Chapter 200

Immediately afterwards, alarms sounded simultaneously on all the remaining working broadcast systems.

A cold, steady electronic synthesized voice was emitted.

"Warning, the Site Purification Procedure has been confirmed to have started in B Sector. All personnel in the facility, please note that there are 15 minutes remaining before the purification process begins. Repeat, 15 minutes remaining before the purification process begins. All personnel must complete their assigned duties within the time limit and proceed to the designated safe area."

"Purify? How do you purify?" The red-haired Angel raised an eyebrow.

"Nuclear decontamination," Angela responded.

Xiao Huasheng: "How can 15 minutes be enough time to run out?"

Angela: "Maybe they don't want anyone to escape."

For the vast majority of ordinary people within the site, these fifteen minutes were merely the last time the Foundation allowed them to fulfill their mission of control, containment, and protection before death struck.

When the time comes, everyone will be forcibly purged, regardless of whether the task has been completed or not. Even if they manage to escape, they will still face the Foundation's own purging process.

If you come into contact with too many anomalous containment objects.

At best, they can go back to work; at worst, they'll be shot on the spot or demoted to a Class D personnel.

"Seriously... undisguised ruthless efficiency." Xiao Huasheng pursed his lips, lay back down, not surprised by the Foundation's typical style. "Angela, is there a solution? I want the Foundation to see our sincerity. How about we re-contain the containment objects here after preventing the nuclear explosion?"

Upon hearing this...

Angela gave a loose handshake.

5% of the energy is consumed.

All the remaining listening and surveillance equipment here has been fooled by the false images; no one can hear the conversation between the two anymore, including the computer that had been spying on them.

After Angela finished doing all this, she playfully rubbed the head of the cute red-haired Angel.

"Are we really going to do this? If the casualties increase further, our help could be very useful."

"I don't want to blow my clothes to smithereens again."

Xiao Huasheng gave a reason that wasn't really a reason: she simply wanted to save people.

Chapter 24: Even the White Rabbit Wants to Be Cute [1 Update]

The interior of the facility was in complete chaos.

Upon hearing that the nuclear missile had been activated, the Chaos Insurgency immediately led his team to evacuate the facility, leaving behind some small items for the personnel still inside.

Once the nuclear bomb explodes, whatever the Chaos Insurgency placed will cause absolutely enormous trouble.

At the same time, Talulah and the others who were originally at the front line also felt the pressure ease instantly, as the Chaos Insurgency were fighting against them had disappeared without a trace.

Where did those people go? I haven't seen them.

Talulah frowned, wanting to find the enemy's location so she could work for the company.

At this moment, she held a sword made of Originium in her hand.

This sword was specially crafted for her by Angela. Using it would not only prevent her from contracting Originium Disease, but would also allow her to operate in a way that best suits Talulah's Originium Arts.

Talulah was very grateful for this, after all, the company not only gave her a chance to start over, but also allowed her to retain her strength.

Angela's only offer was to work for their company.

Furthermore, since the launch of Phoenix Project, the company has intended to give more opportunities to its employees.

Unlike when the company was first established, the company now has performance targets tailored to each employee. The higher the performance and the harder you work, the more energy you can earn. Energy is a hard currency in the company and Source Energy be exchanged for anything.

Food, money, games, and even holidays are not a problem; employees can save them up and use them at some point.

The company's wages are entirely equivalent to Reality Warping; as long as employees have energy reserves, they can even directly use their Reality-Warping Ability without any problem.

This is equivalent to Angela sharing the Reality-Warping Ability within Lobotomy Corporation with all employees, the difference being that employees have to release it using their own energy.

Of course... Angela also had a backup plan regarding her Reality-Warping Ability for her employees.

They pose absolutely no threat to the company, nor will they ever have such an opportunity.

Frankly, compared to those unfair terms and conditions, Angela's backup plan was somewhat superfluous.

Talulah, however, did not think so.

Talulah, a new employee, was immediately captivated by such a conscientious company.

She dreams of leading those the Infected out of their predicament and strives tirelessly for that dream.

In the Lobotomy Corporation, everyone has the right to realize their dreams, and as long as the company's interests are protected, no one will question what employees do.

Perhaps the red-haired Angel supervisor was optimistic, but Angela's methods in the company instilled fear in all the employees.

Full-time employees, needless to say, are absolutely loyal to the company and have no ulterior motives.

Even Makuku, who died once, was among the full-time employees. Although he retained his memories of Xiao Huasheng and Angela, the terms of the contract still bound him tightly.

He actually enjoyed it and had no other thoughts.

Because the benefits for regular employees are separate and separate from those for temporary employees.

For example, holidays, meals, and even accommodation and daily entertainment are all included, while temporary workers have their holidays excluded...

Angela has a different rule regarding holidays for temporary workers.

The terms for temporary workers were relatively lenient, and each had their own agenda, which resulted in Angela's extremely strict control over them.

No one wants to overstep Angela's rules; her punishments are ones that no one dares to or is willing to accept.

Naturally, Angela didn't want any traitors within the company's temporary staff team, so she was flexible and lenient when necessary.

Angela is a natural barrier between supervisors and employees. With her around, temporary workers have almost no chance, and it's impossible, to take advantage of Xiao Huasheng.

Under these rules, Talulah is now inflating her performance metrics.

She burned and exploded any Chaos Insurgency she encountered, showing absolutely no mercy.

"Where did they go?" Talulah looked around, searching for any trace of the Chaos Insurgency.

FrostNova looked at Talulah's expression and muttered something to herself in frustration.

"Talulah, you weren't this bloodthirsty before... We just need to drive them away."

"FrostNova, don't you want to go back sooner and liberate all the Infected?"

"The more energy we gain here, the more power we'll have when we get back! Those separatists, attacking sites and disrupting order, are inherently opposed to innocent people. If we don't kill them, they'll turn around and kill us. It's not the same thing!"

She heard from the Foundation that the Chaos Insurgency's goal was completely opposed to the Foundation. What would happen if these monsters from the Foundation were released?

Moreover, the Chaos Insurgency will one day return; death is not a terrifying thing for them, otherwise why would they attack the Foundation?

Of course, death from Oripathy was not the end for the small animals of Terra. However, the deaths of these the Infected were so gruesome that it was hard to imagine that the Infected consciousness had actually been uploaded into the Originium Universe.

Talulah was unaware of this; she simply wanted to save everyone, bringing with her the company's special medicine to bring them back to life.

"The Black Snake... has it really been removed from you? Talulah, you've been too deeply influenced by it."

FrostNova looked at the flame burning in Talulah's eyes, a flame almost as intense as when she pursued her ideals in the past, yet carrying a different meaning, and sighed softly.

She could understand Talulah's urgency, the failure of the Reunion Movement, and the suffering of the Infected as a heavy shackle.

Now that she sees hope for changing everything, Talulah will naturally do everything in her power to seize it.

However, such efficient and even ruthless elimination of enemies still made FrostNova feel a little unfamiliar and uncomfortable.

"This is something that must be done. If no one takes on all of this, then who can shoulder this responsibility again?" Talulah asked rhetorically, her eyes full of sincerity.

Here, she truly saw hope for those the Infected, she saw a glimmer of hope for the Infected.

She didn't believe Xiao Huasheng would unconditionally help all the Infected, which was precisely why she wanted to show the supervisor the value of the Infected...

In that case, perhaps she would be willing to lend a helping hand to those the Infected.

Regardless, Talulah remains an idealist.

Seeing her like this, FrostNova could only force a smile and say, "I hope everything goes well, um... everything goes well."

Faced with an existence that can freely travel between worlds, FrostNova felt that they weren't of much value. Perhaps it was just as that red-haired Laterano person said—she accepted them because they were cute.

Chapter 25: The Demonic Loli, Entity 239 [2 Updates]

FrostNova believed that making herself more adorable would attract more of the other person's attention, since no matter how hard they tried, they could never reach the other person's level.

During their brief exchange, each lost in their own thoughts, the two...

The facility's public address system beeped again, followed by the cold announcement.

"Warning, the Site Purification Procedure has been confirmed to have started in B Sector. All personnel in the facility, please note that there are 15 minutes remaining before the purification process begins. Repeat, 15 minutes remaining before the purification process begins. All personnel must complete their assigned duties within the time limit and proceed to the designated safe area."

Before the team could react, Angela's voice rang out from Lobotomy Corporation, giving them a message as well.

[Attention all employees who can receive this message, this is Angela.]

[Just received news that the nuclear missile has been activated in B Sector! Someone needs to go to the site to operate it.]

[Priority changed! Talulah, FrostNova, and all nearby squads, proceed immediately to B Sector! The objective is to locate and defuse the nuclear missile! Eliminate threats along the way.]

[The specific route is already displayed on your retina; simply follow the instructions to clear away the obstacles along the way.]

The instructions were clearly issued.

They didn't understand what nuclear bombs were, but they knew that if it was a mission, they had to do their best to complete it.

Talulah's eyes sharpened, and the previous argument and slight confusion were instantly forgotten.

Defused the nuclear bomb and saved everyone on the site – this is undoubtedly the most important and potentially most rewarding mission at present!

"Understood, Talulah's team will proceed to the target area immediately to investigate!" She responded without hesitation, Originium Sword reappeared in her hand.

FrostNova nodded immediately, "Understood, we will clear the obstacles."

"Let's go!" Talulah shouted, and rushed towards the main corridor leading to B Sector.

FrostNova followed closely behind, her snow-white hair fluttering in the air currents created by her running.

Inside the containment chamber.

Xiao Huasheng, who was standing still, asked curiously.

"Angela, why don't we go there ourselves? If I could become invisible, we could get there in no time."

"There are many monsters here, and many have escaped. I've identified several high-risk targets through surveillance... We can't be reckless; there are quite a few monsters that have broken stealth." Angela pondered for a moment before explaining.

Just as Xiao Huasheng was arrested by a Cowbell that could spy on her during her first escape attempt, even optical invisibility was rendered ineffective.

There were quite a few containment objects in this facility capable of causing this effect, which is why Angela was wary.

Under the suppression of the Reality Stabilization Anchor, their Reality-Warping Ability make it easy for them to discover what monsters are in that corridor, but the time commitment might be surprisingly high.

It would be better to have the employees physically investigate, since their every move would be recorded in logs and known to the two of them, and even if they died, the logs would still be preserved.

It could be said that the employees were the two men's other eyes.

The Time Reversal is something that only the two employees can observe, as neither of them has the ability to retain their memories during Time Reversal.

Employees are a very important source of information.

Xiao Huasheng muttered something to himself, feeling a little guilty.

"So... we used Talulah and the others as cannon fodder to scout ahead."

Angela readily admitted, "Yes, but it's okay, they'll become full-time employees once they die."

"Um, that's true... It's pretty good."

Xiao Huasheng paused for a moment, then finally acknowledged Angela's deceptive methods.

On the other end.

Follow the guidance of the retina.

They quickly arrived at the entrance to B Sector.

The heavy blast door was jammed due to previous fighting or damage, leaving only a narrow gap.

The corridor behind the door was extremely dark, with only a few emergency lights stubbornly flickering, barely outlining the corridor's shape.

To the naked eye, one could only see what appeared to be shadowy figures moving about in the depths.

It's impossible to determine exactly what the anomaly is.