Chapter 111 00111
111 Chapter - This Can Also Be Pieced Together In The Market
"Let's talk in private," the captain said to Ye Yao.
In the Countermeasure Bureau, he was one of those who admired Sequence 008.
Regardless of his stance, the fact that the other party actively cleared out high-risk sequences was enough to earn respect.
Each of those high-risk sequences had many lives on their hands.
Everyone wanted them dead.
Killing high-risk sequences was eliminating harm for the people.
Even if sequence 029, brought by Sequence 008, caused another Ability User disaster, he believed there might be a huge misunderstanding involved.
Ye Yao agreed.
She was indeed curious what the other party would say to her.
The captain looked at his other teammates.
"Stay put."
"Yes."
Ye Yao looked at Sugar Cube beside her.
"You stay put too."
"Ghost, I'll fall if I leave you, don't leave me behind."
Ye Yao felt the grip in Sugar Cube's hand tighten slightly.
She didn't know if Sugar Cube was genuinely afraid of falling.
"Never mind, you come along."
On the other side, the captain of the squad also brought one person.
The two parties walked to an empty corner.
"I am Zhou Qing, captain of the Countermeasure Bureau's A2 squad, and beside me is Vice-Captain Li Muhua."
Zhou Qing looked like a muscular man.
Even though he was dressed thickly, one could vaguely make out his robust physique.
Li Muhua, on the other hand, was a relatively young woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a gentle and elegant demeanor, not looking like a combatant.
Zhou Qing looked at Sugar Cube, whom Ye Yao was holding, with a puzzled expression.
"She is?"
"Her name is Sugar Cube, I met her on the way. Do you know her?" Ye Yao asked.
"No impression," Zhou Qing retracted his gaze and looked at Sequence 008 before him.
"Could you please inform us of the situation after sequence 029 went berserk?
Our strength is insufficient to resist the influence, so we can only rely on you to complete the information."
Ye Yao couldn't help but laugh.
"You're quite polite. Those Countermeasure Bureau people outside are practically treating me as the culprit."
Due to the mole in the Countermeasure Bureau harming Wu Mi, Ye Yao had no patience for these Ability Users.
Who knew if the person in front of her was an unwitting mole?
Ye Yao didn't have mind-reading abilities for these people, so she naturally had to maintain sufficient vigilance.
"Although our philosophies differ, I don't think you would do such a treacherous thing," Zhou Qing shook his head.
"To be precise, this isn't my first time meeting you. Li Muhua and I were at the scene during the Flame Demon incident.
You might not remember me, but I still recall what you said back then; you have your own dignity and principles."
Li Muhua nodded lightly.
She also didn't think there was a problem with Sequence 008.
While they might not become companions, they certainly shouldn't become enemies.
"Flame Demon incident? It seems there was indeed such a thing..."
Ye Yao had scanned the scene back then.
She had a slight impression of the Ability Users' appearances at the time.
Recalling it now, she indeed realized they were present.
Ye Yao's tone immediately softened considerably.
"Your Countermeasure Bureau has a mole from the Shelter. The mole's actions harmed my Wu Mi, which led to her going berserk. It's that simple."
"How is that possible?!" Zhou Qing's first reaction was disbelief.
Ye Yao retorted, "Why isn't it possible? I've seen the methods of those from the Shelter.
The recent Sequence 100 incident was also the work of the Shelter."
Li Muhua appeared extremely calm, beginning to think and judge.
"The magnitude of the Sequence 100 incident didn't match its sequence number.
Under normal circumstances, it would never have been able to unleash that kind of power.
This time, sequence 029 is the same. Spiritual Power less than C-grade, yet it jumped to the level of strong A-grade upon going berserk. It makes no sense no matter how you look at it."
Zhou Qing and Li Muhua had no choice but to accept the fact that the Shelter's infiltration of the national Countermeasure Bureau was so deep.
"Regardless, this is indeed an error on our Countermeasure Bureau's part.
Although I cannot represent the Countermeasure Bureau, I apologize to you here."
Zhou Qing's tone was full of apology.
He had always regarded the Countermeasure Bureau as honor and mission.
Yet, it directly led to an Ability User disaster.
Although it was the work of a mole, it still made him feel ashamed.
"Don't be so quick to apologize. You can talk after you've rooted out the mole. Then you can use his head to apologize to Wu Mi."
Ye Yao's tone finally became a little calmer.
At least she finally heard a decent apology.
"Tell me, what exactly is going on with you all?
What does it mean to pursue a high-risk sequence?
Did you capture a high-risk sequence and bring him back to the Countermeasure Bureau, and he just happened to get caught up in this too?"
Ye Yao could only think of this.
"And what's going on with your teammates? You know what's happening in reality, don't they?"
Ye Yao couldn't help but look at the three teammates isolated by Zhou Qing and Li Muhua.
She really couldn't think of any reason for such avoidance.
Zhou Qing sighed deeply, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
"They are all illusions. Whether it's the high-risk sequence we're pursuing or those three companions, they are all phantoms formed from past memories."
"What?" Ye Yao almost didn't understand.
"They're all fake?"
Zhou Qing nodded.
Li Muhua next to him was visibly a bit downcast.
Zhou Qing explained further.
"The high-risk sequence we were pursuing was sequence 077, possessing A-grade strength.
That year, my Spiritual Power had just advanced to A-grade.
I led four B-grade teammates to pursue the escaped sequence 077.
However, we all underestimated sequence 077's strength.
That battle resulted in its demise at the cost of three dead and two injured.
Ultimately, it was a complete and utter defeat."
Zhou Qing looked at the three teammates not far away.
"After Li Muhua and I were drawn into this space, that mission was re-enacted.
All the teammates who had already died were resurrected.
Even sequence 077, who had already been eliminated, returned.
Familiar teammates, familiar enemies, familiar battlefield.
Unforgettable past events are replayed before our eyes; we cannot escape them nor easily ignore them."
Ye Yao understood.
This was Zhou Qing and Li Muhua's loop.
They weren't given a simple, unlucky loop like Sugar Cube.
Instead, they had to repeatedly experience past tragedies.
Ye Yao suddenly noticed a question.
"...Familiar battlefield?"
Zhou Qing hid the sadness in his eyes, his gaze regaining its firmness.
"Yes, the environment here is very complex, seemingly a mixture of multiple irregular areas, not a single urban structure.
I speculate that this space is formed by the memories of all those who were drawn in.
Anyone can find a familiar place here."
This completely solved the mystery.
Ye Yao wasn't sure before.
No wonder following the unscrupulous map's route always led to getting lost.
So this was a patchwork city!
No?
How could this be pieced together?
Ye Yao almost couldn't hold back.
However, what she cared about most were the fictionalized people.
"Do those people you mentioned, fictionalized from your memories, have their own consciousness?"
"I don't know," Zhou Qing shook his head.
"They give me a feeling of being alive. I can't treat them as fictional beings; I can communicate with them normally like living people."
Ye Yao fell silent.
If this were true, then the elements of the Circular World (Cycle World) were too numerous.
How difficult would it be to find Wu Mi's hiding place?
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