The situation inside the membrane was shared among everyone, but the password door remained an unsolved mystery. As dusk fell, those who had been nervously guarding the password door all afternoon were now exhausted and distracted. "What’s the situation inside now?" Lu Mufeng, in a black military uniform and exuding a chilling aura, had just finished with the congress and rushed over from S Star. "Marshal Lu," Zhe Ye greeted him and reported the current stalemate truthfully. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by Nov3lFɪre.ɴet His dark eyes were as deep as a cold pond, his gaze fell on the residential area shrouded in the dark night. His black leather gloves lightly touched the membrane, and ripples spread out layer by layer from where he made contact. "Currently, there is no danger inside, but our people have detected some sort of timed device within the password door, it might be... a timed bomb." Lu Mufeng’s movements paused, a cold glint was undisguisable in his eyes. "No other solutions?" "We are trying to crack the password door..." Lu Mufeng gazed at the seemingly normal residential area across the membrane, his sight transcending numerous buildings, focusing on the sleeping Ruan Li in a bedroom. Zhe Ye’s eyes were complicated, and he informed Lu Mufeng of the surveillance without concealment. "She still doesn’t know about this." In the surveillance, the girl’s peaceful sleeping face seemed like a slumbering princess, undisturbed by the turbulent undercurrents outside. Zhe Ye kept the surveillance matter strictly confidential internally, known only by a few high-level officials and personnel. "What do they ultimately want? Have we identified which organization is behind this?" "We suspect it’s a mysterious organization on S Star, but their exact motives are unclear. Initially, they disrupted the bilateral relations on the central street of Star A, and then sealed off the residential area with the membrane. Earlier, six females from a maternity hospital near the central street were rescued unharmed. However, according to one female, those Evolved Ferocious Beasts did not attack them, but rather only stood guard, leaving with part of the female database." Lu Mufeng nodded slightly, saying coldly, "A week ago, our eavesdropping personnel intercepted an audio transmission on a cosmic channel, which partially deciphered revealed the presence of an ’Energy Mother.’ His gaze became colder, "Half a year ago, a search team discovered a recently abandoned research lab on the Deserted Star, where they found some unprocessed female genetic information." Zhe Ye remembered seeing the suspected leader of "White Dawn" twice recently on Star A and made the connection in his mind... A silver-haired, white-eyed figure bore a strong resemblance to Bai He, full of suspicions, was merely a fleeting association in his mind, which he quickly suppressed within. "Clearly, there is more than one force within the membrane," Lu Mufeng’s voice was slow but firm. But he withheld a sentence, and both were extremely cautious, yet there was a faint awareness in their hearts. "What exactly is the ’Energy Mother’?" How many forces are there within the membrane? Moonlight slowly flowed from outside the window, casting a shadow over the sleeping Ruan Li. Her breathing remained steady, seemingly oblivious to the presence of others. The man bent down, his long, cold fingers gently tracing her beautiful brows and eyes, sliding to her slightly parted soft lips, pausing in mid-air. "You’ve entangled yourself with someone else’s aura again..." The man’s tone was slightly annoyed yet helpless, "I’ll settle accounts with you when you wake up." He lifted Ruan Li in his arms and leapt out of the window. The scene on the monitor remained serene and normal. When Ruan Li, held tightly by the nose, impatiently slapped in response, a crisp sound echoed in the empty garden. "Pfft, you encountered such a day! Tsk tsk, that sound, what a solid hit." Ruan Li, still half-dreaming, realized she seemed to have slapped something, reluctantly opened her eyes. Meeting those familiar red eyes, she hesitated, her gaze drawn to the unusually prominent palm print on Xu Mo’s face, "Xu Mo, your face..." Xu Mo still maintained a slight head-tilted posture, the heat on his cheek mixed with the warm aroma that just hit him, muddling his thoughts. The incessant teasing words came from the communicator, and Xu Mo quickly switched it off. Ruan Li’s attention was still on Xu Mo’s face, but she vaguely felt the recent voice was somewhat familiar. Seeing her awake, Xu Mo finally released his hand, letting her go. He gently touched his slapped red cheek with one hand, slightly lowered his eyelids, hiding the emotion flickering in his red eyes. "Meeting me, you gave me such a grand gift right away." Ruan Li chuckled awkwardly, "Xu Mo, why are you here? Wasn’t I sleeping in bed? How did I end up in the garden?" "I brought you here, the password door can only be opened by you. The password is set with a countdown, and it’s expected to activate the self-destruct mechanism in ten hours." Xu Mo stood at a distance of just a punch away, his words calm and composed. The information was a bit overwhelming, and Ruan Li paused to react, "How do you know all this?" His eyes, which should have been clear like the first handful of melting spring water, were now covered with a murky fog of doubt and inquiry. He could vaguely see his own blurred reflection within that fog. Equally murky, equally dull. He should have anticipated such a scene, yet seeing those eyes caused a dull ache within his heart. The unfamiliarity and suspicion in her eyes completely shattered the smile he had long been pretending. Xu Mo was unsure of the unsightly smile he mustered at that moment, his mouth stretching as much as he could, "My friend informed me through special means." Ruan Li looked at him: "Was the voice I just heard the voice of your friend?" She wasn’t sure if it was her illusion, but recalling that voice carefully, it seemed somewhat familiar. Ruan Li glanced at him for a long time, then finally withdrew her gaze, "How do we open that password door?" Xu Mo was secretly relieved when she didn’t dwell on those questions. "We suspect it might be related to a significant date, but this experiment entails certain risks." In the dark, moonless windy night, it was the perfect time to quietly carry out a big task. Two stealthy figures flashed past the garden. "Do you think this will work?" "It’s alright, give it a try. After all, dead early or dead late, death is still death." Xu Mo glanced at the oblivious young female, not expecting her to say something , "Don’t say that, you can’t die." Ruan Li assumed he was joking and didn’t take it to heart, instead focusing intently on the password door. "You step back, I’ll enter the password again." Seeing her unmoved, Xu Mo manually pulled her to a safer distance. The man’s figure faded into the dappled shadows, only the sound of button pressing could be heard in the silent night. The piercing alarm sounded in the quiet night sky. Ruan Li asked anxiously, "Xu Mo, are you alright?"