiao Yushan wants to carry out a Pro-Invest for me.]
The dark-skinned giant’s face showed astonishment.
On the sofa, the precious orb rolling in Nicolo’s hand suddenly came to a halt.
Suddenly, the ground shook violently!
Boom!
Several streaks of light, like bolts of silk, blasted the house to pieces. The two figures by the house, before they could even understand what was happening, were reduced to ashes.
The dark-skinned giant screamed. Outside, somehow, it had already become a frozen realm.
The icy-faced lady, her hair whipping in the wind, raised her longsword high, like a queen amidst the blizzard!
Her longsword pierced the heavens!
Crackle! Crash!
Frost and snow billowed outward in an instant.
Nicolo, hiding under the sofa, used the Chronos contained in the coin in his hand without hesitation.
–Die!- Zhao Xuemei, never before so furious, let out a sharp cry that spread across the land.
The ethereal snowflakes turned into steel blades, spinning and spreading wildly!
In an instant, heavy snow like goose feathers surged madly. The pale golden phantom flames they had been emitting flared up with countless dense red lights!
Boom rumble rumble, bang crack crackle…
The ground seemed to be hit by icy artillery shells, blasting out ice flowers that spread for a hundred meters. Inside the room, apart from the trembling, terrified woman, there was not a single living soul.
……
–Mr. Morri, you’ll be seeing your Julia very soon,- Hall said with a smile.
Morri, following the two men—one thin, one tall—was excited in his heart. The scene he had longed for was about to appear!
–My beloved Julia…-
Seeing the entrance right before him, Morri’s eyes glistened with tears. He grabbed his suitcase and rushed over quickly.
Suddenly, Hall froze.
His face went pale. He turned to the tall man beside him: –Cheri, hurry, hurry back!-
–Go back? Aren’t we going back already?-
–Back to Hub Town! Now!- Hall, panic-stricken, grabbed the lanky tall man and ran back desperately.
–Are you crazy? What did the captain say!-
Tall Qierui slapped Huo’er across the face, the heavy blow leaving him instantly stunned.
At that moment, Morri had already touched the Gate of the Crossroads. He turned his head and said, –Why aren’t you coming?-
–We can’t go out!-
Huo’er shouted, –Wait, Qierui, our team… the team has already…-
Too late.
This young man, who only knew to follow his leader’s orders, had already used the A-grade frequency crystal of this space to open the gate.
Then they saw several figures standing outside, waiting to greet them.
Morri, carrying a suitcase, looked at Li Mi standing at the entrance with confusion. Had he taken the wrong direction? Was this back to the Hub Town gate?
–How are you… here…-
Li Mi didn’t speak. He stepped aside, clearing the view for Morri, who had just emerged from the cave entrance.
In the front of the mass of dark figures blocking the light behind, appeared the silhouette of the person he had longed for day and night.
Then a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth…
The smile on Morri’s face gradually froze.
Several members of the Hub Town security team had already rushed past the dazed Morri into the cave behind, pressing two people—one with a blank expression and one with a sharp, narrow face—firmly to the ground.
Eight Julias looked up at Morri, who was holding his suitcase.
Several girls whose faces weren’t Julia’s but whose names were Julia also stared at him.
–This…-
Morri stared ahead in shock.
–Julia?-
Morri, his mind blank, slowly stepped out through the crack in the wall, but his legs gave way and he collapsed to the ground.
He scrambled to his feet, his gaze fixed on Julia in red at the far left.
–Ah…-
Morri, as if possessed, scrutinized her closely, then turned to the right—this one was a bit shorter. –You… how can you…-
He shuffled over to the third Julia.
This Julia had the best figure—long legs, a slender waist, lips like apricot blossoms, skin delicate and fair. When she caught Morri staring at her like a love-struck fool, she shyly lowered her head.
The man then whipped his head around to look at the fourth and fifth!
He slowly took in these seven or eight strikingly similar beauties. His suitcase thudded to the ground, and he spread his arms wide.
–Julia! You… your arcane power—is it a cloning ability?!-
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