Trapped in the Cube
Chapter 1229

A Stranger Friend

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Mo Ling did not know why he had said something like "Long time no see."

He was still hesitating, but his heart had already made the decision for him, making him express his longing to the long-unseen figure before him.

Though he himself did not know where that longing came from.

"Who are you?" Mo Ling looked curiously at the Kimchi Jar, its tentacles constantly swaying.

He could only hope the other party's answer would resolve his confusion.

"Don't you remember me?" the other party calmly asked in return.

"Mm, I've forgotten a lot of things..."

Mo Ling told the person before him about his current situation without hiding anything. His subconscious was telling him that this person was trustworthy.

After hearing Mo Ling's account, the other party merely nodded gently.

"It's alright. I'll tell you our story again, and you'll remember."

"It began with our first meeting. We met on the second layer of the Abyss. Back then, I was trapped inside the black tower..."

This "strange" friend led Mo Ling out of the laboratory and into the living room outside. They sat on the sofa, and he recounted everything that had happened between them in full detail.

It took a long time. Whenever Mo Ling raised a question, the other party patiently answered it, no matter how "childish" the question was.

"Martin... are we friends?"

"Of course. After I was wanted, I didn't get to know many humans. You're one, Li Luo is one, and Lu Youqi is one. You're all my friends."

Hearing those familiar names from the other party's mouth, Mo Ling's memories began churning again.

"I went down into the Abyss twice, right?"

"Yes."

"Why? Was it because I didn't reach the Abyss Bottom the first time, so I had to start over?"

"No, you

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