[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year":3,"chapter-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-943":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Facing an Ancient God for a Year",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},968339,1268,"Chapter 943 - 943 941","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-943",943,"\u003Cp>Chapter 943: 941 Chapter 943: 941 They seemed to have some psychological anticipation for possible accidents, even without the call to evacuate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least these tightly secured doors appeared somewhat abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian did not linger and, ensuring his own safety, carefully searched the two individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there was nothing of value to be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The event apparently was not considered too serious; neither of the two was armed with weapons such as guns, their equipment consisting solely of explosion-proof batons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his preference for peaceful solutions, Fu Qian often carried Mercy but didn’t bring too many bullets. After firing twice earlier, he had only nine rounds left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now it seemed, the most lethal means of attack he had could not be resupplied locally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation was somewhat unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In previous missions, either abilities and items were directly restricted, forbidding Mercy entirely, or there were no restrictions—and the power of Mercy was far less than his own hand-to-hand combat abilities, giving no reason to adopt a shooter’s style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two explosion-proof batons at hand were of decent size and weight, but considering their design, Fu Qian chose the Tranquilizer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walkie-talkie was unusable, and besides that, there was only a set of keys that clearly belonged to a door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Fu Qian, this was of no real significance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have tried each key in the lock, but he would have opened the door and left already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scavenging, Fu Qian ended up taking only a stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After opening several doors in a similar fashion, Fu Qian stood in a familiar corridor, and not far away, a legless contaminant struggled to crawl toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, as its arms were also severely deformed, crawling proved difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Fu Qian, the perpetrator of such violence, didn’t wait for it. He simply took out his tools to unlock the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room in front of him was not just any place; it was where Henry’s safe was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct, Fu Qian risked coming out not for a direct attack on Yellow Dragon but to verify something here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened in response, and a more vivid red color immediately shone through than that in the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this time Fu Qian did not rush inside but stood at the doorway, squinting as he surveyed the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone in the corner?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the weak lighting, Fu Qian could see clearly. There, in the corner where the safe was placed, sat a figure, its hands covering its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the time it took to survey the scene, a raw roar broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The determined contaminant had finally reached close by and couldn’t wait to look up and let out a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately for it, its target ignored the noise. Fu Qian confirmed that the figure in the corner remained motionless amidst the screaming. He took a step forward, shut it outside the door, and even casually wedged the explosion-proof baton on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This piece of loot, brought all the way here, successfully spared the Tranquilizer from being used as a doorstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having confirmed there were no others in the room, Fu Qian approached the unusual character without ceremony, even dragging a chair over to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oliver.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His question actually managed to attract the attention of the one seated on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The face buried between the knees lifted, voice hoarse as it replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the first glance of this face, Fu Qian couldn’t help but frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not old, and with a hint of handsome charm—only a pity that now, the sharply defined face was covered in wide swaths of luminescence, forming a bizarre shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The degree of contamination was more severe than those outside, but it showed no aggressiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, what this person was wearing didn’t resemble the uniforms of the others, but instead seemed like some kind of experimental garment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An actual staff member?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you looking for here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his thoughts flew, Fu Qian promptly asked another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the getup matched the room, he didn’t believe Oliver was engaging in normal work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a simple reason: the laboratory looked no different from when he last visited, too clean to seem like it was in use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oliver…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, as feared, although Oliver was “looking,” his eyes clearly could not focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When faced with Fu Qian’s second question, Oliver hesitated for a few seconds before opting to introduce himself once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is Henry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian, prepared for such a response, asked his third question directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Henry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question seemed to stir Oliver slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pity that, after repeating the name a few times, there was no further reaction from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most likely he had come for the cat, but unfortunately, he could not provide any more valuable information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking his conclusion with him, Fu Qian no longer probed, instead approaching the safe and began the technical work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver appeared to be still unresponsive, simply watching Fu Qian’s operation in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fu Qian managed to open the safe, a cat’s cry unexpectedly rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry… was indeed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the familiar black and white pattern in the darkness, Fu Qian silently sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that his throat felt a bit hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, magically disappearing from his waist, although still sitting in the safe just like last time, seemingly without much change, Henry’s eyes were now much brighter… and even more aggressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without blinking, Fu Qian grabbed the lunging Henry by the scruff, switching hands to hold it by the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with this restriction, the struggle appeared much more violent than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So even hiding in darkness cannot avoid the effects of this color, can it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, Fu Qian shook his head and lamented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, this is what he came down to confirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the discussion with his teammates concluded that deeper contamination might actually mean a greater chance of completing the mission, Fu Qian was not inclined to choose this path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, on the way here, he might have let the contaminants bite him a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Fu Qian, this seemed more like setting a countdown without clear information, certainly not a good idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even considered ways to contain this contamination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And regarding this issue, the first thing that came to Fu Qian’s mind was Henry, locked away here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was a different timeline, without his rescue, there was a substantial chance that Henry would still end up locked inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if the effects came from the pervasive colors, Fu Qian wanted to know if it was possible to avoid them in this nearly absolute darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it proved impossible. 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