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Chapter 148 Crisis

"Ahem, alright, you lovebirds! We still have two single guys here. Stop being so lovey-dovey!"

Ye Qingwan coughed twice and winked at Lin Xiyue mischievously.

"!!! Let's go! We're about to fall behind the main group! (? ???w??? ?)?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiyue immediately pulled Ye Qingwan out the door, ignoring Molos behind them.

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When Lin Xiyue and her group arrived near their target location, everyone else had already arrived, and not only had they arrived, but the camp was practically complete. They could see everyone busily working in an orderly fashion; some were preparing meals or maintaining weapons, while others were sitting in front of the massive supercomputers collecting and analyzing reconnaissance data.

Even the arrival of Ye Qingwan, the leader, did not cause much of a stir; everyone was busy with their own affairs.

After leading Lin Xiyue and the others to a temporary resting place, Ye Qingwan told them to rest first and then went to attend to her own business.

"Hmm... what should we do now? Or rather, what can we do?"

After Lin Xiyue saw that there were only the three of them in the rest area, she decisively pounced on a large white teddy bear placed on the sofa. Then, while rubbing against the teddy bear's furry belly, she asked Moros.

"The war is about to start, shall I take you to see it?"

Meros didn't really care. After all, to him, the people and alien races here were all trash, and he could crush them.

"Hmm, close up?! (??▽?)?"

Lin Xiyue's eyes lit up.

Clearly, with Meros around, Lin Xiyue became much bolder, and even began to wonder if she should get a closer look.

"of course can."

Meros slightly raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a faint smile.

He slowly sat down next to Lin Xiyue, his movements gentle and elegant, and Lin Xiyue stretched out her arm, gesturing for him to come closer.

Lin Xiyue was somewhat surprised, but looking into Molos's deep eyes and the tenderness in his gaze, she obediently reached out and wrapped her arms around Molos's body instead of continuing to hug the large white teddy bear.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still, and a subtle atmosphere filled the air, as if countless emotions were quietly intertwining and surging.

Moros felt Lin Xiyue's body temperature and heartbeat, and a strange warmth welled up in his heart. He gently leaned on the top of Lin Xiyue's head, and the two sat quietly like this. Their breathing could be clearly heard in the quiet space, like a silent melody telling an ambiguous chapter.

"Um... well, guys, sorry to interrupt your sweet talk. You said you'd bring me here for training, what should I do?"

Louis, looking like a pitiful little thing, huddled on a small stool furthest away from them, raising his hands and asking pitifully.

"Uh, cough cough cough, I, I!"

Lin Xiyue shyly tried to get up, but was stopped by Mo Luosi with one hand.

"Here you go, everything's inside. Go."

Meros, his face darkening, tossed a small box to Louis and told him to get out of there.

"Alright! You guys have fun, I'll close the door for you!"

Louis took the small box, stood up with a smug smile, looking like he knew what he was doing, walked out the door, and closed the door behind him.

"It's all your fault! ╭(╯^╰)╮"

Lin Xiyue felt that she was always being seduced by Mo Luosi. He really knew her aesthetic sense, making her unable to resist falling for his charms.

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault. But you can't be too harsh on me. You won't let me get close to you properly, it's really making me feel terrible."

Melos pressed his advantage, getting even closer to Lin Xiyue and using a complaining tone to whine.

"Well, that's because there are always people around..."

Lin Xiyue felt she hadn't done anything wrong, but under Moros's accusing gaze, she grew even quieter.

"So, you mean it's fine as long as no one's around?"

Moros leaned close to Lin Xiyue's ear and whispered a breath into it.

"Hmm... well, you could say that..."

Lin Xiyue blushed and stammered.

"Well, there's no one here now..."

"Ah! Quick! Run!!!"

Just as Meros was about to do something, he was interrupted by a piercing scream.

"Tsk."

Meros clicked his tongue, looking somewhat impatiently toward the doorway.

"Let's go take a look."

Lin Xiyue also heard the sound and urged Molos to go out and take a look.

"Then, you'll make it up to me later?"

Moros held onto Lin Xiyue's waist, preventing her from leaving, insisting on getting the benefits first.

"Okay, okay. Let go of me, let's go see. I promise!"

Seeing that Molos wouldn't let go, Lin Xiyue blushed and agreed to his request.

"Very good. Okay, let's go take a look."

Moros kissed Lin Xiyue, then helped her straighten her clothes, and pulled her up to walk towards the door.

As soon as she opened the door, Lin Xiyue saw a monster that blotted out the sky being trapped inside a semi-transparent white light shield.

This monster appeared to be tens of meters tall, and its entire body was covered in foul-smelling, pinkish-red pustules. Upon closer inspection, one could even see painful, wailing human faces growing from those pustules. It had two heads, joined together, but where the mouth and eyes should have been, there were three empty holes.

Its lower body was a mass of rotten flesh, with all the fat and pustules piled up together, wriggling like sludge.

It looks so disgusting that it even evokes a sense of physical revulsion, making one want to vomit.

"Awooo—roar—"

The monster's dozen or so arms were pounding against the light barrier that was trapping him, and it was roaring with its empty mouth open.

Each time it struck, cracks appeared in the light shield. But the next second, it would be repaired to its original state.

"Quick, over here! There's a lack of energy here!"

As Lin Xiyue stared in shock at the monster, she suddenly heard people shouting.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the light barrier was being maintained by people from the Psionic Center. They were maintaining the huge light barrier in a tense but orderly manner.

This prevented the monster from escaping, causing massive casualties.

"Come on, baby, come up here, I'll show you up close."

Melos opened his arms, gesturing for Lin Xiyue to come into his embrace.

"Well……"

Lin Xiyue hesitated for a moment, glancing at Molos and then at the monster.

"What's wrong? Oh, I see."

Meros looked at the monster, as if he understood. He reached out and covered Lin Xiyue's eyes with an energy shield. Then, the monster in Lin Xiyue's eyes became a blurry mess, as if someone had used Photoshop to apply Gaussian blur. However, everything else was fine.

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