62. The Episode with the Most Inflated Combat Power / 63. Dusk: "So You're Holding a Developers' Conference Without Inviting Me?"

"I want to try and see if I can change anything."

"I want to see if I can do what Theresa and Lady Cecilia couldn't do back then, and see if Sirin is really as hopeless as she seems."

"Looks like tonight... wasn't a wasted night staying up with you."

Xia Ling touched Qi Linmeng Z Liu Lin Er Yi San Ba Shi Yana's hair with satisfaction.

"However, there must be supplies before a major battle."

"In the long torment that Sirin suffered, the researchers of the Babylon Laboratory were no longer necessarily demonized in her mind."

"So, before we go to save Sirin, we still need to do something small..."

"Preparations for war."

Looking at the 32 withered tree branches, a large pile of Originium Ingot, and hope in her backpack, Xia Ling looked towards the shop and the Remove the False and Preserve the True.

Chapter 62: The Episode with the Most Overpowered Fighting Power

"Um, Miss Xia Ling..."

Karnot huddled inside the small shop, shivering.

"You have enough Originium Ingot to empty the shop right now, so maybe you shouldn't rob it."

"Tsk..."

Looking at the Originium Ingot in her hand, which could practically buy the entire store, Xia Ling let out a disgruntled snort.

"Fine, I'll let you off this time. We're in a hurry."

After taking the Recruitment Voucher, thoughts, and several collectibles from the shop, Xia Ling and Kiana headed towards the next node.

Then came the most enjoyable part of the tree-planting strategy: synthesizing collectibles.

Of course, it was our lucky Kiana who stepped onto the control panel at this moment.

"Sister Xia Ling, a book."

"What's your name?"

"Uh, it's a bit long... A study of the origins of Old Gaul place names?"

"The one with the shield, next."

"The next one is... a gold-inlaid bone die?"

"This is a really good thing..."

With Kiana's incredible luck, their collection backpacks quickly filled up.

Before long, the two had used up all their accumulated last wishes.

"The happiest episode for Tun Tun Rat." Xia Ling Linglin stretched and said, "Unfortunately, we don't have much hope left, only about twenty-odd people. If we recruit, we can only bring in three or four people."

"Next..."

"This is the last step!"

Looking at the Perilous Enemy, blood-red obstacle ahead, Xia Ling was eager to try.

In the Babylon Laboratory.

Sirin was staring at the map Bella had left behind, reading it carefully.

After Bella's death, she was left alone in her "dormitory." The researchers did not give her a new roommate, presumably because the experiment was nearing its end.

This also created some conditions for Ling Mengqi Mingba Wu Si Ba Qi Ni's escape plan.

Just then, two more people suddenly appeared out of nowhere in her already cramped room.

"Who, who are you!"

Startled by the sudden turn of events, Sirin trembled and instinctively pulled out the small knife, pointing it at the two of them.

"Well..."

Xia Ling obediently raised her hand.

"Little Sirin, don't be so nervous. Think carefully, you should remember us."

"People I know..."

Only then did Sirin take a closer look at the two people.

"You... are you the two older sisters who came to rescue Agata before?"

Sirin seemed to recall their identities and relaxed her guard slightly.

"That's not all." Kiana crouched down and pulled out a pair of toy scissors.

"Do you still remember this, Sirin?"

"This, this is..."

Sirin paused for a moment, and the question she hadn't been able to voice last time was now answered.

"Now, this thing should be returned to its rightful owner."

Kiana shoved the scissors into Sirin's hand, smiled, patted her head, and stood up.

"We're here to take you away, Sirin."

Xia Ling said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry I only arrived at your side now. I hope... it's not too late."

Sirin's grip on the map tightened slightly, but she remained vigilant. "But last time we came, didn't you say you were Schicksal..."

"Uh..." Xia Ling silently looked away. "It was because I saw what you all looked like that I made up my mind to break away from Schicksal and join the organization that opposes it, Anti-Entropy."

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you haven't heard of this term before. All you need to know is that we are indeed here to save you."

"Is that so..." Sirin was silent for a moment, "Okay, I believe you."

"After all, if you were truly the Schicksal ones, you wouldn't need to go to such lengths to deceive me, and I... don't have many options now."

Sirin handed Xia Ling a piece of paper that she had been clutching in her hand. "This is a map that my friend left for me."

"We seem to be on the 6th floor right now. I don't know how many floors are above us, but as for the floors below... it's all marked on this map."

"Understood." Xia Ling glanced at it briefly, and it was exactly the same as the one recorded in the collection. Then she returned the map to Sirin.

"Kiana, my ability to carry people is unreliable, so you'll be in charge of carrying Sirin."

"I'll go out and find someone to check out, and see just how strong this mysterious third ending really is."

"Yes, Sister Xia Ling, you must be careful." Kiana nodded gently and pulled Sirin to her side.

Then, Xia Ling's voice disappeared from the spot.

The Babylon Laboratory is a circular building, and six floors are indeed the bottom floor of this building.

Following the map, Xia Ling darted into the outermost room on this floor.

Then, she was startled.

Inside the security room, a huge monster sat crouching, its body almost an inverted triangle, holding a barbed stick in its hand. On the table next to it was a huge flashlight.

This really is... just as I thought, is this thing a manifestation of Sirin's inner fears?

Judging from his appearance... he seems to be a guard here, or perhaps a dormitory manager? However, it seems unlikely that he can get his hands on that flashlight that looks like a hand cannon.

Seeing the tiny figure suddenly appear in the guard room, the huge monster paused for a moment, then swung the stick in its hand at Xia Ling.

Xia Ling wanted to test the guy's strength, so she didn't dodge but instead raised her sickle to block.

"Clang--"

With a dull thud, Xia Ling's body suddenly sank.

Xia Ling's face showed surprise. "No, that's strong?"

A moment later, Xia Ling reappeared in Sirin's dormitory.

"Uh... it seems that Sister Xia Ling's reconnaissance wasn't very successful?"

Seeing that Xia Ling was covered in dust, Kiana tentatively asked.

"I was wondering if there would be a boss in the Babylon Laboratory instance."

Xia Ling said irritably, "Now it's all good. The good news is that we didn't see the boss, but the bad news is that every single monster is tanking the boss."

"This little monster's combat power is almost on par with Temple-class Honkai Beast. There are more than 300 people in this Babylon Laboratory. Forcing a breakthrough is out of the question."

"How many?"

Kiana gasped.

"I think we need to change our strategy, Kiana. Could you try teleporting Sirin out directly?"

"I've already tried." Kiana slowly shook her head. "I can teleport whenever I want, but when I use my ability on Sirin, there's absolutely no response."

Xia Ling pondered, "However, if we go inside the tower... we may not be able to infiltrate smoothly. If we alert those at the higher levels, the pressure we face will increase several times over."

"I think... we should call in more people."

Chapter 63 Evening: You're not inviting me to the developer conference, are you?

"Call, call for help?"

Kiana, somewhat puzzled, "Sister Xia Ling, you mean... oh, right, those Recruitment Voucher?"

"That's right, because we haven't encountered many battles in the area, we've never had a situation where we needed to call for reinforcements."

Xia Ling was picking through a large pile of Recruitment Voucher.

Because for her current situation, Recruitment Voucher are completely excessive, while hope is not enough.

Xia Ling first took out a medical card, then directly paid 6 Hope and chose to use it.

Then, a white-haired figure slowly appeared.

"Xia Ling, my presence here indicates that the situation is not optimistic. You need to focus... and continue to complete your mission."

"This is something we've encountered before..."

Kiana's mouth slowly opened wide.

"Dr. Kal'tsit is someone I'm connected with, so of course she's within the recruitment scope of the Recruitment Voucher," Xia Ling explained.

"Dr. Kal'tsit, I'll have to trouble you later."

"Now you just need to focus on making an action plan." Kal'tsit's voice was very brief, but when Kiana wasn't looking, she secretly winked at Xia Ling.

So this temporary Recruitment Voucher will directly bring in existing characters... Xia Ling then realized that the Kal'tsit in front of her was one of her clones.

However, it seems that due to the limitations of the node, she was unable to establish a empathic connection with herself.

Given this situation... Xia Ling instantly had a plan for the next three Recruitment Voucher.

Xia Ling took out a Guardian Ticket and a Warlock Ticket at the same time, and once again injected hope into her heart.

"Long time no see, Sister Xia Ling."

This time, Wendy and Highmore appeared. Highmore seemed to be one of their own, while Wendy appeared in the memory state of choosing support operators.

Finally... Xia Ling pondered for a moment and decided to summon Flame Willow as well.

After all, Xi and Kiana weren't very close, and although Flame Willow had only met her once, she might have to help Xia Ling fabricate her background in Changkong City, so she needed to make an appearance beforehand.

"Huh? Isn't this the one we met outside the academy back then..."

Kiana's memory was much better than Xia Ling had imagined. Almost instantly, she remembered her brief encounter with Flame Willow when Xia Ling first entered the academy.

"I'm sorry, Kiana, I lied to you about that back then." Xia Ling gave an apologetic smile. "Actually, I've known this guy for a long time..."

"Long time no see, Xia Ling." Flame Willow greeted her according to their previously agreed-upon identities, "The usual way?"

"No, this is just you doing me a favor. Your mission isn't to protect me. We'll talk about the details later."

With everyone finally gathered, Xia Ling felt more confident in taking action.