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Chapter 554 Persuading Surrender
With her uncanny powers, Lydia could single-handedly wipe them all out, but she doesn't rely on brute force for her livelihood.

Trying to sneak in and investigate using hypnosis?

While others didn't make any transactions, she probably wouldn't even see anyone.

If they were that easy to find, how could a group of nerdy guys who make a living with internet technology have been able to produce fake documents under the nose of Asia Union for so many years?

Zhu Lan almost went bald just trying to get in touch with them.

Lydia's search for their location is not something that can be accomplished in a few weeks on a whim.

It must have been the result of long-term planning and numerous attempts.

This likely involved assistance from the European Union's intelligence agencies.

The Europa League might help, not because they are rivals.

It would be a waste to leave such a talented group, capable of hacking into the Asia Union database, to make fake certificates. Who wouldn't want to recruit them?

After Lydia sent a text message to the three people who had left the chat room, the three, who had been offline, returned to the chat room.

034: [What do you mean? This kind of joke is completely meaningless!]

085: [How can you prove you are Lydia?]

The first thing 034 and 085 did upon their return was to question Lydia, but their tone was not particularly angry, and they didn't utter a single harsh word.

There was nothing that could be done about it; apart from Zhu Lan, Lydia and Dewey were the only two real combatants.

It was really unnecessary for this group of people, who were holed up in the lab doing research, to make such harsh remarks to the combat team members.

Compared to questioning Lydia about 034 and 085, Zhu Lan was more concerned about something else.

031: [Where is Bloom?]

Bloom was once a member of the DX Project research group and had an unspeakable past with Lydia, who was in charge of security.

Lydia: [What do you think?]

Lydia: [I invited Blue to join me, but he refused, saying he was fine with his life as it was?]
Not only did he have to be constantly vigilant against the Haixin Society's investigation, but he also had to prevent the Asia Alliance's local countermeasures bureau from finding any clues. He had to spend every day in a state of anxiety, yet he actually found it enjoyable.

He not only refused to join me, but he also wanted me to give up the idea out of consideration for our past relationship and not disturb his current life. Haha... So I killed him.

031: [Lady, have you forgotten that Hai Xin Society planned to silence us? How do you know they weren't deliberately luring you in so they could wipe us all out?]
Think about it carefully. After all these years, do you think Haixin would ever show any intention of letting us go?

Lydia: [It didn't exist before, but it does now.]

Lydia: [The one who made the assurance to me was Bernard, the vice president of the Sea Heart Society. To show his sincerity, he spent a lot of manpower and resources to help me transport a strange inhibitor.]

Lydia: [I'm different from Dewey. The strangeness within me is already highly active. Even with the curse suppressing it, it's on the verge of corruption and could completely erode me at any moment.]

Seeing this, Zhu Lan couldn't help but interrupt Lydia.

031: [Why didn't you tell me?]

Lydia sent a sneer emoji.

Lydia: [Image]

Lydia: [What's the point of telling you? Can you help me suppress the strange thing inside me, or can you get me an inhibitor? It's just a few symbolic words of advice to comfort me, and then I'll just be left to fend for myself.]

Oh no, there's also the possibility that I should die somewhere as far away as possible, so as not to affect your lives.

Zhu Lan was speechless.

As Lydia said, she really had no way to deal with the strange corruption.

The only inhibitors capable of suppressing the strange erosion can be produced by the three major powers and the Apostles.

Even within the three major powers, it is an extremely valuable strategic resource that cannot be obtained through ordinary means.

Zhu Lan couldn't possibly make contact with any of the four parties for the sake of Lydia alone; the only result would be watching Lydia head towards destruction.

Seeing that Zhu Lan remained silent, Lydia became even more disdainful.

Lydia: [See? You can't save me. Is there anything wrong with me trying to save myself to survive? Besides, I already said the Sea Heart Society has given up hunting us down.]

Lydia: [Leaving aside Dewey and me for now, many of you are top-notch researchers. After Mr. Y left, you were even able to barely maintain the activity of the DX Project test subjects.]

The importance of Project DX is self-evident, and no one within the Haixin Society possesses the ability to take over this project.

Will Haixin allow the only successful product of the DX project to roam freely outside?

As for Zhu Lan, you can not only maintain DX818A, but you can even use the power of DX818A to a certain extent. Based on this alone, Hai Xin Society will definitely not do anything to you.

Now they live in hiding, struggling to make a living every day, and have to leave the people and things they have just become familiar with at the slightest sign of trouble.

Compared to this kind of life, don't you miss the days when you could have any request fulfilled at the Haixin Society?

Whether Lydia's words moved Zhu Lan or not is unknown, but the other two were certainly tempted.

034: [Are you sure Hai Xin will give up the pursuit? What proof do you have?]

085: [Words are no proof; who knows if you're lying to us?]

Lydia had anticipated that they would ask this question.

Lydia: [Do you remember why we fled the Sea Heart Society back then?]

At this moment, Dewey, who had been lurking and watching the screen in silence, finally spoke up.

022: [A high-ranking member used us as test subjects. Through the power of DX818A, he broke the Sea Heart Society's curse that controlled us. Afterwards, to maintain secrecy, he planned to eliminate all of us who knew the truth.]

Lydia: [That's right. It was that third-in-command who interfered, which led to us being hunted down by the Sea Heart Society for so many years. But now we don't need to be afraid anymore; he has been purged from within.]

031: [What does this mean?]

Lydia: [Literally, the high-ranking official who wanted to check DX818A's abilities actually wanted to use DX818A to gain control of the curse and secretly seize control of the Sea Heart Society.]

That's why he ordered the massacre of us after the experiment was successful.

Unfortunately, he hadn't anticipated that Zhu Lan could utilize the power of the DX818A to some extent, allowing everyone to escape unscathed.

After hearing Lydia's explanation, everyone felt a sense of absurdity.

Was that high-ranking official targeting us simply to maintain secrecy?

Then why the hell didn't you even ask? Are we not worthy of joining your team?
Ordinary researchers are one thing, but the irreplaceable DX Project researchers were wiped out simply for the sake of secrecy.

This person is definitely mentally ill.

He didn't even consider that with all the DX Project researchers dead, who would help him control the DX818A to secretly remove the curse from other people's bodies?

(End of this chapter)