Chapter 548: Ying Duo's Revenge Alliance

Shen Zexi only felt a headache and still wanted to keep urging Qi Hengyu a few more words, to make him understand that this mission was basically a one‑way trip, when he saw a commotion at the doorway, and then a couple of people walked in.

"Young master, you don't have to go yourself."

Meng Kexin didn't follow half a step behind Chen Mo Zhi as usual, but walked beside him, and she no longer had her usual meek and quiet demeanor.

Meng Kexin only told Chen Mo Zhi that she had managed to obtain the medicinal ingredients to cure Chen Xiao Shuang, but because the other party was sent from the Dome, she needed to go to the border with the Church's people.

This time the Church's Teleportation Array included a round trip, so after obtaining the ingredients they could immediately send them back to treat Chen Xiao Shuang.

Meng Kexin definitely had to go, one reason being to obtain the Aberrant Species Core held by the bee queen in Ying Duo's hand, and also the equipment custom‑made for her by Ying Duo.

But she never expected that Chen Mo Zhi actually intended to go himself.

He said that Lao Bao was someone he absolutely trusted, so being away for a while was fine; Meng Kexin didn't distrust Lao Bao's loyalty, but Chen Mo Zhi was unwilling to tell her the real reason he wanted to go.

When Meng Kexin asked, Chen Mo Zhi seemed to revert to the silent, reticent self they had first met, remaining completely mute.

Actually, Meng Kexin could guess it to some extent.

But precisely because of that, Chen Mo Zhi was even less likely to go together.

"But you could stay behind, couldn't you…?"

All you need to do is give him the contact's information.

Facing Meng Kexin's remark that "the Chen Family cannot be without a steward," Chen Mo Zhi only muttered a quiet protest, but as he looked at Meng Kexin his voice lowered further, ending in a silent resistance.

Then, the earnest eyes of Shen Zexi, who was speaking bitterly but kindly, and Meng Kexin, who was gently urging, happened to meet in the air.

Both groups of troops saw a long‑separated, former comrade.

When Shen Zexi saw the two of them, he only felt a familiar heart attack; could this really be fate beginning to demand a price from him?

Chen Mo Zhi turned his head following Meng Kexin's gaze, and happened to run into Qi Hengyu, freezing in place, his eyes slowly widening.

Since that incident, Chen Mo Zhi and Meng Kexin hadn't returned to the Academy, and who could have thought they'd meet again here.

Before they could even ask each other about the situation, more people arrived, having just finished setting up the Teleportation Array.

Chi Jinan walked at the front of the squad, and upon noticing the Teleportation Array wasn't ready, a flash of disappointment crossed his eyes, so he found a clean corner and waited quietly.

Like a beast waiting for the hunting signal to begin.

Opposite him was probably Qi Junyi, who trailed behind, matching his steps, fearing he'd cause trouble, his whole demeanor irritable.

He had just returned from the Grand Cathedral, where the saintess had met him for the last time.

Seeing Qi Hengyu standing there calmly, he felt a surge of hot blood; how dare that kid follow him?!

"You kid, are you not at all clear about your own weight and worth?!"

Seeing Qi Hengyu and his brother quarrel again nearby, Chen Mo Zhi seemed a bit at a loss, wanting to mediate but not knowing how to start, while Meng Kexin's brows furrowed ever tighter as she watched.

Acquaintances… perhaps too many?

Is this really a task force investigating the Eternal Silent Abyss, and not targeting the Revenge Alliance founded by Ying Duo?!

Shen Zexi watched the scene and fell deeper into thought; he no longer knew whether he hoped to see Ying Duo or hoped not to see him.

No matter how you look at it, the intensity of personal grudges within the Church's side has been rising linearly since Chi Jinan appeared.

Shen Zexi could sense that Chi Jinan's strength had grown considerably since their last meeting; if he were to encounter Ying Duo now…

Ying Duo's prospects are grim.

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"A Qiu." Ying Duo said expressionlessly, letting out a completely unruffled sneeze.

The sound immediately caught Luo Jinyou's attention nearby, and Xie Jingyan also cast a surprised glance, but Ying Duo was the first to voice her thought.

And it sounded even more unbelievable than her own.

"Even stones sneeze?"

Yang Yixie felt astonished; could the method from the animation that defeats those giant stone monsters actually work in reality?

Xie Jingyan fell into thought: could it be that Ying Duo's Mutation belongs to the stone category? A… living stone?

The new type of Mutation seems to have brought massive changes to this world.

Yang Yixie didn't understand, but still pressed the Fusion button on the system popup, devouring the fragment that had originally been inside Lu Mu's body.

Lu Mu survived thanks in part to the fragment, but because Lu Mu was half‑dead, Fang Zhiyan easily stripped the fragment away.

No wonder a fool gets lucky.

Ying Duo perched on the airship's railing, and Yang Yixie felt he was still somewhat affected; at that time, no matter how you look at it, killing Lu Mu for experience was the most rational decision.

He was still soft‑hearted.

Even if Ying Duo's heart became as hard as stone, Yang Yixie was still somewhat influenced by the people of this world.

Although the promise with Bai Mu Yun lay there, if he really wanted to deal with it, there were plenty of means.

Fine, what else can be done?

Yang Yixie sighed inwardly; the airship would take a few more hours to reach the border, and Xie Jingyan looked quite serious, checking whether his belongings were all in order.

Luo Jinyou noticed Ying Duo's gaze and waved at him.

"I just saw what looks like an arcade machine on the airship's deck; want to play?"

Luo Jinyou, as always, understood Yang Yixie.

"Let's go." Ying Duo nodded slowly.

Well, let Lu Mu fend for himself; at least he's evidence they left in the Dome.

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"... How's the preparation going?"

Hua Jian Lei glanced at the documents in his hand, while Lao Bao sat at the bar, next to him a Cai Mao he had carried over from the New Entropy Light Cult Headquarters.

"Do we really have to do this…?"

Cai Mao was on the verge of tears; he had thought that after fleeing with the Co‑Absorption people to Heavenly Dome City, nothing else would involve them, but then Hua Jian Lei suddenly showed up, telling him that Ying Duo wasn't actually part of Co‑Absorption, but rather one of their entropy‑increasing members.

Shouldn't he just be a simple bit‑part character? How did he suddenly end up shouldering such a heavy responsibility?

"What do you think? Actually we don't mind, but following your kids, aren't you worried they might also become victims of the Dome?"

In this world there is no absolutely safe place; they may seem to have chosen the right new people to rely on, but in fact they still have to face new dangers.

Cai Mao watched Hua Jian Lei place the document on the bar counter and clenched his teeth.

Damn, it's done.

He had seen those documents; they are enough to bring down the Dome, to completely expose the hideous evidence that has long sullied their glorious image.

Who could have imagined that the Dome was secretly conducting such inhumane human experiments!

The people he brought from the Church all look like born experimental fodder—no families, no destinations; if they disappear, no one would care.

But he cares.

"Then let's set the time for 8 p. m. tonight."

Hua Jian Lei said it lightly.

The Eternal Silent Abyss cannot communicate with the outside world; by this time the Dome can no longer reach those who have left.