Embers Ad Infinitum

e.

In comparison, driving away from this camp while they could still turn the steering wheel and floor the accelerator with their feet seemed to be a better solution.
However, Genava—who had been ‘frozen’—would undoubtedly be abandoned.

In any case, the robot wouldn’t contract the Heartless disease.
He could still be saved when the anomaly disappeared.

Of course, there were also certain risks involved in this escape strategy.
The Old Task Force members—who had already been affected or corrupted by the darkness—might not be able to escape the subsequent Heartless outbreak even if they ran to the ends of the world.

After thinking for a few seconds, Jiang Baimian gritted her teeth and made a decision. No matter what, I have to try using the high-voltage electric current! Running away can’t really solve the problem! After the high-voltage electric current’s impact worsens the anomaly, there is still a chance to consider leaving the camp.

With this in mind, Jiang Baimian felt the pressure of losing her companions weigh on her.
She raised her left hand with difficulty and barely aimed her palm at the cross necklace.

Amidst crackling sounds, silver-white arcs of light jumped out and entangled into the shape of a python before striking at Genava’s palm that was holding the strange item.

Davis—who was leaning against the front of the military vehicle beside him—couldn’t lower his head to the side.
He couldn’t see what Jiang Baimian had done and only found his vision instantly filled with silver-white lightning.

The high-voltage electric current struck the cross necklace, and the ‘darkness’ that spread out shook violently.

Jiang Baimian felt a gaze cast over from an infinite distance and land on her.
This made her blood freeze and her thoughts slow.

However, this seemed to be an illusion brought about by the dispelling of the corruptive darkness.
Everything quickly returned to normal—this included the Hunters’ actions.

Davis—who was blowing bubbles—blurted out, “Quick, throw away that necklace!”

Upon noticing that the darkness had retreated into the cross necklace, Jiang Baimian quickly ordered Genava, “Throw it five kilometers away; it’s better to bury it!”

Genava—who still had tiny electric currents running through his body—seemed to have had a dream.
He was reunited with his wife and daughter in Tarnan.

He was feeling a little melancholic when he heard Jiang Baimian’s voice.
But without hesitation, Genava jumped from his spot and flew dozens of meters away.
He then held the old cross necklace and ran at high speeds reminiscent of a car.

As he ran, he aimed the additional electric shock module at the item in his hand.
He would immediately take emergency measures if anything went wrong.

In just over two minutes, Genava ran five kilometers.

Boom!

He fired a grenade, blasting a shallow crater in the heavily polluted wilderness.
He then threw the cross necklace in, allowing it to land with a bang.

Once he stopped making contact with the item, Genava no longer felt like he was in a hurry.
He seriously found soil and rocks to fill the shallow hole.

At this moment, the Hunters in the camp had long returned to normal.
Jiang Baimian also got up, removed the restraints on her right foot and left leg, and threw the Life Angel necklace back into Shang Jianyao’s tactical backpack.

Shang Jianyao reluctantly got out of the inverted state.

Upon seeing everyone look over, Jiang Baimian asked the Ruin Hunter—the black trench coat-wearing Davis—and his team, “Was that something you brought out from Ruin 9?”

Davis nodded in fear.
“Yes.
I saw that it had special abilities, so I brought it out.”

“Has such an anomaly never happened before?” another Ruin Hunter asked in dissatisfaction not far away.

This almost wiped out everyone in the camp! Fortunately, the beauty and her companion seemed to have similar experiences and knew how to respond.

Davis and his companions looked at each other and frowned.
“I think so, but it returned to normal in less than five minutes each time.”

“Then, why didn’t you throw it away?” Jiang Baimian raised her eyebrows.

Davis’s statement made her feel that this was increasingly similar to the anomaly on the terrifying cruise ship.
Both situations had such matters repeat many times in a short period of time, but one had an ending, while the other had yet to develop to that stage.

Upon seeing the obvious anger in the gazes directed at them, the originally confident and calm Davis stammered, “We planned on throwing it away, but… but…”

“But what?” Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

Davis and his companions replied in unison, “We forgot!”

“Forgot?” Some Hunters didn’t believe him, and some revealed thoughtful expressions.

Shang Jianyao stroked his chin.
“The negative effect of that item is forgetfulness?”

Davis revealed a look of enlightenment.
“I see…”

Jiang Baimian didn’t plan on escalating the conflict.
After some thought, she deliberately changed the topic.
“Where did you discover that item in Ruin 9?”

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