FVN Chapter 325 My Job
Chapter 325 My Job
Ma Lu took down the last three guards and then climbed up the rope with Yun Que.
However, after climbing just seven floors, they encountered the Ouroboros Serpent trio again, stopped there because of four nearby cameras.
Seeing this, Yun Que bravely volunteered, pulling out a sniper rifle to take out the four cameras, but Ma Lu stopped him.
He checked the situation on the floor above through the Chessboard Map and could clearly see the laser weapons set up in the corridor, some of which were aimed at the glass curtain wall.
If nothing went wrong, these weapons could likely be linked to the external cameras, and damaging the lenses might trigger these weapons.
Meanwhile, a second wave of guards arrived and began a search on the spot after they discovered that Ma Lu and his team had vanished.
One of them approached the glass curtain wall and peeked out, but before he could look up, Ma Lu had already launched a yellow arc of light, adding the unfortunate fellow to the vomiting troops.
However, this only slightly delayed their discovery, as a previous vomiting person had already stretched his hand to point outside the window.
At this moment, Ma Lu also said to the four Witches by his side, "All right, come over here, stay close to me, and wait for my command. When the time comes, we'll all rush up together."
"What about those cameras?" Bliss Bird asked.
"Pretend they don't exist."
No sooner had Ma Lu spoken than more guards arrived at the glass curtain wall, and this time they were wiser. They quickly peeked outside and then immediately retreated, not giving Ma Lu a chance to aim.
They also began to draw their weapons, planning to retaliate. However, when they stuck their heads out again, they found that Ma Lu and his team had already vanished.
Only a lonely rope remained hanging outside The Great Tower's curtain wall. The guards looked at each other in confusion.
At a critical moment, Ma Lu used his Knight Skill, the Invisibility Cloak.
This skill provided invisibility to all friendly units within one square, but the effect lasted only 45 seconds.
Taking advantage of these 45 seconds, Ma Lu and Yun Que continued their dash toward the top floor.
The old man heard this and did not get angry; instead, he nodded. "Your suspicion is very reasonable. Moreover, the shame brought about by nakedness is just a product under cultural and social rules. Considering the time point we are in, where everything is crumbling, whether or not to wear clothes indeed doesn't matter."
The old man paused, then raised the kettle in his hand, "Would anyone like a drink? This Cocoa Mushroom Juice tastes pretty good. It's my favorite, and drinking it always reminds me of an old friend."
"Who exactly are you?" blurted out the Ouroboros. "Why are you living here?"
"He is Yong Yi." Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire
Ma Lu answered her question before the old man could speak.
"Prophet Yong Yi, how is that possible? Isn't that a figure from over three hundred years ago?" exclaimed the Ouroboros Serpent in shock.
Moreover, there was a statue of Prophet Yong Yi in Compassionate Square. The Yong Yi there was tall and majestic, with a gaze full of determination and hope.
However, the old man in front of them was frail and short, hunched over, his wrinkled skin clinging to his bones as if devoid of flesh beneath them.
Yet, upon closer observation, there was indeed some resemblance between the two, and they both possessed a unique aura of tranquility.
"Interesting," the old man smiled. "I didn't expect that there are still people in this world who could recognize me."
He then looked at the Ouroboros Serpent, patiently explaining. "When I was young, I met a very special friend, he... was not from this universe. After he died, I inherited his legacy."
"Everything you see here belongs to him, including the hibernation pod by the wall that looks like a flesh-eating plant."
Yong Yi said, "It is thanks to that device that I have survived until now, but over these three hundred years, most of my time has been spent in hibernation... I haven't been awake for long, and yet, I have still become this old man you see."
"Hehe, that hibernation pod indeed can slow down aging to some extent, but that's all; even in a hibernation state, I was still aging, just at a slower pace.
"So strictly speaking, I didn't use it to extend my life. On the contrary, because of the hibernation, I nearly wasted twenty years of my life."
"Then why did you do it?"
"To carry out my experiment," Yong Yi answered succinctly. "I needed to control variables and to record and observe the results of the experiment. Whenever I am awake, I am always engaged in such work."