Chapter 87: Human Lives Have Different Weights

Just as Yang Yi and her companions were being received at Buckingham Palace, global audiences learned through various media outlets that 90,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium had simultaneously fallen into a trap; except for remote areas cut off from the outside world, over 7 billion people worldwide were following the Wembley Stadium incident in Britain.

When Yang Yi boarded a supersonic aircraft bound for Britain, the news instantly spread across the globe via signal transmission.

Governments of various nations expressed sympathy for Britain's misfortune, and friendly countries dispatched awakened teams and experts to provide support.

Of course, each country also compiled and published lists of their own citizens who had traveled to Britain for the opening ceremony, submitting them to Britain in hopes of a swift rescue operation.

This was merely following basic procedures; once the news broadcast showed the bottomless giant pit, almost everyone, except for the families of the trapped, had lost all hope.

Over 90,000 people could almost wage a medium-scale national-level war; among the trapped were kings and royal nobles from various nations. The scope of involvement and the number of people implicated made this the most catastrophic event since the arrival of Dark Matter. Even the S-level catastrophe of the Fire Demon in Jin Shan resulted in fewer than 20,000 deaths because Yang Yi's rescue was timely.

Moreover, why did Wembley Stadium suddenly collapse this time? What was the cause? Why did it happen precisely during the Champions League opening ceremony? Was there a conspiracy involved? Was it related to alien creatures? Was it related to another world? Everything remained unknown.

Governments worldwide also kept a close watch on this incident, fearing similar events might occur domestically; in an instant, large-scale events scheduled to be held in various countries were uniformly postponed.

Amidst global panic, Yang Yi arrived at the British Royal Palace and was warmly received by the prince.

Yang Yi was unaware of the various concerns from the outside world.

Director Zhou, to avoid adding pressure on her, deliberately did not mention these matters or the organization's expectations for her; he believed that if Yang Yi undertook a task, she would definitely do her best. If she truly could not succeed, then no one else could.

Most importantly was Yang Yi's own safety; this was also the organization's basic bottom line.

Before arriving, Director Zhou had communicated with the British side: no media interviews until the matter was completely resolved! He also instructed Britain to manage its various media outlets prone to sensationalism and fabrication; if any news intentionally applied pressure or smeared Yang Yi's image, Xia Country had the right to immediately withdraw the rescue team.

This was also the reason Yang Yi's special vehicle was escorted all the way directly into the Royal Palace; otherwise, the global media gathered in the British capital could have blocked Yang Yi's car on the road.

Yang Yi was unaware of all this; she merely found it troublesome. She had always been impatient with socializing—mainly due to a bit of social anxiety—regardless of whether the other party was an ordinary person or a prince of some nation.

She deeply remembered why she had come, so she remained indifferent in her social interactions; to others, this appeared arrogant and aloof.

The prince initiated conversation with her several times, either making direct requests or subtle hints, but Director Zhou intercepted them all. Yang Yi only maintained a polite smile, acting as if she were not very proficient in the British language. After several rebuffs, the prince finally gave up and turned to negotiate with Director Zhou.

After a reception involving exchanges of interests, Yang Yi and her party finally left the Royal Palace and headed for Wembley Stadium—or rather, now renamed Wembley Giant Pit.

Even while still on the way, Yang Yi sensed intense Dark Matter fluctuations in the air.

Dark Matter fluctuations are generally gentle; only when superpowered individuals absorb or use them, or when alien creatures are active, or when interdimensional spaces open or close, do these fluctuations intensify.

Various nations were intensively researching instruments to detect Dark Matter fluctuations, hoping to monitor alien creatures or spatial rifts; currently, Xia Country had achieved some success in this area.

The magnitude of these fluctuations reminded Yang Yi of the interdimensional space in Mist Town.

"Yang Yi, it's still the same words: save as many as you can, but once your own safety is involved—everything must prioritize your own safety!" Director Zhou glanced at the special car driver, and since he didn't know if listening devices were installed in the car, he swallowed the words "even if it's a king, even if it's the lives of 90,000 people," as he couldn't give anyone ammunition.

"I know, I am an important strategic resource of the state," Yang Yi smiled.

"Not only that, you are also our most important partner," Director Zhou patted her shoulder.

Yang Yi paused for a moment, feeling a slight stir in her heart, but she showed nothing on her face, merely nodding silently.

They soon arrived at the destination; Yang Yi got out of the car but did not look at the huge depression on the ground, instead frowning as she looked upward.

"What's wrong? Is something amiss?" Feng Liancheng asked hurriedly.

Yang Yi said nothing; she used her telekinesis to probe the sky above but only sensed chaotic Dark Matter fluctuations, nothing else.

Yet a strange intuition made her vaguely uneasy; she immediately flew into the sky, circled around to probe, and glanced down at the huge pit below from the air.

The pit was too deep; only endless darkness could be seen, like a hollow eye gazing blankly at the sky.

She landed. "Old Feng," since that drinking session, Yang Yi had started calling Feng Liancheng "Old Feng" along with Wei Chang'an and the others, "notify relevant personnel to closely monitor the sky above the giant pit. I... just feel something isn't quite right..." Yang Yi said, frowning.

Her colleagues instantly stood as if facing a great enemy, all looking up at the sky, yet they felt nothing.

"What exactly is it? I can't see anything..." Wei Chang'an's neck was sore from looking up.

"Except for the more intense Dark Matter fluctuations, I can't feel anything either," Chen Chen Yushu also said.

Yang Yi shook her head. "Just an intuition."

Director Zhou, however, took it seriously. "Even an intuition must be taken seriously—and especially yours, perhaps there is something unusual about it..." Saying this, he immediately notified relevant British experts to conduct detection.

The Xia Country rescue team and experts were still on the way; regarding Britain's misfortune this time, they had come with an attitude of research and learning to prevent such events from occurring domestically.

Director Zhou began assigning tasks: "Wei Chang'an, Chen Chen Yushu, Zhang Zhang Ningning, assist the expert team arriving later in researching this pit; Yang Yi will enter the pit for detection..." Saying this, he glanced at the abyss-like black hole and reiterated:

"Everything must prioritize your safety! Everything else is secondary, even if it's 90,000 lives! Perhaps what I say is politically incorrect, but human lives indeed have different weights; don't say 90,000 lives, even a million, ten million..." Director Zhou could not speak too plainly, so he stopped in time, patted her shoulder, and said: "If you encounter danger, return immediately!"

Feng Liancheng and the others had no reaction to these words; instead, they seemed to take it for granted.

Yang Yi could only nod.

She approached the dark, eerie-smelling cave, looked down once, and leaped down, as if jumping into an endless abyss.