Chapter 67: Good Evening! Dear Members!
Translator: Pluto Editor: Tehrn
Before Lin Sanjiuâs fist reached Professor Bai, one of Griseldaâs arms rapidly swelled up. Without saying a word, Griselda stepped forward and swept her arm toward Lin Sanjiu. Lin Sanjiu flipped backward and evaded that attack. She immediately stared back at Griselda coldly.
The brown rabbit in her hands was almost driven mad with anger, âIf you want to die, donât bring me with you! Let me down!â
Lin Sanjiu ignored him. Her heaving chest and her popped veins were more than enough proof that she was incensed.
Xu Xiaoyangâs expression was not any better, âIâve already warned you! If you dare to hurt my mom, I wonât hold backââ
âAre you crazy?â Lin Sanjiu did not turn to look at Xu Xiaoyang. âWho knows how many Posthumans youâve killed! Just for them to live another 14 months?!â Lin Sanjiu hollered as she continued staring at Professor Bai.
âWhat do you mean?â Professor Bai looked back at Lin Sanjiu, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, it was as if she was looking at a kid throwing a tantrum. âIâve already told you. I want to help these people so that they can repopulate the world and rebuild civilization!â
âMy mom might let you down, but she did this for the greater goodâŠâ Xu Xiaoyang retorted furiously. Her small face was flushed with anger when she saw how rude Lin Sanjiu was to her mom.
Lin Sanjiu paused for a moment as if she suddenly realized something. She instantly exchanged glances with Marcie, and they became visibly appalled.
If she thought about it carefully, she had never heard anyone mentioned it before during their time in Oasis...
She looked at Hu Changzaiâs perplexed face. Lin Sanjiu lifted the rabbit in her hand and asked hoarsely, âHu Changzai, Rabbit, I have a question for you both. Do you know anything about âthe random dieâ and the next world?
There was pure silence for a few seconds. Lin Sanjiu already knew their answers from the looks on their faces, even without them replying. Marcie covered her face as she gave a long sigh. Noticing the unusual reaction of the two women, Hu Changzai felt anxious as he sensed that there was something wrong. âWhat do you mean by the next world? Please explain it clearly to us!â
Professor Bai also raised her eyebrows slightly.
âOh God!â Lin Sanjiu felt a bitter taste in her mouth. She really didnât know how to put it in words, âPosthumans can only stay in a single world for 14 months. After 14 months, you will be randomly sent to another world⊠It will still be an apocalyptic world and it will only be worse.â
All the other people, other than Marcie, gave her a âyouâre crazyâ look.
âSheâs telling the truth,â Marcie said solemnly as she stepped forward. âI came from another world⊠In my original world, a deadly virus was accidentally released from a lab. As it was airborne, about 95% of the human population was wiped out before the experts developed an antiviral serum.â
A crack finally appeared on Professor Baiâs calm and tranquil face. She gasped at Marcie and mumbled, âI... I donât understand⊠How is this possibleâŠâ
Hu Changzai sat down on the ground with a thud and smiled bitterly as he muttered to him, âSheâs telling the truthâŠâ
âIf I am not wrong, the duoluozhong that âhelpedâ you must be from another world!â Lin Sanjiu said as she shook her head. âIf he isnât from another world, how do you explain why he had those technologies? Whatever he gave you would have brought about a technological revolution⊠Didnât you ever suspect anything?â
Professor Bai was in a daze, her face was turning pale as she seemed to have realized something, âWait⊠Wait. You meanâŠâ
Lin Sanjiu sighed.
âThatâs right⊠Professor Bai. Since you gave those 1600 normal people medicine which caused them to evolve and gain the Heat Resistance Adaptation, they have no choice but to go to another world.
âWhen I heard Chen Jinfeng talking about Oasisâs grand mission. I was simply unconvinced. Now that I think about it, thatâs because all these people youâve gathered here will soon go off to different worlds. Theyâll all disappear from this place⊠Even you. Who will remain to populate this world? To rebuild civilization?
âOnce these weak people face a new environment, I can guarantee theyâll die in a more painful manner than being here. Do you know why? Based on the survival difficulty, our world is merely a D-level world. Itâs considerably easy to survive here compared to the other worlds!â
âYouâve been wrong from the start. Posthumans are not just a fraction of the human population, theyâre the last hope for mankind! And how many of these people have you sent out to die?â
Lin Sanjiu wanted to continue, but Marcie patted her shoulder gently. âXiao JiuâŠâ
Only at that moment did she realize that Professor Bai was now sitting on the ground with an ashen face, scared out of her wits due to the revelation. Her lips were trembling, and tears were pouring from the corners of her eyes. Xu Xiaoyang was so affected by this that she hugged her mother and repeated âMumâ over and over again, unable to offer any word of comfort.
âHow could this be⊠Heâd never mention anything like that to me⊠I always thought that I was doing the right thingâŠâ
Even though Professor Bai knew her methods might be unpleasant, she had always been wholly committed to her mission. Now that she suddenly knew the truth, now that the bubble had burst, she really could not take the blow.
The brown rabbit also gave a look of disbelief, let alone Professor Bai.
Lin Sanjiu held her words back for a while. She finally spoke after she saw the mother and daughter duo stuck in such a shell-shocked stage, âProfessor Bai, I know that you must be feeling all sorts of emotions right now, but you have to answer my question. Where can we find that duoluozhong youâve been working with?â
Professor Bai continued to sit in a daze as if she didnât hear what Lin Sanjiu said. She fixed her gaze at the dormitories without saying a word. Just when Lin Sanjiu was about to question the woman again, she felt something hot on her thigh. It seemed to be from her pants pocket. She held the rabbit with her other hand and checked her pocket. She pulled out a piece of paperâthe visa that she had taken from Voley.
However, it looked nothing like before. All the information had been crossed out with a long dark line, the paper was turning so hot that it was nearly impossible for her to continue holding onto it. A red line of words appeared on the bottom of the paper: âThe holder of this visa has died. This visa is no longer valid.â
Lin Sanjiuâs heart skipped a beat. She turned to look at Marcie instinctively. [12 is dead! Will Marcie disappear? Does this mean that Luther is dead too?]
Unexpectedly, nothing happened to Marcie, she was fine in general. Marcie crooked her head at Lin Sanjiu, looking puzzled, âWhatâs wrong? Is this your delayed reaction?â
âWhat will happen to you if 12 dies?â Lin Sanjiu managed to force those words out of her mouth, sheâd never felt so afraid before. Not even that time when she was almost eaten by Ren Nan.
âIâll definitely disappear immediately. My existence is dependent on Luther. If his physical body dies, there is no way I can survive.â Marcie hesitated for a moment as the wind blew her red hair into her face. âWhat did you suddenly bring this up?â
Lin Sanjiu continued staring for some time at Marcie nervously, to the extent the Marcie started feeling uneasy. Something suddenly dawned on her, and she slapped her own thigh saying, âIâve been deceived!â
Xu Xiaoyang looked up with her tear-filled eyes while Hu Changzai stood up and walked closer to Lin Sanjiu, worriedly.
âThis visa was issued to someone else. Why did Voley lie to me?â Lin Sanjiu said furiously, âIâll deal with him when I get back!â
Other than Marcie and herself, this was the first time the others have heard of that sort of visa and were all puzzled. After thinking about it for a while, Lin Sanjiu knew that the matter with Voley could be dealt with later; instead, the bigger problem was the duoluozhong that Professor Bai mentioned.
Suddenly, they heard a resounding âclickâ from the speakers of the Executivesâ Building. It was the sound of the microphone being switched on. All of them were stunned as they looked up.
âGood Evening! Dear members of Oasis!â
It was the same male voice which had been making the announcements the entire day. It seemed like it was a new announcement. The voice traveled through Oasis, as the speakers in all the factory compound rang with his voice. They could instantly hear the commotion from the dormitories.
âHey, what do you all still have to say at this point?â Lin Sanjiu scratched her head and asked impatiently. âYou better tell me where is that duoluozhongââ
âAll humans, please stay put. I am not referring to you.â
That sentence was like a stop button, everyone froze when they heard that. They all looked up at the speaker, with gaping mouths as they stood still.
âNow, I am going to give you the latest update. All the five Executives have already been defeated. Professor Bai has also found out about the truth regarding this world and understand that the possibility of rebuilding human civilization is but a delusion. If we donât do anything, we will not be able to keep our farm. Therefore, with a heavy heart, I must say, please ignore all previous rules. Go out there are enjoy the massacre.â
Once the announcement ended, numerous duoluozhong flew out from the top floors of the factory buildings. Their numbers quickly filled the skies. They spread their black carapace-like wings, swung their mouthparts and polluted the air with their terrible stench.
âPlease be careful! To prevent the wastage of resources, please do not create large wounds on those humans. The corpses will be collected laterâŠâ
Even though they knew that the duoluozhong that misled Professor Bai was upstairs, Lin Sanjiu and the others could not do much. At that moment, the number of duoluozhongs that flew down from the Executivesâ Building was twice that of the other buildings. Furthermore, each of those duoluozhongs was staring at them.
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