“You want to come with us?” Flame Star asked in surprise.
“Why wouldn’t I? I don’t plan on leaving today, and I need a safe place to rest for a bit,” Yun Ruoxi said with a smile.
“I see.” Flame Star was somewhat disappointed, but he didn’t refuse her request.
Flame Star’s hideout was located in the high-altitude urban area. This was one of the reasons why he had intentionally avoided placing bombs there.
Of course, the main reason was that if the high-altitude urban area were detonated, the destruction to the entire city would be horrifying. It would likely force the green elves to reveal their trump card.
Upon reaching the high-altitude urban area, Yun Ruoxi followed Flame Star into a residential house that had not suffered any damage. Flame Star arranged a room for her.
On the way to the room, she took a brief look around and felt certain that this house had an owner not too long ago.
As for where the owner was now, she wasn’t foolish enough to ask Flame Star.
“Rest here tonight. Don’t wander around. I won’t care where you go after this,” Flame Star instructed casually before leaving the room.
He hadn’t given up on seizing the star core and planned to find his companions to discuss it further.
Yun Ruoxi reached out and pushed the window open. The strong winds unique to the high altitudes instantly rushed in, blowing her hair into a wild dance.
She closed her eyes, enjoying the brush of the cold wind. But before long, the wind suddenly stopped.
She instinctively looked up. A streak of emerald green was continuously extending across the night sky, and it had already taken up half of the firmament.
“What is this?” Yun Ruoxi squinted her eyes. Only then did she see clearly that the streak of green was actually the walls of the tree god city.
They were growing at an extreme speed, converging toward the center of the city. It seemed they intended to completely shroud the entire city.
‘It seems my escape has completely enraged His Majesty the King!’
Yun Ruoxi let out two soft chuckles and shifted her gaze to the upper right corner of her field of vision. Her Main Cast Rank was still too low.
Not long after she woke up, the camera had switched from her to Lin Zhen, even missing the moment she broke free. However, it was also a good opportunity for her to confirm the current status of Lin Zhen and the others.
[Lao Lin doesn’t even know how many rivals he has, lol.]
[He knows everything, he just doesn’t want to say it.]
[I’m curious if Lao Lin knows about Xiao Xi’s other side.]
On the screen, the barrage of comments flew by overwhelmingly. Lin Zhen and the others had also successfully arrived at the giant stone city and were preparing to head toward the great rock to confirm the feasibility of the plan.
Everything was proceeding according to Yun Ruoxi’s plan.
“He doesn’t know now, but he will soon enough.” She withdrew her gaze, casually replying to the last barrage she saw. Then, she reached out and pressed the screen of the neck collar.
One second, two seconds… a full ten seconds passed before the neck collar suddenly emitted a soft beep. Dr. Forefinger’s voice came from within.
“I thought you had forgotten to contact me, Xiao Xi. To think I even sent Mo Yuan over to rescue you.”
Indeed, the reason Mo Yuan had stepped in to save Yun Ruoxi was precisely because of Dr. Forefinger’s orders.
Because the final examination involved the Shengcai of the Saints’ hand society, Dr. Forefinger could not openly command the trainees.
It would be considered a violation of the rules. Therefore, he could only privately contact those trainees who had received his guidance and shared a deep relationship with him.
In the Pandora-35 battle camp, other than Yun Ruoxi and Lin Zhen, only Mo Yuan had received his guidance.
Yun Ruoxi was silent for a while before she suddenly spoke. “Brother A Zhen wants to escape.”
“I know about that, but what about the details?” Dr. Forefinger pressed. “Where, when, and how? This is what I asked you to find out!”
“Don’t forget, only I can protect A Zhen and the others, letting you all stay together forever.”
“So tell me, why did they go to the giant stone city?”
Hearing Dr. Forefinger’s words, Yun Ruoxi instinctively grabbed the crook of her left arm with her right hand and let out a low “mm.”
Then, she spoke with difficulty. “They… want to build a spaceship in the giant stone city to escape.”
“Stop them!”
Dr. Forefinger’s voice carried a hint of coldness. “You must stop them before their plan begins, Xiao Xi. Otherwise, if the Shengcai discover them, I won’t be able to save them!”
“I — understand!” Yun Ruoxi gritted her teeth.
“I know this is hard for you.” Sensing something, Dr. Forefinger’s voice softened slightly. “If you really can’t show your true self in front of them, I can send someone to help you.”
“He-help me?”
“Yes. What do you think about… Mo Yuan? Of course, you must go there yourself.”
“No! I will handle all of this myself!”
***
On the warship, the girl’s weak voice came through the microphone, and then the communication was cut off.
Dr. Forefinger interlaced his ten fingers, propping up his chin. His gaze coldly fixed on a remote control placed on the table.
“I hope you don’t disappoint me, Yun Ruoxi.”
Ever since Lin Zhen had secretly undone Yun Ruoxi’s mind control, forcing him to brainwash her again, he had prepared this emergency measure.
As long as he pressed this button, a specific quantum signal would be transmitted from the warship into Yun Ruoxi’s mind, forcing those two Mental Brands to grow into their full maturity.
At that time, she would be temporarily replaced by a second personality formed autonomously by the Mental Brands, becoming the sharpest blade in his hand.
However, doing so would cause Yun Ruoxi to develop severe mental issues and would, to some extent, lower her star power potential. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Dr. Forefinger was unwilling to do it.
But during this final examination, Yun Ruoxi had been with Lin Zhen and the others for a long time.
Changes that he did not want to see had already begun to appear. That was why he had contacted Mo Yuan and drawn him into this, and why he had prepared the emergency measure.
This night was destined to be a restless one.
The rapidly growing walls sealed off the sky and the ground of the tree god city, completely cutting off all paths in and out.
At the same time, the tree god guards and the army began a search, going street by street and room by room to find the escaped Yun Ruoxi.
The high-altitude urban area was no exception. Fortunately, Flame Star and his group had a mimicry device to change their appearance, allowing them to successfully pass the search.
*Click!*
After seeing the tree god guards leave, Flame Star closed the door.
“That should be the last search for us tonight. Everyone, go back to your rooms and sleep. We’ll talk about everything tomorrow.”
They couldn’t be sure if the tree god guards had left anything behind before departing, so they didn’t dare to continue discussing the plan. They simply returned to their respective rooms to rest.
Flame Star walked up the stairs to the second floor. When he passed Yun Ruoxi’s room, his footsteps paused slightly. He then walked straight past two wooden doors and pushed open the door to his own room.
But the moment the door opened, he froze.
Sitting on the windowsill with her legs curled up was the blue-haired girl who shouldn’t have been in his room. She was looking at him with a smile.