42. Return to Zero

The 13th floor of the Hive's underground laboratory wasn't very large, covering only a little over 100 square meters. It was a somewhat irregularly shaped circular room.

The Hive control terminal where Shi Xinglan was standing gave off some light from its indicator lamps and screen. The glow fell on Shi Xinglan, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and tracksuit pants, making it possible to see her appearance and every move.

The farther out from Shi Xinglan's position, however, the dimmer the light grew, until darkness gradually swallowed everything.

Yimo was standing in the darkness at the room's outer edge. Aside from his silhouette, his appearance and expression were impossible to make out.

At Shi Xinglan's words, Yimo didn't choose to remain silent. In a flat, emotionless voice, he said, "What do you want to settle? Go ahead."

Hearing Yimo's tone, as if she owed him money, only made Shi Xinglan angrier.

What do you think? You know perfectly well!

He'd stolen her T-Virus Vaccine, restricted her Red Queen permissions, and insisted on taking on the G-Virus even though he couldn't kill it, making the game much harder to beat.

And none of that was even the main thing. The worst part was that before entering the game, she'd put herself on the line, cared for him for half a day while seriously ill, and then he'd turned around and told her, "You don't need to worry about me"!

Shi Xinglan had never suffered such a grievance or swallowed such anger before. She'd written it all down in her little notebook, waiting for Yimo to recover a little so she could settle the score with him later.

But with Yimo acting so cold now, Shi Xinglan couldn't bring herself to bring up what had happened before the game.

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