Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

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The root of all evil.

Just to pull this weed, they've caused such a huge mess.

"Thank you... teacher," Xia Sheng said after a pause.

"Ten minutes will be enough."

He took the herbs, glanced at Xia Yu one last time, and turned to walk towards the medicine preparation room.

"Den-"

In an instant, the entire research institute became bright as if electrified, and all the instruments and equipment operated in perfect coordination, just like human organs.

“Mechanical race leadership…” Luo Bai was slightly taken aback.

"Brother and sister..."

"actor..."

"[Self-composed]..."

He turned to look at Xia Yu beside him, seemingly lost in thought.

"what--"

After imagining tens of thousands of words of plot about the Star Relics, Luo Bai let out a long sigh.

Last time, no one knew that Eve had been controlled.

This time, someone knew, but didn't say anything.

One is lying, and the other is willingly being lied to, willingly sinking into depravity.

He gazed at Xia Sheng's busy figure, his thoughts wandering.

Xia Yu, standing to the side, didn't make a fuss and stood obediently.

Ten minutes is not a long time, but it felt like an eternity.

"Phew—" Xia Sheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

He excitedly trotted over to Luo Bai and showed her his finished product.

"No waste!"

"Make three."

“Three branches…” Luo Bai’s eyes lit up.

"Thank goodness."

He let out a long breath, and the heavy weight on his chest lifted.

To produce three antidotes from half a plant of Purple Forest Grass, the entire production process must utilize materials almost perfectly, without any waste.

It needs to be as precise as a machine.

If only one is produced, a conflict is inevitable.

"We only need one." Xia Sheng took one antidote and handed the remaining two to Luo Bai.

"Thank you, thank you."

He kept nodding, looking relieved.

I've been running around a lot these past few days trying to help my sister with her illness.

"What a polite child," Luo Bai thought to himself, having a moment of illusion.

Xia Sheng's figure overlapped with [Gilsu]'s, making it difficult to distinguish who was who for a moment.

Similar illusions often occur to Yilan.

When the soul and memory merge, one of them will inevitably be completely devoured and lose its voice.

"Teacher?" Xia Sheng waved his hand in front of Luo Bai.

"It's nothing." Luo Bai recovered from the illusion, took one dose of medicine, and put the other in the supercomputing ring for later use.

You never know when you might need it again.

Xia Sheng led Xia Yu out of the laboratory, reminding her before leaving, "This abandoned laboratory can't withstand the next superconducting wave. Teacher, you should find another place; this place will collapse."

"We can't breach the ruins." A hint of despair appeared on Luo Bai's face. "They can't be hidden anywhere."

Xia Sheng smiled bitterly: "Until a chance of victory appears, we must try our best to survive."

The two said no more and went their separate ways to find the supplies they needed to survive.

Humans are so fragile.

I will die if I don't eat or drink.

Luo Bai never imagined that one day he would have to worry about drinking water.

He slowly ascended the narrow staircase of the underground laboratory, each step accompanied by the slight echo of the metal stairs. The emergency lights on the walls flickered faintly.

The disinfectant smell faded, but a pungent, bloody, and burnt smell emerged.

Finally, he pushed open the heavy iron door leading to the ground, and the blinding light made him squint.

Once his eyes adjusted to the light, the sight before him made him gasp in shock.

The lush forest was reduced to ruins, trees were blown to pieces, and the ground was riddled with craters and charred marks. Thick smoke and dust filled the air, blurring visibility.

"This is..."

Luo Bai's gaze became vacant as he walked cautiously across the ravaged ground, occasionally stepping on broken branches and shards of glass.

Everywhere there were collapses and people being buried alive.

"Help...help..."

Weak groans echoed in the air, and black smoke billowed from some places.

Not far away, several bodies lay sprawled on the ground, their bodies riddled with dents from being trampled.

God punishes a group of people.

Those who survived then turned on each other.

Should we call it God's mercy?

The relics of the gods are located in Sumeru Garden, where three abandoned laboratories remain underground.

But—hundreds of thousands of people are vying for it.

Chapter 499 Fairy Tale

"call--"

Luo Bai, panting heavily, looked around at everything, wandering like a walking corpse across the ravaged land.

Just like a long time ago, AI Butler 4275 showed him that artistically embellished world history.

Humanity was defeated.

The world is nothing but gray dust.

Those who are alive are barely clinging to life.

Beside the fallen bushes, a frontline soldier was struck in the leg by a piece of metal, his trousers soaked in blood. He was curled up in pain, trying to press the wound with his hand, but the bleeding wouldn't stop.

Not far away, a young woman was struck by the electric shock, her arm was severely burned, her skin was charred black, and she was groaning in pain, her eyes filled with fear and helplessness.

An elderly man lay on the cold ground, his chest pierced by shrapnel, breathing weakly, staring blankly at the sky, waiting for the last moment of his life.

And yet, people are so strong.

Even at times like this.

They didn't want to die either.

All those who were lucky enough to survive truly felt the pain.

Aside from Luo Bai, he was born without pain.

Yet, an indescribable feeling was stuck in my heart, making me very uncomfortable.

"This is... failure..."

He seemed lost in thought, repeatedly muttering to himself.

"No, no... Cheer up."

"Water...we need to find water..."

Luo Bai remembered Yi Lan, who was still waiting for water, and cheered himself up again.

He was never truly afraid of death.