To be honest, Zhang Xiu wanted nothing more than to go find Zandar right then, but he also couldn't bear to give up traveling with his companions.
Besides, there were still plenty of people he wanted to meet on Penacony, so naturally, he didn't want to throw himself into that experiment so soon.
But that raised another problem: if he went too late, would the experiment already be over?
Moreover, he wanted to save everyone trapped in the cycle, which meant he had to destroy the experiment on Amphoreus and put an end to that agonizing loop.
Out in space, the giant bug's corpse gradually unfurled, and Zhang Xiu's thoughts eased along with it.
But soon, he stopped hesitating and made his choice from the depths of his heart.
If becoming a hero meant making others suffer, what kind of hero would that be?
"Let's go, honey! We're going to blow Amphoreus sky-high!" Zhang Xiu sprang to his feet and pulled out his phone, ready to contact Lygus and pull a dirty trick on him.
Then he would bring his wife's true body over, pin Iron Curtain to the ground and beat him up, and save Amphoreus!
Although changing the plot might trigger a chain reaction, even in the absolute worst case, Yaoshi could still keep everyone on Amphoreus safe.
The thought of Phainon still suffering in the cycle made Zhang Xiu itch to act.
Yet when he found Lygus's contact details and sent a message agreeing to his proposal, the phone showed that the recipient was completely out of range.
Just as Zhang Xiu began to sense something was wrong, Lygus sent a message:
"Despicable though it may be, I did plant a virus in that file so I could listen in on your conversation. After all, everyday life