"I!"
He-El raised an eyebrow and immediately understood.
So his entry into this universe had disrupted Lucy's process of dissolving into the Dao, awakening her. That was why Lucy had discovered that she was dissipating and, with no other choice, locked onto her own experiences, repeatedly cycling through time to remain conscious.
"Then I understand." He-El had a lead now.
After another time loop, He-El sat in the Luxgen U6 SUV and gave Jack and the others their orders. "Jack, take the team ahead to set up at the Jinghua Hotel. Our targets are the gang members in luxury suite 505. Kill them all. They'll take me upstairs later, so don't worry about whether I live or die. Just take them out. I believe you can do it."
"Sir, this..." Jack was dumbfounded, completely unable to understand what He-El was planning.
Why put himself in danger?
"Just do as I say. I've paid your bonuses in advance, so don't concern yourselves with my life or death." With that, He-El opened the Luxgen U6 SUV's rear door and walked toward Lucy.
Lucy, who was heading to the Jinghua Hotel, immediately brightened when she saw He-El approach.
Posing as someone from Lucy's hometown, He-El quickly struck up a pleasant conversation with her. When they learned they were both headed for the Jinghua Hotel, Lucy became even more delighted.
Upon reaching the Jinghua Hotel, He-El parted ways with Lucy and went alone to the front desk to check in, while Lucy waited outside to meet her boyfriend.
Only after seeing Richard handcuff Lucy to the silver briefcase and the two break into a fierce argument did He-El step forward. He kindly offered to help Lucy deliver the goods and deal with the case chained to her wrist.
With He-El seeming relatively reliable, Lucy