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Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Divergence
She lost her composure again.
Jealousy really can make people petty and blind, just by watching those two, her emotions began to spiral out of control...fortunately, Hong Yun woke her up.
——Hong Yun was a Dual Type Superpower User with abilities in Mental Induction and Metal Manipulation, capable of speaking in her mind with spiritual power just like Han Yi.
With a smile, Hong Yun watched Han Jiaojiao and gently pulled her over to her side, only then did Han Jiaojiao realize that the ground beneath her feet was damp. Luckily, no one else had noticed her, only Hong Yun had sensed her abnormality.
"Is it a Water Ability? After returning to the base, you should practice properly, you are too dangerous like this."
Han Jiaojiao felt embarrassed, "I’ve just awakened this ability recently, it seems like a Water Ability but not quite... I’ve always been unclear on how to practice, so..." She subconsciously trusted Hong Yun, so without even thinking, she directly told her the truth.
Hong Yun was slightly surprised, not expecting Han Jiaojiao to be so straightforward, and her heart felt all the more that this girl was cute. She immediately felt a closeness to her and gently said, "When we return to the base, you can come see me, it might be helpful for you."
In addition to occasionally leading missions, Hong Yun also served as the deputy captain of the Special Training Team, which mainly consisted of assistive Superpower Users and ordinary people. The training facility had many devices for practicing abilities, something Han Jiaojiao was aware of, so she did not refuse and nodded obediently.
Seeing her compliant demeanor, Hong Yun’s smile grew wider. "Just say you’re looking for Sister Hong when you arrive, don’t be scared. There are many girls like you in the team, the youngest is only sixteen. How old are you?"
With a slight blush, Han Jiaojiao replied, "I’m eighteen." She lifted her head slightly, as if afraid Hong Yun wouldn’t believe her, and added, "I will be eighteen at the end of this month."
"The end of the month... December thirty-first?" Hong Yun asked her.
"Mhm."
Hong Yun paused, then asked with a teasing tone, "You wouldn’t happen to have an English name Ariel, would you?"
"...Huh?" Han Jiaojiao looked at Hong Yun in astonishment, incredulous, "How did you know?"
Hong Yun burst out laughing, a sound so out of place in the tense atmosphere of the underground parking garage that many people turned to look over.
Hong Yun composed herself and took Han Jiaojiao’s small hand, walking a few steps to the side. When she looked back at Han Jiaojiao, her eyes were full of mirth.
"Do you have a forum account called Ariel1231?"
"How do you know..." Han Jiaojiao gazed at Hong Yun, dumbfounded and struggling to keep up.
Her cute little expression was too adorable, Hong Yun couldn’t help but pinch her nose, saying, "I’m Gavin."
Gavin?
...Gavin...Gavin....
Han Jiaojiao’s eyes slowly widened, she had a sudden realization, "Oh...it’s you?!——"
She had never considered that Gavin could be Hong Yun! That name... clearly was an English male name, how could it be Hong Yun? How could this be...
Hong Yun was actually that forum administrator Gavin?!
This was unbelievable!
So it turned out, they had already met online so early on, so long ago.
Just as Han Jiaojiao was getting excited and about to say a few more words to Hong Yun, a commotion arose from the crowd.
The scientific researchers who had initially gathered together were now divided into two groups. Qin Nanyi and Han Yi stood together as she was earnestly trying to persuade someone.
"Professor Ke, time is of the essence, we really can’t wait any longer, and my mother... my mother’s body really can’t take any more..."
The person known as Professor Ke, confronted with Qin Nanyi’s tearful plea, remained unmoved and said stubbornly, "The path of scientific research is inherently difficult. We’ve finally got this opportunity, and if we miss it now, who knows when the next one will be! I can’t stand by and watch as you destroy this once-in-a-lifetime chance!"
Following that, several younger researchers behind Professor Ke also started speaking, filling their sentences with plenty of scientific jargon like biological cell slicing and genetic engineering extraction.
Hong Yun had no patience for listening to this and casually beckoned a soldier over, asking him, "What’s going on?"
"Vice-captain, Mr. Han wants to kill the Empress, but the Professor with the surname Ke disagrees."
"Is there really an Empress?" Hong Yun’s phoenix eyes narrowed, and her eyebrows slightly raised in a questioning manner, "How did this group of researchers end up with the Empress and remain unharmed?"
"When they escaped in here, a female researcher was captured by the Alien Species and got infected. They have locked her up, intending to bring her back to the base for experimentation."
"Even their own people they can deal with..."
The solider chuckled, "Well, those in the research field, their thoughts are somewhat different from ordinary people’s."
However, Han Jiaojiao couldn’t find it in herself to laugh, saying worriedly, "It’s about to get dark, if we don’t leave now, not only will we be unable to save anyone, but it will also be difficult for us to get out."
The soldier recognized Han Jiaojiao, knowing her as the girl who always followed Han Yi, and said, "But isn’t Mr. Han pretty amazing..."
Han Jiaojiao anxiously replied, "My brother has already exhausted a great deal, and with no water or food here, even normal rest can’t be ensured, how can his Ability recover?"
And that was the truth.
The soldier, worried, scratched the back of his head and tentatively looked at Hong Yun, "Vice-captain, how about... we knock them out and take them with us?"
Hong Yun couldn’t help but smile ironically, "There are more than a dozen of them over there, can you knock them all out? Besides, after knocking them out, who is going to carry them out?"
If they were to carry people, they wouldn’t be able to shoot; one person per captive meant losing the firepower of that many people. Under those circumstances, how could their safety be guaranteed on their way out?
They were at a loss when they saw Han Yi coming over with a dark expression. Qin Nanyi rushed after him, pleading softly, "Ayi, Ayi, let me try persuading him one more time, okay? Professor Ke is the core member of this research, we can’t just leave him behind..."
Han Yi ignored her and walked straight up to Hong Yun, glanced at Han Jiaojiao by her side, and said coldly, "Professor Duan’s condition isn’t good. Assign someone to carry her, the rest follow me."
Hong Yun glanced at the soldier who had just spoken to them and said, "Xiaojie, you go take Professor Duan."
The soldier went as commanded.
Hong Yun then looked at Han Yi and said, "I thought you would kill the Empress. Your Ability should be very clear about where the Empress is hidden by them."
Han Yi scoffed derisively, "Since they like it so much, let them enjoy it. When we leave, we’ll need a distraction anyway. The Empress staying here to draw in the Alien Species is more than ideal."
Han Yi’s voice was not loud, but in the silent underground garage, it was enough for everyone to hear clearly. The researchers around Professor Ke panicked when they heard him speak this way, and they quickly said, "Professor, aren’t they planning to take us out?"
Professor Ke sat upright with a stern face, and upon hearing this, he waved his hand and said, "They won’t possibly leave us behind."
The dozen researchers behind Professor Ke, upon hearing this, were reassured and sat down cross-legged like him, as if they were staging a sit-in protest.
Qin Nanyi was extremely anxious, "Professor Ke, it’s really too dangerous here, please come with us. If we wait until dark, it will be too late! You were the one who initiated this research project, do you really want to see a project that is about to produce results fail just like that?"
