At three o'clock in the morning, the employees of the Rheinland Life Institute were ready to evacuate. When counting the number of people, they found that Helmer and Seria had not come out of the ward area.
Ifrit shouted: "I'll call them."
"You stay, I'll go."
Zhou Jinru pressed the Sakaz girl's shoulder and hurriedly asked her to pass. He was afraid that he would see some scenes inappropriate for children.
He walked alone into the depths of the institute. The inside of the institute was still the same as usual. The researchers did not move many things. At most, some research data were kept in electronic versions, with only a few paper documents.
The relationship between Helmer and Seria is at times distant and close. The main reason is that Ifrit is the main reason. The second reason is that Helmer, as a researcher, has poor expression, and Seria is a person who accepts death. The awn of human hair hits the tip of the needle and pinches it.
The door of Hemo's ward was closed tightly, and there were occasional noises coming from inside. Zhou Jinru couldn't really hear it standing outside, but time was urgent now and there was no time for the two of them.
"Serea, Hemo, it's time for us to go."
Ceria's hesitating voice came from inside: "Okay, okay."
Oh, Director Se, do you have today too?
Zhou Jinru took two steps back, leaned against the wall, and waited patiently. A few minutes later, the door to the ward opened, and Seria helped Hemo out slowly.
"Can you still move?"
"no problem."
He pretended not to notice the rosy faces of the two of them, asked casually, turned around and left.
Hermer is Liboli, and her racial characteristics destined her recovery ability to be far inferior to Vaifan's Ceria. The penetrating wound in her abdomen has only healed a little, and her body is still very weak. Therefore, when Ceria supported her, she studied Scholars rarely refused.
Zhou Jinru estimated that a conservative person like Seria would probably take care of Hemo's injuries, and even if she was gentle, she would not take drastic actions. Therefore, the maximum interaction between the two was limited to pouting and whispering in passing. That's all.
Seria used to wear a single ponytail, but now her hair style is a little messy. She lifted her hair around her ears, and she looked a bit charming for a moment. Zhou Jinru was deeply surprised as he walked beside her. He didn't expect that diamonds would also shine. when.
"Doctor, how is the situation outside now?"
Zhou Jinru withdrew his admiring gaze. He faced girls of various styles in Rhode Island, and his aesthetics had already been trained to be extremely tough. Of course, he was not like the dull look he had when he was amazed by Melanza in the Longmen Military Camp in the satellite city. .
"I don't know much. There are abnormalities in many mines northeast of Saint-Aral. Our people are trying to deal with them. At the moment, the situation is not optimistic."
Ceria realized something and asked, "Is there something wrong with the Source Stone vein?"
"Yes," Zhou Jinru nodded and looked at his watch, "It's now a little after three in the morning, and there are still three hours of dawn. According to usual practice, our chances are better after dawn."
Ceria shook her head and said, "But doctor, you have no confidence at all."
If it were just the Origin Stone vein, Zhou Jinru would be 100% sure to completely control it, but now Saint Yalal is no longer as peaceful as it was half a month ago. The Tiger King who controls the mountain is not here, and all kinds of little guys are jumping out to cause trouble. Is there anyone out there? It's hard for him to judge based on the topic.
Hemo, who had been silent all the time, said weakly: "No, they will definitely come out to cause trouble. I have lived in this city for more than a year. Even the research institute must maintain a certain amount of force to protect itself. Without the deterrence of Timos, those who originally A guy who doesn’t dare to stand behind others cannot let go of the good opportunity in front of him.”
Zhou Jinru didn't say anything. He knew that Hemo could say such words. She was very different from the researcher who was doing experiments in the past. At least she no longer focused solely on scientific research.
The three of them walked halfway, when suddenly the ground trembled a few times, and the light above their heads began to sway. Zhou Jinru opened his hands with his back pressed against the solid wall, while Seria hugged Hemo tightly, protecting her with her body.
"Why was there an earthquake?"
As soon as Zhou Jinru's words came out, Hemo struggled and said: "No! It's not an earthquake!"
Her expression was extremely ugly: "The Rhine Life Research Institute is built on a gentle mountain. Energy extraction and conversion are performed underground. Our feet are connected to the source stone veins..."
Ceria was surprised: "Why don't I know?"
Hemo complained bitterly: "You are not an employee of Rheinland Life now, so of course you don't know."
Zhou Jinru interrupted the conversation between the two, and his face changed slightly: "Stop arguing now, Hemo, you said that the underground of this research institute is connected to the Originium veins. In other words, the anomaly that appeared in the northeast has spread here. Already?"
Seria was about to speak when suddenly a trace of dust fell on her head, as if to indicate something. She immediately picked up Hemo in her arms, spread her legs and ran towards the exit of the research institute.
Zhou Jinru was not idle either. Although his speed was slower than Ceria, he was still not half behind her. It was not that he had never seen the power of the Origin Stone Natural Disaster, but when it really appeared in front of him, that kind of The overwhelming power of heaven and earth still deeply shocked him.
The expensive and extremely solid inner wall of the institute was torn open like paper, revealing the cables buried in the wall. The lights, which were already flickering on and off, were completely extinguished, and the violently shaking ground made it increasingly difficult to move forward.
Zhou Jinru glanced behind him. Black smoke was emitting from the internal structure that was sparking due to a broken circuit. A cluster of black crystal clear crystals poked out of the ground, like a coquettish and magnificent flower of legend, blooming in a dilapidated ruins. inside.
The Origin Stone emerged from here!
He broke out in a cold sweat. If he had walked any slower, he would probably have been overwhelmed by the Origin Stones in front of him.
The growing Originium crystals did not stop, and the black crystals began to spread, chasing behind the three people, and continued to extend forward, getting faster and faster.
Zhou Jinru took out a grenade from his pocket, pulled off the safety and threw it backwards. A few seconds later, with a violent explosion, the turbulent air wave pushed the three people forward. Seraya relied on her rich combat experience to stabilize the grenade. Standing still, Zhou Jinru jumped forward a certain distance and gasped: "Don't stop, get out of here first."
In the blink of an eye, they ran out of the institute that was engulfed in flames in disgrace, and received the concerned greetings from everyone who had been waiting for them.
"Are you okay?"
"Hmph, you are lucky."
"Doctor, wuwuwu, I thought you couldn't come out."
Breeze walked over without saying a word, staring at the red-glow monitors on Ceria and Hermer. She grabbed the doctor's clothes and put a bracelet on his left hand. Soon the monitor emitted a red light. Light.
