Chapter 986

Jiang Wanchun clearly wanted to speak again to persuade Fang Yue, but the Second Chairman suddenly interrupted him.

"Very well, since it is your own choice, Fang Yue, our Alliance naturally stands ready to fully assist you in trying."

The other Chairmen immediately understood the Second Chairman's intent and quickly voiced their agreement.

"Fully assist me? Does that mean you're willing to supply me with powerful anomalous artifacts?" Fang Yue looked at the Second Chairman.

"Of course, if you truly intend to cross the Otherworld Passage!" the Second Chairman said coldly.

This time, it was truly a win-win situation on all fronts.

If this guy cannot cross the Otherworld Passage, this problem is permanently resolved.

Conversely, if he enters that world in physical form, he will absolutely be unable to return here easily—and our Alliance can seize the opportunity to obtain comprehensive data on safe passage through the Otherworld Passage, including practical examples and more!

The Second Chairman narrowed his eyes, stood up, and extended his hand toward Fang Yue.

"Then shall we… cooperate happily?"

Fang Yue frowned, hesitated, then walked toward the Second Chairman.

Watching the two men's movements, the Grand Chairman furrowed his brow, a faint sense of dread stirring in his chest.

At that moment, Fang Yue had already arrived before the Second Chairman.

Their hands clasped.

"Cooperate…."

Dūdūdūdūdū!!!

Before Fang Yue could finish speaking, the entire conference room suddenly flashed with alternating red and white lights, and a piercing alarm-like sound blared forth.

Almost the instant the sound erupted, every Chairman present widened their eyes in shock, like birds startled by a bowstring, leaping violently from their seats, faces pale with panic, drenched in cold sweat, trembling all over.

"Impossible?!"

"How could this be?!"

"Is it really happening now?!"

"Too soon… too soon!!"

And before him, the Second Chairman—the very man who had long sought to manipulate him—turned deathly pale, his right hand shaking violently, his entire body convulsing.

What had happened?

Fang Yue looked bewildered, turning to Grand Chairman Jiang Wanchun, only to see the latter had collapsed onto the floor, his expression filled with terror and Zhenjiu, his whole body trembling unnaturally.

As if sensing Fang Yue's gaze, he looked up at him and spoke in a quivering voice.

"She… woke up!"

…

Cheater Base.

After the Su Bairong incident, Cheater Base was now teeming with people.

Amid the shrill wail of alarms, everyone hurried anxiously around a large experimental pod filled with liquid.

From above, all staff members scurried like ants on a hot pan, every Official Road instrument deployed in a circle around the Experimental Pod.

Electronic screens rapidly refreshed with data, recording in real time every minute change in the woman lying inside the pod.

Everyone moved with extreme caution, hearts pounding, not daring to even breathe deeply; even senior researchers merely stood beside the pod, observing, daring not to make a single other motion.

Because the woman lying inside the Experimental Pod was… Meiyu!

Meiyu Xianzi!

The leader of the Cheaters, the first woman willing to cooperate with the Alliance, the one who stood atop the Xian peak of all humanity!

Her skin was as white as jade, her beauty as ethereal as a fairy, truly as captivating as the legends described.

Yet every person present, everyone who knew her identity, understood just how terrifying this woman—lying motionless as a corpse in the pod—truly was, and how vital she was to humanity.

In fact, the Alliance's current ability to suppress the bizarre phenomena stemmed entirely from Meiyu Xianzi's prior arrangements.

In a certain sense, every current direction of the Alliance had been foreseen by Meiyu Xianzi.

And now, according to the machine's latest report, Meiyu Xianzi's consciousness… showed signs of awakening.

This was precisely why they had notified the Alliance Chairmen—the entire Alliance's alarms were sounding because Meiyu Xianzi was about to awaken!

Her importance was sufficient to make the entire Alliance, and all of humanity, stand on full alert.

Her attitude, her thoughts, could determine the very survival or extinction of all humanity!

Because she truly had the power to destroy the world alone.

Tātātā!

At that moment, a group of people hurried in through the entrance—clearly Fang Yue and the Alliance Chairmen.

Though they had arrived as quickly as possible, their emotions had not settled; they still had no idea what mindset to adopt toward this pivotal figure.

With trepidation, they stood before the Experimental Pod.

After the battle with Su Bairong, Cheater Base had suffered serious damage, but it was still largely functional, with repairs proceeding in an orderly fashion; had Meiyu's awakening not occurred, they would have waited until full restoration before allowing the Alliance to send personnel for inspection.

They were two separate factions, cooperating only for that one special moment.

"How is she… doing?"

Grand Chairman Jiang Wanchun's voice trembled.

To be honest, this damaged the Alliance's dignity, but in truth, who here was not trembling with fear?

When Su Bairong of the Cheaters awakened before, they had dismissed her, even prepared to unleash all their trump cards in direct confrontation.

But… this time was different.

The being before them, Meiyu Xianzi, was on a completely different level from that one!

"Report, Grand Chairman: Meiyu Xianzi's cerebral cortex has begun showing signs of activity. Previous surveillance footage recorded a slight twitch of her eyebrows; no other signs have been observed," said an elderly man in a white lab coat, quietly presenting data to Jiang Wanchun.

"How long until she awakens?"

"Unclear. The Chairman should know—immortal bodies have many metrics that can no longer be measured by human standards. After an emergency discussion by our Cheater Team, we've concluded... Madam Meiyu will awaken soon!"

Soon...

Chairman Jiang Wanchun glanced at the Second Chairman beside him; the latter met his gaze and immediately withdrew silently.

Clearly, facing this weighty presence, the Alliance's prepared measures must now be put into action.

But Fang Yue had little faith in them—he had witnessed the power of a Rain-level being firsthand, seen the strength of Meiyu's avatar, and thus understood all the more the vast gulf between the Alliance and Meiyu Xianzi.

It was the gap between mortal and god!

Moreover, all the Alliance could use were the anomalous artifacts given by Meiyu Xianzi; even if they had developed something new based on them, it would have little effect against Meiyu Xianzi.

Fang Yue approached the Experimental Pod and stared at Meiyu Xianzi.

"Meiyu Xianzi, leader of the Cheaters... to awaken now... what does this foretell...?"

【Old witch! Old witch! Old witch! It's the old witch! Fang Yue, is she so mad with longing for me that she woke up early?】

"..."

Fang Yue's lip twitched; he didn't even bother to respond to the parchment.

Fortunately, the parchment was merely muttering insults at Meiyu Xianzi to itself—it needed no reply from Fang Yue.

And just then, Fang Yue's pupils suddenly contracted.

【Fang Yue, what's wrong? Do you agree with me? The old witch is trash—we're truly invincible together!】

"... \nShe's awake."

【!!!】

Like a bird startled by a bowstring, the parchment shot back under the covers, pulling the blanket over its head and trembling.

【I didn't say anything! Fang Yue was the one slandering the old witch!!】

Fang Yue had no time to care for the parchment—before his eyes, the legendary immortal, King of the Cheaters, top internal tester, Meiyu Xianzi, slowly opened her eyes.

(End of Chapter)