Chapter 34: Escape

Time slowly passed. Ying Su was actually getting a bit nervous. She thought that after dying so many times, she had developed a strong heart that wouldn't race. But in reality, at this critical moment, she was still worried about whether she could succeed. After all, there was only this one chance.

"Oh, little parrot, today we'll continue learning," Roland said kindly as she entered.

"Gawk, gawk, okay, Ms. Roland." Ying Su flew onto her shoulder and said.

"Hmm... let me see where we left off yesterday." Roland said casually. Since there was no major task, she could do simple, enjoyable work like this, lazing around and enjoying life.

Boom—!

The door opened again. A D-class personnel wearing protective gear and carrying cleaning tools entered. Roland found it odd and said, "You've come at the wrong time. I'm about to start a lesson. Come back later."

"Wrong. This is exactly the right time," Olivia said.

"Huh?" Ms. Roland suddenly sensed something was off.

She immediately reacted and tried to stand up, but Olivia and Ying Su were faster.

Two masses of blood lunged at her.

"How is it you again, Red Devil!" Roland screamed, quickly transforming to fight.

But Roland knew her own limits. She definitely couldn't win against that opponent, so she had to survive.

The director was watching every part of the containment facility. As long as she held on, the director would surely come to save her!

Roland, beaten by the couple's double team, looked up at the surveillance camera and saw it was already covered with something.

Never mind. The director would definitely notice this situation and come to deal with it!

But in reality, after half a minute of intense scuffling and fighting, there was still no movement.

That shouldn't be. With the director's ability, it should have detected this and come to handle it immediately!

If it didn't come, Roland was done for!

Roland had no choice but to pull out her trump card.

"She's turning into an electric eel again. Are you okay with that, Olivia?" Ying Su asked.

"No problem." Olivia twisted Roland's head off without giving her any chance. Even though only a fifth of Olivia was here, without Roland having a countermeasure weapon, her experience was enough to suppress her.

Then Ying Su finished her off with another blow and began devouring wildly.

[Feast activated successfully!]

[Soul Devour failed... activated... failed... success!]

[You obtained a unique soul]

[Twisted Soul: Roland the Shapeshifter - B-Grade. A superpowered individual with remarkable abilities, serving the Third Containment Facility.]

"Alright, got the key card." Ying Su sighed in relief and reverted to her original appearance, while Olivia also transformed back into the test subject.

But Ying Su couldn't relax yet. The reason Big Eye and Trickster hadn't noticed this was simply because they were busy dealing with another version of herself and had no free hands. But this window of opportunity wasn't long enough, so after doing this, Ying Su had to immediately kill herself and archive, otherwise she'd be in trouble if both directors caught her again.

"I'm going back. Anything to say?" Ying Su said.

"No. Go back quickly." Olivia said with arms crossed.

"Mm-hmm?" Ying Su stood on tiptoe and pointed at her cheek.

"..."

"Hmm?" Ying Su pointed again.

Olivia had no choice but to lean down and kiss her. "Alright, now get lost."

"Hehe, see you in the future." Ying Su spread her arms. "Kill me. I want to die by your hands."

"..." Olivia's expression was strange. She hesitated for a moment, then swiftly struck and stabbed Ying Su to death.

...

[Existing save point: 1]

[Remaining reloads: 3]

Ying Su moved around in her cage. "System, start the draw."

Now she understood that the lottery system had three categories.

Category A was the shop system, providing various shops for spending points. It only existed for one cycle and would disappear after reloading.

Category B was the quest system, including various quests, check-ins, sign-ins, etc., to earn points. Partially completed quests could be inherited after reloading.

Category C was just a mishmash, containing many uncommon special systems, like the Alien Evolution Ying Su had drawn before, but with huge variance in upper and lower limits.

For example, in the previous cycle, Ying Su had drawn a Category C and got a Shawarma Grill system.

It seemed to be for some kind of urban food stall, but it was completely useless to Ying Su. After the cycle ended, all she had left was a Shawarma recipe.

This time Ying Su chose the quest system. She really needed points now.

"Please give me something useful!"

[System restarting... restart successful. Righteous System activated!]

[This system is dedicated to helping the host become a righteous leader of the world. Complete quests to earn large amounts of points and quest rewards. Beginner quests have been released!]

[Destroy Animal Hut: Reward 3 points. A mysterious demon has used special power to turn many people into animals, breaking up countless families. Destroy this hideout and eliminate the demon!]

"Looks like this is the place." Ying Su nodded. At least she got a decent system.

But her immediate priority wasn't this, so she only made a bit of progress before swiftly slipping into the containment facility.

Familiar Sylvia, familiar cell.

And Roland.

Ying Su could sense Roland. Her soul already belonged to her.

But the problem was, Roland's rank was much higher than hers, so she couldn't forcefully take her back or even control her. But that didn't matter. There were plenty of people who could control her.

Time ticked by.

At the time Ying Su had calculated, she rushed out of the cell. She had to handle one thing first.

She bought something from the TATA system shop's carpet.

[Crystal Hourglass: 1 point (special offer). At the start of your turn, deal 3 damage.]

Immediately, all the cameras in the corridor were destroyed at once, emitting a single loud bang.

Alright, first poke out Big Eye's eyes, so they could continue the subsequent actions.

She landed on the ground and saw the version of herself being chased by hounds.

Ying Su then flew close behind, taking the next step into room B414, landed on the machine, and saw a stunned version of herself.

Then Ying Su spoke out: "I told you, you'd believe it eventually."

"Ha ha... ha ga ga ga!" The other laughed maniacally, almost making Ying Su laugh too. No, she had to hold it in.

After a while, the other asked, "Then what are you waiting for?"

"Waiting for you to ask that question." Ying Su said.

After a moment of silence, the other hesitated and asked, "Did I win?"

"You won." Ying Su nodded. The gauntlet sword flew out, and she chopped herself into pieces, then ate them all.

Then, leaving the room, Ying Su saw Olivia collapsed on the ground, and the hounds that had lost their target and retreated.

Without hesitation, Ying Su jumped into Olivia's body and poured all the health she had painstakingly saved into her.

"Olivia, Karn!"

Ying Su asked Olivia for a password that, once spoken, would make her trust unconditionally. Though she didn't know what "Karn" was, it was clear that Olivia paused upon hearing the word and said nothing else. "And then?"

"We're going to catch Roland. It has to be fast. The faster, the better!"

Ying Su said this. Whether they could escape depended entirely on this move.

With Ying Su's replenishment, Olivia quickly recovered. That was the great thing about vampires—they were tough.

And with Ying Su's intelligence from multiple cycles, Roland's escape route was very clear.

Roland had just sat down, about to drink the broth Pig Chef had made, when she saw the Red Devil crash through the door and rush at her. She panicked and tried to run.

But Roland was no match for a well-fed Olivia. She was quickly caught and swallowed.

Then, after a brutal beating to death, Ying Su extracted her soul again.

Then, with a shift of blood, it transformed back into Roland's appearance.

Inside the body,

"Oh, still not obedient? Trying to run?" Ying Su looked at the soul card in her hand that was struggling to break free. "Fine, then I'll let go."

She released the card, but Roland hadn't gotten far before she was caught again.

Olivia looked at the card in her hand and began to knead it wildly, then transformed it into all sorts of things.

Ying Su watched those terrifying torture devices that exceeded human comprehension, and the soul of Roland silently screaming in pain without a sound.

Ying Su even felt a bit of pity for her.

Olivia was really harsh.

"What?" Olivia sensed Ying Su's slight emotion and asked.

"Nothing. Just think you're impressive." Ying Su replied.

Sigh, neither of them was a pushover.

"Alright, the password is extracted." Olivia easily pried Roland's mouth open.

"..."

After some time, with the troops originally stationed outside the base entering and stabilizing the chaos in the containment facility, everything began to calm down. The facility started licking its wounds.

After inventorying the lost containment items, the parliament quickly ordered an attack on Re:Shape to retrieve the more valuable ones.

"Then I'll go with the plan to catch the Red Devil. Hope to return soon." 'Ms. Roland' said to Anna, who was seeing her off at the door. Since the Red Devil was missing, the most likely scenario was that Re:Shape had taken her. In fact, the frozen Olivia was easy to transport.

And in the base, 'Roland', who had experience fighting the Red Devil, had to be transferred out.

"Wulong prosper, bring me some local specialties." Dr. Anna said, handing her a USB drive.

"..." 'Roland' took it awkwardly.

"It's not a big request. Don't make that face." Dr. Anna said. The network in the base was basically inaccessible to the outside. To find out what was happening outside, you had to submit an application.

And some things were really hard to submit. Besides, Big Eye's eyes were everywhere, so Anna couldn't do anything that abused her position for personal gain.

Some rules were just rules.

Too bad Dr. Anna would never get the local specialties she wanted.

"I understand." 'Roland' said, then turned and passed through the three-step inspection and out the gate.

Iris and fingerprints were easy to get. Only the password was difficult. But now it was no longer a problem for Ying Su.

Then, passing through the checkpoint, she boarded the large elevator.

Behind the elevator was a military post specially set up for interception. Even Olivia was afraid of the weapons there. If they tried to break through, they'd probably be killed on the spot. But now, they passed through easily.

As the elevator kept rising, Ying Su and Olivia chatted.

"So, that's the situation. I have precognition." Ying Su lied without blushing or changing her expression.

It wasn't that she couldn't tell Olivia about the reloading thing. It wasn't that she didn't trust Olivia, but something else.

After experiencing mind-reading once, Ying Su didn't dare to reveal her information anymore. What if Olivia got mind-read too and exposed her?

"Wait, don't stab me yet. I know I'm lying, but everyone needs some little secrets, right?" Ying Su said. Because, without accident, Olivia would definitely stab her hard.

"How much do you know?"

Ying Su put on the uniform issued by the parliament, left the elevator, and boarded the plane assigned for the mission.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you slowly, okay, dear?" Ying Su put on her helmet.

Then, the plane's door closed.

...

■■■ Incident Briefing:

At 14:32, Transport Plane No. 14 suffered an unknown accident and was confirmed crashed.

The next day, the search team arrived. All crew members were killed, and the black box was lost.

Reported to parliament.