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Chapter 85 Dr. Lin Lu

"..."

Lin Lu silently put down his phone.

During this time, Lin Lu tried to call out, but the other party seemed not to hear him.

It's like how people in medieval coastal cities would stuff waterproof paper used to transmit messages into glass bottles, plug the opening, and throw them into the vast ocean.

The notes sealed in drifting bottles often contain important information, communicating across the vast ocean and into the unknown.

Perhaps the message in a bottle will break during its journey and be submerged in water, leaving it helpless and lost.

Perhaps the message in a bottle will drift on a deserted island, left to the passage of time, never to reach its next destination.

Perhaps the message in a bottle will arrive at a beach in some city during the ebb and flow of the tide, be picked up by a stranger, and read the contents of the paper out of curiosity.

Message in a bottle, also known as a wishing bottle.

This distress signal was like an invisible hand strangling Lin Lu's neck, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Lin Lu, somewhat agitated, checked his mobile terminal, activated the PRTS system, and searched for the source of the brief voice message.

This place is far, far away from Chernobog, the city occupied by the Reunion Movement! Heaven knows why he received such a message. He's not some worthless Third Army; only the local citizens of Chernobog would be fooled by the stupid new emperor, happily waiting to die. Even Lin, who had just woken up, could see through this obvious scheme, so why couldn't others understand it?

Perhaps only the so-called nobility could evacuate in advance with the help of informants from a few even more noble individuals.

Those who are left behind are pawns, discarded pieces.

A beautiful day ends with the end of Chernobog Doomsday 2.

Lin Lu didn't know why he felt so irritable, and there was no one he wanted to protect in Chernobog.

This matter had nothing to do with him. He was neither a soldier nor a savior, and Ursus had absolutely no connection to him.

"...Just treat it as if you've answered a scam call."

Captain, hurry back to the Hyperion! The deck has been covered in dust without you around... Captain, come out and clean it up!

Lin Lu seemed to have found an excuse to put the distress signal out of his mind and switch the PRTS system to navigation service.

Suddenly losing his appetite, Lin Lu gave up the urge to go to the cafeteria. All he wanted to do now was go back to his dorm, bury his head in his soft pillow, and not think about anything.

The surrounding scenery seemed to lose its color, and he couldn't even hear what the other operators were saying when they greeted him. He simply nodded silently and followed the navigation. His heart felt like it was being weighed down by a stone, and his heartbeat slowed. His head buzzing, Lin Lu gripped his phone tightly, following the system's directions until he reached his dormitory.

Lin Lu looked up and noticed a thin layer of dust on the magnetic card scanner.

He raised his hand, his fingers lightly tracing the rusted nameplate, revealing the contents written on it.

"Dr. Lin Lu".

This is indeed where he once lived.

Lin Lu subconsciously turned his gaze to his back, where there was another identical room right across from his.

For some reason, he inexplicably took a few steps forward.

But the name on the doorplate made him stop in his tracks.

Theresa.

Lin Lu no longer remembers who this person is.

But her presence seemed to be everywhere, leaving traces of her in every place.

Lin Lu gripped the employee card tightly in his hand and stood in front of Theresa's door for a very long time.

Finally, he slumped his shoulders helplessly, turned around, slapped his employee card on the scanner, and pushed open the door to his dormitory room.

It's not the right time yet...

The hatch automatically retracted into the wall, and a crimson light rushed out, as if a rift had opened in hell.

Lin Lu stood there, stunned.

Facing the door were countless decorative plaques covering the entire wall, their crimson light shining through them like a blood-red sunset falling before one's eyes.

Lin Lu stepped into the room, closed his eyes and took deep breaths. Only after his heartbeat gradually calmed down did he slowly open his eyes.

The soft, white-orange light illuminated the entire room, as if the previous blood-red scene had been nothing but a dream.

He almost fell into the past, but fortunately he was able to return to the present.

Lin Lu's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the decorative plaques. He walked to the wall and raised his hand to run his hand over the dazzling array of plaques.

The signs were much cleaner than I had imagined. Lin Lu, whose mind was preoccupied with emotions, belatedly realized that the room was very clean and the air was fresh.

Not right.

If my room has been closed for the past three years and has never been opened, then the moment I opened the door, I should be surrounded by a cloud of dust and bacteria.

Lin Lu thought to himself, and subconsciously pulled out his mobile terminal, using his highest level of access (level 8), to search for the room's entry and exit records.

The results show that the two most recent entries were ten minutes ago and three days ago, and there are no records before that.

The IDs of those entering and exiting are displayed as B101 and B003.

The former was clearly Lin Lu, who had just joined the group, while the latter was Kal'tsit.

Lin Lu couldn't help but imagine Kal'tsit dressed in a maid outfit, carrying large and small buckets, a broom and mop, and rolling up her sleeves to do a thorough cleaning of the room. The more he thought about it, the more exciting it became, even setting the stage for future DLC content.

Even so, my gloomy mood did not improve.

Lin Lu looked up with a slightly bitter smile and shook his head helplessly.

He looked at the wall. Even though he had lost his memory, this kind of decryption was a piece of cake for Lin Lu.

"The Foam of Losing Everything, the Illusion of Ringing Bells, the Axe Sinking to the Bottom of the Water, the Beauty in the Mirror, the Dream of Flickering Flames, the Candy House of Dramatic Recurrence, the Curse of Fate, the Childhood That Will Never Return, the Light That Asks No Question of Destination, the Shell That Hits from Beginning to End, the Promise Like a Riddle, the Reward of Giving and Taking, and the Uniqueness That Exists in Three Forms. Thirteen plaques, thirteen stories, thirteen changed eras."

Lin Lu muttered to himself, vaguely recalling something and guessing something, but he was just missing a clue.

It was just a tiny bit short.

Lin Lu let out a heavy sigh, shook his head, and his body subconsciously leaned backward.

He only realized what he was doing when his center of gravity started to fall, but it was too late; he could only protect his head with his hands.

The expected pain of falling to the ground didn't come; Lin Lu collapsed onto the soft bed, somewhat dazed. The sheets had been changed and still smelled of cleaning agents. His gaze swept over the room; his former dormitory was practically a solitary confinement room, with only a wall covered in plaques, a bed in the center of the room, light blue curtains covering the ship's window, and a table and chairs.

Besides that, there wasn't even a restroom.

To be honest, even prison is much more comfortable than this.

Lin Lu could even imagine how dull and boring the people who once lived here must have been.

It's like erasing your own personality, becoming nothing more than a walking corpse, losing yourself.

Unfortunately, he was the one who used to live here.

Was I afraid of the dark in the past?

Lin Lu muttered to himself.

Chapter 86 The King Killer Pushed Someone Down!

Lin Lu hesitated for a long time.

The employee flipped the card in his palm, then placed the black mobile terminal on the table, far, far away.

The more he stayed in his private dormitory, the more he could sense a familiar yet unfamiliar figure lingering in the room.

There seemed to be a shadowy figure wearing a hooded coat, sometimes with his hands in his pockets and leaning against the wall, sometimes sitting in a chair with his legs crossed, and sometimes crouching in a corner with his head in his hands.

Step by step, you lock away your inner self, force yourself, and ultimately drown in the ocean of hopes placed on others.

Suddenly, the shadow raised its head and looked in Lin Lu's direction.

Lin Lu suddenly felt a deep chill and his hand trembled violently.

He knew it was a hallucination, but he was still frightened.

"...Even though it's a bit late, I should still go see her."

Lin Lu got out of bed, paused slightly as he reached for the table, and then put the mobile terminal back in his hand.

As Lin Lu left the room, he seemed to hear a laugh.

But when he looked back, the heavy hatch had already slammed shut.

-

Rhode Island - Independent Ward Area.

The regicide sat on the bed, gazing at the moonlight outside the ship's window.

She hugged her thighs with both hands, habitually curling up into a ball, a posture that made her feel safe.

Ever since eating Hibiscus's nutritious meal, she couldn't remember anything from the entire day. She seemed to have figured something out during that time, but then forgot it all as her stomach began to digest and she grew hungry. Thinking about it carefully, this was how the Kingslayer had always lived. As long as she had enough food to sustain her actions the next day, she could keep her head above water to breathe.

"Those people from the Reunion Movement..."