Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 11: Modern World [Complete]

1345: Unexpected Lunch

He Huan's vigilance against him did not relax. Shortly after they began discussing their plan to smuggle into another country, Guan Hailian was given some errands and sent out of the factory.

In the following days, He Huan disappeared, probably as he said, to gather intelligence. Guan Hailian knew He Huan didn't trust him, but he had already decided that when they all gathered at Twelve Worlds, he would lay everything out in the open.

"The rest of the people are still resting and training. There's no movement for now."

Guan Hailian sent out this message and then changed his phone before leaving. Today, he needed to remind Lin Sanjiu to find the next meeting place: even though there had been no action since he reported the meeting place, he couldn't shake off the unease. Apart from that, Han Suiping, as a fugitive, had nowhere else to go but to stay at the factory, making him an easy target.

Moreover, although his message was a smokescreen, Lin Sanjiu might actually come up with some ideas regarding adrenaline's raw materials...?

As he thought about it on the way, he was surprised when he entered the room and saw everyone gathered: Nu Yue had returned from the cruise ship, He Huan stood grimly in front of the shelves, Lin Sanjiu and Wan Qingge were speaking softly, and Han Suiping was frowning—seems like he was the only one missing.

Nu Yue returned, but everyone had this expression on their faces.

"What's wrong?" Feeling the tension in the air, he looked around and asked Nu Yue, "When did you come back?"

"I just arrived not long ago." Nu Yue, who usually had a cheerful demeanor, seemed devoid of emotion now. "On the high seas, I couldn't send out any information."

"Are you sure—"

Han Suiping couldn't help but interject, but Nu Yue's nod interrupted him.

"Yes, I used the method you told me to confirm the satellite signal. At that time, your computer was already connected to the Internet. Later, I sent a few messages to that person named Cantalopue... they were sent successfully, but she didn't reply. Even with a network signal, I still couldn't contact the people in the doomsday world."

Guan Hailian swallowed silently, feeling dry. His faint hope when he left in the morning now seemed like a childish dream compared to the suffocating reality; his thoughts involuntarily slid to the worst-case scenario.

Clearly, he wasn't the only one thinking this way.

"We are unable to send a message for someone to come pick us up and there's no way to locate the doomsday element to destroy this world." He Huan's voice remained calm, though Guan Hailian felt he seemed somewhat angry due to disappointment. "Facing reality, even if the few of us are unscathed, we cannot possibly destroy the entire human society on this planet. The only option left is to stay in this world?"

"We can't go to the Twelve Worlds, but we can go to other countries." Han Suiping couldn't help but say softly, "Although Cantalopue said that once discovered, we'll be deported back if we hide our identities—"

"We don't have legal status in foreign countries, and we'll eventually be discovered," Guan Hailian said with a trembling voice. "If they request extradition, we'll be in an even worse situation than now."

His voice trailed off gradually, and after a few seconds, he instinctively looked at Lin Sanjiu. Not only him, but the others also turned their gaze to her.

Lin Sanjiu was lost in thought, seemingly pondering something. After a full minute of silence, she suddenly realized and lifted her head.

"Don't lose heart. There are many things we can do."