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I Am the Only Fertile Woman in the Game-Chapter 234 Butterfly Effect
’Bang—’
Blood splattered on those around him.
But it wasn’t aimed at the officer’s forehead; it was his straight knee, shattering his left leg.
In an instant, Qiao Suisui made a decision—not to kill him immediately, in a rush of vengeful satisfaction, but to cripple his leg and hold him as a hostage.
For a time, the few remaining guards did not dare to make a move.
"Drop all your weapons."
Everyone hesitated for over a dozen seconds before finally complying.
No one could understand why someone would be so familiar with the terrain, able to rescue prisoners and escape within a short time, even managing to destroy half the base.
Anubis slowly unclenched his hands, he had been ready to fight to his last breath, but unexpectedly...
He looked at the person beside him, holding a gun. At this moment, she was slightly tilting her head, calmly shooting through the scope.
Anyone who attempted to approach would undoubtedly die at her gunpoint.
Anubis’s heart skipped a beat.
He quickly looked toward the direction of the gate and said to Qiao Suisui, "Once we’re out this door, there are warships outside. We can take one for ourselves."
Qiao Suisui nodded, keeping up her shooting without pause, and said, "You go first; I’ll follow you."
Anubis wanted to say that he would cover their retreat, but with everyone watching closely, there was no time to delay, so he did as she said.
Qiao Suisui used her gun to press against the officer’s lower back, pulling him by the collar with his body as a shield and guiding Anubis towards the gate.
The officer tried to delay them: "I’ve seen you before; shouldn’t you have been locked up in the innermost part? And.. you..." he couldn’t fathom how a pregnant woman, seemingly helpless, turned into a killing machine in the blink of an eye.
The officer certainly didn’t expect this, because this was Qiao Suisui from two different timelines.
Seeing that Anubis had almost made it to the gate, she swiftly dealt with the guards there and began an organized retreat, pulling the officer along.
Just as Anubis had commandeered the warship and was ready to pick up Qiao Suisui, ’Bang—’ a gunshot sounded. Anubis whirled around only to find that where Qiao Suisui had been standing was now empty, leaving only the officer lying in a pool of blood.
...
When she opened her eyes again, Qiao Suisui was back at Ruins Eye.
In front of her was the Time Retrospection Device.
Right before she returned, she had killed the officer in the last second, and Anubis had already secured the warship, which should allow for a smooth escape. Relieved by the thought, she smiled.
Qiao Suisui put away the Time Retrospection Device and hurried back to the Federation in the flyer.
She saw the familiar house, landed, packed up her gear, and with some excitement, pushed open the door with a quickened pace.
"I’m back."
Qiao Suisui called out with a smile, but as she saw the scene inside the house, her smile froze on her face.
All that met her eyes was dust, clearly showing that no one had lived there for a long time.
"Carl?"
Qiao Suisui walked in, calling upstairs, but no one responded.
"Zong Fang?"
"Ruka..."
"Ash..."
"Bee..."
There was no one.
"Why... How could this happen..."
Qiao Suisui looked around, lost in thought.
She had clearly changed the past. She had saved Anubis.
Why were they all gone?
Qiao Suisui steadied her frantic mind, furrowed her brow in thought, and considered a possibility—
If Anubis hadn’t died, then she wouldn’t have logged out, and they would all be living together happily.
"Yes, yes, it should be in Auslan."
Qiao Suisui’s heart rose to her throat, and she hurried back to the Auslan Empire without a moment’s pause.
Only when she saw the magnificent Imperial Court still standing there as if it had never experienced the ravages of war did her heart finally settle.
She walked quickly along the pathways of the Imperial Court, through the familiar corridors, and arrived at the palace she had once lived in. Just as she was about to push the door open, a familiar voice called out to her—
"Where are you off to? How did you turn into a little dirty cat in just a moment?"
Qiao Suisui’s hand paused in front of the palace door, and she seemed to freeze in place. It seemed like only seconds had passed, but it felt like an eternity before she slowly turned around, her eyes brimming with tears as she gazed at the person approaching her and called out in a daze, "Ash..."
Leberli was startled by her and immediately frowned and stepped forward, cradling her face and asking, "What’s the matter, don’t cry, did Taier and the others upset you again?"
But he saw her suddenly hug him tightly, listening to his heartbeat at his side.
Leberli laughed, stroking her head and softly coaxing, "Why are you so clingy today? How about I keep you company tonight?"
Qiao Suisui confirmed several times that it was indeed the living Ash.
She laughed and cried at the same time, causing Leberli to become terribly worried, incessantly asking what had happened.
"It’s nothing, I just missed you all," she said as she rubbed her eyes, somewhat embarrassed, then looked around and asked, "Where are the others?"
Leberli said, "The boys are still at school at this time, Zong Fang has gone back to Soter’s female school to pick up Lilia and the others. Didn’t you say yesterday you wanted to eat ice cream from the Federation? Carl went back to buy some and also to talk to Kai about something. By the way, some monarchs from the member states are visiting tonight, which dress do you want to wear to the event, my Queen?" With that, he kissed the back of her hand.
Qiao Suisui disregarded the matter of the dress and asked with a frown, "What about Ruka?"
Leberli was taken aback, looking at her, and it took a long while before he came back to his senses. "Suisui..."
His gaze filled with concern, he embraced her and asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Should I still call the medical team just in case?"
Qiao Suisui pushed his hand away, persistent in her question, "Where’s Ruka?"
Leberli, not understanding why, swallowed hard and slowly said, "Sikoses... he left three years ago, didn’t he..."
Qiao Suisui looked at him, shocked and in disbelief. "What do you mean he left three years ago, I clearly changed that, wait, what about Anubis?"
"Suisui, don’t scare me," Leberli said, his expression tense as he touched her face, "We did everything we could for Anubis, don’t blame yourself anymore, if you fall into a slumber again because of him, I really would go mad."
"What on Earth is going on..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qiao Suisui suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head as if someone was stabbing her temples with an awl.
She instinctively covered her head, frowning and gasping for breath, while Leberli’s anxious calls and shouts for someone filled her ears. But after a buzzing noise, she couldn’t hear anything anymore.
Her mind was flooded with memories like a carousel of images, a vast amount of information surged into her brain all at once, overwhelming her, causing her to half-kneel in her inability to bear it.
In the memories, everything had changed starting from the prison.
Anubis had not left her to pilot the battleship away, instead he had returned, using the last of his strength to kill everyone in the base and then searching room by room for her, until he found her, locked in a cell right beside his own. At that time, she was pregnant and close to giving birth.
Although Anubis was confused by the presence of two Qiao Suisuis, in the end, he rescued the pregnant her and met up with Ruka, Leberli, and Zong Fang. Zong Fang stayed with her through the delivery, and Ruka and Leberli were also by her side as she successfully gave birth to eleven snake cubs.
But Anubis’s health was already very poor during his time in prison, and the excessive exertion left him spent, so after receiving treatment from the top medical team, he only survived for another ten days.
Qiao Suisui stayed with him until she watched him take his last breath.