"Is your laboratory still there?" I asked her.
Earlier, the Doctor had wanted to return to that laboratory.
When she heard me ask whether the laboratory was still there, the woman's expression turned even uglier.
Her voice also dropped considerably. "The laboratory has been occupied by mechanical beasts, and they've also taken control of quite a few researchers. Only a small number of us escaped, and we were all separated."
"So you're planning to leave this place?" I asked her.
Given the situation, it would have been perfectly normal for her to want to flee. After all, she was just a researcher and had no way to contend with those mechanical beasts.
But she shook her head. "No, I can't leave. I have to find a way to stop these mechanical beasts from leaving Leopard Valley. Once they break out of Leopard Valley, they'll bring a huge disaster upon this world."
I could not help but feel respect for her. She was only a researcher, yet she possessed such a sense of responsibility. Many people would not have been able to do the same.
"With just your own strength?" I asked her.
"I'll find the other companions. I think they'll make the same choice I did."
I sighed and shook my head. "You should know very well how powerful those mechanical beasts are. Are you sure you can stop them?"
Her expression was resolute. "Whether I can stop them or not, I have to try. Otherwise, I won't be able to live with myself. Besides, the Doctor told me how to deal with these mechanical beasts."
So I told her what the Doctor had taught me. Her eyes widened after hearing it. "You know that too?"
I nodded. "The Doctor told me as well, but he said the premise was