Chapter 382 - Unknown Visitor
Chapter 382 of "My Notoriety Spreads Throughout the World" opens introducing characters: "Donât listen to her nonsense, Xiaoli!"Owl stepped forward, and Xu Xiaoyou raised a sharpened iron... Find out more!
"Donât listen to her nonsense, Xiaoli!"Owl stepped forward, and Xu Xiaoyou raised a sharpened iron rod, pointing it at the crowd gathering around while using Xia Li as a hostage.
Xia Li didnât resist in her embrace, just stared blankly back at her former companions, suddenly feeling a suffocating sensation, as if an invisible serpent tightly coiled around her body.
"Doctor, is what youâre saying true?"
Despite being coerced, Xia Li still wanted to believe in the blonde girl beside her.
Perhaps it was due to their time together, or maybe it was the unintentional gentle gaze from the other person, and that familiar scent, which made her instinctively lower her guard and draw closer to Xu Xiaoyou.
"The right of judgment is in your hands," Xu Xiaoyou said. "If youâre willing to trust me, I can take you back."
"Donât be swayed by this crazy womanâs words, Xia Li, look at my face... Weâre the ones who have been with you the longest, who comforted you when you were afraid, who gave you warmth and lulled you to sleep when you were cold."
Seeing the girl in Xu Xiaoyouâs hands, Night Owl and Sparrow hesitated to move forward. Only Owl carefully kept his hands in front of him, inching closer.
Xia Li buried her face in Xu Xiaoyouâs arm, as she had always lacked her own opinions.
Itâs more accurate to say she feared having her own opinions, feared others giving her choices, terrified of messing everything up, feared blame and dislike, scared that these things would drive away everything around her, and always needing to rely on others to survive.
Only through others could she find her own missing pieces, gain a sense of security and belonging, and become a complete self.
Clearly standing in the center of the event vortex, Xu Xiaoyou appeared like a silent bystander, quietly watching as the events unfolded.
Unexpectedly, she stumbled upon a hidden storyline, with these children sneaking out of the lab before the vaccine serum was fully developed. Xu Xiaoyou couldnât let them leave for the Tredy Nobilityâs carriage.
Once the vaccine development rights fell into the hands of the nobility, she would lose her value. Even if she returned alive, the resentful resistance army would never spare her character as the doctor. She didnât want to receive a low rating for her first novice task.
The playtime was very rushed, she used fragmented time to clarify the âdoctorâsâ position on the Saint Puniel Train. The doctor didnât belong to any faction but remained independent from both the resistance army and the Tredy Nobility.
For perhaps reasons of guilt, morality, or conscience, the doctor herself leaned towards the Dawn Resistance Army, which is why she conducted experiments in the lower-tier carriages.
Those bionic robots were specifically sent by the Tredy Nobility to monitor her in the lower-tier carriages, to grasp the progress of vaccine development in real-time.
She noticed that other novice players in this dungeon posted that the Dawn Resistance Army was friendly to their faction, except for her, which was already a significant indication.
If nothing unexpected happened, once the vaccine was developed, the resistance army would immediately turn hostile towards her faction and launch an attack against her.
As for directly seeking an opportunity to defect to the nobility, developing a cure in favorable conditions, and celebrating, Xu Xiaoyou didnât see this as a good choice.
Not only was it easy to get caught by the resistance army, but the roleâs portrayal was also one of the criteria for the final score. The doctor she played did not wish for the cure to fall into the hands of the nobility, for some reasons she was yet to understand. Violating the characterâs original intention would result in a low score, even if she successfully completed the main storyline.
Other players only needed to fight zombies to earn points and contribute to their faction in this novice dungeon, but for her, it was at hellâs difficulty level. She had to find the right balance in the cracks to possibly achieve a high-score dungeon clearance.
Xu Xiaoyou deeply felt the malice from the Oasis.
If she hadnât coincidentally fallen below and accidentally stumbled upon these children escaping the lab, the novice dungeon might have ended in a confusing Game Over.
"If you really just want to leave, you can do so now, canât you?" Xu Xiaoyou said. "You know very well what will happen to her if she falls into the hands of the nobility."
"Is what youâre saying any different from what sheâs experienced before?"
"Donât judge us by your moral standards!" Owl gritted his teeth. "Do you think everyone is a nasty self-centered bastard like you?"
Xu Xiaoyouâs eyes flickered slightly, showing a hint of exhaustion.
"Xia Li, look at me, we are family. Family should have the trust to rely on each otherâs backs. If you donât trust us, no matter how many times things are explained, it wonât matter, got it?" Owl said.
"Iâll only say this once, Xia Li, listen carefully."
"I wonât hand you over to those nobles. Iâll never forget the hatred, it was them who made us orphans. Do you remember Aleksey from the transport team? Through him, I got to know someone from the nobility, an uncle named Benjamin. As long as we get over there, heâll find a way to take us in."
"Heâll give us food and clothes, and even a warm home."
Xia Liâs voice carried a hint of timidity: "So, weâre not escaping the Saint Puniel Train but defecting to the noble side?"
"This isnât what you told me from the start, you clearly said..."
"See," Xu Xiaoyou said at the right moment, "theyâre deceiving you."
"Why would they deceive me?"