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As the sensor door opened, Chen Qi quickly arrived at Kal'tsit's office, only to find that the Doctor and Amiya were already there.

"Is there a combat mission? Is it the Integration Movement?"

"There is a mission, but no combat is required."

Kal'tsit nodded. She did look a little unwell, perhaps because she was overworked. There was a faint dark circle around her eyes.

Many people knew that Kal'tsit had the habit of taking stimulants. Kal'tsit strictly prohibited Amiya and others from using stimulants, but she couldn't stop using them, which was a headache for many people.

However, now is not the time to talk about this, Kal'tsit has something important to tell them.

"Actually, I should have told you a long time ago, but I forgot because there were so many things going on. Now that Yato and Hei Jiao sent me messages, I remembered it."

Kal'tsit touched her temple, looked at Chen Qi, and said lightly:

"The land vehicle that originally belonged to Rhine Life is now less than two hours away from our Rhodes Island."

Chapter 101: Conversation between Hemer and Saria

At the same time, about 200 kilometers away from Longmen, a land vehicle symbolizing Rhine Life was driving in the wilderness, with a cloud of dust behind it.

The Land Cruiser itself is not very big, but it is actually quite good for a Land Cruiser of this level. Although small, it has everything. This moving Land Cruiser can be said to be a small mobile home.

However, it is still a bit crowded to accommodate so many people in a land vehicle of less than 40 square meters.

"White-faced Owl, how far are we from Rhodes Island?"

Inside the Land Cruiser, a woman from the Literature Department wearing round black-framed glasses walked out from the only room in the Cruiser, looked at the two people sitting in the driver's seat, and asked anxiously.

There were two driver seats, one for data sorting, and a beautiful woman with long white hair who answered in a very calm tone:

"Answer, we are only about 200 kilometers away from Longmen. At our current speed, we will reach Rhodes Island in Longmen in about two hours."

"Don't worry, Dr. Hemer. White-faced Owl has already sorted out the data. We have enough fuel to reach Longmen."

"That's great..." The woman called Hemer breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the other person in the driver's seat - a woman with short light hair.

"Mel, can you go a little faster?"

"My foot is about to step into the engine, Dr. Hemer!" The woman called Mel rolled her eyes, but did not dare to slack off and said:

"Doctor Hemer, don't be so anxious. I have also made precise calculations. At this speed, we can ensure that our land vehicle engine will not explode due to overheating before reaching Rhode Island."

"……sorry."

Hearing this, Hemer remained silent for a while before choosing to apologize. She knew that she had been a little too impatient recently.

But there was no way, she was too anxious. Not only was she worried about whether there would be Colombian pursuers chasing her from behind, but also about the person she was most worried about.

"…Hemer, calm down."

At this moment, the room that had just been left behind Hemer was suddenly opened again, and a gentle, elegant, yet somewhat stereotyped female voice slowly sounded in the ears of the three people.

I only saw a beautiful woman with long snow-white hair walking out of the room. The woman was taller than most of the people present. Even though she was wearing very loose clothes, you could still vaguely see her beautiful figure. The pair of dragon-like horns indicated that she was of the "Vaifan" race.

However, at this moment, the bandages wrapped around her body and her long white hair that looked a little uneven in length after being trimmed showed that she was obviously injured.

"…Sareya."

Hemer turned his head and looked. The moment he saw the woman clearly, his expression was still a little subtle. Although the two of them had been seeing each other every day in the land vehicle for some time and no one could hide from the other, it seemed that there was still some estrangement and distance between them.

But at least we don’t have to hide from each other anymore.

"…Your injury hasn't healed yet, go back and rest."

"My injury is fine." The woman named Saria shook her head. She tried her best to control her expression, which showed her usual calmness and seriousness.

"Ifrit just had another nightmare and went to sleep."

"…She can only sleep peacefully with you by her side."

Hemer didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he said this. She had obviously spent more time with Ifrit, but Ifrit was obviously more dependent on Saria than her.

Although this was related to the reason why Saria left Rhine's life, Hemer did not dare to guarantee whether his position in Ifrit's heart could surpass Saria's.

Of course, this is not the main reason why Hemer has a subtle feeling towards Saria... The main reason is some things that happened in the past.

However, there is no need to mention these things now. In this small land vehicle, Hemer and Saria meet each other more than a dozen times a day. Even if there is a rift between them, they will not say much. At most, they will pretend not to see it.

In fact, Saria was not on the land vehicle at the beginning. It was Hemer and the others who found Saria.

At that time, they had just driven the land vehicle out of the underground garage of Rhine Life, intending to escape from Rhine Life. However, they accidentally discovered Saria at the border of Colombia.

To be honest, if the white-faced owl hadn't reminded Hemer, Hemer might not have noticed Saria.

But at that time, Saria looked even more miserable than she does now. Her combat uniform had traces of burns, her body also had scars from heavy blows, and even a small section of her hair was burned by the flames.

Obviously, Saria looked like this because she had fought with the existence that Hemer and the others encountered in Rhine Life.

It was also for this reason that Hemer acquiesced to Saria getting in the car.

"That guy... is very strong. He was able to hold his own against me in the battle."

"Although I didn't see that girl's face, I can confirm that she is a woman, and her Originium skills are related to fire."

At that time, while Saria was healing, she said this to Hemer. She had fought with that figure and was surprised by the other party's strength.

Moreover, she didn’t know if it was Saria’s illusion, but she felt that the other person’s feelings seemed somewhat familiar, but there were some differences that she didn’t quite understand.

Moreover... the opponent didn't seem to want to fight? He clearly had a powerful Originium skill like controlling fire, but from beginning to end, the opponent only released the Originium skill once when he was trying to get rid of her. The rest of the time, he was almost always fighting against her.

However, what concerned Saria the most was the shield in the opponent's hand... that shield was almost exactly the same as the one she held, except that it had many more dents and scars.

Saria's shield was given to her by the top management of Rhine Life, and it was said to be made by Thor Industries. But Saria was still a little surprised that this shield that had accompanied her through many dangers was actually a mass-produced product.

Of course, none of this matters. What Hemer said next is what Saria cares about the most.

"…I saw the mark of Rhodes Island on that man's shoulder."

"Rhodes Island?" Saria was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then said angrily: "Could it be that Rhodes Island destroyed Rhine's life?!"

"What is their purpose? Do they want to take Ifrit away?!" She still trusts them so much!

"No." However, Hemer shook his head and said lightly:

"That person...even though she burned Rhine's life, she didn't hurt any of us from beginning to end, except for destroying our scientific research data."

"Moreover, Rhine Life's 'Flame Project' is top secret and there is no possibility of leakage."

"..." However, when it comes to top secrets, Saria's expression paused slightly. Fortunately, Hemer didn't notice it, otherwise, Saria's remarks just now would be extremely suspicious.

"...I suspect that the other party escaped from Rhodes Island, and may be related to our Rhine Life."

"…You mean..."

Saria suddenly stopped talking, but her eyes subconsciously looked towards the room where Ifrit was sleeping peacefully.

"This is the only possibility I can think of."

Hemer nodded and said to Saria: "I think no one would be so angry about Rhine Life except for the experimental subjects."

"Although we were the ones who initiated the Fire Demon Project, there is no information indicating that Rhine Life had not conducted experiments similar to the Fire Demon Project before us."

"...If that's the case, then the destruction of Rhine's life was to be expected."

Upon hearing this, Saria also sighed lightly. She had no good feelings towards Rhine Life, especially after knowing the darkness behind Rhine Life. She only cared about the companions who had been with her.

"So, what are you going to do next?"

"...Go to Rhodes Island." Hemer pushed his glasses and said firmly:

"The other party has the mark of Rhodes Island on his body, so he must be related to Rhodes Island. We naturally have to ask for clarification."

"——And then, there is Ifrit."

"She is in a very dangerous condition right now. We have nowhere else to go except Rhodes Island."

——The above is all that Hemer and Saria said in the land vehicle.

At this moment, they were already in the wilderness and saw the walls of the moving city vaguely emerging in the distance.

——The Dragon Gate is just around the corner!

Chapter 102: A trusting relationship of mutual concealment

"Rhine Life?"

Hearing this name, Chen Qi was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly reacted, but he was shocked.

Rhine Life, this name had not been heard for some time in Chen Qi's era, because at that time, Rhine Life had already turned into ashes, and no one had mentioned this name for a long time.

Even in Columbia, few people mentioned this name. And Ifrit was the only person Chen Qi knew who still had some impression of Rhine Life.

However, Ifrit is an extremely special existence to Rhine Life.

——“The Flame Demon Project”. The only experimental product, and the only “work” that was ultimately successful, was Ifrit.

The Flame Demon Project was successful, but the final result of the success of this plan was that Rhine Life and even a quarter of Columbia were reduced to a sea of ​​fire.

No one knew how terrible the power of the mad fire demon was. At least, although Ifrit could control the fire demon in his body perfectly, Chen Qi knew that all this was based on Ifrit's mental strength being strong enough to suppress the fire demon steadily.

Suppressing it doesn't mean that the Fire Demon will really be obedient. If you really reach the end of your rope, the Fire Demon's counterattack... is not impossible.

Of course, these are not the main points that Chen Qi is worried about. The most important thing now is what Kal'tsit told him.

Are people from Rhine Life coming to Rhodes Island?

Others may not know, but Chen Qi knows that Ifrit had been to Colombia once before. There is no doubt that she was going to find Rhine Life and nip all this in the bud.

However, at this moment, Rhine Life's "Flame Demon Plan" is still in full swing, which means that once Ifrit goes to Rhine Life, she will inevitably meet some of the people she once cared about the most.

Moreover, Ifrit's murmurs before she fainted after returning made Chen Qi very clear that all this had happened.

At this moment, when the Rhine life suddenly arrived, Chen Qi would not think that there would be other people still alive among the destroyed Rhine life.

So, who are these people from Rhine Life? The answer is already very clear.

"...Why are you telling me now?" Chen Qi was a little angry. Such an important matter was only informed to him now?

"I'm sorry, it was an oversight on my part."

However, Kal'tsit apologized to Chen Qi naturally. Her attitude was so sincere that it was impossible to find fault with it. However, Chen Qi naturally knew that with Kal'tsit's rigorous attitude, the probability of making such a low-level mistake was very small.

"Rhine Life's people are now within reach. I promised to accept them as they are now on the run. As a member of Rhodes Island, I will provide basic Originium disease control treatment to the injured and infected among them."

"In exchange, they will contribute their strength to Rhodes Island. They are all high-end talents with great influence in various fields, which is exactly what we in Rhodes Island lack."

"Chen Qi, the preparation of the Originium disease potion cannot be delayed any longer. I hope you can forgive my behavior."

"..."

Chen Qi was silent for a while after hearing this. The angry frown on his brows just now inexplicably disappeared because of Kal'tsit's words.

Gathering strength to cure Originium disease, not to mention that the person is important to Ifrit... All these reasons made Chen Qi unable to get angry, but he could not refuse.

"...I know what is important and what is not." In the end, Chen Qi just raised his head and looked at Kal'tsit, and said lightly:

"But I hope it won't happen again."

"Of course." Kal'tsit agreed readily, but looking at her calm expression, no one could tell how much truth there was in her words.

"...I hope you can keep your word."

After saying that, Chen Qi didn't want to sit here for long. He felt a little tired and just wanted to be alone.

However, as Chen Qi slowly left, Amiya, who had been silent, said to Kal'tsit with a bit of worry:

"Dr. Kal'tsit...you are hurting Chen Qi's heart so much by doing this."

"…I have no choice, Amiya."

After a moment of silence, Kal'tsit replied calmly, "We must solve the mystery of the future. Chen Qi has kept his mouth shut on this matter, and the information he has revealed is almost insignificant."

"We need to know the real key, only then can we help him."

"——So you choose to deceive and hide it from him like this?"

However, at this moment, beside Amiya, the doctor suddenly spoke. His voice was hoarse, but everyone could hear the anger he was suppressing at this moment.

"I don't know what you are thinking, and I don't know what I have done in the past to make you so wary of me." The doctor was not intimidated by Kal'tsit's cold gaze at all, and continued to speak word by word:

"But, you don't trust me, and you don't trust Chen Qi either?"

"...As companions, I have always trusted you."