Chapter 14 (2/2)

In Zero's mind, the image of the beautiful woman in the dream overlapped with the girl in front of him. He added, ”But I believe in you.”

Lia seemed to have an electric current running through her body. She trembled slightly and lowered her head. ”This is our secret.”

”Yes.”

”Pull the hook?”

Leah made a boyish gesture with her tail finger.

Zero hesitated, but in the end he hooked Leigh with his pinky.

Leah laughed in satisfaction, then added worriedly, ”But if you don't tell Grandpa, he won't ask the Parkland plutocrat for a mature formula.”

”I don't know how long it will take for the evolution point to naturally form a new ability, and I don't know if the newly formed ability is stable or dangerous.”

In the turbulent years, Adepts were inestimably valuable.

Even the average Adept was a target for small companies to recruit.

For safety reasons, many Adepts chose to use the formulas sold by their respective companies to produce a specific set of drugs.

The ability thus formed was stable and without danger.

Only a small number of combat madmen, or adepts who had no power to rely on, would take the risk of evolving into new powers.

The ability to not orient oneself could result in the emergence of a powerful battle domain ability, or it could also be a type of auxiliary ability that would cause people to be at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

So there's no need, no one will choose to let the evolution point change naturally.

When Leigh had given zero insight into it, the latter stubbornly shook her head.

Rather than transforming the first evolutionary point into directional power, Zero was more willing to let it transform naturally.

After all, the risk of exposing himself was too great. As for the formula, he believed that as long as he increased his strength, he would be able to obtain it from a large company in the future.

As for now, he did not need to take the risk for an evolutionary point.

Seeing that Zero had not agreed, Leah stopped insisting.

After the two of them had made the verbal agreement, Zero helped Lia with the division of medicine. It was almost noon when the base's radio rang.

On the radio, Old Jack's voice could be heard, ”Everyone, come to the work area. I have something important to announce.”

The broadcast was repeated three times, and even Leigh did not know what Old Jack was about to announce.

However, he still did as he was told and left the lab with Zero towards the work area.

As they walked through the passageway to the work area, they heard people passing by. From their whispers, the two could hear the occasional conversation.

It seemed to have something to do with a woman, and for some reason it reminded him of Rita.

When he reached the entrance to the mine in the work area, which was already crowded with people, Old Jack stood in the middle of a vacant lot. He was wearing the same clothes he had worn for ten thousand years.

To his surprise, Zoug was there, leading seven soldiers to maintain order.

Beside Old Jack, two people were kneeling down.

The one kneeling was a man in his thirties with a wretched appearance.

Zero recognized him. It was the white man Hans who had tried to molest him when he woke up.

This person seemed to have been beaten up. His entire face was swollen, and there were many bruises on his body. There were still traces of blood on the corner of his mouth; it was not light.

Next to Hans stood a tall woman in a white dress. Who else could it be other than Rita, who had wanted to get on good terms with LingLing last night?

When he reached the periphery of the crowd, he saw Zek, who had also reached him and was walking toward him.

”What's going on?”

Zero asked softly.

Lefty looked at him and smiled wryly. ”Rita came to see you last night,” he said.

Hearing this, Lia couldn't help but turn to Zero.

Rita's reputation had spread all over the base, and the men who wanted her could form a long line.

But Rita had never heard of anyone taking advantage of her, let alone bringing herself to her door.

Unconsciously, something appeared in Lia's eyes.

That sort of thing is called jealousy.

Lingcun did not feel anything and only nodded his head heavily.

”But you sent her out the door unmolested?”

Zek asked again.

Zero nodded again.

At this point, Leah relaxed a little.

Unexpectedly, however, Zoug forced a smile and said: ”But you hurt her.”

Zero raised his eyebrows and asked, ”Why do you say that?”

Zuo Ge looked towards Hans and said, ”Just last night, that bitch gave Rita to me.”

Lingcun was startled. He finally understood what had happened.

He secretly clenched his fists, and a cold light shot out from his cold eyes.

He was angry.

”If Rita had only sullied him, then so be it, but that damned fellow is not clean. He's already infected with the virus.” At this point, Zoug finally let out a heavy sigh.

Maybe zero didn't know what that meant, but Leigh did.

She couldn't help but cry out, knowing what fate would befall Rita.

A moment ago she had been jealous of this woman, but now Leah felt a deep sympathy for her.