Chapter 97 Chapter 97 (1/2)
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Chapter 97
Following the rope, Ji Yushi slid all the way down.
He knew that Tang Qi and Tang Le had gone to the 116th floor unsuccessfully and had already encountered zombies while Zhou Mingxuan and Duan Wen were also overwhelmed by them when they went down afterwards so he could only reluctantly determine that the control room wasn’t on the 116th floor. At this moment, Duan Wen very bravely hung from the railing on the 116th floor and jumped down to the 115th floor, accurately joining Li Chun who was shooting at the zombies. They had already begun to search the next floor.
Everything was developing the way Ji Yushi remembered. He could even clearly remember their next set of actions and what their next words would be.
Amidst the intense gunfire coming from each floor, Ji Yushi calmly watched on. He did his best to stay clear minded without being disturbed by his memories.
When he slid down from the 122nd floor to the 119th floor, he heard a loud explosion. The shaking made him subconsciously come to a stop.
“What’s going on?!”
Song Qinglan who hung from the rope above him suddenly asked.
Ji Yushi looked back only to see that a giant hole had formed on the 119th floor railing. A large group of zombies fell from it like dumplings.
Dust and smoke scattered. The situation behind the railing couldn’t be seeing clearly.
Ji Yushi accidentally inhaled some of the dust and smoke and couldn’t stop coughing, “…..Cough, cough, cough!!”
This scene was something that never happened in Ji Yushi’s memory.
If he really wanted to use the ‘role playing’ analogy to describe his current situation, then this was a plot point outside of his expectations.
Song Qinglan who had just experienced death and rebirth also discovered this. This development clearly wasn’t something he remembered and that was why he asked that question.
Ji Yushi coughed until his eyes were red and teary.
Just as he was about to answer, he saw through the smoke and dust a tall figure slowly appear.
That person had broad shoulders and he domineeringly held Shen Mian in his hands. The red energy magazine was glowing.
It was another Song Qinglan!!
Ji Yushi instantly understood that this was the Song Qinglan from the earlier cycle. It was only after they were all annihilated on the 119th floor, that their current cycle started. In other words, he had met with the Song Qinglan from the previous cycle—-This was about to create a paradox. It meant his current self and his teammates may soon disappear!
The other party also saw him. That cold expression changed slightly.
One hung in the air while the other stood in the opening in the railing.
There was only about a two or three metre distance between them.
This Song Qinglan was clearly the same as the one above him at this moment.
But strangely, those seemingly bottomless dark eyes made Ji Yushi feel that there was something different. A faint electric current seemed to rise from the depths of his heart, making the tips of his fingers numb.
The Song Qinglan above him was still saying something but Ji Yushi couldn’t hear him anymore.
At this moment, all the gunfire, zombie growls and curses coming from the teammates from every floor and from every cycle sounded very distant.
How could this be?
Why was the Song Qinglan from the previous cycle reacting differently from his memory?
Could it be that he actually wasn’t from the previous cycle? But why was he on the 119th floor?
The other party was in a dangerous situation. After only staring at him for two or three seconds, a new wave of zombies appeared behind him, and he had no choice but to direct his attention to them.
Everything seemed to have slowed down in Ji Yushi’s eyes.
He sensed that he was disappearing.
Starting from his feet to his calves, it spread all the way up.
As the other party caught his breath and turned to look back, his expression suddenly changed when he saw this scene and he subconsciously shouted something.
At this moment, Ji Yushi, along with all his other teammates in this cycle, had completely disappeared.
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[1470.08.05 02:41:31]
When Ji Yushi opened his eyes, garbled characters appeared again on the transparent panel before him. It was the same time and space coordinates as the one on his communicator.
Again.
He numbly accepted this fact and only took few sips of the nutrient solution delivered over by the robotic arm. He felt like he was now becoming immune to the sequelae of traversing.
That scene from just now appeared in his mind. What was going on with those developments that weren’t following the original plotline?
Ji Yushi had no clue.
His fingers tightened unconsciously around the nutrient solution. He didn’t allow himself to continue to dwell on this and very quickly opened the door of his capsule.
The sky was still very dark.
One by one, his teammates all came out of their capsules.
Ji Yushi subconsciously looked at the tallest one. The other party behaved like usual, completely different from the one he saw on the 119th floor. He didn’t notice his assessing gaze at all.
After a few brief words, Song Qinglan said to everyone, “This time we will go to the 116th floor. Tang Qi and Tang Le will go down first and take the lead and the others will follow. Everyone will take turns, any objections?!”
Everyone, “No!!”
The 116th floor?
Ji Yushi was frozen. Didn’t they go there just now?
Song Qinglan didn’t notice anything and just looked over, “Advisor Ji, you will go down last. Firstly, it is because you carry the most mental burden and require rest and secondly, it is because only you can do the calculations required to figure out the order of turning off the energy transmitters. With every cycle, you will need to do everything you can to survive.”
Seeing that Ji Yushi’s reaction was a little strange, Song Qinglan frowned, “What’s wrong?”
Everyone looked over at their Advisor Ji with concern.
With everyone’s attention on him, Ji Yushi could only say, “I’m fine.”
Except for him, no one else had any impression of their previous cycle. This included Song Qinglan.
Moreover, it seems that ever since he saw the other Song Qinglan who came from a different, yet to have developed plot point, everything was now a little different.
Was there something wrong with his memory, or had things changed?
Ji Yushi didn’t know the answer. He originally wanted to tell the others about the change, but he was no longer certain.
Tang Qi and Tang Le went down the rope.
The rest of the teammates followed behind them one after another.
Everyone ignored the danger before them and used their own blood and flesh to once again advance ahead and pave a path for themselves.
Ji Yushi took out another two pills from his medicine box. He once again crushed them with his teeth and swallowed it.
Song Qinglan just happened to witness this scene when he turned around, “Advisor Ji, you don’t find it bitter?”
Ji Yushi’s expression was calm, “It’s alright.”
Once you do it enough times, you no longer find it bitter.