Chapter 369: Chapter 354: She Doesn’t Care For It

"Yes."

Dr. Qi nodded, but then changed the subject. "Xiaoxi, about the reason the apocalypse suddenly broke out all those years ago..."

Gu Xi looked up. "It’s related to the extraterrestrial meteorites?"

In the early days of the apocalypse, many people believed that. Although Gu Xi was still young at the time, she had grown up in a research institute. Having been constantly exposed to such talk, she still remembered a little.

"That’s right." Dr. Qi’s expression was complicated, as if lost in a memory. "Back then, the meteorite you retrieved from the depths of the sea had, in fact, already confirmed it..."

After you brought back the first meteorite from the deep sea, we detected some special substances similar to the zombie virus inside it. Later...

Dr. Qi sighed, but he refused to speak of what happened next. Instead, he changed the subject again. "Actually, thirty years ago, before the second great mutation of the plants, there was also a large-scale meteor shower..."

Gu Xi’s head snapped up.

Dr. Qi nodded at her. "It’s just as you’re thinking, Xiaoxi."

"But why was this..." Gu Xi frowned slightly.

Dr. Qi sighed. "Probably because natural disasters were so frequent during the first twenty-plus years of the apocalypse that no one paid any attention to that meteor shower."

On top of that, the zombie crisis had just ended. Everyone was focused on rebuilding their homes, so not many people noticed it at the time.

After that, the plants suddenly evolved, and then X Energy appeared... Following that, humanity fell into a food crisis, so even fewer people paid it any mind.

But Dr. Qi was involved in superpower research. He knew more inside information than most and had even participated in the research projects on the initial apocalyptic outbreak, so he was especially sensitive to this topic.

"What are you trying to say?" Gu Xi asked, looking up.

Dr. Qi said, "I reported this matter in the past."

But at that time, everyone was caught in the food crisis. The entire human race was plunged into a panic, living day to day, and the higher-ups simply didn’t pay attention to something that had already happened and, in their eyes, was completely meaningless.

Until a few years ago, when someone discovered another meteorite.

Dr. Qi’s expression turned grave. "Xiaoxi, not only was the initial outbreak of the apocalypse related to the meteorites, but I also suspect that the second great mutation back then was related to that meteor shower."

"And?" Gu Xi asked. It was unclear what she was thinking, but her expression remained calm.

"If that’s the case, then we’re in big trouble," Dr. Qi said in a low voice. "Because the meteorite discovered this time is different from the previous ones. This means... the Third Great Mutation is coming!"

Gu Xi raised an eyebrow. "So, that’s the reason you had someone send the meteorite to me, Dr. Qi?"

Before Dr. Qi could answer, Gu Xi let out a soft chuckle. "But even if it’s as you say, and the Third Great Mutation is coming, what can I do all by myself?"

’Do they really think that just because I’m bound to this world, they can dump every damn messy problem on me?’

’Are they treating me like some kind of savior?’

’I don’t give a damn.’

Perhaps sensing the cold sarcasm hidden beneath her calm words, Dr. Qi sighed. "Xiaoxi, I know this is unfair to you. In fact, you’re right. The Third Great Mutation is indeed a bit different from the other two..."

The first two great mutations could be described as completely natural disasters. But this time, it’s a natural disaster spurred on by a man-made one!

It could have been avoided, but...

Under Gu Xi’s increasingly calm and profound gaze, Dr. Qi ultimately couldn’t continue.

Because he, too, had played a part in this man-made disaster.

But now, he regretted it.

Gu Xi suddenly found the whole thing pointless.

She asked directly, "So, what do you—what do *you people*—want me to do?"

Dr. Qi said, "Xiaoxi, I won’t hide it from you. The source of this whole affair is in City A. The key to triggering the Third Great Mutation is in Yun Ye’s hands..."

Gu Xi had suspected that Yun Ye had other trump cards up his sleeve, but she never expected it to be related to the Third Great Mutation.

No wonder those people from Central Base have been spouting "those not of our kind are sure to be of a different heart" all these years, yet they’d rather secretly cede territory and make reparations than completely fall out with Yun Ye. Instead, they have to suck up to him at every turn and cooperate with him.

They were even willing to give up A City Base, with its hundreds of thousands of survivors, to serve as his personal backyard.

’So, it wasn’t just an exchange of benefits after all.’

’But they reaped the benefits, so on what grounds do they expect me to clean up this mess?’

"So, you released the news about the Superpower Seed?" Gu Xi raised an eyebrow slightly, asking in a low voice, "All to pave the way, bit by bit, for the Third Great Mutation, and then logically ensure everyone knows of my existence again, to force me to play the savior once more?"

"Or perhaps..." Gu Xi stated her speculation calmly, "you even plan... if the situation develops to an uncontrollable point, to simply pin everything on the Superpower Seed."

"Or even... pin it on me." Gu Xi stared quietly at the person on the other side of the light screen. "Am I wrong, Dr. Qi?"

Dr. Qi fell silent.

They were all intelligent people; some things didn’t need to be spelled out.

Besides, the higher-ups’ attitude on this matter had already shown early signs—since the returned Blood-colored Asura was already uncontrollable, they might as well push all the trouble onto her first.

After she solves it, they’ll find another way to completely eliminate this blade that humanity itself has forged!

’For example, by making everyone desert her, turning her into a disaster in the eyes of all survivors, forcing them to ’tearfully’ eliminate her for the future of all mankind?’

’Or maybe, just force her to kill herself?’

Gu Xi suddenly felt like laughing.

’Was the word "sucker" written on my forehead? Otherwise, why was everyone so eager to squeeze out every last drop of my value, and then drink my blood and eat my flesh?’

’Do I look that easy to bully?’

’Or do they think that since they took me down with a single cup of wine back then, they can just do it again with two this time?’

Thinking of all this bullshit, Gu Xi couldn’t help but feel agitated. The beast she kept caged within her heart showed faint signs of stirring again.

She took a deep breath, slowly calming her emotions. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

She really didn’t want to deal with any of this bullshit. But as it happened, she couldn’t just ignore this mess either.

Because deep down, she still preferred... a better world.

Gu Xi could only tell herself to be patient. First, solve the most pressing matter at hand. As for those rats hiding in the gutters... she would eventually, one by one, slaughter them all.

’There were things to be done, and people to be killed... She couldn’t let a few rat droppings ruin the whole pot of congee, right?’