PFRG: Chapter 190

“Okay.” This was the only thing Chi Ting said in response to Lou Yueren.

He even considerately put Lou Yueren’s hand back over his eyes, looking like he was fully confident in handing everything over to him.

This attitude of reply undoubtedly made Lou Yueren feel very happy.

The shadows under his feet suddenly became agitated and moved towards the isolation rooms at an unprecedented speed.

This scene was seen completely by Lu Nanling, who was standing next to him.

He was relieved that their captain’s condition had finally improved, but he was still somewhat speechless when he saw Lou Yueren’s excitement as if he had been given chicken blood.

All he could say was that the pleasure criminal’s mental state was as unstable as ever.

However, placing such an extremely unstable person next to Chi Ting at this time seemed to be an extremely useful remedy for some reason.

It was probably more than an hour later that the entire building finally returned to complete peace.

Several teams on the other floors also came back to gather. Thanks to the protective measures taken in advance, the entire process wasn’t too difficult for these top players. However, there were too many of them, so everyone looked a bit tired when they came back.

The only good news was that the resident NPCs, who became the source of infection, were also judged to be a branch of the alien species. They earned a lot of contribution points in the process of handling them.

Now the entire points ranking had stabilized again. Obviously, the other four teams remaining in the No 1 stronghold had also ended their battle.

The most concerning point was that from the statistics of the number of survivors inside the instance, it could be seen that casualties did occur.

A group of people gathered there to rest. Compared to others, He Yuanqing had the most contact with the other top teams. His brow was furrowed as he looked at the decreasing number of people.

Obviously, he didn’t expect that with the abilities of those people, there would be casualties at the beginning of the second wave. There was no doubt that something must’ve happened after they left.

“I don’t know what is going on over there.” He Yuanqing took a sip of the energy drink he had redeemed from the points mall. His eyes occasionally fell on the entrance of the base. “However, as long as they are sure that the No 1 stronghold can’t withstand the third wave of assault, they should come over to join us after they are done.

As he spoke, he fiddled with the communicator in his hand again.

Due to the long distance, it was still impossible to contact the four teams that stayed behind.

“We don’t have much time to rest. The next wave will start soon.” Compared with the situations of other teams, Qiu Ji frowned. He was still a bit frightened by the experience just now. “The pace of this instance is really too fast. Fortunately, we have quarantined all NPCs before the countdown ended, or else…”

The others knew what he was going to say and had mixed emotions on their faces.

The moment the emergency task of finding the source of infection came out, Qu Leng had stood up and proposed to kill them all. However, no one thought that all the NPC residents were actually infected. At that time, they had few choices. As long as they didn’t follow Qu Leng’s instructions and they brought any NPC into the safe zone out of some fluke mentality, the consequences would be imaginable without isolation.

The feeling of belatedly realizing that they had almost fallen into a trap from which there was no escape was truly terrifying.

Qiu Ji took a few deep breaths slowly and quickly adjusted his state.

At this time, all the problems at hand were solved. Everyone could finally take a short break. On the one hand, they were waiting for the other four teams to gather. On the other hand, they were preparing to welcome the third wave of attacks.

At this time, a member of the Seven Seas team reacted. “Huh? Where are the people from the Dawn team?”

A voice came from the corner. “Upstairs.”

Qiu Ji looked over. “Upstairs? Hasn’t it been dealt with? Why are they still staying there? What if they get infected by accident?”

Qi Xiu hugged himself while leaning against the wall and closed his eyes to rest. Hearing this, he slowly opened one eye and replied with a smile, “It is just to take care of the aftermath. Don’t worry. if it is them, they won’t be infected so easily.”

The others exchanged glances. They looked up at the towering building of the institute, and immediately started to communicate with each other in secret.

Someone also found He Yuanqing and said, “Captain, honestly, don’t you feel that something is very wrong with the Dawn team since they entered this instance?”

“Do I need you to tell me?” He Yuanqing glanced at his teammate and laughed nonchalantly. “Indeed, in this unlimited world, the only person you can trust is yourself. But trust the people you employ. Don’t employ them if you don’t trust them. As long as they don’t do anything that harms our interests, the alliance will still be valid. After all, Lou Yueren is still in that team. Even though this guy has a lot of bad intentions, he is still very reliable at critical moments.”

The team members couldn’t help thinking of a figure who seemed difficult to get along with. “…Is he reliable?”

He Yuanqing smiled noncommittally and looked up. “However, if you have this feeling then other teams probably have the same idea. Even if we are still willing to recognize them as an ally, the situation of the Dawn team might not be much better in the future.”

There was a figure leaning against the third-floor window directly above.

The following conversation wasn’t concealed at all. Every word fell clearly into Lou Yueren’s ears.

Of course, he knew that He Yuanqing was deliberately saying this for him to hear, and he couldn’t help sneering. “This guy…”

He retracted his attention and looked up. The figure not far away was already prepared.

There was a pause, and Lou Yueren finally lowered his eyes. He walked over and made a final confirmation. “Do you really want to do this? After all, your alienation level should be very high now, right?”

“It’s okay. My alienation level has been high for a long time.” Chi Ting had already put on his protective suit. Song Xuefeng was also preparing with him. He glanced at Lou Yueren in a reassuring manner. “This type of primary infection source that just broke out didn’t have a very high alienation level. It won’t have much impact if I casually exceed it.”

Lou Yueren laughed with an unclear expression. “Just casually?”

Chi Ting looked straight at Lou Yueren. “I’ve already abandoned them once. I don’t want to abandon them a second time. Do you understand?”

Such words also moved the other members of the Dawn team.

To be honest, everyone had experienced life and death too many times. They originally thought that this time would be just one of many experiences.

But when they really had to deal with these familiar faces again with their own hands after feeling the joy of having safely brought everyone here, even the most numb heart would inevitably be shaken.

He could only say that such a gap was really… too hard to accept!

After a long silence, Lou Yueren finally gave in. “Okay, I got it. Lu Nanling and I will watch from here. If there is a risk that your alienation level will increase too much, I will…”

Chi Ting slowly continued the rest of the sentence. “Just rush in and use your shadow to tie me up, stopping me from doing anything else.”

“Yes, you also know that it is a mess.” Lou Yueren made a fair assessment. He glanced at the indifferent look on the man’s face, took a step back, and made a ‘please’ gesture. “Please, my dear captain.”

It wasn’t until the two figures entered the first isolation room that Lu Nanling, who had been silent, finally spoke. “I thought you would stop him.”

Lou Yueren glanced at this guy who was looking for trouble. His eyes never shifted from the door. His tone suddenly became extremely cold once he wasn’t talking to Chi Ting. “I also thought you would provide strong arguments for me to stop him.”

Lu Nanling was noncommittal. “That’s because the captain is right. He is as clear as I am about this. A primary source of infection at this level is still a human being in some ways. The degree of alienation is indeed so low that it can be almost ignored.”

Lou Yueren raised an eyebrow. “But?”

There were a few seconds of silence before Lu Nanling continued, “But even if we ignore it, there are still risks due to such a large number. The captain’s ‘helping the dead find peace’ is a branch of his ability in a way. His own alienation level has far exceeded the safe value. No one knows where the threshold is that will make him completely out of control. Every small increase might be the last straw.”

Once these words were spoken, there was no response for a long time. But for a moment, the temperature around them seemed to drop to the extreme.

The sudden strong murderous intent made Lu Nanling look back. He happened to meet Lou Yueren’s extremely cold eyes, which made Lu Nanling shiver subconsciously.

All the expressions on Lou Yueren’s face faded away in an instant, but there seemed to be some strong emotions surging wildly in his deep eyes. As he spoke, his voice was extremely low and hoarse. “I think I finally know what he is going to do.”

Lu Nanling keenly grasped the key point in his words. “He?”

However, Lou Yueren just sneered and didn’t answer.

It was him, No 7.

Previously, he could only feel that the design of this instance was forcing Chi Ting in some way. Now he finally understood it completely.

This guy wanted to make Chi Ting completely out of control through this instance.

Good.

It was really, really good!

In the silent research institute, two figures could be seen entering the isolation room again and again.

There were so many isolation rooms, such a huge number. By the time they finally came out of the last one, it was already pitch dark outside.

Back in the corridor, before the dim light above his head could fall on him, Chi Ting saw a figure flash in front of him and he was quickly embraced by someone.

He had just consumed too much energy. He didn’t try to hide from the familiar aura. He just glanced at the face that was obviously in a bad mood and said, “Why are you unhappy again?”

“I’m not unhappy.” Maybe even Chi Ting himself didn’t notice that his voice was much lower and hoarser than usual due to exhaustion. After meeting his gaze, Lou Yueren’s eyes showed a hint of a smile, and he confirmed in a low voice, “Captain Chi, are you feeling okay now?”

“Not bad. I’m just a bit tired.”

“Yes, if you are tired, then I’ll take you to rest. You were busy just now, and the other four teams have already arrived downstairs. I’ve already told them not to bother you yet.” Lou Yueren hugged the man and walked towards the stairs. “There is still some time before the third wave starts. Go and get some sleep first. I’ll call you when it starts.”

Using this ability too many times made Chi Ting’s face look a bit pale, but he still keenly noticed that there was an indescribable weirdness in Lou Yueren’s attitude.

He listened to such words and didn’t interrupt. After a while, he asked, “I’m going to sleep. What about you?”

Lou Yueren seemed to think about it seriously before answering. “As for me, I will naturally stick with you like this from now on. I won’t go anywhere else.”

Chi Ting hummed softly and didn’t ask any more questions.

Just from Lou Yueren’s attitude, Chi Ting was sure that this man was definitely hiding something from him.

In addition, this matter might be related to him.