After Lin Sanjiu put down Tan Zhang's body, she slowly stood up.
Her right hand, which was wearing a pair of alloy gauntlets, opened and closed her fingers one by one. She was like a ferocious beast that had just woken up from its slumber and was stretching its muscles for the prey in front of it.
The figure at the door sighed softly.
"You seem very angry. But I have already hinted to you a few times. "
Luyan glanced at Tan Zhang's dead body and frowned slightly. "I have told you that I like to ride horses, but I have never ridden one before. Don't you find it strange? How would I know if I don't ride one before? After all, I have experienced the experience of riding a horse through the other personalities. Each of our personalities has their own complete memories and past. "
The young lady sounded a little regretful. It was as if she had designed a game but the other party couldn't play with her.
She took a tentative step forward and raised both her hands as if she was surrendering. She smiled nervously. "Don't hit me. I can't beat you. I don't want to die."
"Can't you return to Luther's body?" Lin Sanjiu's lips curled into a mocking smile. "You personalities have been playing hide-and-seek with me back and forth. Have you had enough?"
"Believe it or not, I don't mean you any harm." Luyan took a step forward. She looked at Lin Sanjiu cautiously. Perhaps she felt that it was too dangerous, so she retracted her foot. "It's not just a hint. After you boarded the ship, I didn't try to kill you, did I?"
"That's because you can't kill me."
"Whether I can or can't kill you is one thing. Whether I tried or not is another." Luyan shrugged. "You are more composed than I thought. I thought you would ask me where Luther is and why the other personalities want to kill you."
Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat, but she resisted the urge to ask. She sneered, "If I ask, will you tell me?"
It wasn't that she didn't want to ask, but she didn't dare to. The twelve personalities were unpredictable and unscrupulous. She couldn't imagine why Luther would cooperate with them. No matter what the answer was, it was enough to scare her.
However, to her surprise, Luyan nodded seriously. "Not only will I tell you, I can also bring him to you."
What?
"Who?" Lin Sanjiu could hardly believe her ears. "Luther?"
"Yes," Luyan enunciated each word clearly, as if she was not joking, "From the fact that 12 disappeared, you must have guessed that Luther is nearby, right? I tell you, he is on this ship -- wait. "
She turned around and retreated to the door. As Lin Sanjiu stared blankly, the little girl whistled toward the corridor outside.
Ever since Lin Sanjiu arrived at the Heaven Underworld, she had spent the past few months trying to find Luther. She had been competing with him in the dark and tracking him down, but none of them had helped her find Luther. Now, it seemed like a child's play. After a whistle, she heard footsteps coming from the door.
Just when Lin Sanjiu felt that the 12 personalities must have some kind of secret plan, the light at the door dimmed. A person walked over, casting a long shadow on the floor.
"You called me?"
After eight or nine years, even his voice sounded different. The tall and slender boy who was still in puberty had now become an adult man. He had broad shoulders, a slim waist, and a calm demeanor. His facial features and features had gradually hardened over time.
The youthful radiance that belonged to a youth had faded as he grew older. Only the tips of his eyebrows and the corners of his eyes still carried a faint, familiar warmth.
If Lin Sanjiu did not tell her that this was Luther, she would not have recognized him even if they were face to face. However, he was indeed Luther. When he smiled, Lin Sanjiu's memories of the past resurfaced. "Long time no see, Lil Jiu."
"You … What are you …"
Lin Sanjiu was so shocked that she stuttered a little. She did not know what to say. "W-what is going on?"
"You see, I said I mean no harm." Luyan heaved a sigh of relief. She walked a few steps closer to Lin Sanjiu and raised her head to look at her. "It's a long story. Luther will tell you everything. However, we can tell you the whole story when we are safe. We don't have much time left, right? "
Lin Sanjiu lowered her head, and her eyes met with the little girl's eyes. The little girl's pupils constricted abruptly, and the two narrow black lines in her eyes began to spin like a kaleidoscope. A few seconds later, the little girl's eyes returned to normal.
"You're right."
Unconsciously, Lin Sanjiu relaxed her guard and relaxed her shoulders. Since they were not hostile toward each other, and Luther was her old friend, they were now comrades. As for the rest, it was not too late to talk about it later. "I trust you. There are less than five minutes left. You are more familiar with the Leviathan. Is the life support system in this control room?"
"I remember it is." Luyan looked at the screens and machines in the room. "But I don't know how to operate it. Besides, they should have locked down the system."
"That's not a problem."
Lin Sanjiu smiled at the two of them. Then, she turned the [Tape Recorder] back into a card. She placed the large and cumbersome recorder on the floor. Just as she was about to press the button, a paper crane flew into the room.
"Is that Puppeteer?" Luyan leaned over and watched as the paper crane perched on Lin Sanjiu's palm. "If Puppeteer is with you, those personalities won't dare to come out of Luther's body."
Luther sighed with a troubled look on his face when he heard Luyan's words. He was probably annoyed by those personalities as well, wasn't he?
Of course, it wasn't Puppeteer who used the paper crane to pass the message to Lin Sanjiu. Bohemia's voice rang out as if her butt was on fire. "There's no one in the control room! M-my lord and we are going to your place now. Don't run around. Oh, right. When we passed by the dock, I found Exodus still there. The Nightwalkers really don't know what's good for them! "
Lin Sanjiu was taken aback when she saw Luyan smiling at her. "I was the one who asked them to keep Exodus here."
"Thank you," Lin Sanjiu thanked Luyan sincerely. "Thank you so much for your help."
Compared to the 12 o'clock tracking, hacking the spaceship's system and forcibly unlocking the lock were much easier. Bohemia had recorded the ability of an aerospace scientist who was proficient in spacecraft-related technology. When the collar heated up, all the machinery, data, and interfaces in the control room that she could not understand were dissected and analyzed into simple modules in front of her eyes. Everything was clear to her at a glance, including which path to follow and which key to solve.
When the last five minutes were over, Lin Sanjiu let out a long sigh of relief. Now, not only had the atmospheric pressure and oxygen returned to normal, but she had also reversed the route of the Sea Conqueror according to the data in the logbook. If it weren't for the fact that the Nightwalkers had taken away most of the fuel, Lin Sanjiu would have turned the Sea Conqueror back to the Heaven Underworld. Coincidentally, when the temperature on her neck gradually subsided, the door opened with a swoosh.
Even without turning her head, she could feel the cold wind rushing through the door. It wasn't because the atmospheric system was working again, but because Puppeteer had just stepped through the door.
"Who are these two people?"
Half of Puppeteer's face was filled with disgust. Obviously, he did not like standing so close to others in the same room. The six puppets immediately took a few steps away from him, forcing the rest of the group to take a few steps back. "... Are you a scavenger?" he asked.
"This is my old friend, and this is his companion," Lin Sanjiu explained hurriedly. She wondered why Puppeteer was still drunk from the coffee. "So, they are now our companions. Don't worry."
Puppeteer looked at the two of them with a gloomy gaze, but he didn't say a word. Ariane stared at Luyan with a frown. Lin Sanjiu had no idea what was on her mind. Bohemia, on the other hand, seemed to have gotten used to it. She didn't seem to be interested in her new companion. She was fumbling around in the control room. Suddenly, she looked at the largest screen and asked, "Hey, what does this small spaceship logo and number represent?"
"Erm," Luyan peeked at the screen nervously before she quickly hid behind Luther's arm. "The Sea Conqueror didn't deviate too far from its original route. Plus, it is now sailing at full speed. We should reach our destination soon."
"What is our destination?" Bohemia turned her head. Her fluffy, curly, and slightly messy golden brown hair made her look like a lion cub. "I've heard some rumors before. Is it another new world?"
Ariane was the one who answered her. She was much calmer now. She told Puppeteer about the Nocturnal Wanderer's plan. Even though she had been abandoned by the organization, she couldn't hold back her excitement. "... Those posthumans who did it did return to the Heaven Underworld after the 14th month. This means that there is a high chance that the plan will succeed. By then, we won't have to keep teleporting! So, even though our destination is just an ordinary alien planet without any signs of life and not a new world, we — Oh, I mean, the Twelve Organization is still very confident about it. "
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help shooting a glance at Puppeteer. Coincidentally, Puppeteer's gaze met hers as well. Lin Sanjiu was startled.
"We don't have to stay on the new planet for long," Lin Sanjiu said. She didn't think it was necessary to tell Ariane about the Great Flood. "The Nocturnal Wanderer's people are also heading to the new planet with their supplies. If we can catch them off guard, we will have a high chance of getting enough fuel to return to the Heaven Underworld."
The atmosphere, gravity, water, temperature of an unfamiliar planet … Any of these factors could be fatal. Even if they evolved, it didn't mean that they could survive on a foreign planet. "I don't know if Exodus can travel such a long distance," Lin Sanjiu said. "So, it's better to keep the Sea Conqueror. We have to make a lot of preparations to land safely. "
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