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"Pangolin" made its U-turn without trouble. The underground hall was spacious enough for the six-wheeled beast to turn around.

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The "Pangolin" completed its turn without any trouble. The underground hall was spacious enough to accommodate the six-wheeled beast turning around.

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In only forty seconds, the nose was already pointed the right way out.

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In less than forty seconds, the front of the vehicle had already adjusted its heading.

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With the engine running at full power, the entire vehicle raced back along the route it had come from.

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The engines output at full power, and the entire vehicle raced back along the path it had come from at top speed.

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Meanwhile, Ling Yu split the five Sentinel Robots under his control into two groups: three retreated with the Pangolin, and the remaining two stayed behind.

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Meanwhile, Ling Yu split the five Sentinel Robots into two groups—three retreated together behind the "Pangolin," while the remaining two stayed where they were.

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They entered silent mode, shut off all lights, and quietly waited for the unknown monster to take the stage.

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They activated silent mode, shut off all lights, and quietly waited for the unknown monster to take the stage.

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The heavy blast door slowly lowered after the vehicle passed, sealing everything on the far side of the tunnel behind a wall of steel.

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The heavy blast door slowly descended after the vehicle passed through, sealing everything on the other side of the tunnel behind a panel of steel.

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By the underground river, the long wait finally had its result.

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On the bank of the underground river, the long wait finally came to an outcome.

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The two Sentinels crouched in a hollow of the rock wall, their optical lenses switched to passive infrared mode, even their indicator lights extinguished.

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The two Sentinels crouched in a recess in the rock wall, optical lenses switched to passive infrared mode, even their indicator lights extinguished.

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The Sentinels' vibration sensors detected the anomaly before their cameras did.

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The Sentinels' vibration sensors caught the anomaly before the lenses did.

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An extremely faint low-frequency vibration traveled down from upstream, about 0.7 hertz—far below the range of human hearing—but the frequency was strengthening.

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An extremely faint low-frequency vibration traveled from upstream, at a frequency of about 0.7 hertz—far below the range of human hearing, but the frequency was intensifying.

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Then ripples began to appear on the surface of the underground river.

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Right after that, ripples began to appear on the surface of the underground river.

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Not the kind caused by wind; the whole river was shaking.

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Not the kind caused by wind. The entire river was vibrating.

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The water looked as if an invisible hand were striking it again and again. Waves surged from upstream one after another, the intervals growing shorter.

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The water surface looked as if it were being struck again and again by an invisible hand. Ripples surged down from upstream in wave after wave, the intervals growing shorter and shorter.

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Then Ling Yu heard a sound.

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Then Ling Yu heard the sound.

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More precisely, the Sentinels' sensors received a sound—a muffled, continuous thumping from the darkness upstream.

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More precisely, the Sentinels' sensors received a certain sound—a muffled, continuous pounding, coming from the darkness upstream.

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It sounded like something enormous was forcing its way through the rock, smashing through every obstacle in its path.

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Like something enormous was forcing its way through the rock strata, smashing every obstacle in its path along the way.

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The red moss-like attachments on both banks suddenly writhed violently. Spherical protrusions burst open one by one, releasing a cloud of dark red mist.

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The red moss-like attachments on both banks suddenly writhed violently, and the spherical protrusions burst open one after another, releasing a cloud of dark red mist.

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A cluster of pale, dense points of light—hundreds of them—all moving.

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A pale, densely packed cluster of glowing dots—several hundred of them, all of them moving.

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A creature covered in hundreds of faintly glowing eyes—it was a Hundred Eyes!

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A single creature's body was covered in several hundred faintly glowing eyes—a Hundred Eyes!

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But this one was far larger than any Ling Yu had encountered before, and the color of its eyes was wrong too.

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But this one was bigger than the ones Ling Yu had encountered before by more than a little, and the color of its eyes was wrong, too.

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It squeezed in through the narrow passage upstream, its body so massive that it nearly blocked the entire cavern channel.

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It squeezed in from the narrow passage upstream, its body so enormous it nearly sealed off the entire cavern channel.

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Its trunk, a full twelve meters long, was covered in rough gray-white skin. Six thick segmented limbs braced alternately against the riverbed and the bank walls, moving at a speed that seemed impossible for a creature that size.

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Its trunk, a full twelve meters long, was covered in coarse gray-white skin. Six thick jointed legs alternated their support between the riverbed and the bank walls, moving with a speed that shouldn't have belonged to a creature of its size.

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Ling Yu saw its flanks and back covered in tears, large patches of skin peeled away to reveal dark red muscle tissue beneath.

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He saw the lacerations covering the sides and back of its body, large patches of skin peeled away, exposing the dark red muscle tissue beneath.

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Pale fluids oozed steadily from the wounds, dripping into the river and instantly staining the surrounding water milky white.

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Pale bodily fluid poured from the wounds without stop, dripping into the river and instantly staining the water's surface milky white.

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Right behind it came the pursuer.

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Close behind it came the pursuer.

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The thing flowed out of the narrow passage—yes, flowed.

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The thing flowed out of the narrow passage—and yes, flowed was the word.

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It had no fixed form, no clear limbs.

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It had no fixed form, and no discernible limbs.

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It looked like a huge lump of bright red, churning, writhing flesh, like a blood-colored carpet.

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It was like a huge lump of bright red, churning, writhing flesh, spread out like a blood-colored carpet.

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Flesh at its front stretched forward like tentacles, anchoring to the rock walls and riverbed, then the main body behind hauled itself forward.

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The flesh at its leading edge stretched forward like tentacles, anchoring onto the rock walls and riverbed, and then the main body behind dragged itself along behind.

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Passing the red moss, the attachments swelled wildly, as if recognizing their master, and actively pressed themselves against its surface.

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As it passed the red moss, the attachments swelled madly, as if recognizing their owner, actively pressing themselves against its body surface.

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The White Eye variant of the Super Hundred Eyes (White Eye for short) let out a shriek of extremely high decibels, sending the river water churning.

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The White-Eyed Super Hundred Eyes (abbreviated as White Eye) let out an ear-splitting shriek that shook the river into churning waves.

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It tried to flee faster, gravel kicked up by its six limbs splashing into the river.

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It tried to speed up its escape, gravel kicked up by its six legs splashing into the river.

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But the front of the red flesh mass had already reached its tail.

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But the leading edge of the red flesh mass had already touched its tail.

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The instant it touched, the White Eye creature let out a scream that bordered on agony, so high-pitched it echoed again and again through the enclosed space.

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At the instant of contact, the White Eye let out a cry bordering on agony, at an extremely high frequency, echoing again and again in the enclosed space.

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But it was no use. The red flesh mass had already begun to devour.

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But it was no use. The red flesh mass had already begun its devouring.

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Flesh spread out from the contact point, covering it quickly like melting wax, "melting" the White Eye creature into itself bit by bit.

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The flesh spread outward from the point of contact, covering it rapidly like melting wax, "melting" the White Eye creature into its own body bit by bit.

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The White Eye creature struggled frantically, its limbs hooking the rock wall and straining forward, dragging the red mass several meters along with it.

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The White Eye struggled madly, its legs clawing at the rock wall as it desperately crawled forward, even dragging the red flesh mass several meters along with it.

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But in the end, more fleshy tentacles wrapped around its rear limbs and pinned it in place like concrete.

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But in the end, more flesh tentacles wound around its hind legs, fixing it in place like concrete.

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From the moment it caught up to the moment it was fully swallowed, the whole process took less than two minutes.

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From the moment it caught up to the complete engulfment, the entire process lasted less than two minutes.

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The hundreds of eyes of the White Eye creature went out one by one. Only after the last few struggling, blinking eyes were covered by the surface of the red mass did that agonizing shriek finally vanish.

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The White Eye's several hundred eyes went out one by one, until even the last few struggling, blinking eyes were covered over by the red flesh mass's surface, and that agonized shrieking finally ceased altogether.

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Silence returned to the cavern.

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The cavern fell quiet once more.

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The red flesh mass stayed motionless for about thirty seconds.

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The red flesh mass stayed still for about thirty seconds.

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Then its surface began to change.

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Then its body surface began to change.

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The originally chaotic, formless flesh began to contract and condense.

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The originally chaotic, disordered flesh began to contract and condense.

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It shifted from a loose, fluid state into a firmer structure.

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Shifting from a loose, fluid state toward a more solid structure.

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The surface gradually hardened, the patterns became regular, and faint traces of segmental differentiation could be seen.

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The surface gradually hardened, the patterns growing more regular, with faint traces of segmental differentiation becoming visible.

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Yet just as it had contracted to about two-thirds of its original volume, it stopped without any warning.

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And yet, just as it had shrunk to about two-thirds of its original volume, it stopped without the slightest warning.

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Then it moved upstream, at least twice as fast as before.

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Then it moved toward upstream, at least twice as fast as before.

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Its red body slipped into the narrow passage. Its tail end swept across the river one last time, throwing up spray before disappearing into the darkness.

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Its red body vanished into the narrow passage, its tail end sweeping across the river's surface one last time, kicking up a sheet of spray before disappearing into the darkness.

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That was the direction of Hairui Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

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That was the direction of Hairui Biotechnology Company.

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Ling Yu was silent for a long time. He'd never bought any vitamins from this company—had he been missing out?

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Ling Yu was silent for a long time. He'd never bought vitamins from this company before—had he missed out?

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Where were they getting vitamins that strong?

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Where the hell did they get vitamins that potent?

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He withdrew the extra attention he had assigned to those two Sentinels, but didn't let them fall back.

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He withdrew the extra attention allocated to those two Sentinels but didn't order them to fall back.

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Since there was no danger for now, he'd leave them there as a special sentry post and keep watching.

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Since there was no danger for now, he'd leave them there as a special sentry post to keep watching.

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Ling Yu shifted his attention back to the underground base.

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Ling Yu's attention switched back to the underground base.

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Here.

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"Here."

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[The test tunnel route needs major adjustment.]

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[The route of the test tunnel needs major adjustments.]

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Adjust it how?

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"Adjust it how?"

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[We can't dig in the direction of Hairui Biotech anymore. You design the rest and issue a new plan.]

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[Any direction toward Hairui Biotech is off the table. You design the rest and come up with a new plan.]

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Wang Hai immediately nodded.

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Wang Hai nodded at once.

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Understood.

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"Understood."

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Anlan District, underground garage of Shengshi Huating.

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Anlan District, Shengshi Huating underground parking garage.

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The Hive Mother continued running in its blue glow. Thanks to four round trips of hauling by Zhang Wu and the others, all the Worker Bee and Soldier Bee drones that had been left at the nuclear power station base had been shifted to this frontline mother unit.

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The Hive Mother continued to operate in its dim blue glow. After four round trips of transport work by Zhang Wu and the others, all the Worker Bee and Soldier Bee drones that had been at the nuclear power station base had been transferred to this frontline mother machine.

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A total of 9,721 micro-drones stood fully ready.

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A total of 9,721 micro-drones, standing by at full readiness.

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Ling Yu's consciousness hovered over the Hive, feeling as if he had opened a game interface.

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Ling Yu's consciousness enveloped the Hive, and he felt as if he had opened up a game interface.

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Every drone in the swarm was a piece he could move directly, and the dense red dots on the map were enemy units.

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Every unit in the drone swarm was a piece he could directly command, and the dense red dots on the map were all enemy units.

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Ling Yu didn't waste much time and immediately began his planned operation.

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Ling Yu didn't waste time. He immediately began the action plan he had set for himself.

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Three hundred Worker Bees rose into the air, formed a ring at the edge of the five-hundred-meter radius, and broadcast a specific, verified sound-wave frequency.

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Three hundred Worker Bees took to the air, forming a ring formation at the edge of the five-hundred-meter radius while broadcasting the verified specific sound wave frequency band.

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The effect was as immediate as ever.

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The effect was just as immediate as always.

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Ordinary zombies within the sound wave's coverage showed a clear avoidance response—first stopping in their tracks, then starting to sway irregularly, and finally moving away from the sound source.

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Ordinary zombies within the sound wave coverage showed a clear avoidance response—first stopping in their tracks, then beginning to sway erratically, and finally moving in the direction away from the sound source.

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Like a retreating tide, they were driven out of the residential area by the drones.

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Like an ebbing tide, they were driven out of the residential area by the drones.

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Fifteen minutes later, within the five-hundred-meter radius centered on the Hive, the red-dot density was visibly dropping.

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Fifteen minutes later, within the five-hundred-meter radius centered on the Hive, the density of red dots was visibly decreasing.

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With the "clearing" done, the next step was "mapping."

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With the "clearing" complete, the next step was "mapping."

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Ling Yu split the nine thousand-plus drones into formations of ten, creating hundreds of operation teams, and began a carpet sweep of the buildings in the safe zone.

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Ling Yu divided the more than nine thousand drones into teams of ten, forming several hundred action groups, and began a building-by-building sweep of the safe zone.

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Building after building.

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One building, then another.

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Like a true swarm, the drones filed in through shattered windows and open entry doors.

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The drone swarm, like a true bee swarm, filed in through broken windows and open unit doors.

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Their objective was clear: scan for vital signs, look for survivors.

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Their objective was clear: scan for life signs, look for survivors.

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Most buildings were dead. Apart from the occasional zombie, there was nothing alive.

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Most of the buildings were dead. Aside from the occasional zombie, there was nothing living.

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Ling Yu saw last suppers frozen on dining tables, toys scattered across the floor, desperate words stained with blood on walls.

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Ling Yu saw last suppers frozen on dining tables, saw children's toys scattered across the floor, saw desperate words stained with blood on the walls.

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It weighed on him, but he had long been mentally prepared.

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The feeling weighed on him, but he had long since prepared himself for it.

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He just calmly marked every noteworthy detail on the map as a reference for later cleanup and resource recovery.

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He calmly marked every detail worth noting on the map, as reference for subsequent cleanup and resource recovery.

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When the search reached the seventeenth residential building, Ling Yu unexpectedly discovered something new.

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Just as the search reached the seventeenth residential building, Ling Yu unexpectedly discovered something new.

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Its skin was a strange dark purple, and the ends of its limbs were swollen into fleshy balls as if overinflated. It moved sluggishly, each step making the old floor let out groans of strain.

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Its skin was a sinister dark purple, and the ends of its limbs were swollen like overinflated flesh balloons. It moved sluggishly, every step making the old floorboards groan under the strain.

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It seemed completely indifferent to the approaching drone, mechanically circling in the living room.

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It seemed completely unresponsive to the drone's approach, merely circling mechanically around the living room.

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[Suspected first-stage mutant. Temporary designation: Purple Orb. Traits: immense strength, sluggish movement.]

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[Suspected first-stage mutant. Provisional designation: Purple Orb. Traits: immense strength, slow movement.]

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Ling Yu made a note in his "monster encyclopedia."

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Ling Yu jotted down an entry in his "monster compendium."

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He sent a drone lower and played the repelling sound wave.

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He directed a drone to descend and broadcast the repellent sound wave.

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The Purple Orb's movements hitched like an old radio disrupted by noise, its huge body beginning to sway unsteadily.

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The Purple Orb's movement hitched, like an old radio disturbed by static, its massive body beginning to sway unevenly.

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A few seconds later, it crashed through the wall, dragging rubble and broken brick, staggering out of the building, perfectly following its avoidance instinct.

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A few seconds later, it burst through the wall, pushing through brick and rubble as it staggered out of the building, perfectly following its avoidance instinct.

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"So for first-stage mutants, this sound wave is very likely effective too." Ling Yu confirmed this point.

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"So this sound wave is likely effective against first-stage mutants as well." Ling Yu confirmed that point.

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Meanwhile, in the stairwell of another building, the drone's thermal imaging scanned an anomalous heat source pressed against the ceiling.

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Meanwhile, in a stairwell in another building, the drone's thermal imaging scanned an anomalous heat source clinging tightly to the ceiling.

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Without the infrared view, an ordinary camera would only see a plain concrete surface.

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If not for the infrared view, a normal camera would have seen only an ordinary concrete wall surface.

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The thing was extremely gaunt, like a skeleton drained of moisture. Its limb joints bent backward at angles contrary to human anatomy, and its fingers were unnaturally elongated, gripping the wall firmly like spider legs, completely motionless.

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The thing was extremely thin, like a skeleton drained of all moisture. Its limb joints were bent back at angles that defied human anatomy, its fingers abnormally elongated, gripping the wall like spider legs, completely motionless.

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[New suspected first-stage mutant. Temporary designation: Wall Shadow. Traits: mimicry, climbing.]

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[New suspected first-stage mutant. Provisional designation: Wall Shadow. Traits: mimicry, climbing.]

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When the sound wave sounded, the Wall Shadow, like a startled gecko, dropped off the wall in an instant. Using all four limbs, it switched between floor and wall at extreme speed and quickly escaped beyond the sound wave's coverage.

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The moment the sound wave sounded, the Wall Shadow, like a startled gecko, detached from the wall in an instant, switching between floor and wall at breakneck speed on all fours, swiftly fleeing beyond the sound wave's coverage.

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In addition, among the fleeing zombie horde, Ling Yu discovered a third kind of zombie he had never seen before. Its body was identical to an ordinary zombie.

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In addition, among the fleeing zombie horde, Ling Yu discovered a third type of zombie he had never seen before. Its body size was identical to an ordinary zombie.

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The only difference was that its head was densely covered with dozens of eyeball-like growths of different sizes.

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The only difference was that its head was densely covered with dozens of eyeball-like growths of varying sizes.

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[A juvenile Hundred Eyes?]

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[An immature Hundred Eyes?]

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Though he was seeing one for the first time, Ling Yu immediately connected this mutant to the giant monster "Hundred Eyes" he had once faced—it was as though the missing link in the evolutionary chain had been filled in.

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Though it was his first time seeing one, Ling Yu immediately connected this mutant to the giant monster "Hundred Eyes" he had once encountered. It was like a missing link in the evolutionary chain had been filled in.

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Under the continued interference of the sound wave, this "many-eyed zombie" also showed intense restlessness and unease, ultimately choosing to move away.

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Likewise, under the continuous interference of the sound wave, this "many-eyed zombie" also displayed intense agitation and unease, ultimately choosing to keep its distance.

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"It looks like the sound wave is generally effective against first-stage mutants."

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"It looks like sound waves are generally effective against first-stage mutants."

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This conclusion put Ling Yu in a good mood, meaning his clearing plan could proceed more efficiently.

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This conclusion put Ling Yu in a good mood. It meant his clearing plan could proceed more efficiently.

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When a drone formation flew over a small park in the residential area, an accident happened.

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When a drone team flew over a small park in the residential area, the unexpected happened.

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The zombies in that area had long been driven away, leaving it unusually empty.

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The zombies in that area had long since been driven away, leaving it eerily empty.

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Yet just as the formation was about to pass out of the park's airspace, a dark shape burst out from the crown of a dead tree below!

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But just as the team was about to fly out over the park, a dark shadow burst out suddenly from the crown of a dead tree below!

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It was so fast that it left only an afterimage in the drone's camera.

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It was so fast that it left only a blur in the drone's camera.

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A Soldier Bee drone in the formation was instantly turned into a burst of exploded sparks.

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A Soldier Bee drone in the formation was instantly smashed into a burst of exploding sparks.

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Ling Yu's consciousness locked onto it.

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Ling Yu's consciousness locked on in an instant.

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It was an avian mutant about two meters long, covered in dirty, rot-flesh-like tissue. Its wingspan exceeded three meters, and bony claws grew along the edges of its wings.

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It was an avian mutant about two meters in body length, its body covered in filthy, rotting-flesh-like tissue. Its wingspan stretched more than three meters, and the edges of its wings were lined with bony claws.

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It had no feathers, and its bare skin was covered in dark red vascular patterns.

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It had no feathers. Its bare skin was covered in dark red vascular patterns.

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After landing its strike, it let out a piercing shriek and pounced on another drone.

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After its successful strike, it let out a piercing shriek and lunged at another drone.

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Ling Yu made the judgment immediately and directed the other Soldier Bees in the formation to return fire with lasers.

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Ling Yu made the judgment immediately, while directing the other Soldier Bees in the formation to fire back with lasers.

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The monster showed astonishing agility in the air, a single sideways roll dodging most of the attacks. Only a few lasers grazed its wings, drawing strings of filthy blood.

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The monster displayed astonishing agility in the air. A single roll to the side dodged most of the attacks, with only a few lasers grazing its wings and drawing trails of filthy blood.

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But that gave Ling Yu room to pull back, and he immediately withdrew the remaining drones.

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But that gave Ling Yu room to disengage, and he quickly pulled the remaining drones back.

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His supplies were limited; better to spend them sparingly.

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His resources were limited; better to spend them sparingly.

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The "Rot-Wing" monster chased for a short distance, but just as it was about to fly beyond the park, it stopped abruptly. It circled once, then actually returned to the dead tree, folded its wings, and hid itself among the branches again.

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The "rot-wing" monster chased for some distance, but just as it was about to fly out of the park's bounds, it stopped abruptly. After circling once, it actually returned to the dead tree, folded its wings, and concealed itself among the branches once more.

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Territorial awareness?

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Territorial instinct?

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Ling Yu tried sending another drone playing the repelling sound wave toward the edge of the park.

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Ling Yu tried sending a drone broadcasting the repellent sound wave to approach the park's edge again.

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Sure enough, the Rot-Wing immediately took to the air again, hissing out a threat, but as long as the drone did not enter the park, it would not attack first.

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Sure enough, the rot-wing monster immediately took flight again, letting out a threatening shriek. But as long as the drone didn't enter the park's bounds, it wouldn't attack on its own.

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Ling Yu understood at once. It seemed the sound-wave repellant had its limits, too. It was not a conceptual, overpowered tool; its effect on second-stage and above mutants was very limited.

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Understanding dawned on Ling Yu. So the sound wave repellent had its limits, too. It wasn't a concept-level, overpowered tool; its effect on second-stage and above mutants was very limited.

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But those stronger monsters seemed to have "territorial awareness." As long as they weren't provoked, they wouldn't be drawn over by the sound wave either.

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But these more powerful monsters seemed to possess "territorial instinct." As long as you didn't actively provoke them, they wouldn't be drawn over by the sound waves.

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That was neither a good nor a bad piece of news. At least it gave Ling Yu a more complete understanding of the concept of a "safe zone."

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That was a mixed blessing, but at least it gave Ling Yu a more complete understanding of what a "safe zone" meant.

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The cleaning and searching continued.

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The sweeping and searching continued.

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Ling Yu's consciousness flicked between hundreds of drone viewpoints, processing enormous amounts of information, like a true deity looking down on his chessboard.

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Ling Yu's consciousness switched at lightning speed between hundreds of drone viewpoints, processing a flood of information, like a true deity overlooking his chessboard.

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Time passed minute by minute, and large portions of the map of central Anlan District lit up.

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Time passed minute by minute, and large swaths of the map of central Anlan District lit up.

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Yet just as Ling Yu prepared to end the first stage of the search and send the drones back in batches to recharge, an unexpected signal connected to his consciousness without warning.

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But just as Ling Yu was about to conclude the first phase of the search and send the drones back in batches to recharge, an unexpected signal connected to his consciousness without the slightest warning.

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It was an extremely low, narrow field of view, the picture swaying slightly with minor bumps.

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It was an extremely low, narrow field of view, the image jostling slightly with gentle bumps.

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At the edge of the frame, worn plastic casing could be seen; ahead was a wooden floor covered with dust and scratches.

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At the edge of the frame, a worn plastic casing was visible. Ahead was a wooden floor covered in dust and scratches.

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Accompanied by a faint electrical hum, the view was moving slowly.

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Accompanied by a faint electrical hum, the field of view was moving slowly.

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A flicker of surprise passed through Ling Yu's core consciousness.

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A flicker of surprise ran through Ling Yu's core consciousness.

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Before he had even finished processing the thought, the view suddenly stopped moving, then was lifted slowly.

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Before his thoughts had finished turning over, the field of view suddenly stopped moving, then was slowly lifted up.

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A young, dirty face appeared in front of the lens, filling the whole frame.

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A young, grimy face appeared in front of the lens, filling the entire frame.

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It was a boy of about six or seven, his face smudged with dirt and his hair in a mess, but his eyes were full of pure surprise and joy.

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It was a boy of about six or seven. Dust clung to his face, and his hair was a tangled mess, but his eyes were full of pure surprise and joy.

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He carefully held up the robot vacuum, smiled at its camera through tears, and said in a voice thick with sobs.

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He carefully cradled the robot vacuum, looked straight into its camera, and broke into a smile with tears in his eyes. Then, in a sobbing voice, he said:

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"It's so great! Jiabao, you're still here! That's really so great!"

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"Thank goodness! Jiabao, you're still here! Thank goodness!"

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My daily routine is doing chores and reading, and also being with the strange uncle...

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My daily routine is doing chores and reading, and being with that unfamiliar uncle...

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My daily routine is doing chores and reading, and also being with the strange uncle...

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My daily routine is doing chores and reading, and being with that unfamiliar uncle...

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My daily routine is doing chores and reading, and also being with the strange uncle...

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My daily routine is doing chores and reading, and being with that unfamiliar uncle...