Chapter 309
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Chapter 309: Are you also here on vacation?
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The five of them remained standing there for quite a while, staring at each other in silence. The scene was indescribably eerie.
Finally, Baili Pangpang broke the silence first.
“Cough, cough, um… Are you here for a vacation at the diving base too?” Baili Pangpang scratched his head and asked tentatively.
“Diving base?”
Hearing those words, the three members of the [Believers] froze at the same time and looked at each other.
The Fifth Seat’s eyes were full of confusion and questions. He stared at the Second Seat as if to say, “Didn’t you say this place is the Reformatory? What’s this ‘diving base’ supposed to be?”
Meanwhile, the Second Seat’s eyes were filled with deep bewilderment and self-doubt.
“That’s strange… The intel clearly said this was the place, so why is it a diving base? Could the intel be wrong?”
As for Shen Qingzhu, he looked at the two [Believers] beside him, then at Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan not far away, his expression under the mask changing drastically.
“Ah, ahahaha…” After a quick exchange of glances with the Second Seat, the Fifth Seat forced a laugh. “Right, yes, we… we’re from this diving club too. We came here to have some fun.”
“You… also came here for fun?”
Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan exchanged looks and laughed. “Yeah, us too! Heh heh…”
“Er, welcome, welcome!”
“Heh heh heh, same here, same here.”
“The scenery here is quite nice, huh!”
“Yes, yes, you’re absolutely right.”
“Mhm.”
“Mmm…”
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Following this series of pointless, unbelievably awkward exchanges, the conversation fell silent again.
“Um… We’ll go check things out over there. You can… uh, keep sunbathing! We won’t bother you!” The Fifth Seat gave the Second Seat and Shen Qingzhu a look, then quickly walked off into the distance.
“Sure, sure. Have a good time!”
“Mhm, definitely!”
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The three [Believers] hurried deep into the woods, only stopping when they were sure the other two could no longer see them.
The Fifth Seat spoke up in anger: “What’s going on? Why did you bring us to a diving base?”
“I don’t know either… Maybe the intel was off?” The Second Seat looked confused. Then suddenly, as if realizing something, he said in a startled voice, “Wait, if this isn’t the Reformatory, why can’t we use the Forbidden Ruin?”
That made the Fifth Seat freeze too.
“That’s right! We can’t use the Forbidden Ruin here!”
“Could there be another island like the Reformatory that can do that?”
“You mean… this place actually is the Reformatory?” The Fifth Seat scratched his head. “But if that’s the case, what about those two guys just now…?”
“They’re faking it.” The Second Seat had completely figured it out by now. His eyes narrowed slightly. “All that diving base nonsense was a ruse. They don’t look like prison guards, so they’re probably just like us…”
“Damn it, they tricked us!” the Fifth Seat cursed. “Let’s go back and take them out first!”
“No.”
At that moment, Shen Qingzhu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke. The other two turned to look at him.
“Since those two managed to get onto this island, it means they’re not simple either. This is the Reformatory, and we can’t use the Forbidden Ruin. If they have some special method, we might not win. Even if we could, attacking them hastily would draw too much attention and reveal our presence.”
Shen Qingzhu spoke sternly. “Didn’t Lord Yiyu tell us? Until the time is right, we shouldn’t alert anyone.”
The two [Believers] fell silent in thought.
“He’s right. We really shouldn’t start a conflict with them… As long as they don’t affect our plan, it doesn’t matter to us what they do.” The Second Seat nodded in agreement.
“Mm.” The Fifth Seat turned to look in the direction of the other two. “I just hope they’re smart enough to stay out of our way…”
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“Hey, Old Cao, what’s going on here?”
Once the three [Believers] were far away, Baili Pangpang frowned at Cao Yuan.
“It really is a diving base? That shouldn’t be the case!” Cao Yuan thought for a moment, then froze. “No, wait! This place is the Reformatory! It’s under the suppressive power of the Subduing Ruin Stele! How could there be a diving base near the Reformatory?”
Baili Pangpang was taken aback. “Then those three people just now…”
“They’re suspicious.” Cao Yuan stated definitively. “Who knows, maybe they’re here to break someone out just like us.”
Baili Pangpang slapped his thigh. “That’s what I figured! Especially that one in the white fox mask—doesn’t look like a decent guy at all!”
He stood up. Seeing that Cao Yuan was still worried, he asked, “What are you thinking about?”
“I’m wondering if they’ll ruin our breakout plan…”
Baili Pangpang blinked. “Do we even have a plan?”
Cao Yuan rolled his eyes. “We don’t, but if they charge in recklessly and get caught by the prison guards, there’ll definitely be a massive search for any other intruders still on the island. That puts us in a bad spot.”
Baili Pangpang pondered for a moment. “So maybe we should tie them up? Keep them from messing things up.”
“This is the Reformatory, and we can’t use the Forbidden Ruin. The two of us might not be able to beat their three—” Cao Yuan stopped mid-sentence, suddenly falling silent.
Baili Pangpang had touched the necklace he wore, causing a golden glow to swirl around him. He looked up at Cao Yuan with a strange expression.
“What were you just saying?”
Cao Yuan paused for a few seconds. “I said, let’s get ’em!”
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Within the woods, the three [Believers] were hurrying forward.
“The main gate of the Reformatory is heavily guarded. We can’t use the Forbidden Ruin, so there’s no way to get through directly. Our main task now is to find a place to hide and wait for the signal. Then we’ll make our move!” As he spoke, the Second Seat remained wary, scanning the surroundings.
“Understood.”
Suddenly, the Second Seat stopped walking.
“What is it?” The Fifth Seat frowned at him.
Without replying, the Second Seat silently turned and stared into the dense undergrowth behind them.
Moments later, two figures emerged—those same two young men.
“It’s them?” The Second Seat frowned.
“They’ve come looking for us.” The Fifth Seat smirked. “If that’s how they want it, they can’t blame us for being rude…”
At the side, Shen Qingzhu’s expression grew tense beneath his mask.
Just as he was about to speak, Baili Pangpang burst into laughter, the golden glow on his chest shining brilliantly.
“Heh heh heh! You sneaky thieves! Tremble before my almighty power!”
