215: Chapter 214 The Killing Before Leaving

In the Blue Star Holy City of the Zhangyang Civilization.

Inside the four-person team's room, "Hope" suddenly said to the other three with a serious expression: "The deity has sent instructions; we can leave here now."

Yu Lan jumped up all of a sudden: "Oh! Great, we can finally leave this hellhole!"

"The disgusting food, the lecherous pervert Science Officer Wei Wei, the foul air, and the suffocating atmosphere! I've had enough of all this!"

Seeing her suddenly revert to the lively and familiar vice captain she used to be.

A happy smile also appeared on Xiliu's face.

Only Wei Wei looked displeased: "Can you be more specific? It's the stitched-up monster Science Officer Wei Wei of the Zhangyang Civilization, not this Wei Wei!"

Yu Lan immediately bent over apologetically and said: "Hahaha, sorry. My mouth ran faster than my brain. I meant that Science Officer."

"Besides, there's no way I'd be talking about you. You're cute, pretty, and kind-hearted!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

However, Wei Wei had a new concern: "What reason will we give for leaving? We only just delivered the catalyst not long ago..."

"If we leave without saying goodbye and sneak away, will Chu Zhangyang give up on using the catalyst? If so, even if we manage to escape, this trip will have been for nothing."

"I don't want to fail the mission entrusted to us by the Xingyang God."

The little girl "Hope" on the side analyzed: "Don't worry. The catalyst can indeed strengthen Chu Zhangyang's power. I think he has already had his subordinates conduct all sorts of research and even tested it himself."

"So even if we leave, he won't give up on the production and use of the catalyst."

"After all, he is an extremely cautious person. He wants to firmly conquer the Milky Way Galaxy, deal with the Xingyang God, not to mention that "Silence" he has always feared in his heart but doesn't know the name of."

"So as long as it can significantly increase his strength, he definitely won't be willing to give it up! His goal is the Multiverse!"

Listening to "Hope"'s explanation, Wei Wei still felt a bit uneasy: "But... what if he really suspects our motives and gives up on the catalyst?"

Xiliu reminded her from the side: "He won't. This is a retreat ordered by the deity. The Great Deity Xingyang has already anticipated that Chu Zhangyang would not give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become stronger, which is why we were told to leave."

"So, we can pack our luggage... wait, we didn't bring any luggage here..."

Wei Wei smiled, finally setting her mind at ease: "Alright, since the deity has ordered us to leave, let's go."

"Actually, I've also had enough of the food here; I was just worried that the mission would fail."

Seeing that everyone was in agreement.

Xiliu immediately released the nanobots she had been carrying inside her body.

Preparing to activate the mist-like stargate.

But Yu Lan immediately stopped her: "Don't rush. Before we leave, I still need to do one thing!"

The three of them cast confused looks at her simultaneously.

Wei Wei couldn't help but ask: "What is there for us to do here? Didn't you just jump up high, excited about being able to go back?"

Yu Lan scratched her head embarrassedly: "Hehe, I didn't think of it just now, but now I feel that if I don't deal with her, I'll keep thinking about it after I go back."

Xiliu suddenly realized: "You want to kill the Science Officer Wei Wei here? That stitched-up monster who assaulted you and wanted to... wanted to do you!"

"Hope" pondered for a moment before saying: "Killing her probably won't be that easy. She has stitched together the characteristics of over a dozen races, and you've already crossed paths with her before; her strength and speed are clearly genetically enhanced."

"Not to mention, she might even be carrying weapons inside her body."

Yu Lan rolled her eyes at Xiliu and said huffily: "You Android, why do you talk like that... what do you mean 'do you'?"

"Besides, the one I want to kill isn't that stitched-up monster! She is the chief science officer of the Zhangyang Civilization; if I kill her, Chu Zhangyang might really start doubting the effectiveness of the catalyst."

"Then who do you want to kill?" Wei Wei was even more confused. She couldn't think of anyone else who had offended Yu Lan in the short few months they had been here besides the Science Officer.

Yu Lan's expression became grave: "Of course, I want to kill myself! That "Little Lan Lan"! The Science Officer's wife!"

The three of them were stunned for a moment.

Although they didn't understand her reasoning, they were comrades who had fought side by side for decades.

Naturally, they would unconditionally support her.

Thus, the four of them didn't even make a plan—not that there was any need for one.

After all, their room and the room where "Little Lan Lan" was kept were just at opposite ends of the same corridor.

So, while the guards were changing shifts to eat and defensive forces were thin.

Xiliu, wearing her symbiotic armor, rushed out of the room in one stride and knocked out the two guards at the door with lightning speed.

Yu Lan and Wei Wei, following closely behind, picked up the weapons on the ground.

The four of them immediately rushed toward the other end of the corridor like the wind.

As the lights were switched on.

The end of the pitch-black corridor suddenly became bright.

And "Little Lan Lan" behind the huge glass wall was presented to the four of them with startling clarity.

With a head that was unrecognizable as any species, her upper body, covered in tumors, was oozing black slime, staining the ground with blood and filth.

Those eyes had long since lost the appearance that any living creature should have.

Yu Lan took a deep breath: "This is me in this universe; in reality, she died long ago. Only this terrifying, infected corpse remains, wandering here."

"Let's set her free."

Xiliu nodded from the side: "Hope and I will hack into this system. In two minutes, this glass wall will open!"

Wei Wei and Yu Lan immediately raised their weapons high, ready to shoot her dead the moment the wall opened!

Suddenly, a heart-wrenching roar came from behind.

"No! Don't hurt her! She is my wife! My "Little Lan Lan"!"

"Why are you doing this? Hurting my family!"

The one making this sound was none other than Science Officer Wei Wei.

Yu Lan snorted from her nose, her anger mixed with disdain: "You're a scientist, so are you just playing dumb or acting the fool here?"

"Or how about we let our Wei Wei explain it to you? She'll tell you whether your "Little Lan Lan" is still there or not!"

The Wei Wei from the Main Universe shook her head: "I think she knows; her "Little Lan Lan" died long ago."

"We were able to understand the effects of that black mist after studying it; there's no way you, the creators, wouldn't know."

"After being infected, the human body is dead before it even needs to convert into a zombie! Even the genes have changed, which is why even if a human form is restored, the ritual cannot be opened when it reaches the Giants of Light."

"The things that are still moving and roaring are just corpses infused with divine power!"

Science Officer Wei Wei knelt on the ground in pain, begging: "Stop it, I know, of course I know all this."

"But, even if it's a corpse, it's "Little Lan Lan"'s corpse. This is my wife, the only memory she left me."

"You can't destroy her!"

"I beg you! Aren't you here to convert to the Zhangyang God? Why would you do such a thing!"

Yu Lan's expression turned cold: "Sorry, we do not accept your plea!"

"Just thinking about someone exactly like me turning into this zombie-like state makes it hard for me to sleep. So today, I must destroy her!"

"Also, about the Zhangyang God, we will need to reconsider. We will go back and think about it."

"After all, becoming a zombie-like God Walker is too terrifying. We Hope the Zhangyang God will provide a guarantee that we won't be transformed, and only then will we convert again!"

The Science Officer kneeling on the ground couldn't believe her ears: "How could a deity make a promise to mortals?"

"That is not something for us mortals to consider."

As Yu Lan was speaking, the glass wall opened.

Both weapons fired at full power.

The foul-smelling "Little Lan Lan" was immediately blown to pieces amidst her wails.

In the long corridor, the heart-piercing wails of the Science Officer echoed.

She lunged into the room like a madwoman, her hands frantically clawing at the rotting flesh and bloodstains on the ground.

Then, she clutched her hands, which were cupping the foul-smelling, shredded meat, tightly to her chest.

Wei Wei felt a bit of pity.

But by this time, Xiliu had already opened the upgraded mist-like stargate.

She had no choice but to jump in with the others.

The moment the mist-like stargate closed.

Yu Lan suddenly shed tears.

She turned and shouted to the Science Officer in endless pain: "Being born in the Zhangyang God's universe is the misfortune of this universe. It is also the misfortune of you believers!"

"I haven't experienced it, so naturally I won't shamelessly say I empathize or spout nonsense about understanding you."

"I will only express my most sincere and heartfelt sympathy to you!"

I don't know how much time passed.

The four of them finally returned to the "divine might".

Having eaten nutrient paste for several months, Wei Wei immediately brought out a handful of snacks.

She stuffed them into her mouth non-stop, beaming with joy.

Chu Xingyang laughed: "Was the food over there that bad?"

With her mouth stuffed full of food, Wei Wei said vaguely: "Mmm-hmm, my sense of taste has finally returned!"