Technology-Induced Hallucination

"Team..."

"Team leader!"

Dragon Lake's body had already stiffened; his eyes twitched slowly, his nostrils flared, and he choked out intermittent sobs.

He wanted to move, but his legs felt as if they were bound by a thousand-pound weight.

And in that very moment...

Dragon Lake's tears slid down his cheeks.

Xiao Ning sat in a wheelchair.

It was less than 2 meters away from Hui's body.

Her two hands were stacked on her thighs, trembling slightly.

A profound silence fell over the underground space.

The team members are now almost unable to move; many are even unable to turn around. Only a few can see Hui's body from their perspective.

Their gazes became sorrowful and solemn.

"Team..."

"Long..."

Tears streamed down Dragon Claw's face. His head was unable to turn, but his tears flowed freely.

"Don't..."

"Cry..."

"Coffin..."

Only a slow, labored, and hoarse voice came from Hui's mouth, "I... am... not... dead..."

But then they saw Dragon Claw and Dragon Lake open their eyes slightly and take a trembling breath.

Hui could no longer turn back. His cells were gradually freezing, once again taking control of his body. He stammered, "I... have... Radiance... life force... far stronger than yours... I... can't... die..."

Xiao Ning's eyelashes trembled slightly as she slowly raised her head with a tiny movement.

Tick-tock.

Tick-tock.

Hui's blood dripped continuously onto the ground, the sound echoing in the empty underground space.

Xiao Ning didn't say anything.

She knew that even if Hui had a strong life force, if his blood continued to flow like this, there would be no other outcome; no matter how strong his life force was, he would eventually die.

"Team..."

"Long..."

"I... have... come... to... bandage... you..."

Dragon Claw took a step forward, but in reality, his feet were leaving the ground at a speed of one millimeter per minute.

It is estimated that he will be able to reach Hui in about 3 hours...

But only one minute later.

The Dragon Claw's body froze in mid-air, completely unable to move.

Xiao Ning lowered her head, as if 'staring' at the ground in front of the wheelchair.

She was the same; she too was affected by that unknown radiation, and her body froze.

But her mind was clear.

Faced with this situation, there are ways, even methods, that we are absolutely confident of breaking the deadlock.

But... that requires the complete form of the "Ning World".

Currently, the incomplete "Ning World" that could teleport everyone is no longer usable.

But the complete form can definitely overcome all of this!

only...

That's an ability that can't be used at all. Once the complete form descends, everyone except myself... will die.

In that case...

What's the point of getting out of trouble?

The countdown is ticking away, little by little.

Xiao Ning's heart was caught in an endless struggle.

Tick-tock...

Tick-tock...

Hui's blood was constantly flowing out, coursing through the cracks in the alloy floor beneath his feet, spreading further and further in straight lines.

"Captain Ning..."

"I... have ' Radiance '... and my... vitality... is... stronger than others..."

"Let me... talk to... you..."

Hui's weak voice slowly drifted over. Perhaps he still had a sliver of strength to move, but his body was stuck to the robot. He could no longer move an inch and could only turn his back to Xiao Ning.

"I know you... can't answer..."

"It's okay..."

Blood was dripping from Hui's mouth. "Actually, I know... I won't survive. My teammates... their minds should... be... frozen, they shouldn't... be able to hear me anymore, right? It's good that they don't have to... watch me die..."

"It is said... before a person dies..."

"It will... cause hallucinations..."

Hui said weakly, "I saw my... girlfriend, she... is a fashion... designer, she loves... beautiful clothes... but when she was 19... she lost her sight in a fire..."

"She felt... his world had collapsed..."

"She felt... she had lost... the whole world..."

Hui's voice grew softer and softer, whether it was due to 'ALS' or because his life had been exhausted to the limit, it was hard to tell.

At that moment, Hui seemed to perk up a bit, and even his sentences became coherent.

The moment I saw you, I thought of her.

"If only she could still... live as strong and optimistic as you, how wonderful that would be."

"Several times."

"I even feel... you are her."

I really want to tell her.

"She doesn't have nothing left."

"She..."

"Return...

"Have..."

"I..."

When Hui finished speaking his last word, his head tilted to the side, and he breathed his last.

Xiao Ning's body trembled slowly.

In fact, Hui spent a full two hours recounting this short passage.

He would pause for a long time after uttering each word or phrase.

But everything in this underground space, except for Hui's bloodstains, was still, and time seemed to have not passed at all.

Even with his Reality Enhancement "Radiance," and even though he was a man of steel, two hours of blood loss ultimately took his young life.

A single, glistening tear.

Tears slowly flowed from Xiao Ning's tightly closed eyes.

From her perspective, Hui's body was finally different from everyone else's.

Although it was still a pile of black hemp rope, a black flower had grown from the top of the rope, swaying slightly towards Xiao Ning.

Everyone's expression froze.

It's unknown whether they heard Hui's words or how much grief they felt.

"Elder brother..."

Are you on your way?

"Did you see the scarecrow I left behind?"

"Have you broken the ' Notch-Shaped Formation '?"

"There are 18 minutes left."

Xiao Ning remained bowed in the dark underground space, saying, "If you don't come soon, I only have one last option left."