Borrowing the Gravity Chamber

"No, Reke didn't leave any contact information, nor did he say how long he'd be gone." Seeing that she couldn't persuade her son, Uti fetched the family medical kit and began bandaging him while she spoke.

"Leader, why don't we just leave Panxi City?" Lan Xin suggested.

As the words fell, Pat and the others froze, slowly turning their heads to look at Lan Xin.

"You and your mother should go. We aren't leaving; if we're going to die, we'll die in Panxi City," Pat said bitterly.

Faced with total uncertainty, Pat gave an answer dictated by his own heart.

"Why? Staying here is meaningless beyond waiting for death. If we leave, we can still grow stronger, and one day we'll be able to wipe out those monsters," Lan Xin said, looking at Pat in confusion.

Their words clashed with the principles Reke usually taught them; Reke had always emphasized that survival was the priority, while Pat and the others were clearly preparing to throw their lives away.

"You're still young. You'll understand when you're older," Pat said earnestly.

It was fortunate Reke wasn't here; if he were, he would have given Pat a sound beating.

What a load of idiocy—not only being stupid oneself but trying to pass that stupidity on to others.

"But Brother Lei didn't teach us that. He said if you lose your life, you lose everything, and as long as you're alive, there's hope," Lan Xin muttered to himself.

Pat and the others heard his words, but they didn't refute them, nor did they intend to change their decision.

"Leader, what do we do now?" Second asked.

"How about this: you go and inform the state of the situation first, and we'll see if there are any other options."

After Second left, the group lowered their heads to ponder countermeasures. Aside from the sound of Uti bandaging Lan Xin, no one else spoke.

"Leader, why don't we train in there?" Lola's gaze swept toward the Gravity Chamber. Recalling what Reke had said and her own previous experience, she pointed at the room.

The group looked in the direction she indicated. Aside from Pat and Lan Xin, everyone else was bewildered, having no idea what the Gravity Chamber was or what it did.

Pat and Lan Xin's eyes lit up, though Pat hesitated. This was Reke's property, and he feared that using it without permission would make things difficult to explain to him later.

"Leader, don't hesitate. When Reke gets back, I'll go apologize to him." Lola took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility and dragged Pat toward the Gravity Chamber.

The others followed out of curiosity.

Only Uti opened her mouth as if to say something, but upon seeing her son's expression, she abandoned the thought.

She patted her son on the shoulder.

"Go on."

The group stood firm inside the Gravity Chamber. Bellis looked around curiously, touching things here and there, and asked in confusion, "Leader, what is this thing the hick uses? Isn't it just an iron box?"

"Girl, stand still and don't touch anything," Pat scolded in a stern tone.

"Eighth Sister, when Reke returns, I'll be the one to beg for mercy. Now, we're starting." Pat said this to Lola, recalled Reke's operation, and mimicked his movements to activate the Gravity Chamber.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang—"

Except for Pat and Lola, who were prepared, everyone else was slammed to the ground by the 10x gravity.

"Lea...der, what... is... this... situation?" Bellis asked, one word at a time.

"This is five times the gravity of our planet. From now on, we will enter the Gravity Chamber in batches to train."

Pat said this while turning off the gravity.

The group felt their bodies lighten and scrambled to their feet. Bellis said with great excitement, "Leader, why didn't you let us use this good stuff sooner?"

"Girl, this isn't ours; it's Reke's. We aren't qualified to use it, and I wouldn't have come in if the situation weren't so dire," Pat corrected her.

"Leader, that's not what I meant. I meant, why don't we find someone to build more of them?" Bellis realized the leader had misunderstood her and waved her hands repeatedly.

"Eh?" Pat's brain stalled. He truly hadn't considered the question Bellis raised.

On second thought, he didn't even know who had built this thing, so it was normal that he hadn't thought of it.

He said helplessly, "Even if you wanted to build one, you'd have to know who to look for. I certainly don't."

The excitement vanished from Bellis's face; she hung her head and began cursing Reke under her breath.

"Leader, I know who it is. But it's useless to go to them; the person simply doesn't have the time to build one for us," Lola said, raising her hand.

"What's going on? Tell me in detail."

"This Gravity Chamber was commissioned by Reke to Professor Plus. He should be working on a spaceship right now. If we delay the progress of Reke's spaceship, we might all get killed by him," Lola said with a wry smile.

"That hick is that powerful?" Bellis was startled. She couldn't reconcile that punchable face with the idea of him killing them.

"Girl, Reke just doesn't hold a grudge against you. Otherwise, he could blow a breath and you'd be gone. He is more powerful than anything you can imagine." As Pat spoke of Reke's strength, a look of longing and bitterness flashed in his eyes.

"Holy crap, does that mean I've escaped death countless times? I hit the jackpot." Thinking of her many narrow escapes, Bellis started laughing to herself.

Watching Bellis's silly grin, the group gained a new appreciation for how thick-skinned this girl really was.

"Alright, I'm going to start explaining the precautions."

"What we just experienced was 10x gravity. You must act according to your own limits when using this. Once you exceed your body's capacity, you will die."

"Everyone in your group will be killed because of you. Be extra careful every time you increase the intensity by even one level."

Pat looked at each person seriously and spoke with deep concern.

"Wait, Leader. If Professor Plus doesn't have time to build it, can't we just ask him for the blueprints and have someone else build it?" Bellis snapped out of her daze and suggested.

Pat smacked his head, cursing his own useless brain.

"Bellis's suggestion is excellent. After this matter is settled, Eighth Sister can handle it. We'll start grouping now."

Lola quickly agreed. After the second group left, they activated the Gravity Chamber.

Lan Xin experienced the sensation of pressure all over his body, and began to walk step by step.

Lan Xin knew that Reke would stay in the Gravity Chamber for an entire day. Although he didn't know the exact multiplier, he also wanted to become stronger as soon as possible.

So that the situation today would never happen to him again.

He finally understood that as long as he had strength, the situations Pat and Reke mentioned would not occur, and he wouldn't need to make a choice at all.

Seeing Lan Xin move, Bellis was not to be outdone, walking faster and faster.

And seeing both children working so hard, although their combat power had long been surpassed by them, they had confidence in their willpower and didn't want to admit defeat.

They could all feel that the stronger their willpower, the faster they could adapt to the gravity.

Perhaps this gravity could allow them to achieve a comeback.

Not to mention Pat and the others who spent day and night in the Gravity Chamber.

Reke arrived at a dense forest.

After leaving the city, Reke did not fly but kept walking. He had no destination and was wandering aimlessly.

The reason he came to this dense forest this time was because he sensed several disappearing auras nearby.

Driven by curiosity, he came here. After traversing the dense forest, a picturesque and lively small village appeared before his eyes.

This secluded village welcomed three waves of unfamiliar visitors today.