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Chapter 199 Warning
The air in the control room was so quiet it was suffocating. After Xiao Ran returned, Su Wanqing sat by the control panel, checking all the plans until her fingers went numb.

The distant arguing gradually faded away, leaving only short breaths and the intermittent beeping of medical equipment.

Steady footsteps echoed down the corridor. Su Wanqing looked up and saw Lin Che walk in.

He walked steadily, his demeanor completely different from before. Without saying a word, he stopped directly at the door.

Su Wanqing frowned, about to speak, when Lin Che raised his hand to silence her.

A golden light appeared in Lin Che's eyes. His voice was deep: "Wan Qing, now is not the time for you to be negligent."

Su Wanqing's heart skipped a beat as she recognized "Night's" state.

She lowered her voice, suppressing all her emotions, and asked in a standard, unhurried manner, "What do you want to say?"

Lin Che, or rather "Night," slowly approached. His aura was completely different from before; his movements were crisp and decisive, and his gaze was intense, as if he had fixed his gaze on some vital point.

"You're planning to infiltrate and retrieve the second energy core, right?" His voice lost its usual warmth, each word delivered slowly and deliberately.

Su Wanqing replied, "It's all planned out. We'll just wait until 3 a.m.." Her eyes were glued to him, and her fingers unconsciously gripped the jade bracelet.

"Night" nodded and continued, "I want to tell you that the so-called energy cores are never just simple energy donors. The bracelet on your wrist is actually one with these cores. Each of the seven cores suppresses something—a 'calamity' sealed away in ancient times. No one has ever seen what these things really look like, but activating each core is like loosening a chain."

Su Wanqing frowned, remaining motionless, waiting for him to continue.

Lin Che said slowly, "If you misuse the seventh one, it will cause a real disaster. That thing should not be known to the world now."

Su Wanqing couldn't help but press, "Then why don't you give me all the information? Every time you only mention parts, making me take constant risks. Lin Che—or rather, who exactly are you?"

Lin Che's golden eyes turned to her. His voice wasn't impeccable; instead, it carried a suppressed anger and self-mockery: "You ask who I am? I'm just another pawn thrown onto the chessboard, not as clear as you think. I'm trapped here, my memories filled only with endless, repetitive failures. All I can do now is tell you what I have to tell you."

Su Wanqing moved her wrist and whispered, "What do you mean by 'failure'? Isn't this the first time we've faced this situation?"

"Night" pursed her lips, raised a finger and pointed: "You don't know. You are only the seventh one right now. You've failed six times already. This time, it's the seventh."

Su Wanqing froze, her thoughts suddenly thrown into chaos. She tried to recall, but only a jumble of images remained, impossible to grasp.

"Night" didn't stop, continuing, "The second core is different from the first. Its location is protected by multiple layers, and only energy of a specific frequency can neutralize the defenses. If used incorrectly, both the person and their equipment will be purified. Don't underestimate that risk."

Su Wanqing wanted to ask more about the meaning of "specific frequency," but "Night" waved her hand to stop her, saying, "That's all I can say. Find the answer yourself."

Su Wanqing gritted her teeth, not intending to let it go. What exactly did he want to achieve? "You warned me so much, and you kept things from me at every turn. Didn't you want me to make a mistake while hesitating and anxious? Whose side are you really on?"

Night's lips finally showed a clear ripple, and she said through gritted teeth, "You need to understand that there are no absolute sides. Right now, everyone and everything related to you, including myself, has no right to choose sides and can only be dragged into it—a pawn in the next cycle of reincarnation."

Su Wanqing held her breath, her heart pounding. The jade bracelet in her hand felt slightly warm, just like when she first saw Lin Che in his "night" state.

"What exactly is this calamity you're talking about?" she asked again.

"Night" squinted, seemingly trying to suppress something, but finally slowly shook her head: "Wanqing, there are some answers you can't bear. Some things only reveal their true nature at the end, otherwise they will go astray."

“If you don’t tell me,” Su Wanqing stared intently at him, “I can only follow the plan. You’ll be responsible if anything goes wrong.” He didn’t respond, but his breathing became rapid. After a moment, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

His hands were icy cold, yet incredibly strong. Su Wanqing's eyes widened, and she instinctively struggled, but was held tightly in her grasp.

Lin Che's golden eyes were now filled with exhaustion and pain as he spoke, word by word:

"You have failed six times, Wanqing. This is the seventh cycle. If you fail again this time, there will be no more chances. Everyone will disappear, including you."

His grip suddenly loosened, he swayed, and fell heavily to the ground.

Su Wanqing quickly reached out to support him, only to find that he had lost consciousness.

A moment later, the golden light completely disappeared, and Lin Che returned to his familiar appearance, breathing calmly and with a peaceful expression.

Su Wanqing stood there, the warmth of the other person's fingertips still lingering in her palm.

She thought about what those words had just said, and then about the core and bracelet on her hand, the words "seventh reincarnation" weighing heavily on her mind.

She remained motionless for a long time, simply sitting as if she were spending the night with only her own shadow.

Lu Zhao hurriedly walked in beside the control panel, his face unusually solemn. He turned on the main control screen and quickly switched to the real-time view outside the fortress.

"The military has made another move," Lu Zhao said, freezing a series of images with his finger.

He pulled up the monitoring data, and the distant light spots on the screen were arranged in a row.

A giant gray-black device was being assembled by military personnel. The front end was resembling a main cannon, and there were several sets of energy clusters standing up behind it, facing the blind spot of the barrier in the northwest direction.

Su Wanqing stood up and walked to the screen. Lu Zhao pulled up the readings: "This energy value is three times that of the previous attack. They also added frequency interference; the noise from the electronic equipment is almost deafening. This device looks like it's designed to break through the barrier."

He braced his hands on the edge of the table and lowered his voice: "I've recalculated the data. If it's running at full power, the barrier can only last for thirty-six hours, which is a day and a half less than our previous estimate."

Su Wanqing's knuckles cracked as she subconsciously calculated, "They know our window of opportunity..."

While running the data, Lu Zhao said, "The barrier nodes have started to show weaknesses, and the energy decay value is dropping rapidly. As long as the cannon can be charged for another two hours, the first wave will be able to shake the blind spots of the monitoring. At that time, there will be an internal leak, and all kinds of people and zombies will flood in. The infiltration must be accelerated."

The alarm on the main control panel immediately started flashing red, and the energy fluctuation alarm continued.

Su Wanqing glanced at the surveillance footage: "Take another count of the perimeter supplies and the minutes of sustainment. Tonight's operation can't be delayed. I'll go through the access cards and backup plans for the entire team again."

Lu Zhao's men continued working, his tone devoid of emotion: "We can only buy as much time as possible. Don't forget, the second core has strong protection. Think carefully about what 'Night' said. He probably knows much more than we do."

Su Wanqing tidied the table and placed her hand on the jade bracelet. She suppressed all the fragments of "six failures," "reincarnation," "seal," and "disaster" deep in her heart, never to utter a sound again.

Lin Che lay to one side, completely losing his previous cold and stern demeanor, leaving only a calm expression.

The alarm continued to sound, and the outer barrier pressed down on the entire fortress like a dome, so no one dared to speak.

Everyone was preoccupied with whether they could get out alive; no one could guarantee anything.