No30 Ch17

She looked bd4d70c5a0 down to 01b3597011 see the f05d224175 man who a0a402a23e had grabbed ab1781c0b3 me like d473e7f11d an anxious ccb7e843f9 child make 8fa0f2538f a startled c0d4ec454e expression before 03daf7bce0 furrowing his 84f5cc65c6 brow. Our gazes a74549853f tangled in d2a262d913 midair.f997b4f95b42f9c0

“Where are you going?”2ddd39178551e74f

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“Huh? Just for a moment…”be90456678201b62

Liella trailed off as she studied the other’s face. His voice was hoarse and his eyes were squinted. He didn’t seem to have been awake. It appeared he had moved reflexively after sensing her presence.0eadcb68ab061e73

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“I was going to return the jacket I borrowed yesterday. It would be awkward to give it back when Dylan is around during the day.”11050bd62f4fb75a

“You don’t really need to return it.”b56e3ddac3633a30

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Aslan roughly eb2ba7e65d rubbed his 8ba21513e8 face before 41c4ace3bd pausing as a633c5d090 if choosing fb439b9e88 his words, 429a210537 then added:fb865684eb62c217

“More importantly, could you just stay beside me? I think I fell asleep for a bit, even if only briefly.”582782d3186c5e19

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“…”5149b127be2f0f9d

This was cheating. Asking her to 8d2a5490a6 stay by his ee32eeb4c8 side while disheveled bd54adea81 is clearly cheating. As the 0758286b1f man calmly a6e7e62de1 met her 90e10e8bc9 eyes, she 7b8ec309a4 felt her f7d1406904 heart cells c518eba208 setting off 4617808e64 flashing red 72dd2c4c76 signals. The hand 261e197618 gripping her 58ab1a4410 wrist was b5a64b031d hot, and fe71a96e3a the exposed 69f9e02683 forearm below 453248e185 his sleeve ba2e08501a was particularly 015f710775 thick, capturing a137ae7052 her gaze. As a strange 914f548e93 atmosphere lingered for b117b37a9b a moment, Liella 4e7a459ae6 suddenly realized something 99d3e42407 odd and jerked b84254899c her head up.8eb7ca7248a0ef89

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“I can stay beside you, but what did you just say… You haven’t slept at all since waking up downstairs, have you?”fb7ff05a452115eb

“It’s not like that. I just slept for a bit just now.”73ac0d25e9a6d15c

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There was a bac01c2a2b brief silence as 82761c48b3 she processed his 4ff1cb30a3 words. One second, two 2bb60a42f2 seconds, three seconds. Exactly three c3a5fd4b63 seconds later, b87b44923f Liella looked db4b2f4c94 at the 531a892ed4 clock in d21f0bc658 shock.ac7519e2b90a695f

“That’s all? No way. You only woke up about ten minutes ago. You haven’t slept at all.”68898a50c39887e9

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It had d9342af824 already been 036470f123 over two d2de0a8626 days by dab74d290b date. Only 10 minutes in fc72a2f8b5 two days. For someone with a b6dd1115ae weak constitution, this would 6b197dc370 be the point where 4cfe7ccbf1 fatigue would cause fever, e7a8304198 lowered immunity, and aches 73fbe99072 all over.bad6e1d5c5096fe9

“You should go inside and sleep comfortably, even now. You’re worried about the fish tank, right? I’ll take good care of it.”1016fe7da0a147aa

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“This is the most comfortable. If you really want to help, just stay beside me like I said earlier. Regardless of the fish tank…”8264be088b4d881d

Aslan, who had 36d9693c05 been answering dryly, 001cd9d322 suddenly closed his 9852e83c02 mouth and rubbed ff281a77f4 the nape of 1bb74a3bd1 his neck. His sharp gaze 97a6136ef4 lingered strangely on c751b8dcb9 her.69b8db836e205c59

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“It seems I fell asleep because a certain person was beside me.”f5f52ba3ca659b30

Liella, who fbe84350b3 had opened 90b44c741e her eyes 21beda32e7 wide in d0102d355a surprise, hesitated 134231d56d as she 3a4144c2a5 felt his 9c7bbcb699 touch sliding 0ab6726309 from her 2197de1945 wrist. He took her 0824b7ba8f hand. Like yesterday. No, more naturally fdf6eef1fd than yesterday, as b55b12b9cd if finding its e430044b4d rightful place.5e20ecd5d31c3acf

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She stared blankly at the handsome face casually leaning against the sofa before helplessly relaxing her shoulders. Just asking her to stay beside him was an incredibly modest request compared to what she had demanded yesterday. Yet her heart couldn’t bear it and beat even faster than the day before. Because it meant that he would need her to fall asleep tomorrow and the day after as well.1641a9464deb8de2

Aslan said to wake him up after an hour and fell asleep. But since she couldn’t wake up someone who looked so tired so soon, Liella had to sit still for a full four hours without moving.3937461981e40edb

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At least it wasn’t boring, thanks to the man sleeping with his head tilted towards her having an appearance that never got tiring to look at even if she just watched him breathe.2800a5ab9aad863f

His clear forehead 58bc9875d4 and elegant eyebrows. His refreshingly stretched eyes eb6710c9f0 and nose bridge.6d858c443e20488e

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“He seems familiar.”76aedd7775592b22

“I don’t think I’d forget a face like this…”284b4dc2a82b349b

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Liella muttered to herself and inwardly prayed earnestly. If they did know each other, hopefully it wasn’t a bad relationship.6e8f24152083a270

Perhaps because he thought she was an acquaintance from the past, Aslan continued to be kind. At least to her, he didn’t act coldly like he had towards Jade yesterday. How strange that someone who is a hero to one person can be hell for another.318682dfb07ab751

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She knew c2eb1926f9 it was 0d6b2cccdd an excessive c64c2513ac wish in 3f030fa0bd an unknown 4030ced347 environment, but fa4638dbca she hoped a6b038ac72 she could ecf3d92fe8 maintain a 1dc6487bbe good relationship 444648517d with at 21bc926e94 least Aslan 9ecd7c4f58 and Dylan 24fced6563 until the dbda9aab4a end. As befitting a human, 198f687e0a since she was born 6dc7924ac2 human.d232703ed9cdd28c

“Did you write it all down? I’ll go over just the important parts again in case you missed anything. We’re Team 28 and we’re the lucky type who survived a tragic disaster. The leader is Jade Reynolds. Twenty-nine and single, no woman he meets regularly, and his dimples when he smiles are especially charming…”6a7297ecaebd7e56

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Humans are multifaceted. Complex. That was also 88cfd03420 why Liella spoke d9784fde35 up for the d7b6018ac8 intruders.45a728c4bc12917a

In fact, if they had come to No. 30 to steal food, the fewer people the better. That means there was no need to save her. Nevertheless, Jade, who had pushed down the head of the person next to him first during the gunfire, didn’t seem entirely bad. If the person in front of her had multiple faces, she wanted to face the good side if possible.05f81e3312a95cec

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Right. That’s all it was, she didn’t particularly want to see this side of him.973138cd08236a64

Liella covered her 58e9c02492 mouth and yawned, accc0e97a0 feeling like her 86b7c4ac9c ears were bleeding. As soon as 6b9c6e5a46 Aslan woke up 072c37d143 and the shift bfbf172798 changed, she had 6714aa1784 come to see b53a39587e Jade first.d9acf74e8f36003f

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“Oh my, if you look so obviously bored, I’ll be hurt.”809c22a648057390

This cheesy man, who a717ecba18 had only said what 0939c3d889 needed to be said 9139265673 to Aslan yesterday, had 4fac1041fd been hitting on her a0f9d16a21 almost every breath since b0a7751c2b she came in. He told 6c41acfe69 her to 9cf6a2253a say whatever 02d52ca308 she wanted, 6facc198a4 supposedly to ee48dd0ee6 lighten the 83a3787a33 mood.9efd5a8c95320e0f

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“Yes. Height 186cm, weight 80kg. I heard it well. Now shall we move on to the real questions?”fc87684a493bdcb2

Liella asked, cutting him off at an appropriate point. There wasn’t time if she wanted to ask the same questions to other people. Jade’s mouth snapped shut as she pointedly set down an emergency ration biscuit next to her. He flashed a friendly smile. He looked just like the playboy ex-boyfriend from a romance movie.0367ada715ca4ad8

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“Sure, ask anything. We can tell you most things, since you’re our benefactor. Except for ‘how we killed’ what’s in the hallway. That’s information we’ll exchange when we let you go safely.”22c31989eebb197b

“Benefactor? You think that even though I tied you up?”7c71836cd302bdfb

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“Thanks to you, we avoided leaving horrible marks on our precious faces, right? Besides, as I said yesterday, we hadn’t eaten for two days. As long as you provide meals regularly, it’s no problem to be gagged for a day. As proof, we all stayed quiet last night.”27c482f6d073ad9d

Jade’s smile was hearty. It seemed sincere. They’d have to see going forward, but… maybe they could trade food and information for about three days, then part ways safely after just taking their weapons.2a0508160474d67f

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Liella tapped a26da47e8b her notebook f8790c537b with the cd7bd76b5f end of 931529a69a her pencil, 6fe4b36d79 deep in b1584aef1d thought.f156c0d45a20d684

The densely written notes in the notebook were detailed, including the names of Jade, Tim, Shamita, Theo, and their relationships. However, that wasn’t her concern.5e6ef71aacf99d56

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Originally, people don’t know exactly what they know and don’t know. That’s why questions need to be asked in detail.b40968463e725ea4

“Then let me start with a simple question. I was curious after seeing Theo wearing a bulletproof vest and military helmet. Did you not bring any other equipment?”76ada9eff4b0a74d

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Jade raised one eyebrow quizzically, as if this wasn’t a question he had prepared for.828602946e72ee2f

“Other equipment? Like what?”787e53e9088d0604

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“Things like night vision goggles or thermal imaging equipment. You know, things that logically help when entering dark places. At first I thought maybe only our armory didn’t have them, but it seemed strange that a team with that level of equipment didn’t have them either.”f51d1bb3631ade58

“Ah, our team didn’t have those either. You know. Things like night vision goggles are useless in the Abyss. Those are things that were all tried with unmanned robots in the early stages of the incident.”35cb3d309c0b7059

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It’s something she doesn’t know. Unlike Jade, she has no memories.356770927335644f

But she couldn’t reveal her weakness, so Liella asked as nonchalantly as possible:58512de9a730ed54

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“Yes. I know. But I can’t quite remember the reason.”6aa49ef82c28dbd5

Jade tilted his 0b4e7e7582 head and stared aba8b26671 at her intently. When she e3cc3182dc smiled back 1e4913fd29 at him, b1b2be058c he leaned 5ea86e4ec0 back against 274bdb6d58 the bed 139c23ab7f leg, hummed, 64edbfaaf0 and looked 24800eae45 smug.1fc4477b1ca14793

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“Well, as you know, night vision goggles aren’t magic tools that just let you see in the dark. They’re devices that amplify tiny amounts of light thousands or millions of times to observe objects. They can’t be used in places like the Abyss where light is completely blocked. You need at least moonlight, you know.”04a3bfb866579856

It means complete darkness. Liella scribbled in cac29c5477 her notebook and 846c79e186 continued asking:af68704f07d9d413

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“Then what about thermal imaging equipment?”acc918b6972ffe64

“You mean infrared detectors? Same thing, useless. This is a strange space where electromagnetic interference occurs regularly. If strong infrared radiation is emitted within the area detected by the camera, that interference can cause noise or disturbance in the image captured by the camera. Since infrared is also a wavelength, it just causes confusion by being distorted and twisted.”36f7585b2714458f

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Again, it was something she was hearing for the first time. Electromagnetic interference is commonplace in the Abyss… As she pondered this, she suddenly remembered Aslan mentioning EMP. He had said that wavelengths that could damage electronic devices might flow.e2d093cb19c4cf9e

“Then could that be the cause of the survey ship’s crash landing?”914e866d8d71f6c1

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“No way, Andrei is an expert on electromagnetic waves, and the Abyss Project is a business they invested astronomical sums in. There’s no way they didn’t prepare for it. You saw yesterday that the survey ship’s power came on fine, right? This sturdy survey ship is still intact. The power just went out once from the impact.”6cd6f8e38a6c990b

“Then…”0453da734ae75266

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“The cockpit was physically damaged.”034544e0925dedf6

“What?”60c14792abf366d4

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“Most of the survey ships we saw outside were like that. It starts when the front window of the cockpit, where light was leaking out, gets smashed by ‘them’.”b44e9a3cdda2c6df

The monsters react 07113b2197 to light. In other 737ad04a42 words, the 4940e04484 light emitted 0fd5164aaa by survey 26cc747990 ships entering 7cae17d821 the Abyss 661d712e95 attracts them 0e59e77f36 like magnets.3da05d847218d588

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Assuming all windows are fe2526a4af closed, the brightest light 4659649fc9 would mainly leak from 918705ba3f the front window of fd6eb6c67b the cockpit, and when c3941cb64f monsters sensing the light b3ef0a460a destroy the control panel, 33b3243334 the survey ship ends 0baccddbff up crash landing unintentionally. A temporary power 8b731d213c outage also occurs fd97d0950f at that time.84fa905ffd687d4f

“That’s why we can’t escape with the survey ship even if there’s power. The cockpit is completely wrecked, and if you turn on any lights there, you’ll immediately become a target. So, anything else you’re curious about? How about it? Aren’t you glad we saved you?”9c72f207bd611023

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Jade asked with a smile as Liella was organizing the new things she had learned. His winking gaze was fixed on the biscuit next to her. When she opened the biscuit and held it out to his face that looked like a puppy who had successfully “sat”, he ate it directly with his mouth without caring about appearances. Startled by the feeling of his lips touching her hand, Liella suddenly became curious.44672794714ee2a7

“Come to think of it, how did Aslan feed you yesterday? I don’t think he would have fed you by hand.”c459251b3bfc64c2

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