"In order to prevent such a thing from happening... what do you mean is that all this is done by the main brain?" Qi Lin quickly reacted.

"Didn't you say that the main brain still follows the 'first law' set by humans? Then what should I explain if all this is done by the main brain? Is the main brain already hiding the layer of shackles that humans put on its head without you?" Qi Lin kept asking.

But in the face of his questioning, Cheng Yanqiu remained dull until Qi Lin finished asking, and he said slowly: "Sorry, I really can't tell you the truth now... Then, you will naturally understand that I am protecting you..."

"Protection? How many times we almost died, and you don't even want to reveal such information to me now? Besides, since you said you didn't let me know that it was to protect me, then what you mean is that you are in danger? But why didn't I see it-"

Halfway through Qi Lin's speech, Cheng Yanqiu finally interrupted him: "Do you think my situation is not dangerous at all? Then do you still remember Lei Mufeng? He died while talking to him, and his ending may come to me at any time. If I tell you all this, you may be wiped out by the master's brain at any time!"

Cheng Yanqiu raised his tone, which made Qi Lin stunned.

"So that's the case... why do you still risk... being erased... continuing to enter the virtual world? If you don't enter the virtual world, there shouldn't be this risk? Even if you are removed from the main brain, the supplies of the Cheng Consortium will definitely be enough to support you on the day when the gate of the shelter is opened..."

Cheng Yanqiu just shook his head and said after a long time: "The kind of people you mentioned do exist. The real senior management of the 'organization' is indeed a group of 'ghosts' whose masters have all been included in the 'elimination' list. In any system, you can't find their information. They are hidden in the darkness, but they control the overall situation... But we are different. Whether it is me, Lei Mufeng, or Thunder, on the surface, we are all powerful characters, but in the organization, we are just a pawn."

"The coach is afraid of death, because once the coach dies, the whole game will be lost. But as a pawn, if he is still afraid of death, he doesn't have to play this game of chess at all, and we can surrender."

“…Is it worth it?”

"This question...you shouldn't ask me...because I don't know. On many nights, I often ask myself this way, but I never agree, because it's a one-way road. When I took the first step, the ground behind me began to collapse constantly. I can't turn back, I can't even stop. I can only run. Only by running faster than the collapse can I not be swallowed by the abyss. The reason why I don't want to tell you all this is because I don't know if you have made that decision... We have never had the chance to regret it, never."

"Then I can't really reveal it at all. What if one day I was locked into the enemy by the master's brain and killed it unknown? At least I must be a wise ghost."

"If that day really comes, you will definitely understand everything. The master's brain will not easily attack ordinary people. As long as you are still out of the way, it will deliberately break the rules to erase you."

"Being outside? Am I still looking outside?"

"For sure, you've just stepped in half now, remember to retract."

"You said this, as if there was an endless abyss in front of you... I know why the reward was so abundant when Thunder recruited me, and feelings were a life that would lose its head at any time."

"Uncle Lei...isn't it? He was originally able to exist as a behind-the-scenes person as his identity, but he still stood up and stood with us. To be honest, I have always admired him."

"Okay, you won." Qi Lin exhaled a long breath, then pointed to the sarcoma in front of him with the steel tube in his hand, "So, how should I deal with this thing?"

"I will notify the people in the 'organization' to come and deal with the aftermath, and the people from the technical department should be very interested in this."

Worried that this "experimental object" would be destroyed by mutant creatures wandering underground, Qi Lin and Cheng Yanqiu worked together to bring a huge freezer and locked the body into the freezer.

When the two of them finished all this, the flesh membrane that originally covered the second floor of the entire mall was gradually withering. Yes, it was withering. The originally tough protein turned dark brown like dry leaves, dry and crisp, and kept making "crack, crack" sounds when stepped on.

As for the sarcoma, the outer muscle arms and pipes also showed severe shrinkage, but the internal precision facilities seemed to be locked automatically and were not damaged.

"You said, is this thing really arranged by the main brain? If so, how could it be arranged here? Does this mean that it has discovered your stronghold?" Qi Lin asked while carrying the body.

"I don't know either." Cheng Yanqiu shook his head, "When the technical department comes to a conclusion, I will try my best to tell you the parts that do not involve confidentiality."

"The part that does not involve the confidential one... I might as well not listen. Curiosity can kill people." Qi Lin complained.

After dealing with these things, the two left the Century Shopping Mall. They drilled out along a large hole in the north wall on the first underground floor and stepped into another dark mine path.

There seems to be an underground river directly above this mine channel, and groundwater with slight radiation is constantly dripping from the gap at the top of the mine channel, and the humidity in the entire mine channel is quite high.

"To be honest, I hate this wet and sticky feeling... When I was a mercenary, I didn't like to take on tasks that wanted to enter the tropical rainforest. It was the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa that made me feel more comfortable." Qi Lin said as he walked forward.

"I don't like it either, but I'm afraid you will never receive the tasks in the tropical rainforest again." Cheng Yanqiu said.

Indeed, there are no tropical rainforests on the ground now. Green is definitely one of the rarest colors on the wasteland. Even the remaining forests have become black forests that eat people without spitting bones under the alienation of radiation.

"Wait, there seems to be a trap in front of you. Did you see the tripwire hidden in the accumulated water?" Qi Lin suddenly stopped and said to Cheng Yanqiu.
Chapter completed!