Dimensional Store: Welcome to the Apocalypse Apartment - Chapter 175

Chapter 175

“My sister is so clever, finding the location of the Life Gate so quickly.” Gu Changge sat there quietly, surrounded by darkness. A faint halo of light, identical to the one around Gu Huaiwei, enveloped her, making her look like a gentle angel descending upon the mortal world.

Gu Huaiwei desperately wanted to throw herself into her sister’s arms and act like a child again.

She wanted to tell her how much she truly missed her.

Unfortunately, everything before her was merely a phantom left behind from the past-a moon reflected in water, a flower in a mirror, a mirage in the desert.

Gu Huaiwei could only watch from afar; she could not touch.

“Sister, if you can see me here, it means I am no longer in this Dimension.

“During my time as an Operator, I witnessed many who failed. If you have followed in my footsteps, remember one thing: you must never stay in the minor Dimensions.

“Don’t put too much faith in the promises from Paradise; they are even more hypocritical than humans.

“The road to Paradise is treacherous, but along the way, you can collect the medicine that will cure you.

“Your illness is terminal in our world, but there are solutions within the minor Dimensions. The higher the level of the Dimension you experience, the more likely your constitution will change.

“If I disappear before your illness is cured, you must rely on yourself to keep searching. Do not be afraid, and do not give up.

“If your illness has already been cured, leave the minor Dimensions as quickly as possible. Do not covet the gifts of Paradise, and certainly do not come looking for me.

“Sister, even if I am not around, you must remain brave.

“The same blood flows through our veins. I will do everything in my power to protect you on this journey.”

As she finished speaking, the halo around Gu Changge began to drift like fireflies, all of them sinking into Gu Huaiwei’s body.

Gu Huaiwei felt a surge of warm power rushing through her. Her five senses sharpened; the world felt as if a thin veil had been stripped away, revealing itself with absolute clarity.

She could see tiny specks of dust floating in the light several meters away.

She could smell the mold growing on the rotting wood in the corner of the room.

She could even hear the faint rustling sound of Sister Yu’s fingernails scraping against the roots of her eyebrows as she anxiously rubbed her brow outside the closed door.

After her sister gave her the light, she vanished into the darkness.

Gu Huaiwei withdrew from the illusion.

She looked down at her hands, her heart a whirlwind of conflicting emotions.

Her sister was incredible; she had already successfully cured the illness in her body.

Her sister had never given up on saving her.

How could she ever give up on finding her sister?

In the room, all the mirrors turned dull and lusterless.

Gu Huaiwei used the small mirror her sister had given her to observe the room. The soft glow beside the mirrors had vanished, while the light within Gu Huaiwei’s body grew even stronger.

The power within the Formation had completely dissipated.

She had claimed she was performing maintenance, but in reality, she had drained every drop of power from the Formation in the room.

This Baptism ritual was likely a treasure of the Dawn Alliance, wasn’t it?

And she had just broken it.

Just as Gu Huaiwei was worrying about how to explain this to Sister Yu at the door, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside.

She opened the door.

She saw other members of the Dawn Alliance reporting to Sister Yu.

“The system was breached by a hacker?”

“Damn it, who did this!”

Gu Huaiwei stood at the doorway. She only opened the door halfway, positioning herself to block the light from inside.

“Sister Yu, what’s wrong?” she asked, feigning ignorance.

Sister Yu’s brow was furrowed. “The Alliance’s system has been invaded by an unknown entity. I have to go deal with it. As for your side…”

“It’s nothing. I studied the Formation for a bit, but I couldn’t make heads or tails of it. I’m sorry, I let you down,” Gu Huaiwei apologized with a sincere attitude.

Sister Yu didn’t hold it against her. Instead, she comforted her. “It’s fine. Go find Lu Beijiu first; have him arrange a room for you.”
She paused for a moment. “We’ll discuss the Baptism later. Until you’ve regained your memories, do not leave headquarters. We will take good care of you.”

Sister Yu could not let Gu Huaiwei leave.

Gu Huaiwei nodded, knowing she would have to find another way out of here.

Just as she turned a corner in the corridor, Gu Huaiwei spotted Lin She. He was standing in the shadows cast by the lights, his presence barely noticeable.

“Done.”

Lin She tossed her a mobile hard drive.

Gu Huaiwei stashed the drive into her Jade Bracelet and then, acting as if nothing had happened, went with Lin She to find Lu Beijiu.

Lu Beijiu was not in Sister Yu’s office.

Before coming to find Gu Huaiwei, Lin She had sabotaged all of the Dawn Alliance’s surveillance. Gu Huaiwei had Lin She keep watch while she took the opportunity to search the office.

She pulled a pair of gel gloves from her Jade Bracelet, put them on, and began rummaging through the cabinets and bookshelves.

On the bookshelf, there was a photo of Sister Yu and her sister. Her sister was surrounded by members of the Dawn Alliance, standing right in the center, clearly a person of high prestige.

She also found some blueprints left behind by her sister.

The blueprints were complex and the craftsmanship exquisite. The brilliance of technology and civilization condensed within them clearly exceeded the technological scope of the Real World.

Even the cultivation method for the Alert Worm had been provided by her sister.

From these items, it was evident that her sister had visited a higher Dimension.

“Someone’s coming,” Lin She warned.

Gu Huaiwei quickly returned everything to its place.

It was other Dawn Alliance staff members coming to lock the door.

Gu Huaiwei and Lin She slipped out ahead of them.

The corridors were filled with bustling staff.

Because the system had been breached, these workers had no time to worry about them.

On the way to Lu Beijiu’s room, Gu Huaiwei looked at the Security Personnel’s measures, which had grown lax due to the chaos. “Now is a good opportunity,” she said. “We need to get out of here.”

Lin She expressionlessly shattered Gu Huaiwei’s fantasy.

“This base is located one thousand meters under the sea. The pressure is roughly ten million pascals.

“The maximum pressure a human body can withstand is approximately five hundred thousand pascals, which is about thirty meters underwater.

“Even if your constitution is different from an ordinary person’s, if you go out directly, your internal organs will be crushed instantly.”

“I never said I was going to swim up.” Gu Huaiwei stroked the smooth Jade Bracelet on her wrist. “We can steal a Nuclear Submarine.”

“Do you know how to pilot one?”

“I don’t, but you do.”

Lin She did not deny it.

As a STEM Snake, he was exceptionally skilled when it came to mechanical control.

“Even a small Nuclear Submarine requires at least two people to operate: one in charge of depth control and one for horizontal direction.”

Gu Huaiwei nodded. “We’ll try to steal a small one first. If we can’t, we can kidnap Sister Yu and force her to send us up.”

If neither of those methods worked, Gu Huaiwei could simply wait at the Dawn Alliance base until the next Dimension jump.

“I thought you two were having a pleasant chat.” While Lin She was hacking the Dawn Alliance system, he hadn’t forgotten to use the surveillance cameras to spy on Gu Huaiwei’s movements.

He had seen Sister Yu’s warmth toward Gu Huaiwei.

“That was just small talk-hypocritical human pleasantries.”

“You often use that same kind of ‘small talk’ when you speak to me.”

“Do I?” Gu Huaiwei tried to laugh it off.

“Yes,” Lin She replied, not so easily fooled.

At a time like this, Gu Huaiwei felt it was better to stay silent.

The corridor leading to Lu Beijiu’s room was exceptionally quiet. A faint scent of blood drifted through the air.

In the past, although Gu Huaiwei had a keen sense of smell, Lin She’s non-human senses were far superior to hers.

But now, thanks to her sister’s gift, Gu Huaiwei and Lin She detected the faint metallic scent of blood in the air almost simultaneously.