Chapter 545

"....... What are you doing?"

A cold, weary voice suddenly rang out in the corridor; Ying Duo lifted his eyes for a glance, saw the newcomer dressed in a white lab coat, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, and, because of fatigue, his mind was a bit hazy, so he witnessed the massive impact before him.

Xing Ke clutched a stack of research papers in his hands; if time could be turned back, he would have liked to go back a few minutes and kill the version of himself who chose this path.

If, when Ying Duo first arrived in Heavenly Dome City, his impression of Ying Duo had still been that he was just another pitiful child duped by Fang Zhiyan, now he has placed Ying Duo at a danger level only second to Fang Zhiyan.

During this period, the Mutation Department has truly undergone a cataclysm, losing two important officials in succession; only Lu Mu escaped the disaster by not being at headquarters, while Ying Duo, having blended in, directly secured the position of Deputy Director.

This is not some unlucky fool duped by Fang Zhiyan; it's clearly a chaos‑wreaking demon!

Moreover, his murderous intent outweighs Fang Zhiyan's; after Fang Zhiyan loses any utility, he at most becomes ignored, whereas Ying Duo truly seeks to exterminate.

Now, Xing Ke watches Yang Yixie point the barrel at Lu Mu's head and is not the slightest bit surprised.

Will Lu Mu ultimately be unable to escape disaster?

Xing Ke no longer has time to feel sorrow for Lu Mu; he only worries whether the next one to go down will be himself.

Although he indeed witnessed Ying Duo's killing scene, he is, after all, a director; Ying Duo shouldn't go after him, right? He shouldn't, right?

Before he could react, Ying Duo completely ignored his presence and pulled the trigger on the gun in his hand.

"Bang!"

Xing Ke painfully closed his eyes, unwilling to face his bleak future.

When Ying Duo killed Lu Mu right before his eyes, it showed he didn't consider himself at all; so the next one must be him!

"So, the fool is the one who lives the happiest."

Ying Duo opened his mouth in an unclear way, and with that wooden tone, inexplicably added a few notes of mockery.

Only then did Xing Ke cautiously open his eyes; Ying Duo had already holstered the black pistol, the barrel pointed upward near his face, as if about to blow the muzzle smoke.

But there was no black plume of smoke; in its place was a particularly vivid bouquet of roses.

The bouquet wasn't even an alien plant of this world; it was a bunch Ying Duo bought in reality, and some worlds have similar rose‑like alien flora, but unfortunately they've long become a synonym for danger.

After all, having stayed in the instance that long, Ying Duo had done most of the proper things, and had also dabbled in some improper ones.

For example, trying to replicate some famous items from games and the like.

This gun was Hua Jian Lei's idea; originally he had Ying Duo make it, intending to bring it back to pick up girls.

But the only thing in Ying Duo's bag was this fake gun.

How could he rush straight to his face so unguarded?

The current Lu Mu can indeed be killed easily by just anyone.

He casually twirled a few blood‑red rose petals; the dark red looked oddly eerie under his head of Ying Guang Lu, and he tossed the bouquet to Lu Mu before turning to leave.

Since sleeping is impossible anyway, he'd rather go out and look for some fun.

"Bai Mu Yun, you won't see him; when you have time, erect a monument for him; consider this flower as my offering."

After all, he had taken Bai Mu Yun's corpse to reality, along with his soul, so in any case the two of them could never meet again.

The "Shepherd" of the wasteland world is dead.

When Ying Duo finished speaking, before the Lu Mu on the ground, whose pupils had contracted, could react, his body already began to transform into a Data Stream.

"Hey! What do you mean!"

Lu Mu tried to block Ying Duo and demand an explanation, but only saw a few "0"s and "1"s gradually fading on the tail of the Ying Guang Lu Data Stream.

He lunged at nothing, then suddenly lifted his head, his gaze fixed on Xing Ke, who was trying to slip away around the corner.

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In the early morning, many people arrived early at the Dome's airship docking area; a large number of men in black suits were bustling to load onto it the items Fang Zhiyan wanted.

Min Tianyou and Yue Chengzhang watched the scene from the waiting area. After Yue Chengzhang arrived, the Dome's people did not dare to openly restrict their freedom, but they always sent someone to keep a hidden watch.

This treatment was already much better than before, because after handing his body over to his sister's control, Min Tianyou's condition over the past few days had deteriorated to the point where even the Dome feared he might accidentally die.

Min Tianyou had early on arranged for people to steer public opinion; the internet, which had been completely controlled by the Dome, now turned into a tool that constrained him.

The internet is merely a tool; the key lies in how to use it, and this time, Min Tianyou, with his little tricks, managed to pull a fast one on the Dome, though Ying Duo's assistance was also indispensable.

One could say Ying Duo truly lives up to his Dome origins; on the Dome's network, he is even more adept than anyone else.

"So, that green‑plant kid will also be in the team, right?"

Yue Chengzhang had already heard from Min Tianyou about his experiences during this period; in fact, before being sent to negotiate with the Dome's people, he didn't even know that Min Tianyou had left the Supervision Bureau.

It is said that higher‑ups gave the order and expedited Min Tianyou's paperwork.

Those higher‑ups...

His dazzling golden eyes lowered; although many say that Yue Chengzhang's rise to this position couldn't have happened without higher‑up promotion, and that he has meddled with so many people's "cakes", those who protect him must hold considerable status.

Yet after all these years, no one has discovered which "mountain" Yue Chengzhang truly leans on.

But in reality... he himself doesn't know!

Yue Chengzhang rubbed his throbbing temples, gazing at the bright blue sky outside; although Tianmian City's elevation is certainly not as high as Tianmian City's, it is also built on a mountaintop, and the weather is fine today.

"What about that mutated kid?"

Yue Chengzhang then turned to ask about Luo Jinyou; he had also heard many rumors about Professor Luo De'an. After that major incident, Professor Luo De'an resigned in disgrace, shouldering all the responsibility alone, and revealed the truth of those years.

When he rushed to the research institute, Luo Jinyou was already on the brink of death; only because his heart was beginning to transform toward an Aberrant Species Core did he barely survive.

Over the years, he had kept the half‑Aberrant Luo Jinyou hidden within Mitra Academy, but this accident caused Luo Jinyou to go berserk, rendering his long‑standing efforts in vain.

That child was taken by Ying Duo to the Dome, which did preserve his life, but in that place, he certainly won't have a good life...

Before he could say more, an instinct drove him to look toward the doorway.